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_ VOL. XLII. No. 189. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1922. THREE CENTS *^V7?«iCB“ciw«k
Charge Col. Harvey's Son-in-law Sent Arms To Ireland
'CITY STARTS PROBE OF MILK DEALERS FEUD
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SIX INJURED HERE
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
AND ON RAILROAD
Six in Hospital Following Se
ries of Accidents Over the
Weekend
FIVE HURT BY AUTOS
Sixth Injured When Hit by R.
R. Engine at Hall Avenue
Bridge
Six persons are in the Perth Am
boy City Hospital as a result of ac
cidents in this vicinity over the
week-end. Five of these people were
injured in two automobile accidents,
and the sixth was struck by a rail
road train on the Central Railroad I
in the vicinity of the Hall avenue
bridge.
Patrolman John Riedy was in
formed about 2 o’clock yesterday
morning by Joseph Curklik of 659
West Side avenue, that moans were
heard coming from the railroad
tracks. The officer accompanied by
Patrolman James Egan, investigated
and found George Karrsan of 291
— Alpine street between two tracks,
about three hundred feet from the
Hall avenue bridge. The man’s
right foot was mangled to such an
extent that it had to be amputated.
He was also bruised about the face
and his coat was torn on the left
side which would indicate that he
was struck on that side by the train.
Officer Riedy notified Lieutenant
'Andrew Jensen and the man was re
moved to the city hospital. It has
been learned that Karrsan is a la
borer employed in the New Jersey
Terra Cotta company, and he has a
wife and four children. His wife was
notified of the accident.
A collision between two automo
biles in Amboy avenue just north of
the city line yesterday afternoon,
due to one car skidding on the wet
, pavement, resulted in a car driven
ii by William Sokolin of Newark, ovcr
turning. This car was traveling
NFnorth on Amboy avenue, while the
I automobile of Arthur Frever of East
avenue, was traveling south on Am
boy avenue. Two women in the
Newark car were injured and had to
be taken to the hospital. Misa Jean
Kaufman, twenty-five, of 555 High
street. Newark, was bruised about
the shoulder, but she has been sent
to her home, while Mrs. Hanna 8a
kolin. thirty-four, of 7 5 Thirteenth
avenue, Newark, is still in the hos
pital suffering a bruised hip and
lacerations of the nose. Her condi
tion is reported as being good. The
drtyer of the car was not injured to
any extent.
(Continued on page four)
APPEAL READY
Siding Case to Come Up for
Argument in Errors Court
Tomorrow
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According to Prosecutor Joseph
E. Strieker, attorney for John Sea
man. prosecutor-appellee, against
the mayor and Board of Aldermen
of I he City of Perth Amboy and the
City of Perth Amboy, defendant-ap
pellant, in the Standard Under
ground Cable Company railroad sid
ing case, the case will come up for
argument in the Court of Errors and
Appeals tomorrow at Trenton. The
cast was appealed to the higher
court from the supreme court some
months ago. this fact creating con
siderable sensation in the city as the
Board of Aldermen held that they
had not authorized such a move to
be made.
Former Senator Thomas Brown,
whe represents the Cable Company
in the matter, in a statement to the
Evening News, went into details and
explained that tf a law of the state
or nation is attacked the law must
be defended until repealed or
amended.
The legal talent in the ease con
sists of City Attorney Leo Gold
berger, attorney for the defendant
appellant; former Senator Thomas
Brown, counsel with defendant-ap
pellant and Prosecutor Joseph E.
Strieker, attorney for prosecutor
appellee.
1200 Lepers at Urge
WASHINGTON. June 19.—A rat
ing survey by the United States
Public Health service showed there
were 1,200 leper* at large in twen
ty-flve states. Dr. C. H. Lavinder
assistant surgeon general announc
ed today. There l* only means of
preventing further increase, the doc
tor said, and that is by providing
isolation.
Oats Wrist: Attacks Children
MONTCLAIR. June 19:—After
cutting her wrist with a knife
Rosina Edson seized a hammer to
day, police say, and attacked her
two children. Catherine, thirteen,
and Margaret, eight, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Boardman Wright,
where she had been residing. Mrs.
Edson is the wife of Edmond Edson,
director of a western corporation.
Cfeuk 2*poees Gang Methods To
Keep Milk From Perth Amboy
George N. Clark has been selling
knilk to dealers in Perth Amboy for
over twenty-five years. He is a born
Jerseyman and his creameries are
situate in the richest and cleanest
dairy district of New Jersey. For
over twenty-five years his milk has
been of the highest standard. He sup
plies milk in Newark. Jersey City,
Elisabeth, Bayonne. Westfield, Eas
ton, Plainfield and South Amboy and
in the health boards of th.'.e muni
cipalities his products are accepted
as excellent.
Perth Amboy is the only place
^■where any fault is found and the
WW reason is this: Several years ago
f there came to Perth Amboy a set
of milk dealers from New York. By
threats, intimidation and unfair
business methods they drove out
their competitors and George N.
Clark was the only one left in their
way to destroy their monopoly and
keep the price of milk down. Dur
ing the past two years this gang has
done everything they could to ac
complish their ends. According to
a sworn statement made by one who
knows, they have threatened dealers
in Clark's milk with bodily harm if
they did not cease buying milk from
Clark: they have placed ashes and
dirt in Clark's milk and then deliver
ed a sample to the Perth Amboy
Board of Health inspector to ex
amine and report against Clark: they
have bribed railroad workingmen
and watchmen to permit their hire
lings time and again to place "pills"
in whole carloads of milk to make
it sour: they have offered thousands
of dollars, to dealers who buy
Clark’s products to cease dealing
with him: they have succeeded in
deceiving some of the members of
the board of health in believing that
Clark's milk was unflt for use; they
have succeeded in producing for ln-|
[spection by the milk tester of Perth
Amboy time and again milk which
they contaminated and the tester has
reported the milk unflt for consump
tion; they have succeeded in having
their own milk reported as fit for
m eg * v
ularity and good report that is
against the experience of milk de
liveries. In desperation to drive
Clark out of Perth Amboy a few
weeks ago a lighted bomb was placed
in the wagon of the dealer who pur
chased milk from Clark for the pur
pose of putting him out ‘ f business.
Having failed to drive Clark's trade
away from him they have succeed
ed in having inspected by the milk
tester of Perth Amboy milk that came
from Clark's dairies which was tam
pered with and made impure and
finally they had the Board of Health
of Perth Amboy to order Clark's
milk not to be sold in Perth Amboy.
Mr. Clark for a long time past
has had in his employ one of the
leading milk chemists of the State
of New Jersey and every drop of
milk shipped to Perth Amboy was
■ >m-« and wholesome as shown by
the daily examination of this chem
ist.
Through the methods herein sta
ted supported by the orders of the
Board of Health there has developed
in Perth Amboy during the past two
years, a monopoly that has cost the
milk consumers of that city the
sum of (150.000 for just as soon as
the dealers who are trying to drive
Clark out succeeded in getting busi
ness of over 400 cases a day of 40
quarts each, they raised the price of
milk two cents and over a quart
and there has been squeezed from
the food of the babies and adults
of your city a profit of over (150,
000 on that raise alone. If Clark is
driven out you will pay to the mo
nopoly another (100,000 at least
every year.
Mr. Citizen, give Clark police pro
tection: keep the gang away from
his milk and he will deliver to your
dealers better and cheaper milk than
is now being supplied to you from
New York state. He will prevent
the monopoly from mulcting you of
(100,000 within the next twelve
months. He will prevent the mo
nopoly from making inordinate
profits from the food that means
life and sustenance to your bahles.
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PASTOR TALKS
TO GRADUATES
High School Srs. Hear Rev.
Mr. Niedermeyer at Pres
byterian Church
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
“What Makes Life Worth'
While” is Theme of Im
pressive Sermon
The members and teachers of the
graduating class of the high school
were the guests of the First Presby
terian church of this citv last nient
for the annual baccalaureate serv
ice. The faculty attendance was
practically perfect, and a large num
ber of the graduates combined with |
them for the processional into the
church to the music of Wagner's
‘ Tannhauser March”, which was)
followed by two other brilliant se- i
lections for the organ played by
George Vauae.
The other music was atso of un
usual merit, consisting of an an-1
thern, “O Master. Let Me Walk |
With Thee,” a solo part by Miss |
Edith Crowell, and a soprano solo. I
"How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings,”
by Mrs. Reginald Crowell.
The sermon. entitled. “Wnat
Makes Life Worth While,” was
preached bv the pastor of the
church, Rev. Frederick D. Nieder
meyer, LL*. D. He took for his
text a part of J. Sam. 3-». “Speak.
Lcrd, for thy servant heareth.”
"At the outset,” said Dr. Nieder
meyer, "let me say that I am as
suming that you want to live worth
while lives, that vou do not want to
be nobodies. We are entering a pe
riod of national progress that will
witness great advances. further
harnessing of electricity, further
conquest of the air. the solving of
many inter-racial, international and
social problems of vast importance.
You may be merely onlookers or
you may be helpers. If the latter
you will need higher than human
wisdom, and may well sav, speak,
Lord, for thy servant heareth.”
“Since this life is but a fraction
of our entire existence, it is evident
th,at nothing will make life truly
worth while that does not go into
eternity with us.
"Possessions of the right sort.”
he asserted, “help to make the worth
while life, primarily faith in the Liv
ing God. an open mind, a willing
nran, dim ucsciw^ru laicmo. «‘‘
which are factors in the whole of
life.
Dr. Niedermeyer used a wealth of
illustrations drawn from science,
literature, history, and present day
life, and touched the heartstrings
or the risibilities of his hearers at
will.
“With regard to money,” he con
tinued, "I hope that you will have
money, yes. lots of money, provided
you will always have more religion
than money. As far as other ma
terial things are concerned, I hope
you will have as many of them as ;
you will work for.
“We have known many foolish |
persons—the man who thought he!
could sow wild oats and reap a har-1
vest of love, respect, honor and
prosperity; the person who thought
he could burn the candle at both
ends, wasting his physical and moral
strength, and yet have a batting av
erage around three hundred. But
none of us has seen a man who was
fool enough to think that he could
go to heaven on high speed and take
his automobile with him! Our eter
nal possessions must be mental and
spiritual.
Aspiration was his second charac
teristic of the worth while life. He
discountenanced ambition but urged
the pupils to aspire after a higher
education, showing that while JO
out of 5,000,000 non-college men
achieved distinction. 5,7 68 out of
one million men aohieved distinction
by the road that led through college
halls. "Only two out of a hundred
of our boys go to college, yet from
that two per cent come nine-tenths
of our leaders In thought and
achievement,” he said.
Dr. Niedermeyer then told of a
party of rabbit hunters in western
Massachusetts who were suddenly
confronted by a big bull moose,
“scaped from some private preservs.
They had before them the biggest
Same they had ever seen, and their
suns were loaded only for rabbits.
They might as well have shot paper
wads at that moose as their tiny
rabbit pellets!
“Young people,” he declared with
■mphaais, "the woods of life are
full of big game, so do not go load
3d only for rabbits!”
jionor wan uis imiu miuucmcni
for making life worth while. "Note,
:hat X did not aay honors,” he cau
tioned. "They are good and desir
able. being recognitions on the part
>f others of our worth, but honor is a
possession that is invaluable regard
less of recognition by others. Es
sentially. though. It is that which
rightfully attracts esteem, respect,
ind consideration, in men often con
sidered specifically integrity and
trustworthiness, and in women, pur
ty and fidelity.
"Do you want to know what the
toss of honor means? Then read
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HONOR MGR. CANTWELL
AT ST. MARY’S EVENT;
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN
The Majestic theatre was packed
yesterday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock
with relative* and friends of t'ne
graduates of St. Mary’s school, the
occasion being the commencement
exercises. The exercises were mark
ed by several important events, three
of them being as follows:
Presentation of a purse of $3,000
to Mgr. Rev. William P. Cantwell:
awarding of a scholarship, the gift
of former Senator Thomas Brown,
and cash prize* to graduates from
the Perth Amboy Trust Company.
The program of the exercises, in
which the graduates excelled, was
given under the direction of Sister
Mary Paul. The musical director
was Maxwell MacMichael. The pro
gram which was in two parts, fol
lows:
Part One
Overture—Selected. Orchestra.
Opening Chorus—“Praise Ye the
Father,’ Seniors.
Salutatory — “Success,'’ Grace
O'Hara.
Chorus—"The House That Jack
Built,” Our Little Ones.
Part Two
Operetta—"Isle of Chance”
Act 1. Court of King Greed.
Act II. Capture of the Good Ship
Ease.
Soldiers in the Park—Junior Boys.
Violet Dance—Junior Girls.
Act III. Tht Fountain of Good
Fortune.
Chorus—Farewell, Seniors.
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Valedictory — Magnificat. William
Dickson.
The operetta, the “Isle of Chance,"
which was pleasingly given told
the story of an island on which
lived King Greed, who commanded
his subjects, the Follies, to allure all
ships. The good ship Ease is wreck
ed and the survivors land on the is
land. where they learn of the river
of gold and start on a search for it.
The magic waters restore the fort
unes of the survivors. The final
scenes tell of the downfall of the
King as the Good Ship Hope appears.
The cast follows:
Greed—The King of the Isle of
Chance, Richard White.
Marie—The Queen of the Isle of
Chance, Mary O'Brien.
Captain—Of the Good Ship Ease.
William Harrigan.
First Folly. Second Folly. Third
Folly. Subject* pf King Greed.
Rosalie Mallory. Mildred Bird,
Anna Doyle.
On-a-Groueh—A derelict of Isle of
Chance. Edward Mack.
Despair—His Shadow,, Kenneth
O'Brien.
Lord What's the Use. Lady Frivo
lous—Survivors of the Good Ship
Ease, Francis Kafton, Cecelia
Steib, Olive Rickwood.
Who Cares, Few Cares, No Cares—
Sailors from the Good Ship Ease.
Thomas Donovan, Edward Ken
nedy, William Murray.
Court Ladles. Follies. Shadows. King
Guards. Sailors. Fountain Spirits.
(Continuen on page 2)
ITTIOH
But Will Demand Same Ac
tion as Taken at Genoa
Conference
PARIS, June 19 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—France will take
part in the conference at The Hague
with the Russian delegates begin
ning June 25. it was officially an
nounced at the foreign office today.
If political questions are introduced
the French government will possibly
withdraw. The French delegates
have received strict instructions to
adhere to the French policy as out
lined at Genoa.
Would Ratify Treaties
PARIS, June 19 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—Premier Poincare, it
is understood, has decided to press
parliament for immediate ratifica
tion of the treaties negotiated at the
Washington conference without res
ervations of any character.
Rear Admiral Laceze, former
minister of marine who was charged
with the task of studying the treaty
especially the naval ^imitations ract.
has reported to the premier tnat
in his judgment there will be no
pronounced opposition.
One consideration that seems to
have weighed strongly with the gov
ernment in reaching its decisions Is
that it would be well for France to
ratify these treaties before Great
Britain with the view to modifying
the unfavorable impressions pro
duced in America by the French
delegation's positions on some as
pects of the naval question.
The French government, it is de
clared, has determined to decline to
accept amendment for reservations,
although it seems quite probable
that some will be proposed in the
Chamber of Deputies.
ROTARY BOYS’ LEAGUE
GAME THIS AFTERNOON
The first game* in the elimination
series of the Rotary Club Junior
League baseball club will be held this
afternoon as follows: Wonderland
Park at 4 and 6:30 o’clock; Hayes
Park at 6:30 o’clock. The games will
be played under the direction of
Arthur (Doc) Emmons, who is in
charge of the play ground activities.
The second series of first games
will be played tomorrow afternoon
it the above time and places. Mr.
Emmons desire* that the lineup of
the teams be turned over to him as
soon as possible at the T. M. C. A.
Given Right of Way Over
Bonus In Senate As Vote
Is Taken.
WASHINGTON. June 13.—A vote
of 30-9 against resulted today when
an effort was made to lay aside the
tariff bill for the bonus measure.
The bonus bill was laid aside as un
finished business as a result of this
vote, although Senator McCumber
made a valiant effort to bring the
bonus bill up for consideration.
The number of Republican sena
tors. including Johnson and LaFol
lette, favor speedy action on the I
bonus, while a majority of the Dent
ocrats favor the bonus measure.
Senator Walah. Democrat. Massa
chusetts. after learning of the action
of the Republican conference made
a move to bring up the bonus bill ,
after the tariff measure.
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WASHINGTON. June 19.—Adop
tion of the conference of Republican
senators today of the compromise
plan to dispose of the tariff bill be
fore taking up the bonus measure,
with the pledge that if they have a
right of way. was predicted by party
leaders of all factions.
Although little opposition was an
ticipated in conference, a sharp fight
is looked for in the senate. Republi
cans opposing same and Democrats
favoring the bonus. The purpose
wa» to place the senate on record
for or against further delay in the j
bonus bill.
The prospects for today were that i
the majority will favor continuance j
of debate on tariff.
W06L0M STORE ENTERED
Sometime between Saturday nigh
and this morning the stationery
store of Frank Woglom was enter
ed and a quantity of pencils, foun
tain pens. etc., were stolen. Er
trance was grained in a manner »im
liar to the way the Guth Electrical
Companv store, which was entered
and robbed recently. The detectives
are of the opinion that these jobs
are the work of boys. Lieutenant
Detective Joseph Gutowski was as
signed to the case by Capcain Law
rence A. Long. The detective staff I
also received a report that between
*15 and *20 was missing from s
cash refister in the Amboy Lighting
Company store adjoining the sta
tionery establishment.
If your cool or gas rang# docs not baka
or burn. I will maka it do ao or no charge
r. J. Larkin, it! JlcClallan St. Tol. MS-*
M. W S •
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FREE!
A TREAT FOR THE CHILDREN
Beginning with today and continuing through the summer, coupons
for admission to the Ditmas and Crescent Theatres will be given with
every purchase of ice at our station on New Brunswick Avenue and C. R.
R. in the rear of A. M. Metiendorf.
the price or ice as rsr\i. 4or cwr.
vju.- Perth Ajmboy foal *jtoe Company
COL. THOMPSON
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Head of Auto Ordnance Co.
Charged With Violation of
Neutrality Laws
WED HARVEY’S DAUGHTER
Several Others Indicted With
Him-ls Inventor of Fa
mous Gun
TRENTON*. June 19.—Col. Mar
cellua T. Thompson, vice president
and acting head of the Auto Ord
nance Company of New York, has
been indicted by the federal grand
jury here on a charge of conspiracy
to ship arms to Ireland in violation
of the neutrality law. The an
nouncement was made today by As
sistant United States District Attor
ney Thomas E. Arrowsmith.
Colonel Thompson is a son-in
law of Col. George Harvey. Ameri
can ambassador to Great Britain.
Indictments also have been return
ed against the Auto Ordnance Com
pany and seven other individuals on
the stme charge as the result of the
seizure of the Cosmopolitan's lines
freighter East Side at Hoboken last
June in the coal bunkers of which
were found 495 machine guns. The
guns were alleged to have been de
stined for use by the Sinn Fein in
Ireland. The other individuals in
dicted are:
FVank Williams, alias Lawrence
DeLacy, alias Lawrence Fierce, who
is alleged to have paid for the ship
ment of guns, and his brother Fred
Williams, alias Edward DeLacy. who
is alleged to have been implicated
in the purchase of the guns. Both
ar*» now believed to be in Ireland.
George Gordon Rorke, a salesman '
of Washington, who is alleged to j
have placed an order for the guns j
with the Auto Ordnanca Co.
Frank J. Merkling, secretary of t
the Auto Ordnance Company.
Frank D. Ochsenrider. of New
York and Washington, who is ac
cused of placing the first order for
some of the guns with the Auto
Ordnance Company.
John Kulhane. a truckman of
New York, who is alleged to have
carted the guns front the Amer
ican Railway Express Company in
New York to his storehouse in the
Bronx for Frank William.
A Mr. Brophy. whose first name is
unknown to the federal authorities,
who is alleged to have carted the
shipment from Culhane's storehouse
to the East Side.
The guns were manufactured by
the Colt Patent Arms Company of
Hartford. Conn., and are alleged to
have been sold by the Auto Ord
nance Company. There was consid
erable mystery about the guns after
the seizure and an investigation was
started by the United Slates Ship
ping Board and the Department of
Justice. Frank Williams claimed
ownership of the guns after their
seizure. He declared he has pur
chased a number of guns of the
Auto Ordnance Company and placed
them in a warehouse. He said they
had been stolen and did not know
how they got on the ship. Rorke is
said to have admitted that he sold
the guns to a group of strange men.
The indictments were returned by
the January general grand jury',
which concluded its work in April.
Information was withheld because of
the inability of reaching some of
those indicted. Several of the in- j
dieted persons were rxpecicu w ;
ter pleas in Europe today.
Is Gun Inventor
NEW YORK. June 19:—Lieut .;
Col. Marcellus H. Thompson, son of t
the inventor of the Thompson gun j
and son-in-law of Ambassador!
George Harvey, charged in a federal
indictment at Trenton today with
conspiracy to ship arms to Ireland
in violation of the neutrality laws, ’s,
a West Point graduate with a sev
enteen-year honor record and a ;
member of the Expeditionary Forces
from August, 1917.
In the A. E. F. Col. Thompson
was with the Fifty-first coast artil
lery in charge of heavy guns. He J
resigned from the military service J
in December. 1919. and later be-1
came head of the Auto Ordnance
Company of New York.
He entered West Point in 1902
and was assigned to infantry upon
graduation in 1906. A year later he
went to cavalry and later to coas:
artillery.
Recently Col. Thompson express
ed unwillingness to talk about the
shipping of 400 machine guns on
the East Shore a year ago, except to
say that “We do not know how the
guns got aboard the ship
“Of course,” he added, ”we would
not think of selling guns we would
suspect of selling them to Ireland.”
CARD OF THANKS
We the undersigned desire to expr-as our
ilneere thanks to relatives, neighbors and
friends for sympathy and flora! pieces sen;
n our recent bereavement for the death
>f our beloved mother. Ernestine Teuber.
also the Rev. Jacob Ganss for comforting
words, the pall hearers and James J.
Flynn for satisfactory services
Signed) FRANK AND RICHARD TEU
BER AND FAMILY.
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Serious Charges Are Made
By Clark, Dealer Whose
Milk Has Been Barred
The milk supply situation in this
city bag reached such a critical
stage that Mayor William C. Wil
son has taken steps to conduct a
thorough investigation in order to
determine whether or not the milk
which has been shipped to dealers
by George N. Clark, at his Clinton
dairy, has been tampered with by
enemies in order that it will be re
jected by the local health board.
SEE 3 FACTORS
Say They Will Win Victory
for Miners and Rail
road Men
CINCINNATI. June 19 (By The
Aseocisted Press):—Three factors
will win victory for the miners snd
railroad men in a common strike. It
was predicted today by John L.
Lewis, president of the I'nlted Mine
Workers, who will meet tomorrow
night with rail union chiefs to con
sider joint strike action in the
threatened rail walkout of approxi
mately 1,000,000 men. Joining of
forces of these organizations, he
said, would first have a marked
moral influence on labor generally;
second, would dislocate the trans
portation system of the nation, and
third, would affect the industrial
fabric.
Coincidentally ten railroad union
presidents made public last night a
letter to the labor board announc
ing their intentions of going through
with the strike in event one is au
thorized by the vote of the union
members.
The railroad union heads in their
ietter declared they have done
everything to avert a strike, assert
ing there is no appeal from the rail
road board's decision cutting wages
and altering working conditions and
reiterated their statement that rail
road employes are entitled to a
"living wage.”
Chiefs Marking Time
CHIGAGO. June 19—Railroad
chiefs were marking time today
while employes of the road were
marking strike ballots.
By July 1 the date $136,000,000 in
railroad wage cuts become effective,
the strike referendum w.ll be com
pleted and the nation probably will
know if there will be a railroad
strike.
Developments of the last twenty
four hours follow:
Statement by the chairman of the
labor board predicting an adjust
ment of the railroad situation with
out a strike.
Statement to the board by mem
bers of the railroad union regarding
the wage reduction and making it
known that a strike is favored.
Word from Washington that Pres
ident Harding intends to back the
board to enforce its decision.
Appeal to Harding
WASHINGTON. June 19 —Presi
dent Harding was asked today to
take steps to end the coal strike in
a Joint appeal presented to him by
the Commission on the Church and
Social Service of the Federal Coun
cil of Churches, with which are af
filiated thirty great Protestant com
munions. the Department of Social
Action of the National Catholic Wel
fare Council and the Social Justice
Commission of the Central Confer
ence of American Rabbis. This is
the first time, as far as is known,
that these representative organiza
tions of Protestants. (Roman Catho
lics and Jews have taken Joint ac
tion in an industrial matter. The
churches in their appeal asked the
President:
To call a national coal conference,
To get the facts of the coal indus
try through a government investiga
tion,
Not to wait until the suffering wo
men and children of the mining
camps has become a national calam
ity, and
To end the coal strike now.
The statement expresses gratifica
tion that the press, as a whole, has
been successful in recording tha
facts in the strike.
In the appeal the churches
express their conviction that the
time has arrived when the govern
ment should act to bring about a
conference in the bituminous coal
industry to end the present etrike,
i Continued on page 3)
Salesman Wanted
Apply CENTRAL GARAGE
Pheae 714 . w
"fk
Mr. Clark today makes a state
ment in which he charges his ene
mies with doctoring up his milk by
dropping pills in the cans of milk
after they leave hia dairy and be
fore the* are taken from the cars
by dealers. He charges his oppon
ents with bribcrv and at
tempted bribery. He claims that
they have turned over to the offi
cial milk tester of the health board
milk which they have contaminated
and thus received a report from the
tester that the Clark milk was unfit
for consumption. The recent episode
of the finding of a bomb in a milk,
wagon is another phase of this cam
paign waged against him. Clark de
clares.
The Board of Health at their
meet mg last Tuesday night unani
mously passed a resolution whereby
Clarks milk is barred frcm Perth
Amboy owing to the poor reports of
the condition of the milk as received
from the board's tester. The
board s action was not the result
of one test, but marked the culmi
nation of a long period of investi
gation and probation. The Clark
milk was found to be under the city's
standards several months ago and
the health board warned the dairy
proprietor that better milk must be
I sent into the city or it would not
be allowed.
| Mr. Clark maintained that the
f milk-was perfect when it left CM
for Perth Amboy by train and be
1 asserted then that it was being
tampered with. Although the case
was brought to the attention of the
mayor and local police oy Health
Officer Charles S. Thompson and an
attempt was made tp find how the
milk was contaminated, the alleged
perpetrator of this act were never
discovered. Railroad detectives were
also engaged to watch the milk, t
is said, and they. too. foiled to find
the guilty parties, if there were
such parties doctoring up the milk
as Clark claimed.
Now that Clark has publicly made
his charges against the milk dealers
who have been competing against
him it is likely that the health board
will again take this matter up in
order to determine whether or not
the milk supply of Perth Amboy is
\ controlled by this milk trust which
the Clark dairy blames for the bar
ring of his milk.
Although it was general expected
that the action of the health board
I last week in barring Clark's milk
I here would end this long-fought
; feud, it seems to have been only the
opening gun of another battle w'hich
will involve the city officials.
If Clark’s claim that his milk is in
first class condition when it leaves
! his dairy but is below the standard
of the health v ' rd when it is de
livered in Perth ‘ mboy, is found to
be true, it is expected that the city
and health board officials will find
some means of detecting the person
[ or persons responsible for doctoring
the milk and thus lowering its stand -
i ard.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
FOR Y. M. C. ». EXCURSION
An important meeting of the Y.
M. C A. excursion committee, in
cluding members of the physical
committee and senior leaders corps,
will be held Wednesday mght at S
I o clock in the association building.
The tickets have been printed and
will be distributed at this time. I*
order to facilitate the matter of
selling tickets this year teams are
being formed with ten members
each, these teams to function sim
ilarly to those used yearly in the
membership campaign.
This year's excursion will be oa
! the iron steamboat "Sirius'' to West
Point. An early start will be mad
from the city dock here 9 A. M. July
27 in order that two full hour*
shore leave at the Vnited State#
Military Academy will be assured.
There will be dancing on the lower
deck and entertainment by instru
mental and vocal artists on the up
per deck during the entire trip. The
usual refreshments and novelties
will be sold on board the boat.
Last year marked the first Y. M.
f. A. excursion and the suoc#as of
the undertaking resulted in the de
cision to make this an annual affair.
No increase m the price of tickets
will be made this year although #
longer sail is being provided. La*
year s excursion was to Bear Moun
tain.
* Die
NORFOLK. Va.
Sivers and Midel
gross, are dead
injured, as a result of
party at which they are
have drank wood alcohol,
is under arrest on a charge
der.
THE MORE YOU EAT OF
BLUE RIBBON BUTTER
THE BETTER YOU USE IT
TRY A CARTON TODAY
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