i

of the

I New Jersey | I Items

tch l>av

It.okclbnll leog«« n to foni - a Knee

Mailieon. -Herause of atitlclpotiH] repj.lrs to the Otuweeboro i'n.p.-ny Muln etreot. recently punha»o«t for •ehool purpose*, nntl the pmlwhl. ».«•- ..-Milty of i-nciiclne three itiMlunwu

unnunl huilcet **■

rialnfiflil om.iu. terlnt «n Imlnstrhil here this winter, pin

luill league of elKht trams. Perth Ait)!*'.'.—The fnltwl Itusiness Men's Ass.K-i.illoti. eoMsiMln* of uwt.lir.iit* la tlri« city, hiss lu-en orgitt-lxefl. with John J. Shochy »' temporary pn-shlent anti In Ihk K ret el seh rimer ns treasurer. J. F. Kennedy, formerly of tin- .'hnmlwr of t’.unmerre, tins been

1 ^ YOUTH IS FOUND

LIVING IN SEV1

>pl«>

Tie- I

ttn of

udopted hy the Itonrd of Kducatlon shows an lncn-n«e over last year of

tlon." a

SM.ntU. the total lielnc

Atlantle City.—This city's first sea

well U to he Joeated In the Inlet dls-

tri.-t between Mndlson and Atlantic ; the petitions

avenue*, aeordin* to at. nnnoituee-

ment- mode hy City Kiigii.e

Rats as Companions Had Terror tor This Buffalo Boy.

rnltnU. S. T.—l.'vlng In n » with rats as cowp*nt<*s. h-i< no for Anthony K**kiniski. sixteen old. Early one tnornlnj; he was T from his underrronnd spa rune police sfter toe Isd had been *ci terlne a trap to the sewer. - When thu police came ^>o youth he was sound asleep. Be j annoyed at the Hide aw-menlng

]—Poor people of Vienna gathering w.kkI near Atlantic City wrecked by the destructive erected In I»ndon.

j hut he Is opposed to the bill generally for he is an advocate of government

! ownership. The union labor leaders i — were wnltitig until they cotthl study J Then- was nothing new last we"k compromise bill, hut they wen- indicate the course which the allies .specie.! to Join with the opposition «, lU ui tn tlie matter of the ex-

j to the measure. The sections dealing tradition of G. rmahs aecuaed of war

j with wage adjustments do not please ; crimes, except an unofficial atMcmcnt Director General Hines Refuses t»mi they would insist <* the execu-

NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS

»• orgnniration Is ••CoKipcntnd It has the hacking of all the -lit business melt of the 'Ity. A drive to obtain 3«A» members will la

sinned at once.

Jlussboro.—With 4."iO signatures to

borough form of

ctit out of o voting imputation ! granted to knoar why be was bein: John I of THT.. the niovement for Incorporation turhed.

Hseknev"'wlio*"is now preparing plans took definite form at a meeting of While the police were untltii f.'ih "trtn-ture charter iMtomcrs in the High School, youthful hermit to come out «•

"ratobeth. Sticrlff Warner e: the Those hack of the movement declare court house sold at public auction the that the number of signatures assur.-s | I.lant of the Bond Vamlsh Company nt its success. Notice of Intention will Iji Onind avenue Fanwood. the pur- Ik- published this week, and In ten chaser being Edward Is Hand of day s formal application w ill be made |

Srotrh Plains for $1.2U*. ,0 ,,, ° '‘•dstalurc.

itoM-lle i’ark.—The Board of Educa- Woodborjr.—Couniy Clerk Oliver J. tlon has selected J. X. Pierson k Sons West summoned James McWilliams, of Perth Amboy as architects for draw- Jr., of Ctayton and Eugene Vagin of Ing pluns mid supervising construction Bridgeport, scribe* In the record } of the new- sclmol in the Altlene sec- rooms, to his office and. commenting j tlon. It l« planned to build a ten room > on n,,. v,.r\1ce rendered hy the young .

i .structure. men during the war. pr.-scr.tc1 them j rere taken toward carrying out the [ iturlingtnn. — With snow blocked with badges from the state, which •urposes of the league. | roads hindering fire apparatus fire m 1 were forwarded hy special

forest that formerly tiehmged to the emperor. -—nungatow* i that raged along the Atlantic cwst. 3—First skyscraper

to Raise the Wages of the

Railway Employees.

DISPUTE PISSED TO WILSON

Oompera Auaimt Orpan xatlon of Labor Party—Fartnera' Rcproaentetives Deny lnh»..~* Right io Strike—Renewed Hope for Agreement on Peace T reaty.

treaty clause. Thu

I Samuel Gomper . who several times Berlin rovcroment Insist* that dc I lately has felt bis throne tottering, iir^rj- of the culprits is a phvsical has come out strongly against the or j impossibility and also would he s1 gumxatlon of a po.ltlcal Inlmr party | violation of the nation’s ; and urg.-s that organU«-d tabor devote j i, otM , r The latter point may he dlsreits effort to the election of men bers pn r de<l, hut the former may have some of congress who will be friendly ta weigh-. The Brilish. It Is said, are It. The third party plan Is especially I wl1 ii nc t0 leniency, but not so favored by the IMumh plan leader*, t lhr |.- rrnr |,. -yhe former crown prince hut Mr. Gompers warns that It would 1 j.,,, on ^ fmnt i-age with an offer to he fatal to the Interest* of organlred | irar ]t of the allied governments to lalKit. His attack on congress wa- surrender t.lmself In place of the faal decidedly hitter, and called forth *ev : whom allies desire to put on trial— gorous replies, particularly from | , ^KK'acutar play to the grand stand

which will have no result*.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. I>lrector General Hines nnd the heads .« the railway unions falle.1 Tn reach an ngre«-inent as to wages, and the whole matter was passed on to lYrsIdcnt Wilson for hi* decision of .he final nttitude of the government. The |ios*lbIUty ef a gi-neral railway strike and consequent iianilvsls of industry loomed big. despite the assertion of the leaders of the four brotherhoods that no such move was ta-lng

Sherman of Illinois and Hepres, mutive Blanton of Texa-g

The antag-mlsm between union In nd the farmer* was accentuated eek when representatives of the j

last

■Diddered y

Mr. Hli.es, after it any day* of conference with the talmr chiefs, came to the conclusion that, though the workers may he entitled to more pay under existing living .-ordltlons, it Is economically impossible fo. the railway administration to grant the increase* Id view of the fact that federal control comes to an end on Mnr<-h 1. it was Ikdleved in Washington that the president would sustain Mr. Hines and appeal to the railway unions ;■> submit their demand* to the ] erty wage adjustment boards provided for J tog.In the ponding railway legislation. The union*, however, do not seem tn have any faith In such tribunal*, and feel that they will have m. chance after the roads have l»cen returned to

private ownership.

Everyone coneereed In the matter directly feel* that the union chiefs have b)-en v-rr courteous and have shown a genuine desire to avoid sortnu* trouble. It Is to lie expected that somi strikes will follow If the presi-

dent decide* again.

Bureau federal hoard, and tb. Fanners' unio

Washington and drew up

to editress denying that any group of . rganired worker* |M.sse»se* an Inherent right to strike. Alluding especially In trikes of transportation

workers, the memorial says:

-Those who liellere that labor has an Inherent right to organize a strike lielleve that such organizations have n right to -tame the jKKiple «if the cities to death, on the one hand, and to de«tr>.y the property of the farmers on

the other.

"No such right had

Hungary's represent*ti Pari* to present their swer to the peace treaty

derstood they would protest especially

it %

.he American Farm „ . .

m th« Cotton States aculnst the financial clnnse*

of S.'.lo j COO". "»' H so. 1.1 I- ol.oH- m.l~ pimOdfiiM ,n« In Hoomrs to m.lo .ho l-l

l a j j mer.t* demanded. A* for Austria. UI1 I Starving and freezing, she I* still beg ging some millionaires or wealthy na tlor.s to come to her rescue, offering to pledge all the royal palaces or the en

tire ronntry. If necessary.

were surprised, at

: exp.-ct.-d to get tbeii

unknown origin destroyed a large barn . The young nnd outbuilding* on the Fleetwood they had farm, at Beverly nnd Salem avenues, medals p,, soon

just litMih* the city limits. jOw**'; Hed Bank.—Tlio trustee* of old Terhnrscs and two mules peris iv« neut Church have awarded n .-outract tTinrles Parker, who operate* the fan.-. ^ {or „ j 100 oo monument to Ik- erectc-J Is 111 with influenza. Iaiss <-liroateti j ln n.emory of the men who lost their id $12,000, partly Injured. lives -n Hie war. All the men of MottTreiiioo.—Assembly man Guthrie s niH|JIh ^nnjy w i, 0 die.! will hate their hacking a measure making It « mis- i nnniMi .,,^1^] „ le s» iari n.c demeanor for a landlord to monument will have a ten-f.K.t has.rent property to a family In wm | nnd a holc , lt of 14 f ' rt F.molems of there are Children. On this " t service will Ik- on the sides. In the ous fight 1* expected. Other W»*dea I (ias4> wU| ^ n rj|vJtv |n w ., l|fh hUtorlr with the encouragement of tbe erection (lorum( . nt|t wm tip placcd n.p nK , nu .

nient will be of Bnrre granite

"They Never Bit Me Once.'

dwellings nnd apartment j

houses.

nice In front of the cemetery, which Is

fTewark. Admission ; ,. a „ pf t „ c Brpllad w here the* battle of K-rs of tenement housw 'nthe city and . Monln(>ulh fouphf

Summit.—In finding for the defend-

g Sou-

ment House Supervision, 'n testifying lu re before the coroner's Jury Investigating the lire on February 1. In which **Tn-ntoti.—Hem and eviction troubles j

Amienlun. formerly employe*, the silk mills of Paul Gerll k .. to recover a dejioKit of $200 forfeited by tlie mill authoritle* on the

-orklng

In New Jers

are reflected In u flood 1 , ™ rt - «-'<tarles Morgan It. the

of hills Introduced In ’lie loglslutur.curt, profiteering and other ohJ.Kiton-

ahh- pno-tlc-s. Senator Smith Is fa-

Tlie latest successes reported hy th» soviet forces of Russia Include the «>o eupatlon of Odessa after Moody fight Ing. The ho'.*hcvlki also crowd the Sea of Azov from Taganrog and oh ; tain- a foothold on the southern coast

existed and la-tween the Don and Yeya river*. On

such right exists now. | t i, P i r western t.-rders the peace move ‘No set of men has i ver hud the | Pr rt continues. The I-etts Lave now iral «>r legal right to destroy prop- , un armistice with the Moscow tc suffering hy. conspiring I B overnment. At the ojicnlng of thi i-thcr. | Brinvii parliament the government •What would l-e the verdict of the . ma( , p j, |lllltn „ K wrould M .pie if the farmers of the . nltcd rrpln.-e force hy a commercial pol ite* si .uld suddenly decide to g.. , irT , n n.tssia hack to van » Mrlkc ami refuse to anpply th- | , IT aI .,i , h(ll , h( , or fire- to erusln f * r-O'l feeds of those who re not ^ishevistn Is a fadure. At the sam* “'lot. to producefood nnd cloth- | , lmP j. lpyd George and his colleague*

said bolshevism w-as not democracy

therii.g a olll requiring tenants to be i served with vacate notices only t>e1 tween OclelH-r 1 and May 1. In eve.y .•asc three month* In ndvut.ee of the

—-tnnl moviny date.

Bed Bank.—William T. Cole, publisher and editor of the Eatontown A Ivertiser. Bat ton town, died of heart dls<-ase at his home here. He was sev-enty-five years of age and had lived TO t tl-ta place. He wtis c veteran of the Civil War nnd was a member of the Knight* of Pythias, holding the office of secretary in the locsl lodge for

ElIzalK-th district court ha* handed down u decision that may affect the disposition of deposits amounting to about $12.0<Xi nll.-g.-d to bo forfeited by other weavers who quit work In conjunrtlon with the plaintiff. The action In the Souren suit Is regarded ea a

Ing for themselves! They would be

.T.n.h-mned from one end of the coun- ! und rivlllzed iD.-thods of govcntmenl try to the other and the fact would Ik- muM >do , ltpd before any r. .tlon wll

I •.-luted out that they, as the owners ni|lliP w t h Ruaata. n:d tillers of the land, had no right. I

elt.er moral or legal, to bring about

such a .-atamlty.

threat a general ‘ "If the fanu.-rs have no such rights,

strike. One such strike already has ' those who handle their products have

Imkji ordered. Tlie maintenance of . n., sort; rights” way employees and shop laborers have ——

been directed to quit work on Febrti- 1 Hope springs eternal, an.' it Is now ery 17. Their president. Allen C ] thi- turn of the peace treat; contproBarker, said, however, that the -uh- , misers vo hope that their efforts will mission of the controversy to Presl- ; Iw crowned with success in the near dent Wilson might avert this, as It was j future. President Wilson's latest letat Mr. Wilson's request that the strike ! ter to Senator Hitchcock on the subptntis made tart /.ugu*t were held In Jert. zppar.-ntly written bef.ire VI*nh« yance while tlw govenimer.t tried i count Grey 's pronoun.enicnt hut made to lower the cost of living. Since It I public much later, was Interpreted as mainly faded In thi*. said Mr. Barker. ( showing a ; lelding *p ! rlt. and the tnnhe felt Mr. Wilson would afford the j nenverlng to reach an agreem.nt was men the relief they bad asked. Thi* renewed. At till* writing hop

Isllcs do J ej-riy ratification rest.-d largely o

not liear out the claims of the main- j report that the mild rcservatlonlst*.

teuance of way worker*. Sln«-e 1013

their wages have increaxil on the av- j oats had agreed tentatively on a subernge H«j per <ent. wldle the cost of ' stltcte for the t^idge tvservatlon on urtivlng in the same time has gone Up J ride ten. Thi* substitute declare* the

i The Democratic members of con gro**. disregarding the v Idles ot j President Wilson, formally decided Ir : intiou* to oppose any legislation foi j t'olv-er*al military training. Mr. Wll j son's loiter to the mucus not only urged that the matter be not made party issue, at least ut til the nation convention passed on it. lint also mad* It clear that lie heartily favored * proj eet for moderate military training The resolution against the training legislation was supported. «if n by such men a* Kitchln of Noub lina and was passed by a vote of I0f to 17. Since the big majority of tb« lower house ha* adnptod the >*ruo at ,

“ r i titude there sc-ms to be amah hop. ' '' ou, ‘ , y n ,tle I _,n. —mning at ! pia'ned when Ids

20 ye

KllzalM-th.—A Jury hen- In the trial before Judge Silzer In the circuit court of the suit for $10,000 damage* brought by William Cook of Rahway against former Mayor James B. Furber of that city for alleged false arrest, decided Unit there was no cause for action. The suit grew out of a clash las! June between Mayor David H. Trombley of Rahway and certain Socialists, who, despite the mayor's orders, started to hold an open air meeting In Rahway. Hanitnouton.—Tills place had only 6b deaths all last year compared to UP

friendly rat# ventured forth watched proceeding* from the c The yoong prlaoner said he if home about six months ago. months later, he say*, he decide, the sewer should be his future He had covered the walla with < sheeting, hnd bought an old m* from a Junk man for a bed. had carded blanket for covering, an.

he was happy.

The tad told the police he bad several experiments with boys a: pnnlon*. but that they always frightened hy the rat*. J “I never knowed any nicer ’rind*." be explained. 'They nev me once; maybe that waa beet was good to 'em and gave 'em j eat. I had two specially good with them and them two used to In the mattre*. • ith me every t

Newark —Stricken while In the of- j flee of Dr. Harry Wild, a dentist, at H8 j Bloomfield avenue, where she hnd gone

to have a tooth extracted. Mr*. Clara MAN ROLLS FOR HALF I

Bock of 8.i Highland avenue was taken

to the City Hospital and di. .1 a few- j Waf BAUn(J H#nd and Foot by hours later. Death was caused by | dlta who Relieved Him of •Wlw-v- Valuable*. Hoboken. — Tlie machine which ! _ broke all world's records for troop cm- 1 j-o* Angeles—Tied hand an. barkatloi.s Is being dismantled. When | and by robbers, who thrr

machine was working ut Its maximum capacity during the summer of 1P16 there were 32,313 men ami women who went tn make up <r* myriad of cogs. Now there are but a few hundred officers, enlisted men and elvllian employees remaining, and these are but marking time until the government decides what dls|Mi<iti..n to make of the plant, through whleb S.001.0.VI soldiers were embarked and debarked. Trenton.—Several sleigh* appeared the White Horse pike and Camden

In 1918 and 77 In 1917. i couniy road* the past week, attracting

Oldwick. — Tewksbury township, i much attention

Hunterdon county, voter* will met ' Moorestown.—Thieves took 25 chickhere Saturday, February 21. and elect 1 en* and two pig* from the farm of X.

three lighting conunlssl.

range to light this place with electrlcl-

Trenton.—The const roclloii of an additional post office In thi* city hu* been authorized by tlie postmaater general's

office In Washington to relieve the j the city square

great congestion of mHl', under which Postmaster Hooper has been laboring In the present building. The new office will be located In chambersburg and will handle *U mail for that section In addition to South Trenton nnu Brood

Street Park.

Newark.—The disappearance of Benjamin R. Bailey, warden of the Essex

Ovcrbrook. was ex-

plained when Ids resignation was re-

Kahn and

celved In the mad

$3.1 per vent, it Is not surprising, h ever, that the workers should jn the genend grabfest. Slt.ee the wa liegan there has been no greater pro' ileer than organized labor, bin th capiiallst, Mg and small, set the -i

for universal military

^.O' l^v .na . troop of Domo- | ton | “ h “ " , , i,™ up! Approtat or tii, ,p, mltuliiR, « uoi

i-*s.-d by th*- American legion ■ some ir.flneuei on eongress.

In

Fr.iled States

ssiitues no obligati" the territorial Integrity n

dependence of aiiy oth.

1 the

tld he a rt of the

■ol his wheraiboutti. The resignation

ns accepted.

Gloucester City. — This city need* I revenue to overcome the loss of $17.-

HertM-ri Hoover and hi* pnsviMe .-an ] (so from f.-es which were received each dida. j for the president.-id nomination year from liquor licenses, and all kinds :o afford food for ajierulatlon | of business arc going to be taxed. The

Mr.

whi.

•sued a den le*

While House

sta'e

il.at be h

K. Davidson, on the edge of this place, and he 1ms offered a reward for the nrrest of the thieves, who came during

.the night In a wagon.

Gloucester.—Tlie city council lias ordered the Street Cotiuolttee :o beautify

O'umbcrtand street,

where there are two monuments. Flemlripton.—Mias Esther I,. Hnmra ha* resigned as a t<-acher of the High School here and will be succeeded by

Mist. Mary E. Baird.

Trenton. — Joseph Grelshaher. fourteen years old. of this city was whirled to his death In u belt ki the plant of the Lucerne Rub! er Company, where he was employed No one knows Just how the accident occurred. A workman heard a scream and, looking tip, saw the boy being earned toward the celling hy the belt. Tlie lads h.-au struck a raficr. His neck was broken

and Ids skull fractured.

Trenton. — Amencanizntion of the Hungarians of this city mi an extensive scale will be g cully facilitated hy the erection of the new $00,000 Magyar ” ' Hudson und Genesee

of his automobile and stole W. McManus rolled half a mile frost-covered road to seek help

time was two hours flat.

Reeking wet from his exertion with frost-eovered clothes, Mr’ rounded a front porch, rolled lit tlon and then thumped his feet a.d the step* until the residents cart Released, he telephoned the #1 off.re that, as lie had driven t Ix-ng Beach early In the day four young men who had gone ot him tv try the car, with a view t chase, they had pinioned him at parted with the car. his watch,

pin and po-ketbook.

LOST BANKER IS P

Disappeared From His Ham* Is tylvania Six Years Ago—C covered ir. Florida.

Wilmington. De - ..—Chari ea J nock, banker and former stat< thologist. who disappeared fro homo In Kennett Square, Pa., ah age. has licen discovered throw love for bird*, which led him t> an article for an ornithologies • nal under h’s own name. He w covered living In tlie fo'estt of I 1 where hi* only solace In bis • forced exile was the companion^ hi* b.-loved birds. He waa laboring under the d that he must bury himself.

.ovlng picture shows will he requin-d ; Tlie work of construction is progrei n pay Increased fees, the rales for city .ng rapidly notwlihslaimiiig the seve inter will be increased, a mercantile I winter, and the contract calls for ax will be imposed oh all kinds of | finished building by July 1. when t ■ i.ess. and all teams using the city ! Hungarians of the city will have eli

will pay lice

- f.-es I

his j proprintion for wins, that! PaulslK.eo.-For ti In tin j j, \v a - passed hy tain

h-s. The Inct

« in «■

ing of the

i with t

The

e laying occurred several w

| quiring proiK-

ml Wood say*: -| ■uld accept -.. e 1..-: ■ dlfie.) and siitegi

bi lewiilk* Is to be rig- ,

Willhimstowi,.—The Bo rath.:: hu* nmdc up Its I utiry : railing for $30,« l iuhle that of tart year.

Ghu

Robs Millionaire of His Gin and Trous

.Santa Barbara.—John P» val Jefferson, owner of oat the show pin ecu of the ml!) alre colony in Montcclto. J".me* Lawrence, a negro- » cuaed «.f entering Ihv JcK> ^ home. ••Miraflores," at nigh! " Mealing eight quarts of gin. ^ pairs of trousers, a earner 3 " a watch. The negro was cc In Ventura. He had the 1° "Xcept the gin.

•■ding 1’tofcfcv.r U. J 1

- Preacher Lost Job forLookinS* - ! Hnddon Hrigota. N. J.—"He f keep his eyes off the girls " * verdict of the charcb COUfiri 1 . j -he Rev. Jr hn F. Nichols, pasv' ] First Presbyterian church. H * •' j notion wa* demanded. l * 1P " shat be paid too tnneb attc 3 j Joung women.