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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
TOO MANY ILLITERATES.

WHEN peace prevailed man had to be able to read and
write tn, English language in order to enlist .n Oh,
army or navy OF the United States. In war time ths
standard is not so strict and for the national army many
men were called who utterly llerate To make them
more efficient soldiers they will get something 'hs way
Of rudimentary education as part Of their army training
Their plight however calls attention 10 the large number
Of illerates in this country which many not directly n.
terested in educational matters had doubtless forgotten since
the last census The figures at that time 900 showed
$4,000 persons above ten years Of age who could not
read and write in any language Perhaps some improve.
mert has occurred since then but the record OF drafted
shows there arc still too many in that class Also it has
developed that there are number not wholly iterais
who cannot speak or write the English language foreigners
whom the melting pot has failed TO melt It should
Both OF these conditions are bad and both should be
remeded state like this which has compulsory sducs.
ton laws may feel it has done It's best f those laws are
enforced but such laws do not reach adults who come
the state in utter ignorance For them there should he night
schools and there should be effort that they
attend such schools Wherever there is foreign element
of considerable numbers they should be required 20 learn
our language as an essential to the first step toward
citizenship Ignorance to autotracy IS the greatest
enemy Of free government, and one cannot be good
American and speak only alien tongue
Thi, crisis has shown the need Of making good Amsr
cans Of those who reach our shores and Russia has demon
sraed the deadly effects of lliteracy when given voice
In government Education is free here, and compulsory
to degree but while there is still iNsracy there Is lm-
provement worth striving for.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
sSape the Waste and Win the War
IRELAND's OPPORTUNITY.

OPPOSITION to conserption in ireland IS very real
and key TO be sufficiently formidable to cause trouble
II may deveiop revolution OF proportions, and add
so the s OF Irish martyrs" But there isn't chance
that Il can do more than hamper Britain and the allies at
= time when their full force is needed in the war There
"A no more moral why Irshmen should not be drafted
than there is why Americans should not be drafted Rather
less we should say the extent that II is more OF war
Of selfdefense with them But there is reason why any
man should not fight for the cause Of humanity
And that |, the opinion OF many Of Irish birth and
extraction In America as il is Of Americans generally
Therefore ireland has opportunity OF more closely
cementing the friendship between herself and this country
By submitting gracefully to the terms Of the man power BILL
which asks nothing than that rshmen do their share
IN this struggle against the Hun Such action assures the
home rule the Irish long have sought and will redeem them
from the tain, Of pro- Germanism This Is so plain to an
outsider that Il seems strange the Irish statesmen do not
zee Il At once.
Those Of Irish extraction in America who are making
united effovt to @ their old country right are doing
real service for humanity and particularly for Irish
humanity For whatever Ireland does, this war is going
10 be won BY the allies. America Great Britain, France
and Italy will attend to that but they will also remember
those who failed bear their burden in the conflict An
Irish Stacker is just as bad as Stacker OF any other
nation and he cannot pose as martyr or patriot and
get away with it. The issues in this war are too clear
There m right side and wrong side, and one is on one
side or the other There is middle ground and the
Ireland Of the future will be dominated by those lrshmer
M sn on the right side There are hundreds OF thou
usNds si thpt kind Thousands have fallen on continental
bsMtalds and they have been In the thick Of II since hell
s loose at Mon. II the Irish at home have the interest
Of their country IT heart they will follow the example Of
their brothers ia arms
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.

ADVANCES OF 70 TO 100 percent IN automobile insurance
"A rates will take Of the JOY Of hs oy ride and
help substanate the time honored theory that isn't he
original cost so much ai the upkeep which makes motoring
an expensive luxury Viewed from IN, standpoint Of
placid pedestrian whose interest in motor insurance H
purely academic the increases too great to be war
ranted BY anything else than the theory that the insurance
companies can get the money Naturally It must even
worse than that to the who has SET out to maintain
touring car in thaLItye to which il is accustomed How.
ever automobile insurance has only followed a
trend and the sereoyped excuses offered for me raise
are like those which accompany price boots and pr5s.r
ing in other directions The take b or ls'
alone and take chances instead II this goysrnmsn
can't regulate price. on more essential commodities vha
are we to attempt 10 stem the rising dei Some day
happy day may come adjustments fair ba', Until
that day arrives might we'll pu 10 or shut ug .-
both
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
AN ANTI-LOAFING LAW.

NIFW YORK will help win the war by requiring all men
~ to go to work; not merely asking. or urging An
antioafng iaw is to go Into effect there and its
enforcement will industry to many who haven't been
familiar with anything like that for time Most cities
Of course have regulations for handling vagrans but for
many years visible of support has been accepted as
means Of making loafng respectable Now for time at
least that is changed ana honest toll is expected of the
proud scion Of the wealthy family the Of those in
hume circumstances If they can't be hamed into going
to work or drafted into the war there should be law to
put them the job Every state and every city including
this one has shes who will only be reached by such
statute. New York, leading state and with city
which is fsvorite center for loafers has set example
which other states should emulate as soon as possible
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
THE POWER OF THE SLOGAN

LJ0W to win the with slogan is set forth in a
story by Ray Giles which appears in the current Sat
urday Evening Post "A world safe for democracy" is
the slogan offered 1t is fine slogan slogans CO. and
the writer tells entertaining tale of how it branded
on American helmets, stamped the gun stocks and
otherwise given wide circulation, until It finally per
meated the German mind, after which it good night
for the lords Which is all right except that it won't
work Those who are waiting for this to end by a
German uprising might well get the job This war
will be when Germany is whipped, and not before
The fault in Mr. Giles logic lies in misunderstanding the
Huns in taking the old position that this isn't a'wa
against the German people but against the war lords.
Those who have been in it for time entertain no such
ooish notion They know that practically all OF Germany
living up to slogan made in that hated country That
Deutschland ueber Allies" and they will keep backing
until they 1t can't win And that as the president
Ninted out, leaves force the only convincing argument
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

There Is righteous complaint because Senator Hitchcock
Nebraska slated TO succeed Senator Stone chair
san oi the senate foreign relations committee Hitchcock
ends II at all. because of seniority and for any par
ssuar fitness for the place The position highly mpor
A and there Is growing feeling that it should be oc
supIed by one whose Amercanism isn't questioned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

You should buy your coal this summer you can afford
H. thereby helping yourself the country and those who a.
necessity, must wait until winter to buy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Toledo ousted socialist councilman who refused to
subscribe for the Liberty loan Such example should
commend itself to Milwaukee which has socialists
to work on.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Still any reduction will pleasant surprise to the
ultimate consumer who has ceased to expect anything OF
the kind
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Perhaps haven't jail for an the Hun spies still
at large in this country but there is plenty of available
ground for cemcerles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Playing in a jar band We should say comes under hs
head Of noneseni.a occupation and might S'o receive hs
attention Of the society for the prevention OF needless
noises
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Anyhow. Il il reasonably sure the German navy won't
~ kaek . port II It comes out looking for fight Not
- " H. st any rate.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

~ labor problem is growing more difficult tn,
Genod tain up the heavy work before the women
>pcs for assistance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Besides helping the country Ibsrt, bond is fine
umbrella for the rainy day which may be 'cadmp your
way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Salmon Wall lives in DAYTON Ohio
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20

Anything Japan does to Russia isn't going TO cause IFS
suffer greatly with insomnia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-20
Wen Take a Bath Saturday Might
and See
Onr IL MlIs- CorL..L

R T. Gns,e i've, in Cay.rvo- K
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
Real Estate and Building
News Here and Elsewhere

1, Market street. through Wight.
Wight & Golenbock.
Raritan Realty Corporation to JAG
OBJ Ruderman and others. block 6S.
lot 80, through Wight. Wight & Col
cnbock.
The following deeds have been re-
corded in the county clerks Office in
New Brunswick from this city within
the past few days:
William Fasikas and wife to STIFF
Puhan and wife, lots 1894. block
1921, south side Alpine street.
Emil Koyen and wife to Joseph
Kascsak and wife, lot 10. block SSH,
south side Alpine street.
Catrane Mathisen and husband to
Giuseppe Valenti and wife. northeast
corner Sayre venue n Baker place.
George Yanatz and wife to Joseph
Kascsak and wife. south side Alpine
street, IT'S feet from southwest corner
Francis street.
Jens X. Jensen and wife to Eta
Wolfson, lot 2S. map Mrs. Kate p.
Bertrand. north side Bertrand ave-
nue..
Michael ~Skovranek and Wife TO
Joseph 10th and others, lots rs,
block 4. south side Laurie street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

Nothing. of great Importance mas
transpired during the past week IN
local real estate circles, although the
are said to be very bright
Tor a large increase in business In n
near future. Aside from the fact tnat
two sales have been made, one m
volving an amount of $4,000 and the
other $500. and a number OF transfers
and records reported. nothing more
interesting has occurred.
sch6nceit & Bitter report the sale
OF a two. and. one-half story building
consisting OF store and dwelling at
$40 Smith street, afrom George Hricz-
ko to John Latcovitch. Consideration
6 1000.
John Hanson reports the sale of lot
No. so in Cornell street from the 8.
M. Kelly Realty Company to John
ubransko. Consideration $500.
The following transfers have been
recorded in the city collectors Office
since the early part of The week:
Reuben and Regina Mailer to Jacob
and Lillian Joselson. block A, lot SO,
State street, through j. b. Joselsen.
Jacob Ruderman and wife to Rari-
tan Realty Corporation. block Is. lot
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
Escapes From Workhouse

1t is said that at any time a pris-
oner at the Middlesex county work
house at New Brunswick gets tired Of
that institution all he has to do Is -
get up and get out and he will not be
missed for several days. About a
week ago Tony Bruno was arrested by
the local police on a charge hat he
entered the yard of a neighbor and
killed his goat n when the neigh
Dor protested threatened TO kill him
also. Bruno when arrnigned before
Recorder Pickersgill was sent to the
county jail to- await the action OF the
grand jury. He remained in the jail
until he got tired and then left for
parts unknown.
This morning the county authorities
notified Chief Burke that Bruno had
left inc asked him to watch out for
him. They did not know when he
had left or any particulars regarding
his escape other than the fact that he
was amonE the missing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

SeaIer of Weights and Meas
ures to Enforce Profit on
Butter Ruling in City

Hearing that a number of grocers
in this city are charging higher prices
for butter than the law allows, Seaier
of Weights and Measures Henry Tort
plans to start a rigid investigator
along this. line early next week and
he stated today that any one caught
profteerins- would be dealt with Sc
verely. =
Supt. loft says that according to
the ruling that he has just received
from the state food administration
that all a dealer in butter can charge
is five to six cents profit per pound
This means, Mr.. loft stated, not i've
ure which the dealer might think he
is entitled to but that amount over
what he paid for the butter at the
time he bought it
Mr.. loft has received new orders
regarding sugar being used In local
restaurants n hotels and he plans
to take up this matter with the res
taurant and hotel men next week.
Hotel men, restaurants, boarding
house keepers and club managers are
cautioned by William s. Tyler. Fed
eral Food administrators for New Jer-
sey. that a strict observation OF SUI
gar conservation is required In their
| establishments. MI. Tyler In doing so
transmits to county food admintstra-
tors q communication from tne -. o.
food administration at washington.
| declaring that there is information OF
, too much laxity in the service OF su-
! gar In public eating places and unless
| this practice is changed h sugar al
lowance of vfolators will be cut on
altogether.
The Washington statement says
that food officials are informed that
many hotels and restaurants are
! serving too much sugar: In some cases
, in quantities that does not agree with
the
| allowance. IT further says that 1t Is
! imperative hat the proprietors keep
within such allowance, and recon-
| mends the limited proportions such as
is In vogue in the dining car service
throughout the country.
The new crop of -four Is now be
ing received here and the rules gov
erning his are that one may buy four
| pounds of hour to one of substitute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
COL. HILL IN u. S. A.

State Quartermaster is New Captain
OF Regulars
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
Chemical Co. Not Allowed
to Move From City Dock

During the past few weeks consid-
cradle comment has been heard
throughout the city as to what sort
Of chemicals were being m~euufactnr-
ed BY the Waugh Chemical Com
pany. which Is said TO be the name
OF the concern that now occupies the
city dock property on Front street.
formerly occupied by h United Dyes
Corporation. which concern Is now
said to be out OF business and from
whom the city is trying to collect back
rent TO the amount OF fully $500
AS a result OF this comment Mayor
John f.. TenBroeck detailed Detec-
I've Sergeant l.. A. Long to the plant
10 Investigate and n out IL this
had b necessary permit
to manufacture chemicals.
Sergeant Long could and no one In
authority in charge other than q
chemist, who stated hat he could
give no information without consult
ing his superiors at 2 Rector street.
New York city. After waiting for
some time and not getting The neces-
sar information, n detective uaadc
an investigation on his own ceou
anf found hat the place had bssn
closed down and that the company
was TO move its effects 20 Esx York
The Waterman on h city property. q
man named Flynn. refused to let them
move the goods md at fhi stima City
Attorney Goldberger Is locking Into
the matter In the interest OF the
city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
Thieves Rob Saloon

sneak thieves are again active In
this city n last night they entered
the saloon OF Frank Gold at zsS Smith
street. whers they robbed the cash
register OF about $40 in money and
helped themselves 10 considerable
whiskey. cigars and other things
Gold closed his place OF business
al midnight last night and when he
left he tried the doors so as TO make
sure that everything was closed
When he arrived at his place Of busi-
ness this morning he found that the
side door had been broken sown sud
that thieves had entered h place
and turned things topsv turvy. He
reported tho matter to the patrol-
men on the beat and Detective Ser
.geant Lawrence Long was assigned 60
the case and he expects Go make an
arrest shortly.
According TO the police II looks
like q case OF some one who knew
the place pretty well and they do
not expect 10 have any trouble In get
ting the guilty party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
And the Dog Escaped

Considerable excitement took place
on upper Smith street near Dab street
late yesterday afternoon when the
city dog warden,-Ole Oleson. tried to
capture q canine owned by Philip Bo-
rak. a butcher.
The dog catcher came along Smith
street and suddenly he espied the
canine. without license number. In
the middle of the road. He started.
after the dog with his net, when the
dog saw him coming and managed to
get under Borak's automobile. Borak
saw the dog catcher after the dog and
an argument started which ended in
a f~ree-for-all fight between the dog
catcher and Borak. The fight was
waxing warm when a trolley car came
along n the dog catcher jumped on
II and Dorak went after him. The
motorman came TO the assistance of
the dog catcher and Borak's brother
and others came to his assistance. In
a little While a battle royal was in
progress. Patrolman Albert McDon-
aid hove In sight and he put an end
TO the fight by threatening to lock up
the whole crowd.
And the dog got away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
State Institutions Request
Exemption Of Employees
81 Special Co--esponasnf.

TRENTON, Sept. Especial re-
ports from the superintendent of the
various institutions of the state at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the state board of charities
n corrections held here today to
discuss man power problems In COR
regional and charitable institutions.
showed that In n instance. at the
Skillman Village for Epileptics. there
Is a, shortage of seventy-two men,
while twenty EIGHT of the male m
ployes are within the draft age. II
will be necessary for DR.. a Il.
Weeks. superintendent Of the village,
to request deferred classification for
all those within draft & limits.
Az the state prison here Principal
Keeper Mulheron has thirs six with
in the draft age. and re- 0rted them
all as Indispensable to the running
of the institution. At the Morris
Plains Hospital for the Insane DR..
Evansde clared that he had thirty-six
officers and employees OF draft age
that he also needs all OF them. He
has now only one keeper to twenty
one patients. whereas the ratio for
safety should be one to eleven as an
irreducibie minimum. At the
Hospital for the Insane. Su~perinten-
dent Atchley reported thirty attend
ants eligible for military service. and
that IL would De ucceSohfy " AeauVoe
deferred classification for these men.
superintendent Edmond. OF the
Jamesburg State Home for Boys. re-
ported eleven employees for whom de-
ferred classification would be re-
quested. DIR. English. chief executive
officer of the Glen Gardner Tubercular
Sanitoruim reported six attendants
within draft age. and stated h a he
had requested their deferred ciassi-
fication.
In discussing the plan o the EN-
ployment OF prisoners on war work
inside and outside the institutions and
as an auxiliary fighting unit In a sep
arate military organization Acting
Chairman Ogden II. Hammond said:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

Some things the public cannot decide Matters of right or wrong
are perceived by the people, not decided by them. What it is right to
do Sunday does not rest on an old Blue Law of 100 years ago, and
was not conceived by the brains of men who could not fOreses the
moving pictures Of a century later. It rests on the DecalOg Of $500
years ago, which was conceived by the mind Of the Almighty. to
whom all things are known. BY all means let the public decide; but
il must decide whether it viii do what is right. not what is not right
If Is not right to open the moving picture theatres on Sundays.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALLIED CHURCHES AND
SOCIETIES.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

ss..onHdlres From Board

Another list of names Of September
1 registrants to whom questionnaires
have been sent BY the draft board.
we're given out by the board yesterday
The list follows with the name and
number attached:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
RECEIVE NEW PASTOR
Rev. and Mrs. w. v. ID. Strong Wei
coined to Woodbridge

Rev. and Mrs. w. v. ID. Strong We'll
coined TO Woodbridge
B~ Sneci0I corTesD0ndent.
WOODBRIDGE. Sept. ga re-
ception was rendered to Rev. and
w. v. ID. Strong. the new pastor
of the Congregational church. and his
wife Thursday night in the Sunday
school room by the members Of the
congregation. A pleasing program
was rendered by the young people of
the church. Miss Marguerite Camp
bell recited. instrumental music was
furnished by Mrs. A. G.. Brown. Miss
Anna Johnson sang, and a quartet
composed of Messrs. Huyck. Dema-
rest. Stryker and w. H.. Voorhees,
several selections.
Refreshments were served and an
enjoyable social evening was passed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

Ne great thing i created suddenly.
any more than q bunch o. grsres or a
ng. n you tell ms that you iesire q
&c. / answer you that there must be
time. Let u first bInszom. then bear
fruit. then ripen-Exchange