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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-02
Among "Us Girls"


Dear Girls:
My letters are slumping. Don't you
want his column You know three
or four letters a day out of a city of
this size is not worth while. AS 1 told
you when this column started it is
in your hands as far as it's success
is concerned. These letters are from
you and of interest to you.
/ could sit down and write letters
and sign different names to them and
let the column run that way, but I'm
not going to do it. If you want it
to continue why send in your letters
at once or else in the curse of a
week or so we'll hand the column
some arsenic and tell it goodbye"
HELEN.
Dear Helen:
IT am an. invalid and live in the
northern section of this city. Day af-
ter day / eagerly have watched for
the paper boy because the only way
that l "a keep in touch with the
world and my city is through your
paper. Oh, 1 always enjoyed reading
1t but of late 1t certainly has improv-
ed. When Among Us Girls" first
made its appearance 1 wondered just
what 1t was about and when after
reading it for a while I realized just
IOW Hlucu L SnOutu MISS II.
II am so glad hat the girls are
responding SO well and certainly hope
that they continue to do so. 1 have
been chair-ridden for a good many
years having been hurt in a railroad
accident. / ave some friends but
OF course no new ones so In writing to
you 1t Is just like writing to a new
friend.
IT certainly enpoyed knitting dur
ing the war. It made me feel as IL
after all these ear the Lord had
put me on this earth to do some real
good. But now hat that is over I
have sunk back into my state of use
lessness. Sometimes on a night like
tonight when 1t Is rainy and dreary,
when noone m in I just wonder
why some things are as they are.
In closing let me tell you how
much luck and good will I wish your
column and certainly hope 1t grows
and prospers.
nc. X"
There are still many institutions
who are in great need of garments
and sewed articles. Why don't you
write to the local Salvation Army.
They would probably tell you what
they need and where to send it.
Roosevelt. Aug. /.
Dear Helenf
81 was visiting my aunt last week
and e the PERTH AMBOY EVEN
ING NEWS every night and I GER
tainly did like Among Us Girls, the
fact is I like 1t 50 much that I am
buying it every night right up here.
TITS pretty warn up in this burg
and believe me, a drink of anything
cold sure does touch the right spot.
Rhubarb Is cheap now so I thought
I'd give this little hint to the read
ers of this column. I liked that lemon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-02

Starchy left them shortly all but over
whelmed by the knowledge of his
weakness.
That evening, however, he managed
to hunt up Squinty, his friend. "Say,
Squinty," he said, "I'd like awfully
les is right. I'll have to learn to
swim first. But I have to do 1t on the
quiet for mother and father won't let
me go near the water. I'll give you
O dollar II you'll teach me, Squinty,"
, he added.
Squinty almost fell for this ready
! money but his reason checked him in
time. He had full appreciation of his
position and resolved to make the
most of 1t. 'Taint enough" he even
tually replied. well, I'll give you two
dollars proposed Starchy. ""Taint
enough, either" said Squinty, feeling
! his way. "Well how much do you
want?" asked Starchy. "Iu do 1t fer
five dollars the little French boy
trying to rob me-" replied Starchy.
well, them, you can't get in this
irm." was the rejoinder. He knew
that he had his victim drawn n
quartered by this time. well, all
! right, then" said Starchy, "Ill pay
you when I learn, If you help me to
| get into the firm" Come on, them"
and SQutnIy leo MS pupil TO the river.
On the way he advised him about
his future conduct. you gotta be
like the rest of us fellows from now
on. Cut out this here fancy talking
stuff and wearing Sunday clothes all
day and be regular" said Squinty,
and the fellows may take you in.
but mother makes me wear them"
some the admission in bashful tones.
-Oh shucks!" was the single COM
ment OF Squinty. Late into the night
Starchy pondered over this remark.
wondering and wondering what other
boys must think of him
Copyright. 1919, Sol Metzger
(The next installment will appear
in our Issue of Monday. Aug, 4. 1919
TROOP s
The scoutmaster of troop 8 has
Joined the army and until another
one can be had activities will
| cease. This is the second scoutmas-
ter to leave them.
TROOP 9
Troop 6 will meet next Monday
| night in the basement of the Baptist
church. 1t will be a patrol meeting
and any scout who wishes to take
a test can do so al this meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
WILSON Will NOT CliI.

The hopes OF the liquor interests
that the president would follow up his
recommendation of an open season for
light wines and beer by action have
gone glimmering. The president does
not care TO go that far. He will not in
terfere with the prohibitory enforce
ment.
It is. Of course a question whether or
not the president has the power to sus-
pend the operation of the prohibitory
measure. He says he cant do it, that
the war is still on and a million man
army still in existence. Yet many, and
perhaps most OF those who wish TO
continue the traffic from one and the
other side OF the bars will still insist
that he could have done it if he had
so chosen.
A ray Of light appears amidst the
gloom. Congress receives recognition
as an actual force in legislation and
government and has certain pregroga-
tives THAI the president inclines to re-
spect. Anyway it would have been poor
partisan politics If he had done it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

who cast 1t and throw 1t out Then
fold IL and hand 1t TO the tired elderly
person who sits all day beside the box
for $3.50 and distinction. No, you
need not shake hands and say that
you've had good time and hope
they'll have another party soon
You've voted.
Might yawn about p. m. and tell
your husband you think you'll go down
town and see how they're getting
along with the count. OF course YOU
don't know that Iowa election boards
couldn't beat in "A slow mule race and
that the results may become known
along about $40 the next day. Don't
make the election. count an excuse for
slipping over ard into a rhum game or
apoker session. BE square and fair
with the husband who waits at home
with the children.
It's going to be easy for you. There's
nothing much to voting. You can do
ii just as well as six mon out of ten
and the other four men don't vote
anyway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
William A. Wheeler,
is 1T YOURSf
IS IT YOURSf
JUNE 30, 1919.

The position of vice president Of
the United States Is a curious place,
leading sometimes to great fame and
sometimes to utter oblivion. One of
the best of the vice presidents was
William A. Wheeler, who served
with Rutherford Hayes, and who
was the author of the famous COM
promise that settled things between
the rival factions in Louisiana fol-
lowing the civil war.
Wheeler was born in Malone, n.
Y. of a family famous in the Rev
olution, but poor at the time of his
birth-1819. In fact, when he was
"a lad of s, the father died. leav-
ing his mother with the boy and his
two sisters and no means of support
at all. Wheeler however, did obtain
a fair schooling; then ne taught and
saved enough to give himself two
years of University education. The
study o. law followed this and his first
political position was that Of town
clerk, at a salary Of $40 year. From
this munifcent beginning, he rose
thru all the political ranks until he
was made vice president. 1t Is said
he took over a bankrupt railroad, pay
ing cents on the dollar on its bonds
and in eleven years had those bonds
selling at par. During the salary grab
affair he took the government bonds
! issued him as well as other officials
and turned them back into the treas
ury, having them cancelled so neither
| he nor anyone else could possibly use
| them. =
After his IN Of office. Wheeler
retired to MS home and died thc:%
at the age OF 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
If THE GUARD SHALL Be REoRsASlzs0.

There is not much doubt that the
national guard will be continued. The
ungrounded contempt which profess
sional soldiers seemed to feel for the
guards organization before the war has
disappeared. The professional S0!aier
had to swallow it. Forced admiration
has taken its place. If the professional
soldier has any other feeling toward
the guardsmen it is jealousy. The
guardsmen were the equals of the best
fighting men that ever marched to
conflict.
If the guard is to be reorsanized in
Iowa it should have that essential OF
a modern army AN air service, And
that suggests a place for the thous-
ands of military airplanes on hand in
our military establishment.
A dozen towns in Iowa would be
eagerly asking permission to organize
an air squad. There are few towns
without a competent flyer or two. We
have the planes TO III out tlfLy or mort
escadrilles and We have the adventur-
Gus and daring youths who would
hasten to enroll in an air squad of a
reorganized national guard.
The guardsmen furnished a stock
upon which to graft an effective volun-
| teer army and get it promptly into ac-
ton. But it went abroad withou,
planes or artillery. If the guard is to
be reorganized again both air planes
and artillery and infantry should be
proportionately equal. The planes,
cannon, mortars, machine guns and all
equipment for war could not be better
placed than as the tools for an active
education of defense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
Topics of the Times

Some lawyers think congress has no
right to fix the percentage of alcohol
as intoxicating" and that the per cent
should be fixed by the courts. But who
in the name of Bacchus should know
more about intoxication than a con-
gresham.
That bunch of legislators Wednesday
will sure be popular with the women.
And legislators like to be popular Will
the ladies.
The president and the George Wash
ington and the encourage are on the
way Here's hoping for a pleasant voy-
age.
Polk county stands a test for pro-
gressive citizenship today.
80
SO far the only county to refuse the
state and federal aid is Story. Eleven
other counties are pulling their feet
out of the mud. But there are mitiga-
ting circumstances in Story. She'll
come thru ali light next time.
A bartender isn't different from 9TH
er men. He can get another job A
man that can sell booze and keep order
ought to be able to sell something else
And then there's all kinds of work
waiting for willing hands.
Wen, the government used to bet a
quarter section against entry fees that
a civil war vet would Starve to death
On it but lot of old soldiers won the
bet. OF course the land was different
but when irrigable acres are put up
against a little money and a lot Of la
Dor a lot Of fellows are going to win
good homes.
Most everybody with expert knowl-
edge reports that he can make better
beer than the ga stuff himself.
OF course there are some folks who
bought liberty bonds unwillingly who
pay for bootlegged booze with eager
ness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
NO AID FOR CRAWLING.

In addition to the ruling of the gov
/ is not available to the states for the
/ construction of any but hard surfaced
roads--either brick or cement-a sup
Elementary ruling provides that the
army truck. which will be supplied 10
the states for use in the construction
OF roatis. cannot &c used in the con-
struCtion of gravel roads. The total
allotment of these trucks to Iowa is
800. They are supplied by the gov
Crnment without cost except the nor
NAL upkeep. They remain the-proper-
ty Of the government, but may be, used
by the state until worn out
Counties which are figuring on con-
structing graveled instead of hard sur
faced roads, will find that they are
deprived of the federal fund and the
state fund which is apportioned to
meet the conditions Of the federal
fund. AS the government refuses to
contribute to the construction of gray
eled roads. all benefits which are
based on that appropriation fail. fin
addition these counties will have no
claim upon the use of the army trucks
for the purpose of transporting ma
terial for road construction. In this
way. the counties which vote to re-
tain mud roads, and even those which
favor the construction of gravel roads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
The PoIiceman's Wages.

Here Is letter published by the
committee, from policeman who was
asked for a donation Of SIS by "a
ward committeeman"
The policeman had to borrow the
money-for II he did not pay. that the
system might continue to flourish, ne
knew what the penalty would be.
"As February is only twenty eight
days and we are paid semi monthly. l
will receive thirteen days pay on about
Saturday for the first. part OF the
month. Thirteen days at 1925 per day
is s4225, out OF which | pay 81 rent.
Il have two tons Of coal which will
come due at the same time, which Will
amount TO $500, at $50 ton for pea
coal.
"On counting just these, rent. coal
and assessment, 1t will amount to
s4S10.
Now II you can tell me how can
pay this out of .si225 l will thank you
very much But such things as this
are only small stuff-pardon the eX-
preston" ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
\ MlLY TO WATCH.
Wnlla cos I'm r-npr

In talking with a friend the other
day on the subject OF Iowa land prices.
he said that some thirty or forty years
ago he knew a farm family which con-
sisted of ten boys. The father owned
two or three sections of land, and the
boys worked it. They kept forty
horses On rainy afternoons, the boys
gathered in the barn and put in their
time swapping horses, That was their
recreation and dissipation. 1t sharp
cned their wits, and cultivated their
intimate knowledge of horses which !
successful horse breeder must have.
and, besides, kept all the profits and
losses in the family.
This friend said he had lost track
of that family, but he suspected If the
truth were known that most of these
Toys were now engaged in dealing IN
Iowa land. and that the folks who ran
up against them would have a hard
time of it in trying to keep up their
own end of the deal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
TINE IADIEs-..eoD BLESS EN-.

The women of Iowa may now get
out their pencils and practice a cross
n the square tefore the names of can
dldates for office being careful not to
mutiiate their ballots sufficiently to
conceal the intent of the voter" For
Governor Harding has called the spe-
cial session, the solons will meet We'd
1T sday morning and SC fer as any ac-
zion of Iowa is concerned the women
will nave had full suffrage granted
them y new term will have been all
ed to the already numerous classified
tions-the vote lady, the candidate
Lady, the office holding, off Ce seeking
lady. Let's be optimistic and nope
that aever, never will We hear of the
political graft lady.
You know how it's done, don't you
girls? First you register. Register"
in this case Is different from the movie
term where you register disgust and
affection, fright and happiness. You
Just walk in and tell the man your
name and residence and-ahem-your
age. Tut, tut, OF course you'll tell him
your age. That's part Of the game,
one Of the rights and privileges OF
complete citizenship. Anyhow it won't
be as hard to fool him ten years as it
is to bluff those who went to school in
the grades with you. Brace up. Look
him in the eye. When he asks what
age?" reply distinctly thirty one" OF
course if Anna Marie is II and James
, Reginald two years older a common
protective instinct teaches us that they
had best wait outside while ma reg
listers. Not that it would make any
vital difference. Nobody would dis
pute a lady; but why hunt trouble?
Then when the day comes you vote.
Don't expect too much. The election
board will not wear dress suits. There's
the ordinary domestic election board
The color scheme Of the polling place
may not appeal to you. Like as not
youth find that whoever swept the
booth out paid no attention whatever
to the corners. There'll be stub pen
| CT! on the shelf. If You use it don'I
stick it in your mouth to wet the lead
That's what the colored person die
who occupied it just before you came
r.. PIT a cross opposite the name o.
there are a lot Of places to mark IL
but it isn't considered Australian Ell
auette and good form to use them all
| failed to show the intent Of the nut
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

is literally pelting humanity with it.
1t is the quickest producing berry on
earth. Strawberry plants set last Au-
gust are loaded to staggering with
large. luscious fruit today. You can
hardly kill strawberry plant. Il vi!
cling and bear any old where; but II
you give it square deal II will pour
you cat a round crop so generous as
to shame your little labor.
A strawberry patch not much larger
than flower bed. will furnish table
with fruit for months. Vacant city
lots are everywhere about US. They
pay as high as $50 tax yearly. Planted
to strawberries such lot could pay
the tax In three days full bearing, and
give a family to boot perfect satur-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
Gods Best Berry.

The English clergyman VINO re-
marked Doubtless God might have
made a better berry than the straw :
berry, but doubtless God never did.
said something.
The color and fragrance of the mod
ern strawberry as It grows here to-
day, under reasonable conditsons' Is
one Of the clinching proofs OF the exist
ence of benign providence. A look
into we'll kept strawberry bed IN
June would tempt a Quaker to pilfer.
The great big, rich. red strawberry
is the easiest berry on earth. 1t simp-
" falls into mans hands. The creator
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
THE VISIT ITO MR.. RED FOX.

THE VISIT ITO
Teddy Postum thought the ple.n Of
Uncle Mud TalEe good He probably
would have thought any plan gGod for
he Waa so tired Of being MADE fun Of
on account of no one believing q word
he and :Iirnrnis, cc0o1i s=::.ia about :cy-
thing.
Now, the first thing they did Was to
get seven fresh eggs from Farmer
Jones' barn. They had to hunt q, long
time, which wasn't strange, for often
the hens had hard time to find their
own nests.
Then. another hard thing was to keep
the eggs after they mad FOUND them,
for the eggs were so fresh, they Rad to
eat lot, themselves.
1t took them two whole days to eat
enough eggs themselves ana 10 pack
the seven eggs for Mr.. Red Fox.
If you ask me how they carrieu the
eggs and never broke one don't Enow,
for that seemed 70 be the hardest
thing to do and afterwards when every
one wanted to know how they Gould
! do such hard thing they couldn't tel
! oi.sS. sord They said that was their Sc
| cref.
/ ,rbon tha,, t,ad ia mako q 1oner 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
CREDIT.


send me fig boots! Just
he
in
quite promptly It's helpful to sell
face nor OF ,ne
gbran oot horn merely say owe no
which
hahns
grads Know
and johnson cmors
live beeswax
and sleep night merchants bearing bills
You're red g. s. ,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

Mr.. RED FOX.
| ney way Off to one Of, the dens of the
Foxes. They had to be very careful
and not walk along the forest paths but
| in the tree tops so that II Mr.. Red Fox
turned up he wouldn't think they were
! his dinner for of Counsel he wouldn't
know anything about the eggs :asSy had
| for him. ar
1t took them a long time to find a
! den Of the Fox family that suited them,
for they must find den with big
tree near it,
At last they found just the right tree
and they had to sit anf wait for Mr..
Red Fox. He had been away for sew
eral days hunting and he was making
up his sleep.
But it was a pretty sight to see his
| little Foxes playing out before the big
front door of the house. They were so
cunning and pretty. Almost as hand
some as theid handsome father.
/ Jimruie Coon and Teddy Postum new
Ier tired of watching them. Jimmy
called to them softly and said Hey,
there! little ones. go and tell your
father some people are here with nice
fresh es IS &c sci! cheap"
So ~ the little Foxes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
IoDa Newspapers
THEY ARE SORRY NOW.


With the record OF the war now be-
ing made up 1t will be with pang OF
remorse that many Iowa newspaper
men will remember that they once
dubbed" their paper with the Iowa
Homestead and thereby gave II cir
culatlon that has ever since been used
against them 10 dishonor this state =
loyalty. And be II said many Iowa
bankers who gave the paper away as
a favor To their patrons-for time, are
suffering the same remorse, There is
a way now'to undo some of that mis-
take by undoing that circulation and
directing farmer friends to publica-
tons IKE Wallaces Farmer or Suc-
cessful Farming or tho Iowa Farmer,
whose loyalty at least is unquestioned
and whose advertising pages are kept
clean and free from grating propo-
sitions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

MALTA of fruit and shortcake from mid
June to mid October, and fill the fruit
shelves af the cellar with berries and
Jam sufficient to last till the next June
bearing.
There Is no witchcraft in the sue
cessful cultivation OF a family straw
berry bed. and but little labor, Any
man with wit enough to marry and pay
house rent can raise strawberries as
we'll as a professor of horticulture. The
self alone to biame.-Minneapolis
Journal ~ 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
HANDY DIRECTORY
- OF the
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903 A. r.
\. NJ, special communication Tuesday
July !. 1880 p. m. Second DEGREE
A. l.. Frazer, w. M; John W. Weus'
secretary.
sioNgT CHAPTER, No 80 r. a.
NJ, Thursday. June 10, Past and Mos'
Excellent degrees Monday, June !ou'
Royal Arch, George Gregory H. ~
John w. Weiis, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. a S. NJ. Mon
day. June 80. 1919. supper at 6+%" tol-
lowed by Royal and Select Master
Ira A. Davenport. l. M: John W.
Wells. recorder.
Special ConcIave s.. Alderman Com
randsry No. 80. X. T. Wednesday,
July 2. at 1880 p. m. Order OF ule
Temple. j. +, Frederick, commahdeF'
John w. Wells, recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. E.
s.-Regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming. July I6. at S o'clock for business
Mrs. J. F. Schultz w. NJ; Mrs Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

"Formerly the June bride promised
to love, honor and obey. but now it is
love. honor. and be gay" slanderously
asserts the Mason City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30

The Newton News says There is
only one thing that Pierce is absolutely
sure about now and that is that he Is
about thru in this state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

THE peculiar thing about driving an
automobile for pleasure is that those
who do so are never going anywhere
observes the Sioux City Journal