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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
The immortal Bull.

(FuIten, Mo, Gazette
The Fulton Gazette prints a letter from
Leslie Bull, young Mssourian, who wrote to
the folks at home to tell them how he had
just read the news of his own death. Bull,
who is in the army of occupation in Germany,
was reported killed, and it is a wonder that
the report was not true for he fought in the
first attack made by Americans at Cantigny,
went over the top again at scissors, where he
was wounded, recovered, and fought in the at
tack on the st. Mihiei salient, and was in the
thick of it again in the ArgOnne.
WHO was the profteering landlord who
was jailed during the late war-mad rush for
houses, and who attempted to rent his own
place during the period Of his Incarceration?
GLIB.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

SOMETHING OF THE KIND SHOULD BE
DONF.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Sir: I never get spring fever until I picl
up paper and seefa cartoon of a man at hi
desk in the Office dreaming of golf, fishing O.
baseball. Can't your pillar organize societ!
| for the prevention of advertising spring fever
! H S P
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

1t has occurred to u.s. and doubtless it has
to you that one might very well refer to the
jazz variety of harmony as loose-leaf music.
And by the same token, possibly that is why
We never read of Eve ever having wiggled to
the strains of the Jazz.
THE ROCK ISLAND Independence Day as
sociatiOn meets at the Rock Island club tonight
to arrange for the Fourth of July celebration
An announcement says it wants new ideas to
make the occasion the most brilliant in Rock
Island.
WHY NOT hold it on June 80?
o. d. K.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Ripping Rhymes
THE MAGAZINES
BY w IT MASON

I went to buy some magazines,
as any sane man would; the
merchant showed a can CT beans,
and said twas just Is good.
There are no magazines" he
said, "a strike made them sus-
pend; but here's a loaf of graham
bread will do as well, my friend.
You've not enough of p%icayunes
to buy a single mag; but we have
Goldfish, cheese and prunes, and
onions in q bag" Alas, there are
no substitutes for magazines, in
deed; l would not give a dozen
boots for life, with naught to
read. When magazines r on the
stands, appealing to my purse, 1
paw them DER with idle hands,
and say they're getting worse.
But when there are no magazines
my nights are fiat and gray; I
yawn and think of soup ~tureens
until I seek the hay. 1 miss the
gripping, vital tale that used to
freeze my blood; and checkers are
of no avail, and life's one CHASTITY
thud. l miss the high, uplifting
screed, which tells how one may
rise, though down and out, and
gone to seed, and gain a gorgeous
prize. An evening without read
Ing means al evening grim and
blue: and so I've missed the mag
azines-no substitutes would do.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
DREAM OF MUNICIPAL PIERS.

The EVENING NEWS has received
a postal card from a prominent local
citizen now in Chicago, showing the
entrance to the municipal piers of
Chicago. Only the sender of the card
has crossed out the word Chicago, and
has made the caption under the pic
ture to read. Entrance to Municipal
Pier, Perth Amboy, N. J." 1t is q
wonderful building that is shown on
the card. Some day when Perth Al
boy is really awake to her waterfront
facilities this dream of a Perth Amboy
citizen visiting Chicago will come
true.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
READY FOR THE CENSUS.

There Is much speculation as to the
real population of Perth Amboy. Es-
Inmates range anywhere from $4,000
to $4,000. With the taking Of the fed
eral census which will begin imme-
diately after the first of the new year,
all doubt is to be set aside. Perth
Amboy will know definitely just what
her population actually is.
The last federal census, taken In
1870 gave Perth Amboy q population
Of 32,121. The state census taken in
1915 gave the city a population of
1918. This showed an increase of
1858 in five years. At the same rate
of Increase the new census to be taken
next year would give Perth Amboy a
population at the present time of
,47,817.
But there is every reason to believe
that Perth Amboy has grown much
more rapidly during the last five years
than 1t did the five years previous to
1918. A conservative estimate of
Perth Amboy's population today is be-
tween fifty and ffty-five thousand
people.
A federal census is taken once every
ten years. 1t Is the means by which
the government a~scertains the increase
in the population, the statistics con-
corning agriculture and the vital in
formation concerning the resources of
the nation. In short. it is a great ma
tional inventory and is of the utmost
Importance for the successful
ment of public affairs.
Because tke census is of such vital
Importance 1t is the duty of every pa
triotic citizen to assist the census
enumerators in every way possible.
There is a certain apprehension on
the part Of the people, particularly
those of foreign birth or extraction,
that their answers to the enumerator's
questions will cause increased taxa
ton, legal entanglements, or other
consequences injurious to their well
fare. This idea must be dlspelled. The
questions asked are of a personal
nature, to be sure, but they are in
%quiries that are defined by act of con-
gress and the law requires that they be
kept strictly confidential.
The work Of taking the census will
begin January 2. Any time during
the two weeks following that late you
may expect an enumerator to call. Be
prepared for him. therefore, and give
him the information he requires with
out fear and without hesitation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
THE PAY.
Editor VENIN NEWS:

VIII you be kind enough to allow
me a few lines in your valuable paper
for the following article pertaining to
the patrolmen's raise:
To my knowledge, the Board of AL
dermen OF this city gave the patrolmen
permission to have the raise in pay
placed on the ballot to let the voters
decide if they are in favor of same or
not.
In regard to the raise the voters
answered with a three thousand ma
joTity in favor if 1t.
Each of the six wards are represent
ed by an alderman who is elected by
the people n in each of these wards
THE voters were in favor of the cops
raise by a large majority.
Now may l ask. is this one alderman
of each ward going against the will OF
these voters who voted for the in
crease. Every voter understood what
the increase would be. 1t was print
ed IN very plain English on the ballot.
1t did not call for a bonus but for a
fiat $500 increase.
The EVENING NEWS gave the
patrolmen credit in an editorial a few
days after election commenting them
on the way they went about to Sc
cure their increase. The patrolmen
of this city did not take the way the
police OF Boston did to secure their IN.
crease for an example.
Why do they have to go through all
this red tape after the people voted
for their increase, is 1t because the
aldermen believe they are not entitled
to a fair living salary to keep Their
families fed and clothed properly OF
is 1t because they think the cost oil
] living IL coming down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Rational leaders will arise in the
nations legislative bodies. the seers
promise, and these leaders will have
spiritual as well as mental vision,
Venus is In a threatening aspect for
the affairs of m 1t is not an
suspicious day for them to pursue any
public ambitions.
The stars are not friendly to ro-
nance today. 1t is not a lucky we'd
ding day.
Ancient lore held aspects similar to
the one hat rules as exceedingly un-
favorable for the wearing of new
clothing, since accidents are likely to
befall and garments will not be in any
way satisfactory.
Theatrical affairs should be safe
guarded. New productions should be
delayed, If possible, for Venus Is In
evil place for all who would please
the public.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of an active and success
full year. Those who are employed
should be especially diligent.
Children born on this day are likely
to be clever. industrious, generous and
resourceful. These subjects of Sagit-
tarius are generally successful in
business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Very well. We know what DR..
Wolfram did in spite of his rotten
hole methods. He upset the health
board and doubled its appropriation
Now, If the Red Cross, by adopting
the opposite course and pleasing every
body by putting the soft pedal on the
disegreeable things. can accomplish a
great deal more than DIR. Wolfram
did it will be evident that DR.. Wolfram
made a mistake. Results this year
will tell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
PUBLIC OPINION
SUNDAY MOVIES.

Perth Amboy, N. j.
Dec. s, 1919.
Editor EVENING NEWS:
On behalf Of the people of Perth
Amboy who believe in Law and Order,
I nave issued a formal protest against
the socalled Actors Benefit consisting
of vaudeville and motion pictures. to
be given at the Strand, Sunday, Dec.
IA, 1919. Mr.. Counihan, who Is re-
sponAble for giving this show, know
ing that 1t is a violation of a state law,
says we have been giving all kinds of
benefits to help war causes, but none
have been in violation of the law Con
Sunday.)
The Firemen were not allowed to
have such benefit or the soldier boys
both these benefits were for local
men n causes near to the heart of
our citizens.
Now if we could not grant these re-
quests and we can see now that they
were to be used for an entering wedge,
how can We allow this violation? We
were told a year 6 that the theatres
of this city would wait until a law
could be passed legalizing Sunday
shows. This law was defeated.
Now let all who believe in Law and
Order rail- to the support of.
The Perth Amboy League for Civic
Betterment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Luke McLuke Says.
If a mans wife vas a stranger ia
him n happened to meet him for
the first time, she would be surprised
to find what a good fellew he Is.
When you are right, yon can afford
to keep you temper. And when you
are wrong o cana't afford to lose
your temper.
Most any married man can tell you
that it Is never too much trouble fol-
his wife to hunt for it.
Any married man who has a date
with a Queen down town can tell you
that Woman's Place Is in the Home
Spoiled stomachs and spoiled chill
dren are always demanding things
that they can't have.
A lot of skinfints go through life
hiding thier and stinginess
behind that respectable word: Econ
ON. :"
When a girl first gets her engage
ment ring she discovers thai it is not
good form to wear gloves when you
are in a street car.
One nice thing about oeieng a news
paper man is hat you do not have
to waste any time examining your
roll when you hear that there is a
new counterfeit $40 bin in circuia-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Daily Horoscope
Wednesday, December 10, 1919.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
NeMSnaDer SYndiCate.l

SOpyIlSA III, 1SIo, ny the NlC1luIS
Newspaper Syndicate.)
While Jupiter, Mercury and Mars
rule strongly for good today, Venus is
adverse. according to astrology.
Initiative in business or commercial
enterprises will be well directed while
this coniguration prevails. and there
will be many new organizations
launched at this time, it is prophesied.
Mercury gives promise to newspaper
men and publishers of every rank that
publicity will. gain more and more
popularity as the new year advances.
There is a sign of greatest promise
for those who follow the law as a pro-
fession. and a judge will attain high
place early in the new year by Presi-
der tial appointment.
Again the stars seem to foreshadaw
benefits for the army which will be re-
organized wisely. Military men are
subject to a direction of the stars that
seems to presage influence and power
in government affairs. although none
will reach highest place.
Big events for the new yea are
Iprophesied. and those most near In
! date will bring many surprises.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

There is Newark, the voters of that
city gave them g. five to one majority
for an increase in the police and fire.
mems pay to $4,000 yearly, and they
are getting 1t.
What the voters of this city decided
should be final. They voted for the
increase, and it should stand.
Why did the city council put the pa
trolmen's raise before the public to
decide If they won't abide by their de-
cision.
I do agree with the EVENING
NEWS that some of the cops are good
and some not so good but why should
the good suffer for the bad.
Thanking you for the space, l re-
main,
Yours truly,
HARRY MARGOL1US,
Voter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Fire Alarm Boxes

23-Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan Streets.
25-Smith Street and Central r. r,
26-Market and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue and Paterson st.
2S-Hlgh and Lewis Streets.
35-Smith and High Streets.
Brunswick Ave. and New st.
37-Smith and State Streets.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works.
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford st.
45-Commerce and Front Streets.
Estate and Washington Streets.
54-State st. and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker st. and Pulaski Ave,
56-Hall Ave. and Charles st.
57-State and Wayne Streets.
5S-Near United Lead Works.
59-Maurer.
62-Washington n First Streets.
63-New Brunswick Ave, and Elm st.
64-Smith Street and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Streets.
|72-Front and Smith Streets.
|73-Water and Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street,
S1-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
S2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
S3-Amboy Ave. and Washington st.
S4-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street.
S5-Near City Hospital.
87-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
S6-Cleveland and Brace Avenues.
92-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street.
93-Lawrence and Francis Streets.
94-Neville tombstone Streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

He started out on a Joy Ride,
That made people tremble and
curse;
He was speed-crazed and rash,
But he stopped with a crash
And he took the last lap in O.
heQrEa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
"Crying Need" Ia Good

The esteemed Cincinnati Enquirer
had an editorial the other day deplor-
ing race suicide in France and deplor-
ing the fact that so few children are
born in France. And the caption on
the editorial was: 1.-THE Crying Need
Of France"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OH TO CHEDITORS
Harold M. Beekman, executor of
Adele Manning Stevenson. deceased, by
direction of the Surrogate of the Coun-
the creditors of the said Adele Manning
Stevenson to BRING in their debts, de-
mands and claims against the estate of
the said deceased. under oath or affir-
nation, within nine months from this
date, or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against the said
executor.
Dated, October 81. 1919.
HAROLD M. BEEKMAN,
Executor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

In Kentucky a Teller named Hacker,
Was what's known as a hard-boiled
corn cracker.
He helped vote out the booze,
Though much did he yooze,
But he's darned il hell vote out ter
hacker. -T-Cat-O.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Run Down.
81 have felt run down all after
noon," sighed Mrs. Gabb, at the sup
per table.
run down" said Mr.. Gabb "This
Is Tuesday, isn't it?"
Yes" replied Mrs Gabb. "Why?"
You failed to attend the weekly
meeting of your Woman's Knitting
And Knocking Club this afternoon,
didn't your"
Yes" admitted Mrs. Gabb.
"And you wonder why you felt run
down ali sf~ternoon?" demanded Mr..
Gabb
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

81 know one thing that is usually
good to be true" remarked Jones.
Whats that2" asked Smith.
1.-THE epitaph," replied Jones.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
BITS OF BY-PLAY
BY LUKE Mel IKE
Copyright, 1919. tho Cincinnati Inquirer


The gabby fellow is a bone,
You should learn this when young
For you will never hold your own,
Till you can hold your tongue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Will B.. Meek lives in Louisville,
KY, but Arthur Meeker lives in Chi
cage, III.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

We hope that the Corn Fed will
not embarrass NJ. Barris by going
into Kelly q McAIinden's in Perth
Amboy, N. J..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Member of The Associated press

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication of all
news dispatches crsditsd 20 II or not
also the local news published herein.
The EVENING NEWS is also q mem
Der of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association and tho Audit Bureau
of Circulation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Deep Stuff

Hod Clark must have discovered an
oasis somewhere. Anyway, he was
feeling good enough to get these two
out of his system:
We have had the glacial and
the stone age, etc. But this must be
the Shortage.
Could booze hounds be called the
Ours of drink?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

If you have any legal work you
want done in thai territory you might
let Tom Cheatham, the Cuero, Texas,
attorney, attend to it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Subscription Price-By mail, including
postage and war tax. l month. 65 cents;
i year, $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
OrfuI!

OrfulI
The Rummy staggered out of the
Blind Tiger and rested his load of
Shellac against q pole.
"Gee." sighed the Rumnny. "Im
glad I amt q Canadian"
why are you glad you amt a Ca
madam" asked the Cop.
Just imagine havin' a jag and a
pair of snowshoes on at the same
time" replied the Rummy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Our Daily SpeCial,

Doctor Dawyer is q dentist in Ger
mantown, Penn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

As through our language, friends,
hunt
Disgust to me 1t brings;
Why do we say a man Is blunt,
Because he says sharp things?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Kickcrs and Grabhers.

The centipede's a decent chap,
At him you should not take a rap
When one you scan:
He has a thousand legs, and vet,
H doesn't kick as much, I'll bet
As any man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Luke McIUke Saws.

Fortune Is Never as Faithful a.
Misfortune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

The EVENING NEWS is always glad
TO receive communications from its
readers, but letters intended for pub
lication must Ne reasonable In length
and must be signed by the name and
address Of the writer. If requested the
name viii not be published unlesA per-
sonalities are INDUCED in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

I like the failure who displays
Some sand and tried to win a prize;
The mar who fails deserves more
praise
Than the poor dub who never tries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Firms Is Firms.

Firms Is FIRMS
Jay & Hattie,
Undertakers,
Lansing, Mich.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Telephone 400-4O1

]. LOGAN CLEVENGER, Editor.
P. OLMSTEAD, Business Manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

Entered at postof1ce at Perth Amboy.
N. j., as second class mall matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

BRANCH oFFICES-New York: f. r.
Northrup, 500 Fifth Avenue Chicago:
Suite 1910, Association Building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09
Luke McLuke.

Luke McLuke.
The octopus still has his way
or reaching for things every day,
Though large or small;
While tentacles one we'll may fear,
He has naught on the profteer
Who grabs It all.
Canton (Ohio) News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-09

s477-1o-2s-et oew Tues.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

He regards the winner of the
Beckett-Carpentier match as his
next logical opponent and will glad
ly make match provided bids for
purse and place are left open to the
world"
Accounts of the training of
Beckett and Carpenter give the
Frenchman much the better of the
early predictions for their battle to
be decided in London December 4.
Beckett is very popular among the
British sportsmen and in his own
country, but there are legions of
hackers willing to stand squarely
behind Carpenter, and from all &C
counts the Frenchman is getting
into much better condition than his
rival.
While Americans are inclined to
believe that Beckett will be the win
ner of this engagement, since Car
pentier has been out of the ring for
the last five years and has not had
a battle of such severity as would
prepare him for a. test, several Brit
ons, who have recently come here.
are wagering that Carpenter will be
the victor. They assert that Beckett
is much overrated and that Carpen-
tier is far the better boxer. They
expect Carpenter to win on points
in 20 rounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
Injunction Restraints
Holding American
. League Ball Meet

New York. Nov. 30-An injunc-
ton restraining President Ban B.
Johnson from attempting to hold the
annual meeting of the American
Base Ball league which he had called
for December 10, in Chicago, has
been obtained by the owners of the
New York club, they announced to-
night. The injunction is incorpor-
ated in an order, procured from Su-
rreme Court Justice Newburger,
which requires Johnson and the St.
Louis and Cleveland clubs to show
cause before the supreme court here
tomorrow why the order should not
be made permanent.
An affidavit by T. L. Huston, one
of the owners of the New York club,
alleges that Johnson and James C..
Dunn, president of the Cleveland
club, in which it is alleged that John
son is financially interested to the
extent of $4,000, have refused to
attend any meetings called by the
board of directors in regard to the
Carl Mays case and that Johnson lis
taking a course designed to defeat
resolutions adopted at the various
meetings"
,Guatemala's first plant for the
manufacture of Portland cement has
been started by American interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

the war the leading boxing writers
were sure that Young Ahearn was a
formidable candidate for the worlds
heavyweight title. They dubbed
him John Bulls Boy" and went
into ecstacies over his science and
hitting ability.
| Just about that time Gunboat
Smith went to England and made
very poor showing with Georges
Carpenter. The Gunner was a
roughhouse fighter, whose ring tao
tics were altogether different from
!, what the conservative English
thought real boxer should display
and so their opinion OF American
heavyweights in general was still
further distorted.
Not having seen Beckett in action
it may be as hard to Judge him from
this side of the -lantic as it is for
the English fol. ,ers of boxing to
get true line of Dempsey's ability,
but it seems safe to predict that he
would be able to make Dempsey ex-
tend himself.
Beckett is nothing more than
novice, and even though he NAV be
of good material. he entirely lacks
experience.
Beckett has yet to meet good
second rater. Therefore he has had
no chance to learn what real fighting
means. He has not even seen a man
OF Dempsey's caliber in action.
Carpenter Mystery,
However, it will be time enough
to get excited over a Beckett-Demp-
sey match when the Englishman has
disposed of Georges Carpenter,
who he meets December 4. Carpen-
tier himself has always been more
or less of mystery to American
boxing followers.
Carpenter reached the height of
his ability just before the war start
ed. At that time he probably was
a formidable heavyweight, Judging
by his contests with Joe Jeanette
and Gunboat Smith, although he lost |
the decision to Jeanette and was on
the floor taking the count when he
won the bout from Smith on an al |
legged foul.
But the French war hero has done
no serious ring fighting in over four
years, so it stands to reason he is
far below his best form. There is
not one chance in hundred that he
will be able to regain his best form.
Fo- that reason Beckett may be able
to beat him and still fail to show
match for Dempsey.
If Beckett wants to be taken seri-
ously as a contender for Dempsey's
title he should first dispose Of one
or two of the leading American COLI