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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

whose vistas are wide. nlimitable, ana
what may be the psychological
KEYNOTE of a pastoral and peasant
people, shepherd kings, whose wnoIe
Corporate national life has been one
long test of endurance that in the
end has tired out Turk, Teuton, Siav'
and even Destiny herself7 A musical
wine-loving, hospitable race; warm,
generous, and combatives proud ana
vain lowered with the curse or fteu-
ben, with a total incapacity to unl.e
on great issues and the power 10
"Imagine this people, It's gods stili
the bards of the victor's camp, CUT
off from all the world we know py It's
Turanian tongue. whose beau
ty chained III admlrallon
~ CARDINAL Mezzofanti (who
is said to have spoken IS languagesl.
but maintaining its own as a minorl'y
bv sheer force of character IN mat
strange p~entecostal mosaic OF &
creed. and caste which until reeentiy
held the Danube and the Centrai
Plain of Austria Hungary.
Imagine a virile stock when can
still sit and think, can fall into gieani-
ing frenzy ss its harp or picture-poss
storms a delicate imagination Win
deed: q race when com
bine the Buddhist aversion from &C
tion with the Celtic instinct OF op-
,sos;tion: improvident, lavish. naive
~ charmed at the courtesy of the
stranger: simple, with the
lust of pleasure to n eye; sensitive
10 its inmost chords to ntlene
a passionate, dreamy race OF fatai-
iste. the true Asian mystery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21
EXPLANATION NEEDED

II is almost too much to expect that the people will pass over the
letter Of Max A. Shapiro, which was published in the EVENING
NEWS Thursday, without some kind Of an explanation on the part OF
the city officials
Mr.. Shapiro asks the aldermen to explain why they accepted a bid
whereon they will be compelled to pay SLIPS more than the market
price for the Mack truck and 800 more than the market price for the
Seldom truck. 1t is stated that any individual can go to any agency
selling the Mack truck and purchase identicaly the same machine
that the city has bought for 1925, whereas, according to the con-
tract, the city is to pay $3.50.
Naturally, the people join with Mr.. Shapiro in asking, whys
The same thing applies to the Seldom truck. I'll claimed that the
regular market price for the Seldom truck is $5,925, yet the city pro,
poses to pay $6,625.
Why should the city pay more for the same article than an indi-
vidualf
But Mr.. Shapiro goes further and shows that the Seldom truck is,
excepting for a few minor details, exactly the same as the Sanford
truck, yet the Sanford truck could have been bought by the city
1880 cheaper than the city will pay for the Seldom machine.
The public in general is not interested in who sells the Sanford
truck or who sells the Seldom truck; neither do they care who is the
local agent for the Mack truck. 1t is the duty Of the city officials to
save as much money as they can for the taxpayers; they should handle
public funds rs carefully as they would their own.
If the figures presented by Mr., Shapiro in his letter to the EVEN
ING NEWS are correct, they are too serious to be ignored.
With tax rates soaring every year, a few hundred or a thousand
dollars saved on this and that purchase amounts to a great deal in the
aggregate. Of course, the city should have the best obtanable for the
money, but there is no excuse for paying more than the market price
neither is there excuse for buying a certain machine when a machine
almost identicany the same can be bought for 5 1850 cheaper.
til up to the aldermen to explain a little.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21


Any time a man points an unload
60 gun q you In fun. hit him as hard
as you can. Better to have his ave
! mourning for a week or two than
Y your relatives in mourning for
a year or two. W
And there is the kind Of man who
.nlnks tnat he once paid 25
cents for a fifty cent supper At a
Church social he has paid his way
into Heaven.
Ever notice that the more cheap
rings a girl has on he RINGERS the
more her hair and hat need fixing.
1t is web to remember that you
giving them advice.
Funny how sleepy a man can get
in Church at IL A. NJ. when the
Preacher Is starting his sermon and
how wide-awake he can be in a
Theatre at IL p. M. when q girl is
starting her shimmy dance.
OF course It Is none of his business.
But every man thinks 1t Ia his busi-
ness when an old man marries a
young girl.
Any time you 60 to the theatre
with a man friend don't leave the
seat coupons in you'll pocket. II your
wife even finds them nothing in the
world can make her believe that
some painted blonde didn't use the
other coupon.
We do not wonder that there are
so many divorces nowadays Many
a bride Is making Affinity eyes al the
best man while the Preacher il ty-
ing the knot.
A lot of men won't remember 1913
as the year Peace was declared. But
they win always remember IL as the
last year Book Beer made its appear
ance.
her hair. But q man gets his head
shaved 50 you can see his big ears.
Don't worry about your enemies
You always knew where they stand
that Is o than you can ~ about
your friends.
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Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
THE ID HOUR

I'm saddest when I sing old songs of love and home; for
neighbors come and fling big dornicks at my DOME My voice is like
the wall of some sick wolverine; I ought to be in jail for using It,
1 ween. The neighbors cry, by jing cut out that CHASTITY chant"
/ dearly love t. sing, because 1 know I can't At some things I
excel; at knitting I'm a 10; but I would rather yell than anything /
know. We mortals r perverse; we'd always rather do the things
that we do worse than any one in view. There always is in reach
some melancholy M who cannot make q speech, and yet is bound
to try. Some fellow with long hair will punch piano keys, although
his friends declare his talent tastes of cheese. Some weary, mourn
full bore hands out a story stale, and thinks we ought to roar with
laughter at the tale One things beyond ny skill L cannot sing
for prunes; and SO I'm bound to trIL and murder useful tunes. And
then the neighbors come, and gather round my shack, at eve, when
frefes hum along their glowing track; they seek my cottage door,
the men of hill and dale, and for an hour o more they ride me
on a rail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21
Observations

One reason why the Chinese objected to recognition Of the Monroe
Doctrine in the league constitution was because of Japan will inter-
pref it as recognition of her doctrine in the Orient.
Conservatives might be willing to swallow some of these new era
doctrines if they could scratch off the Bolsheyiki label.
We are now building 43S new fighting ships with which to en-
force brotherly love and everlasting peace.
Collecting the indemnity from Germany may require keeping up
. force that will cost more than the indemnity is worth.
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FINISH TT RIGHT

We'll, folks, this is the beginning of the end.
The peace treaty is about to be signed; the boys are coming home
as fast as ships can be found to carry them, and now the last Liberty
Loan campaign is on.
Sounds fine, doesn't iti
He $ a pretty small American who would quit now lay down on
the job; crawl out from under the load.
There were no cutters in this war except Russia
Who is there that enMes Russia todayf
Every loyal American citizen should buy notes in this Victory
Liberty Loan even if it takes the last cent he has.
For If he gives his last cent to help pay for the wonderful victory
that has been achieved, he still has his life and an opportunity to earn
more.
That's more than can be said for the boys lying To-Day oenea'h
the peoples on Flanders field.
Those fellows over there gave life itself in order that the victory
might be accomplished.
Here we find people who grumble because to buy bonds will re-
quire pinching and saving for the next few months. u
How picayune they appear in comparison with the fellows over
there who will never come home to enjoy the fruits Of the victory for
which they fought.
They went away from homes and loved ones; they gave up then
opportunity to make their pile; they sailed away in the stiffness OF the
night gnmly declaring that 1--WE won't come back till it's over, over
there" WV
They didn't -~--~~~
Are we, then, to quit before II ii over, over heref
We are not asked to offer our lives.
We are not asked to GIVE our dollars, even.
We are asked merely to LEND some money to Uncle Sam for
three or four years until he can wipe out some bills that he has in
Cured while making victory sure, after which he will pay it all back
again with interest.
How can we, who call ourselves patriots, deny that much, even
If it does ''strap' us for the time being, when we consider the boys
lying beneath the peoples on Flanders field, who would gladly not
only lend, but GIVE their money ifthey but had the chance that each
one of us, the living, have today.
--Goae1df thenssE@k snsf II you ti4ak your lot is q hard one
think of the other fellow.
The lob has been a wonderful success. Let's finish it right.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

You can't blame a woman for SAIL
ing her husband a brute wnen he
gets his back up like a camel. and
roars ike q lion. and kicks X q
mule.
toned man who used to put in all of
his time denouncing the Robber
|Trustsf
No matter how flat-chested . girl
may be, she knows that she would
look good in a low-necked dress II
she had one TO wear
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

She paints her cheeks a bright ear
mine,
And We tell you, on the level.
That though she thinks that she
looks fine,
She looks ujst like the-Old Nick.
-Cedartown (Ga. Standard.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

Loud in her dress is Rosie Rice,
She thinks gay clothes are swell:
She wears a bird OF paradise.
And yet she looks hke-Hades.
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21
Bits of By-Pldu
BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
Inquirer.

AlQulIcIs sH- aH
Strange.
He is a mystery to me,
For, though his ways are wrong.
In spite of his shortcomings, he
Sure seems to get along.
Oh!
ords 2" asked Mr.. Naybor, who had
just bought a new %squealing machine.
THE one that haven't been made
yet" replied Mr.. Nextdoor.
More About Mary.
Mary had a little face,
No bigger than a cup;
But it took Mary four whole hours
To doll the blame thing up.
Mean Brutei
The Inspector for the telephone
company had called on the business
man.
zone Of our operators claims that
you used abusive language to her."
said the Inspector.
TT merely called her a camel ex-
planned the business man.
But why did you call her a
camel? asked the Inspector.
1T wanted her to get a hump on"
replied the business man.
Mercyi
I see her knees. / have to frown,
How carless girls have grown!
A girl once yanked her dress clear
down
To hide her ankle bone.
On His Knees.
fDid you propose to her on your
- 49, 9Th
Eyes," replied Brown. That's where
her."
Advice To Wives
At this small rhyme you should not
sneeze,
1t may save you some saghs:
The harder Friend Wife is to please,
The less Friend Husband tries.
He Is Now President Of the Road
(Coldwater (Ohio) Chrpnicle.)
Luke, what's become of the Paddy
on the railroad" who used to work
from sunup to sunset fer 90 cints a
day?
Alta Boy!
Will I. Spade, of Hamilton. Ohio. is
doing some digging on h farm OF
Thad Straub. former Mayor of Ham
ilton.
GOsht
Some men put you at your ease
when you meet them. But what we
started to say was that Z. NJ. Barrass
Is a telegraph messenger In the Pos
tai Company at Nashville, Tenn.
Bless You, My Childreni
puddv Gnardhouse 10 engaged to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21
Bless You, My Childreni

Bless YOu, My Cnildreni
Buddy Guardhouse is engaged to
Eleanor clearinghouse. Both live In
Cincinnati. and his house is W doors
from her house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21
Inke McInke Saw

A Groundless Rumor Covers A Lot
OF Ground.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

Timothy Fooey lives at TT. Wayne,
Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

But She Isn't.
Mrs. b. Home of Peoria, Ill, Is
leading the women bowlers at the
bowling tournament.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

There's q Reasoni
He is a wonder. you'll agree,
i speak of Oswald Pound;
He has no faults at all. But he
Is six feet under ground.
Luke McLuke.
She is a Jewel. there's no doubt,
/ speak of Ina Gold:
She never flirts, or tell a fib-
She's only four months old.
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
No evil does he yer speak
Or listen to. like some;
/ now allude to Adam Meek
And he is deaf and dumb.
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

Advice To Wives
At this small rhyme you should not
sneege,
1t may save you some sighs:
The harder Friend Wife is to please,
The less Friend Husband tries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

GOshi
Some men put you at your ease
when you meet them. But what we
started to say was hat Z. NJ. Barrass
Is a telegraph messenger in the Pos
tai Company at Nashville. Tenn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

On His Knees.
"Did you propose to her on your
knees?" asked Smith.
EYES," replied Brown. That's where
she was sitting when I proposed to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

Alta BOyy
Will I. Spade, of Hamilton, Ohio. Is
doing some digging on the farm of
Thad Straub, former Mayor of Ham
ilton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

He Is Now President of the Road
(Coldwater (Ohio) Chrpnicle.)
Luke, what's become of the Paddy
on the railroad" who used to work
from sunup to sunset fer 90 cints a
fay9
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

what are the photograph rec
just bought a new %squealing machine.
THE ones that haven't been made
yet" replied Mr.. Nextdoor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

Mercy
I see her knees. / have to frown,
How carless girls have grown!
A girl once yanked her dress clear
down
To hide her ankle bone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-21

More About Mary.
Mary had a little face,
No bigger than a cup:
But it took Mary tour whole hours
To doll the blame thing up.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
ALMOST CIVIL WAR

LONDON, March 13-Dispatches received here from Dusseldorf, Ger many state that the revolt of the rad icals has assumed such alarming pro- portions in the latter city, as to as- sume the aspect of civil war. The fighting between the government forces and radicals is being carried on in such ferocious manner as to alarm the leaders of both factions who have tried to intervene and stop the slaughter and destruction of pro perty.
 The rank and file of both parties are giving little heed to the advice of their leaders, both sides seemingly only caring for the damage which they can infiict upon their opponents.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
MAY ATTACK BERLIN

LONDON, March 13-Continental advices state that the German radicals undaunted by the defeat inflicted up on them in Berlin are gathering a considerable body of adherents to their cause and are menacing Berlin from the southeast.
 Large bodies of well armed radi- calls are reported to be marching upon Berlin and serious fighting is expect ed to result should the loyal troops and the radicals engage in battle.
 The government is making all necessary preparations to give the radicals an extreme warm reception should the latter endeavor to attack Berlin in hopes of capturing the city.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
AGREE ON GERMAN ARMY

PARIS, March 11-It has been un- officially stated that the Allied Peace Delegates have finally agreed on the terms to be offered Germany, regard ing the military establishment Ger many will be allowed to keep up after peace has ben declared
 By the terms to be offered, Ger many will only be allowed a strictly volunteer army consisting of not more than one hundred thousand men.
 Her armament will be limited to what will be absolutely necessary for such a force and only few aircrafts which can be used for offensive pur- poses will be allowed her.
 Her force will thus be only suffi-
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
RIoTING IN PROVINCES

COPENHAGEN. March 13-Dis- patches received from Germany state that rioting continues almost un- checked in the German provinces.
 The German government is report ed to be doing it's utmost to suppress the radicals but owing to her small military force and the extent and pre- valence of the disturbances, the gov ernment has a herculean task to pre- form.
 Owing to the disturbances occurr- ing in widely separated districts and the inability of the German govern ment of having sufficient forces every where, the task of restoring and maintaining order is becoming stead fly more difficult.
 The manufacturing districts are the propogating ground for the radical doctrines finding a vent in the recent disturbances. Unemployment and food shortage are the most serious causes for the present revolutionary sentiment of the German workres.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
MARINE WORKERS STILL IDLE

NEW YORK, March 11-Twenty thousand longshoremen and seven thousand Marine workers are still idle.
 The strikers have cancelled their agreement with he Railroad Admin istration, accusing the latter of aiding the employers, who refuse to live up to the agreement entered upon by the strikers and the arbitrators.
 Several thousand strikers, who have already returned to work threat en to suspend their labor if the em- ployers who refuse to abide by the decision of the arbitrators are all lowed to persist in their attempts to ignore the settlement agreed upon.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
ZURICH. March S-DisDatcf

ZURICH, March S-Dispatches re- eeiyed here from Hungary state that s plot to overthrow the present Hun garian government and restore ex Emperor Charles to the throne of Hungary has been discovered barely in time to prevent it's consumation.
 Many members of the Hungarian nobility are reported to have been im- plicated in this plot, but the author tics. being we'll informed about the machnations of the cosnpirators nip ped the plot in the bud by arresting many Gf The leaders, who are 70 he tried by courtmartial.
 The Hungarian nobles have been reluctant to relinquish their hereto fore shprerie control over Hungarian affairs to the common people of their country,
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
MAY STRIKE

BOSTON, March 13-Ofiicials of the local water front unions have in- formed the authorities, that in the event of any transports bringing troops from overseas, bound for New York, should owing to the strike of New York Harbor workers be divert ed to Boston to be discharged, all water front employees in the latter city would go on strike immediately.
 The Boston unions have been mo- tified by the New York strikers that it is contemplated to divert trans ports from New York to Boston to as sist the employers in breaking the pending strike of the Harbor workers in New York.
 The Boston waterfront employees agreed to resist every effort of the em- ployees to use them as strike breakers and to use all legitimate means of as sisting the strikers in New York to gain their just demants.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
ARREST HOUSEWIVES

NEW YORK, March 13-One hun dred and fifty persons suspected of being Bolsheviks have been arrested here. After a thoro examination of the supects all but four of them were released. These four alleged Bolshe- yiks are held on a charge of being implicated in a plot to overthrow the present American government.
 Secret Service officials who have made the arrests state, that records have been seized which contain the names of hundreds of individuals turnout the United States which are in sympathy with Bolshevik doctrines.
 All these will be arrested and ex- amined by the authorities.
 The officials responsible for the discovery of this extensive plot claim that it has supporters in every state in the Union and that some startling revelations will be made when all those implicated will have been ar rested and questioned.
 Some individuals prominent in the american Labor movement are re- ported to be implicated by the re- cords found in the possession of the prisoners held in this city.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
the United States.
CLERKS sTRIKE

ATLANTA. Georgia. March 14--~ Fourteen hundred railway clerks ena- ployed on southern railroads have gone on a sympathic strike to ass.r the railway clerks. of three souther1e roads inSth strike
 The strikers demanded sn increase in their wages which was peremptor- fly refused by the companies.
 The traffic on all southern rail roads has been completely paralyZe& owing to the action taken by the re- mainder of the railway clerks.
 The Federal wage adjustment board has taken a hand and is inyes- tigating the grievances of the strikers
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15

OTTAWA, March S-It has been an- nounced that the Canadian govern ment has appointed commission to investigate the feasibility of establish fug commercial routes from Edmon- ion Alberta to the Yukon gold fields.
 The Canadian Commercial Associa- .zicns have petitioned the Canadian government to esta blish if possible an independent outlet for their products to the Yukon, claiming that although 1t would entail a considerable ex- penditure of money, the commercial gain thru the establishment of a di- rect all Canadian route would be of inestimable advantage. An immense territory would also be opened up for new settlers, as the northern country thru which the route would have to pas5. has enormous possibilities for the development of it's agriculture, mining and other resources.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
CAPITALISTS UsE SABOTAGE

WASHINGTON, March 13-Of1- cials of the Department of Labor de- clare that the American capitalists have virtually gone on strike and that the big money interests are holding back American industries for the pur- pose of forcing down wages.
 The officials accuse the money pow CT of being responsible for most of the strikes which have occurred in the United States, and that their ac- tion in hampering American industry, declared to be refined method of sabotage is entirely responsible for the unrest of the laboring classes in the United States.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
Go BACK TO WORK

SEATTLE, March 1.-The Seattle shipyard workers have gone back to work under the old wage scale. their strike having been failure.
 Work in the shipyards has been re- sumel and business has become en- tireiy normal again.
 Many of the striking shipbuilcers seeing the hopelessness of the strike had left fo~ other f:cIds. .Yhile the ma. jnlity of the worker remaining here were .or' cd to acknowledge defeat.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
AMERICANS AND LAPS Cr.,,u

WASHINGTON, March H. -AHer,~ can Ambassador Reinsch repo, ,e; t0 the State Department that ctash ha:y occurred between American soldiers and Japanese police at Tien- rsim~ Chira
 The trouble is being investigated by American Legation officials.
 No mention was made in Ambassa- dor Reinsch's report of the raiding of the Japanese Consulate at TIen- Tsin which had been reported from Pekin.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
TRANSPORTS TO LEAVE

NEW YORK, March 13-The tieup of the transports, which were unable to proceed owing to the strike of the local water front workers has ended.
 The officials of the strikers have agreed to supply enough men for coaling the transports so they can pro- ceed on their trip to Europe to carry American soldiers back to this coun- try to be semobilized.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-03-15
RIVETERS STRIKE

SEATTLE, March 14-One thous- and riveters employed in local ship yards have gone on. strike alleging that the companies discriminated against some of their members who were prominent in the late strike, when applying for reinstatement at different shipyards.
 The riveters also demand the pay ment of a bonus above thes cale set by the Macy Adjustment Board last August.
 This strike, unless settled soon will delay he completion of many ships now on the ways in the local ship building yards.