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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
D|G MERGER OF LOCAL HOTELS.
 IS ANNOUNCED
Six Well Known Hotels Taken Over By Local Firm and Will Be Renovated
 and Refurnished
,en5amin coronbium of the Alex

| 'sHJalIIH NOIOhUIun or ' n e-- AleA
 lntos company, announces that he
 s consummated a deal for six large Birmingham hotels and will operate them under one management after thoroughly renovating and equipping them with every modern convenience. This big merger involves the following hotels, the Metropolitan. the Exchange,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21

A fuel for steam boilers developed by a New York scientist is made from coal dust and oil, mixed with secret sub stance that prevents the coal from set ting to the bottom of the oil
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
THE MEMBERSHIP FORUM

Tho first membership Forum of the Board of Trade yesterday was
. oreat success. II got the members together. II W a te means u
nstructing them on a subject that is OF great importance 10 'o i"".
veIfare Of this city. 1t helped develop the spirit of cooperation ao
continuation of such meetings will tend to bring about a UNITY o.
o.tio, in the city without which little can be accomplished.
There r a great many topics that should be discussed III a sim
;r topics that have to do with things that are closest 10 .'
oaoale of Perth Amboy and that enter into the city S everyday le l
nosta desirable that there should be a general understanding OF thes
g. ia ma al the hest WAYS TO reach this understanding is to hav'
The various matters explained just as the proposed treaty revision pe
ween New York and New Jersey was explained yesterday
Much good can be accomplished for ferth Amooy III Just TIN
uv nis II \, hoped that yesterdays Forum is only the beginning o
yreat nan similar affairs and that they will grow III popularity ant
he the means of arousing a new civic spirit in the community
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
PROCEED WITH THE MEMORIAL

While it is true that a bill has been introduced IN te siSia'
nroviding for the appointment of a commission TO take care oil eho
os for soldiers that different communities plan to erect, we d moi pe-
Ieye that there is anything in the bill that will interfere with the work
ING of any civic committee as far as planning for sueh a emo
deciding what the form of the memorial will take. ....e
m hin if passed. will provide for a commission of five of which
tho mayor himself shall be one, to take charge of the erection OF sueh
: memorial hut such a commission is not necessarily the body that VIII
decide on the memorial.
II would see as IL the committee already at work IN this city for
lie memorial might continue its work with full yigor and have things
ss nearly ready as possible for the commission should the law provide
for such a way of handling the project, when the bill becomes a law
IL it ever does -
Many cities are ahead of Perth .AmbOy in this matter and it
would seem as if valuable time is being lost Let the mayor commit
ICE proceed with its work. Itis such a representative body that any
thing il decides can but be carried out by any other organization that
a succeed il. Perth Amboy 5 memorial plans ought to be web under
way within a short time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
The EVENING JEWS will not be published tomorrow, Washing
tom Birthday.
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU INDISPENSABLE

That Premier Clemenceau's life will be spared in order that he
may complete the great work Of restoring peace in the world is the
PRAYER of every loyal citizen no matter what country he may belong
to. ''The Tiger as the great French leader is called, has been the
very backbone of the French republic during the trying days of the
war when the outlook was all but hopeless. His iron will and skilled
craftsmanship has served France when practically everyone else
failed.
But today he is needed more than ever, if the fruits of victory are
to be attained. As president of the peace conference he Yields an In
nuence that is felt throughout the world and his determination to
make a peace that will be all that France fought for has placed upon
him a responsibility that France cannot easily shift to anyone else at
this time.
A man of the people, Premier Cemenceau has fought for the
rights of the masses throughout the many years of his busy life. He
has stood steadfast to his republican principles when it meant little
short of death to uphold such ideas. He has lived to see those ideas
Triumph and now, more than ever, is his counsel and advice needed to
place those principles in a position where they can never again be
challenged.
Reports are that the premier has been but slightly wounded. But
even a slight wound for a man of his years is serious enough. II tt IS to
be hoped that his recovery will be speedy and that he soon will be able
TO resume his place at the head of the great deliberations that are now
going on at Paris.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Daily HN osc0be
Saturday, February %, 1919

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
Early in the morning of this day
Venus is in benefic aspect, but later
Saturn and Uranus rule with evil
power, according to a%strology.
The seers forecast trouble over
mines and mining affairs. Uranus
is in a place making for misunder-
standings and conflicts between en-
ployers and employees.
1t is not a fortunate sway for the
aged, who should watch the health
and avoid excitement, which will be
particularly dangerous under this
| planetary government
Occultists declare that the solution
of human problems al this time of
readjustment depends on the recog-
milton of the brotherhood of man and
the acceptance of the law OF love
as the guide.
this days work. and they should
practice concentration and conserva-
ton OF energy.
1t is a fairly lucky sway for love
affairs, IL the middle-aged or old are
not concerned in them.
While many young will marry, the
romantic influence of thu stars will
not be confined to them, and persons
past youth may make foolish alii-
ances.
Entertainments of every sort
should be fortunate tonight and
theatres should prosper.
The rise of new theatrical stars.
and the acceptance OF better plays
are prognosticated for the world OF
drama.
Religious agitation and disturb
tances that have some sort OF politi-
cal significance are foretold.
Public health will occupy more
and more attention as the spring ad-
vanceS. s
Washington, ID. C, ONE under a
sway making for much excitement.
Congress will begin a new session
marked by sensational events, the
seers declare.
| Persons whose birthdate il is may
have rather an anxiou year. They
should safeguard both health and
business.
Children born on this day may be
careless and happy-go-lucky. These
| subjects of Pisces often have uuusua.
psychic powers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
IIaw, Iiaw!

Private IL. II Hall sends us the fol-
lowing from France:
Two Irishmen, members of q British
regiment, were pretty well liquored
up and in going back to their trench
wandered nto a German dugout by
mistake. They found about 90 Ger
mans in the dugout, all asleep. One
OF the Irishmen grabbed his gun and
was about to start in slaughterine the
sleeping Huns, when the other Irish
man grabbed his by h arm and said:
Don't kill them while they are
aslape, Pat. Wake them UP and give
them a chance"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

Willie was a Yankee,
Weinie was a Hun;
Willie had a hand grenade,
Weinie had a gun,
weinie aimed at Willie,
But Willie threw his first;
Willie was hurt a little.
But il hurt Weinie-wurst.
Sam Dawes. Knoxville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Paste This I'm Your Hat.

II does not take long to supplant :.
The mai who whines and says: Il can't
His place is always taken by :.
The man who merely y III Try.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Lake cImke Says.

INtAt tlNihC says
Anyway a thin girl has the ~consola-
tion of knowing that only a little of ii
has to show on the outside.
Nowadays wher a man is worn out
and can't have any fun himself he
spends his money supporting some
Anti Organization that sees to il that
NOBODY else has sny fun-
IL a wcman sees an article adveftis-
cd Tor = cents IN a store down town,
ard she car buy the same article for
IL cents n square from home, she
ave money by paying oarfare both
ways and going down town to get
the article for 10 cents.
WarizelI Before the "a you could
get a can of beer for a nickel and the
bartender would hand you a pretzel
free of charge. Nowadays a can OF
beer would cost you a half dollar and
p~retzels cost about a nickel each.
There isn't much OF a chance for q
man to shine in society when the seat
OF his pants is shiny.
Marriage may be q failure. But
don't let that worry You. { Isn't an,
more OF a failure than remaining sin
gle.
| When a woman is learning to smok.
cigarettes she makes herself sick. And
after she has learned TO smoke then
she makes other people sick.
A man couldn't attract much of 1
crowd by discussing he question
To Whittier Are We Drifting ?" Blu
he is always ure of an enthusiast.
audience when he discusses the ques
ton: "Mhatfu va Have7"
No, Rolo. a smart man isn't a mar
who never makes mistakes. A smar'
| man is one who learns something ev'
! cry time he makes a mistake.
Poor men are always trying 70 give
J you the impression hat they arr
wealthy. And wealthy men are al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

This dope will do you good. my boy,
If you are not too dense;
The only thing there is to luck
Is good, hard common sense.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Tho Wise Fool,

Men admire brainy women" OBJ
served the Sage.
Maybe" continued the Fool. "But
when a man marrles he wants a wo.
mar who doesn't know as much as he
does
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

Dea rLuke: Will o bet that Gin
cinnati will have a new union station
before the Reds win a pennant. or
will you bet the other ways. 7. I.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

Game wardens have been employing
game dogs to locate game concealed
In packages and grips. But after
July l the booze wardens will have to
dig up a new breed of yellow dogs.
known as booze hounds, who can de-
tect liquor hidden in grips.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

You can be equal to the test.
Just hustle and quit signing;
A fellows bound to do his best
II he is always trying.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

"Smit sis a changeable fellow, isn't
hep said Brown.
YES" agreed Jones. why, he's
as changeable as q woman's waist
line"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

A. Is. Il. says Luke Luke is wrong in
claiming that women have too much
sense to wear ear muffs. He claims
that they all wear the hair kind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
GoShN

Maybe you didn't know that Cole
Black, of EFT, KY, is a white man.
But he is,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Bits OF By PLAY
by LUAE AcLUkE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.


Our milkman's soused. It's strange to
see
That fellow with a jag on,
To taste his milk you'd think that he
Was on the water wagon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Art.

Art.
A pink woman
With scarlet lips
Red eyes
And yellow hair,
Dressed
In the altogether.
Save
For a bunch
OF green roses
In her hand
And strip
or purple cheesecloth
Across her torso.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

A wise man with authority thinks
twice and then uses 1t. A fool with
authority uses IL twice and then
thinks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
What?

What has become of the o. {. man
who used to say: 1T runs in the FAM
lily like peg-legs?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
CONSTANCY

If you should waken at the dawn, and IAN
To wake with thoughts of me,
o, I should know 1t, for the sun would paie
On every land and sea.
If should ever fall to dreams at night,
And did not dream of you,
o, you would mark the stars in heavens height
Lose all their silvery hue.
If either of us wander where we met,
Nor think of what we said,
Then shall no blue be in the violet,
Nor any rose be red.
Copyright, 1919. N. Z. Az
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

can always C. A. Taylor in Louisville
Ky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
MAKING BOOKS

-
I'm glad I didn't cross the brine ere Kaiser Bill took In his sign.
My friends all said, you ought to go, and write some rhymes about
the foe, and that will make him throw q at admit he's had enough,
and quit" Three times I packed a large valLe with pipes and socks
and elbow grease. and said, I'll hike acoss the foam'" then changed
my mind and stayed at home. It's fortunate I didn't go. o I'd have
multiplied your woe; for I'm the sort OF busy gent who'd jot down
notes whereer he went and then come home and write . book
a everybody does, gadzook! The presses groan away hke fun. they
urn u warbooks by the ton, and all the gifted inky guys are writ
ing yarns of German spies, of mighty combats here and there. upon
the sea o in the air. Consumers cry We've had enough OF this
30 searching, curdling STUFF! So give u IS cheerful tales once more
8 in tn sunny tales of yore!" But still the presses whang and
cack, and turn out warbooks stack on stack. And thered be one
o more by me had I gone stopping DER the sea. instead Of which
1 stayed at home and kept a pouldce on my dome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
E. OF AMERICANISM

81 believe that the American republic as instituted by the fathers
constitutes the finest system of government ever ordained among men
and affords the machinery for the righting of grievances without re-
sort to violence, tumult, and disorder.
81 believe that every inequality which exists in the social and
economic condition of the American people is traceabe to the sue
eessful demands of interested classes for class legislation, and Ibeleve,
therefore, that practical equality can be obtained under our form of
government by remedial legislation in the interest of the American
people and not in he interest of any body thereof, large or small.
q believe there is no justification in a government where officials
are elected and laws made by the people, for a minority to threaten
bloodshed and anarchy unless the majority shall submit to the will of
the minority. -
- haGc-GnLa .AuaE.nmnGlangs to @akRxS-
-..a D, american citizens. lfauve and
naturalized, who are willing to seek redress for their grievances IN or
,I.rlv and constitutional ways, and believe that all others should De
taupht. peacefully If We can and forcibly if we must, that our country
= ~ an international boarding house nor an anarchist Gale.
81 pledge myself to the support of these principles by my VOICE.
nv vote. and if need be, by my fortune and my life, and promise my
co,ntrv IN train nv children in this most holy faith.
The above is a creed Vice President Marshall suggests Amer1eah
.aont He asks for a straw vote OH it, confidently believing that
large majority of his fellow citizens will place themselves tairy ne
s,,arelv non the side of Amerieanism as Amer1canlsm Is m'erpie'eu
IN Tho creed What do YOU think about 1t? Does 1t present 10 YOU
o.rfect picture of true Americanism? If it doesn t could you chahse
;ts What. if ANYTHING, would You add to it'll Or is there ny 'nh
n word or sentence in the creed which you would ehmlnate'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

ways trying to give you the impression
that they are poor.
And what is going to become of the
small town man who voted dry at
home N came to the Big City to get
Stewed?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
PERTH AMBOY EVENING NEWS

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printed herein and so designated are ssocated Press dis2atche when may
not be lawfully reprinted except by eEo o. ne AsHoeIatea .ag.Ssc,ons as
Catered At the Perth Amboy Post, Office as second Class Matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
SHALL WE BURN OUR PRAYER BOOKS?
BY REV. CHARLES sTEI.zLE

A noted English divine wants us to burn u hymn-books and, apparently,
ne ooesnt place much value upon our prayer pochI ..
He protests against bottled petitions" especially those tat were first
corked up by the fathers of the church, who have been a long time dead.
lie say that the clergymen of today need o offer prayers that deal
with life as it is today, and not as it was in tn day o 4 The patiarchs who
gave u these prayers.
= stock prayers" nay be made a fearful bore-ast this English rector puts
ln-but we aren't tired Of the LORDS rayer It's as good as it "a the
day it was given to thu disciples.
And such hymns as Nearer My God, o Thee" and Rock If Ages
and How Firm a Foundation" will Hve-theyn live because they express
the hopes an aspirations O TIL soul.
1t isn't tina makes a prayer or a hymn a bore-its the fact that it
NEVER wa m good.
Son new hymns are sc abominable that they are almost sacrnegious
They ire II o better than the poorest sort o. ragtme.
And we've all of us heard "impromptu prayers which were so DOR
In ideas n 10 wretched din expression that W @ wondered whether h Lord
wouldn't rather ave something read % Hin that ws really dignifed and
which everently expressed u esnes-eye though someone else, who
a long time ago. Ia have written the prayer-because he felt just as
The Psalms are largely made u p of rayers-and W Q never tire o them
They were written many thousands of years & nut they might just Is we'll
have been written only yesterday, so ia a their application to present-day
are concerned. N
After all, human needs III always the same Abraham felt the same
,heartaches m longtngs OF the sou that his children feel today.
And God is we thu same. ess
Don't let's forget that
Move needn't b o In a hurry to burn our prayer books d or hymn
books just because they're OLD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
ROff

81 thought / asked o for soft.
boiled GIGS. my dear" said Mr.. New
lywed, as he cracked an egg that was
as hard as a baseball. E
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

Aren't they SOFT
Newlywed. "Why, / boiled them for
a half hour They ought to get sort
by that time"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21

Our daily Special.
Most of Our Obstacles Are Home
Made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-17
AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERs.

The Girl Scouts meet this afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the Elizabeth v. Brown
Community Center.
Powell Community Center has a
meeting of the community dancing
club this evening at s o'clock.
Thomson Community Center has a
meeting this evening of the Criterion
Club and of those interested in the
advanced study of Spanish.
Glasses at the Wilson Normal Com
munity Center on Monday include do
mestic art, French. gymnastics, Gregg
shorthand. English and cooking. The
National Peoples Opera will rehearse
and the Little Players will have a
meeting.
Birney Community Center is open
this evening to those wishing to place
orders for community buying.
Dunbar Community Center has
meetings this evening Of Boy Scout
Troops sos and sos. the Boy Scout
Band and the Boy Scout Glee Club and
the Community Center Chorus. There
will be supervised study from 1880 to
o'clock for the young people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-17
G. W. u. WAR VETERANS
WILL ORGANIZE TONIGHT

A world war veterans club, COM
posed of George Washington Uni
versity students, both men and w'om-
en-, will be formed tonight at meet
ing in the assembly hall of the arts
and sciences department building,
1929 G street. All students who en-
tered the service between April g.
1917. and November II, 1918, are
eligible for membership and have
been invited to attend the meeting
this evening.
According to university officials, the
number of students in the institution
eligible for membership is between
1900 and 5000, which makes a per-
centage equal to that of any uni
versity in the country.
Establishment of clubrooms in the
vicinity of the university administra-
ton building. at 21st and G streets
will be discussed at this evenings
meeting. A program of literary,
theatrical and social activities also
will be outlined.
The movement for the club has the
Endorsement of university officials
who believe such an organization
would stimulate interest in student
activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-17
Melancholy Days

On this broad continent, some
,, where, the warmth of spring is
in the air, and doodads are in
bloom; but where l live the
winds are bleak, and drearily the
heavens leak, and all is wrapped
in gloom. Somewhere the skies
are blue and bright, and mock
ing birds sit up all night to sing
their sweet refrain but here the
north wind has an edge that
pierces like an iron wedge, and
frost is on the plain. And there
will be long months of snow, and
many weary storms will blow,
before we see the spring; before
that season we behold when
blossoms bright adron the void,
and umpty-doodles sing. And SO,
distressed, upon a time. l heave
a sigh for, some bright cline
where skies are always bright,
till l reflect, 'In such land the
pesky flies are never canned,
and chiggers always bite!" If I
am prone to grumbling here, I'd
be distraught where skies are
clear, and balmy breezes blow !;
I'd grow accustomed to the
sights, to perfect days and
scented nights, and dig up some
cheap woe. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-17
FARM PROBLEMS
FEATURE MEETING
Official Agricultural Chem
lists Open Convention
Today.

+ The thirty sixth annual convention
of the Association of Official Agricul-
tural Chemists opened this morning in
the small ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel with delegates present from all
parts of the United States and Canada.
DR.. P. F. Trowbridge of the agricul-
tural experiment department of the
Agricultural College, North Dakota,
president Of the association, presided.
and after registration of delegates
referees on the following subjects
were asked for: Foods and feeding
stuffs, G. L. Bidwell, Washington, D.
G., referee; sugar. A. H. Bryan, New
York. referee; crude fiber, L. D.
Haigh. Columbia, Mo-. referee; stock
berg, Washington, d. c., referee; or
ganic and inorganic phosphorus, J. o.
Clarke, Washington, D. c., referee;
micro-analyticaI methods. S. ]. How
ard. Washington. D. c.. referee.
DR.. A. McGill, in charge of the in
land bureau department of Ottawa,
Canada. read a paper on Commercial
Feeding Stuffs." Papers were read also
on DETERMINATION of Water in Cereal
and Meat Products" by F.. c. Cook of
ization Method for the Estimation of
Sucrose and the Evaluation of the
Glerget Divisor," by Richard A. Jack
son of Washington, D. C.
Those reading papers at the after
noon session were G. s. Williams,
West Raleigh. N. c.; I. K. Phelps,
Washington. D. c.; H. W. Dadt. Will
mington, Del; T. E. Keitt, Expert
ment. Ga; A. G. Mccall, Washington,
D. c.; ]. w. Sale. Washington, D. c.;
e. B. Lipman. Berkeley. Cal: W. H.
Mcintyre, Knoxville, Tenn: J. H.
Mitchell, Clemson College, South Caro-
lima; o. B. Winter, East Lansing,
Mich; A. J. Patten, East Lansing.
Mich, and J. J. T. Graham, Washing
ton, D. c.
The convention will be addressed by
President Trowbridge at tomorrow's
session, after which either the secre-
tary or assistant secreta-y of agricul-
ture and DR.. Harvey Wiley, honorary
president of the association. will make
speeches. The convention will be in ses-
sion until Wednesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-17
representative MANN
GETS OVATION IN HOUSE

Representative James r. Mann of
illinois. who was republican leader
of the House during the entire period
of democratic control. returned to
Congress today after several months
spent in his garden recuperating from
a nervous breakdown, which confined
him at length in Johns Hopkins Hos
pitaI. Baltimore.
When Mr. Mann walked into the
House chamber today both sides
stood and applauded, and then the
members individually gathered about
Mir Mann to snake hands. He returned
to Congress looking stronger and rud-
der than he has for several years.