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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Will Japan Invite Our Fleet!
Oswald F. Schuette, in Leslie's

oswald F. Schuette, in Leslie's)
Washington officials still try to con-
ceal their alarm over the Japanese
situation. but every day feelins
against the empire of the Mikado has
been increasing. The State Depart
ment has tried to mollify the spirit
of protest that has risen throughout
the country against japanese treat
ment of Korea and the seizure or
Shantung. The japanese officials also
have reafflrmed their friendly inten-
tions toward the United States, but
the sailing of the Pacific feet seems
likely to give them an opportunity to
demonstrate the sincerely of these
protestations. So far no invitations
have been received from the Japan
ese government to have the feet enter
japanese waters. For the present,
the fleet tour ends at Honolulu. BY
that time, however. the government
of the Mikado may have determined
to ask that the voyage be continued
to Toxic. IL it does so. the ships will
cross the Pacific. Such an invita- ton
would be looked upon as a demonstra-
tion that the Japanese desire the con-
tinuance of friendly relations. Fail
ure to receive such an invitation might
even be construed as derogating from
the japanese claim that they want
only the friendliest relations with the
United States
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Site of Old "Sawdust Hall"

Blase and bedizened man
about and other of the male oundcr
Hall on E between Twelfth and Thirteenth
about The
and the venerable dance hall is met DAVE RYAN
medalvey the place becoming
of the last ball he attended "Sawdust downtown
section wide then red lights lights and white
lights twnkied mrrly and mShieyousy from
and from Fifteenth the Capitol The
by the Bad Boys club organized for fun and ioc fight
deemed necessary crowd OF Hayscar Northeast club
decided
and they did forty About midnight
mixed things call I station
late DICK ARNOLD lieutenant command he rushed the
reserves TO the OF action The Sswdu floor
ballroom had been converted into imPromPtu battlefield
there dead the casualty list showed After
long line OF prisoners had been marched the ststOnhous
placed nighttime"
and taken to the first Emergency Hospital
and northwest Dr. JOHN MARKRITER phy
kept busy patching the participants
daylight and Police Court had busy session. Judge SMELL pre-
siding. ~ -
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York. Aug. 22.-The following
aShingtonians have registered at
New York hotels:
Gregorian. G Boyd; Bristol. y. J.
Driscoll; Navarro. F. c. Harrner.
Miss Freeland. F. Hoffman, F. c.
Kelly; Hollnd. Mrs. K. Hall. Miss E
Kane; Collingwood. rs. c. T. Hal
Imam; Herald Square. Mrs. NJ. Kel-
lup. J. BrOadhurst. f. r. Davidson: ::
Continental. II. E. Bashmore; Long
acre. II. Jensen: Ansonia. C. IT. Ja-
cob. c. o. Kerr; Wallick. W. l..
Parker.
TRADE PRESENTATTvES.
Herald Square. NJ. B. Dodek. fur
niture, women's cloaks. suits. fur
nishings and mems hats Oodek
Clothes and Furniture Company !;
H. II. Dodek, furniture. women's
Cloaks. suits. furnishings and mems
hats; Pennsylvania. S. Lansburgh.
hosiery. gloves, knit underwear Lans-
burgh and Brother; 324 Fourth ave-
nue., G.. B. White, mems and women's
shoes Woodward and Lothrop)
Breslin, J. J. Lewis. silverware Ou-
lin and Martin Company.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
AMT NATURE WONDER
FUL!

l know an exciting game! Garden.
garden. who's got the garden? Let's
go out in the back yard and look
for the one paw started last spring.
All. here it is! What funny looking
tomatoes these burdOcks are! Oh
look-the corn has turned into a
sunf1ower! And lookit here. the Gu
cumbers have stunted the growth
OF these ragweeds. All. see what
I've found-a young potato! I'll bet
there's soupbone planted some
place in the garden. Here Sport
come sic 'em! Maybe he'll dig up an
other spud. Wonder WHAT'S under
this old starch box? Oo-there's a
little sign under it on a stick. It
has a pretty picture OF a bunch OF
leaf lettuce! Let's hunt for the cute
little picture signs. They are tine
only things up in paws garden. See
here under this old succotash can,
the sign says String Beans" They
were to grow already canned. How
clever! Hark. l hear mother calling
what's that nav? Come, she
wants us to go to the grocery to get
bunch of green onions!
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
This Night Thy Soul Shall
Be Required of Thee!'
BY the REV. CHARLES STELZLE,
Stnff Writer on Religious Topics.
That mans a millionaire"

That mans a millionaire"
Well-what of it?
Some day a mans going 20 be
ashamed to have this SAID about
him.
Not that he may have made his
million by the fairest rules of busi-
ness-but the rules of business OF
today will be decidedly out Of date
in the near future.
No one sees this more clearly than
the millionaires themselves.
They see the handwriting Of the
new democracy on the wall.
Well look back in a very Few
years and wonder why we ever per-
mitted systems and scales which
seem most reasonable and fair to-
day.
Then We'll learn the force of what
the Great Teacher said:
"A mans life consistent not in
, the abundance OF the things which
! he possesseth"
This was said in connection with
the parable of the rich fool" who
was so prosperous that he planned
to build biggxt barns, store his
wealth and say to his soul:
Soul. thou hast much goods laid
up for many years; take thine ease,
eat. drink and be merry"
But God said: Thou fool. this
night thy soul shall be required
of thee"
And then whose were the things
he so carefully and selfshly pro-
vided?
"A mans life consistent not in
the abundance of the things which
he possesseth."
Leisure, food. drink and merrI-
ment are good in themselves. but
| money does not always purchase
them-sometimes wealth crowds
them out Rich men rarely enjoy
any of them.
But to make these things the sole
end of ones life-to have life con-
sist OF them-is as unnatural as mo-,
TO enjoy any of them.
1t isn't the abundance of anything
that makes it enjoyable anyway.
1t 1s easy to have too much leisure
you may become a loafer.
1t is easy to eat too much food
you may become a gIutton and a
dyspeptic -
1t IS easy to drink intemperatelY
You may become a drunka-d.
IL is easy to go to extremes in
merriment-you may become a nuis-
ance to others and disgrace to your
self.
Not isn't the amount YOU have,
but what you do with what you've
got that determines whether it's a
good or bad thing for you.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Expert in Handling Incipient Mutinies

Superintendent FOSTER OF the District Jail and the
Occoquan used rare Judgment his friends selecting
official OF the Federal
and who has been student OF criminals and cminoog
lieutenant soldier OF long
with Spain with
he to mans heart through his stomach So
colored the Jail
strike and reaching the dining tables turned their
the walls and their backs the food Lieut. Peak
and march back their cells dnnerless The following
morning when they breakfast they only
bread the tables
but defiant They of the
cells The leader said to the deputy warden IVES
all And Lieut. Peak had not spoken word
muincers during the trouble He acted
ned the old about actions speaking palmer than word MAJ be
the the
silent while others refer o him Sphinx"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
As President
Goes for Ride

Thomas Moore. in his famous
"Lalla Rookh," wrote. "A peri at the
gate of Paradise" Whatever a peri
may be. he, she or 1t does not COM
pare with a visitor in Washington
looking through the White House
fence to catch. by lucky chance. a
glimpse of the President.
These impressions one received
standing on the street side OF the
aforementioned portal:
Three visitors from the "rooral
districks" peeping through the graf
ing.
The elapse OF one hour.
The same visitors in the same at
tltude.
The opening of the White House
door.
The yell from visitor: Hello.
Woody"
The gathering crowd.
The astOunded watchman.
The watchman's grin.
The dispensing of the crowd.
The Presidential car driving up TO
the door.
the crowd at the gate.
The whisper. It's him"
The approach OF the car.
The salute of the policeman.
The cheers.
The satisfied smiles OF the coun-
try visitors.
The closing Of the gates.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
SEQUEL to a Bloodless Battle

THOMAS DUCKETT, popular evangelist, who
sghtlcss and boodess duel between blind Pennsn
several days
informed of the Of the funny affair He said
sainG the elder OF the
and Peace
and Pcnnsy northwest He epenant Duce
said and expressed
He informed he lodging the police" the evangelist
said "and had esconced himself the
park where the shade deep He said sympathetic boy led him
hiding
them forgive each other for the whac they had inflicted
the atmosphere. Then they actually kissed
cipaed the religious But there
left the elder blind man, they separated
fountain, he said:
Its mighty good thing I you my cane.
| sure batting for home nun.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
What Do You Kn6w?

The wsc in the world knows only tiny fraction
there be knowledge painfully
acquired and handed down out
the only faint glimmer the the dark un-
known.
Much OF the unknown unknowable; little
mind aboriousy takes possession of centuries pass
Most OF amazingly ignorant We like classic
example OF the school children their books
tell what kind of wood their desks made Of
Actually, afraid OF of the
todden ways; despe the "highbrow"
And the time, to be of
someone who to be than ourselvesi
The who has stopped learning living Make
teacher if would from life
That boy that venerable farmer sharp young salesman
zach has bit OF special knowledge for you.
Be student though school remote
and a book
And long you keep your open you will ALWAYS be
humble You will dspise ignorance" arrogance spring
ing from trivial wisdom, will ferventy avoid
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Comrades, there where the cross
streams flow
Is the symbol of Life. with its Stop"
and GO"
stop"
Says the crossing cop
And the long line halts. The en-
gines fret
And all OF US drivers swear and
sweat.
For miles are many and moments
For all of the things we have to do
do.
Then Go"
Says the sign and no!
We step on the gas to get away
We boast of the comrades we have
passed
And we laugh at the fellow who
trails in last.
Comrades. Death is the crossing
cop
And We all respond to his Go" and
Stop"
When the sign says GO"
We are drunk with pride and mad
with speed,
We drive to the devil and take no
heed
OF a friends distress or a neighbor's
need.
Till stop"
Says the sign atop
And into the bosom of earth we
drop.
A minister mumbles "Gone-to-God,
A tear falls into the new-made sod,
And the line streams by in its end
less flow
As the cop on the corner flashes
Go"
copyright, 1919, N. z. Al
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By o. B. JOYFUL
Pity the Poor Movie Star.
By DwIC

If you think the life of a movie
star is all sunshine and flowers,
you've got another think coming.
Far from it--very far from it-as
the following honest-to- goodness
account will indicate. The scene is
any movie studio; the time is any
time the star wants to get away
early:
Director-"Now, Mr.. Starr. well
rehearse this scene a couple more
times and then well be ready to
shoot. We ought to be through in
three or four hours"
tStar groansD
Cameraman - Better start all
over again and rehearse il with
Mr.. Stars right cheek to the
camera instead of his left. the right
photographs so much better. tn
only take an hour or two longer"
CStar groans again)
Director-"All right, we'll start
all over again. Remember, Mr.
Starr. right cheek to the camera. g"
CTwo hours later the director
thinks the scene has been sufTi-
ciently rehcarsed)
DirectOr-"All right now-weIl
take it Camera. shoot That's it.
Mr.. Starr. register hate Now,
turn this way. right cheek to the
camera. you know. Now, drop to
the floor-don't move as the bricks
from the wall fall on you, a few
bruises won't hurt you. Now.
crinEe when the villain hits you on
the head with the sCantlinE. Yes.
l know it hurts. but we have to do
tits needed in the picture Now.
stagger to your feet. Turn this
way, quick, right cheek TO the
camera. We don't want to 60
through this again, you know"
Start should say / don't want
to go through it again-I got a big
date tonight"
Director-"There. that's all. We
have finished at last"
Assistant Director-"Good Lord.
we got to do it all over again
Mr.. Starr wore the wrong coat IN
this scene
Star (gIancinE frantIcally at
watch)-"Ye gods. Eood-by date"
Publicity Man ;entering hurried
ly)-"And say. Mr.. Starr, before
you go l want half hour of your
tlme-got a newspaper man here
who wants to interview you. lie
wants to get a big story from you
on Why l Am So Deeply in Love
With Ny Work"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Brishtwood is Looking Ahead.

Brightwood known "the backbone o.
District sports, and still place of pleasure well
The BrEhtwood subdilded
and is covered with model and modern residence
JOHN OkkEFE Jefferson BShtwOod
that the noted hoery days the Brehtwood Hotel
being cmodeed Colorado
| recall oil Brehtwood
Association about twenty the my good friend
Lieut.. HOWARD S FISK, L. S Navy, beginning
work. He regarded Of the important
organization which had adopted slogan Accomplishment
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
AT Present Prices?

The prohibitionists have often ar
sued that citizens should drink grape
juice as liquor is sure to eat up the
poor mans salary. We would like to
ask these dry" advocates If they
ever bought any grape juice.-New
York Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Some ROOM

over one-third of the population
of Dublin live in a single room" Is
it any wonder they scrap?-PhiIadel-
phia Inquirer.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

Copyright. 1879. Ivy the Mcclure Newspaper
Svndicate)
ACCEPTANCE.
If could grasp the Infinite
The Infinite it would not be,
And so the Wherefore of the 1t
Don't bother me-
I simply take things as they come,
And cen at that I'm going some.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
Round the Town yii2 EfSafHHis. EfsSaStFHs SbBE

Feller what shirls an is lazy
Amt no use livin'. ] vow;
But tell yer who is the daisy
The feler thet does things NOW.
Col. SAM STRATTAN.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

The Hun constitution gives the empire rights gov
colonies.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
THE CROSSING COP.

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
Comrades, there where the cross
streams flow
Is the symbol of Life. with its Stop"
and GO"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Well. who is getting it?" the judge
wants to know.
Il amt" yells every defendant
c. People wants TO open the income
tax books to show, but they toss him
out of the court and tell him they'll
let him know how-che trial came out
when it's over
Fed Trade Commission tries to turn
the H-ray on the defendants pocket
books, the same being alleged to be
stuffed with unpaid rent bills and
newspaper clippings only.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

The other defendants bring in a YER
dict of acquittal, but find the jury
guilty and assess the costs to the COM
planning witness.
Hear ye, Hear We! The Court OF
fublic Opinion has adjourned.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

The little side street beaneries on
Broadway have attained great opu-
lence of late. People used to sneak
in but now they go in openly and
unashamed, and come out as non
chalantly as though leaving old
Sherry's or Dear Old Ders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
Miss Marie Hoffman
WedS Armand MeyeT

Miss Marie Hoffman, of Inslee
street, and Armand Meyer, of GIL
Hanson avenue, were married Satur-
day morning at 1890 o'clock by Rev.
Francis Gross in the Church of Our
Lady of Hungary IN the presence OF
the immediate family.
The bride wore a simple white tai
feta silk dress and q bridal veil with
a wreath of lilies of the valley. She
carried a shower bouquet of lilies OF
the valley. The attendants were Jean
Meyers and Michael Raschsky.
Following the ceremony a reception
and dinner to which a number OF
friends were invited vas held at Gil
Hanson venue in the home of the
newly married couple.
The guests of the reception were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Winkler, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hoff-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kerry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sens. Mrs. Ce-
celia Seng, Mrs. Lars Anderson, the
, Misses Marie Seng, Helen Meyer,
| Helen Hoffman and Anna Miller, and
Messrs. August Meyer. Lorenz Meyer
Edward Meyer. Henri Meyer, Louis
Seng, Arthur Seng, Henry Seng q
this city; and Mrs. Emil Meyer, OF
Keasbey; Mr.. and Mrs. Marine Gait
| Charles Emich, Misses Hulda Gait
and Hilda Emich and Charles Emich
| of Jersey City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
At S. A. Rest Rooms

The every-night Home Evenings"
have become a very popular and
pleasant feature OF the Salvation
Army War Service work for the serv-
ice men. Friday night seventy boys
enjoyed the social evening, Misses
Peterson, Mckenzie, Gardiner and
Meshrow acting as hostesses. With
the letter-writing groups. and the
coming in at bedtime boys this made
the attendance more than one hun
dred boys.
Saturday and last night were the
special Girl Party nights" One of
the most, enjoyable features Is the
after church Home Sing OF Sunday
night.
The choir of young people of the
First Danish Methodist church con-
Quoted the after-church Home Sing"
with the service men at the Salvation
Army Rest Rooms last Sunday even
ing. Mrs. ole Nielsen vas hostess.
Olaf Nielsen ave a vocal solo and
violin selections were given by Mall
colin and Stanley Hyldahl. Their was
q large attendance n the old home
songs made one OF the overseas men
find his voice which he Thought he
had lost way back there when in the
trenches"
The Monday and Saturday Girl
Party nights have been largely at
tended at the Rest Rooms. and the
home evenings for he coming week
will be continued as usual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
1RdaG1IRll his

been in it before, but still / felt that
l knew Il very well indeed-from the
outside.
l reviewed my recent trip up the
tunnel-it was probably about The
length Of Certeis' backyard. / esu-
mated the distance from the orner
of the tunnel where I had turned 70
the steps upon which / was sitting.
1t was about half the length OF Ger
tets alley wall.
And sometime in the summer of
1917, DIR. Hamilton Certeis had
brought all the Lorimers into his
garden after dinner one mooniit
night. and had shown us with great
pride, the splendid new fountain he
had placed in the middle of the high
wall which shut his lovely gardens
from the public alley. The fountain
was placed against an elaborate a
BILE backing. and il was fianked by an
which Certeis had set out ct great
expense.
And we had admired Il all tre-
mendously, we had called It a triumph
of landscape gardening IN a city lot.
/ remembered our comments per-
fectly as / sat on the cold steps. n
l said to myself:
And here l am inside that lovely
fountain instead of outside 1t. And
the door behind me opens pm h al
ley. And now what's to be done Z?
Shall | shout for help2 Or shall I
wait for the banana peddler who
owns this place to come back-and
then pass him with a spring-and
sprint for the corner?"
ITO be continucd)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29

SEATTLE. WASH, April %,
Train every American boy to be q
soldier. say some
Why not train every American girl
to be a COO and h~ousewife7
Sure-and make the American
home worth fighting for!
That is the proposition seriously adj
RANGED by Mrs. Harry Whitney Treat.
Seattle social worker and society lead
CT. Mrs. Treat wants TO make univer-
sal domestic training for girls n
hand-in-hand proposition with %univer-
sal military training for boys. Boys
and girls just viii hold hands. you
know
At present. says Mrs. Treat. the
sweet young things OF this blessed
land get about the sort of training in
houswifery. that the boys would re-
ceive In warfare IL there daddies drill
ed EN-.
That's why they hate it," she
AYERS.
sThere are three things hat make
American women hate housework.
"one-the girls don't know how
to do il.
"Two-they were taught by their
mothers, who never learned them
selves; or else learned o~ld-fashioned
stupid methods and haven't kept up
with modern developments in home
machinery. accounting system n la
b~or-saving devices.
"Three-when they were little girls,
Homework was imposed on them as
punishment when they were naugh-
". You could take yoru choice OF
a spanking or doing the dishes for a
week.
NO wonder housework is consider
ed mental, degrading and the meanest
type of druggery. This notion about
~housework fills many a home with
grouchiness.
And domestic crouch is bad for the
and the so n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29

oaprssAts n1oh Ae lHM~pe~hs~p4~A~aa4n
cayya8Aded 1910 61 6e

This about completes the evidence.
I guess was my satisfied reflection
as / pushed the cover back into place.
And 1 wonder how many more Of
these machine guns Certeis has CON
cealed in his subterranean arsenal.
Moreover. I'D be glad to know wheth-
er these kegs hold wine or automatic
re~volvers!"
But 1 couldn't take time to find out.
My road TO freedom was still uncer-
tain as we'll rs extremely dark.
As / continued my tour of the
rooms / turned on the lights and tried
TO fix the map of the place in my
mind. 1 might want TO use the in
formation some day. Then I turned
off the lights as l had seen Certeis do.
There were many doors cut in some
OF the walls. and some of them were
false. It o me a long time to test
them all. At last l came upon "A tun-
mel with a rounded top. IL was with
out lights but as l moved along It
feeling my way with one hand on the
wall, l realized hat IL was inclined.
and that 1 was climbing upward
gradually.
When 1 finally turned a sharp cor
ner n found the air growing fresh
er as / advanced, 1 N That at last
1 was near the surface of the earth.
Suddenly l stumbled in spite OF all
my precautions. My feet had hit a
short flight of steps. / mounted
them. A faint line OF light outlined
a low door before me
l gave the door n gentle push: 1
would look out. and take my bear
ings; l would watch my chance TO
escape unobserved. 1 turned the iron
handle and pushed again.
The doc vas fastened on the out
side!
I sat down on the steps and cried.
Back of me ! could hear autos
honking and horses trotting and dogs
barking. The noise was all very close
to me. / decided that 1 must be sit
ting almost G the edge of a curb
with only the width OF the wall be-
tween me and the vehicles.
1 investigated my prison walls with
my finger tips. There were scores of
small waterpipes branching from a
main stem directly opposite the door
or gate.
At this discovery. my tears dried
on my cheeks / took a sudden in
~terest In my queer nook. / had never
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
Motor Corp Notes

Saturday four private cars donated
by c. c. BALDWIN with a driver,
George Reynolds with a driver ana
Miss Jane Warren and Miss Mary Dix
on of the Motor corps driving their
own cars and Mrs. Arthur Stern, and
Mrs. Virgil Shull accompanying the
drivers in the other cars o wound
ed men from Colonia to Plainfeld at
the Plainfield Country Club the lunch
con was served. The wounded soldiers
were then takne TO the theatre and a
dance was given to h nurses and
Motor corps drivers and officers by
Major and Mrs. Corbusier. The men
were then taken back to Colonia.
The last few days the corps has
been devoting it's energies to h ar
rangements for the concert.
Notice has been given by the cap
tain Mrs. George w. Fithian that al
emergency calls for the
should be phoned in TO Red Cross
Headquarters 2012. The office vii
then notify the officer OF the day.