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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
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PUBLIC SENTIMENT ON BRIDGES

r r. n,rl;c sentimen is all that is needed to have the bridges across
ae Raritan river, one between the Amboys and the other at Ne"
Brunswick. taken over by the state, it behooves MlddIesex county 10
pot busy and arouse such public sentiment. The enormous expense
IIat these bridges are to the taxpayers of this county is such a serious
matter that anything the people here can do TO place the burden "here
Il Justly belongs should be done without delay.
In tie Egan Road Act that was approved March -, 1917, nearly
luuo ". rs ago. fifteen routes are included in the state highway SYSTEM
Geth of these bridges crossing the Raritan river are included IN this
rstcmt and there is nothing to prevent the state highway COMMISSION
taking them over at any time.
The development of this state highway system has been delayed
considerably o N account of the war, but now that local affairs are be-
inning 70 straiobtcn themselves out, there is no reason why rapid
progress should not be made by the state commission. Two years have
thread, passed and those two years have been extremely expensive 10
the taxpayers of Middlesex largely on account OF the enormous trathc
from different parts of the state and from outside the state using these
w bridges across the Raritan river. 1t hardly seems fair that tax
rspers of Middlesex county alone should bear the expense OF putting
these bridges in first class condition and then have the state take them
over to derive the benefit. OF course, the longer the state "a it nest
bridges remain under the jurisdiction OF the county, the more money
the state highway commission is saving to be spent elsewhere.
Once it becomes known. however, that Niddesex means business
il i likely that the necessary steps will be taken to relieve the tax
payers of this county of this enormous burden. The time has now ar
rived 10 let the state know that Middesex is aroused and it is hoped
that every municipality in the county will get behind the movement
and improve every opportunity to insist that the state take over these
bridges thereby lifting a burden from taxpayers of MlddleieX county
that has become well nigh unbearabe.
The energy of Mayor Dorsey is already making itself felt IN tins
particular. AT the meeting of the League Of municipalities the mayor
did some good missionary work among the heads of sister municipali
Ties. And the mayor knows how TO impress people, too. IT is something
really worth while; the mayor realizes it and the sooner every other
inauertiel person in the county gets busy the better
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
urNEYs ). CITY HEALTH: CEMETERIES
BY REV. CHARLES sTEI-zLE

Tborss. ardencv in som towns to discrninat agmnsst ne gmey
over against HI regular" automobile because ne he Is 30 eo""oh
AM "obstructs h traffic" =. ~ous+ of n road might
better % Careful because the jtney is the peoples AUTO om aUo "u N'
have as much right ito the road IA the prvate OWE he ~ u aMsa ~ carries many
In fact tn Utney should ave the greater eN
Y. l.. bo.1+bi.r IN i've in the city than in the mi because, because
as II mav seem. sanitary conditions are better IN ue cS uN my
in h rural disricts. - VII er xanpl Will Ill its
IonU SSbu~o insptntion where many thousands lie w
is onlya bou 13 per thousand as owe against IL Pc - bSbnr
countrv Tn SOM parts OF the country the death rate Is even ns 20 ha
commoner In thu country than in the city. CounIy peoPie
have as good protection from sewage as city peopNe 10
In som small towns but particularly IN the country 'P
given to h selection IF grounds for CEMETERIES; a.. droi,aea is FOOD
They are usually located on high sronno Whee' e
and where TIL andscsp is beauufuL =. AZ .o living in this
rs1ard Perbons IL is bacausa IN dead remain in the same place longer IMAM
the living that they arc given greater nSderauo ua,,a,. bo ca many
dead to think about
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
DIRT ROADS

The highway running east and west is ut q SAD n sooIrs Je@5
In drouthy season it will do; then motor cas lon II , cmWo' Ia md
loaded teams climb up it's hills, and dislocate no pores OF W Ills lie,
this is why l sometimes say the government oul az am donn
rain and moisture of that stamp, s. that the. GA may no set rIn,rIv
For when the water drips and pelts, that dogsone sh hW 81 90
melts, like sugar in a cup of tea; and there's ere Mos no m3 RON the cuiverts
rolled. and swearing men who ply the Jaw and a anG ta r road a big
success. We've graded and We've plowed N dfaggseeu w etbe herd.
to make the highway less absurd. And when the snecnre5 SO
nice we think it's surely worth the price; W e BOW along It" S, as
miles. u faces wreathed in beaming smiles Then PuMus ncorhs
his trough, it rains, and all the stuff is off. l wonder II wei -
rise, answering purpo lin our yes and build the klnd OF ma
last through vernal ran and winuy blast?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Public Opinion
Editor EVENING NEWS:

Editor EVENING NEWS:
Would you allow me space in your
valued paper for giving expression
that feel viii be Of real value Tor
our local as well as the National iteu
cross Association. ON the tenth day
of September of last year. ] visited CIR
local Office and requested information
regarding my mother. am very
happy to state hat on the 10Th inst.
our local Red Cross office informed
me that they had received a message
from my mother in answer TO my re
quest. which has caused me TO reel
very happy and | take this opportuh-
lty OF expressing my appreciation Tor
the great service rendered by our lfed
Cross.
Yours truly.
CARR. JACOBS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

We can so 70 California.
Where fragrant flowers grow;
We can go TO cold Alaska,
II we like icebergs and snow;
We can take a trip TO gay New York.
And on Broadway view the sights;
We can go to all the girls shows.
And see the pretty sights:
We al go TO Fair Latonia.
In the state OF Old Kentucky.
Where the ponies for Sweeney
When the boys are out of luck:
We can go TO many places.
II we ave the dough 10 lose;
But where the Hick are we gonna &c
When We want q drink OF booker
Billie Wood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

liOh many bSSPiS
are going into 1t be-
fore they agree to
recognize 1t as a
league.
or course. the
thing to be devout-
ly wished Is that all
the civilized nations
of the earth shall
into ii, but. il
not, the association
of nations for the
purpose of carrying
on war against Ger
many will form a
sufficient nucleus for
a league and, IL
some of them. for
selfish territorial
reasons, decline to
come In. then THE
GREAT CONFED-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24


she marries. a m is more apt to
put whip and spurs to IL.
In spite OF the fact. that about 40
100000 people want to borrow trouble
every day there is always enough to
go around.
When our girl acts that way, II is
Enthusiasm. But when the other fell
lows girl acts that way il is slush.
1t is a good thing that the mus
taches the girls a do not grow az
rapidly as those the men have. IL
they did. a fellow who merely wanted
a once-over would be expected to be
gallant enough to give up his turn
I'm a barber shop to a girl who merely
wanted n close shave, a massage. a
shampoo n a permanent wave.
Once in a while a girl marries for
a home and fins that she has married
a job cooking for boarders.
Love is a wonderful thing. During
the engagement she will listen TO
what he says, just as If he were saying
something.
Men are so stubborn that IL a fellow
had to pay a tax for having rheuma-
tism he would die before he would
walk lame.
Why is 1t that a woman will believe
a strange liar who hatters her and
won't believe her own husband when
he tells the truth?
One good thing about a fight is that
Il never last n tenth as long as al
argument.
Ii is hard 10 make a 40-yesr-old
woman believe that she can't make
herself look like she is 20 by claiming
that she is 80.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

ERACf OF AMERICAN STATES
ARE OF THEMSELVES SUEFI-
GENT to start a league and to take
the others In from time to time as
they may request 1t and fipd it to their
interest.
| think that the league of nations"
ought to be formed contemporane-
ously with the treaty OF peace, and as
a foundation for II, in fact. III we
fought this war for nothing except a
treaty of peace. we haze fought IL for
very little, because we will have to
fight another one in less than a quar-
ter OF a century. and a worse one than
this.
/ would vote to rstify n sort OF a
league of nations that is agreed upon
by Great Britain, France. Italy. Belgi-
UNI. Japan and ourselves. In case
that is not accomplished, / would vote
for any that Is agreed upon by France.
Great Britain and ourselves; and, IL I
could not get that, l would agree to
enter into an league of peace entered
into by Great Britain. her self govern
ed colonies becoming ~signatory to ii.
and by us. representing these states.
Two distinctive American achieve
ments stand out for the guidance OF
the world for "a league of peace" One
is the method of the federated states
OF delegating to some authority GER
tain narrow, prescribed powers. and
the second is the almost accidental in
vention of the supreme court OF the
United States. OF course. a fool who
enters upon the discussion of the
problem with the expression non pos.
sumus can not find his way out. That
key VIII not unlock any door that was
ever even apparently locked. We
overcame many more serious Difficult
ties in forming this federal nation
than we would need to overcome i'm
shaping "a league of nations" with
very limited powers; In fact. with but
n power: the power TO prevent war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Inke acIa,ke Saws.

and a prominent eollarbone. a Prin-
cess Just naturally loves her 'ngure."
And you may have noticed that the
only things some men ever enthuse
over are themselves
The trouble with the man who tries
to combine business and pleasure is
that he 10 so apt 10 forget the COM
bination and let business run for
Sweeney.
Instead OF bridIing her tongue when
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24


old-time american
ism. in the policies
and principles and
which alone will
keep us great. What
We need is re-bap-
tism of the national
ideas.
Give us a people
bound together by
the ties OF p
and confidence, in
spired by a common
hope. devoted to a
common country.
Give us something
that Is our very own
which we love and
for the preservation
of which men are
willing to die. and
YOU will have an
... ..t,.2L I'LL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

I'm broke" complained old Mr.
Least.
MY heart is filled with woe:
| wish | was a cake of yeast.
Then | could raise the dough-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Is That So!

Dear Luke; Had the time Of my life
today. Sidetracked in a little country
town with a whole lot OF Corn Feds.
Don't get jealous. 1t was three car
loads OF hogs.-D. J.. X.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

What is the best time to ask a
girl to marry you2" asked h Youth.
when she is mad at you and you
are pretty certain that she will refuse
you" replied the Benedict.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
US. SENATOR'S DEBATE ON PLAN
FOR HAVING "LEAGUE OF MA TONS"

(This is the second in a series of debates which the leading United
States senator's are conducting, throug the columns of the EVENING
NEWS, on the subject of the League of Nations at the same time
as the subject is being discussed by the statesmen Of all the world rep
resented at the peace conference in Paris)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Oh!

What is unrequited affection, ny
way?" asked the old Fogy as he
looked up from the newspaper he Was
reading.
That is when misery loves COM
pany." replied the Crouch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Against
BY WILLIAM T.. BORAH, Rep.
United States senator from Idaho.

Copyright, 1919. by n. f. Al
ave no plan for a league OF ma
lions of my own. and am opposed to
any and all hat have thus far been
suggested.
I believe in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

Some firms never seem To get ahead
But what. we started to say was that
the h. Hine Company is In business
al Hickory, n. c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Huh!

He wouldn't knock his wife. not Mac
He'd hate TO cause his wife distress.
Yet he says things behind her back
when he is hooking UP her dress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

They lynched him; twas a Shocking
sight.
But we are glad it's done;
lie played his photograph each night
From six till half past one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Gosh!

Every year the Portsmouth lOhio)
Times gives a load of presents 10 the
first baby born that year in town. The
Times ran a story about the baby and
a review of the year on the same page.
and the makeup man combined the
heads. with this result:
Baby is Behind schedule"
County Faces 1919 With a Clean
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
What's the Fare to Three Oaks?

NIhIee Ndks tAdENH.l AtOFh.I
Frank r. Lee proprietor of the mo-
ton picture theatre, which was closed
on account OF the influenza ban. has
been repairing his show building and
otherwise improving II for the bene-
ht OF the public. One thing In p~articu-
lar Is his attention given 10 ventila-
ton, Heretofore he had never used
the two windows In the rear, these be-
ing closed by screens. He has made
II possible for these 10 be used for
fresh air. He says this quarantine
has opened up a lot OF thoughts In
people In respect 10 health never
thought of before. and he also stated
that these windows In particufar were
never open before. either summer or
winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

Willie-Paw. what Is a headstrong
woman
Paw-Any wife who wants a new
hat, my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

We named baby for a hound,
Its uncle. Oswald Drools;
But Oswald left his coin to found
4 Home for Crippled Mules.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

II you are getting up a concert or a
cabaret, you can always G. A. Singer
In the Realty Building. Louisville, Ky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
For

by JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS, Dem.
United States senator Mississippi.
Copyright, 1919. by n. Il. Al
think everybody nearly is in favor
of "A League of Peace" The trouble
is that q lot of marplots want to know
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Bits of Bg-Pldy


by Luxe MIeLUKE
Copyright. 1919, the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

exert far more influence and dispense
& reater happiness and lead more GER
tainly to world cantentment than an
America shorn OF her individuality
and embarrassed in her free move
ments by alliances or sickened and
enfeebled by the International virus.
God pity the ideals OF this republic
If they shall have no defenders save
the gathered scum of the different ma
ions organized into a conglomerate
international police force.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
Use for Surplus Munitions.

An interesting suggestion has been
made by a prominent Swiss meteorol-
ogist and physicist NJ. de Quervain of
Zurich to the effect that the vast
stores of munitions collected in the bel
ligerent countries during the last four
years be utilized to advance the cause
of science instead of being merely fir
ed off to make Roman holiday, or
else sunk in deep waters to avoid the
latent dangers which reside in them.
BY detoning these explosives in defin-
lite quantities, at definite places, and
at definite times whose dates are an
nounced in advance, possibility
would be presented for the solution of
many interesting problems in physlca
and meteorology. The project might
advantageously be carried out in this
country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
Newsnaner Men nstruck.0

Probably the first 'strike" ever
called at convention of the American
Federation of Labor, and against that
body, was called by the newswriters
assigned to cover the sessions. During
the course of the convention one of the
delegates made criticisms of the way
in which the convention news was han
died. The newspaper men immediate
ly filed out of the hall and sent word
to the convention that they had gone
on strike. While certain delegates
were branding the newswriters as Dol
sheviki." others insisted that they form
a committee and present their de-
mands. The demands were formulated
and presented The convention granted
them by reclamation, and the reporters
were given an ovation when they filed
back to their desks. So 1t was settled
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
WASTE COUNTRY MADE RICH
Enormous Rubber Plantation in Su-
matra Developed by American
Industry in Ten Years.

Perhaps the most surprising thing
about the enormous rubber plantation
that covers nearly 100000 acres in
Sumatra, recently described by
writer In Commerce and Finance, is
that less than ten years ago one could
have Travelled these acres without see
ing rubber tree. The land was &C
CURED by al American company, and
the rubber trees followed. Today they
count up to something like 5,OO0,00O,
tended by an army of about 10000 la
borers, most of whom come from the
neghboring island of Java. The land
rises to a slight eminence overlooking
the sea of rubber trees which stretches
for miles in every direction, with here
and there glimpses of the fine roads
over which motor cars travel the plan
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
HANDICAP in LOSS OF EYE
Said to Depend Largely on Time ct
Life at Which the Accident
Occurred

What actual disability is involved
in the loss of one eye? Accident in
surance companies usually estimate
II at so per cent, but Sir Arthur Pear
son told the British committee on the
administration of soldiers and sailors
pensions that this was absolutely alb
surd, and suggested % per cent as a
more reasonable estimate.
It depends largely upon the time of
| life at which the eye is lost BY
bnocular vision. says the Lancet, we
fuse two slightly dissimilar images
of an object which are focused upon
the two retinas. and this enables us
to estimate correctly the relative po-
sition or distance of objects. This
power, however. is not confined TO
those of us who possess two good
eyes. The man who has been blind in
one eye from infancy possesses ii In
almost equal perfection with the pos
SCISSOR of two eyes. For many other
| factors unite to compensate for the
absence of stereoscopic vision. These
are atmospheric and shadow effects,
parallax and, above all, memory of
what the shape of objects really is,
according to knowledge which has
been acquired In early years, largely
by the sense of touch
On the other hand If one who pos
sesses this faculty is suddenly deprived
of 1t he will be considerably handi-
capped. especially at first. woman
may find she cannot pour from tea
pot into cup without spilling the tea.
A Zimmerman may take some time
before he can hit the nail on the
| head with his former accuracy; indeed.
whether or not he can ever attain 1t
again is doubtful.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
He Saw Very Well.

had employed a piano tuner for
several years who was blind, writes q
correspondent. One day he brought
another man when he came to tune the
piano, asking my permission to teach
him some things about piano tuning.
left them in the parlor by them
selves and when they had finished, l
was dressing to go out
Knowing they were blind and rather
than keep them waiting, / went in to
pay the tuner in rather scant attire.
remarked to the stranger 1T is nice
for you blind people that there is
work like this for you ito do"
"Oh, madam" he replied, I'm not
Blind in fact, see very well"
nearly died and fled from the room.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
Cure for Poison Ivy.

Mrs. Evelyn S. Trenbath, wife OF the
Rev. Robert w. Trenbath, rector Of st.
James's Episcopal church of Montclair,
n. j., has conferred boon on suffer-
ers from poison ivy by announcing a
remedy which those who have tried 1t
say is most efiicacious remedy. 1t
is simply the green leaves of common
catnip rubbed on the affected parts I'M
til the juice runs.
This never fails Mrs. Trenbath says,
no matter how advanced the case may
be, and is simple to use, especially in
the case of children. The plant grows
usually in great abundance behind old
barns, and Is said to be so antagCnis-
tic to the ivy that if planted near 1t the
ivy disappears.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
Volcano That Emits Lava.

The following is reported by an Oh
server in Hawaii: Tremendous
changes are in progress at Kilauea,
and there Is no indication whatsoever
OF any cessation of the monumental
rising of the entire vast lava column.
Over the southwest brink wide
stream of glistening lava is .sluggishly
flowing in the direction of the Kalu
desert, not with the spectacular cas-
cading torrents of the southeastern
flows of last March, but with steady,
stealthy gliding, which gains ground
slowly at its base, but which piles up
into tremendous masses from Its
source forward.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26

The suggestion has been made that
the rat problem might be best solved
by making use of the skins of the
rodents for the purpose of leather.
Somebody with the gift of guessing
computes that there are 100000 In
this country, and the damage they do
would feed good-sized army. 1t
would take at least 5000 skins a day
to supply a small modern tannery.
Nobody wants the rats, they belong
to anybody that can catch them.
That is the problem-to catch them.
and then deliver the goods There Is
not enough leather to go around.
Fish skins are susceptible Of tan
ming and there are rat skins which
make good leather, large enough for
many purposes
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26
Dry Lead for Batteries.

A dry battery utilizing red lead, In
stead of the usual manganese COM
pound. has been patented by II. Czanyi.
1t is claimed that the red lead battery
lasts longer than the type now in
vogue. may be kept inactive for months
without any deterioration and may be
recharged at least ten times. with
each recharge as efficient as any pres
ent battery.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26

tation on business or carry passengers
between the bungalows of the estate
managers. Sixty-fve miles of narrow
gauge railway run through this re-
markable rubber forest, with every
tree raised in response to the TWEEN
tieth century commercial demand for
r11hher
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-26

Orders for anything in the Rubber
Stamp line taken at The Echo office