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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

The world has just had two start
ling examples Of what is meant by
| Americas pet word efficiency"
These examples were furnished By
| the German army and the Russian
| debacle. Due to the wonderful or
| ganization of a perfect fighting ma
! chine, German armies swept through
Belgium and a large portion OF
| France in less than six months time
| Owing to lack of organization in eff
/ cheney, the nation of Russia has been
| reduced by Bolshevism from a pros
/ persons country of 1872, 600, 900 in
| habitants whose estimated wealth
was $1S7, 000, 600, 900, to a disorgan-
lied, famine harrassed land.
America as well as the entire civil
\ lied world should benefit by the ex-
| perience of the two nations named.
| History has proved that efficiency de-
| ponds upon concentration; upon con-
| tinued, painstaking effort. Some one
has said that genius" is simply an
infinite capacity for taking pains.
| The same definition applies to efd-
cheney and success.
America has always taken pride In
| the fact that h is successful both
from q social and economic stand
point. The opportunities of the war
made her the leader of nations. In
the full power of our success, Wis
dom and business far-sightedness de-
mand that we should look to the
future and take common sense pre-
cautions to insure the stability of u
government. National leaders would
do well to bark back to h history
of these other two world powers
Carthage and Rome-who in the
heyday of their power and glory
elected to disregard the precepts OF
efficiency, and as a result We're forced
to bow to stronger rivals.
America has reached a cr1tlcaI
stage in her advancement. The war
is over and she is making frantic
efforts to adjust herself to peace
time requirements. The feverish rush
of mobiIizing an army of four million
men and the task of furnishing guns,
munitions, airplanes and battleships
were all very strange to the citizens
of the, United States. The task OF
~demobilizing the army and OF re-
modelling the munition factories,
shipyards and automobile
to meet peace time requirements, is
equally strange.
During the industrial turn over,
both men and money lose a major
part of their peace time efficiency.
Hundreds of thousands OF employees
had to remain idle while fac
tories removed wal making mach1n-
ery and installed Industrial appara
One concern-the Union Metal
lie Cartridge Company of Cennecti-
cut-recently reduced its working
force from eight thousand to three
thousand men.
Capital which was calculated to
produce a set profit of 4, 5 and s per
cent. has been so tied up that often
It's earnings now barely yield a
neagre 2 per cent.
In the meantime the expenses OF
government go steadily on. The Ia
intends to spend some $780,
100. 900 this year. New sinking funds
will be created to pay off the interest
IN our war debt, which has reduced
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

Every husband believes that his
wife is e-xtravagant. But he would
have an awful time trying to prove it.
We do not know much. But we do
know that a man does not have to get
off any conundrums in order to keep
his wife guessing.
What has become of the o.. f. dealer
who sed to sell you two 15-cent ar
ticles for a Quarter?
You are liable to imagine hat an
Optimist is a man who is on Easy
street. But you are mistaken. All
the optimists we know are fellows
who have to work for a living.
The man who is too narrow-mind-
ed to forgive the living is proud of
the fact that he is broad-minded
enough to forgive the dead.
When the average man reads some
verse that he can't understand he I'd
mits that 1t must be real Poetry and
lets it go at that.
Nowadays the mother of five or six
children is compelled to potter around
the kitchen and cook something out
of nothing.
The woman whose husband has a
face like a catfish doesn't trust him
any farther than another woman
trusts her handsome husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

I the nations total resources OF Szo,"
) 600. 100000 to s225, 000, 0OO, OOO: OD-
! legations which we incurred uurInS
the past t~wenty-four months mus
! also be met.
In addition to all this we are con"
fronted with the necessity OF extemo-
ing further huge credit to our AlileS
to prevent another cat
| aclysm. The seriousness of the EURO
mean situation was recently rough
home forcefully to us by Frank van
derlip, the banker.
Mr. Vanderlip visited all the major
| countries of Europe to study social
and economic conditions. His word
| has always been accepted as truthful
| and conservative by American pusl-
ness men. -.
Upon his return to America, ne
stated that England had narrowly
! averted an uprising of workers in
I February. Between six and W
million Britishers must be moved
! nearer the food supply, he said, IN
order that the country may be ade-
~ouately provisioned. Italy has Jared
even worse. According to Mr.. YAM
derlip, national leaders fear to dis
band the army, because they have
insufficient Industrial implements
with which to equip the men for
normal peace time occupations. Spain
is in the throes of anarchy, under q
thin veneer of B~olshevism, and
France, nearly bankrupt in money
and men. is also experiencing a social
upheaval in her rural districts.
Summed up, Mr.. Vanderlip's con-
clusion was, that credits for raw ma
teriaI must be Immediately furnished
these countries, if we are to prevent
a spread of Bolshevism to our shores.
We will probably nav to raise sew
eral hundred million dollars, almost
Immediately, for this purpose.
The natural question that every
American citizen asks is where is the
money to come from?" We are in
the same position as the man who at
to lift himself by his own boot
straps. The money must come from
ourselves.
Clear headed thinkers believe that
this country win be able to PROVIDE
sufficient funds for international
needs, if we Immediately curtail adj
ministrative expenses. To do this. we
must eliminate waste, extravagance
and useless expenditures.
That we have been wasteful and ex-
t~ravagant, is known to all. We have
earned the reputation of being the
sspendthrift nation" Gold poured
into h United States Treasury In
such endless stream that we never
stopped to count the cost. successive
of Liberty Bonds and War saw
ing Stamps and our contributions to
the various patriotic drives taught us
something about sensible saving. we
now learn the lesson of sensible
spending.
Our wastefulness and extravaganza
was once summed up in 1909 by the
late U. S. Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island in the following statement; IL
T were a business man and could be :
to do it, l would undertake
to run this government for $S00,OoO,-
600 less than it is now run for"
Senator Aldrich's statement was
true in 1909 and it is doubly true to-
Continued on page 13)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
PARTISAN POLITICS AT ITS WORST

In France Premier Clemenceau has just been given a vote
of confidence by the Chamber of Deputies.
In Great Britain Premier Lloyd George has had the salts
faction of seeing the peace treaty ratified by the House OF Com
mons by a decisive majority and amid much enthusiasm LOT
the premier on the part Of the members.
In the United States President Wilson, the man who, more
than any other man, perhaps, did more to bring about a salts
factory peace arrangement in the face of worldwide compli-
cations, meets bitter opposition, is condemned and CRITICIZED
1t ony goes to show how far some men in this country are
willing to carry narrow, partisan politics. tt is apparent that
the main reason for refusal to promptly raify the treaty here
is the fact that it will rebound to the glory Of a Democrat and
especially to Woodrow Wilson.
With the peace of the world at stake and with the ma
TONS own business readjustment awaiting the final act to
make the end of the war a reality, these men in the United
States senate who like to be referred to as statesmen, play the
most petty kind of peanut politics hoping to gain prestige for
themselves and credit for their party by discrediting the Presi-
dent who, not one can deny, has acted always within his con-
Bttutional rights and has won.
All, that is the point---the President has made a success
of what he set out to do and he did it without the aid of those
in the senate who had come to believe that nothing could be &C.
oomplished without their knowledge and experience being
called upon to put it through.
Addressing his remarks to these small fry politicians who
pose as prominent statesmen, Senator Harrison, Of Mississippi,
told them a few things that perhaps they did not like to hear,
just as many others do not like to hear the plain truths spoken
TO their face.
"You have tried every means to embarrass him (the
President) )" Senator Harrison said. mo task was ever &C
oomplshed against such unfavorable odds; in a foreign coun-
try, against a propaganda conceived by men in this chamber
1.-THE senate), adequately financed and consistently prosecuted,
that his influence might be destroyed and his plans defeated,
he won"
And now because he won, giving to the world the great
est document for the peace of mankind that has ever been con-
ceived, a document which is along exactly the same lines for
sY4nch American manhood gave up their lives on the battlefelds
Of France, the senate, still hoping to discredit the President
and belittle him in the eyes of the world, stoop to the most
puerile tactics shifting from one argument to another as they
fail to make Roadway on the respective clauses they have
picked out to attack, grasping at straws, as it were, and now
finally attempting to make a stand on the So called Shantung
award, which is also being swept from under them, fight to the
end.
The whole disgraceful attitude of the majority leaders at
Washington only goes to emphasize to what extent this coun-
try is cursed with partisan politics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
DR.. STEELE SAYS.

Lieutenant Commander A. @ Read was selected by the Navy Depart
ment to fly across the ocean-andh he succeeded-the first man o success
fully MAKE h trip.
Yesterday j met him and chahed with hin. His father was a Baptist
minister. His clean-cut face and clear-cut language marks him al a mar
of erve. "" F#MN 3LE
And, by the way, he is the type Of la who has done things in the war
and who is working ut u perplexing reconstruction problems.
Blusteres and bufoons can't get away with it these days The times
are tot serious n demand too much Of u leaders
Fr the mar who las a broad outlook upon life n who an see and
feel tn needs If the people, there never a a better chance
to prove their sincerity of purpose and their ability to measure IL p % the
requirements
Read reaped the fruit OF many martyrs efforts in the aviation field.
They had all done their share in preparing the Va for this daring flight
had la qualities achievements to his credH, III he a select
ed chiefly because HI wa a real man.
Whatever else the world demands of him who is selected for the place
of honor, it always insists that he shall be a man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

tasted the beer. He sucked up every
drop he could find and hunted eagerly
for more. We gave him a little more.
Oswald drank it. Then he pulled off
a three-ringed circus all by himself.
He Topped the loop, stood on his head,
stood on his tail and threw triple
somersaults. Every day after hal
We saw that Oswald received his daily
ration of beer. And Oswald display
ed his gratitude by pulling off his
three-ring circus. But Prohibition
put an end to beer, and two weeks ago
we gave Oswald his last drink. Every
day since he has tried to attract our
attention so that we would give him
his beer, but we had one to give him.
Poor Oswald sulked at the bottom of
the bow for days at a time and would
not be comforted. He would not eat,
and he would not drink water. Yes
terday morning we found him dead.
The water in the bowl had turned into
salt and Oswald was encased in the
salt. He had wept SO much thai his
tears turned the water into brine and
this caused his death. He died of
thirst.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
SONG

1 like to talk of Christmas time, along in mid -July; I like to
speak of cold and rime, snow falling from the sky; I like to tell of
Santa Claus, the dearest fake that ever was, the most anurmg guy.
/ seem to see the crowded stores, where eager shoppers swarm, and
though outside a tempest roars, in there it's bright and warm; and
i behold the weary clerks who cuss old Santa and his works and
camor for reform. And I forget the summer heat, the weather
that's a crime, while dreaming of the crowded street at merry
Christmas time; 1 sec the wreaths of evergreen, with holly berries
srewn between, and hear the glad bells chime. The stormy clouds
by winds are rolled across the wintry sky; and tnging shoppers
cuss the cold and wish it were July; "Ah, me- they sigh, Hhow fine
'twould be to sit beneath a steaming tree and simmer, bake and
fryi" I zee the children with their sleds upon the cleaning snow;
and soon, to divers little beds in ecsacy they'll go, to dream Of
Kringe and his pack, of reindeer o their shining track, fine
presents to besow. And dreaming thus of Christmas day, the
anguish in me dies; if dreams will drive ones grief away, / hold
that dreams are wise; and I look bandly at the sum-, and smile a
few, and take a gun, and shoot "a dozen flies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Fire alarm

.aritan Copper Works,

2S-Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan Street.
25-Smith Street and Central r. r.
26-Market and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue n Paterson st.
28-High and Lewis Streets.
35-Smith n High Str~ats.
36-New Brunswick 1--we. and New 81.
S7-Smfth and State Streets.
42-At1antic Terra Gotta Works.
43-Buckingham v and Hartford ST.
45@Commerce and Front Streets.
46-State and Washington Streets.
54-State St. and Buckingham Ave.
65-Parker st. and Pulaski Ave,
Ave. and Charles ST
b7-Sfate and Wayne Streets.
6s-Near United Lead Works.
b9-Maurer.
G2-Washington and First Streets.
6S-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm St
64-Snith Street and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Streets.
z2=Front and Smith Etreefs.
73-Water "A Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
S1-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
S2-Smith and Herbert Street.
S3-Amhoy Ave. and Washington ST.
S4-LehfEh Ave. and Stanford Street
65-Near City Hospital.
S5-s18veland and Brace avenues.
87-Amboy and Hall avenues.
92-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street.
9s-Lawrence u Francis Streatz-
14-Nevflle and Johnsfone St1eets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
ONLY ANOTHER ARGUMENT

The ridiculous situation that the city officials have ere
6ted IN acting on certain charges made against two members
of the police force calls for but one comment. 1t furnishes an
other argument and is by far one of the best evidences yet pro-
dnced in favor of the commission form of government in this
city. 1t is impossible for any such complications to arise un-
der the commission form of government.
Another year must pass before Perth Amboy can vote on
commission government again, but as soon S the legal limit
expires rest assured that the people will have their opportunity
TO express themselves and there is not much doubt as to the
outcome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Disagreed With Him

Bert could not eat porridge without
feeling distressed. Scolded one day by
his sister for speaking rudely to her
girl friend, he said: 81 just can't
help it, sis; she affects me 'zactly like
Ierridge."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

Dear Luke:

Dear Luke: I read Bits OF Byplay
every day, because I am certain to get
a laugh and an idea ron you@oSeph
r. West. Clerk and Master, Chancery
Court, Nashville, Tenn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

Oswald Fish is dead Oswald was
merely a goldfish, but he was Luke's
friend and companion. For nine years
he swan around in a large bowl and
kept us in a good humor by his antics.
He was the last of a family of ten.
All of his brothers and sisters died
off some seven years ago, and Oswald
lived alone. He wasn't a fancy gold
fish. He was about half sucker min
now INT half sardine, but he was a
cheerful cuss, a boon companion and
a faithful friend. He never complain
ed until the last, and took things as
they came like a cal optimist. Pro-
hibition killed Oswald. One day, SOM
six years ago, Luke accidentally
Stopped a little beer out of a glass
while standing over Oswald's bowl.
Oswald dashed up to the surface and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

OF course, it doesn't take much to
make a girl cry. But what we started
TO say was that Letha May Ball lives
in Galloway, Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

A Wise Man Does Not Dilute Hi
With Too Many Words.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Fooeyi

I hate these pompous new-rich bugs,
Like this lad Oswald Druggage;
FOL he puts on a lot of Tugs
BY speaking of his Luggage"
Luke MeLuke.
Some men like queer names-now
for in
Stance, there is Elmer Dottage;
He. If at poker he should win,
Calls it his mess of pottage.'
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
National Budget System
Favored By congressman
By ARTHUR n. r

jersey Commit tee for the National Budget Comj
init tee - ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
ur Daily Special

Names Is Names
A. Lone lives in Muscatine, Iowa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Obi

Judging from this advertisement in
the Ohio State Journal you would
think that q diminutive colored gen.
tleman had lost a wallet. But the
loser was O. white man. Here's the adj:
LOST-Smali black mans wallet,
containing considerable sum of money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
The Wise Fool

"Tt is possible to be wealthy without
knowing it, observed the Sage.
Maybe" commented the Fool.
but you can't be poor that way"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Bits of By PLAY
By LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919. the Cincinnati
Inquirer.


I have to laugh at Mrs. Mix,
OF fools she is the queen;
For, though she looks like tifty-six,
She dresses like sixteen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

Aw. Shut Up!

Fast & Chase have a ara in Ash
land, Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Hefpi

ST see where a mine owner gave a
dinner in one of shafts of his mime"
said the Old Fogy, as he looked up
from the newspaper he was reading.
"Huh!" commented the Crouch. II
suppose when the guests spoke to him
they addressed him as mine host
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

found her lips like honey.
Her wasp-like waist SHARED Young;
But she copied all his money,
And he found he was stung.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

TIC KedSOn
He plugs at his job every day
Just like he hates to do it.;
The durn fool doesn't get much pay,
And works as if he knew it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23

Stt~ Good Dope
AS you go through life give a thought
to you neighbor,
And do not infringe on his rights as
o labor;
Be thoughtful at all times OF all OF
your brothers,
And don't make your pleasures a nui-
sance to others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-23
Obi

OhI
"I hear that old Grabball Is going
to for Senator said Smith. Last
time he ran he was defeated because
of his views on the currency ques-
tion."
'fWhat was his idea of an ideal cur
rency system 2" asked Jones.
zone that would enable a mar to
get six dollars in change for a five
dollar BILL" replied Smith.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-02
ADV ICE.

When YOU awake with some sweet
smile
Thru all that day let nothing rilc
Your temper such rs blues or bile;
Keep smiling on.
And joyful be from dawn to dawn.
When you down to your business &c
And find things moving mighty slow
And very little profits show,
Don't lose your grit;
Keep up your courage; do not quit.
If YOU your pockctbook should lose
BE careful that you do not use
Profanc and wicked words profuse,
That's so improper
And will not bring YOU back ono
copper.
If You fall down andscraEc tho Skin
From off your forehead. nose or chin
Stillkecp yourself upright within;
That's no bad wreck;
Thank God YOU did not break your
neck.
Yea tho all things go wrong with
you,
And all tho world is looking blue,
Do not surrender. that won't do;
Go on your way.
There's sure to como 4 brighten day
But in this world you'll never see
Things fixed like YOU would have
them he
On this side Of eternity
Expect it not
Nor let this sad fact be forgot.
ROBERT DANGERFIELD
CRAWLEY
Gully, 1879
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-02

vote have continued to enjoy in Con
gress and in the Presidential cleo.
tons a representation based on the
falsehood that every Negro entitled
by the amendments to vote was in
fact exercising his right of suffrage.
The defiant States ought to be punish
cd and the fundamental law declares
that they shall be punished; but they
have gone scot free. The entire Dem
ocratic party, with too lcnicnt toll
Grafton on the Republican side has
Ecrsistently blinkcd the situation and
ignored the plain requirement of tho
Fourteenth Amendment. From
time to time the outrage has been OK
hibitcd but it has never been STOPPED
The shame exists today.
One more step in this crude re.
view of the process of cause and eff.
feet suggested by the admirable can
dor of the leading DCmu,.r3.t e new
papers discussion of the political
status of our subject race: The i'm
mediate profitcers by the denial of
the Negroes constitutional right to
vote for members Of Congress have
been the Southern politicians. Their
deliberately contrivcd and dcfiantly
executed abridgmcnt of the Negroes
constitutional rights and their in.
vctcratc avoidance of the penalty
prescribed by the Constitution have
been mainly IL not exclusively the
source Of such political domination
as They and their Northern fellow
partisanS have at times achieved in
the Federal Legislature; recently and
most notably during tho Kitchin era
of the Wilson regime. On TO other
foundation than the plain disregard
Of tho supreme law of the land have
they been enabled to control Congress
to enact laws of sectional impact, to
lay upon the North burdens Of dis
proportionatc taxation to the relief
of Southern pockets, to support q
Southern born President in his at
tcmpts at Executive ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
at the expense Of the coordinate de
partmonts of the Government and fin
ally to come almost to Il man to his
assistance when he plans Il revolution
in American policy and in the Amcri
can system. 1t is proper to add, what
our esteemed contemporary must
have observed in its private cogita =
tions over the mighty fabric of sec
tional injustice. that the same origl-
nal faint of fundamental illcgality
extends through the operation Of the
electoral machinery, and leads even
TO the title of the President himself
All this is the inevitable sequel OF
what the World has set forth with
courage and independence deserving
of the highest praise. We do not won
der that tho thoughts suggested by
the situation in Washington have
turned our neighbours attention at
least temporarily, from that grief
over the hardships Of subject peoples
Il long way of which it is Mr.. Will.
sons present effort to represent to
his less discerning partisans as the
main concern of the Government and
people of the United States
(Ncw York Sun. July "a. 1919