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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
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TURBULENT TIMES
BY WALT MASON

Uncle Sam Is feebly swearing, as
he never did before, and his wintry
locks he's tearing, and we see him
walk the floor: for the country's all
excited, and our old time peace Is
blighted, and the wrongs that should
be righted come a-rapping at his
door. Every man has got a hammer,
and we all rear up and knock, and
we yawp around and yammer, and
we heave the brick and rock; and
we strike and quit our 1abors, and
go rioting with neighbors, till the sol
diers with their sabres drive us
homeward in q flock. We are full of
pep and melted, and we stamp old
systems fiat, for the country Is I'M
settled, and we don't know where
we're at; p%rof1teers are driving shop
pers to the refuge of the paupers,
and we whip the village coppers, and
knock off the statesman's hat. All
respect for law and order we have
lost and care no boot, and we're
drifting to the border Of black chaos
and its loot; but we'll stop before
arriving, and our Uncle, still surviv-
Ing, will behold us nobly striving to
o'erwhelm that chaos brute. For a
time we've lost our senses. after all
the wartime strain. and we're tearing
down the fencesEbut wen put them
up again. for we all are too blamed
clever to keep up this lick forever,
and We o will make endeavor to
convince you that we're sane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
SCHOOL ONCE I o Re

With the opening of school today the summer vacation
comes to an end. 1t has been an unusual vacation in many
ways. On the whole it has been an extremely delightful one.
Everybody comes back to work ready for the task and with a
determination that means the successful solution of the many
problems that must be faced.
1t seems good to have the schools open, to greet the
teachers and see the youth of the city assembled once more
Tor progress and learning. 1t is upon the school that the hope
Of civilization rests.
The sight, too, of the stars and stripes, SO new and bright,
floating SO proudly over each school building is an inspiration
to all of us. Never before has that flag meant so much and be-
cause it mean SIS much the public school becomes all the more
important because upon the public school depends the proper
training of young America in a way to uphold the honor and
dignity of that flag as its honor and dignity has been handed
down from past generations.
1t is a different world that the schools look out upon to-
day; there is a changed order and new conditions. A world
war has been fought and won. America has played a great
part in that war and today America stands out as the hope and
inspiration of all nations. We have got to fit ourselves for this
leadership and while we may look to our higher institutions OF
learning for the great individual leaders, upon the public
school depends the production of an educated electorate that
will be able to comprehend such leadership and give 1T the
right kind of support. A nation cannot rise higher than the
calibre of the people who make up the nation. Upon the pub
lie school, therefore, now entering upon one OF the most event
full years in the history of this nation rests a responsibility such
as has never been faced before in all the progress of humanity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
IN FAVOR OF sos1N.

Editor EVENING NEWS:
The public or at least the different
political parties seem to have forgot
ten what the boys who went "Over
There" did. 1t was alright to send
two million men over to fight for lib
erty and keep the world safe for De
mocracy while the rest Of the men
who might have gone with us stayed
at home and made money, yes n a
good many politicians are sorry that
the war is over.
The same men who were running
for office 8 years ago w years ago
and last year while we were lover
There" in mud UP to u necks and
living under shell fire n gas are run
ming again this yea for office. The
organization don't want men who
fought for our Country. Here Is a
man Louis Y. Sosin who really did
bear his breast to the fire Is not want
ed by the machine of his party. This
nan Sosin worked for his party before
the war and now that he Is back he
has to fight again.
When a man ran last year while
Sosin was in France, why does he
want to run this ear, while he (Sos-
ms %opponent) has a good job now.
Why don't the County Collector re-
sign? I am expressing not only my
views but sentiments of all the men
who were in the service here and
abroad. And this is from a man who
was cited for Distinguished Service
PETER FTIGEN.
Aug. 29th, 1919. 2S1 Mcclellan st.
Perth Amboy. N. ],
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03

Ho, Hunt
His finish certainly was sad,
Though he was always mellow;
He's one lad who wen to the bad
By being a good fellow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Daily Hon
The stars incline but do not compel.
Thursday, September 4,.1s1s.

1IuFbUayy ScpVeluUtr 4y2lbl6.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Uranus and Saturn rule strongly
for good today. according to astrolo-
The signs seem to indicate a re-
turn to more settled conditions of life
and thought. Certain lines of business
and professional activity should bene-
fit greatly.
The planetary government Is most
promising for all educational move
ments, presaging reforms and prog
ress toward practical training.
Honors and benefits for educators
are foreshadowed and q gradual at
tainment of recognition for their high
calling. This means, also, increase OF
financial rewards.
Under this way spiritual asptra-
ton should be quickened. A better
understanding OF all that pertains to
the realm of the occult or psychic is
again ~prophesied.
Teachers who will lead toward
higher conceptions of human life will
minister through many channels, In
Guiding literature, music and h thea
ter.
Saturn today gives fair promise to
agriculturists and all who draw sus-
| tenance from the earth. New discov-
eriesSof oil seem to be indicated.
Business connected with railways
is subject to the best direction today.
Surveyors, engineers and contrac-
| tors have the forecast Of much activi-
ty and profit in the coming months.
| Americans will be employed in foreign
| lands, but under surprising conditions
| and in countries not hitherto counted
on.
Surgeons have an exceedingly en-
couraging direction of the stars dur
ing this configuration. New honors
| will be bestowed on Americans.
Mexico continues subject to the
most sinister conditions and apparent
ly will bring new problems to the
| United States.
Persons whose birthdate It is have
| the augury of travel and change that
| will bring business success.
Children born on this day are likely
| to be intuitive. talented and success
| full. These subjects of Virgo usually
are steadfast and trustworthy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03

trials and the joys of the present-day
world.
Their heroes were just like ours-so
very human and therefore 10 very
frail.
And the common people were Just
like you and me-just as human as
our own heroes.
And If you'll read the bible, you'll
see how the inspired writer's told very
frankly about the sins Of David and
the weaknesses Of Peter-although
this isn't a bit like present-day his
torians, who try to cover up the frail-
ties of their heroes.
This, by the way, is just another
proof of the inspiration of the bible
the writer's told about things just as
they actually happened.
Because our experiences are like
the people of old whose life-storfes are
recorded in the bible, and because
our punishments and rewards will be
Just like theirs, it will pay us to study
very carefully and very infinitely the
method and the spirit in which God
will deal with us.
For Behold. I come quickly: and
my reward is with me, to give every
man according as his work shall be-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03

What We want to know is. will Sal
lie B. Scent from Barbousville, Ky. !?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03


By being a good fellow.
The Limit.
Smith Is a confirmed pessimist,
isn't he? 2" said Brown.
Yes" agreed Jones. why, he be-
lieves hat a good beginning makes
a bad ending"
Maiden.
The speaker giggles, hens and haws,
And bushes like q peach;
He's acting girlish just because
This is his maiden speech.
Redeeming.
"A business like yours comes In for
a good deal of censure. doesn't It'll"
asked the Customer.
"Oh, YES" replied the Pawnbroker.
But my bushes has its redeeming
features"
FACT.
The cost Of stuff doth upward 60,
And prices are too steep;
Man wants but little here below,
But wants that little cheap.
Do You Want a Room or q Stall?
On the side Of the most p~retentious
building In Friendship, Ind, is paint
ed this sign:
Hotel
And
Feed
Stable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Public Opinion
THE ZONE FARE SYSTEM

THE ZONE FARE SYSTEM.
] Editor EVENING NEWS:
/ Dear Sir:
1t is with the utmost approval that
I note that the City of Perth Amboy
has designated one of it's police force
to regulate the jitney bus ines in this
city. This step will undoubtedly do
away with the greedy practices OF
some of the bus drivers of cutting IN
on others and will give the public bet
ter service and more of it.
This regulation of the jitney bus
lines is well and good, BUT, why does
this city not asst an eye toward the
Public Service trolley cars which ply
through the city? The regulation or
the jitney buses will tend to protect
the public from the greed of some bus
drivers, whereas the Public Service
continue unhindered in their mulcting
of the public.
On the 14th of September the zone
system will go into effect in this Coun-
ty. Already you will notice trolley
poles throughout the County painted
a brilliant yellow color. The distance
between these yellow colored poles Is
supposed to be, and should be, one
mile. The rate charged will be three
cents for the first mile n two cents
for each additional mile, as you
doubtless know. But already the
Public Service Is taking advantage OF
the lack of interest shown by the City
and County officials and Is deliberate
ly shortening the mile which should
constitute q zone. 1t was merely
through curiosity that I measured the
distance between the poles that make
up the second zone which Is between
Goodwin street and Florida Grove
Road, and found the distance to be
exactly three-quarters Of a mile, or
in other words, 440 yards short.
Under the present system residents
of Keasbey pay seven cents, but the
1t hat they do not benefit by the zon-
ing system n by his despicable
trick OF shortening a mile to three
quarters are mulcted the additional
two cents to get from Florida Grove
Road to Keasbey, which is approx
mately three hundred yards. Were
this distance, which makes up the
second zone, correctly measured, resi-
dents of Keasbey would only have to
pay five cents from Perth Amboy, and
1t seems to me that the County OF
Middlesex should have the County
Surveyor measure each and every one
of these zones from Perth Amboy to
New Brunswick.
AS q resident of Keasbey, this dis
crepancy of n quarter OF a mile
would mean four cents q day for a
round trip; the entire distance to New
Brunswick If 1t is measured along
similar lines as from Perth Amboy to
the second zone, will no doubt dis
close several other short" zones.
A Very Indignant Commuter.
LEO 8. LOWENKOPF.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Good Counsel Farm,
North Broadway,
Whita Plains

Editor EVENING NEWS:
In the issue of Aug. 26 under the
title THE Nerve of IT. you seem to
be seeing red. AS / am sure you have
read why we declared war, it Is idle
for me to repeat it SO 1 am surprised
at the stand you take in your edi-
'torial.
You get incensed because any of
the Let's, Irish, Egyptians, Indians
and all the other nations ook for in
dependence. well Government by
the. Consent Of the Governed" The
Pacific Islands already belongs.
one-half to England and the other
half to Japan only the island Of zap
Is that the rights Of small nations.
The Irish does not want America to
go to war with England, what they
of the Governed"
There is In Europe today Owe 49,
900 troops now; IL this League of
Nations" goes through we would have
to keep troops in Europe every year
for God knows how long. We have
already paid our debts to France
and should remember Washington's
Farewell Address to his troops to be-
ware of entangling alliances.
Finally when o have vented your
spleen or Lodge and Knox, will you
tell how is it that Great Britain has
six votes in this League Of Nations"
when your Uncle Sam has only one?
American soldiers won the war, only
for them Germany had a grave dug
to bury every one of those nations
that she was at war with, Sir
Douglas Haig to the contrary, but
you must be seeing through other
eyes besides that of a 100 per cent
American.
Hoping you see YOU way to answeI
this when your temper cools,
I am SIR, yours sincerely,
WILLIAM p. CURRAN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03


Small Caliber.
A worthless cuss Is William Fife,
He's chock-full or ambition;
He has a lofty aim In life,
But has no ammunition.
Luke McLuke.
A chap that aims q bit too high
Is Henry Foozle Clark,
He is a bullet-headed guy
That never hits the mark
New York Mail.
A luckless man is Abner Ball,
BY fell misfortunes goaded;
Although he has no aim at all,
He's very often loaded.
Birmingham Age Herald.
Then there Is old man Booty Lee,
Who gets into this rhyme.
Because, though never wounded, he
Is half shot half the time.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Oh, JoyI
1t may be that the sun shines every
day in that town. Anyway, the Brite
ton is doing business in Kansas City
Missouri.
Alta Boyi
If the radiator of your machine
ever freezes while you are in Lewis
burg. Ohio, call on Otto Heeter and
he'll fix 1t up.
Lawless-C rymes.
Murl Lawless and Edward Crymes
were married in cambridge, Tenn,
last week.
Firms Is Firms.
Fakes & Hooker are in the coal
business in Lebanon. Tenn.
Names Is Names.
I. c. Bratz lives in Memphis. Tenn
Our Daily Special.
Most of Our Troubles are Feminine
Luke McIuke Says.
1t Is wonderful how many people
are willing to help you when you
start out to make a fool of yourself.
The Foot and Mouth disease may
be dangerous. But 1t isn't half as bad
as the Ear and Mouth disease con-
tracted by the gossips.
When two women happen to hate
the game woman they are the closest
Of friends.
You a stop a river by dammins
1t. But 1t is a waste of words to try
It on your wife.
The man who agrees with nobody Is
about as unpopular as the man who
agrees with everybody.
Another thing to worry about is
how the heck could you koop your
spectacles on II Nature hadn't sup
piled you with ears and a nose.
Another thing we cant understand
is why a girl of SO imagines that her
skirts should be shorter than those OF
a girl OF IS.
Before the honeymoon they are
Love Sick. And after the honeymoon
they are sick of love.
Any married man who chaset
around with other women a tell
you hat woman's place is in ths
home .
And when you get the idwea thai
you married the wrong woman YOU
can bet that your wife thinks that
way, too.
II you do not believe that It pay,
to advertise. just look at the attention
a well-built girl in a See-Everythins
waist attracts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Bits of By PLAY
BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
Inquirer

Aw, Gwani
The girl shoplifter has no dough,
Food goods she never pays;
She isn't pretty, we an know.
But she has taking ways.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03

"Come Seveni"
We suppose the men who love to
roll the bones need a tonic just like
the rest of US. Anyway, here is the
label on a bottle of tonic we found in
a drugstore.
Roses
Krap-Shooter Kidney and Liver
Tonic.
Rose Drug Company,
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
BANKERS STRIVING
TO END INITIATION
Curb on Speculation Aim of
Conference in New
York City.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Followins =
discussion with New York bankers
relative to the existing credit and
banking situation here late yesterday,
Gov. W. p. G.. Harding, of the Fed
eral reserve bank, indicated that steps
are being considered to stop present
widespread speculation in securities
and commodities. Harding said he
saw nothing alarming in the situation.
Call Money High.
While Harding and the bankers
were comforting, call money on the
New York stock exchange reached the
highest rate gince the panic OF 1907.
Call money opened and renewed at IA
per cent. During the afternoon call
loans were made at as high as %.
Stocks yielded materially under the
money rates and generally on the
credit situation.
Harding stated he came to New
York to get first hand information. He
returned to Washington last night.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
NEAR IN
WALL street,
CALL MONEY
AT3OPERCENT

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Prices broke
wide open about 1880 o'clock today
on the stock exchange when call
money reached IS per cent No part
Of the list was spared.
The break followed a morning of
gradually descending prices. Sale of
stocks at p. m. totaled 1.ssI.3oo.
General Motors cold below SOC, and
which had held up fairly we'll
in early trading. sold down to 112.
Inpossible to Borrow.
Brokers reported It almost impos-
sible to borrow money at any price
and as = result. stocks were thrown
overheard without respect for price.
The rails held fairly well. but they
have not shared in the general ad-
vance Of the year. .-.---.- --z-.Ay- -
The sSs.- Of trading on the stock
Exchange was 20 heavy that IT 80
o'clock It was announced that the
ticker tape recording the transaction
WAS twenty minutes behind market
trading.
The Dow Jones financial agency an
nounced at that hour that IT was
stated the floor that prices In many
instances were below the quotations
which had apeared UP to that time.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
PICK MAN TOLEAD
WAR AGAINST RUM
John w. Kramer Appointed
Federal Prohibition
Commissioner.

John W. Kramer. OF Mansfield.
Ohio. has been appointed Federal
prohibition commissioner, it vas
learned today.
Mr.. Kramer will be chief executive
in charge of enforcing the prohibition
law. and will work under the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue. His
headquarters will be in Washington.
He is understood 10 have indicarad
his Willingness 10 accept the position.
Commissioner Kramer will have as
aids in the enforcement of prohibition
an executive field force Of nine su-
pervising federal prohibition agents,
and a federal prohibition director in
each State. The supervising federal
prohibition agents will have super
vision over nine territorial units. into
which the United States will be di-
vided, each unit to be known as q
department. Under their direction
will be mobile force of Federal
agents, which will be sent from one
point TO another as conditions war
rant.
The headquarters OF the supervis-
ably Will be located as follows: Al
bany, n. Y; New York city; Rich
mond, Va; Philadelphia, Pa: ATLANTA,
Ga; Chicago, ILL.,; Omaha, Neb.; San
francisco, Cal. and Little Rock, Ark.
Ihe departments over which their
supervision Will extend are to be
known as the southeastern, New
YORK, Eastern, Southern, Gulf, Cen
tral, Northwestern, Southwestern. aud
Pacific.
Following are the States included
IN the Eastern department: New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Maryland,
Delaware. and District of Columbia.
Kramer was appointed at the re-
quest OF Senator Pomerene. Demo
crat, Ohio. He is classed as a con-
serVative dry" who twill be accept
ed by all sides as a man who will
'"~r" the law" according to
the opinion expressed OF him at the
e0ics Of SenatSg Pomersne.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
NIGHT SESSIONS TO
SPEED UP TREATY
G. 0. P. Senators Plan Final
Vote By Next Tues
day at Latest.

The Republican majority OF the SEN
ate will begin night sessions tomor-
row TO speed the consideration OF the
peace treaty. according to Senator
Curtiss, Republican whip. They will
aim 10 finish consideration of treaty
oy Tuesday next at the latest with n
Few members holding out hope that a
maj vote may be reached by Satur-
day night.
In making the announcement Sem
ator Curtis let il be known that Sen
ator Lodge has been reluctant in sue-
gesting the move, but now feels that
nlnst sessions will be necessary.
Ihe debate on the third reservation
opened in the Senate today with SEN
ator Reed (Dem.) OF Missouri, resum- =
ing his speech of yesterday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
COURT RESTRAINS
DRY ENFORCEMENT

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. PA
temporary injunction restraining Fed
eral officers in this district from ell
forcing war time prohibition was is
sued today by Judge A. l.. Brown, Of
Un.tAd States district court. The or
der was directed against Harvey \.
Baker. district attorney, and George
F. O'Shaughnessy. collector OF inter-
nal revenue.
Judge Brown issued the InJunctIcl
upon the petition of the Narraganset I
Brewing Company.
Some Providence liquor dealers were
reported to have resumed selling 4
per cent beer upon learning Of ths
injunction.
The Washington times., 1919-11-12
y WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
Q.N. s. star Correspondentl

u
With all the chances in favor of
success crowning their efforts at a
settlement, according to Secretary
Of Labor Wilson today, the represen-
tatives Of the bituminous coal miners
and the operators will meet in the
Auditorium Of the Department of
the Interior Friday at IL q. m.
~ Cenferenea Nay Be Pubaies
Secretary Wilson win preside, and
IL is expected that several hundred
miners and employers will be present
1t Is believed about $50 delegates from
the miners will be on hand. perhaps
more, and operators from all parts of
the United States may choose to ap-
pear in person
Il hope for an early adjustment
Of grievances betw N the miners and
operators" Secrets OF Labor Wilson
SAID this morning following his ap-
pearance at the c. )itol as a witness
before the Cong sssional Housing
Commission.
II will have nothing further to say
on the question until the meeting on
Friday" he continued. Mr.. Wilson
would not discuss the possible terms
which may be advanced by the Gov
eminent for the settlement of the diff
ferences.
The Secretary OF Labor favors nego-
tiations taking place in public. As
yet he has not heard from either
side of the controversy concerning
their attitude on open meetings, so
this part of the still incomplete pro-
gram is subject to change.
should the conference break up into
committees for the secret discussion
Oh details Of settlement, the Red Cross
smpnltheater' near the Department OF
the Interior, will be used Both audi
toriums have been placed at the dis
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