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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
INCREASE THAT MEANS NOTHING

Prospects for an increase in salary for the employees Of
the Post Office Department, such as Is provided for in the
Moses-Goldfogle bill now pending in congress, would be
brighter If Burleson were not postmaster general. In 1913
congress granted an increase to postal employees in spite Of the
protest Of the heads of the Post ONCE Department, but the men
never received any benefit therefrom. By Juggling promo
lions and rearranging the grades, Burleson saw to it that there
were sufficient reductions In the salaries already paid SO that
when the increases authorized by congress came to be applied
the men merely received what they had been receiving for the
past six or seven years. Should the Moses-Goldfogle bill be-
come a law Burleson can be depended upon to see to 1t that
the men never receive the benefit.
In fact, such laws do more harm than good as long as
Burleson is at the head of the Post Office Department, for they
make the public think that something is really being done for
the postal employees of the government whereas, in reality,
theya are not being benefited at all.
These things are pretty hard to believe in q government
like ours and under an administration that claims to be doing
SO much for the working man, but there is ample evidence that
the statements are true. Burleson handles the employees of the
Post once Department like a lot of slaves. In view of the gen
erous treatment of the railroad employees under government
control, the case of the railway postal clerk upon whom, it
might be said, the business of the nation depends, becomes
particularly pertinent. The public little knows the number OF
schemes that have been practiced on the railway postal clerks
to prevent them lettering their condition or receiving any in
creased salary during these abnormal times. The wonder is
not so much that the personnel of the railway postal service
has deteriorated, but that there is any service at all.
The administration, it would appear, has determined to
stand by Burleson. In that case, Burleson will cause the utter
defeat of the administration should it ever come before the
people again for an endorsement. In spite Of all the achieve
ments of President Wilson since he has been President, he will
not be able to overcome the awful handicap Of Burleson and
the demoralized postal service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
E. US HAVE THEM

Now that the Board of Aldermen have actually started to
look into the matter of public comfort stations it is to be hoped
that nothing will deter them in carrying out the. project 1t is
one Of the greatest reflections on the average American city
that this matter is so generally ignored.
For any city that has as many strangers coming into it
as has Perth Amboy, public comfort stations are an absolute
necessity. Realizing this necessity, therefore, there is no eK-
cuse for neglect in establishing comfort stations without fur
Their delay.
1t is to be regretted that we have not a city plan to work
by so that when the stations are established they would work
in with the whole idea of city development and could be To-
Gated where, after a careful study by an expert in municipal
arrangement, they would be of the greatest service. But COM
to continue to build in a haphazard way it doesn't make much
difference where the comfort stations are located or how I'M
slightly they may be. The fact that they are a necessity is all
that is needed to keep the aldermeD working along this line
until something is accomplished ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Rltbling Rhimes
BY WALT MASON
COLD BRICKS

Some busy fellows In our town are
always hustling up and down, intent
on boosting things; they want to
raise a bunch of kale to put a flag
pole on the jail, or build new court
house wings. They want to paint the
country club, or hire some highly
gifted dub to beautify the grounds;
and so they come to me and say,
I'VE need a lot of coin today, SO
cough up seven pounds" But al
ways I have other use for every cent
I can produce. some junk / have to
buy; / line UP with the easy hicks
who blow themselves for gilded
bricks, or strips of azure sky. ]
have a gold mine up in Maine, where
any man would be insane-who dug
around for gold; I have an ice plant
on a shore where arctic pillows al
ways o and 1t is beastly cold. l
have a ranch that ought to grow all
kinds of grain that moderns know,
il 1t had any soil; I have an oil well
on a hill, where high priced work.
men drill and drill, and never reach
the oil. I'm always buying costly
shares that ought to make men mil
~lionaires, but eve never do; I'm
buying shares in mills and mines,
and grizzly bears and pumpkin vines,
and remedies for flu. And so I can
not spare a red to help our village
forge ahead, to aid the boosters fads;
assessments always coming due, IL
seems to me I'm never through with
Smelling out the scads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
NoTrcE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Education OF the aoWn
and completion of School No. II, l0ca-
ted on Manning St. Woodbridge, N. ..
Bids should be made out on forms ms
%dsRfip2 ~ if to the EeierFR Of the Board.
Mr.. q. O. Ensign, Woodbridge, N. D..
or presented In person at the meeting
eyenfng of September 18th. 1918. Bids
will be received up until eight o'clock
and then opened In the meeting.
All work is to be lone In -aecorda nrc
pared for same by ]. X. Jensen, AT
For the convenience Of intending
bidders plans will be loaned to them
on n after September End, 1919,
upon deposit of certified check or cash
deposit to be returned when the plans
are returned.
Plans will be issued until the supply
Is exhausted. but at All times e SET ss
architect. Bsuliders' Exchange. 8S5
maple ST., Perth Amboy. N. j..
turned a forfeit of 500 Of the de-
lposit will be required from any bidder
who fails to submit an estimate after
receiving the plans and specifications
Bids must be rendered separately for
any or all of the branches as follows:
General Construction, comprising all
Masonry, Carpentry. Steel, and Iron,
Painting and Roofing. For Heating
and Ventilating for Plumbing and for
Electric Work.
i Each bid shall be accompanied by
certified check upon a National or
State bank drawn to the order of the
Board of Education of the TOWNSHIP
of Woodbridge. N. j.. in the various
tamounts as follows:
General Construction ....$1,000.00
Heating and Ventilating !. 10000
Plumbing ,............. 10000
Electric 10000
binding the successful bidder to exc
cute the contract awarded to him.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a satisfactory bond In
one-fourth (1-4) of the amount of this
contract price.
;. The Board reserves the right to re.
ject any or all bids.
), (Signed) BUILDING COMMITTEE
Howard r. Valentine. Chairman.
e. c.. Ensign,
;, Charles Farrell.
t7613-9-2-4-6-9-11-13,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Dailu Sernonette

"And there shall be no nigh
there"
Little children will not be afraid.
Those who love the darkness. rath-
er than the light. because their deeds
are evil, will not enter In.
The Shiny things that thrive in the
darkness will have no place n the
heaven hat John pictures in the
Revelation.
"And there shall in no wise enter
into 1t anything that defleth," he
wrote.
Neither crime nor drunkenness.
Nor lies. Nor anything that worketh
an abomination.
And God shall wipe away all
tears"
There shall be no more death.
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be any more pain.
"And the gates of the city shall
not be shut at all by day"
All who will may enter in-for
none whose lives are tinged by UNI
forgiven sin will care to come-they
would be unhappy in the presence OF
the king.
And I saw no temple therein
said John.
A city without a church!
The Lord God Almighty and the
Lamb are the temple of 1t, John said.
And there are no police, and no
courts or Jails.
There is no force used-all are free
to do their own will.
"And there shall be no more
| curse"
Neither or soul nor of soil.
The handicaps of earth shall dis
appear.
The lame and the weak, made so
through the strife of men, will be
made whole and strong.
Those whose minds have been
clouded will see with clear vision.
Whatsoever robs men Of blessing
will be forever removed-"there shall
be no more curse"
And they shall see his face"
The face that no man has ever
seen.
And they shall be like him, for
they shall see him as he Is.
Men shall be transformed-made
In the image of God. recreated.
And his servants shall serve him"
There shall be no idleness, even In
heaven.
No sitting about with nothing to
do.
But we shall do the things we like
to do-with all the strength to do
them with.
Doesn't 1t seem just like what the
people of earth need?
It isn't O bit unreal or fantastic
it's human, though spiritual; it's
human, though divine-this vision Of
heaven given to John.
And after the vision has been writ
ten down. comes the final invitation:
And the spirit and the Bride say,
come. And let him that heareth say,
come. And let him that is athirst
come. And whatsoever will. let him
take the water Of life freely"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
NO. 1142S
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF
trxTr rvFRRENCV

Washington. D. c., August 10. 1919.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned. It has
been made to appear that THE
|FORDS NATIONAL BANK" in the vii
|lage OF Fords In the County of Mid
dlesex n state OF New Jersey has
complied with all the provisions OF the
Statutes of the United States. required
to be complied with before an associa-
|tion shall be authorized to commence
the business OF Banking:
Now, therefore. l. JOHN SKELETON
WILLIAMS. Comptroller OF the Cur
|rency. do hereby certify that THE
|FORDS NATIONAL BANK" in the
VILLAGE of FORDS IN the County of
Middlesex and State OF New Jersey Is
authorized to the business
of Banking as provided In Section
Fifty one hundred and sixty nine OF
the Revised Statutes OF the United
States,
In Testimony. whereof witness my
hand and seal OF Office this Fifteenth
day of August. 1919.
3oHN SKELETON WILLIAMS.
Comptroller Of the Currency
7486-9-EI-xot
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Luke McImke SAYS.

@
A man doesn't expect a woman to
be as smart as he is. But he expects
her to be smart enough to realize
how smart he is.
When a woman with a horse face
gets her photo taken she wonders why
the fool photographer doesn't put
it In his show window.
Other mothers may have had
ugly children. But your mother new
err had one.
You can argue with a woman but
you can't convince her. And this goes
for men too.
We have only one kick to make on
the Stork. He won't call on the peo-
pie who haven't any babies and wan
them but he W misses calling on
people who have too many babies and
do not want any more.
Any old maid of IS can tell you
that any girl who marries when she
Is under that age is being robbed of
her girlhood.
1t is hard to please q wife. If her
husband doesn't do a thing she bawls
him out and If he does do It she
bawls him out.
If most people only knew how lit
tie they know the betting is that they
wouldn't talk so much.
Their was a time when a man en-
We'd a woman because she didn't have
to shave every day or two. But 1t Is
different nowadays.
A mans idea of having a good time
Is to go out and do something he
can't afford to do.
A Princess hasn't any use for q
lover who means a lot and doesn't say
1t. She prefers one who says a lot and
doesn't mean 1t.
A man thinks more of the dollar he
loses out of his pocket than he does
OF the $40 he spends foolishly.
If you can't bribe a fool to do a
thing, just dare him to do 1t and he'll
do 1t all right.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Daily HM oscObe
Friday. september S, 1919.
THE stars incline but do not compel

ETIudy, 0cptCDtDCE d, AUlus
Copyright, 1919, by the McC1ur,
Newspaper Syndicate.)
This is rather a fortunate day, &C.
cording to astrology. The Sun ant
Jupiter are in strongly benelc aspect
Mars. Uranus and Saturn are ad
verse.
All important matters should b,
pushed theoretically while this rult
prevails. 1t Is especially favorable fol-
initiative In business.
The sway is most promising to those
who desire to solicit support for any
great commercial enterprise and is
supposed to impart to persons in the
Sun a desire to be helpful
Political plans are subject to the
best direction during this configura-
ton. Many surprises will change
party alignment, the seers declare.
Women. especially in the South, come
under a rule making for unexpected
developments.
Ancient lore found this inclination
of the planets most fortunate for
those who bestowed gifts or asked ex-
traordinary boons.
Gossip, especially that which con
Germs soldiers or persons In war work,
is supposed to be stimulated by this
days planetary government which en-
courage the spread of evil report.
Canada has friendly stars that pre-
sage intense business activity and gen
eral prosperity. There is q forecast OF
pageants and ceremonies.
Switzerland will come into public
discussion at this time, owing to the
conjunction of Mars. Jupiter and Nep-
tune.
Accidents to ~battleships and ever
danger of an engagement has beer
foretold for Great Britain.
A serious earthquake Is threatened
for 46 degrees east longitude.
Through this whole month Of Sep
TENDER the greatest effort to ignore
what seem to be threatening signs o!
| perilous times will be necessary ant
warning is given against the recogni
ton of seemingly discouraging worlt
conditions.
Persons whose blrthdate 1t Is hav,
the augury of success in the comins
year. but they should be cautious il
money matters.
Children born on this day are likel.
to be popular and respected. Thes
subjects of Virgo usually succeed bes
when employed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Fire Alarm Boxes

23-Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan Street
25-Smith Street and Central r. h
26-Market and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue n Paterson ST.
28-High n Lewis Streets.
85-Smlth and High Streets.
S6-New Brunswick Ace. and New 81
S7-Smith and State Streets.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works.
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81.
45-Commerce and Front Streets.
estate and Washington. Streets.
64-State st. and Buckingham Ava
b5-Parker st. and Pulaski ave.
bG-Hail Ave. and Charles st.
S7-State and Wayne Streets
ES-Near United Lead Works.
69-Maurer.
62-Washington and First Streets.
63-New Brunswick Ave and Elm st.
64-9fSith Street and Watson Ave.
86-Commerce and State Streets.
72-Front and Smith Streets.
73-Water n Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
Si-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
s2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
s3-Amboy v and Washington st.
84-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street.
45-Near City Hospital.
S6-Cleveland and Brace
and Hal Avenues.
Ave. n Inslce street
and Francis Streets.
and Johnstone streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
NOVICE No -CREDrroRs

Rev. Maurice fMorris) r. Spiiiane.
ceased. by direction of the Surrogate
of the County of Middlesex. hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the
said Michael ]. Hagerty. to bring IN
their debts. demands and claims
against the estate of the said deceased.
under oath or Affirmation. within i n
months from this date. or they will be
forever barred OF any action therefor
against tina said executor.
Dated, August 20. 1919.
Rev. Maurice lMorris) r. Snillane.
7s2s-s-z1-st oew Thurs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Onfi
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Dutch Sabin claims that the Oldest
joke is the one about the souse who
went home one night and fell down in
the front yard and went TO sleep
there. About an honr later his wife
opened a window and yelled at him
and woke him up. Shut that win
dow!" shouted the touse as he shiv-
cred. "Tm d-n near froze aow!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

A good housekeeper likes to see
the sun on Monday SC she can get the
laundry out ca the line But what
we started to say is that Wash Day
Clouds lives in Salamanca, N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

Congress lacks one person to fill in
when tho other hot-air TANNERS grow
weary, This person would make a
model Senator AMI an ideal Repre-
sentative. We refer TO the Hon. Gus
Madagascar, of Alexandria, KY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
NorTcE TO CREDITORS

Regina Mailer, ~executrix of Rubin
Mailer, deceased. by direction of the
Surrogate OF the County of Middlesex,
the said Rubin Mahler to bring in
their debts, demands and claims against
the estate OF the said deceased, under
oath or affirmation. within nine months
from this date. or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor
against the said executrix.
Dated, July 1e. 1919.
REGINA MAILER,
Executrix.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Boy, Page william SabbathIayi


The Hoppergrass wires us from
Culbertson, Neb., to inform us that
he has found A. Sinner in that town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

An old-time gambler is Jack Matt
At poker he is great;
ne mas played cards so often that
He has a shutting gait.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

You never saw a woman who was
not fond of animals remarked Mrs.
Gabb.
- know It," admitted Mr.. Gabb.
.Tney are so fond of animals that
they even try 10 make monkeys out
Of their husbands"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
Bits of BIZ Plav
BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
Inquirer

Fooeyi
Some day 1 think I'm going
10 rap this Oswald Lind:
Inc pest Is always blowing.
But he can't raise the wind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

owen Money lives in M~iddlesboro,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

THAT new clerk You hired ALWAYS
seems to be behind time" said the
Boss.
Not always" corrected the Mana
ger. Hes hat way at quitting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

Take this advice" said wise old Doc,
And always try TO make 1t stick:
Jus be as steady as a clock.
And you Will not need any tick"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

Our Daily Special.
Dignity Is a Mighty Slippery Thing
to Stand On.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04


Take this ADVICE said wise old Doc,
And always try TO make It stick:
Just be as steady as a clock.
And you will not need any tick"
Oh,
ANY nan would like to live his life
over agar IL he could" remarked
II wouldn't" interrupted the
Crouch. II have a twenty year en-
dowment policy that natures next
month"
Though fortune does not come to you,
Just do the best you can do;
Don't be a discontinued slob,
Just hold Your patiene and your job.
Me and Bill.
(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
John Junior Howe, of Carrolton,
KY, spoke on Extra Dry and quot
ed many of the best authorities re-
warding effects of prohibition from
the Bard Of Avon to Luke McLuke.
Helpi
A. Wildman runs a novelty store IN
Traverse City, Mich.
1t Sure Does.
docs prohibition stop whisky
drinking? ?" asked the short-haired
woman.
ut sure does" replied the Nero
Man. why I know some men who
have had to limit themselves to three
drinks before breakfast"
GOSH
Well admit that she has never
done anything wrong in her life. But,
just h same, Miss Deeds Is Secre-
tary to the Attorney General Of Ken
lucky.
Oofl
The baker makes a hit with me,
His nerve I have to praise;
For, while he is a loafer, he
Can always get a raise =.
Luke McLuke.
I'd like to be a baker,
I'd think 1t lots of fun;
In spite of prohibition,
I'd always have a bur.
Walton (Ga.) Tribune. !
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04
GOSH!

Well admit that she has never
done anything wrong in her life. But,
just the same, Miss Deeds is Secre-
tary to the Attorney General of Ken
lucky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-04

s4os-7-17-st oew Thurs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09
Use Of Armored Trains.

Armored trains were part OF the de-
lenses of the east coast of England, II
IL now permitted to announce.
With the engine In the middle, these
ran to and between the coast fortifca-
tions. carrying troops and ammuni-
ton.
The coaches, made over coal cars,
were plated with steel one-half inch
thick. In the sides were % rife loop
Holes, with sliding doors.
The guntrack had three compart'
msnts for Maxim guns, an ammunition
storeroom and a gun platform. On
each side Of the machine-gun compart-
fpent were three observation holes. two
flne ioopholes and three openings for
the Maxims. The ammunition room
had observation and rifle loopholes and
90 pigeonholes. each holding two IL
pound shells for the gun mounted on
the platform. This car was located
at the end Of the train.
The locomotive was armored-wlth
! shield for the brakes and lower ma.
chinery and sliding metal shutters for
the cab windows.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09

CIsmenceau Says HoIed 0vercoai
Is Good Enough.
Wears Garment Torn by AssassIn's
Bullet Because "clothes Are So
j. Expensive"

Pariz-"whfle clothes are 50 ex-
Bensive I am not going to indulge in
The luxury Of a new o%vercoat. Just be-
Eause a fool shot a few holes In my
bvercoat," Premier Clemenceau is re-
ported to have said.
The Tigers" jacket and overcoat.
both showing bullet holes, were pieces
bf evidence that had to be produced
Bt the trial Of his would-be murderer,
Emile Coffin. NJ. Clemenceau, how
bver, happens to be particularly fond
bf those garments, and he asked NJ.
Jgnace, undersecretary Of state for
Syar, TO let him have them back quick
~. NJ. fgnace replied in tones Of gen.
fle reproof that the articles were in
fhe hands OF the judiciary and that
hinder the rules 1t would be quite i'm
possible to part with them until the
Ease was past the appeal stage.
Then NJ. C~lemenceau, who is an en-
hny OF red tape. did what in French
Is described as IN "~eficacious act" the
nature Of which Is not specified, but
may be surmIsed. His garments came
back the same day.
The French are a thrifty nee and
hxpert clothes members. The bullet
holes can be stopped" SO as to defy
detection, and the coat will be as good
bs ever. This is II. Clemenceau's opin-
Jon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09
WHEN IRVING HAD $13 WEEK
DID Pay Roll unearthed In London
a. Stage Hands De-
> mand SIS.

London.-In view of the movement
among theater employees for a mini
mum wage of $15 a week and pay for
rehearsals some one has unearthed
the pay roll Of the Queens theater Of
half a century ago and given 1t to the
public for comparison.
In 1t Sir Charles Wyndham is shown
rs receiving $40 a week, while Sir
Henry Irving received less by 81.
Toole. the leading star, got $50. and
Mss Eniea gerrE A~-aeading ffay,
was put down at SIS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09
SAT UP AND GRlNNED
lumberJaek Caught In Log Jam, But
Man 10 Back on Job
Now.

Aberdeen. wash.-"And when the
undertaken drove up to the river the
corpse Just naturally sat up and
xrlnned at him"
That's the way they tell 1t at the
Humtulups logging camp, 35 miles
north CT here, where Harry Mitzoris.
lumberjack, was alleged" to have
been killed In a log jam. Struck on
the head as he fell and rendered I'M
conscious, other loggers saw the body
Jioat off on a piece Of timber and lodge
In some brush, but Mltzoris Is back
on the job.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09

announce that owing to the fact that quite a number OF our ~, Pa mo
e to participate in this areat money-savine sale which we held Wed
re compelled by popular request to continue this sale until Saturday,
odate our valued patrons we were obliged to select from our New York
re Stores quite a number of these high grade garments, and will cheer
n to YOU at the same money-saving prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09
Costly Peep.

New York.-The fioorwalker said
Miss Margaret Mcbride had a man In
her room. She said there wasn't. The
f1oorwalker looked. The peep wa
worth $4,000. according to her suit
against the Vanderbilt hotel manage
ment. No man was in the room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09

uSKNOu5uoob, NJ
was in a run down
condition. Two Of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. ] heard SO
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound had done for
others, l tried Il
and was cured ]
am no longer trer-
vous, am regular
- H. -..D--k
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-09

health. I believe the COMPOUND vii
cure any female trouble. Mrs. AItuE
HElLER, Christopher, I'll.
Nervousness Is often o symptom Of
Weakness or some functional dsrsnas-
saent, which may be overcome BY this
E. s!ssAsn Y y y,s'sss &c, Ss4 gs,nS e
~ complications exist write Lydia n,
(nkharn Medicine CO, lynn, Mas fcs
kssuK q IA lsh5 sxSssssss
fQqr a1ffiee.-