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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
AFTER THE WAR, The FIGURES

There's a group of persons in this broad land to whom our heart
goes on in profound sympathy.
They form no faction and but a Fraction" OF the entire population;
Tut their work is of Importance TO us aud TO posterlty.
PITY The moor statisticians-thc Mathematical parties who will
record every phase of the war that can be set down aud set forth in
figures.
Column after column of digits will wheel into line to be lecmated
nv The cross fire of high cahbre calculation.
Batteries of adding machines will go into action, belching bilious,
trnions and totals.
Wei soon learn from the compierS of numerical statistics the
eSact size of a cootie $ household; how many tons of coal could be
hoisteT from Limbo to the moon by use of the energy lanks liberated
e. eigaret pufs that if laid side by each, the knitting needles used by
patriotic ladies would connect Paris with Vienna by way of Berlin
and the number of heroic deeds performed by the crown prince. Sc
cared by consulting his private diary Of hand tohand encounters en-
titled Ones With Whom | Came to Grips or List of Calls Upon Per
sonal Friends"
Verify, the startling array of figures may send the most seasoned
s,atistcmns to sanitariums where numerals ar checked with the past
at the door and adding machines click not their siren call.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
PROHIBITION WINS

II is universally admitted that the liquor dealers have only
themselves to blame for the prohibition wave that has swept the
country ending in the final adoption of te prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution.
The saloon is at the root Of the trouble. 1t has been the Tester
ing sore in every municipality where it has existed.
The saloon has always been run in defiance of the law; it has
been a breeding place for crime and the constant cause of misery
and distress. Thousands of men who do not believe in prohibition
have been driven into the dry ranks through disgust of the
saloon.
Many attempts have been made to remedy this evil, but with
out success. Liquor dealers have met in solemn conclavc and passed
resolutions galore about living up to the law and bringing the saloon
business into the realm of responsibility, but it has amounted to
ARE the ones who are squealng the hardest over
The adoption of the prohibition amendment, yet it has been the brew
cries that have controlled the saloon and only by the consent of the
brewerics could they continue to defy all law, order and decency.
A word from the breweres could have ended much of the evils at
tached TO the saloon, but that word was never forthcoming.
The liquor dealers now have their reward. They sowcd the wind
and now they reap the whirlwind. Once the American people be-
came convinced that the only way to abolish the saloon vas To-
abolish the sale of liquors altogether they did not hesitate TO take
that most drastic step.
A glance at the map shows how universal is the demand of pro
hibihon. All but ten states out of the forty eight in the Union have
ratified the amendment and there is every indication that most of
these ten will take favorable action within the nest few weeks.
Whatever the future may have in store, the saloon influence in
American life is ended for all time. Few there are who will regret
it, While many still believe that it is a mistake to attempt to make
the country "bone dry, they are unanimous in their dislike for the
saloon.
The saloon has often been referred TO as the poor mans club
A miserable makeshift it was for a club, still 70. the want of some
where else to 90 many were forced into such places. Now with even
these abolished a responsibility falls upon each community to fur
nmh a suistitute for the saloon. 1t is a serious matter and some
thing that cannot be ignored. The country will 20 dry July /
under the President order during rehabilitation and it is likely to
stay so. In the meantime each community must make up It's mind
what it intends to do when the saloon is abolished.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

death and total and permanent disa-
bility.
Through the operation Of this law
there was added in a Sinsle year ny
the government more He insurance
to the outstanding Ito insurance OF
the world han was writer by Oil the
private life insurance companies or
the United States in that year.. and
thereby the Of the United
States has become the largest si-gle
life insurance Organization, - We'll
as the safest and cheapest IN the
world.
This single experiment, successful
beyond the fondest hopes OF It's pro-
ponents, constitutes a striking fCrward
step in social insurance. Our next
step should be to hold this gain. To
that end the following provisions
should be made:
FTRST-The most liberal CONVEX
sion OF war risk insurance for soldiers
and sailors on terms equitable to the
public interest and their ability to
carry the maximum OF such insurance
as permanent protection against
death OF total disability;
SECOND-Extend similar inslir-
ance protection to all civilian IN
ployes of the government.
THIRD-Develop health insurance
for all government employees n OK
tend it as rapidly as possible to all
citizens as an essential element in the
development of a public health SER
vice: and
FOURTH-Establish state-adminis-
tered mutual health insurance against
accident, invalidity, M old g as
we'll as death for ALL INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS., compulsory for those
whose ucomes will not permit of their
being relied upon to lake equivalent
provision for, themselves n their
families on q voluntary basis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Daily H0, osc0te
Saturday, January IS, 1919


Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
During the morning hours of this
day the planetary influences are not
fortunate. according to a~strology.
Uranus rules strongly for evil. Venus
is In beneic aspect. The Sun is add
VERSE.
The planet supposed to incline NOR
aud women to see one another's faults
and to criticise them is in a place
most menacing for all in public life.
Secret forces are believed to be
strongly active in tearing down char
acters that have been raised high in
public esteem and these forces may
cause serious trouble in labor mat
ters as well as in politics.
Warning is given that there may be
rapid growth of radical ideas in the
United States. These may be preach
ed in drawing-rooms and churches as
well as on street corners.
The fault-finding influences that
tend TO depreciate public service and
to discredit public servants will ex-
tend to private life and many divorces
are prognosticated, owing to the cap
tious spirit.
This Is believed to be a lucky day,
since IT promises material success as
we'll as good luck In love.
This is not n favorable sway under
which to seek positions and there Is
a prognostication that some govern
ment agency will be severely arraign-
ed because OF inability to place SOL
diers and others who seek work.
While the seers caution men and
women to be frugal, careful and un-
usually industrious during this new
year, they declare hat prosperity may
be maintained, if wisdom is exercised.
Danger through pessimistic propa-
ganda is foretold.
The President of the United States
comes under a sway this month hat
is -enigmatical since 1t is read as
combining opposite tendencies that
have in them supreme possibilities.
He Is to reach an apex of popularity
that, however, doe not measure what
the future will bring him, if he safe
guards his health.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the augury OF travel and change. New
friends may alter the course OF life.
The young will marry.
Children born on this day may be
proud and ~domineering but warm
hearted and affectionate. These sub
jects OF Capricorn. who are on the
cusp have Aquarius characteristics
usually and are more successful In
love Affairs than they are in business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

NEW YORK, Jan. MANS three
greatest fears are the e of unem-
| ployment, the fear of want in old age
and the fear of illness. If we car
Danish these three fears. the amount
+; of happiness we could create would
be byeond measurement.
1t Is easy to do it,
Every fundamentally of govern
ment, from the peace conference at
Versailles to the local councils OF ma
| tional defense are wrestling with
some phase of the question OF how to
define n express community con-
Germ and responsibility for h un-
avoidable risks OF sickness. disability
through accident, invahdity, old age.
or unemployment.
This may be summed up / II the age
long question of o we are TO bear
one another's burdens.
There is only one practical way to
meet these problems. That Is the full
exercise Of governmental powers OF
compulsion to make possible hat ev-
cry contract of employment, whether
under the government itself OF under
private employment. shall contain am
pie insured provision against loss
through sickness, i~nvalidity, old age.
and Industrial displacement of fiCctu2-
ton in employment.
These steps must be taken re-
CARELESS OF any single Industry
In the land, because they concern
too vitality the private fortune,
be 1t large or small, or every cit
fxen, and the general welfare u
the body polite.
Social insurance simply means that
the interests of the public are such as
to justify the government, first, in
making use of its power to compel
persons to insure '.gainst specific
risks. and second, in paying, when
necessary, part OF the cost of such in
surance. Its essence consists In pool
ing that risks and the OF q
group OF persons, and spreading tho
costs of carrying the risks over 4 pc
Rod of time.
A generation Of ordinary industrial
experience could not have brought
home to h American psople the in
terests which the nation has In the
welfare of its workers. comparable
to the lessons taught the War Risk
Insurance Act. under which four mill
lion American oldiers ana sailors
were insured to an amount aggre-
eating over $4,000, 900, 600. averaging
approximately $4,000 pc" man, against
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
THE AIL-IOWEST

He looks around upon the Dutch, who pass him O the misty
hill; they e to va You'd please Il is much, if you would chase
Yourself o Bill The rain is dripping from the caves. the Holland
skies are never blue; and Wilhelm sits around and grieves and hates
himself the long hours through. The most renowned of also-rans,
accustome to hamboyant ays he muters, For the love OF Hans.
Must | endure this a IL my days?" There is a voice in every breeze,
there is a voice in every rml: these voices sigh the same old wheeze,
not wanted here, o Buu" There is n o cordial hand for
MIN, IN m corner " the globe, save where Dame Justice stern and
grim, is waiting In her snowy robe. Some nations Try, 20 Bill. come
here! Wen entertain you well. we ween.' But he confesses to n
fea ta they've a rope II guinoine. And once he was the biggest
tnlns ms w wore a padded crown, the blamedest and al-highest
klhg, VINO Jared an empire with his frown! He moved around his
Ieam III STATE n when he reared an honored town, the burgo-
nastery a TN gate ave him the keys, while kneeling down. And
now n Holland days n drear. the Holland folks show signs OF
royal freight"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

According to the latest available fg-
ures, the religions Of the world are d.
vided as follows: Christians. 564,5l0,'
coo; C~onfucianists and Taotsts, 3OO.-
$4,000; MohammedaRs. 2 1.s25.OO0;
HIndus, 30. 100000; Anim!sts. 1885,
270,O00; Buddhists. 13S.031 GOO; Shin
toists, q 100000; Jews. 1o.2o5. goo; un-
classified. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Home
Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

agin the Union for four years and lost.
But that's all done and forgotten. You
are In Uncle Sans uniform now, and
| want o to do II proud When you
git to France l want you to remember
that your are a Kentuckian and L
want you to fight for your Flag and
your country. And when you git to
them dam Germans I want you to
shoot them down just like you would
a revenue officer"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Bits OF Bv-Pldu
Thank Fer Yer Kind Applause.
Fly LUXE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919. the Cincinnati
Enquirer.

Bits of Byplay is now in its ninth
year. Since we started this column we
have written more than 1900 alleged
jokes n more than Is, 0 rhymek.
tingles and near poems. We have also
written some $1,000 Luke McLuke
Says paragraphs. And we once more
point with pride to the fact that we
are the only humorist who has never
written a Mothcr-In-Law joke. Some
100000 people read this column ev-
cry day. and 1t is hard to talk to that
many folks day after day and not
make some enemies. But Luke has SO
many boosters that he regards him.
self as the luckiest ma on earth. We
wish our friend the best of every
thing. Our enemies can keep on
splitting cotton.
loves those who wish him we'll,
And those who don't car go to-Berlin
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
(sOn-BiI,

Said a bibulous man. with n sigh:
II was sure that they'd vote the State
dry,
But 1 haven't a doubt.
Though the beer all gives out,
They will give me one bier when l
die"
Bert McThane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
BOIshcyiki.

A garbage wagon driver
Seated on u gilded throne
Smoking two-bit cigars
And spilling champagne
On his tailor-made suit
AS no scratches
His unwashed carcass
Through his silk underwear.
Long live the Bolshevikii
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Ala BON.

George Pounds tells us that an old
Kentucky mountaineer came to own
with his SON to see the latter off when
he was leaving for camp after being
drafted.
SON." said the mountaineer, Il fit
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
A,INiCc.

Ny son YOU should pay what YOU owe,
And help to lessen this worlds
woes
Twill give the man You owe some
dough
To pay some other ma he owes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
ins.Ine, Of Rrotherhoed.

The moment we can use our posses
sions TO any good purpose ourselves.
the instinct OF communicating that use
10 others rises side by side with our
pOwer-liuskin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Had Cause.

we sent the flower OF our young
manhood against the Huns"
"Yes. and ell the Huns say they
were wild flowers"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, what is a monologuc?
Paw-A m~onologue is a CONVERSE
ton between n man ana his wife. my
son.
Maw-Wnlie, you go out and sweep
the snow OFF the front stops and thea
get to bed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

~why did you change your board
ing housed"
my lsndlady got too enthusiastic
shout this food conservation"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

Wives and Bees Make a Lot of Noise
For the Amount of Honey They Give
Us.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

The Athens (Ohio) Messenger used
this scare head on the first page:
Lloyd George Returned With His
Supporters"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
Rocky.

MY voice is neither nigh or deep"
Admitted Papa StocNy;
And, when | sing my kid to sleep
| know my voice sounds rocky"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

ut a here that a man has equip
ped six Uncle Toms Cabin companies
and has sent the whole six out to play
different sections of the country" said
the Old Fogy, as he looked up from
the newspaper he was reading.
Il expected something like that
commented the Crouch. Eggs are
worth a nickel each this winter"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

anyway" said Mrs. Gabb bitter
ly. "a wonian's mind Is cleaner man a
mans"
Huh" grunted Mr.. Gabb. "It ought
to be. She changes it every ten MINI
utes."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17

Our Daily Special.

Pink Boots has a blacksmith shop
at Glen Springs. KY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
C. I INSURANCE

BY PROF. SAMUEL McCUNE LINDSAY
fpres;dent American Association for Labor Legislation, roiessof OF
Social LEGISLATION, Colum bia University, New fork lily
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
No Joke.

THE Honeymoon's all smiles and
cakes,
Man doesn't know" said Fife;
meek obedient bride oft makes
An awful bossy wife"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24
ROUGH CUFF.

"Yes, I've cut the slang stuff" Nell
was telling her latest gentleman
friend" Gee, but my talk was get
tin fierce! I'd worked up a line O.
fable-material that had George AIDE
backed off the map and gaspin' for
wind, but I've ditched all that now. I
seen it was up to me to switch onto
another track. damned on my emer-
gency brakes one day and says to my
self, You mutt, where you think you'll
wind up If you don't slough this rough
CUFF you're shown across on your nn-
protected friends? You never will
land Johnny-boy that's enough gray
matter in his cupola to want a real,
bang-up fiossy lady for his kiddo in
stead Of skirt that palavers like a
brainstorm with busted steerin'-gear.'
Any girl can talk like a lady, even If
she never gets closer to one than to
stretch her neck when some swell
dame buzzes past in her gas-wagon. I
says to- yours truly, It's time to re-
formate your grammar, little sister,
and you betcher sweet life I've cut the
mustard. Grit.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24

land another relative Of his, "Eb" In
gram, sat with the Confederate vet.
Grams on the stand.
Col. Scott introduced Col. Minor
with significant reference to the Bib
lical story Of David and Jonathan, pro-
claiming Col. Minor as being, in his
Opinion, North Cardinals greatest SOL
dier.
General Haig was quoted recently
as saying the British won the war;"
said Col. Minor. "He will have to take
that back. The American people, by
their patriotic service, their sacri-
fees, their wonderful preparation, won
the war;"
He declared every man properly be-
lived his outfit was the best in France,
and he thought that spirit aided in
making the American soldier the best
in the world, with the men from North
Carolina the best in the American
army.
But our duty is only half DONE" he
said. "Mr. Wilson expressed it well
when he said the world would be in
great distress if the League Of Ma
lions were not made reality. Study
the problems and put yourself to the
task of helping to solve them"
Beckett Is Last Speaker.
W. L. Parsons, chairman of the
Richmond county exemption board, in
troduced Governor Beckett.
1.-TWO things about this crowd i'm
press me-" said the governor. THAT
is it's bigness and its beauty. Solo
mon would have died with broken
heart II he could see you, with his
Limitations of 700 wives.
But seriously. pitiful is the power
ty of language in the presence Of the
blood-red drama of war. You may
talk of your Caesars, your Alexanders,
your Roman legions, but the banner
must go to the soldiers who broke the
Hindenburg line"
| Governor Beckett said the world
was too near the conflict to properly
appraise it, but he saw at least two
direct results. These he gave as self
respect and a redeemed national rep
Eutation.
Following the governors address, a
photographer made panoramic pic
ture from the stand, and the assem-
bly, was dispersed. The 21O white
service men were served barbecue
dinner in the park grounds, while the
ITO negro service men were served at
the negro school house, few blocks
away The barbecue was prepared by
Carl c. Shares and was served by the
members of the Red Cross canteen.
Parade prizes were announced as
follows: Best fraternal float, Wood
linen of the World; best business float
Belk Brothers, first, Long Furniture
Co., second; best decorated carriage
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24

A speakers platform; near ths
spring in Everett Park took care o.
those to make addresses, the nineteen
Confederate veterans gathered and the
newspaper men. A crowd of approx
mately 5000 persons was seated in the
natural amphitheatre about the stand
with service men given choice places
to the front.
Following the invocation by Rev
Bruce Benton, former army Y. M. C
A. worker and now pastor of the
Rockingham Baptist church, w. n
Everett, former county food admins
traitor, delivered the address of vel
come. He was followed by response
from 1t. Donald Phillips, the only
Rockingham man to have the honor Of
wearing the Croix de Guerre.
"Some men said Christ was dead
when He was cut down from the cross
upon which He was cruciied," said
Mr.. Everett. WAS He? Who will
say His spirit does not live today. So
some men now say our fourteen he.
roes who lay buried in France are
dead. Are they? Their bodies are,
but not their spirits
Lieut.. Phillips said he looked for
the soldiers to be overcome with joy
when in returning home, they came in
sight of the Statue Of Liberty.
But no." he said. "They took off
their hats and passed in silence. They
felt keenly, but they were not hila'
rious. They had enough of war, but
they felt no need of hubub."
Col. Scott 10 introduced.
B. F. Reynolds, former register OF
deeds of Richmond county, introduced
Col. Scott, who paid high tribute to
the American soldier, and said he
was "a colonel only because Of the
wonderful work of the soldiers Of the
12Oth infantry."' He said it would
have pleased him more If the promo
ton could have gone to the dough
boys.
when I saw the name, Of Corp
William F. Ingram on that memorial
arch, as among the dead from your
county, my heart almost broke" said
Col. Scott. "He was the first man in
my battalion. to be killed, and I want
you to know he died hero's death
He volunteered to be one of three
men to clean up German machine
gun pill-box He gave his pocketboob
to a friend before he went out. In
gram and his mates cleaned up the
pill-box and got every German, but
Ingram died, as he expected he would
but it was the death of true hero"
Ingram's father and mother stood
near the speakers stand and heard the
story of Col. Scott; the first authentic
story they had heard of their son''
heroic death. Ingram's grandfather
was major in the Confederate arm!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24
ROCKINGHAM st4As BIG cEk EsRA'
TioN.
governor eIekett and TWO colonels
Lead In Honorins Richmond
County Soldiers.

covernor eIckett and TWO Colonies
Lead In Honorins Richmond
County Soldiers.
BY JASPER c. HUTTo,
STAR Correspondent Of Charlotte News
Rockingham, N. c., July 1s.-Witf
Governor T. w. Beckett and Col. Sid
ney w. Minor and Col. Don scotteol
Thireith division fame, here to sci
the pace, Rockingham blazed her way
to further glory Friday in celebra
ton in honor of Richmond county sol
diers. The towns $4,000 residents
and visitors made such big day OF 1t
common consent has it that there viii
be like celebration at Rockingham
annually.
Rain prevented an airplane flight
and delayed a baseball game between
CAMP Bragg and Rockingham, but
that is all the rain got away with, IN
spite of its continuous efforts through
out the day. The parade, the speak
ing at Everett Park, the barbecue
dinner. the Rockingham-Camp Bragg
baseball game and the dances at night
the headliners of entertainment
went over in great style. The dances
were held indoors, instead OF on the
streets. in view of weather conditions.
It was, in fine a day Of Rocking
hams revelation to herself. with
streets packed as they never before
had been packed, with war and peace
in composite picture, with veterans Oh
three national struggles as guests OF
honor. Rockingham and the county
stood out as brighter jewels than the
dwellers of the Pee Dee village them
selves had ever known. Rockingham
thinks more of herself for her accom-
plishment.
Thursday night found the hotels
turning patrons away and scores OF
private families with guests in tneir
homes. BY o'clock Friday morning
the streets were beginning to fill, and
when the parade got under way at
1890 o'clock fully 5000 people stood
by and saw the long line of soldiers
sailors, floats, bands, automobiles
down to clowns pass.
Soldiers Led the Parade.
White soldiers, marines and sailors
led the parade, which formed on De
pot street, then passed up Main street
to Randolph, then to Everett and out
Everett to Everett Park. Governor
Beckett was in the first automobile
with Col. Minor and Col. Scott in the
next car. There were perhaps dozen
floats, with troops of veterans Of
other wars, troops of fraternal orders
decorated automobiles in. line, with
the negro soldiers bringing up the
rear
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24

II the Hannah-Pickett Mill and of
the Roberdell mill.
Capt. Nathan w. LeGrand was in
charge of the parade, while the Ice