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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
ORGANIZED EFFORT WINS

The movement started in this city to form a permanent organiza-
lion 10 boost the Translate ship canal is worthy of the utmost
egrts on the part of Perth Amboy and the whole state, for that
matter. It has been demonstrated time and again that the project
that has the strongest organization behind it is the one that gets
the greatest attention at Washington. By thoroughly organizing
and presenting the advantages of the proposed canal in the most
convincing manner success is the most likely to be attained.
1t is significant that there is a bill now before congress providing
for an appropriation Of ~$5OO,OOo,oOO to be used in the next five
wears for the development of national waterway systems. The money
IS to be divided between the different waterways Of the country
that already exist and it includes the Delaware & Rartan canal
across New Jersey.
While the Delaware & Raritan canal has its use at the present
time when it is the only connecting link, it is an acknowledged TACT
that it can never be made useful as far al modern commerce is con-
cerned. In the first place, it follows a very round about course and
is much longer and winding than it need be. Secondly, it passes
directly through the city of Trenton much to the inconvenience OF
the business Of that place. Thirdly, it is carried over the main line
of the Pennsylvania railroad by means of a viaduct SO that 1t is I'M
possible to deepen the waterway or to make it any more serviceable
than It is at present. Again, it has so many locks and they are so
numerous between Trenton and Bordentown that the traffic is greatly
mpeded.
The engineers investigated the Delaware & Raritan canal thor
ouehlv before abandoning it as a feasible plan for a modern water
way and turned to the ship canal project directly across the state
as already surveyed, which course avoids all the objections that make
the present canal impossible.
1t would be a pity to waste millions of dollars on the Delaware
& Raritan canal when the Translate ship canal Is SO well advanced
1t would not be taken seriously were it not for the fact that an agta-
ton has been started in some places to get behind this bill as 1t now
stands.
1t would be a mistake to have New Jersey divided on an lmpor-
FAINT matter like this. The state is already committed to the trans
state ship canal and it is desirable that the organization backing it
be made IS strong a S possible. There should be a booster assoca-
ton, such as Perth Amboy is organizing, in every important city
and town to further the project. The time is ripe to exert every
effort in behalf of this waterway which is destined to become one
of the most important in the world. ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
CONFUSING THE ISSUE

There seems to be a general confusion between the war
time prohibition that went into effect on July !, and the amend
men to the federal constitution declaring the country dry Tor
ali time. which does not go into effect until sometime IN January.
The law that went into effect yesterday is a war measure, pure
and simple. It has nothing to do with the amendment making the
country dry permanently. Congress enacted Legislation author1z-
ing the President to declare the nation, or any section thereof, dry
during the period of the war and the rehabilitation OF the troops.
Under this law large sections Of territory in the vicinity OF govern
ment plants and cantonments were made dry There was no
doubt as to what that meant. The saloons within the prescribed
arntory closed with one accord and the hotels within the district
closed their bars. OF course, the fact that the war was still on and
the nation was or a strictly war basis had its effect on the enforce
ment of the law ct that time, but the fact remains that the law is
the same today as it was then and if there was no doubt as to what
to do then there should be no doubt as to what to do now
Previously the only territory affected by the "dry" order was
in the vicinity of government plants, environments and arsenals.
The new ruling simply extended the dry order to cover the whole
country until the troops have been demobiized.
The saloonkeeper who does not close his saloon IN compliance
with the law is defying the United States government and makes
himself liable to punishment by the federal authorities. The duty
Of the local authorities is to see that the law is obeyed and if it is
81, arrests should be made and the accused held for the federal
grand jury.
There is no use confusing a strictly wartime measure with a
constitutional amendment that has nothing whatvere to do with the
war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
THE HEAIrH DEPARTMENT

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
I want to congratulate you on the
stand you took in your paper about
the health conditions in our city. 1t
is a hame for the taxpayers to pay a
man the salary DR.. Thompson is re-
ceiving for doing nothing and not
legal. If he could not pass in three
months he will not in six. If he had
shame in him he would get out
and not take money that he does not
earn. The nurses are doing good
work, but what does it amoun to.
He does not even look over the work
they do. He sits in the office and
draws his pay while a man h a can
do the work is put out. / think 1t
is about time some one looked into
the health board. Why do not the
aldermen look into the matter?
Mayor Dorsey has lone good work,
why doesn't he do something? 1t is a
disgrace to Perth Amboy to have
such a man as Thompson.
I suppose the horses are scarce and
the dogs killed so his business gone.
SO he is grating the taxpayers and
having a nice easy time. What is his
puu? I know he is a Republican:
perhaps that is the secret If SO, It
IS a disgrace to the party. l am will
ing for you TO publish this If you like
HARRY H. VANNESTER,
Rector St
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
BEER FOR THE SOLDIERS

EDIIOR EVENING NEWS.
AS a reader Of your paper. also a
native of this city, I read in your
paper the protest of certain ministers
in this city in regards to serving the
returning soldiers with the now fam
Gus PTS per cent. beer. Those min
listers, according to your story, view
this as a crime. / wonder IL they
were not aware of the fact that this
(welcome home) was held on this
3Oth day of June so the boys could
have a last drink before this countr
goes dry. Having had two brothers
in France for a year who claim the
same as, I RAY say, SO per cent. OF
the rest of the boys, they had beer
and wine in those countries and l am
sure they will be heard o before
long. It's about time the people wake
up and not be dictated to by a few
ministers or others of the ~so-called
prohibitionists. They are also taking
a knock at the chief of police and
our aldermen for allowing this. But
i must say, and almost everyone else
will agree, that we are fortunate that
we have no public officials that are
SO narrow-minded as not to cater TO
the wishes of our returning boys. IL
sure would be some welcome home IN
this land of liberty if those boys could
not get a glass of beer after gettlng
all they wanted on the other side.
T am sure I am voicing the senti-
ments of the very large majority OF
the returned boys and citizens of this
city. 1t ought to be time they cease
to protest against the will of the ma
jority of the people.
Yours for Public Opinion,
A. WODDER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
Public Opinion
THE NOISY FOURTH.
EDITOR EVENING NEWS

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:-
In one of your recon editorials you
made reference to the condition of
the peoples nerves in permitting the
indiscriminal use of fireworks this
Fourth. 1t was good and timely and
it was hoped the aldermen would not
permit the use of these nerve hackers.
There are many people in this city
who cannot stand any sudden noise,
but will jump out of their shoes, ow-
ing to what they have gone through
in the past few months.
The writer knew an old lady who
could not stand the noise of an auto
or motorcycle, and diel as the direct
of the explosion.
Let US hope the police will stop the
use of heavy fire crackers that are be-
ing used.
Why, in some cities the auto en-
gines must be shut off as soon as they
are brought to a stop at a curb. This
is especially so in Orange, N. j. The
heavy motor trucks passing through
this city sound like the Huns trying to
lombard the place. This is done by
the drivers who think it is fun, but 1t
is not fun for the ones In this
city and our sister city at this time.
Thanking you for the space and
hoping some relief will be had. 1 am,
Respectfully,
A. N, C.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02

tan hoes not hesitate to call upon
the Jew to advance money for some
worthy Christian cause and neither
should the Jew hesitate to do Ike
wise.
alleviate this terrible suffering? 1T
money is needed this country is full
of it. Let us start a vessel loaded
with food from Perth Amboy for
these stricken people.
Won't some Of our soldier boys
start a campaign for the benefit Of
those poor starving people of Poland ?
Think Of it, Americans! Five hum
dred thousand Jews, men, women and
children, are starving and dying with
disease in Poland and in the name Of
God and country come to their aid.
A. SULLY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
Today's Letter Takes Up
KNOX treaties

During the Taft Administration,
Secretary Knox negotiated similar
treaties with Great Britain ana
France, which were ratified March
5th. 1912, whereby it was agreed That
ali differences relating to international
matters in which the high contracting
parties are concerned, by virtue of a
claim OF right made by one against the
other. under treaty or otherwise, n
which are ~iusticiable, by reason OF
baing susceptible of decision by the
application of principles of law or
equity, shall De submitted to arbi-
tration at The Hague. These agree
ments constituted treaties OF arpltra-
tion which bound the contracting par
ties TO submit all questions of h
character mentioned to arbitration by
THE Hague tribunal. They went FUR
Their. and provided tina questions OF
difference arising between the paflle5,
not of the character which 1t was
agreed should be submitted TO arpl-
tration, should be investigated by q
Joint high commission, to be constitHt-
ed in ~occordance with the provisions
of the treaty, and bound the parties
not to 90 to war over such questions
until one year after the report OF the
commission. But the Senate, Whfle
voting to ratify these treaties, amend
ed them in certain particulars, ana IN
the resolution of ratification, reserves
from their operation questions a1fect-
ing the admission OF aliens. the terri,
torial integrity of the several states OF
the United States, the alleged indept-
edness or moneyed obligations OF any
state. and any question which depends
upon or involves the maintenance
"of the traditional attitude of the
United States concerning Amer
lean questions commonly describ-
as the Monroe Doctrine, or
| Ter purely governmental pol
! ICY
The amendment of the treaties by the
Senate, however, prevented their rat
|ihcation by thu President and neither
of them became effective.
Bryan Treaties
finder the Wilson Administrations
Secretary Bryan negotiated a series OF
treaties, in 191S-1914, with twenty
| one different countries, which were
ratified by the Senate without any
! reservation whatever, whereby the
, high contracting parties agreed
s'the all disputes between them al
, every nature whatsoever, Wnlcn
diplomacy shall fail to adjust.
, shall be submitted for inyestiga-
ton and report to an international
commission to be constituted In
the name prescribed"
| in a designated article of the treaty.
| They further agreed not to declare
| war or begin hostilities over n such
| question during such investigation ana
report.
Covenant a Logical Step
In view of this history, it is but O
| conservative step forward now to
| agree with all the other powers COM
!, posing the League of Nations to re-
! fer to arbitration any justiciable dis
pute which may arise with any OF
them, and to submit to the Council
for investigation and report any ques-
ton of a different character, and also
| not to resort to war until either arbi-
| tration or investigation shall have
| been concluded, and even then, NOS
to make war against a party which
| shall comply with an arbitral award
or the unanimous recommendation OF
| the Council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
FoR THE ABSENT BoYs

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
only the boys who gave their all
for their country's honor or those
who may be ~recuperating from their
wounds in Uncle Sans great base
hospitals will be absent"
The above you will recognize as
the second paragraph of your article
in Saturdays edition of the NEWS in
reference to our Welcome Home cell
ebration. No mention made of boys
in the Army of Occupation and the
boys in the casual units in France.
And yet the Welcome Home is for The
boys who represented this city in the
world war!
When copies of Saturdays NEWS
reach u city's boys overseas (and
they undoubtedly will for all our boys
watch eagerly for their home town
paper) don't you think that it will
be with a look of dismay that they
will read the article to which / am
referring? 1t is disappointment
enough for them to know that Perth
Amboy's Welcome Home is being
given before they have sailing orders,
but how much keener will the disap-
pointment be when-they learn they
are even forgotten in mentioning
those absent.
Perhaps an individual Welcome
Home will be given the boys who are
now recuperating from wounds and
at the same time to Perth Amboy's
men who were chosen to serve in
Germany with the Army of Occupa-
ton and those boys who have been
detailed for duty in France.
All honor to all of them, whether
they have reached home or are still
overseas, but if a day cannot be set
aside where all our heroes will be
welcomed and none forgotten, al
least let us not forget to show in our
one and only home newspaper our
regret for the absence of every sol
dier and sailor from our Welcome
Home celebration.
Very truly yours,
J. B. D.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
KNOWLEDGE

There's always something more to learn, however much We wot
Il o. important truths, that throb and burn, man ought to store
behind his BROW Physicians dwell in every town whose unused minds
have gone to seed; they turn the helpful journals down, they d. mol
study. think or read. They have diplomas on the wall; what more
could m patient wish? They wait o the infrequent cal, n
sigh. pad blame it" n "odshsh!' And there ae Lawyers 0 n u
who quit their studies long ago; in fourth rate court rooms
they repeat the few moth-eaten things they know: The doctors n WI Ena
are winning fame, the lawyers who are coming dust Know. vel ns
in Hfes busy game rome car afford to carry rust the things " .
learned in days of old will make a base, the seers relate on Wnch
to rear a structure bold of knowledge fresh and upto-dafe. Ihe
men who think they know enough will cut but little grass below;
they'll always find the shedding tough, and. lew to mourn them M
they go. No a can know % much, in sooth, he shouldn't to us
something more to learn. @'Aams Il s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
ATD FOR THE JEWS

NT4Wo-
If the newspaper accounts OF the
starvation of thousands of Jews IN
poland is true something certainly
ought to be done to correct this ter
rible situation
Why should the matter OF seeking
To alleviate this calamity rest entirely
with the Jewish people2 The Chris
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
FOR ANOTHER CONVENTION

Whatever may be the chances Of Warren c. King for the nomi-
tion for governor on the Republican ticket he is at least making
interesting for the Republican leaders, and by the continual
coming from his headquarters in Bound Brook he has
himself into the lmeight and secure a very re-
rghout the state.
~ral posers up to State Chairman Stokes
'dging them. The demand on the
tie convention shall be held to
.s to meet their party representatives
- views on the numerous. questions at issue is
party workers were called together by State Chair
rs a week or two ago for the purpose of setting forth the
~ principles. These principles, if they may be called such, were
so filed with generalties and meaningless phrases that none of the
candidates except Mr.. Bugbee has found it possible to swallow them
their entirety. MI. King wants a chance to be heard by the party
sentatives from all parts of the state and he is willing to take
Ns along with his rival candidates. Surely this is fair.
ton is desirable to learn what the party stands for, surely
equally desirable to have. a gathering of the faithful
fhe respective candidates stand, especially as they
clear to accept the principles SO carefully
VeFax
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
THE Rartender.

The bartender will soc be a thing
of the past. and he deserves a word in
passing. He was usually pictured as
a bettle-browed ruffian with a club in
one hand and a whisky bottle in the
other. But he wasn't anything of the
kind. He was usually a mild-man-
nered, well dressed fellow, who could
fight if he had to. but preferred to use
diplomacy. AS a diplomat the average
bartender could make a lot Of Ambas-
sadors look like hodcarriers. He could
talk to a bloodthirsty drunk like a
father and make said drunk weep and
BEHAVE himself. He could listen to a
hard-luck story or the song of an ego
fist and make both men believe that
they had found a friend. He was pa
tience on a monument. He was a COM
panion, an adviser, a father confessor
and a physician. He could talk intel
ligently on any subject from meta
physics to mint juleps and from base
ball to Bolshevism. His services We're
worth $50 per day, and he usually re-
certain lady, Eta Ford, is reported as
honest, cheerful and capable. And he
is bound to succeed in any line of en-
dcavor he undertakes. But We'll mis-
old "George"-a stew always called O
bartender "George"-and he'll never
seem the same minus the white jacket
and the apron.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
AsvIoe From One Who Knew.

NuVFue FTVH O"S -" =.
The puppy had been punished ana
suIking in a corner. To him came
the small daughter OF the house. <
administer, not comfort, but advica
"You may just as well be good hrsa
as last, Buddy" she admonishe&
Everybody that belongs to mother
got to mind. I've been through 1t all
and / know"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
The Copenanter Letters


THE AUTHORS s@a<I&2
William q. Taft. exPresident OF the United otases: ~
George w. Wickersham, formerly U. 5. Attorney oenei~-
A. Lawrence Lowell, President Harvard university
Henry w. Taft, of the New York Bar.
THE PURPOSE - Doma,
To discuss and make clear the various articles = Re ns aS :,
Covenant for a League of Nations, now awaiting fatmcauon "
the United States Senate.
Today's Letter Takes Up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
Good Wone.

For your advice you'll get your price,
And you will gain much pelf,
If you will give advice
You wouldn't take yourself.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
A Reg'iar Devil

A Regsiar Devil Gel
They done arrested
That 81 Hickle
For scerehing on his
New ni-sickle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02

1t says here that a New York man
supported two wives on $40 a week."
said Mrs. Gabb.
"Goshrr sighed MT. Gabb, I wish
had his recipe!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
Bits of Play
BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919. the Cincinnati
Inquirer.

The Stuff.
Approached now the Suffrage Queen,
She'll soon be here to get m .
And, judging by the ones I've seen.
She sure is old enough to vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02

She sure is old enough to vote.
Mighty Lucky.
"Poor Brown is mighty u~nlucky,"
said Smith. while on his vacation on
the farm he was digging a hole for
a skunk and he broke his ankle"
Call that unlucky? }" said Jones.
Huh! I think he was durn lucky. He
might have found the skunk If he
hadn't broke his ankle
Pound.
Said Newlywed: Il say, dear one!
Your poundcake weighs almost a ton.
It's just like lead, and mighty tough,
You didn't pound it quite enough"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-19
Oswald & Savage To Open
Modern Vulcanizing Shop

To fill a demand in Salem which
comes to all communities where the use
Of motor vehicles for pleasure and bust.
ness has become extensive J. r. Oswald
and j. D. Savage will open a well equip.
ped and thoroughly modern vuleanizing
plant at l7s South Commercial street
under the firm name Of Oswald & Say.
age.
With every device necessary to prop.
er %vulcanizing installed in its shop the
new firm is preparing to handle a large
volume Of business and will make a spe.
cislty Of renoyating tires which most
motorists have heretofore been relegat.
ing to the scrap heap % beyond repair.
This work will be under the personal
supervision Of Mr.. Oswald, who for the
past six years has been specializing in
the repair Of cord and fabric tires. This
department will be equipped to keep
five men busy at al times.
Mr.. Savage, the other member Of the
new firm, is well known in Salem, where
he was born and raised. For the past
three years he has been IN tse employ
Of the National Cold Storage & Ice
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-19
POLK ROAD PETITION
FILLING UP RAPIDLY
Lite Opposition Found To
Proposal To Bond For
Paving.

Dallas, Ore, April is.-The petitions
ordered placed in circulation BY The
taxpayers at the big good reads meet
ing last Saturday are being filled out
much faster than the hackers of the
movement anticipated and before the
meeting Of the county court next week
the papers will be in their hands. Most
of them are already filled out and have
been sent to the committees here who
had eharre of their circulation. From
information obtained from parties cir
eulatmg the same it is doubtful whether
there will be many dissenting votes at
the Sepelal election in June relative to
the issuing of $685. 900 worth Of bonds
Tor the construction of hard surfaced
roads in this county. The program as
outlined by the taxpayers at the big
meeting viii cover practically every
used road in the boundaries Of the eoun.
~ and will not allow the money To be
ali spent on certain roads as IS thought
by some people. The roads as outlined
in the petitions VIII be the list 10 have
hard surface faeings and tho money
raised hy th3 bending act VIII ne spent
IN no other Cay than the petitions cal,
Tor. The state highway commission in
session in l9ttaand this weea allowed
me contacts fir tti ding a namber Of
miles Of hard surfaced road il Polk
county this year, namely the route be-
tween Amity, Riekreal, Monmouth and
Independence. AT a later meeting the
contract will also be let for the CON
struetion Of the Dallas-salem road.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-19
Shop To Specialize
In Electrical Repair Work

With the announcement that fhey
win specialize in battery. magnetic ant
generator repair work and will main.
tain the services Of an expert along
these lines, The Battery Shop has made
its bow to the automobile owners in
this part Of the state in the opening
Of a shop at 263 North Commercial
street.
Inelnded in the equipment of the
shop, which is thoroughly modern thru
out, will be a late model test machine
for detecting defects in motor ignition
and lighting systems. This and all 9th
er electrical work IN the shop viii be
done under the supervision Of F. A..
snapp, an expert from Oakland, Cali
fOrnia.
The Battery Shop viii a'so be the
station for the Philadelphia
Diamond Grid battery.