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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
VITAL ISSUES

Where n now the vital issues of some twenty years ago3
They have modered, warps and tissues, and their dust blows to
and fro; how our giant statesmen Numbered Ger those issues, in
their dayi Often ! have mooned and wondered why such things
must pass away. ALI the thin gs that were important, long ago,
are gone like dew, and we worry, though we'd ortnt, over issues
fresh and new. Where ar all the ancient troubles over which we
walked the floor? They are gone, like broken bubbles, and they'll
past no kind of grief; there are always modern sorrows over which
to wall and beef. Ten years hence, If we are living, we will Won
der why we sighed Ger the woes that now are giving trouble deep
and double dyed. Where ar now the mighty sages who had
fame when w Q were young, whose renown, through endless ages
all the world said, would be rung? I could name perhaps a dozen
who were shining landmarks then, but their names n o more are
buzzn' in the eager airs of m n. Twenty years can mako such
changes, calling off u safest bet; and the march OF time de-
ranges all the values we have set
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

The trouble with having a wife who
is a good manager Is that you are us
ually what is managed.
If there are three or four other
members of the family Father never
finds room for his lid or his coat on
the hall rack.
Matrimcny Is a good deal like bill
iards. You have to take the scratches
with the kisses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
TIPS Walt Claimant

Detroit, Mich.-Four finger tips r
at police headquarters waiting a claim
ant. They were bitten off by Alger
Thompson, taxi driver, when a holdup
mar tried to gag him.
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HtIhf

OF curse A. Holler. of Dayton,
Ohio, Is a popular member of the Club
right now, but what are we gonna do
with d. Canter, of Rosewood, Ohio.
when we have nothing to put in him ?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Straupal

Said old Mr.. Pam,
To Young Mr.. Host:
"The smaller the man.
The bigger the boast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Them Was the Happy DAYS.

o. I. man who used to bring a half
pint to the barber shop to put on his
head after a hair cut to keep him
from catching cold? And what has
become Of what was left in the half
pint?
-P. ]. r.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

The love of dress she'll never lack.
1t is the truth. you'll find
That though her clothes are on her
back,
They're always on her mind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Obi

"Are you and that millionaire friend
of yours on the outs )" asked Smith.
IT never see you together any more"
"Oh," replied Jones, my doctor told
me to avoid rich things"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

"After all. modesty is nothing but
imagination" observed the Sage.
"Then this is a very unimagfnatiue
Summer" commented the Fool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

h Tiffin (Ohio) branch of the Club
has added four members to the roster.
They r John Reynard and Johr
Redfox and Will Drinkwater and VIII
Allwine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
oh. Very WE'LL


No. Gladys. the Ink sisters, of Tifan
Ohio, are not coIored folks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Luke sIcIuke say

You can't Paint the Town Red With
Water Colors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Ho. HUNT

"Luke McLuke is Ill. they say. but
our notion is he is just a-grieving. Az
for his rheumatism we know that the
Lord tempers rheumatism to the lamb
shorn of his balm of Gilead."
George Bailey. in Houston. Texas,
Post.
We don't call it Balm of Gilead" UP
here. George. We call 1t Bourbon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Another Mystery.

The girls are wearing 50 little these
hot days that we, wonder how they
keep from getting their legs sun
burned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

II Just adore Professor Hibrow."
said Miss Gush. 81 think he is the
most wonderful writer I ever read. lie
brings things home to you that you
never saw before"
"Huh!" replied Mrs. Tacks. 1T have
a laundryman who does the same
thing"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

We are. by this ingenious rhyme,
OF one more guy reminded,
He wears a plug hat all the time,
And yet he's not high-minded.
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

We too recall another chap.
Whose mind is analytic,
Although he often wears a cap
He's not a captious critic.
Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

A lazy dub is Oswald Blaws,
He surely is a shiftless pup;
He always gets turned down because
He waits for something to turn up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
Bits of By Play

BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1919. the Cincinnati
Inquirer.

After the Honeymoon.
They're settled down, and, hully gee!
She finds he's always in a huff;
He'd grant her slightest wish, If she
Would only make it slight enough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01
AXE Your Choicel

wayman of the near future will say:
Your bottle or your life!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

The Hat Doesn't Make the Mind.
The hat he wears is No. s,
By size I'm not blinded;
Fol those who know him always state
That he is narrow-minded.
Luke McLuke,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-01

Take Your Choicet
We don't know how the beds are,
but there are two hotels In Point
Pleasant, w. Va. John Rock manages
one place and Ed. Stone manages the
other.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
Nine. Lebdudy Still Too
NeYUous to Receive Vis-
itorS or Talk of Tragedy
Fear of Master Gone,
THE Lodge" Has Home
like Air.

kecnly alive 10 every act OF her
defense. Nine. Marie Augustine Le-
hHudy lies proppcd amid pillows IN
urr bed ON the second floor Of The
Lodge az Wcstbury,
Mime. Lcbaudy VIII see no one. TO
It note sent To- her by an Evening
World reporter she replied through
tn" nurse. Mimic Womncr.
II am too nervous 10 tliN. too ncr-
vous to see any one perhaps in
a day or two"
Yet when JacqGc.ine. the daughter
Tor whose honor Nine. LebIudy shot
down her husband in the hallway Of
her home. was called upon by her at
torucy. Harry w. Moore of Mlneola,
to pose Tor pictures. Nine. Lebaudy
directed the guwning Ut the child
from her bedroom.
Jacqucline Giu not want to pose In
any costume except black. An hours
wait produced black dress talliag
10 the shoe tops, new black shoes
and. when called for. hats tor poses
Pa!er tnan oven when she faced the
Grand Jury was JacqIeline as she
stood before the camera. But nat
urai and undevclnpud talent fof pos
ing came to her rescue and made easy
the photographers work. sac an
The evening world., 1919-01-16

Madame pays me; work Tor her,
not him.
II never go to New York. come
here from South America. | never
been To France. I make port AZ New
York; ! come here. Here ! stay. be-
cause I am always afraid for Madame
and the little girl. Him ] do not
Know.
"The city | care nothing for. It -
here where ! am happicst; the skies,
tho sun, the open air: that IL my
pleasure. And the peace OF Madame.
| could not always help in that. The
master came near me rarely; nc car
lied on most in the house; not in the
stable. where ! am boss.
II come from Peru; ! know Mrs.
Jack de Saulles's family; they come
from Chile. 7 spenk French, Italian
and Spanish; but am not French
man: ] am from Peru"
There is no lack OF food in the Le-
baudy house to-day. Saturday night
Witnessed the passing Of that crying
need. When Constable Charles
O'Connor took charge after the muir
der there was little or no food In The
house. To-day there Is plenty: trades
men have accepted the change ~
ownership OF the estate; they deliver
goods when ordered now. Previously
To Saturday night there were sum
monScs for suits to collect bills.
Seated In the room entering upon
the han where jacques Lehaudy tell
20 death there was little indication ~
tragedy in The Lodge to-day. rhe
Chow champion owned by Nine. Lee
baudy bsrked rs privileged dogs bark
IN homes: the hurried heavy foot
steps Of tho nurse and maid sounded
on the oare doors OF the second story;
there seemed little evidence OF illness.
A hugo half Maltese and half white
cat strolled through the hallway. Ac-
cording to Detective Tnorne, wac
guarded the prisoner on the second
floor. the cat had just arrived at The
home: no ono had seen II before.
There il superstition that a cat
that seeks home and " welcomed
brings good luck. Tho cat was wei
coined
The evening world., 1919-01-16
NINE. LEBAUDY Goes TO JAIL, =,
CRYING FOR HER DAUGHTER

its inquiry into the killing of Lebaudy
until next Tuesday morning.
The jurors were accompanied to
Wcstbury by District Attorney Weeks.
tn" purposa cf the trip bclnS 30
ramNuri2c them with tho surround
ngs IN which the millionaire met his
death. Tho spot where Lebaudy's body
was found and the exact place IN
which Mime. Lchaudy Is said to haze
been standing whcn anc fred were
pointed ont to them. Later they
walked about the grounds.
The most important witness at the
morning session Of the Grand Jury ls
said to have been Mark Rosenfeld, the
slNtccn-y ycar-old Western Union mcs-
srnEor who reported to I%baudy az 'uo
Hotel McAlpin last saturday afternoon
and remained with him until tac nall
way Of Phoenix Iodg" was rca med
when woman warned him away.
1t had been assumed that tho woman
was Mime LHOaudy. but ac aurdlnn 80
reports In Mncola she was Elise Rosct,
or "Fran,cs," tho cook
The most important point IN the
story young Rosenlcld now tells Is
that Lcbaudy when he ran up the
stairway. carried revolver in his
right hand. Tho messenger boy /,
/ positive a. To this, he SAYS, and his
J story strrngth,uol tho belief i'm Min.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
GREAT PROTEST At SECRECY LEADS TO
CONFERENCE WITH WILSON

sadors and ministers Of various coun-
tries.
The great Sale de la Palx at the
Foreign ONCE was to-day being pre-.
pared for the first meeting of the
Congress. at which 1t is not expected
that any Of the large questions, aside
from those OF organization and pro.
Cedurc. will be considered.
with the time for the assembling
Of the full delegations OF the con.
ference drawing near, the question OF
representation to be accorded all the
nations except Russia has been dis
posed OF and the remaining prcllm-
mary sessions will only have before
them the work OF completing the
framing OF the programme of pro-
cedure.
When the actual business sessions
begin on Sunday or Monday the con-
terence, ii is expected. will thus be
ready to plunge into It's real work.
the creation Of the proposed League
of Nations and the making OF the
preliminary peace, which latter Is
hoped for by the early spring, even
though the details will take months
or years to work out
The Russian question. 1t is assumed,
Will command the attention OF the
conference at once. 1t seems probable
that no Russians will be seated as
representatives OF their nation, but
they may be consulted for intorma-
ton from time to time, as the con-
ference decides what II shall do t.
check Bolshevism.
The American viewpoint that food
is the best ammunition against Bot
shevism seems also TO be that OF the
british. at least. and a number Os
plans are now being worked out 10
get food into Germany at points
where 1t is held necessary to supply
Il. and certainly to the war-ravaged
new states OF southeastern Europe.
In all these discussions the Amerl-
can officials are not losing sight of
their plans for getting the American
Army back home as quickly a posi-
bic.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
SECRETARY LANE UPHOLDS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IDEA
Tells New York Merchants ASsocia-
ton OF Demand for Inter
H. national CO-OperatiJn.

A. tho luncheon Of The Merchants
Association OF New York Ht the Hotel
Aslor to-day Franklin X Lnnc. Secrc-
= Wy Of the Interior. delivered an ad.
Cress IN support O; the League OF Ma
tions plan ~ proposed by President
Wilson. Ia The absence OF the Prcsl.
cent OF the association, william Fclowos
Morgan. the presiding officer was Lewi5
l.. PiorSon. First Vice President.
In part. Secretary Lane said. There
has boon a question whether or not a
League OF Nations can br attained
Many Of ~ are Of opinion that IA, ,ynr
came to AN end too soon. that tho time
was moi quite rp" for peace. Bot It
cannot be- that all gErcr with this. for
tlR greatest English statesmen GER
Ntsinly hav, shown that they belic,,
tfrt such a solution. such a utapiau
v<on. as some believe II to be. Is even
more than possible.
"Co- operative Effort can accomplish
much and the great movement Is al.
ways movement 81 intense individual
lem, International CO. operation is NOR,
than - mere vision, dream that cat,
nd h" made true. Wnu, the hueinct,
msn Of America vtpt is somethlrl
more than s,'tl l.W'u' G., tlr mmr
dist" pruhl'mf. IhDy want that inter
national corporation WI .rh will hr rep
resented by this League of NHuous,"
The evening world., 1919-01-16
WALL STREET.

4 short interest was apparently az
cumulated IN yesterdays 1cssi,n,
Judging by the cr-at,c opening tn
morning when The entire lis, was ~
from one half to two points. The
railroads, an exception to the rising
market. with unsettled problems still
pverhanging. declined. Industrial Al
cohol broke below par, and Dstl!lo;s
sold below 81 because Of the succas3-
ful voting ON the dry amendmcnt 10
'hc Constitution. pistIlicrs has
formed an export company VIII. - vii
facilitate the shipment Of their prod
net abroad in case they arc unable 20
dispose Of the mcrchandia" IN IN $
country. THIS however cast little re-
Election on the market of the stock.
The evening world., 1919-01-16

not be completed until one year from
formal certihcation by the thirty-sixth
statc.
Prohibition leaders regard the of-
fective date as a matter OF small mo-
t1ent however, inasmuch as country
wide prohibition is ordered July by
othe war measure passed by Congress
~ conserve grains. That measure re-
4 ,pfains in force until after domobiliza-
tlon OF the military forces Is CONF
pleted. which many think will not be
before the constitutional amendment
Is operative.
The United states is the FIRST great
nation to enact permanent prohibit
tory measure. with the outbreak OF
the war Russia stopped the sale Of
intoxicants by imperial order; France
adopted a stringent regulatory policy.
and other countries did likewise, but
none OF them took legislation action
80 stop the sale OF liquor forever
q Enormous revenues derived by the
Federal Government from taxes on
manufacture and sale OF alcoholic
drinks will be cut of by prohibition.
II Is planned 10 raise i45O,OOO.0O0 tins
year 10y beverage taxes. In peace
times the amount was lc-8, but stu
nan into the hundreds Of millions.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
ELABORATE CEREMONIES
WILL MARK OPENING
or PEACE CONGRESS-
Poin.lre to Make First Address
Saturday ana Clemenceau
10 Preside.

PARIS. Jan. l6.--The inaugural. on
will hn carried out with ceremonies
ting such IN occasion. A detach-
men' OF troops will pay honors TO
tn" arriving delegates, and stephen
P.chon the French Foreign Minister,
will receive President Wilson at the
head OF the steps OF the Foreign Min
istry and accompany him to tho room
where the meeting will begin at 3
o'clock sharp.
The plenlpotentiarics will sit
around a horseshoe table. the middle
part Of this table being reserved for
officers. The delegations will be
grouped by states in alphabetical or
der as they appear in the Almanach
de Gotha, American delegates will :
at one end, then those OF the British
Empire, France. Italy and Japan In
the order named After them will
come representatives Of other states,
also seated alphabetically.
When all are seated President POin-
care viii enter and take the presi-
Dental arm chair to make the open
ng address. II is understood that he
viii refer 10 the tragic epoch ending
so gloriuusly for the Entente and
which for four years upheaVed the
world. lio Is expected also TO refer
to the immense task OF universal re-
construction which must be the work
/ OF the conference and the high ideals
| OF justice which win be observed
during the delibtratiun of the Peace
Congress. He will then conclude by
| declaring the session oYen ana wal
withdraw.
Premier Clcmence.Iu viii take hii
place in the chair as Chief OF the
| French Delegation. This being hi,
right. as Congress 10 meeting in th,
Capital OF France. He viii requcs
the assembly to elect officers, which
besides a president, will include vice
presidents and a general secretary
Regulations for the Congress viii thel
hc read. 1t i5 expected they win b,
ratified as they stand, after which
they VIII be made public.
Formal invitations To attend tin
first sitting were sent out last nigh
by tho French Delegation to anopas
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swerod to every wish instantly and
vita clever intelligence.
Jacquclinc spoke hardly at all once
tho photographer for The Evening
World asked her In French VINO made
the charcoal drawings which deco
rated the gray fringe around the
room south uf the fatal hallway. Shs
answered:
Mother drew them"
Little JaCpuclino might star in tho
movies some day II Mime. LcJauiy
should permit. She is natura. ac-
trcSs, perfect poseur.
"A little % the right. just raisc tho
head trtilc, now bend the body to~-
ward; So the photographers directed,
and so Jacqucllne Obeyed. The nurse
assisted like the dressing woman ~
real movie studio. When Jacqueline
needed hat the nurse brought Z.
she arranged her costume when
necessary aud attended to all Jacque-
INES needs.
Jacqu,l nos mother will not bc able
TO leave The Lodge for many days,
according To- Dn PAU Fcrrer ~ West
bury, who Is now attending her dai,y.
Chronic bronchitis. together with the
shock following tho murder of
jacques Lebnudy, said the physician,
was the reason.
Nine. Lebnudy is not without her
faithful rctainets. There Is Jules Las
COmbo. speruNian, gardener or the
estate, perhaps the only man whom
Lebaudv could not more either oy
bribcs ~ orders. Jules knows only
one master. Mime. lebauuy paid him
his wages every month and TO her ne
gave unccasing loyalty. Juies has
been employed on the Lehaudy estate
for one year and two months. For
twelve months he never left II. To
sarcguard his mistress was his obJeo:-
he said to-day.
"She pay me-" he said. with him
| have nothing to do. ! care for
Mndame's saddle horse, for her two
driving rigs, for her COW and two
calves. The stable | am boss "f.
When hc come near ! tell him TO go;
am boss Of the stable. Then he 60
The evening world., 1919-01-16
FAMILY OF 5 NEEDS
S1,5OO YEAR HERE,
SAYS j. S. EXPERT
continued from First PageJ

Red Star Towing and Transportation
Company. which. ne said. expressed
It's Willingness to abide by The de.
c,sion ~ the Board. then made q
counter demand.
"rhc books asked for by counsel
Tor the marine workers viii he pro-
duccd," saiJeMr Bonyngc I'VE would
like also that similar books ot tho
unions bc produced, ana particularly
:, o.c showing money received from
German sources"
Chairman ". l.. Hutchcson, who
represents the labor group In the War
hoard sub committee. said:
"That remark Is unfair ana an
called for would instruct the stol-
)graphcr to withdraw 4 from tie
record"
MIR. Bony ngo smiled and said he wIs
willing 10 Withdraw that part Of the
request referring to German money.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
MAYOR HYLAN GOES TO AID
OF CITY FERRY EMPLOYEES
ASKS Dismissal Of Complaints
Against Strikers on Ground
They Were ClerCei.

Mayor Hyland has written Connie.
sIonor Delaney of the Department 81
Plant ana Structures requesting him
10 dismiss complaints made against
city employees on municipally-owu ned
ferry boats on the ground that IN"
employees were cocrCsd by strlk ka
leaders The Mayors letter IN part
follows.
strictly speaking. these men prob
ably have lcrt themselves open to -"
summaruy dismissed, but without
wishing to Interfere with you IN the
administration of the affairs Of your
office, I would ask YOU to dismiss the
complaints against these mon this time
on the ground that they did not a,'
Of their own IRE" viii. but submitted
to coercion without realizing their
r"sponsihiuty under the laW 40 quo
he employees"
comm ,ssiou,r Delaney would not
comment on the Mayors request
The evening world., 1919-01-16
POLICEMAN FOUND GUILTY.
Omcer, shot bN Young Woman,
Convicted oT Bctrs,inR Her.

Joseph W. Ward. a traffic policeman.
who WAS shot in tho right arm by Mary
II. Leddy twenty-five years old. No.
1926 Ogden Avenue the Bronx. year
ago as hc stood outside OF the Metro
politan Opera House directing traffic.
was found guilty on charge OF be-
trayal under promise ui marriage by
jury in the Bronx County Court o-dsy.
Ward will be sentenced on Jan. %
by County Judge Gibbs II tho motion or
his attorney, William Murphy. 10 set
aside the verdict is denied
\ number OF letters written by ward
to Miss Loddy were presented IN cvi-
dencc. The contention Of the defense
was that the engagement had been
broken by mutual consent
Tho young woman. who was arrested
At the time OF tho shooting was dis
charged in court
The evening world., 1919-01-16
TURKS SURRENDER medina,
MAHOMEDAN HOLY CITY
Representative Of King of the
Hedjaz Says Prayer at Tomb
Of Prophet.

LONDON, Jan. l8.-The Turks who
have been holding out in Medina. holy
city OF the Mohamcdan faith. have
capitulated to the King OF the HedJsz
it was officially announced here to-day
The capitulatioh was under the terms
Of the Turkish armistice. The Official
statement says;
THE delay in bringing the garrison 20
compliance with the terms was Que to
It's long isolation. which nccessitated our
permitting the interchange OF special
communications with Constantinoplc
and to permit this armlstlce period to
be prolonged locally.
The Amir Abdulla, representing the
King OF the Hedjaz. officially entered
Meuna at II \. VI. on Moaday. lie was
Enthusiastically acclaimed and pro-
cecded TO the tomb Of the prophet.
where he offered the mi Iday prayer"
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protest against the "gentlemans
agreement" which forbids any OF he
delegates from giving any informp.
ton whatever, outside Of the ON
cial statements, on which public opin
ion may be formed and guided
Official circles in Paris are not u s.
cussing peace nor terms to-day. Al.
t,ntion is occupied with the ques.
ton whether there will be a recon.
sidCrat.ur OF Yesterdays action.
The understanding Is that the
American and British delegates op-
posed the decision. but that the
French. Italians and japanese. voting
together prevailed.
Announcement Of the meeting with
correspondents this afternoon was
made in the official statement OF TO-
days session Of the council, which
also gave out the Information that
the Russian question had been dis
cusscd and would be jointly exam
incd later after the various Govern
ncnLs had exchanged their latest in
formation on the subject with each
other. The official communicate
reads:
The President Of the United
States OF America and the Prime
Ministers and Foreign Secretaries
of the Allied Powers. assisted by
the Japanese Ambassadors in
Paris and London. met to-day at
the Quay d'Orsly from 1880 A.
NJ 10 1890 +. NJ.
Tho question OF the relations
between the conference and the
press was first taken up. Il was
decided to gall a meeting OF the
Allied and associated countries at
the Press club, No. so Avenue
Des Champs ElysCc. to-day at
o'clock FOR the Interchang, OF
adopted.
Tho meeting then took up The
question OF tho situation in Rus
sid and agreed that the Govern.
tfHflNS ElOhlh A''hdlilA tN'u OAslal
with the latest information 81
their disposal. with a view to The
Joint examination of the question.
rnc neAt meeting Will he nclj
tomorrow. Friday. at 1890 A. NJ.
When -" Supr.rn" Council mot a.
1880 there were present, for France
! remicr ClemerCcau and Foreign
Minister Pichon; for the United
states. President Wilson and Secrc-
tary OF State Lansing; for Great Bri.
tain, Premier Lloyd George and For
cigr Secretary Bdlfour; for Italy
Foreign Minister Sonnino, and Tot
Japan, Niscount Chinda and Baror
Matsui.
Vittorio Orlando. the Italian Pre-
mior, was the only absentee. lie is
still detain 4 In Home.
President Wilson arrived At the
meeting place accompanied by Mrs
Wilson and her secretary, Miss Ben
ham.