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Middletown transcript., 1920-11-13
A Summer Girl.

A Summer Girl.
Il seem to have known you before"
"Possibly we were engaged last
summer"
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PHILADELPHIA - Wheat = No.
red winter, &s.27@2.s2; garlicky, $2.1t
@2.15.
Corn-As to grade and location
s1.12@1.14, the latter for No. l vel
low.
Oats-No. 2 white, 671A@6Sc; No.
white, 66h@67.
Butter-Western creamery. extra
64c; nearby prints, fancy, 72@75.
Eggs-Nearby firsts, 72@74c; do
current receipts, IL; Western, extra
frsts. 72@74; do, firsts. 67@7O: fame!
selected, packed, S2@84.
Live Poultry-Fewls higher: not leg
horns, 32@42c; do, white leghorns, 81
OBS.
Eggs-Nearby firsts, 71@73c; do
current receipts, zoe; Western, extra
frsts, 71@73: do, firsts, 66@69: fancy
selected, packed, 81@S3.
Potatoes-Jersey, No 1. per basket
S0c@1.15; do, No. 2, 35@40; potatoes
per 100 pounds, $1.50@2.25.
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The Eittinu Way.

The Fitting Way.
"How do the Irish meet the black.
and-tans'?' Il guess it is with Gogged
determination"
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Dyeing his hair will not lengthen
mans years.
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a brainy motort
with
pride thant the pleasure
the
not going too fast will
the varieties of garden truck and
in walk
talk
Many the idea and its possibilities From
which
mdman and huswise down the
weeks of greenstuf
jaunt sample all
packing loading unloading ad nfnitum all
profit in
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More ilerrings are eaten than any
other kind of fish.
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Must Move Swiftly.

"Riches have WINGS"
They've got to nowadays to get
anywhere near the cost Of living"
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MAR KE IS

BALTIMORE.-Wh Wheat No. / red
winter, spot, $2.30A; No. 2 red win
ter, spot, $2.S0h; No. 2 red. garlicky'
spot, s2.134: November, $2.13h; De-
cember. s2.16A.
Cob Corn-The few bag lots OF new
cob corn that have been arriving on
the wharf have been selling mostly at
around 81 per barrel for prime new
yellow.
Oats-No. 2 white. 67@67hc; No. 3
white, 65@65hc.
Rye-No. Western export, $1.87
per bushel; bag lots of nearby rye, as
to quality, s1.e0@3.
Hay-Old hay, per ton. No. / timo'
thy (nominaD, $3s.5o@34; standard
timothy, $33@33.50; No. timothy,
$32.5O@33; No. timothy, $2S@29; No
/ light clover mixed, $30@30.50; No.
light clover mixed, $2S@29; No. l
clover mixed, s2s02s.5O; No. 2 clover
mixed, $25@27; sample hay, $2o@25.
Straw-No. tangled rye, SIT; No. 2
tangle rye, SIG; No. wheat, $15@16;
No. 2 wheat. $13@14; No. 1 oat (nom'
inaD, s1S@1S.50; No. 2 oat, $16@T.
Butter - Creamery, Western sep
arator, extras, 62@63c; firsts, $1,000;
do. prints, y pound, extras, $500
64: frsts, 60@61; do, pound, extras,
63@64; frsts, 60@61: do, pound, cx'
tras, 6s@64; firsts. 6o@61; nearby
creamery, extras, 50@52; firsts, 4S@
40; dairy prints, Maryland, Pennsyl'
vania and Virginia, extras, 33@34;
drsts, 32@33; storepacked, firsts, Is.
Eggs-Western Maryland, Pennsyl
vania and nearby, firsts, zoe; Eastern
Shore, Maryland and Virginia, firsts,
70; western (Ohio), firsts, 70; West
Virginia, firsts, 6s; Southern North
Carolina), firsts 66@67
Live Poultry - Chickens, young.
large, pound, SEC; do, small, poor,
pound, 32@33; do, old roosters, pound.
| 20; do, old hens, over 1 pounds. pound,
S6@37; do, small, pound, 32@33; do.
white leghorn hens, pound. 32@33; do,
young white leghorns, TX pounds,
pound, 32@33; ducks, muscovy and
mongrel, young, pound, %; do, white
pekins, young, pound, 30; puddle, 4
pounds and over, pound, %; do, small
er, poor, pound, 25@26; turkeys,
choice, heavy, pound, 1903.
Potatoes White, Maryland, Fem
sv1vania and nearbv per 100 pounds,
$1.50@2; do, Jerseys, 15O-pound sack,
$2.75@3; do, Eastern Shore, McCor'
mick, 100 pounds, $1.25@1.50; sweets,
yellow, No. l., new, barrel, $500
3.75; do, yellows, Anne Arundel, bar
rel, $3.5O@4; do, Eastern Shore, Mary
land and Delaware, barrel, $3.50@3.75;
do, native, basket, 50@55; yams, fancy,
bright, barrel, $2.75@3.
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NEW YORK.-Wheat-No. 2 red
and No. 2 hard, 1921 spot, c. i. +. track
New York, and No. 2 mixed durHm,
1929, c. i. f., to arrive.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, $1.11A, and No
2 mixed, $110A, c. i. t. New York, 10
day shipment.
Oats-No. white, CSC.
Butter-Creamery, higher than ex'
tras, 63h@64c; creamery, extras (s2
score), 63; creamery, irsts (S8 to 81
score), 47@62; packing stocks, cur
rent make, No. 1, 80.
Eggs-Fresh gathered, extra firsts, 73
@75c; fresh gathered, firsts, 68@72;
State, Pennsylvania and nearby West
ern hennery, firsts to extras, S4@96;
State, Pennsylvania and nearby West.
ern hennery browns, extras. S0D85;
State, Pennsylvania and nearby ~ath
cred, browns and mixed colors, Grsts
to extras, 68@75.
Cheese State, whole milk, flats
held, specials, 26k@28; do, average
run, 24@25; State, whole milk, flats
current make, specials, 23@24h; DO
average run, $22@23; State, whole
milk, twins, held, specials, 26 Y @27h;
do, average run, 241k@25.
Live Poultry-Chickens, by freight
32c; by express, "a; fowls, 34@36; old
roosters, %; turkeys. 40.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
THE AMERICAN LEGION.

unfortunate, indeed, are the con-
troversies hat have arisen In the
ranks of the American Legion in
Middlesex county. This worthy or
ganlzation, composed of men who
served their country In the World
War, Is founded on noble principles
and as far as the leaders in the move
ment are concerned anything savoring
politics is strictly barred, the sole
object being the holding together or
fine e~x-soldiers for social and welfare
and the safeguarding the
interests of the men.
Naturally there will be local contro-
versies to arise and sharp contests
are bound to take place within the
ranks for the positions Of honor and
influence, but once. an election is held
and officers are chosen that should end
the matter and there should be har-
mony in the ranks, all working to-
gether for the common good.
While here and there a menloer
may be found who would like to use
the legion for some selfish purpose.
there is no doubt that the rank and
file are heartily in accord with the
high principles of the %organiza-
ton and will not knowingly be led into
any outside controversy OF political
campaign.
Every man who wore the UNIFORM
of Uncle Sam during the recent war
and who has been honorably dis
charged, ought to be a member OF the
American Legion. Perth Amboy,
which furnished nearly $500 men,
ought to have a fourlshing post. 1t
is s~hort-sighted, to say the least, for a
man who served In the war to remain
out of the organization. We are sure
that under capable leadership the diff
f~erences and disputes that are bound
to arise in all large bodies will be set
tied amicably and to the satisfaction
of the greatest number.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13

But no conspiracy that capital could
devise would do as much injury to
the public as the tying up OF all the
railroads through a conspiracy on the
part of labor not to work any more
until certain demands are granted
them.
We have a striking example Of what
Il means to serve the public in full
AIlment Of duty in the postal employees.
II there ever was an abused lot of men
those who work under Burleson are
the ones, yet they do not think Of tying
up the mails by all quitting work at
once. But while business activity de-
ponds largely upon the prompt de-
livery Of the mail-scmething that
business has not enjoyed for some time
life itself depends on the continuous
operation of the railroads. The trains
simply must be kept running. If the
men are not satisfied with what they
are getting there must be other ways
of bringing about a settlement Of their
grievances without paralyzing the
whole country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
JUSTICE TO OLD EMPLOYEES.

1t begins to look as If congress was
at last waking UP to the fact that 1t Is
more economical for the government
and far more efficient to retire the
old and superannuated employees of
the various governmental departments
ON a pension of part pay thar 1t is to
keep them in office far past their use
fulness at full pay. Without a proper
pension system for old employees the
work of the government Is greatly
hampered by the old employees who,
having worked for the government
all their lives have not been able to
save enough money to provide q pri-
yate income for old age, and who no
one want TO turn out into the cold
after long and faithful service. The
result is. they are continued in office
long past the time when they can
do a mans work. thus not only fall
ing to deliver the goods themselves.
but standing in the way of young and
more vigorous men who would like to
take their places.
Pension bills for the government
employees under classified service have
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
Ripping Rhymes
WALT MASON
The h Fellows.

We keep on sadly saying. why
don't our neighbors save? The
chumps are not obeying our coun-
sci wise and grave. They blow
themselves insanely. their orgies
do not halt. although we've told
them plainly to put their dimes In
salt. We've argued and implored
them we who are UP to snuff; for
long, long hours we've bored them
with wise Ben Franklin stun; and
still they blow their plumber for
gilt and gingerbreads. and bid us
go to thunder and likewise soak
our heads" And we who talk so
sanely, and weep the loud boo-hoo
hand out our wisdom valnly. be-
cause we're spenders too. We're
strong IN admonition, on precepts
high and fine; our neighbors sad
condition brings from our eyes
the brine; we'd like to see them
dropping their coin in savings
banks and not keep Hades pop
ping with wanton, wasteful
pranks. And then we buy some
rubies, or cars not made of tin,
as wild as other boobies who blow
their money in. Among the shops
we wander. to see what Is for
sale: for thingumbobs we squan-
der the useful, wholesome kale.
And then when we are busted we
take our homeward way. and say
we r disguised. the way men
blow their pay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13

been before congress before. but they
have never succeeded in getting
through . Congress had millions for
nearly everything else, but not a cent
apparently, for the old government
employees.
At this session, however, several
bills have been introduced providing
for a system of retirement for old
employees. Congressman have been i'm
pressed, especially since the war, by
passing through the various govern
ment office buildings at Washington
and seeing the hundreds Of aged men
and women moving about the corri-
doris and sitting around in The offices
with apparently nominal duties to per-
form. In the Treasury Department
alone there are said to be 1000 aged
employees whose average efficiency is
about 25 per cent. This means that
1000 people are drawing full pay Tor
the work that could be performed by
$50.
Other departments are in a Similar
condition SO hat it is not surprising
that at last the pension bills to retire
all old employees Of the government
AVE been reported %favorably in both
houses Of congress and, while there
is some question as to the exact form
which the pensions shall take and how
the money shall be raised, the senti-
ment seems to be unanimous that
some sort of a pension bill shall be
passed.
1t is high time that congress enact
ed such a law. This is not an ex-
penditure of the peoples money at a
time when economy is the greatest
need of the hour. It is the highest
sort of economy and efficiency.
There are no less han three bills
that have been introduced in the
senate providing for pensions for the
government employees. The IL intro
duced by Senator Sterling has been
reported ~favorably by the Committee
on Civil Service and R~etrenchment. In
the House an idential bill which was
introduced by Congressman Represen-
tative Lehlbach. of New Jersey, also
has been reported favorably. With
both these bills now before congress
backed by the recommendations of the
committees and with sentiment as it is
in both houses, there is good prospect
of them being passed. Such action
would mean a long deferred Justice to
a faithful lot of government employees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
Luke McLmke SAYS

Luke McLuke Says
You never see an elephant trying
to act like a kitten. But o often
see a Corn Fed trying to act gtddy.
1t isn't hard to mar a man: But
an unmarried girl of 2S who has three
younger and prettier sisters might as
we'll get herself a cat and prepare to
die an Did maid.
We are going too fast these days
Many a girl Is married Tor six weeks
before she learns what the middle
initial In her husbands name stands
for.
Things could be worse. Women
should bawl more than they do If Ma
ture hadn't fixed things so that they
get their noses red when they weep.
And whether the Baby takes after
Mother or Father depends on whether
it Is Cooling or Howling.
A girl is mighty lucky when her
huband's Passionate Love lasts as long
as her Wedding Trousseau.
She may not know it. But the fiat
chested girl who wears a low-neckeo
waist disappoints many an ~expectan'
man.
After she changes her name she
discovers that she is expected to quiz
pounding the Piano and begin pound
ing the Steak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
Daily Horoscope
1.-THE stars incline, but do not compel
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1870

Downright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
While Venus and Jupiter rule bene-
fciently today, according to astrology.
Mars is in a menacing aspect.
1t is a time that should be most
promising to women. for Venus smiles
not only on their love affairs, but upon
their business ventures.
Although women Will more ana
more enter the professions and other
vocations, thu seers declare that they
will be peculiarly susceptible to ro-
nance during the current year. Mar
r!ages will be numerous, but may de-
crease greatly after midsummer.
The theater now comes under a
planetary government that seems 10
ring nearer the changes long pre-
dicted in methods OF MANAGEMENT.
The spread of community play
houses and access of interest in anna
tuer efforts will improve the profess
sional stage, a~strologers foretell.
Business and commerce are subject
to a good direction making for pros
perity. Bankers should improve OPP
portunities offered today. There Is a
sign Indicating the floating of a new
foreign loan of magnitude.
Mars is today ominous. The end OF
wars Is not yet come and there may
ne III Gu = $3.50
be for n great campaign.
College professors and leaders In
education are now subject to the best
influences. Appointment to a new Of
flee of distinction seems to be indicat-
ed for a teacher.
Intrigues and subtle plots are be-
lieved to be aided by the general as
poets Of the stars at this time and
women are held to be peculiarly SEN
sitive to the influences.
Religious matters now probably Will
be much discussed, and ~dissensions
seem to be indicated among widely
differing sects.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is may
have a year in which there Is anxiety.
They should avoid new enterprises.
Children born on this day may have
many ups and downs in life. These
subjects of Acquartus are usually very
kind and generous .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
with his own portrait.

III LII " POi
With what results?
The thirty-by-sixty feet one-room
factory which was started on less
than $1,000 capital, with five employ
es and an output of 48 pairs of shoes
a day. has developed into one of the
manufacturing and mercantile won
ders of the present time. It's capt.
tai is not $1,000, but $500, 900 it oc-
cupies not one room, but a group of
spacious buildings covering 100000
square feet, it's output Is not a few
pairs a day, but over 100000 a year
(17,000 pairs per day. worth over
$40, 900, 900. The force of five work.
ers has multiplied into an army Of
1000 workers. The leather consum-
ed is not transported under the arm
Of the owner, for it comprises the
hides of 1.S60,000 anImais-yearly. Nor
does the proprietor personally sell the
whole output, for It would fill every
car of a train 6h miles in length.
The accessories" called for annually
include over 1000 900 yards of cloth
and $4,000 miles Of fax thread. A
monument over 500 miles In height
could be raised were a years output
OF shoes stacked one on top of an
other.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13

Sealed bids and proposals will be re-
ceived on February 16. 1920. at $50 p.
M. by the Council in the Council Cham
bers at the City Hall. Perth Amboy, N.
J. for the construction of a IL inch
v. P. sewer in Lawrie st. from Groom
street to Its westerly terminus.
All bids must be accompanied by q
certified check drawn to the order of
the City Treasurer for $4,000.
Thirty working days will be allowed
for the completion of the work.
Specifications may be obtained at the
ONCE of Morgan F. Larson City Engi-
neer, IT'S Smith Street. Perth Amboy.
N. J.
The Council reserves the right to re-
tect any or all bids as may best serve
the City's interests.
" A.. f. MUNOZ, .
Street Commissioner.
cs19-2-6--13
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
IabOr's Progress.

IabOr's Progress.
If you would
Complete success
Use your brains more
And your mouth less.
Luke McIJuke.
That used to pay,
But now, my landsl
The better way
Is use your hands.
Youngstown Telegram.
Why seek for plan
Your job to shirk?
Another man
VIII do your work.
Canton (Ohio) News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
KEEP THE RAILROADS RUNNING.

No possible argument can justify a
strike on the railroads of the country
at this time. Even though employees
were in misery and want-which they
are not-that would not justify them
in bringing misery and want upon
everybody else. The transportation
lines Of the nation are too vital at
the present time to permit them being
tied up to force the demands of a COM
paratively few people.
While the railroad employees may
mot b. getting as big wages as they
deem necessary to meet the present
high cost of living. their condition is
not such as would warrant them
paralyzing all business, leaving big
cities without coal m without food
in order that they might get what they
think they are entitled to.
We are not unmindful of the appar-
ent inequality of the distribution of
the money being paid persons con-
nected with the railroads. 1t is right
that there should be a readjustment
and a more equal distribution, but
there ought to be a way-there must
be a way found-that will bring this
about without tying UP all means of
transportation. .-
Owing to the severe weather of the
past few weeks many of the railroads
are SO congested now thai 1t is neces-
sary to place an embargo on freight,
In the meantime production, which is
so essential if we are ever to get
back to normal conditions, is slowed
UP. To have this embargo followed
by a railroad strike just as the weather
makes 1t possible to start things
moving again would be little short Of
criminal.
The time has passed when a group
of men, to satisfy selfish ends, can
do as they please with the rest OF the
Icountry. In the matter Of private in
ldustry the public in general is not con-
cerned and strikes may come and go
with comparatively little direct effect
on the public in general, but with
the lines OF transportation 1t is diff
ferent. The railroad employe has a
big duty to perform and that duty Is to
keep the lines of transportation open
Thousands of lives are dependent
upon the operation of the railroads.
Milk must be supplied for the babies
| food must be had for the older folk,
coal is needed to keep 60
ing n houses warm. Persons sum-
moned from a distance on account OF
ILLNESS or death must be taken to their
destination without unnecessary delay;
pressing business engagements must
be kept and thousands of commuters
going to and from their business every
day depend upon the railroads for
continuous service.
Freight for the speeding up of pro-
duction: raw material to keep mills
: going and millions of hands employed;
finished articles on the way to the
markets all must be kept moving
or our whole industrial structures
collapses at what is perhaps the most
| critical time in the nations history.
Railroad men have had their wages
| raised many times since the war start
ed. Perhaps even now the scale Is
not high enough to meet present
living demands. but nobody is actually
suffering. That being The case the
employees have no right to cause others
to suffer while they force their In
lcreased demands upon their em-
ployers.
/ We have laws to prevent capital
forming a conspiracy in restraint of
trade as a safeguard for the public.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
Free Speech
By Henry Ward Beecher

There is, tonic in the things that
men do not love to hear; and there
is damnation in the things that wick
ed men love to hear Free speech is
to q great people what winds are to
oceans and to malarial regions. which
watt away the elements of disease,
and bring new elements of health.
And where free speech is stopped
miasma is bred, and death comes
fast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13

Haw, Haw!
E. II. s. tells Us that a little Bos-
ton boy was asked to recite Tin
kle, Twinkle, Little Star" and he did
in this fashion:
'Scintillate, sclntdllate, diminutive
asteroid,
Frequently I interrogate myself
concerning your circumnaviga-
ton. ,
You have the appearance of a frag-
mentary portion OF crystalline
carbon.
Corruscating in the trackless, am
bient void"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13

There is no harm in Platonic Love
as long as you keep the mar in Asia
and keep the woman in Australia.
Funny how a man doesn't need a
Tonic the way he used to before Tonic
went up to fifty cents a thimbleful.
What has become of the old FASH
Toned man who used to say n a ne
never got no raising, but was drug UP
by the ears?
Your enemy may bury the Hatchet,
but he will dig 1t up often enough to
keep tt from getting rusty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-13
Fire Alarm Boxes

25--Smith Street and Central r. r.
26-Market and First Streets.
27-MadiSon Avenue and Paterson St
28-Higk and Lewis Streets.
35-Smith and High Streets.
36-New Brunswick Ave. and New St
37-Smit1 and State Streets.
42-Atlalttic Terra Gotta Works.
43-BuckIngham Ave. and Hartford st.
f5-Commerce Front Streets.
estate and Washington Streets.
s4-State St. and Buckingham Ava
E5-Parker st and Pulaski Ave.
56-Hall Ave. and Charles st.
57-State and Wayne Streets.
58-Near United Lead Works.
69-Maurer.
62-washington and First Streets.
63-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm st.
s4-Smith Street and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and state Streets.
72-Front and Smith Streets. D.,
73-Water and Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave and Gordon Street.
s1-Brace. and Hanson Avenues.
s2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
e3-Amboy Ave. and Washington st.
e4-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street.
S5-Near City Hospital
s7-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
66-Cleveland and Brace Avenues.
e2-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street.
and Francis Streets.
e4-Neville and tombstone Streets
23-Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan Streets.
-- so
H.