Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-09
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AS was announced yesterday, tn,
EVENING NEWS has opened 9
Washington bureau for the accommo.
dation of its readers. This bureau 1.
in charge of the well-known author.
ity on government affairs, Frederic
j. Haskin. 1t Is run In conjunction
with many other leading newspapers
throughout the United States
Mr.. Haskin is prepared to answer
any question that may be asked bar
ring only legal, medical and financial
matters. With the aid of a large
corps of assistance the bureau has
access not only to all the government
departments. but to the great o n
gressional library which is. perhaps,
the best equipped institution of its
kind in the world. All of these fac
ilities are for the use Of the citizens
of the United States. but they are
practically inaccessible to the indi-
viduai living at any distance from
Washington. Mr.. Haskin conceived
the idea of this bureau in order that
the people might have of
awaiting themselves of the privileges
offered by their government.
Few people realize what the differ
ent departments at Washington are
doing for the information and In
struction of the public. The various
experts in the different departments
are continually at work on all kinds
Of experiments and tests. Data is
collected from all parts of the world
on every conceivable subject. The re-
suits Of these experiments, tests and
Investigations are published in PAM
phlet form and may be had for the
asking. The trouble u, most people
do not know whom to ask or how to
go shout getting the information
they want. The EVENING NEWS
our&au Is to serve this very purpose.
fts 10 to be a clearing house between
The government and the people. /. Any
Information desired, from the best
way to raise alfalfa to the manufac-
turs Of the most technical object,
-ovided the process Ii not secret,
N be secured. All that the gov
ent has been able to learn about
= yours for the asking. Merely
" our question in a letter. mail
"a frederic J.. Haskin, Director
- mboy Evening News Infor-
H. Bureau, Washington. d. c.,
.H>& r. ose a two-cent stamp. A
kepls\ Eli be semi to you direct just
as soon as the information is secur-
ed. Do not SEN the letter to the
EVENING NEWS office in Perth
Amboy as we cannot undertake to
forward the letters to Washington.
All Inquiries must be sent to Mr..
Haskin direct. enclosing q two-cent
stamp for reply.
Thousands of these inquiries are
being received by Mr.. Haskin from
all sections of the country every
week. He picks out the ten or twelve
of the most Interesting ones and
sends them to his newspapers to be
published. These questions and
answers you will see In the EVE
MING NEWS from now on. A glance
at these questions and answers from
day to day will show the wide range
of information that Mr.. Haskin
gives.
From time to time, phamplets on
various subjects that are issued by
the government departments. as well
as other authoritive documents on
different TOPICS that r available fol-
national distribution, well be adver-
tised through the columns of the
EVENING NEWS and by writing to
the EVENING NEWS information
bureau at Washington. enclosing a
two-cent stamp, a copy will be for
warded to any address.
To start with. the phamplet or
THE School Child's Health" prepar-
ed by The American School Hygiene
Association with the cooperation OF
the American Red Cross is offered
The announcement and coupon will
be found on the first page of today's
EVENING NEWS. Anyone desiring
a copy of this phamplet can secure
1t by filling in the coupon on the frs
page and sending it together with q
two-cent stamp. direct to the EVE
MING NEWS Information bureau al
Washington.
In connecting with this bureau or
ganized to answer any question tina
the people may ask, Mr.. Haskin pre-
pares a daily letter on interesting
topics. This letter will be published
daily in the EVENING NEWS.
The EVENING NEWS believes
that, altogether, this is one of tn
most valuable features that it hai
ever offered TO its readers. 1t IL
hoped that all will feel free to uss
the bureau at Washington as offer
an they like. Pick out 4 real hart