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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
FOR UP-TO.DATE CHARTERS.

over in New York the agitation is being start
ed for a revision of the city charter. New York
had a new charter at the time the greater city
was created and the present borough form Of
government was established. Now It is declared
that the charter. adopted as recently as that.
is twenty years behind the times.
New York's charter is of special interest to
Perth Amboy because of the legend that pre-
slsts that Perth Amboy's original charter was
one day older than New York's first charter.
Those who have investigated this story declare
that there is nothing to it. Still, it makes an in
~teresting tale and it is likely to persist as long as
the cities live.
But the feature that is of interest to Perth
Amboy today is that New York, working under
a charter that is of much more recent date than
the charter Perth Amboy is laboring under. is
thinking of scrapping her charter and getting a
new one that will be more up to date.
In the meantime Perth Amboy is trying to
forge ahead under the handicap of a charter
adopted over fifty years ago when the city was
a little country town of about 1000 inhabitants.
We talk about the wonderful things that is in
store for Perth Amboy. of her future greatness
and big development. but we fail to get down to
and give the city a real chance.
To start right Perth Amboy ought to have a
new city charter. A few years ago Newark felt
The need of a new charter and after trying for
several years, during which time a com mission
worked out an elaborate plan for a city govern
rnent at more or less expense. the whole thing
was finally abandoned as impracticable and the
citizens adopted the commission form of gov
eminent which gave Newark a new and modern
chartec to work under. Newark has never re-
srette6 this step. The city today is advancing
as never before.
Perth Amboy refused TO adopt the commission
form of government last summer when the OPP
p~ortunity was offered. But something has got to
be done to give the city a modern charter il real
progress is to be made. Eventually 1t will
be found that the logical thing to do will be to
adopt the commission form of government with
other progressive cities. In the meantime, New
York is starting an agitation for a new charter
Perth Amboy is doing nothing along this line
The city cannot get very far under such a handi
cap.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

record on a photograph governs the
pitch of the piece, why does the
pitch remain the same when the
needle reaches the inner grooves
where it travels slower?-F. w. p.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the pitch Of a photograph rec
ord depends upon the number OF
vibrations per second on the dla'
phragm to which the needle is at
tached. The vibrations are caused
by the irregular depth of the
grooves on the record. The num-
Der of these waves is greater near
the edge of the record than near the
center, for the same sound. The
number of grooves passed over In q
given time Is exactly the same
whether the needle is near the edge
or lea the center.
@. In the days wnen the Senate
held it's sessions in the room 10Y
occupied by the Supreme Court,
where did the Supreme Court sit?--
G.. o, NJ.
A. The room now occupied by the
Supreme Court was the Senate
Chamber until 1859, and the SUI
preme Court then used the room I'M
mediately beneath, now used as a
law library
O. What is meant by the term
"Mississippi Bubble" ?-J. L.
A. "The Mississippi Bubble" was
a banking and commercial scheme
projected in France at the beginning
of the reign of Louis XIV by a Scot
fish financier named John Law. II
resulted in the panic of 1920.
O. When was the first block signal
used and what railroad used it?-
+. j.
A. The actual operation of the
block signalling system dates from
the year 1889, when it was used on
the Great Western Railway of Eng
land. Sykes system of block sig
Mailing, invented in 1875, came to
be used extensively both in the
United States andsin England.
Q. Was the picture entitled Baby
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

averring heatedly that it was the
chosen cult of God, denouncing all OF
its rivals and claiming to be the sole
heir of heaven. Joseph Smith, Jr.,
son of a Woodworking farmer, went
to each of these revival meetings
and became greatly confused with
their conflicting ~utterances and IL
nally prayed to the Lord to help
him identify the correct faith.
The Vision OF Smith.
Almost Immediately Smith had a
vision in which a Glorious Being in
formed him that all of the belliger-
ent r~evivalists were wrong. After
this Smith. continued to have WIS.,
ions, each one of which became
clearer and more authoritative
One revealed to him that the Nor
mon belief, which the Lord desired
to deliver to misguided mankind,
was inscribed on several gold plates.
buried under a hill about twenty
five miles from Rochester, New
York, together with Trim and
Thummim, the stone spectacles
through which he was to read and
translate their hieroglyphics. The
translation is said to have taken
two or three years, at the end of
which time the plates were returned
to their guardian, the Angel Moroni,
but not before they had been shown
to eight witnesses who later testi-
fed to having seen them.
Just before he died, Smith is said
to have had his historic vision about
polygamy, but it was Brigham
Young who really introduced the in
novation into the creed of the
church. The Mormons no longer
practice it, and it is frowned upon
by the church.
The non-Mormons of the city,
who admire and get along very we'll
with the industrious Saints, tell you
that polygamy was introduced in the
pioneer days because the Mormons
were then so few and the production
of many offspring expedient. But
this explanation is not in accordance
with Mormon doctrine. In their be-
lief polygamy was a divine command
from God. The ancient Hebrews
with their numerous wives were
pleasing in the sight of the Lord,
so why not his nineteenth century
chosen children?
Polygamy certainly has a Ions
and respectable history, and 1t has
certainly enjoyed much unoficia'
vogue even when 1t has been Off.
cially frowned upon. But polygamy
is a dead issue in Utah. The fires Of
prejudice that ragged around it once
have long since burned out. TIL,
Mormons r no longer polygamou.
but they r still Industrious, ant
prosperous, the best of neighbour
and citizens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
ALTOS AND ROAD REPAIR.

onnosi,ion to the proposed increase in auto
mobile licenses is justified If it can be SHOWN u
apv of the large sums of money now raseo ~
,be state for highway improvement ana fS'
,airs is being wasted. AS matters STAND NO"
!, Is apparent something is wrong somewhere
The state and county roads are not peihs KEEP
IN anywhere near the condition they shouio
he Those responsible for the upkeep OF inc
highways say they do not have enough money
% do the work properly. on the other hahu'
,u,o,s,s noint to the millions of dollars at the
s,snosa1 os the highway department and wonder
where 1t all goes to.
rhora isn't anv question but that the vast
u,uhor of trucks operating in New Jersey nave
a great deal to do with the wearing out Oh inc
-. MANY of these trucks are licensed III
- s,ates and merely use the New Jersey
,,uhn,avs going back and forth daily between
,be large cities outside the states oorders'
r..no ,r,cts ought to contribute more toward
The unkeep of the highways that they use so
.a.,, The general impression is that all
,rucks ought 10 pay a higher license fee than
they do Judging by the wear and tear that the
trucks cause on the road surface
The fact remains, however that IL II can DC
.,on,n tba, the present funds at the disposal
If the highway department S"hNiS"
The highway in repair by cutting out waste
and giving more efficient management there
!. M necessity for adding to the burden OF the
tomob owners.
The various counties depend upon the Incense
fees paid to the state for state aid In the up
keen of the county roads. Judging from the
condition of the majority OF the Middiese@
county roads this fund. IL it has been properly
,,sed. is entirely Inadequate. Outside the main
s,,ts highways across the county the roads are
in a deplorable state. 1t would be interesting
to know just what has been done with all tue
money given the county by the state this year.
T, an increased license would assure decent
roads at all times we do not believe there would
ba much objection to a reasonable addition 10
,be ,icense now charged. At the same time'
il Is not fair to keep on gouging the moheS
out Of the owners on the pretext
needing more to keep the highways In pro-
per condition when the present funds would
be ADEQUATE If properly administered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

Q. Which states allowed women
to vote for President before this
election, and which state had wom'
an suffrage first?-A. w. b.
A. Wyoming was first to grant
suffrage to women, the provision be-
ing incorporated in the first consti-
tuition in 1869. The states having
Presidential suffrage for women,
prior to the Nineteenth Amendment,
were: Wyoming. Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Washington. California, Kan
sas, Illinois, Oregon. Montana, Ne
vada, New York. Michigan, Okla
homa and South Dakota.
@. What Is the address of the
der the Esch-Cummins Act?-R. L.
NJ.
A. This board has Offices at 5 Wa
bash avenue. Chicago. III. c. p.
Carrithers is the secretary of the
board.
Q. What green feed should be
given to hens in the winter timer
o. r. NJ.
A. The Department of Agricul-
ture avs that sprouted oats. alfalfa
meal, chopped alfalfa and clover
hay. cabbages, and mangel beets are
good kinds of green feed for hens
during the winter. Cabbages may
be hung up in the poultry house,
and the beets are split and hung
about a foot from the floor. to keep
the feed clean.
Q. How did coffee get its name?
p. A. T.
A. Coffee derives its name from
Kaffa in Abyssinia, in which coun-
try it is believed hat coffee trees
originated. The botapical name
Coffea arabica was given 1t because
it was in Arabia that coffee a frs
cultivated and used as a beverage.
Q. As the speed of the revolyt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
CRIMINALS NOT HEROES.

Mich horror is being expressed over the wave
of crime and corruption that seems to be sweep
a.. N. country. Lawlessness appears to be
rampant. Those who view with concern TINS
growing tendency of disrespect for authority
.,ouId consider their own attitude in this re-
gard and see whether or not some of the
blame does not lay close to their own door,
Perhaps the two greatest disclosures of graft
and corruption at the present time are 'he 40
tDgs of the shipping board. and the crookedhess
IN the building trades in New York which Is
being brought to light by the Lockwood COM
mittee which is investigating the housing con-
dltions.
But the crime wave goes far beyond either OF
these. Every city has its problem. Not only
nave our highways become unsafe to a great ex-
tent, but the boldest kind Of hold-ups and rob-
berries in homes and business houses are being
reported daily. In many of the cities there Is a
general shaking up of police forces in an EFFORT
to remedy conditions. New York has just gone
through such a process. Now it is Philadelphia
that is beginning a warfare on highwaymen,
bandits and burglars.
In Newark there is a similar movement on;
men accused of an $50. 1000 robbery there were
arrested recently in New Brunswick. I the
latter place an appropriation of $1,000 has just
been made to secure outside help &c clean up the
city.
Here in Perth Amboy liquor is being sold
openly in direct defiance of the law. Boot
logging has been going on in the most brazen
manner. The authorities know all about 1t, yet do
not lift a finger to stop It. The people know
all about it, but they seem to accept the inaction
on the part of the officials as a matter of course.
XybiSI-av runners 0DenlV boast of their eS-
capades with the police of different cities
through which they pass. They exhibit with no
little pride the bullet holes in their automobiles
where they have been shot at In their escape
The average citizen looks on with interest and
often with admiration. but 1t is seldom that
anyone expresses indignation that such things
should be going on. On the contrary. people
laugh about it and tell their neighbors about II
as IL it were a joke. So general has the dis
respect for the law become that the people
generally have become callous to crime.
With the public assuming such an attitude i:
it any wonder that there is a general crime wave
sweeping over the country? If government il
10 continue to function there has got TO be more
respect for authority. And the onl.
way to m respect for authority is Il
force the law. If individuals as we'll as com
munities are going to decide for themselve
which laws they will obey and which laws the,
will ignore then all authority ceases: the govern
ment fails of its purpose and we have a stat
of anarchy.
The people who like to believe they have III
almost respect for the law cannot escape thei
share of the blame for the present lawlessnes:
If they would treat the law breakers more Xix
criminals, as they are. rather than like heroes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
Taxing Our Patience.

They tax you here, they tax you there,
A tax awaits you everywhere.
They tax your food, your clothes, your drink,
They tax you every time you blink.
They tax your joys, they tax your Ills,
They tax YOUR income and your bills
Their vigilance will not relax,
They tax, and tax and tax, and tax.
/ hope they do not pass a law
To count and tax each breath you draw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
IS gone where troubles r no
Luke Saws

For every ten columns of Cures printed in the
newspapers about ten lines of space is given to
Preventatives.
when You don't need it so that he will be in a
position to touch you for $25 some other day.
When a 10-cent girl sues a 10-cent man for
500. 900 for breach of promise we wonder il
there is such an animal as the American Sense
OF Humor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

We rave about our American beauties. But
read this description of an Egyptian girl given by
Es-Samit in Tales of Secret Egypt"
Il was stricken speeches. with her beauty
and elegance. The odors of sweet perfumes were
diffused from her. and she captivated my reason
with her loneliness. Her eyes surpassed in beau
ty the eyes of human beings-they were the
eyes of a gazelle. She had a mouth like the
Seal of Suleyman, and hair blacker than the
night of affliction. She had a forehead like the
new moon of Ramadan . and cheeks like ane-
mones. with lips fresher than rose petals, teeth
like pearls from the sea of distraction. and a
neck surprising in whiteness molten silver,
above a form that put to shame the willow
branch"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

ANY reader car get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Direc-
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial troubles. 1t
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and en-
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postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

The biggest lob. you will agree,
The worst in all creation
Is he who whines and SAYS that ne
Was Led into temptation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
BanGt

I gave him one gosh awful clip
He's now in his last resting place;
He drained the bottle on his hip,
And blew his breath into my face.
LUX McLuke.
He's gone where troubles are no more,
I gave him a hard swat Il own:
Limburger cheese made him a bore
To every one within his zone.
Canton (Ohio) News.
I cracked him hard you bet, I'll say,
But he'll not do that any more,
His onion breath he blew my way
Now there is Grape upon his door.
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

The Kentucky State Rebekah Assembly, in
session at Maysville, KY, has elected Mrs. Maude
Sourbeer. of Owensboro, President, and Mrs. A.
Sein, of Ft. Thomas, Vice President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

IL he must mourn. he wants to mourn
Where friends will give him ease;
But when he crows. he wants 10 crow
Among his enemies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

Willie-Paw. what is the dinerehee between
wages and salary?
Paw-well when / used to get wages, saved
a few dollars every week. But since i have
been getting a salary l have TO oorrow a rev
dollars every week, my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
Might as Vel.

The nickel bears a Buffalo,
But this simp animal must go;
The winners will see If they can't
Replace 1t with the Elephant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

Nashville Tennesseean.)
A man buys shoes to fit his feet. But a woman
buys shoes to fit her ankles.-Luke McLuke.
Uh-huh. But there are some men who appar-
emily buy shoes to fit their hand and gloves to
fit their feet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
Then 1t Happened!

About the only time a Scotchman ever gave
an Irishman a good beating was the time the
Irishman insisted that a Scotchman had to
wear kits because his feet were so big he
couldn't get pants on over them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

Wilson moves out in March, but he'll leave a
trunk full of problems for Harding to solve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

c.. Liver operates the Liver Butchers Suppl
in Omaha, Neb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

Having had an egg for breakfast, the humble
husbandman goes forth to his toll feeling like
a millionaire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
The Wise Fool.

There's no place Ike home'' ObserNed IN
Sage.
a married man about forty years to realize the
fact"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

FAMOUS Bones.
Ham.
Wish.
from.
-Head.-J. L.. Park.
oh, JOY!
Cheer up, old pal, and
Do not frown:
The cost of clothes Is
Coming down.
Luke McLuke.
Cheer up, old guy,
And do not holler:
A VS. now worth
Almost a dollar.
Dalton (Ga.) Citizen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

John Burroughs beat Henry Ford at tree
ehopping. Now Henry ought to get John into
cranking contes'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

When a girl loves a man she thinks he is the
best thing in the world. But what we started
to say was that I. Suffer lives in Hartman,
Tenn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

George Bailey's comment on the election
make the lamentations of Job sound like merry
jazz. The only comfort George gets out of 1t all
is the fact that the campaign and election were
William J. Bryanless.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

"Ain't nature wonderful" said Docks,
1T sure amaZes me a heap.
The ocean dashes on the rocks
Until it rocks itself to sleep"
Luke McLuke.
The ocean you'll observe is deep,
And lucky, too. when all is said.
Because it knows when it needs sleep
It's always certain of a bed.
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
Stuart" at one time part of a group

Stuart at one time part or q group
&C, w. l.. -
A. The famous picture entitled
"Baby Stuart" painted by al Dyke
is said to be the portrait of James:
Duke of York, the youngest cnild o.
Charles l of England. The child
was about one year old at the time
he painting was made. He was
born October IA. 1888. The picture
was originally one of the group OF
the three children of the King. The
other two were Charles, Prince OF
Wales, who was four years old at
the time the picture was made, ana
Mary, who later became the Princess
of Orange, who was a little over
three years of age at that time.
Poor Now, But Has Fortune Coming
DIES MONIES, Ia.-WHbur Clark
will fall heir to $35,000 when he Is
81. At present he hasn't even warm
clothes for winter. Clark's guardian,
George II. Botsford here. is trying
to gain permission to spend a little
of the little inheritance now held
by w. L. Clark. 81. and said to be
Of unsound mind to send the lad to
school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
BITS OF BYPLAY
By Luke McLuke.
Man

Copyright, 1920. by The Cincinnati Enquirel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22

our DdIIN SUFCIdI
In White Mule There Is strength.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14

Extension Program of Salvation Army
The conference Of county advisory
boards to The Salvation Army, which
Will be held in this city on Thursday
september 8. will bring together two
OF the leading citizens from every
county in Western Washington, to dis.
cuss the social conditions existing
IN their respective communities and
TO devise ways and means of remedy
ing those conditions in need of atten.
ton.
Prominent Salvation Army officials
Will be here to describe the work of
the Army during its forty years of
social service in this country. They
will explain the extension program
and show how the Army can be a
benefit to every community no mat.
ter how isolated, through the country
advisory boards.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14
d League Of Nations

Nations that have actually signed
and ratified the Peace Treaty are
Brazil. Bolivia. Great Britain, Canada.
Australia. South Africa, New Zealand.
India, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland.
japan, Panama. Peru. Uruguay, Siam,
France, and Belgium. The neutral
states which were invited to Join the
League and have actually done 81 are
Norway, Venezuela, the Netherlands.
Denmark, Colombia, Chile, Argentina.
Paraguay. Persia, Salvador. Spain.
sweden and Switzerland. China will
become a member when she ratifies
the Austrian treaty. GERMANY has
signed and is prepared to take heer
place in the League of Nations What
nations stand outside? Revolution.
airy Mexico. Bolshevist Russia. nm
speakable Turkey and-the United
States of America.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14
OLYMPIA MEN GO
TO HEAR GOV. CON

Messrs. p. NJ. Troy. T. NJ. Vance,
George F.. Yantis. R. NJ. Fuller and
l.. P. Ouellette were among those who
went up to Tacoma to hear the next
president. The rain was so severe
that only a short meeting was held
Mr.. Troy went on to Seattle to the
evening meeting.
The Standard Editor joined the
Cox Special train at Seattle Saturday
where splendid meeting was held.
A stop was made at Mount Vernon
where a crowd Of probably 1000 were
waiting for the train. Gov Cox spoke
for ten minutes The next meeting
was at Everett. where an outdoor
meeting was held in the ball park.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14


Club Officers Installed-The newly
elected officers Of the Woman's cluu
were formally installed this after
noon at the first meeting Of club men,-
Ders this year. Reports of the out
going officers for the past year were
read, following q brief musical pro-
gram. The women installed in Office
were: Mrs. George Blankenship,
president; Mrs. F. w. Agate, first
vice president; Mrs. Judd Greenman,
second vice president; Mrs. H. C..
Flag. third vice president: Mrs. II.
Lindley, recording secretary; Mrs.
J. H. Brown. Mrs. A. J. Frisch, treas
urer; Mrs. M. v. Johns. auditor; Mrs.
w. Lillian, custodian.