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The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
Largest venomous Snake.

The bush master is the largest
known venomous snake. 1t inhabits
the Amazonian region in South Amer
lea. It's teeth and poison apparatus
resemble those of a rattlesnake, and
the fangs are very large. Death has
been known TO occur within 10 minutes
after the bite of one of these reptiles.
1t lives in dens and holes in the
ground, frequenting river banks and
does not climb trees. This snake at
tains length of 10 to 10 feet; the
color of it's body is yellowish pink,
with brown patterns and tints of pur-
pie.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received sby the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of the County of
Monmouth for the reconstruction Of
Allentown Bridge, No, U-12, at Mill
pond, Allentown. Monmouth County,
New Jersey, and opened and read in
public at the rooms of the Board,
Court House, Freehold, New Jersey,
on October 37th, 1920, at II A. M,
standard time
Drawings and specifications for the
proposed work, prepared by George
d. Cooper, County Engineer, have
been filed in the office of said eng
neer, 81 Broad street, Red Bank, New
Jersey, and may be inspected by pro
spective bidders during business
hours The standard proposed form
is attached to the specifications, cop
les of which will be furnished on ap-
plication to the Engineer.
Plans and specifications will be fur
nished to prospective bidders upon
payment of ten dollars $4,000,
which amount will be refunded upon
return of plans and specifications be-
fore the time specified fort opening
of bids
. Bids must be made on the standard
proposal forms in the manner desig
mated therein and required by the
specifications, must be enclosed in
sealed envelopes, bearing the name
and address of the bidder and name
Of proposed work on the outside. ad
dressed to the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Monmouth,
and must be accompanied by certi-
fled check for sum equal to ten (10)
sf hi on lDta
work, payable to the order Of the Col
lector of the County of Monmouth
and must be delivered at the place
and on the hour above named.
The Board of Chosen Freehoders
Of the County of Monmouth reserves
the right to reject any or all bids if
deemed to the best interests Of the
County so to do.
BY order OF the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County OF Mon
mouth. WILLIAM M. BERG EN-,
Attest. Director,
G.. E. CLOSE, Clerk. ct
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
overerowdlna the Earth.

According to the statisticians. the
population of the world cannot go on
indefinitely at the present rate. 1t
has been estimated that if it does, then
we are near the end Of our tether.
In about 40 years from now the max
imum population that the earth can
support will be reachedl The only
country at the present time that is
reasonably living within its assets of
land is France, for to double her pop
ulation requires 433 years. If the pres
ent rate of increase of the population
of the world is maintained (supposing
such thing possible), then in 1000
years from now the population would
be % times greater than it is now.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
Notice Of Registry and Election

Notice is hereby given that a gen
eral election will be held in and for
the Borough of Freehold in the
County Of Monmouth and State of
New Jersey, on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd,
1920, between the hours of six a. III
and seven p. H.. at the following
places in said borough:
First District = MeGrath Greyille
Motor Store. South street.
Second District -Merriman's Vulca-
nTing Shop. South street.
Third District Robinson's Store
Room, Throckmorton street.
Fourth District Henry Hance's
Agricultural Shop, Court street.
Said election Will be held iuthe said
Borough for the purpose of electing
Electors of President and Vice
President of tie United States,
Member Of the House of Representa-
tives from the Bird Congressional Dis
trict; A'ember of the Senate of this
State. two Members of the General
Assembly of this State; a Sheriff, and
two Members of the Board OF Chosen
Freeholders g years.. aud , Coron-
ers for the County Of Monmouth,
State of New Jersey; two Councilmen.
three years
Public Questions: A Soldiers Bonus
Act Chapter 159. Laws 1920; A State
Bond Issue, Chapter 1852, Laws 1920.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
Also take notice that on Tuesday.
Oct. IL, 1920, the Boards of Registry
and Election shall sit in their respec
tive districts above mentioned be-
tween the hours of 1 o'clock P NJ,
and O'Clock p NJ, for the pur-
pose of making the final reVisionand
correction of the registers for the
General Election.
And further take notice that the
County Board of Elections will sit at
their office at the Court House, Free
hold. n. J. on Thursday Oct % and
Friday, Oct 30, 1920, between the
hours of / P. NJ. and 8 P. m.. for the
purpose of revising and correcting
the Registry lists in the County of
Monmouth.
NOTICE TO ABSENTEE VOTERS.
ANY elector who is registered for
the General Election. who by reason
of inability through illness or absence
from the County in W ich he resides
is unable to cast his ballot on the day
of the General Election at the polling
place in the Election District in which
he is registered, may make applica-
tion for an official ballot to the
Municipal Clerk in any Municipality
in which h resides or to the County
Board OF Elections of the County of
N Aonmouth, on or before Tuesday,
October 10TH 1920, and a forInal
application will be forwarded said
elector and when properly filed out
and returned to the County Board of
Elections of the County of Mon |
mouth, when an absentee ballot win /
be forwarded to such elector.
COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC-
TIONS, OFTHE COUNTY OF MON
MOUTH.
Dated Sept. 7th, 1920.
Freehold, N. ]
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
Mo Place to Boil 1t Then.

At the bank of the Missouri river,
one mile west, | questioned man,
who replied that he had heard nothing
about Sitting Bull. l then asked him
whether it was true that they drank
the Missouri river water, which was
rolling by US like a tidal wave of sand.
mo" he said, I'VE can't do that, but
we often break off piece and suck
it like molasses candy."-Fred Cope
land in tile Youths Companion.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
CIVILIZATION PROVES FATAL
South Sea islanders Are Rapidly Pass
ing Away as Result of White
il4 Mans Coming.

There are today but $500 persons
in the 80 Paumotu islands, separated
from each other by about 70 miles Of
water in the South seas, where is
years ago there We're more than 1000.
If equally distributed there would be
but 80 persons to each island, but on
more than half of them no person
lives. Epidemics have cut the people
down in throngs, and it is the belief
of Frederick OBrien, writing in the
Century Magazine, that the time is
not far off when the last Paumotu
viii curse the white man for the gifts
he may have brought. When Captain
Cook made his survey of the Tahiti
islands there We're 10000 happy,
healthy people, and today there sur
yive scarcely 1000. They were not
slain. but perished by diseases con-
comitant with intercourse with ciyi-
hzed men.
The Tahitians and the Paumotuans
understand each other easily, though
many words are different The for
mer lived with Europeans for 100
years, and they soon became the most
cultivated race of the South seas,
while the Paumotuans remained the
coarse, primitive savages that they
have for centuries. The Paumotuans
are quiet people, serious and con-
templative, while the Tahitians' are
laughter-loving, light-hearted, frenzied
dancers, orators, music worshipers
and feasters.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
Have Long and Short Lives.

Sparrows can live to be forty years
old. A horse does not live much more
than twenty-seven years. Cats get to
be about thirteen years old. The tor
toise is supposed to live to be between
300 and 400 years old. Some persons
say toads can live forever, but, of
course. that has not been proved.
though certainly they live to an ex-
ceedingly great age. Both an eagle
and a crow have been known to live
to be 100, but the wren lives only
about three years. An elephants life
time is about 100 years, but he isn't
regarded as grown up until he is about
twenty-five years old.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-10-14
coal from Leaves, eark and Fruits

After an exhaustive study of large
number Of coal seams, James Lomax,
an English mineralogist, says he has
come to the conclusion that almost all
had their origin In vegetable matter
grown and deposited on the spot where
it now rested, the coal substance being
formed chiefly by the droppings of
leaves, twigs, bark and fruits, In the
shape of seeds and fruetiferous cones
mainly from large trees. There had
also been, especially in the lower parts
of coal beds, the remains Of plants
much smaller in size and lower In the
scale of organization, various kinds of
mosslike plants, all of which combined
to form a humus in which the plants
much more highly organized could
exist and deyelop.-Indianapolis News.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
Addit Onal Locals

Miss Gertrude Walter Is hom'
from Albion state normal school Il
spend Christmas holidays with her
parents. SIR. and Mrs II. b. Walter
jane ilybee has rented the l.. O
Huglsa property on Fifth street. and
Aa8 already moved his family Int
their new home.
4 marriage license has been Issued
10 John Grover Wingle OF Filler and
Miss Victoria G. cadieh OF Littleton
Colo.
Mrs r. H. Snyder and Two chill
drsn. Virginia and Charles. lefi
Thursday morning for LOgmOnt, Col
20 spend the holidays with Mrs. sny-
ier's parents.
Chnstmas exercises VIII be held
ln the Methods church. Friday eve
ming, December "a, under the III
rectlDn 81 Afs. o. &. Fellon An Of
ferlng Will be taken for the starving
people OF Europe.
Miss Madge GOode ents rtained a
the home OF Dr. and Mrs. NJ.
GOOde iuai evening o. o Christmas
party for Mrs. e. w. Duerig. and the
Misses Mae Wolfe. Helen kiaas
boris Burkehead and Lucille He'll
rick.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
MANY ACTIVITIES AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH

Rev .. T. Baker. superintendent
~ POeafsliO district. who has Just
returned from a trip TO Washington
ID. g.. preached az the n. y. church
sunday evening and al the Gloss OF
the service held the second quartely
conference. Tie also made plans for
the sub-diatfiet convention 10 be
held Ia Filler. January 81 aud Feb
rnary
Rev Deal has the program for
New Years day about completed.
Rev u. l.. White. pastor OF the NJ. n
church OF Twin Fails. viii be present
and give the message OF the New
Year al eleven o'clock The basket
dinner In the basement at twelve
O'Clock followed by the social hour
AZ 30 y. M. a pageant In charge OF
Prof H. ~ MeAtee Will outline the
plan OF work for tho comm gyear
All members OF the church and con
are invited and urged 10 be
present
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
WILLIAM MACAw DEAD.

william MaCaw, aged II. died
Friday morning at his home north
OF Filler. lie had been a sufferer
from paralysis for the past three
years. having undergone two opera
lions for the removal OF both legs.
On "Wednesday he was stricken with
the third stroke OF paralysis. Flu
neral services were held from the
home Saturday afternoon, the Rev
G. y. Deal OF the Methodist church
officiating. interment was made In
the 1. o. O. y. cemetery under the
direction OF II. u. Drake. Deceased
Is survived by his widow. three sons,
Martin j. and Delano X. or Filler.
Ulysses G.. OF Dallas. Texas. and one
daughter, Mrs. Lula Roberts OF La
Ore. He was the father OF
the late X. l.. MaCaw.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
MAROA NOTES

Nisa Martha f.ierer gave party
Tor tbs Young folks AZ her home on
Friday evening The main feature
~ The evening waa skating
@ piehi hauled wheat 10 Filler
fhla seek
a. N Mekies aud wife and the
Misses Mepasitt and Hart spent sun
day afternoon al !. w. Williams0ns
hafua schools viii eloss Friday Tor
tho holidays school will be resumed
Januafy ,
The seventh and eighth year classes
have been conducting a spelling con
Test. Tho losing side gave a party
fuF the winner. "Wednesday evening
ei the school house. leo cream. cake
and eaady we're served "a rufFeah.
mfutt Tho sixth grade has becu COZ.
daefihG q similar contest
The regular examinations we're
held "Wednesday aad Thursday Theas
rtan,tnations are held every two
manths
Naros sunday school win have
program and tree on Friday evening
a tfvat has beer arranged Tor
special meeting Of the school
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
. = . . . . . . . . . . = :
: ELMWOOD ITEMS =
Z s$ <$<~< 80 = =

Eimsood einb met With Mrs Dale
Chapman Wednesday afternoon u
being the iast meeting with Mrs
chapman, a. they expect 20 ieave
sofn f0r their nov home near Boise.
te regret very much 20 lose Mr. and
1iw Chapman and family from our
usiGhborhOod. The club members
pf Hsnted Mrs Chapman a silver re-
1autranee % the club Those pres
enf were Mrs. John Jarvis. Mrs g.
A. krohn. Mrs. Ellen Barnhart
Mrs RUBY iiennet. Mrs Frank hitch-
Mfs Leonard snelson. Mrs. Geo.
Lincoln. Mira ivan Lincoln, Mrs. Guy
Parker. Mfs. Adam Dinsie. Mrs VIII
Lincoln. Mrs Dick Lincoln. Mrs q. r.
caffer. Mrs Carl nutfsr. Mrs STRAIT
foa ~ Twin Falls. Mrs Dale Chap
man and aiss Helen Chapman
little Mary rhfeakef was quite 90
Tuesday evening
Mrs Dale Chapman and daughter
Miss Helen we're visitors az the
school Thursday afternoon.
NJ and Mrs. Hershel Malone were
guests a. tho Foster home Friday
Mr. and Mrs "a Wonacott aud
son Nswton OF Kimberly we're din
ner guests 90 the home OF Mr. and Z
Mrs Frank Richie sunday.
Aif and Mrs. g. A krohn, Mia
Merle Davis and Mrs. Ellen Barnhart
spent Sunday With Rev aud Mrs I
Charles Ronk.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
Bull HERALD CHRISTIANS
EDITION EXTRAORDINARY

The annual Christmas edition o.
the Bull Herald was issued Thurs
day OF last week. and ls d distinct
credit 10 It's editor and publisher
Harry W Barry. aud his asslstants
The edition consists Of Is pages.
filled with yoluminOas matter con
corning the resources 81 Bull and the
section adjacent The edition Is we'll
patronized with advertisements
The Bull Republican issued ar
edition OF similar nature on Monday
OF this week
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
WfT opgD"ffr PLAY
FOR BENEFIT or EfRO-
PEAN RELIEF FUND

AZ the Gem thsater tonight a
group Of high school sfudents are
prod ueing for the benefit OF the Eu-
rOpean relief fund the play W
Smith Left Home"
The east OF characters includes
Mary Pearl Fisher. Florence ono
Lucille Murray. Leah Timm. Ciaribel
Walter. Margaret Chasteen. La
Vaughn Mann. Carl Marray. Clar-
sncs Beyer. Leslie Williamson. Loren
Drake and Melvin Blackburn.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23
CLOVER NEWS


q Mifdeisiadf and family. who re-
Gently moved 40 this county from
sDl 40 Ore. have rented a ranch
two niles east ~ Buhl Mr. Middei-
sdt % the proud posgeasOr of fine
registered Jersey herd.
Mlar Louise Bentrup bad an opera
ion Tor appendicitis performed al the
county hospital last Saturday.
The children u Trinity eOnsrega-
ion viii render a program Christ
mas eve.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23

board was held Tuesday. December
~.
Ralph Walker. who attends school
"a T~in Falls, spent the week end al
home.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23

The American Legion will give a
big dance Chri8tmas night--Satur-
day. December 2s.--Adv.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-23

since shen ala the letter "X''
come % afAad Tor Christi
las prevalence Of the use Of this
faepi4e abbroyiation when referring
90 CulisiMas IL uncaiiod for. and
g. u1ly ufrd because Of the Nish for
br tlfy II Xmas stands Tor Christ
Mas. then x-ian stands for Christian
TIE explanation that tho abbreyia.
tan - permissible. because % ita
hfral usage - no excuse. any more
then amt" should be used 10 place
~ lans, Tor similar reasons
Let's put a ban on tho nnslghfiy
ana meaningless term which u in-
tended 70 Indicate tho most impof
iahi ~ our holidays
spell u C.if-R-f8-T-M-A-S
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
|AIRMAN'S BODY
FOUND IN RIVER

+ Fishermen yesterday discoyersd
! the body. OF Lieut., Robett ~.
Stocker, of the. Brighton apart
Imtsnts, washington, In the Delaware
River near Bridgeton. N. J.. where
Stockar, avpaval aviator, plunged
to his death more thea sthres
months ago. r-.,-2 g..
It has never been definitely aa-
what caused the accident
The young aRister,. accompanied sy
an Observer Mad gone on 2 test
flight with tw other planes.S
a safe landinG was mode on The
river six miles below Philadeiphia
and the formation started back TO
the thangars. 1t was said that
stocker. after G"takA Ang or for the
return fight. noticsd that one OF
the other planes was experiencing
engine trouble. For this reason he
kept circjing, above the other. plane
at danserouslys low altitude A
short time later the naval stat don
was notified a plane had Hsllen lnto
the Delaware, Divers &ound no
trace Of Stocker or his ooAapanton.
Stocker's body was ideutifk led by q
tag on hts wrist. \
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
Wil Case Gees 70 Jury.

Alexandria, Va, March IL. -Thk
churchmap VIII contest case wa3
given to q jury in the corporatiod
Court late last night. Final argui
ments were eofnpieted about i d
o'clock. churchmen left an estate
valued at $4,000 and his heirs ard
'endeavofing TO brsak the WIN.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
SLIGHT DROP
IN FOOD COST
Labor Bureau Shows Fall oi
20 from January IS
To February IS.

The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
last night gave figures to show that
from January IS to February Is.
the cost of food In the District
dropped I per cent Sixteen other
cities. according to the bureau. en-
joyed a similar drop.
During the period twenty-one of
forty-four articles increased In
price as follows: Cabbage. Is per
cent: potatoes. IL per cent; lamb, Z
per cent; hens and sugar, 6 per cent
each; onions and oranges, 4 per cent
each; raisins, per cent; bread,
cream of wheat and macaroni. per
cent each; round steak. pork chops,
canned salmon, nut margarine, roll
led oats and rice. per cent each.
Eirloin steak, rib roast, ham and ba-
nanas increased less than half Of 1
per cent each.
Decreases in seventeen articles
follows; Strictly fresh eggs. II per
cent; evaporated milk, lard and
storaee sEgs. 5 per cent each; but
ter and corn meal. Q per cent; chuck
roast, bacon, fresh milk, canned
corn. canned peas. canned tomatoes
and tea, 1 per cent each Oleomar-
garine. cheese, coffee and prunes de-
creased less than half of per cent.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
MAN FOUND DROWNED
NHAMPION ROADS

'winsted, Conn. March 1s;-strs.
III. p. Beardsley, who lives h&fe
with her father. F.}o. Peck, today
received telegram from Norfolk.
Va. stating that the body OF d. NAH
answering the description of het
son, Ralph, had been recovered fronh
the water. near. Karney Island.
r. e, Beardsley, accompanied Sam.S
uel .ElweiL a. Norfolk friend. on 4
motor boat expedition late sWednes-,
day night. ElwelI having agreed to-
carry man named Arthur Scho-l
bell across Hampton Roads. The
about II. No trace has been found
of the motor boat or the ether tw6
occupants. Search IL being mad4
and, the father Of EIweil has offered
a reward. - ~
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
HIGHER FARE
AGAIN URGED
Action Of Capital Traction
Go. Increasing Wages
Proves Stimulant.
w. R 8 E. NSlsTENT
Pubic Utilities Commission
10 Hear Company's Plea
Next Tuesday.
w. R & E. INSISTENT

: With the Washington Railway
and Electric, Company seeking a
higher rate Of fare so 1t can con-
tinue to pay the present wage scale
Of its smpioyes. the Capital Trac-
ton Company yesterday announced
that. beginning April /. it will In
crease the pay Of its platform men
3 cents an hour and the wages Of
other employees 10 per cent.
The District Public Utilities Com
mission will. hold hearing ON the
fare question Tuesday. The Wash
,inston Railway and Electric COM
pany has notified the Commission
ers that II needs, the increased fa-e
to make both ends meet"
William y. Ham. president of the
company. said yesterday that the
washington Railway and Electric
motormen and conductors had de-
manded a ss-cent-an-hour maxi
mum.
In a statement last night Ham de-
clared that his company rs finan-
cially unable to increase wages at
the present rate of fare, and could
not do SO even should the commits
sion approve the pending applica-
tion for higher. fare"
a Ham. stated that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company has
increased the pay Of its employees
12s per cent or more since 1915.
Platform men of this company are
now receiving 46, 40 and 81 cents.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
Big COMMUNITY
EXPLAINED
Officials Of Welfare Societies
Gather to Perfect Ma
tional Organization.

= Preliminary work of. creating q
permanent national organization ,for
the promotion Of democratic neigh
borhood organizations was complet-
ed last night at a dinner at the New
willard Hotel rendered by Frank
A. Multauser. of, Cleveland. Ohio. to
a gathering Of officers. Of community
organizations, who came to wash
ington in response to. the call OF
Franklin x. Lane.
Resolutions to be introduced nj
todsy's meeting call for the crea-
tion Of an executive committee to
frame q concrete plan Of action to
be presented later. The. work. OF
this committee. 1T was stated. will
be to familiarize itself with the best
work in community organization.
Those present at the dinner In
cluded: John H. Patterson, OF Day.
ton, Ohio. president. OF the National
Cash Register Company; Fred e
Butler, of Cleveland. labor manager
Of the Cleveland Garment Manufac-
turers' Association; Carl vrooman
former Assistant Secretary of Agri-
cultures; Mrs. j. Borden Hartman,
Rev. Father John Ryan. Of the Ma.
tional Catholic University; Miss Jo-
sephine Schain, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
bur C. Phillips. of New York; Rev
Worth NJ. Tippy. of the Federal
Council of Churches Of Christ II
America; Mrs. Antoinette Funk
member of the National woman's
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
Orrin c.. Lester. of the Treasury De;
partment; Z. &C. Lfndemafi. OF the
University of North Carolinai Mrs
Arthur III. Livermore. chairman OF
the women's Republican Executive
Committee of New York. and Miss
Mary Hicks. of Cincinnati.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
PLAN TO ELECT
JUDGES DIRECT

A constitutional amendment lin
iting the terms OF members of the
United States Supreme Court and
the, lower Federal courts to ten
years. and providing for their cleo
tion by a direct vote of the people,
was the subject Of a resolution In
troduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator la Toilette, Of Wisconsin.
I. The. resolution provides that the
amendment be submitted to the
States for ratification and vests in
Congress the authority to enact
legislation setting UP the necessary
election machinery. -
II conforms with a plank in the
platform adopted carly this month
by the Ia Toilette Republicans OF
Wisconsin, upon which the Senator
Is now . candidate for the Presi-
depcy.
Recent decisions of the Supreme
Court In the Steel Trust case, the
Kansas City Southern Railroad val
uation case. and the decision ex-
empting stock dividends from tn
income tax were given by La Fol
lette as reasons for introducing tn
resolution.