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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21
The Book of Martha
BY JANE LoRINIER

some have the repentance hab-
it," interrupted Martha.
"Um-m-yes. l say, Marie, If
Ewart has got the repentance habit,
it's bad-awful bad. because that
sort of remorse gets to be a kind of
virtue with a man! Makes him feel
hne, q little more than respectable,
you know"
Here was a confession. from an
"old guy"
Your real rascal. the one you
can never reform, feels powerful
and smart and a regular fellow
when he has succeeded in putting
It over somebody. That's why you
can't change HIM"
Martha sighed and / guessed her
thought and turned the conversation
from its unpleasant suggestion by n
venture:
IL suppose nobody can be labelled
or tagged one way for any length of
time. Our two selves, or maybe our
dozens of selves are forever strug-
ling for the mastery of most of U.S."
Now how do little girls like you
get hat dope?" Daddy demanded.
To-day you young things know
heaps more than old buffers like
me-"
Read up, Daddy" 7 replied.
you'll find all the new PHILOSOPHERS
and sciences as exciting as film
stories. Talk about our multiple
selves is in the air.
Then heaven help us all, 1t
sounds to me like Just one more of
the up-to-date we've invent
ed for following the worst instead
of the best in our natures!"
81 agree with you!" said Martha
abruptly.
well. anyway, we all desire to
be dozens instead of a single self.
And there's nothing new in the
WISH" 1 said. why. there used to
be the funniest passage about it in
my old school text book, in my
James"
Say it off," demanded Daddy.
But / could not, and so / appealed
to Martha who reeled right IL of
her pretty head the famous quota
ton which makes every honest per-
son smile because every human be-
ing has had the same wish as the
wise college professor who wrote:
Not that l would not, IL / could,
be both handsome and fat and vel
dressed, a great athlete, ard make a
million a year, be q wit. a bon vi
want. and a la~dy-killer as well as a
philosopher: a philanthropist, states
man, warrior, and African explorer
as well as a tone poet and a saint
But the thing is impossible. The
m~illionaire's work would run count.
er to the saints; the bon vivant and
the philanthropist would trip eacf
other up: the philosopher and the
l~ady-killer could not keep house In
the same tenement of clay"
"Oue or the other would fnally
dominate" unused Daddy. which,
The suggestion was most unfor-
tunate for my peace of mind. II
took me back to what / was mos
anxious to avoid, my fear that Bob,
coming back to consciousness, would
be the victim of his old mental NAL
ady, and that his s~ub-conscious wish
to be a lady-killer would lead him
back to that tawny-haired tiger-girl
Katherine Miller.
ITO be continucd)
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HoU to Make Pine
Cough Syrup at Home


Pine is used in nearly all prescrip-
tions and remedies for coughs. The
reason is that pine contains several
elements that have a remarkable
effect in soothing and healing the
membranes of the throat and chest.
Pine cough syrups are combinations
Of pine and syrup. The Syrup" part
is usually plain sugar syrup.
To make the best pine cough remedy
that money can buy, put 2h ounces
of Pinex in a pint bottle, and fill UP
with homemade sugar syrup. Or
you can use clarified molasses, honey,
or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup.
Either way, you make a full pint
more than you can buy ready.made
for three times the money. 1t is
pure, good and tastes very pleasant.
You can feel this take hold of a
cough or cold in 4 wsy that means
business. The cough may be dry,
hoarse and tight, or may be persist
emily loose from the formation of
phlegm. The cause is the same-in-
hamed membranes-and this Pinex
and Syrup combination will stop it
usually in "a hours or less. Splen-
did, too, for bronchial asthma, hoarse-
ness. or any ordinary throat ailment.
Pinex is a highly concentrated COM
pound of genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, and is famous the world over
for its prompt effect upon coughs.
Beware of substitutes. Ask your
druggist for "2H, ounces Of Pincx"
with directions, and don't accept any,
thing else. Guaranteed to give abso-
lutte satisfaction or money refunded.
The Pinex Co, Fit. Wayne, Ind.
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that little girls wear. My but she
looked nice. And now she wants to
come down the chimney with Santa
Claus so she "a play with some
Perth Amboy girl.
Other dolls who were ready for
their ride in Santa's airplane had on
big coats and mittens and overshoes.
Some of them were wax dolls and
some were full of sawdust. But they
all looked fine.
Paint Them All Up
/ watched Santa Claus painter fix
up some of their faces. He would
put dabs of pink on their cheeks and
then black on their eye brows. Then
he gave them nice red lips.
They have the funniest shoes in
this workshop. Little bitsy things
that have baby ribbon for laces. and
little soft shoes like little babies
wear.
A lot of little girls are going to be
mighty happy on Christmas morning
n a lot of little dolls are going to
be glad that they have found a new
home.
Tomorrow I'm going to send you a
message about all the queer little
TOYS they are making in this wonder
full Santa Claus Land.
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CHRISTMAS TREE
CELEBRATION PLANNED

Further plans for the annual
Christmas tree celebration of Thor
Lodge No. 40, Danish Brotherhood.
and Freia Lodge No. SO. Danish
Sisterhood, were made at a meeting
of the committee in charge of the
affair held Sunday at Washington
hall. The celebration will be held
Sunday. December 20. at Washing
ton hall and will include dancing
and refreshments besides gifts from
the tree to the children of the mem
bers of the two lodges.
The program will start at s
o'clock. The committee in charge
of the arrangements includes Chris
Borup. chairman: Mynard Olsen.
Soren Hansen, Andrew Sindet and
Fred Miller. of the Brotherhood:
Mrs. John Drifte. Mrs. Chris Han
sen. Mrs. Jens Trigesen, Mrs. Jens
Frice and Mrs. 4. Andersen.
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AUTO DESTROYED
BY FIRE AT F0RDS

FORDS. Dec. 21-An alarm of
fire was turned IN this morning at
s o'clock calling out the local COM
pany to extinguish q burning tour
ing car owned by Martin Olsen of
Fords avenue The entire car was
a mass of flames when the fremen
arrived. and despite their quick
response the automobile was COM
pletely destroyed.
1t is not known how the car
caught on fire. but the owner be-
lieves that a backfre was the cause.
II was out of the garage when It
burst into uames and did not en-
danger any of the buildings near
by. The loss was said by the owner
TO be $500.
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TO GIVE CHRISTMAS
PLAYS AT MATAWAN

BY Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, Dec. 21:-"The
Pinkies and Wrinkles" and DOLLS"
two Christmas PLAYS. will be given
in the high school auditorium to-
night by the scholars of the public
school. The two plays have been
staged under the direction of Mrs.
Herbert Citizens. although the actual
training of the children has been
left in the hands of the various
teachers. All indications are that
the large auditorium of the high
school will be packed at tonight's
performance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21
BY Jack Frost

(By Wireless to Hal VI. Cochran.)
This message from Santa Claus
Land is for the little folLt. and par
ents aren't supposed to read IL unless
they read put loud.
SANTA CLAUS LAND, North
Pole, Dec. 21-Today I have been all
through the biggest doll house in the
world, here in Santa Claus Land, and
[ believe the kids of Perth Amboy
would like to know about it.
1t vas fun, even for me, and I'm
getting to be a pretty old fellow, to
sit right down on the floor and play
and talk to these big and little dolls
In Santa Claus Land.
One great big, b~lue-eyed. black
haired doll was especially nice to me.
She took me all around and intro
duced me to all her little friends. She
could walk, you see, and also talk.
I asked her who hat gray-haired
doll over in the corner was, and
when 1 squeezed her. she said,
Mamma"
Key Makes Her Walk
Then when l put her down she
toppled right over l thought she
was sick at first, but I soon found a
key right in the middle of her back,
and when / wound it up, she was
ready to walk around again.
One of the little dollies looked aw-
fully funny. She didn't have any
hair and one of her legs was miss
ing. Santa Claus came along then
and put some bright yellow tresses
on her head and attached the leg.
He asked me to take her to the dolls
drygoods store. and there she got a
new dress and hat and everything
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entertaining NT FOR
kEYP0RT SCHOOL

BY Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT. Dec. 21-The school
Christmas entertainment will be held
tomorrow night at s o'clock when a
pleasing program will be rendered
by the school pupils. The program
will include a high school play and
prologue, which viii, include Act IL
Of the Birds Christmas Carol"
Songs by the school-The First
Noel; 1t Came Upon the Midnight
Clear.
Violin Observation-Disclosures
us Jaffee.
Good King Wencelas.
Vocal solo-Miss Genevicve Nc
Gaghen.
o. Holy Night. (Girls' chorus.)
Violin solo-Miss Anna Bungosdy.
Silent Night. (School.)
Play by the grades-"In Santa
Claus Land"
A silver offering will be received,
The schools will close for the holi-
days on Wednesday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21

NEW YORK.-None of this sea-
sons fashion whims has been play
ed up with more success than the
apron effect, which is shown is q
most attractive dress.
1t is cinder gray with a long
wasted bodice, having long sleeves
cut in one. attached to a. plair
skirt. From this In front is drop
ped an apron tunic of the same
cloth, all-over embroidered in duh
reds and blues with much black and
dark gray.
The tunic is attached to a mar
row belt that buttons at either side.
The sleeves are slashed to the
elbows on the outside, the edges
faced and then caught once with a
button on the way down to a tight
half-inch band.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21
SAYS 1T FIRST AND SAYS 1T LAST

Carrie G.. Harrel, Sl9 Nicholson St,
Norfolk. Va, writes: "Pll tell anybody
that Foley's Honey and Tar is all right.
1t did me all the good. I said 1t first
and I'll say it last" Thousands OF bottles
OF this reliable remedy were bought l"qt
week ~ careful mothers so as to be pre-
pared to check coughs, colds and Group
at the beginning. 1t acts almost instantly,
cuts phelgm. soothes raw. irritated MEM
branes. store king in throat Sold
Everywhere.-Adv. - Y K
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21
Recommended to School Children

This is ia, season when children are
subject to Group. colds and coughs. Rena
G. Marchard. Sc Lawrence St. Salem,
Mass. writes: II used Foley's Honey and
Tar with good results. I had a very bad
cold and ii gave me relief at once so !
recommend 1t to every child that goes to
school," This standard. low priced medi-
cine loosens and clears mucus and phlegm,
oh ecks st angling coughing. makes easy
breathing, soothes and heals raw. inflam-
ed membranes. and stops tickling In
throat. Sold Everywhere.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-21
To Enlarge Fords Mission

FORDS, Dec. 21:-Owing 10 the
many church activities held by the
several societies of Our Saviour's
'''~r'r' II was decided TO enlarge
the building. The new addition will
e as d Kitcnen and will be con-
structcd as Don as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
$5.98 All=WOOl Tricotine,
54=in. Wide, at 1898 Yard

No other fabric enjoys such favor for fall
skirts, dresses and tailored suits. At the price
quoted this the most remarkable value ever offer
ed. In Black and Navy Blue. 81 inches wide.
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Marine Corps Is Popular Other Items

II ECRUITING for the marine corps
~ is rapidly increasing. Before the
war 500 men month was considered
a fair average; now 1t is double that
number. The marine corps is now re-
cruited to about 60 per cent of its au-
thorized strength of % 400, and at the
present rate of progress will reach the
maximum number within few
months. Recruiting officers believe
that the educational advantages now
offered TO marines are leading large
numbers 10 enlist.
REQUEST that the senate commit
tee on reconstruction and production
hold hearing in Chicago and conduct
a thorough investigation of the pres
ent building. housing and high rents
crisis. was received by United States
Senator William n. Calder. chairman
OF the committee from the Chicago AS
ISOLATION of Commerce. Benjamin
Rosenthal. director OF the Chicago
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rector of the census at Washington.
The proportionate number of mar
riages in urban communities is small
er than in the country and the city
families, as a rule. are not as large
as those in the country, the greater
part of the urban gains ordinarily
coming from alien immigration and
migration from rural territory.
But immigration was practically
suspended from 1914 until we'll after
the armistice in November. 1913, and
practically all the aliens who have
left the United States to return to
their native lands were city residents.
The greater proportion of the war cas-
ualties, it is officially stated, was
among city troops. and the bulk of the
deaths in the influenza epidemics was
in urban communities.
Yet the cities and towns have shown
great gains and actual decreases have
been shown in rural districts There
fore, the census officials can see but
one explanation for the urban gain
that they come from the rural Sec
tons.
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Reorganization of the Secret Service

mined upon partly because of the fail
ure of congress to give the bureau the
same appropriation as in past years
and partly because it was believed TO
provide better system for rapid and
efficient work. Congress last year gave
the bureau S6,00OO0O, but this year it
cut this amount to 100000
Under the new plan the first division
will be made up of New England and
the states Of New York and New Jer-
sey, with headquarters in New York.
The third will take in South Carolina.
pi, the western judicial district OF
North Carolina and the eastern district
of Louisiana and Porto Rico, with
headquarters at New Orleans. The
fourth will take in Ohio, Indiana. Ken
tucky, Tennessee and eastern Michi-
gan, with headquarters at Cincinnati.
The sixth will include Iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado. Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas, and western
Missouri, with headquarters at Kansas
City. The seventh will comprise Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona and western
Louisiana, headquarters San Antonio,
Tex. The eighth will take in Califor-
MIA, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii, head
quarters San Francisco; and ninth,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and Alaska, headquarters Portland,
Ore.
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Cities Have More People Than Country

Z OR the first time in the history Of
n the United States the 1920 census
returns will show more people live in
the cities and towns than in the rural
territory.
With one-third of the census tabu-
lated, including practically all the
larger cities, the census officials esti-
mate that 81 or % per cent of the
population Of continental United
States will be shown by the final fig
ures as urban residents.
Based on the total estimate of 105.-
100000 made by DR.. ]. A. HILL chief
statistician Of the bureau. the number
of people living in cities and towns,
if the percentage is 81, would be
53,550,000 and 51,450000 in rural ter
ritory.
The increase in the proportion of
urban population TO rural has been
manifest since 1890, and has been
steady and rapid since 1850. This in
crease is shown in the following cen
sus tables:
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trio belt than IL Is 10 make percolator
coffee when everything Is perklng
right. The belt Is strung carelessiy
about the waist of the patient and one
end Is attached 10 an electric meter.
which keeps careful record OF the
current consumed and turns IL into the
head Office az the end OF the month.
As socn rs the meter begins 10 turn
over and discharge kllowatts NJ the
patient. u warm. restful feeling APP
pears which increases In intensity I'M
I'll the patient Chances nj the meter.
When an electric belt Is properly
applied sick person can turn over on
his face and 90 10 sleep without fear
OF having his backbone reduced TO
ashes. This cannot be said OF the
mustard plaster. which never knows
when to stop Its triumphant progress
and is liable 10 cremate sleepy pa
ticnt right In the presence of his wife
and children. The electric belt can be
set So that IL will operate at one mile
per hour on high, but by providen-
tial arrangement the speed of the
meter Is not affected
(Copyright)
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DLANS for a reorganization of the
l. bureau of investigation. the Ameri-
can secret service, have been perfect
ed. The country will be divided into
nine divisions, each under a superin-
tendent, who will have headquarters
in principal city.
f. j. Brennan. who has been in
charge of the Chicago district, has
been designated as superintendent in
charge of the fifth division, to include
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
Dakota east Missouri and western
Michigan, with headquarters in Chi
cage.
William J. Flynn who became head
of the bureau several years ago, stays
in that post and l.. ]. Bailey, who has
been the agent in charge Of the At
lanta (Ga.) office goes to Washington
to be assistant director and chief of
the bureau.
The reorganization plan was deter
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New Army Corps Areas and c Commanders

Fort Mcpherson. Ca, but temporarily
ut Charleston. S. c.
Fifth corps 10 embrace Ohio. West
Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky: head
quarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Ind
Sixth corps 10 embrace Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin; headquar-
tiers at Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. but tempo
rarily at Chicago.
Seventh corps 10 embrace Missouri,
Kansas. Iowa. Nebraska. Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota ;
headquarters nj Fort Crook. Neb.
Eighth corps 10 embrace Texas, Ok
lahoma. Colorado. New Mexico and
Arizona headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston. San Antonio. Tex.
Ninth corps TO embrace Washington,
Oregon. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming
Utah, Nevada and California; head
quarters at Preside OF San Francisco
Corps commanders were announced
as follows: First, Maj. Gen. David e.
Shanks; Second. Maj. Gen. Robert l..
Billiard: Third. yaj. Gen. Adelbert
Cronkhlte; Fourth. Maj. Gen. John f,
Morrison; Fifth. Maj. Gen. George +
Read; Sixth. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood; Seventh. Maj. Gen. Omar Bun
dy; Eighth, Mai. Gen. Joseph +. Dick
man. Ninth, Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig-
gett.
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TUBERCULOSIS

" UBERCU!.OSlS Is caused by liv-
4 Ing germ il the lungs The body
OF he;flthy person will resist its
growth and may kill the germs, but in
weak body and without proper care
the germs multiply until the lungs are
consumed and the person dies.
These germs are found in the
sputun (SpiD OF n cOnsumptive-in
small numbers in the very early stages
of the disease. In larger numbers MS
the disease progresses. and in count
less millions in the late stages.
Among The earlier symptoms which
one can observe. and which should
lead one at once 10 consult physi-
clan. are: Slight cough. lasting a
month or longer: loss OF weight slight
fever in the afternoon night sweats !;
bleeding from the lungs.
Many persons who have these early
symptoms of tuberculosis lose valuable
time. and often their only chance of
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THE WOODS
UNKNOWN.

We deck the grave Of him who came
back again 10 sleep:
But what OF him unknown 10 fame for
whom the lonely weep?
Yea, what OF him In unknown grave
unmarked by stone or tomb;
Shall over him no standard wave, no
sprlngtime roses bloom?
Weep not. dear heart for him who dies
beneath the Georgia pine;
He sleeps beneath more tender skies
than are these skies of thine
And blossoms tremble DER his head as
gentle and rs fair
The flowers above the unknown dead
his God has planted there.
And when the breeze, the Southern
breeze. the pine above him
swings
OF his beloved Northern trees n mel
Ody II sings
Yea, like the roar OF waves that sweep
upon m unseen shore,
Ire hears the signing. in his sleep
of cedars by his door.
tCoDvripht1
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NyASHINGTON.-The war depart
w ment has announced the state
groups composing the army corps
areas and the headquarters of each:
First corps 10 embrace Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut; head
quarters at Boston.
Second corps to embrace New York,
New Jersey and Delaware; headquar-
tiers at Governors Island. y. Y.
Third corps 10 embrace Pennsyl-
vania. Maryland. Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia; headquarters at
Fort McHenry. Md, but temporarily
at Baltimore.
Fourth corps to embrace North and
South Carolina Georgia, Florida. Ala
bama, Tennessee, Mississippi. Arkan-
sas and Louisiana; headquarters at
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Items

Housing association, makes the state
ment that the housing problem is Of
greater concern than the coal short
age.
ADOPTION of liberal policy to-
ward licenses under the federal water
power act has been urged on the wa
ter power commission by representa-
tives OF several New York investment
houses. The commission is composed
of the secretaries of war, interior and
agriculture