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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18
Cutlcurs for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
II Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
fer all toilet purposes.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18
Not Merely American.

An English writer comments upon
our custom here Of betting hat on
election and other contests. What's
strange about it? We've often read
of some Englishman winning q Derby.
Boston Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in = healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back. headache, loss OF am
bition, nervousness. are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swanp-Root, . physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get . medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, il you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer a Co., Binshamton. N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this papsr.-Adv.
Most women prefer unruled letter
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18
Catarrh

Catarrh 10 . local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature to
do its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
+. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18

Many a misguided man who thinks
he was born to rule has another
think coming after the election.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18

A doctor who has unlimited faith in
his medicine is apt to try too many
experiments.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18
So They Say.

There's the devil to pay"
"And he's god collector."-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18

portrait OF miss OF sixteen, or there
abouts, dressed as an authority in the
matter Of dress thinks she should be,
for school or whatever occupies her
day. Her skirt of soft wool in two
quiet, contrasting stripes, is laid In
wide but not deep plalts. 1t is worn
with an overblouse In the same color
as the dark stripe in the skirt made
Of knitted wool or fiber silk, and open
at the throat, where a chemisette and
collar OF lace enable her to keep this
little outfit fresh and dainty. Her
shoes, high or low, according to the
climate, are substantial, with broad
heels. and her hat is soft affair OF
cloth covered with braided design.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-18

If man doesn't show up well In a
photograph it is useless for him to
pose as q handsome man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
CONGRATULATIONS.

With splendid Perth Amboy enter
prise the Y. NJ. II. A. and Y. w. II.
A., campaign to raise 100000 for
heir new building was completed
within record time. Not only was
,he desired amount realized, but
there were over $4,000 to spare.
Che new Y. NJ. II. A.-Y. w. II. A.
building is assured.
This wonderful achievement is, In
iced. a matter of pride for the
whole city. 1t is another striking
Instant of the city accomplishing
whatever 1t sets out to do.
Especially are the Hebrews of the
city to be congratulated, not only be-
Pause of the new home for Jewish
activities that is now q certainty. but
because of the spirit. enthusiasm and
hearty cooperation that was SO
manifested in this great endeavor.
The EVENING NEWS. speaking
Tor the whole city. offers sincere
Dopgratulations and best wishes for
! great and prosperous future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
SUMMER.

The almanac tells us that summer
begins on June 21, that the "long-
est day is Whereabouts and that au-
tumn will begin on September 20.
And that is all very well. and no
doubt true.
The almanac doesn't tell us thar
when summer begins school is out,
wheat ought to be almost ready TO
turn" that the fishing is good, that
then boys run barefoot, ands so
swimming and stub their toes. The
almanac doesn't say much of any
thing about the sweet giri graduate.
a legitimate product of June, nor of
the June bride nor of June roses,
which somehow seem to so so well
with the June bride.
Come summer and one expects to
hear the drone of the bees and the
lazy rasp of the locust on the maple.
The earth may be hot and the air.
but the crops will be coming to their
harvest and so that is more ;han
worth while. Nature will be doing
her best to supply food for the
world. y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
Story of Democratic
Conventions to Date
The Convention of 1900
BY A. II. vANDENBERG

The Convention of 1900.
The 1900 National Democratic
Convention met in Kansas City, on
July 4. in a great auditorium which
three months before was destroyed
by fire. but which was rebuilt in
time for Bryan's denomination for
President. The great question of
free silver" which had split the
Party four years before. was still
paramount.
A big wing of the Convention
wanted to side-track this treacher-
Gus money question (upon which the
country had already returned one
verdict) and urged "anti-imperial-
ism" as the issue to be magnifed in
to paramount To this end,
a tremendous "anti-imperialism" de-
r'onstration was staged-with TO-
900 American flags suddenly loosed in
O. convention nail. amid a riot of
patriotic music.
But William J. Bryan of Nebraska
the Conventions inevitable nomi-
nee for President again-insisted up
on a reiteration of free silver"
faith: and through a vast majority
o. &c delegates, including some
.of BryGn's own convention man.
ayers, favored a contrary course, the
"a mamie Nebraskan had his full
way.
The "silver" plank went through
the resolutions committee by a mar
row margin of . votes. New York's
big delegation of 2 votesETAOIN
big delegation-under the '~'silver"
control of Richard Croker of Tam
many Hall, instead of the gold"
control of ex-senator David b. Hill
was credited with the deciding in
fluence. The contest ended, how
ever. with the committees vote. The
Convention itself did not divide.
Mr.. Bryan was renominated on a
single roll-call by the unanimous
vote of all states and territories.
Bryan wanted Charles A. Towne
of Minnesota CHS running mate on
the Populist ticket) nominated with
him for Vice-President; but the Con-
vention had made its last concession
to its great leader. Although Bryan
was waiting with a special train at
Lincoln for an expected invitation TO
address the Convention personally,
the invitation never came; and the
moving reason was a fear hat his
presence would result in TONNES Sc
lection.
Instead, the Convention nominated
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, who had
been Vice-President with Cleveland
in his second term. This action did
not come, however, until tremen-
dous pressure had been put upon
David B. Hill of New York to accept
second place. Hill's name vas pre-
scented to the Convention by Senator
Grady of New York. who was i'm
mediately followed to the platform
by Hill himself with positive declina-
ton.
One roll-call gave Stevenson 559h
votes, Hill 200, and Towne SO but
before the announcement of the to-
tails, Tennessee changed to Steven
son. and WAS quickly followed by
enough others to make the Stevenson
nomination complete. Thus Bryan
.again-as in 1S96-found himself on
two tickets, with two different run
ming mates as candidates for sec
ond place.
Governor C. S. Thomas of Col
orado was temporary chairman of
the convention, and j.. ID. Richard
son of Tennessee was permanent
chairman. This campaign resulted
in the election Of Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
FACING I'D FACTS.

Ear be It from US to appear pessi-
mistic, but conditions must be faced
as they are and facts cannot be
ignored. Just two things alone fur
nish much food for serious thought
by those who are willing to look a
little into the future. These things
are food and Goa for mex winter.
N the summer there is usually an
abundance of everything. Nature is
most prolific in supplying the earth.
And because there is apparently an
ample supply for the present needs
little attention is paid by the average
person to the long winter months
when nature ceases to produce.
Now is the harvest time and the
reat mass of humanity are so bust
Y engaged in the great cities making
ig wages for few hours work that
ne farmer and his crops are all but
lsotten.
In the first place, the number OF
res undeg cultivation this year has
aen greatly cut down. Farmers
fese unable to get h seed and the
iizer for planting in the spring,
gtIy ecause of the railroad strike
lat was in progress at that critical
the. And even those who did have
sced and the fertilizer did not have
5,unsieat help to till the soil and do
lie planting. The men had all gone
into the towns and cities attracted
by the big wages and-short hours OF
work. What help was secured was
paid a wage unheard of for farm
labor. some farmers giving as much
as $40 a day. All tks, of course,
whea added to the Scarcity. due to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23

curtaiied production. is going to in
crease the price Of food stuns next
winter. Food is going to be hard 20
set and what can be had is going to
cost 4 lot Of money. This is brought
about largely through peoples in
difference tocay.
IN the mstter OF coal the outlook
is the same. Here is where industry
is hit the hardest. Without coal
factories cannot operate and heat
cannot be supplied. Only yesterday
we read that a coal famine menaces
New York right now. But IL New
York is threatened with a coal fam
inc in the middle of summe when
the demand is lightest, what will be
the situation next winter when
everybody wants coal and trans
portation is often tied UP by storms?
tied up by storms?
Street railways. gas and electric
companies of New York are within
a day or two of exhauting their coal
supply, we are told, and must either
close down or seriously curtail
service within a few days unless coal
is obtained at nee. 1t is hard to
imagine a more serious situation
than this. Yet no one seems to care
much, the main thought being to get
all the money one a for as little
work as possible.
Now Is the time when coal ought
to be stored for next winters use.
Shipments should be particularly
heavy into the northwest in order
hat that great industrial section
may be supplied before navigation
on lakes is closed by cold weather.
Instead, however. we find famine
conditions right now In the middle
of summer.
With a scarcity of food and less
coal the day of reckoning is rapidly
approaching. 1t will arrive about
next January and February.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
THE o

Whd1e the majority In the Board
Of Aldermen are opposed to the
ADOPTION of the commission form of
government IN Perth Amboy. they
are. themselves, furnishing about
the best argument possible IN favor
of the change. The advocates of
commission government could ask
nothing better in the way of cam
paign material than to have the
aldermen meet every night or two,
or at least once a week and continue
their petty squabbling over .resolu-
lions and work entirely foreign to
their duties, calling each other liars
and otherwise acting a little worse
h a lot of school boys. The tax
pavers. who. by the way. have just
received a new one in the shape of a
personal tax on automobiles, are
naturally disguised with the exhibit
lion. No wonder there is a growing
demand for a change in the whole
ity government.
With a tax rate of $3.50 on the
400 valuation. the highest in the
county and one of the highest in the
tate. and with everything that the
ofHc,als can possibly lay their hands
on taxed to the limit. people have a
right to expect something besides
,ich puerile tactics and partisan war
IRE as now goes on at every meeting.
And thus far there is mighty little
% show for all the money that the
taxpayers are paying into the city
treasury. Streets are going from bad
10 worse. Smith and State streets
are a standing disgrace and Maple
street and Washington street are no
better.
Verify. the Board of Aldermen are
showing the people more plainly
every day how desirable 1t is TO have
commission form of government for
handling municipal affairs. We can
not imagine a better reason for de-
string a change IN government than
the tactics Of the present city
fathers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
Daily Horoscope
Thursday, June "a.
Copyright. 1920. by the McClu

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Mars and Venus rule strongly for
good today, according to a%strology.
Neptune and Jupiter are mildly ad-
verse.
1t is a sway especially fortunate
for women and all their ambitions
and aspirations. Reforms hat bere-
fit them are foreshadowed.
Those who have al heart the best
interests of persons of every class
should find this planetary govern
ment especially favorable. Philan-
thropic and altruistic movements
should prosper.
Theatres seem to be under a rule
making for more and more influence
on the national life. Great changes
in methods of conducting them and
in the status of players are prog
IA sticated.
y Engineers and all who are con-
.cerned in building or = machinery
have the best possible forecast.
There will be much construction in
the next few months, but scandals
concerning proiteering will be un-
covered.
Women are subject to a direction
of the stars that is held to be slim
ulating and developing to mentality.
They will reveal great ability in or
ganization work and will show much
political acumen.
Labor will continue to be much
discusses and will gain in power. The
autumn will demonstrate that men
and women in industry are subject
to great forces that impart to them
power and success.
Neptune is in a place making for
intrigue and ever treachery. False
friends may be troublesome, partic-
ularly to those who have high am
billions.
This is not a really lucky day for
business initiative. Certain line OF
trade will fall off and many COM
modities will be reduced in price.
There is a sign read as ~presagine
epidemics and great scourges of dis
ease that will come to this country
from Europe.
The new moon of this date takes
place with Venus in the ninth house
and in trine I Mars. 1t is read that
industrial activity will continue and
there will be a critical shortage OF
men.
A great national achievement
seems tc be foreshadowed. 1t will
bring new respect to the nation.
Persons whose birthdate it is may
expect a fortunate and~happy year.
Those who are employed should
benefit greatly.
Children born on this day will be
clever and well-conducted. They are
likely to be gifted and industrious.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23

Journal is interesting to Perth Am
boy:
"A Plainneld newspaper complains
because some of the streets in that
city are poorly lighted. Not because
there are too few lamps, but because
the foliage of the trees on certain
streets are allowed to become so
dense that it obseures the light, and
there is no illumination except at
the bottom OF the pole on which the
light is hung"
THE same fault is observed in
other places. II exists here in Eliza
beth, on the more densely shaded
streets in the residence sections. Tn
doubtedly the condition could be
much remedied by a careful study of
of the various locations h a are OBJ
scurely lighted and careful, scien-
tifie trimming of l~ow-branching
trees.
ut is difficult to obtain an Gde-
ouate lighting effect on streets that
are well provided with shade trees.
Inc city mas nor too much shade.
Careful trimming, however, that
would not damage the trees would
give the street lamps a chance to
illumine a large area"
The interest to Perth Amboy rests
in the fact that here the conditions
are SO different. We would like to
have the shade trees even at the
risk of obscuring a few street lights
here and there. Shade trees are
what make a place beautiful and
Perth Amboy could be made much
more attractive If there were more
trees in the residential sections. Ad-
hitting that it may be difficult to
grow trees here, that is all the more
reason why special attention should
be given to the matter of trees so
IS to find out why trees die so
readily and bring about a remedy IL
possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
Ripping Rhymes
FAVORS.
BY WALT MASON.


When 1 was sick, with chills
day after day; he whacked up
kindling with a cleaver, and fed
the COW and hens their hay. /
told him he was sure a treasure,
a model neighbor, nothing less;
he said it always gave him pleas
ure to help a comrade in dis
tress. Recovered from my ills
and sorrows, l changed by mind
concerning Jones; for every day
he comes and borrows, a gun, an
egg, or seven bones. He borrows
till he makes me dizzy, and l am
dropping DER my Tyre; he Dor
rows gas for his tin Lizzie, and
wood to feed his kitchen fire. He
borrows rugs, he borrows bed
ding. and my bazoo, on which TO
loot, and if he would attend a
wedding, he asks me for my Sun
day suit. when you were sick"
he keeps reminding, how cheer
fully l did your chores! Your
eight-day clock you saw me wind
ing, you saw me chase the cat
outdoors. And so l feel quite free
to borrow your aunt, your buck
saw and your COW; I'll bring the
blamed things back tomorrow.
together with your sulky plow."
It's doubtless due to moral blind
ness, but / detest the pilgrim
bland who is resolved to do me
kindness, who's bound to lend a
helping hand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
(Trenton State Gazette)

One appeal after another comes
from the farms for help. We hear
again and again of short planting,
insufficient cultivation of crops, and
of crops of fruit, grain and vegeta-
bles going to waste because the
farmers cannot secure the needed
farm help.
The situation will inevitably re-
suit in a food shortage and in in
creased cost of eating before many
months.
Many organizations are giving at
tention to the subject in the hope of
inducing the able-bodied men of the
cities to go out and help in the work
of producing a more adequate food
supply.
There are thousands of young
men in every big city, and corre-
spending numbers in the smaller
places, who could combine a first
class course of outdoor physical
training on the farm with just so
much added money, by devoting
their vacations to this purpose. The
work would not only benefit them
physically and financially, but they
would help to bring down the high
cost of living for themselves and
for everybody else.
Every man who can possibly ar
range to spend anywhere from a
week to a month on a farm, assist
ing in the creation of a greater
food supply, must do so. Full in
formation can be had by volunteers
by writing any of the department of
agriculture agents. The necessity
is great and any one who can do
this and refrains from volunteering
will have to bear the responsibility
of the high and higher prices of
food with the p~rofteers.
The principal of every high school
and the head of every university
and college in the country should
see to it that their class leaders take
up this matter. Every labor union
in the country. and every club,
lodge, Salvation Army branch, board
of trade. and big corporation, owe
a paramount duty to itself and the
country to do this thing. Here is
the opportunity to demonstrate that
in the average Americans opposition
against the high cost of living there
is a kick" which "a action and
mo- naraly talk
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
MODS AND THE LAW.

Once there was more or less dis
position TO associate lynch law with
the South-as a product local to the
soil below the Mason and Dixon line.
This inaccurate, and unfair, indict-
ment of the south has been quashed
numerously at various places in the
north. The latest happened at Du-
luth, Mimi, about as far north as
one may get and still stay on Ameri-
can soil.
No, mobs and lynchings are not
a matter of geography. nor of color,
nor yet of sex. One thing, and one
thing only. is the root of the lynch
evil. That thing is
Lack of respect for the law.
BY that is meant rather lack of
respect for the courts charged with
the enforcement of the law. And
often this lack is transient, and
always is it a matter Of slow growth.
Day by day a people are brought
face TO face with judicial plumbers,
judicial injustice, judicial delays,
judicial technicalities, judicial pro-
crastinationa judicial corruption and
judicial rottenness.
Not all in the same court, nor the
same state. nor the same day. But
here and there they pile up. higher
and higher. Judges car get away
with so many things. because they
are supreme. Theirs Is the final
say. Decisions and rulings hard for
a layman to understand must be ac-
copied as right because the judge
says SO. 1t is within his power to
so rule that one party Is punished
while another party equally guilty in
the minds of the people escapes.
The supreme court takes an all
summer vacation and delays urgent
ly needed action upon a food law;
criminal courts putter and fuss while
accused innocent lie In cells; judges
restrain free speech; courts deal
with a hard hand when labor leaders
are before them, and quash indict-
ments when a wooden trust is at the
bar.
Jury virdicts are overturned in
higher courts, and guilty escape.
Wealth buys long postponements. So
does pull"
This isn't true of all courts. 1t
isn't true OF a majority of them. 1t
may not be true of n court all the
time. But it is true of some courts
at some times. And hat is what
builds up this lamentable lack of re-
spect for the law. for the courts. 1t
is why there are moments when the
people take the law into their own
hands.
Clearly. the judges themselves are
responsible for this lack of respect,
and by the same token, for the
lynching bees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
WOMEN WHO VOTE.

Although the suffrage amendment
has not yet been ratified. it is esti-
mated that more than 10, 000,0 900
women will vote for president this
fall. This vote undoubtedly a play
an important part in determining
the victory at the elections.
Public opinion and issues have
changed during the past four years.
and the women will demand clear
cut declarations on matters they
consider fundamental, such as child
welfare, education. high prices,
public morals, women in gainful oc-
equations and independent citizen
ship for women.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23

People plan with the seasons. The
summer is the natural vacation time.
But not for the man that's raising
crops. The farmer is then at his job.
and on his job. And he is c.amoring
for a lot of help. There's a chance.
They say that vacation is only a mat
ter Of change of environment. Per-
haps you'd like yours out on the
farm helping to get the crops in.
This summer and fall there's bound
to be a dearth Of helpers. And the
crops are reported to be potentially
tremendous. Try farming as a va
cation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-23
AN OLD PRECEDENT.
(Trenton Times.)

Counsel for the jitney-men whom
the Public Service Railway Com
pany is trying to have enjoined by
the Court of Chancery from con-
tinuing in business. have found an
interesting precedent. 1t appears
that more than half a century ago
when the street railway companies
were trying to get a foot-hold, the
Chancery Court for an injunction to
enjoin the operation of the horse
cars.
The court decided against the
coach-owners. and is expected to
follow the established precedent. 1t
is interesting to note that the troll
ley companies r attempting to de-
feat the jitney-men by employing
the same tactics that were employ
ed unsuccessfully against the prede-
cessors of the trolley companies in
the transportation business so many
years ago.