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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Iukc NIcLuke a

A mar will cheerfully admit what
a fool he Used To Be, but he won't
say a word about what a fool he Is.
Where do other women's husbands
get all the coin they give their wives
for clothes so your wife can tell you
how liberal other men are and how
stingy you are?
When a 250-pound woman Is
TANNED into the rear seat of a Ford
she has no business laughing at the
Corn Fed girl who is perched ON the
rear seat of a motorcycle.
Many a good housekeeper stops
hustling long enough to tell her nus
band that she is merely Shaving her-
self to death so her children's step
mother will be able to afford a hired
girl.
Now and then you will meet a man
who likes to exaggerate his age. But
| YOU never meet a m like that.
i What has become of the old-fash-
oned boy who used TO be kidnapped
by Gypsies? -.
The first time he marries he Is
afraid he won't be good enough FOL
| his bride. The second time he mar
ries he is afraid his bride won't be
good enough for him.
A man stands pat on what Nature
gave him. But a woman either add!
to it or gets rid of 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
PEACE TREATY AS AN ISSUE.

President Wilson wants the Demo-
party in the coming campaign
to stand squarely for the peace treaty
exactly as 1t came from Paris without
amendment or reservation. Whether
he can accomplish this or not at the
San Francisco convention is a ques-
ton.
Bryan has declared in favor of the
Lodge reservations and he can be
counted on to throw all his influence
in that direction. But that. in a sense,
would be a surrender to the Republi-
cans. 1t would be quite a bitter pill
for the loyal Democrats to swallow. In
addition to Bryan the New York state
delegation has, to all ~intents. taken a
stand against the Presidents policies.
This does not mean that Tammany is
in accord with Bryan-far from it. But
1t does mean hat two very widely
separated factions of the Democratic
party are against the peace treaty as
IL sldIuS'
Surprising, however, that President
Wilson is able to dominate the San
francisco convention and the Demo-
cratic platform should declare out and
out for the peace treaty as it stands
League of Nations and all, that would
not make the League of Nations the
sole issue in the campaign. Thousands
of voters who favor the league idea
would not vote the Democratic tickle
even though by refusing to do so they
would be helping to defeat a project ii
which they thoroughly believe.
Any administration that has retain
ed a Burleson at the head of the Pos
Omce Department in defance of tn
almost unanimous sentiment of tn
lcountry and has accepted full re
sponsibility for the conduct of the de
lpartment cannot expect to get by oil
La league of Nations issue alone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
EXPECTING TOO MuCH.

Friends Of the bridge-tunnel scheme
with its s2S.O 600. 900 state debt and
state tax besides, realize that they are
going to have no smoothe sailing in
getting the people to approve the pro-
jects at the election next fall.
Down in Camden where the interest
is especially keen. particularly for the
bridge feature of the bill the Camden
Post-Telegram says:
IF the Republicans in the leglsla-
Iture pass the bill over his veto. they
win commit the party to a tax which
the people of the state ma consider
to be unnecessary and against which
will likely be a popular revolt. In
that case the bridge and tunnel pro-
iects may suffer defeat at the polls.
The Republican party should not be
put In this position when the need of a
state tax is not imperative and the nee
essary financing for the coming fiscal
year can be taken care of by treasury
funds which will be available for that
purpose"
Going to the other end of the state
where the interest in the bridge-tunnel
bill is also keen, especially in the tun-
mel project, we find the following in
the Hudson Dispatch:
There is no question as to the gov
ernor being right In opposing of direct
tax. The Republicans have flown d.
rectly in the face Of the governors
policy in including the direct tax in the
bill Just passed.
But between financing the tunnel
wrong and having a tunnel, and try
ing TO nance It right and having no
tunnel, we are candidly in favor Of
wrong financing hat will permit the
tunnel construction to begin.
1T is a serious matter TO go ahead
with the expenditure of t~wenty-eight
of dollars on a plan that is adj
mittedly wrong. but the delay of one
y ear MOUlu 10 6SAACf3
proceed with a direct tax"
There is an open confession hat the
bill In it's present form is vicious. yet
they want the tunnel so much that
even though sit is u serious matter to
ahead with the expenditure of $685.
900, 600 on a plan that is admittedly
wrong" they would go ahead anyway
because they do not want to wait until
times are more propetious and the tax
payers are not so heavily burdened.
1t seems that even the most ardent
of the tunnel-bridge project
defend the project at this time,
yet they would have all the rest of the
state swallow it. as bad as 1t Is. This
is really expecting too much.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Fire Alarm Boxes

25-Smith Street and Central n. r.
and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue and Paterson st.
2S-High and Lewis Streets
35-Smith and High Streets.
36-New Brunswick Ave. and New st.
37-Smith and State Streets.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works.
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81.
4S-Commerce and Front Streets.
46-State and Washington Streets.
47-High and Washington Streets.
64-State and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker 81. and Pulaski Ave
Ave. and Charles 81.
67-State and Wayne Streets
ss-Near United Lead Works.
5EMaurer.
s2-Washington and First Streets.
Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street
64-Smtth Street and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Streets
72-Front and Smith Streets.
7s-water and ~Gordon~Streets
7l-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
sl-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
and Herbert Streets.
Ave. and Washington st.
sI-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street.
s5-Near City Hospital.
and Hall Avenues.
Se-Cleveland and Brace Avenues
e2-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street.
s3-Lawrence and Francis Streets
and tombstone Streets.
23-Raritan Copper Works
.{-Msrket and Sheridan streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
NICrCN!

I saw her standing In the car.
She was as fair as angels are;
Her eyes were bright, her brow was
fair,
And spun gold %slistened in her hair;
Her mouth was pure, her form divine,
Aud class stood out in every line.
At last she spoke TO her girl friend,
/ listened we'll you can depend.
These were her words. the truth | tell:
Say Name. these new shoes hurt
like HI"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
OucIIi

Well said the Amateur Play
wright. as he entered the office of the
Great Producer. have you read my
play? / hope yOu'll like ii, | worked
ON Ii for six months"
HUH" gruntei the Great Producer
as he handed the manuscript to the
Amateur Playwright. This seems
to be a case Of all work and 10 play
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Willie-Paw. why are women called
The weaker sex?
Paw+BeCause a woman cant Keep
a secret unless she gets a few dozen
other women to help keep it. my son
Maw-Willie. you go out in h
kitchen and stay there!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

If we don't get warm weather sooi
Believe me, DO!
Wei get up oil the first Of June.
And shovel snow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Iixes up to the Symptom.

.You can nearly always tell a man
who IL suffering from this unrest"
said Jud Tar.klns. by the way he
manages to put In more time resting
than anyone else In the neighbor-
hood"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

There is no fool like an old fool"
quoted the Sage.
cot, / don't know" commented the
Fool. You never see any old fools
going to a tattoo artist to be dec
grated, do your"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Bits of By-Play

BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright. 1920. the Cincinnati In
Quirer)

Another pest gives me a pain.
lie is the loud-mouthed prattler;
You'll find he never takes a train,
lie always takes a RATHER
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

"A man is queer" said Uncle DELPHI,
Hell sin and then he'll Il il;
And then he'll stand up for himself.
Ii he must lie to do it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Looking at the label on booze INIT
enough now. Look - the tree We
came from.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

In Milan a childless marriage is
ground for divorce. That causes most
of the divorces in this country, too
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

The average man never feels so rich
as when he selects something he can't
afford and tells the clerk to wrap 'er
I'D.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

NJ. Bowman complains that while
he was motoring through Vero, Fla.
George Cop, the local policeman, ar
rested him for speeding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Envy.

There was a young fellow In Lynn,
Whose breath smelled quite strongly
of gym,
As he passed through the crowd.
Some sap yelled aloud:
IT Wonder where that guy has
bynn!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

II Hoover is a candidate of any
party his platform viii be Hoover.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Any Horse Player Can Tell You
That the Race Is Not Always to the
Swift.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Mary Eta Self lives in Hanna.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Here's an OId-Fashioned Cuss.

Cad. in Lewis County (Tenn) Herald)
II. LOGAN.
Hoss Doctor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Officer. Call Me q Con!

Coffin Brothers are undertakers at
Richmond, Ga.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

CAD. in Lexington (Ky.) Leader)
IOST-Water tank hat holds 80
gallons and two bed rails. If found
return to Leader office and receive re-
ward.
B-r-r-r-r!
Just as though this spring wasn't
rainy and chilly enough. Icy Rains of
Countsville w. Va, wants to join the
club. We may let Mrs. Early Rains,
of Arale, w. Va, in. but Icy hasn't a
chance until next Winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Wimmen.

MY wife's a mystery to me-"
Said Mr.. Vale;
Though she car drive a bargain, she
Can't drive a nail"
Luke McLuke.
My wife's t mystery to me-"
Said MI. Paul,
For she can throw a hint. but she
Can't throw a ball"
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10
Notice!

! When the members Of the Club
want fresh fish they can get 1t at Joe
Salmon's fish market in Saginaw,
| Michigan
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

subscrip,Ior Price by mall. including post,
are and war tar, ! month. 90 GEMS :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

T. LOGAN cLEvESGER. Editor.
d. p, OLMsTEAD, Business Manager
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

Entered Al P9stoface at Perth Amhoy' ~
J.. as second class mall matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-10

pRANcH oFFICEs-Now York; p r:
orthrup sUa Fifth Avenue ShiSSsV'
Ik1A. Association Hulioing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
WHERE THE OIL
BOOM FLOURISHES

L. e Philips returned home Friday
last from Springfield, Missouri, whire
lie was called hy the news of the s.--
ious ilinrss Of his father, j. T. Phil .ips.
Mr.. Phiilips senior passed away be-
fore ule son reached his bedside, but
trrlved at Springfield in time lor the
funeral M Philips states that busi-
ness conditions generally were goo1 III
the east. The season is very backw rd
however. owing to excessive rain end
farmers have rot been able to olant
2orn. The most interesting feature of
tie t,ip was coming in contact With
the oil Boom that & seethins in South
DAKOTA Montana and Wyomin.,. Af'cr
leaving Killings until out of WYD.n'ng
the single subject of convers ii N whs
oil. Everybody is infected with the oil
bug Towns are Looming, men e
ray IN their rush for land ,cas.s,
.here is a riot of spending and in he
mushroom towns life is very similar to
what it was in the days of mining en-
clements in the far west. Men do not
talk money in smaller units than
thousands, and fortunes are made and
lost over night. Lands anywhere near
a flowing we'll lease at fabulous prices
per acre Crowds are rushing to the
country where the oleiferous land
leaks unctuous fluid, there are few
places to eat and no place to sleep
and men spend their time in riotous
living when not in pursuit of this
smooth liquid wealth. He mentions in
particular a small station on the rail-
road named Usage, in Wyoming. When
the train he was on passed the station
going east there were half a dozen
rude shacks and few tents in sighr
with few people around. Ten days af-
terward, on the return trip, Usage had
undergone great transformation.
There had already sprung up many
new shacks while the landscape was
covered with tents. Then around the
embryo town was a seething mass Of
humanity A 1,500-barrel gusher had
come in and that was responsible for
the excitement and town boom. Mr..
Phillips states that everybody on the
train talked oil from every angle and
were terribly reckless in the way they
juggled figures. Many are feeding fat
through the sale of stock, and the get
rich-quick artist has field of endeav
or in the oil districts that he is work.
ing to the limit. Like mining, there are
far more non-producing than produc
ing wells, as there are far more min
ing claims without merit than with
merit, but there seems to be no diff
Guilty in raising the coin from easy
money seekers to try the experiment
of well sinking anywhere within the
territory where oil has been discover
ed. 1t must be exilarating to be hook
ed up with an oil boom, and imagine
it must resemble placer mining boom
which we have all experienced.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07

That ancient citizen in point of res
idence in this part of the northwest,
Otto Schwartz, returned Monday even
ing from California where he has been
SojOurning for some months. He still
wears that smile that even Pears soap
will not wash off and reports to be in
prime physical condition. Schwartz
lived too long in this county to divorce
himself entirely from the country, AMI
no matter how often he leaves he al
ways manages to find his way back
for a shorter or longer stay. He has
right hunch, There is no better par,
of the country to which to pin your
faith.
Have you registered? In order to
vote at the next general election your
books. Every qualified voter of the
Oroville precincts, male and female,
should be prepared to cast a ballot al
the fall elections. and in order to ex-
ercise that right see that your name is
on the books.
The registration books for Oroville
Precinct No. l are at. A. S. Pratt 4
store. AS Mr.. Pratt is on deck night
and day those who are unable to at
tend to this important duty during the
day can step into the store in the
evening and get their names on the
books where every voter in the pre-
cinct should register.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
MARRIAGE OF AN OROVILLE GIRL

Wednesday of last week Mrs. Eth
elyn Gormley Weile and James Hag-
enbuch, both of Spokane, were united
in marriage at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Weile. This item of news is
of interest to many friends and
acquaintances of the bride, who is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. lack Cor
merly, pioneer residents Of northern
Okanogan county. Mrs. Hagenbuch
grew up from infancy at Nighthawk
and resided in Oroville for several
years until her marriage with Mr..
Weile, who had been connected with
the state bank of Loomis until drafted
into the army. The young couple were
married on the eve of the departure of
Mr.. Weie to the army. Sad to say, the
Young man died few months after his
induction into the service, and since
that time the young wife and widow
has been living with Mr.. Weiles par
ents at Spokane. Lthel Gormley Weile
is a charming and loveable young la
dy with a multitude of friends in Oro-
vile and vicinity who will be pleased
to learn that the young man who has
won her for a helpmate is prominent
and prosperous business man of Spo-
kane.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
AN ANCIENT CITIZEN,

We had call Tuesday from our old
Baldwin, who has been a resident of
northern Okanogan county so long
that few white settlers antidate his
coming. The old gentleman is in
rather feeble health. He is not only 80
years of age, but was lately stricken
by the loss of his wife, with whom he
lived in the most amicable relations
for 81 years, during all of which time
the couple never exchanged a harsh
word, and that loss has been a very
heavy blow Furthermore he suffered
a severe attack of influenza last wen-
ter, and from that illness he never
regained his health. Up to the time Of
that illness he was a remarkably Wig
due very largely to his clean and alb
stenious life. He is one of the oldest
Odd Fellows in the state, and took an
active part in the organization OF
Loomis lodge, the first Odd Fellows
lodge to be given charter in Okla
hogan county. He has lived up to the
precepts and teachings of that order
as few men within its ranks have. Mr..
Baldwin is one of those rugged, sturdy,
red-blooded 100-per cent Americans
that it is both a pleasure and a great
privilege to know, and we only trust
that he may be spared for many years
to come.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
ROUGH STUFF AT MOLSON.

Monday Deputy Sheriffs Ed Burden
and bob Hoose had an S. o. S. call to
Nelson. The staid and dignified popu-
lation of our neighboring town was
all stirred up over the antics of two
sOused individuals, who gave an eXhi-
bition on the streets that has not been
duplicated since the state went dry.
Keyed up on imported whisky they
made themselves so conspicously OBJ
noXious that officers of the law were
called upon to suppress the nuisance.
When the officers arrived on the scene
the disturbers of the peace had van
ished from sight, but warrants were
sworn out and the guilty persons, who
proved to be Earl Walker and Chas.
Huston, We're arrested and upon
pleading guilty Judge Mckee fined
one SIS and the other $50 and costs.
Huston paid his fine but Walker was
brought to Oroville on a speeder, and
Tuesday was taken to Okanogan by
Deputy Sheriff Burden where he will
serve out his fine in durance vile.
Justice of the Peace Mckee is to be
commended for the manner in which
he throws the harpoon into the Of
fender This was McKee's first case
since being elevated to the respon-
sible office of justice of the peace and
he has inaugurated system that will!
go far toward discOuraging infringe
ments of the law. Sock it to him on
the first offense and the man inclined
to break the law will think several
times before carrying his inclination
into effect
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
LAST OF THE
TOURNAMENT

The shoot Sunday was the last of the
Inland Empire trap shooting tournament
and although 1t was bye date for the
local club the club was tied up with both
Yakima and lewiston Pomeroy and had
to shoot off those ties. By three of the
locals going straight the Oroville club de-
feated Yakima. but is still tied with
Lewiston -Pomeroy, as those bloody trap
artists go straight every time the men,
bers face the traps. This will require an
mother shoot-off with lewiston Pomeroy
Sunday, and 1t stands to reason that it
Will be another tie, which might be
peated every Sunday for the balance of
the. summer and far into the fall winter
and next year. as both clubs have got in
the habit of going straight. AS the record
stands Lewiston Pomeroy is In the lead
with II wins. lost and two ties Oroville
comes second with 10 wins. 3 lost and |
tie. and the tie is with the leaders.
Should Oroville win the Sunday shoot and
the almost impossible freak of the Lew
ston- -Pomerooy losing both the lies the
two clubs will be tied for first place Any
way you look at 1t Oroville has reason to
feel proud of' the record made by its Gun
club, following as it does the record of
first place in the tournament last year.
Sunday was all that could be desired
for shooting and 16 members of the club
faced the traps. Hedger was absent at the
state lrnamer at Tacoma, but some
of the old members managed to pull rhe
club across with straight scoi without
his assistance. Some of the members fell
down as compared with records made at
other shoots but i'm the main the total
scOio of the day was creditablc. T.. &.
Martin claimed he could not see. ard in
truth he has been on the sick list for d
fortnight, and DR.. Masters had to be
urged to shoot If Martin could do any
better when well the champion shot cf the
state would have to put his laure's in
tire lock burglar proof safe or lose ftem
1t was further lucky for the club that Dr
Masters could be induced - ;iy his hand
Without him the Lewiston Pomeroy tam
gle would have been untangled In favor of
the Palousers The following is the full
score: G. r. Powell 25; e. c. Martin %:
DR.. ]. l.. Masters 25; F Mcdaniel "a; p.
B. Powell "a; w III. Sexson 23: A. Thomp-
son 22; Morris Walmer 22: S. y. Gierde
%: j. G. Hare 20; NJ l.. Reed 20: G,
Hicks 10; A. Gierde Is; DIR. D. II. Lewis
II; Tom Morrow 16;H)r. r.. Il. .,fner l6
f. Frazier. a visitor. 20
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07

A rumor is in circulation that the
trains on the Oroville-Princeton run
are to have a change of schedule, the
train going to Princeton one, day and
returning the next. Under present ar
rangements a train leaves here Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday mornings,
returning the same day, and as this
crowds the crews the train has no
regular time for arriving or departing.
That is, it is supposed to leave at 600
a. M, and returning arrives at 900 p.
M, but that train fails to live up to
the schedule about every day of the
weekly runs.
Commissioner Mitchell returned
from his trip to Olympia Thursday
last and feels that his time was we'll
spent as it will result in saving the
county considerable sum of money
in the matter of road contracts. The
contract for constructing a short
stretch on State Road No. has been
held up and bids will be readvertised
for. 1t is claimed that the next time
bids are opened the contract will be
let for several thousand dollars less
than the lowest bid that was submit
ted to the commissioners last week,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-07
LETTER FROM FAR
SOUTH AMERICA

One of the studies that is part of the
curri at the high school it that
OF Spanish, and there is a class
OF eight young men and one young
lady. Some time ago the scholars of
this class wrote letters to pupils of
the Luceo school at Illapel, Chilli.
Elliot Curry received a reply to the
letter he wrote March 22nd, on April
2Srd. This letter bears two ten cent
stamps and translated reads as fol-
lows:
lllapel, 20 of March, 1920.
Senior Elliot Curry.
Oroville, Washington.
Three days ago | had the pleasure
of receiving letter addressed to
student of sixteen years.
was glad that it was for me to re-
ceive letter from the United States
live in Illapel and have studied in
the Luceo four years and have studied
English two years.
lllapel is a city of 5000 inhabitants.
1t is situated in a very fertile country
and has very temperate climate, be-
sides, it has six schools, a church, two
hospitals and a bank.
| desire much to know something OF
North America and | would be pleas
ed If you would tell me all about
your country.
Without further ado | am yodr most
attentive servant,
FLORENCIO CUEVAS.
p. s. Please answer as soon as pos.
sible.
Undoubtedly Mr. Curry will lose no
time in replying to this interesting
letter from the little Chilian maid
and further correspondence may be
expected. Both writer's could derive
much pleasure and benefit from a cor
carried on in Spanish,
and who knows that it might not some
day result in the young man from the
for north and the young girl from the
far south coming together as mutual
friends. We are not building up any
romance over this casual bit of cor
respondence, but stranger things have
happened, and who knows. who knows.