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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Already those who are backing pet
projects are becoming alarmed. They
well know hat the people Of New
Jerersey will never stand for such
a state debt as is here proposed piled
on all at once. If all ere insisted
upon none is likely to be adopted.
In fact. with the people burdened
as they are now with taxes, there are
grave misgivings as to whether any
one Of the projects can be put across
al this time. The greatest agitation
is over the vehicular tunnel under the
Hudson river and the bridge over the
Delaware, but with so much dispute
and doubt as to the best sort Of a tun-
mel and whose plans are to be preferr-
ed, the people who are not particular
Ily interested anyhow, are apt to lose
patience and are likely to reject tho
whole matter through q refusal to
consent to the bonding OF the state
for the necessary amount.
The taxpayers are already BURDEN
ed with a direct tax for the state
highway system which tax ID nowhere
near adequate for carrying out the
original program. AS the authorities
are opposed to increasing this direct
tax, the additional money needed for
completing the state highway system
will have to be raised through a bond
issue authorized by the voters of the
state. Taking 1t all in all, 1t looks
as If the present chances for the
vehicular tunnel are rather slim,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
AT TRENTON AND ALBANY.

Governor Smith, Of New York.
should come down to Trenton and
visit Governor Edwards, of New Jer-
sey, to learn how to do It.
Both governors are Democrats ana
they have legislatures on their hands
both of which are controlled by the
Republicans. At Trenton Governor
Edwards has trained the Republican
minority to eat out of his hand. When
he puts his legislative program up TO
them tending to carry out his cam
paign pledges he finds the Repuo-
iicans falling right in line with his
wishes.
At Albany, however, Governor
Smith is having all sorts of trouble.
latest report is that he has about
made UP his mind to appeal to the
people of the state, just as Governor
Hughes did several years ago, II tho
legislature does not show some indi-
cations of acting upon the governors
program of
It seems the Republicans Of New
York state have q policy OF their own
and they appear to know what they
are doing. When the governor
attempts to tell them what laws shall
be enacted they listen to him respect
fully, but proceed to pass laws to suit
themselves. Naturally the governor
Is peeved,
OF course, Governor Edwards has
the advantage because the Repub-
lican majority that he has to contend
with is practically without leadership
and evidently does not know What 1t
Naturally. therefore. when a
real leader. comes along. even though
he happens to be n Democratic COVER
nor, the Republican majority fails
over itself to carry put his policies.
glad, it would seem. to have some
policy t 0 adopt.
Yes, there is q vast difference be-
tween conditions at Albany and Tren-
ton, although politically they are the
same. No wonder Governor Edwards
IS far understanding Governor Smith
in the race for the presidential
nomination. This Is where q New
Jersey Democratic governor can GER
tainly show the Democratic governor
of New York something.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
GODD A ADVICE.

Don't tax earnings" advises
Herbert Hoover.
BY taxing earnings. he points out
production is penalized.
What. then. should be taxed;
Hooyer's reply follows:
""Tax inheritances, unearned In"
comes and unearned increment"
It is. according to Hoover. an UNI
sound economic practice to tax a man
because he works-produees. III
Can you find any flaw In thatY
Assuredly you will not diminish
production by not taxing 1t.
Nor will you reduce production by
taxing unearncd incomes.
: And increased production is what
gives more to each person. more food.
more clothing. more automobiles and
more homes.
Hoover has the right idea.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Ripping Rhymes
BY VAL MASON
TeStamentary

"Of course I'll make my Will,
said Mike, when I am in the mood,
some day; it is a job 1 much dis
like; it brings me visions of de-
cay. But I'm resolved to do 1t soon;
from that resolve there's no re-
treat; I'll do 1t r another moon
has waxed and waned. so help me
Pete" Then he goes touring on
the lea, to breathe some whole
some. atmosphere; he winds his
a around a tree: then he is
placed upon a bietr. Then law
yers like the ravens fit from every
quarter to his gate; they come
with warrant, deed and writ, and
divvy up that mans estate. The
lawyers gather in the kale that
may be hid in safe or till; In vain
the rightful heirs may wail-the
dead man failed to make a will.
He is indeed a foolish skate who
puts of duties such as this. for
no man knoweth when his fate
shall send him to the realms of
bliss. At any hour a wrench may
drop from some large airship over
head, and land upon your dome,
kerfiop, so that you line up with
the dead. The wise man has his
life insured. and makes his will.
while strong and hale: then when
lies In the clay immured. the right
full heirs win get the lkale,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Luke MCIuke Says
A man will listen to reason II your
comedies with what he In
tended to do before you spoke.
only way to do q good turn Is to turn
some other fellow down.
AS q rule Experience Is something
that a man would be willing to sell
for about 80 per cent. less than 1t
cost him.
There will always be a controversy
as to the exact location of Hell. A
Rheumatic will bet you that 1t is To-
Gated in the legs but a Dyspeptic will
bet you that 1t Is located In the stom-
.ach.
A woman has a number of favorfte
colors. But q mans ~favorite color Is
the subdued pink effect caused by the
sun shining through a See-More
skirt.
Any employee can tell you, tina
having Executive Ability Is nothing
but another name for being Naggy
and Bossy. :,
A Sage once said that you should
Know Yourself. But. If you did. woulo
you be acquainted with very much
Constant use develops a thing. ina
is the reason why the part some mel
talk with is bigger than the part they
think with.
A man should give the girl an en-
gagement ring set with opals. TheI
Ihe will have something on which u
blame his tough luck after he marrle'
her.
When an old maid meets a woman
sight holds outi
who has had five husbands. the oil
maid gets SO mad that she won't tail
to the other woman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

(Trenton Evening T1mesb
Reports of the New York-New Jef-
sew Tunnel Commissioners indicate
that the cost of the tunnel will be
In excess Of s2S, 900, 900. Members
Of the Camden-Philadelphia Bridge
Commission, referring to the $685.
OO0. 900 bond bill now before the
legislature, explain that s14.00O.O00
Is to cover the cost of New Jerseys
share of the tunnel under the Hud-
SON and S14,OO0.000 Is to the
cost of New Jerseys share OF the
bridge over the Delaware.
Is an attempt being made to con-
fuse the legislature and the public?
THAT seems to be indicated, and may
explain also Philadelphia's hesitancy
In taking action and the secrecy on
the part of the members of h New
York-New Jersey Commission. The
friends of the two great projects
which, by the way, will be of moro
benefit to New York and Pennsylva-
MIA than to New Jersey-should lose
time II Strengthening out the mis-
understanding.
but half of that sum? Or is the
tunnel to cost SIS. 00o,0 600 and the
bridge $4,000, zoo? 1t Is to be re-
membered that seldom are public
i~E~rovements completed within the
estimates; as witness the highway
scheme. for which $~15,oOO,0OO Is to
DE raised by taxation, but which will
cost from two to three times that
sum.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Once again with 1920 women have
"a chance to take the initial step to-
ward providing themselves with an
introduction to the heavenly kingdom,
la boon which marriage brings TO
them, according to Mormon philos-
|ophy. The return of a year which
leaps forward a day, bringing 10 them
a privilege monopolized by man three
years out Of four. a no significance
for women of many lands since they
enjoy that liberty all h time. says
La bulletin from the National Geo
graphic Society issued today from its
Washington headquarters.
+The women of 40 race possess
more freedom in this matter than the
Hopi Indians of Arizona, puiletIh
continues. "A maiden does not WOO
the man of her choice. but simply
and forcibIy states her proposition 20
his mother without any encourage
'ment on his part. Her only preiimin-
airy proceeding Ia to do her hair IN
two gigantic whorls. one over eacn
Iear. This is her announcement that
she is going acquiring. fhese
peculiar knots are intended to rep
resent the blossoms of a squash vine,
lsymbol of virginity. but to those I'M
tutored in their meaning they resem-
BILE huge door knobs set at q rather
violent angle. When some debutantes
thus that they are out ON
the carpet 1t is said that as many as
six or eight Of the eligible young men
lof the tribe literally take to the
woods.
After this aggressive young lady
has selected her victim and MS
mother has agreed that he shall be
sacrificed, she serves in the house OF
lher future mother-in-law for thirty
days grinding meal. very much after
1.-The fashion hat Jacb OF old served
fourteen years for Rachel. The poor
youth In the meanwhile does not SAT
idly by but weaves her wedding gar
ments.
Among the Batus of the Uganda
lProtectorate Of Africa, If q girl Is not
fortunate enough to be asked IN
marriage in her home town. she goes
to another village and offers herselI
Ito some. man there. Dug not
Ihonored in her own country, she at
least receives consideration in that OF
her neIghbor. for a woman Is an ex-
'cellent agricultural laborer n a man
lis not likely to refuse such q pusl-
ness asset.
/, 'The Gala woman Of the eastern
coast Of Africa has the rare privilege
among savage and half-civtlized peo-
pie of refusing to marry a mar VINO
is undesirable to her.
Little Is known of the marriage
customs of the ancient Egyptians, but
we can easily believe that women hao
at least the privilege of expressing
n preference If they liz not actually
lido the proposing, for, If We trust the
historian Diodorua a man PROMISED
This wife to grant her complete con-
troll over him and to offer no op1ec-
Ition to her commands.
Some survival of this liberty OF
Egyptian women must have perme-
ated other portions Of AFRICA: TOT
iprincesses on the west a Of tna'
lcontinent whose children INDY be-
icome future rulers choose their W
husbands. Nor is q princess limited IN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
OIIT OF THE WORLD.

Seven miles above the earth's sur
facet
Farther from mankind than any
other human being ever soaredl
Indeed. and truly. Major r. w.
Schroeder, army aviator, left the
world behind him-and anne back
again to tell the tale. Nothing more
remarkable, or thrilling, o death
daring, ever has been done by
aviators.
Far above the blue sky. into, the
darkness of the higher sky's constant
blackness, this intrepid sky explorer
scared. He found air so thin he
could not have lived had he not
brought hts earthly store with him;
so cold his very eyeballs were frozen,
with winds blowing e~ternally In I'M
heard of gales. He came back ostell
an astonished world what exists up
there on high, beyond the clouds, be-
yond what man pictures as Sky, be-
yond what man calls his world.
Countless numbers of human beings
have pondered on a trip out of the
world. They have wondered what
would happen to them; how they
would feel: what sights they woul
see. But only one in q billion had the
courage to go and see for himself
what there is beyond. That man
knows better than any other how 1t
feels to live put of the world. And
by the same token he stands frst In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Where Eve,y Year is Leap Year
By NATIONAL G~EOGkAfhlC 0OUiE1l


her choice to unmarried men. She
may just as easily decide upon n
who has already entered the marriage
state, and the poor fellow has to put
away his other wives and become her
slave. Moreover, she has the power
of life and death over him. lie ONE
times mas only one consolation-he
inherits all her property if he Is for
tunats enough to be spared until her
death.
In the Tyrol q girl may express
her preference for a man by present
ing him with q bottle of spirits. If she
is afraid that her procedure has not
the endorsement of her parents she
may contrive to lower the precious
fluid at night from her chamber
window.
I'm north Pennsylvania, a young
peasant woman may give a particular
swain q tip that he is the apple Of
her eye by going with him in his cart
at the time of the harvesting OF the
ioats tc helm him carry in his crop.
1t is said that at this season one
sometimes sees a procession OF gaily-
decorated carts going afield, O. willing
maid seated In each.
One of the obligations of a father
In Roumania and Bosnia is to provide
SO well for his m~arriageable daughter
that when she. is presented with q
list informing her of the means and
qualifications of the leigible young
men in the vicinity she will not be
hampered by a lack of worldly goods
on her own part in making her
choice.
I'm bygone days In india women
were sometimes allowed to choose
their W husbands. One of their old
fairy tales tells of a fair princess who
after a tournament placed a garland
around the neck of a knight who had
won her heart.
Among the Eskimos Of the east
coast of Greenland. a man captures
the girl he wants, but from that time
on the usual order Of things is revers-
ed. He has to exercise the greatest
vigilance to prevent her from elop-
Ing with n other man whom she
refer, a. this seems to be her
privilege. In the northern New
Hebrides, a bride who is unhappy
seeks the earliest opportunity Of run
ming away from her husband and
seeking a home with some man she
likes better. II her parents cannot
induce her to return to the injured
husband, they usually send him a
pig to soothe his wounded feelings"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
snv,rra. Home of Homer and sovicts

Turks are making vigorous protest
against the mandatory 70
Greece over Smyrna. which CITY is
the subject of the following bulletin
.from the National Geographic Socie-
.ty: - 1, T.,
tho western peoples as the place
where the rugs come from, thouSH
thew do not, vies with Damascus IN
The claim to being the oldest CITY ol
the world. One of the seven clstgs
of the Christian church in Asia MI
nor n also is among the seven cities
that claim Homer You Will fecaA'
the lines: sor
|'Seven wealthy towns contend tor
Homer dead
Through which the living Homer
begged his bread
"If has passed through all the
| cycles of the average city's history
time and time again. at one potau9
! having a government when
that Of the Russian soViets, n II
las survived earthquakes, plaques
and destructive wars.
.Its known history runs back to Il
thousand years b. c. and 1t may nave
hourished in the unrecorded ages pc
fore that remote time for all mat
written history connotes. me Aeoi
ians preceded the Greeks who MADE
II an eastern enter of their early
culture. 1t had declined and all but
fallen when Alexander, after taxing
Sardis. released 1t from the YOKE Oh
| the Lydians and, acting upon O sug-
gestion said to have come to III IN
q dream. decided to restore 1t. IL
also fell under Roman, MonGo anu
finally. Turkish dominion.
at was under the Lydians thai the
once proud city was split into q Sc
ries Of communities. which effectlVe-
w tied its political n military
hands. SO that this dear among Gre
s siS9 sit sss e ef HtN,/3of ' Culture IN tins
Alexander, was moved about three
miles south of the older site which
| was to the northeast of the lane
| locked gulf of the same name. Nest
! ling " the muddy green wa
| ters of this gulf and the succession
OF hills behind 1t, Smyrna always was
O city beautiful. a fact which was ex-
| tolled upon coins.
ancient coins also bore the iKe-
| ness of Homer, whose identity witt
| the older Smyrna seems fairly Wen
| founded the Meles river,
| with its cave nearby that formed the
| Homeric den and study flowed
lazily past the ancient city, though
| rs -eters since have been diverted
| to other ana disputed Ci1ahhSis'
u uday a thriving port, despite the
Turkish disinclination to modernize
its harbor facilities, Smyrna Is a cos
mopolitan, some say non-descrlpt
citv of the size of New Orleans. me
reason for the less flattering appela'
ton is summed up by Charles Dud'
lev Warner who said. One OF tht
most ancient cities on the globe, Il
has no appearance of antiquity.
containing all nationalities. 1t has M
nationality; 1t Is an Asiatic city witt
a European face; it produces moth
"Among its heaviest exports, be
fore the World War. when nearl!
5000 ships visited there yearly. wer'
fgs. tobacco, silk. raisins and car
pets. The rugs known by Smyrna
name might be cited in support o
Mr.. Warmers last contention. 10
they came from h far interior dis
tricts. Smyrna is scarcely more thai
200 miles southwest of Constantine
pie in an air line. though either
land or water journey requires
much longer and a devious route"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Fire Alarm Boxes

5-Smith Street and Central r. n
and First Streets.
Avenue n Paterson S@
S-Higk and Lewis Streets.
5-Smith and High Streets. -.
6-New Brunswick Ave. n rev ~
7-Smitil and State Streets.
2-Atlaittic Terra Gotta Works -.
3-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81
5-Commerce and Front Streets.
and washington Streets.
4-State st. and Buckingham Ava
5-Parker st and Pulaski Ave.
6-Hall Ave and Charles 8.
sid Wayne streets
Shear United Lead Works.
2-Washington and First Streets
Brunswick Ave. and Elm ST.
4-Smith Street and Watson ave-
5-Commerce and state Streets.
2-Front and Smith Streets.
S--water and Gordon Streets.
4-Kearny Ave and Gordon street
brace and Hanson Avenues.
Smith and Herbert Streets.
9-Amboy Ave. and Washington -.
l-LehiEh Ave. and Stanford street
S-Near City Hospital
7-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
cleveland and Brace
ave. errd Inslse stresS
3@Lawrencs and Francis Streets.
Ind IohnAtone
S-Rarit9n Copper works.
and Sheridan AfxAAf2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Daily Horoscope
Wednesday, March s, 1920
Copyright, 1920, by The
Navrsnonar SypdicatAA

copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate}
Astrologers read this as an unfni-
portant day in planetary dan
Although Saturn is ia f~orbidding as-
pect. the sun is IN q place tina
promises benef1cent rule.
1t is a most suspicious time Tor
seeking positions or preferment-
Many political appointments seem 20
be indicated.
There is a sign that Is threatening
to the rising generation ana nluS
mean much Illness, increase or JuVe-
nile crime and more widespread cFAiu
saturn seems to give warning that
there will be anxiety wherever large
revenues are imperative. Atnoh
many who should give, great mum
will apply to the income tax n
numerous cases OF d~eIinquencies VIII
be discovered, the seers predict.
This is not a promising or salutary
sway for persons pest middle age.
The moon, ruler OF the teHsn
fifth. is read by a London astroiogef
TO presage the death Of a
ed person. probably of royal lineage
The stars appear to f~oreshaoow a
poisoning or drugeing scandal that
win cause a national
kVllIS the sun - LA
n IA wise to seek employment. This
should be a lucky day for AL VINO
desire to better economic conditions.
Although the King of Italy may
have many labor problems and much
socialistic agitation to contend Win
in the coming year., his horoscope
seems to indicate that. he has attic
to fear. as his country viii prosper
The seers declare that the presl-
DENTAL election will bring snehssuf-
prising results that a new chapter III
political history will be
It has peer repeatedly propnesleo
thai no man who belongs to past
campaigns will succeed in 1870.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is
sbo1ld particularly avoid entrance TO
a quarrel. Lawsuits will not be sue
cessful. ~
pkeIv to be headstrong and wiiruI-
These subjects of Pisces sho9ld DO
| carefully guided, rs they arc capapie
of big attachments,
Daily Thought.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Member OF The Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF ~
otherwise credited in this paper anu
also the local news published herein.
The EVENING NEWS is also a mem
ers' Association and the Audit Bureau
Of Circulation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

-Four more members have been ad-
TO the Railroad Branch OF the
Club. They are two engine crews on
the Big Four. and they live at
|Sharonville. Ohio. The engine crews
are Fields ard Meadows, engineer and
fireman.. and Wright and Read, eng
|tneer and fireman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Clever Girl ALWAYS Helps,

One nice thing about kissing a CIR
in the dark Is that you do not have
to take careful aim. She won't lei
you miss the target.-Luke McLuke
If in the dark you try to kiss.
You may be sure the girl
VIII see that you are not to miss
What sets your brain awhtrl.
Canton (Ohio) News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Or Hive Of Reea

Suggestion for propaganda By NOV.
ing pictures. Show Aim Of . colony
of ants. for the encouragement Of
industry by example.-Boston Tran
script.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Most of the great fortunes were
founded In q day when it wasn't a
Disgrace TO wear patches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Luke McLuke says that no man
ever gets to the place where he likes
to hear q woman swear and 1t Is
hard for any man to get accustomed
to hear q preacher say gosh ding
If"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

The parlor Bolshevist has a theory
that the wav to get a log in two Is to
stop saving and wish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Wealth isn't everything.
owns SO villas and can't get near one
of them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Dryer-Gass.

Those who must consume natural
gas know hat during zero weather
the stuff Is half wnter But what we
started to say was that Arthur Dryer
and Lulu Gass were married in New
port, KY, this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
h-h-h

Keep this under your hat. old boy.
But you can find A. Casebeer in Red
Star, Ark. 1897
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

There wasn't so much prohteerlhg
IN the day when children's under
clothing were made from flour sacks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

the list OF those who must believe
this IS a comfortable little old world
after ali. For no person who has
been out of the world can exactly APP
preciate the light and heat and air In
the world.
Some day some human will reach
the farthest away spot out Of this
world which is possible Of attainment
and return to tell the story just as
Schroeder has done. That may be
ten miles. 1t may be q dozen. 1t MAY
be more. This dream MAY be real
lied
All aboard Interstellar limited
leaves the world for the Moon. Mars
Venus and way stationsi All aboard!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02

Palmer says the price Of meat has
been falling for three months. AL
the same rate of speed it should reach
normal level in SS2 years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
GOSlli

You will not wonder hat Iona
Kirst in Fort Thomas, KY, when you
learn that In this anne town BIZ
Custer, Ed. Kister and Harold GUTTER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Hooray!

The gladdest words
OF, all by hex,
Arc these glad three:
Enclosed find check
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Telsphene 4o0-tol

The EVENING NEWS ) always Ciaa
10 receive communications rom l'
s1ade-s but letters intended for pub
LEGATION must he reasonable in length
and must be signed by the name ano
sddres1 OF tn, writer. II requested the
name win not ne published unless per-
rnreitrtAe are INDUCED In.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
Bits of By-Play
BY LUKE L q

BY LUKE McLUKE
(Copyright, 1920. the Cincinnati In
quirer)
oh, Joyi
A maiden with stockings of Isle
Passed a man and h gave him a
smisle.
The isle he could see
All the way to her knee,
And he followed her almost a misle
Fooey!
She sought to embrace him, but he
thrust her from him.
Forgive mel" she walled. ct was
tempted and did fall"
With an expression of contempt he
left her home and slammed the door
behind him.
oh" she sobbed. why did I eat
onions for SUPPER"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-02
The Wise Fool.

Bread is the staff of life" observ-
ed the Sage.
And fattery is the butter" COM
mented the Fool.