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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Approximately $500 of the books
which were provided through the
generosity of residents of New Jersey
for the army navy and marine corps
during the war are being returned to
this state by tho American Library
Association after having seen service
literally in all parts of the world.
The books. among them many tech
nical volumes. recently were shipped
from New York by the American Ii
brary Association to Miss Sarah B.
Askew, of the New Jersey Library
Commission, Trenton. The State Lii
brary Commission will lave charge
of circulating the books throughout
the state. They are expected to re-
lieve temporarily the need for widr
library service, which, since the war,
has been pronounced, in New Jersey
as well as in other states.
In view Of this need. the American
Library Association expects to receive
substantial support from the resi-
dents of New Jersey in It's undertake
ing of a nation wide effort to extend
public library facilities. The associa-
ton is gathering a fund of two mil
lion dollars with which to carry out
this aim. as well as many other feat
ures Of a program which VIII make
the public library a vital force in
building up an intelligent, productive
O1tlHCIlShAp ~ CuSulOuS SAo "a
United States. In the work Of COL
fool cuss would rather break his neck
than bow his head.
Once in a while you get the Idea
that a widow is wearing a heavy black
veil so you can't see how happy she
looks.
And what has become of the old
fashioned girl who used to be able to
faint.
1t Is we'll to remember. grille. that
If you are going to dress that way, the
men are going to loo at you that
way.
They claim that clothes do not
make the man. Well. just let your
clothes get shabby and watch other
men avoid you.
At that, q mar has no business
laughing at what :ha women wear.
You never saw a girl wearing ear
muffs. did you?
Nature Is a great joker. She often
gives a f1at-chested girl n pair Of BIZ
liard-table legs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Daily Horoscope
1.-THE Stars incline, but do not compel
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920

copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
A~strologers read this as an unim-
portant dayy in planetary direction.
Mars Is in benefit aspect.
There Is a sign read as indicating
reorganization of the army and many
changes making for military efficiency.
Building now comes under a sway
that seems to forecast much activity,
especially in the erection of structures
devoted to public uses.
Physicians are subject to a plan
| etary rule that presages great strain.
Extraordinary demands are indicated
| by the stars and 1t may be that an
| epidemic is threatened.
One of the forecasts for this day
is a prophecy that there will be a
vogue for men Of extreme power and
virility. This Is but part of a world
wide protest against affeminate types
that indicate decadent tendencies.
Honors to a general or other high
officer In the army are prognosticated,
but the seers declare that a military
! man will not be entrusted with the
place of chief executive of the nation.
Labor has a forecast of continued
unrest but improving conditions,
which will be apparent after mid
summer.
Efficiency will be more than ever
the watchword during 1926 and spec
~ialization will be imperative for those
| who desire to draw the prizes In bust
ness.
Surprises will be many in the COM
ing campaign for President, the seers
| assert. A prophecy made ago
that a leader unknown in 1910 will
be exceedingly prominent is repeated.
The President OF the United States
now ONE into conditions that are
stimulating and inspiring. Health
should improve and many OF his
hearts desires should be satisfied, If
his stars are read Alright.
Some sort OF a revol against high
prices Is forecast and sensational
events may be recorded.
Persons whose birthdate It is have
the augury of an active year in which
enterprise and RESPONSIBILITIES will
bring big rewards.
Children born ON this day probably
will be extremely vital and energetic.
These subjects OF Pisces usually sue
coed In life
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Fire Alarm Boxes

25--Smith Street and Central r. r.
26-Market and First Streets.
27-Madison Avenue ard Paterson St
28-Higk and Lewis Streets.
85-Smith and High Streets.
36-New Brunswick Ave. n New ST
87-Smitil and State Streets.
42-Atlal,tic Terra Gotta Works.
Standardization Ave. and Hartford st.
t5-Commerce and Front Streets.
estate and washington Streets.
54-State St. and Buckingham Ava
r5-Parker st and Pulaski Ave.
b6-Hal Ave and Charles 81.
57-State aid Wayne Streets.
bS-Near United Lead Works.
k9-Maurer.
62-Washington and First Streets.
Brunswick Ave Elm 81.
Street and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Streets.
72-Front and Smith Streets.
73-Water and Gordon Streets.
Ave- and Gordon Street.
S1-Brace and Hanson Avenues.
s2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
eS-Amboy Ave. and Washington st.
e4-Lehigh Ave-. and Stanford Street
S5-Near City Hospital
s7-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
and Brace
p2-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street.
D3-Lawrence and Francis Streets.
p4-Nav,lle and tombstone Streets
.a-Raritan Copper Works.
and Sheridan street,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
THE COAL PROBLEM.

Is the Canadian provinces Of
Alberta about to show America and
the world the way to efficient coal
mining?
The recent strike of miners in the
United States brought out q good
many facts hat were previously little
known. The miners asked for q six
hour day and five days a week because
that's all they work anyway.
The Alberta Industrial Association
fathers a plan to raise a sufficient
fund by taxing every ton of coal mined
in the province. to permit the carrying
on of extensive researches by scientific
men into the b~y-products of coal. Tho
idea is to discover the most economic
al ways of extracting these valuable
by-products at the mine m~outh--gas,
benzol, tar. creosote oil and other oils,
carbollc acid and other acids. drugs
and many additional high-priced
chemical properties.
1t is believed hat O ton OF these
products delivered at the market will
bring. after accounting for the cost
OF distillation, far more money than
a ton of raw coal. II So
A mine that now operates with
great irregularity because it is not
profitable. would became profitable
md therefore well worth working
steadily with good wages for the
miners.
Instead OF shutting down the mines
sn fna SLACK xeasons operatfonS could
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Saws,

Luke McLul1e Says.
Any woman will buy $40 worth OF
something she doesn't need just tC
get the Trading Stamps.
A Preacher announces that the au-
tomobile is a n to religion. Well
a fellow can't think of many Scrip
tural quotations when he has a blow
out.
Edison wasn't such a much as ar
inventor. A woman can take an old
bird cage and a piece Of chiffon and
make a hat out of them.
Another mystery is. what becomes
of a girls hair after she marries.
When she Is first married she has 9
large package of it done up on head
but a year or so later she has nothing
but a wad about the size of a base
ball.
A man will take 1t as a compliment
If you tell him that he Is well pre-
served. But 1t Is different with a wo-
man
A man will get mad IL you accuse
him of being stubborn. And yot the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

continue and the surplus fed to the
distillation plants.
Transportation would be relieved of
much of it's present carrying weight
IL great quantities of the coal were
reduced at the mines to its light
weight parts.
And most important, the coal
mining business would be put on a
most efficient and profitable basis,
both for the operators and miners.
And that's the crux Of the present
coal problem of the United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
A@he
THE OYSTER MONOPOLY.

r. b. Post, of Keyport. seems to
have taken unto himself the charges
made by Senator Brown, that a mem
Der of the State Bureau Of Shell
Fisheries is personally interested in
the oyster trust that has gobbled up
iii the rights to the natural oyster
beds in Raritan and Newark bays
under the present state policy of
granting exclusive leases. Mr.. Post
vehemently denies that he is in any
way connected with any corporation
interested in the oyster industry in
this vicinity. He has even made an
affidavit to that effect.
But Mr.. Post does admit that he
has Inherited a very prosperous oyster
business from his father; that he has
continued to carry on this business in
this section and that under the
present laws, which are especially ad-
yantageous to the big n prosperous
oyster dealers whether they operate
as individuals or as q corporation, he
has secured leases on several tracts,
all the time being a member or the
state board that grants the leases.
Through these leases Mr.. Post, II
of tho commissioners of the State
Bureau of Shell Fisheries, enjoys q
monopoly on certain desirable and
under water and the ordinary oyster
man is forbidden to operate there
on.
1t is stated by the ordinary oyster
man who has depended on the natural
beds in Raritan and Newark bays for
a living, that all these beds are now
closed to them being in the hands of
a few big concerns which practically
constitute a monopoly. Although these
concerns may not be in n way con-
nected they have a pretty thorough
understanding among themselves
This much is certain:The natural
oyster beds In the waters hereabouts
are no longer free for any citizen to
work on, not even though he may ,
have a license. Through liberal
leases to large oystering concerns the
oyster grounds are now controlled by
q comparatively few dealers.
One of these dealers who enjoys
the exclusive right to certain oyster
beds owned by the state is a men,
Der of the Bureau OF Shell Fisheries
II 10. A.. ,.,r+{or 80 fl,o loo COG 1
His position is Inconsistent. to say the
least. He ought to resign. He should
not. as a state official. be In a position
to fix his own terms for q lease on that
which belongs to the public.
This policy of leasing oyster lands
in large tracts plays directly into the
tons. 1t stands to reason that the
Individual oysterman cannot operate
on such an extensive scale and there
fore cannot afford to secure such
leases. These men who have been
free to so to the natural beds to take
oysters find themselves put out of
business. With these individual
oystermen out OF the way the few
big dealers can manipulate prices to
suit themselves.
The least the legislature can do is
to remove the means whereby an
oyster monopoly is created Restore
the natural beds to the public so that
the hundreds of oystermen through
out this section may continue to earn
n living.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Bit Of Ancient History.

According to old Anglo-Saxon chron-
icles Edward the Confessor made u
verbal will. On January 5. 1865. he re-
covered his power Of speech and talked
with those around him, among whom
were the queen, the archbishop OK
York, archbishop Of Canterbury and
Harold and Tostig, his nephews. He
prophesied the Norman invasion and
then, stretching ont his hand, be-
queathed the crown to Harold. This
act was ratified by the ancient British
parliament and Harold was crowned
the next day.-Exchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Why Editors Go Mad.

(Dunkirk (Ohio) Standard.)
Ed Worst called on John Bame and
FAMILY near Williamstown a few
night has and also spent Sunday
with them and has been accompan-
ing them to the u. b. church. Rev.
Harley Wolford, who is holding re-
vfval meetings there he and Ed were
riends as boys and was very glad
to meet Ed and also hat he was In
church. Glad but sorry to learn of
him being a mute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

An Atlantic Judge says n man has
a right to kiss his stenographer. II
he has a right to take his pen in hand,
surely he has e right to take his type
writer in his arms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Noticei

FOUND-On a dump in a vacant
lot, the following articles
10 c~orkscrews.
90 bottle openers.
55 Bartender's Guides.
II bungstarters.
400 liquor licenses.
200 Bartender's Union buttons.
Owners may have same by apply
ing to Billie Wood. Cincinnati.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Fish Shoots It's Prey.

A shooting-fish in the East Indies
has a hollow cylindrical beak. When
it sees a fly on plants that grow In
shallow streams 1t elects a single drop
Of wator. which knocks the ny into
the tide
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

The birth rate is picking up in
Paris. Europe learned much from
Americas example of quantity pro-
duction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

The things that are happening may
be some consolation to the folks who
said things would happen IL America
didn't ratify the treaty quickly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

II will be a long. long time before
another admiral starts an argument
with a secretary trained In the
publicity gamA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

If Newberry is a philosopher, he
probably spends his idle minutes fgur-
ing up how much this publicity would
have cost him In the old days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

This appalling use of tobacco
among women" doesn't refer to won
en- who wear bingham aprons and do
their own cooking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Such a

Our language Is a joke. l know,
And / do not like it a bit:
we say that mar burns his dough
And one nan freezes on to it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Former King Constantine has
broken off relations with his mother.
A fellow usually goes to the dogs
when he does that.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

1t is reported from Indiana that
jazz music makes hens lay more eggs.
They probably think 1t the lay of the
last minstrel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

And Cody said the lid was off In
Michigan and the sky the limit. The
cover is off now, and the gutter the
limit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Isn't 1t strange that the sons of
great men seldom amount to any
thing ?" remarked the Old Fogy.
Yes" replied the Crouch that is
the reason why 1 have remained d
bachelor"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
EOoey.

There's something in here that Is
dead!'
Said Binks. quite i'll at ease
Don't mir that SMELL" the Grocer
said,
TITS nothing but the cheese!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Haw. Haw!

"A fellow who was passing the club
last night tells me that he heard 4
rio going on inside" said the New
Member. What was the trouble ?"
ut wasn't a riot" replied the Old
Member. Two of the members who
know it all were trying to instruct
each other, that was all"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Member OF The Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited to 1t or not
otherwise credited in this paper ana
also the local news published herein.
The EVENING NEWS is also n mem
Der of the American Newspaper PUBLISH
ers' Association and the Audit Bureau
OF Circulation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Aw, GWan!
The other day a mar L met
Who is a joke to me;
He claims he has the hives and yet
He never owned a bee.
Luke McLuke.
L met a man the other day,
For him / have remorse,
He must be nutty, for he says
That he's q little hoarse.
-Hssttng (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

A Jealous Frenchman has been
given two years for killing an Amer
lean soldier. Wine isn't the only cheap
thing in France.
Rest assured, II England stops the
import Of cotton she will have buyers
here to take advantage of the result
ing decline in price
The story that King Charles was
broke doubtless grew out of the casual
statement thai he hadn't a crown to
his name
The Jewish Socialist Federation
advises Selling the government. Very
well. We have ballot boxes proYid-
ed for that purpose.
Just when II begins to plan q
garden he remembers that the
neighbours chickens will have man
datory control of 1t, as usual.
II we don't make an honest effort
to save the peace, We'll soon be max
ing an effort to save the pieces
Tread softly. Here lies what is
left of compulsory military training.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

e. Grab Him, Editors.
Carb A. Hetter takes advantage of
Luke's statement that the less you
know about a subject the quicker ed
itors will grab what you write about
it. Carb intends to write sporting
PONIES for magazines. Here is a sam
pie of his stuff:
Hooray, hooraN.
Fol big Billy Bull;
He kicked a field goal,
With the bases full.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Located

Located
T-Cat-Ogden wants to know what
has become OF the o. f. man who used
to go dow in his weasel skin and
dig out the lorraine? That's easy!
His sol is now going down in his
alligator skin and digging out the
so-la-si-do.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Tread softly. Here lies what is
left of compulsory military training.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

II we don't make an honest effort
ing an effort to save the pieces
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
PERTB AMBoy EVENING News


The EVENING NEWS = always glad
20 receive communications from It's
readers, but letters intended for pub
iication must be reasonable In length
and must he signed by the name and
address OF thu writer. If requested the
name will not be published unless per-
eoua1ities are indu1ged IN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Obi

An ounce of prevention is worth
a pound or cure" dissolved the Opt
mist.
Not IL you are selling the cure"
growled the Pessimist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

There are a few mushh heads who civ
you a pain,
They don't know enough to come GU
of the rain:
Their minds are a blank, they neeC
keepers, poor lads
The fellows who say that they nevel
read ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19
Bits of By-Play

BY LUKE McLUKE
Copyright, 1920, the Cincinnati IN
quirer)

A million bucks would make me gay
And to stag parties 1 would go;
And I'd eat deer meat every day,
IL l had lots and lots Of doe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Things to Worry About
Lets split a quart of Old Tama-
rack"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Our Daily Special.
A mans Autobiography Never
Gives Him Any the Worst of II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-19

Names Is Names.
Ella Mai Ring in Franklin, Tenn
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06

they all owe him very real debt Of gratitude
Mutual service the very cornerstone
ent and this same idea Of service permeates and vz the work Of
the unon Every organization constantly seek
ing new opportunities for service and usefulness
This great institution i he center to which the govern
msnb and peoples Of the republics for information
Through its agency the fog Of dsus lack Of acquaintance with
one another rapidly being dpd The essential unity Of purpose
snd unity Of ideals Of the republics 81 with each BE-
coming more evident In this unity Of purpose and Of ideals there
involved an example Of smoothly operating international organisation
that makes mutual confidence good win and above ell for the main
tenance Of peace.
In carrying the work Of the union WIN b
the earnest corporation support Of the leading men ana
Of all the republics Of this and earnestly hope that
may be assured Of this indispensable requisite for the solution Of the
many Important problems confronting the union
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06
Mutual Service the Very Cornerstone
OF the an-American Movement"
By DIR. i S ROWE, New director p.n-Am.rie.n Union.

In entering upon the duties Of director general
q the Pan-American union, desire to avail myself
Of the earliest opportunity to say that my major purpose
Will be to subserve the same great international pur-
poses that have guided my distinguished predecessors
During the last fifteen years Mr. Barrett has performed
such conspicuous service to the cause Of continental
solidarity that the Pan-American union has come to
occupy high place in the estimation Of al the nations
Of America Through his efforts the unity OF purpose
OF the peoples Of America has been strengthened and
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06
wholesale Grocer Necessary Link ~
Distribution Of Food Products.

= 6. 3. STUART. chieaso Manufacturers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06

Petrograd is connected with the
Caspian and Black sens BY canals.
A camel will pick up living where
other animals wonId starve.
ii Austria, since the war. all educa-
tional institutions have been opened 70
women.
New York has one telephone to ev-
ery nine residents; London has ono
telephone 10 every ..
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-09-17
INSPECTION OF ALFALFA
FOR SHIPMENT ADVISED

Harold II. Hagan of the state crops
and pests commission has issued a
warning to alfalfa shippers of the
state 10 the effect that their product
should be inspected before Il Is sent
into another state. Because of the al
falfa weeyil, Wyoming, Colorado,
Montana and Oregon have quarantin-
ed against entrance Of the hay unless
il is inspected. Several carloads re-
Gently shipped into Montana have
been found TO be infected aud on
these shippers must pay the penalty
cxacted by the quarantine regula-
tions. More than that. the hay fire.
quently becomes a total loss and in
ours added charges for transporta-
ton. "Shippers of alfalfa" says
Hagan, "need not assume these risks
II they will have their shipments in
spected by deputies of the crops and
pests commission. The inspection Is
done free Of charge and is for the
purpose Of protecting our producers
against the risk of shipping out al
falfa which is infected with weeyil. y
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-09-17
FEDERAL RULING OPENS UP
BIG TRACT OF COAL LANDS

About two hundred aud eighty acres
of valuable coal lands in the Gunni-
son Valley on "a branch of the Den
yer aud Rio Grandc will be- mined in
the near future as a result Of a deci-
sion handed down by Commissioner
Clay Tallman of the general land of
flee at Washington, ID. c., this week.
The decision is in the ease Of o. b.
Berglund and one Ludwig Ludvigson
against George +. Livingston and
George W. Ivory ia which Commits
sioner Tallman upholds the decision
rendered by Register Gould Is. Blak-
eley of the Salt Lake City land office
in rejecting the formers protest OF
the purchase of these coal lands by
the latter, The lands located as they
are within short distance from a
railroad on a tributary of Salina
Greek are regarded as extremely yalu,
able and have been in dispute foI
several years past, Since 1910 larg,
quantities of coal has been mined
from the extensive deposits by th,
farmers Of the Gunnison Valley. After
several attempts had been made 10 se
cure is purchase from the govern
ment the contestants Ia the ease filled
a declaratory statement in Septem
her, stating they had been in posses
sion continuously since August, 1917
On November 3, 1917, Livingston
and Ivory, the contestees, filed a de
laratory statement alleging they ha,
been in possession since October 20
1917 Since that time they had eX
pended funds and labor in the de
yelopment of the claim aud later ap
piled for lis purchase, Ludyigson an'
Berglund then filed protest claiming
prior possession Register Blakeley
after several days hearing in whicl
it was decided that the protest o
Ludvigson and Berglund claiming
prior possession had been made with
out grounds, handed down "A decision
upholdlng the contestee right of Pur
chase.
II is thought in view of the valu
of the land the case will be appealer
by Berglund and Ludyigson TO tn
secretary Of the interior The Location
of the land is Lot 4 eastern half o
the southwest half and the southeas
quarter of See. 7, Twp. % Soutl
/ Range . East.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-09-17
Miners Fired Upon.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept, IA
Miners returning from work IN the
Bayyiew mines near here last night
were fired upon by unidentified par
ties, The firing continued five min
utes, hut no one was injured, Police
and deputy sherifts are searching the
woods for some clue 10 the attack.
Judge W, /. Grubb of the federal
court has issued an injunction re-
straining the union miners from pick
citing the gates OF local mines and at
tempting TO intimidale the non-union
workers.
The production in the Alabama coal
fields continues 10 improve, operators
reporting that they are running their
mines normally