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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
The Pest

The Pest
When winters done its dirty worst
and vernal breezes blow, the dam
delion is the first of blooming things
to grow; it calmly rears it's yellow
head as soon as there's a thaw. and
it has oftentimes been said there
ought to be a law. The grass that
cost such toll and care grows not,
at springs behest, and many CHASTITY
spots are bare save for the yellow
pest. And man surveys his freckled
lawn, and heaves a string of signs,
and mutters low, $50 help me. John,
w~hatever's lovely dies; the costly
plants l bought last year. were killed
by frost and snow. but all around me
far and near, the dandelions grow
The daisies were too good to last,
that were my hope and pride; my
rose trees Terished in the blast, my
pink v%ictrolas died; they withered in
the storm kings breath, they could
not keep alive, but where my tulips
die the death the dandelions thrive.
All, woe is me-" says Mr.. Man, this
life is full of stings: it seems to be
Dame Natures plan to swat the
lovely things. The good and useful
mar will die, and leave the town in
tears and some old chap and nox-
;ous guy will live a hundred years.
In human life, as on my lawn, the
lovely things must go, and where
the grass is dead and gone the dan
delions grow"
Copyright. George Matthew Adams
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
Thorough Work

How q Perth Amboy Citizen Found Free
dom From Kidney Trouble A
II you suffer from UacKache-
From urinary disorders
Any durable disease CT the kidneys,
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been teste{
by thousands.
Perth Amhoy people testify. Ask your
neighbour?
Can you ask more convincing proof Of
merit?
Mrs. ]. F.. Taylor. 25s Market St.. Perth
Amboy. says: II am glad to endorse
Doan's Kidney Pills. They are a house
hold remedy in our home. Whenever /
have had dull backaches. become run
down and languid or my kidneys have
acted irregularly. Doan's Kidney Pills
have always relieved these attacks and
strengthened my back ard kidneys"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan,y
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Taylor
had: Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo,
N. Y.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

When the community hires a SOL
der. 1t says to him, "Your first duty
is to give your very heart and life
to the spirit of patriotic service, and
your country will feed and clothe
you, take care Of you if you are sick
and when you grow old, n bury
you decently when you die; and YOU
are to stand ready to face danger or
death for the common good
When the community trains a man
to be a physician, it says:
"You are to be paid a fee for your
service, but you are not to work for
your fee; you are to be ready to go,
| whether by day or by night; you are
not to shrink from the personal
danger of c~ontagion, nor from the
exposure incident to wind and
storm; we hope your fees will yield
you a living and perhaps something
more, but you are first of all a SER
want of the community"
When the community trains a
teacher or a minister, it tells him
that he can never be rich, and must
take upon him vows of poverty for
he will probably be sure of daily
bread and a small retiring fund.
By what rule of ethics or of
sound economy is the farmer, or the
miner, or the manufacturer or the
merchant to that he has a
right to think primarily of his own
compensation, his own accumula-
ton?
How can such a mar look the SOL
der or the doctor or the teacher or
the artist or the minister in the face.
and say:
IT contribute by taxation or vol
l ,,ptorv, CONTEMPLATION m xyntIr gt1nnnrt
but you and I are on a wholly diff
ferent basis, and our lives are to be
ordered by wholly different ideals?"
There is no such line of demarca-
ton between the bricklayer and the
school teacher, between the soldier
| and the shoemaker, the minister and
the merchant. The same rule of
service belongs to every man and
mothers son of them.
One man is to make brick for the
glory of God and the welfare of the
community, while another man for
the welfare of the community and
the glory of God teaches school. The
brickmaker and the bricklayer, SO
perverse is the world, and SO obtuse
to the finer values. will probably be
paid more in money than the school
teacher; but the same spirit belongs
to them all.
No nan has a right to assume
that his first concern is to get as
much money as he can. His first
duty is to render the largest service
he al possibly render. In the rem
dering of that service, he is to be
paid a reasonable living, and in some
callings he. will be able to secure for
a limited time rather more than
that. But he cannot honestly live
in the anne world and breathe the
same air with men whom he asks
to give themselves in the spirit of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

@ How many presidents have we
had who were Baptists Pr. C. G..
A President Harding is the first
President who has belonged to the
Baptist church.
Q. Is it proper to speak of a per-
o being invaded 20. S.
A. When a soldier is sent home
on account of being unfit for mill
tary duty he is said to be invaded.
In the United States he is sent to
a general hospital, and in England
to Netley hospital for treatment and
final disposition of his case
@. Can a former American citi-
zen who has become a Canadian
citizen regain his citizenship in the
United States &c. p.
A. A former American citizen
who has become a naturalized Can
adian can return to this country and
take out naturalization papers and
necome an American citizen.
Q. About what is the range in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
W TO QUESTIONS

Ans reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Direc
applies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial troubles. 1t
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
you question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
SPIRIT OF SERVICE
BY DIR. W. T.. BARTON

r service while he orders his own life
by another rule.
One law of service be-
| longs to all human life Equality OF
reward is not to be expected: even
equity is not at present in sight. We
are to work toward an equitable dis
| tribution of reward; but for every
mar is one common duty of service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Now that the cure for the bite has been made
more expensive, DR.. Phisalix. of Paris, has dis
covered that there are no harmless snakes. He
tells the world that all snakes are venomous.
And Prof. Kopaczewski has found that all the
lower vertebrates are more or less Venomous.
Most fishes contain poison, he announces. The
eel is particularly veromous, and the toad and
the frog and other batrachians possess venom
that will cause paralysis and commissions. Gosh!
And ticker is eighteen bucks per quart!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

The reason a man likes things to eat the way
he gets them in a restaurant Is because he
wouldn't eat them If he got them the same way
at home.
There would not be so many divorces if hus-
bands would carry fewer grouches and more
candy home with them.
A woman never knows exactly what she wants
until she doesn't get it.
A husband can't understand why a Better Half
takes such a. delight in showing her worst side.
Men like to be bunked. A man would rather
have a punk cigar out of a box that is covered
with Spanish words than have a good cigar that
is made in his home town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
BITS OF BYPLAY
BY Luke McLuke.
Copyright 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer.
HuIli

An awful crouch is Oswald Bree,
He is a crabby cook;
He couldn't oast a fowl, not he
But he can roast a crook.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Go stand upon a mountain top, and cast your
gaze afar!
Look long into the armament, and study each
great star!
And you will learn at last, / think, what puny
things men are!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
Gosh!

Rev. s. A. Nov, pastor of Warren Wesleyan
Methodist church, of TT. Wayne, Ind, heard
that one of the stylish young women in his con-
gregation had been criticizing his clothing and
holding his garb up to ridicule. The pastor re-
ferred to the matter in a sermon and handled
the subject without gloves. Among other things,
he said this:
Il could take off my coat, could take off my
vest, l could take off my pants. and still have
more clothes on than the woman who made the
criticism"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

(Connersvill,

(ConnersViIle, Ind, NeWs-EXamIner.)
Luke McLuke, like Mark Twain the unfor-
gotten, is not to weighed as a funmaker merely.
Whoever has read his columns with care must
long ago have discerned a basis of character, a
sound, abiding love of honesty, a dislike of pre-
tension, hypocrisy and sham which really is the
cornerstone of his nature, as it is also the found
alton Of his fame.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

This is the truth, you can depend,
It's a fact, my brothers:
The man who is his own best friend
Will have few others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Records excavated in Mesopotamia show peo-
pie had land mortgages A 100 years ago, same
as now. And probably just about as much
trouble paying them off. ss%1a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

His ignorance is a disgrace,
l speak of Ignatz Matchett;
He thinks a chop house is a place
You go to buy a Ratchet. q
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

That gent approaching in the near-distance Is
the spring fisherman with a story about the Dig
one that got away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
Poor Old River!

They tell me that the river is pretty low,
said the First Fisherman. rs it in bad shape? %
Yes" replied the Second Fisherman. TITS
so low that it is confined to it's bed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

There is no accounting for tastes remarked
the Old Fogy.
There is for a dark brown one" corrected
the Crouch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

A. +. NJ. submits the following advice to home
brewers:
jug not, lest we be jagged"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

The real home problem these days is not t'
get the curtain-stretcher crooked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
PUSH WORK WIDENING FRONT
STREET, KEYpORT BOROUGH

KEYPORT, April 15-The widen
ing of Front street prior to h
building of the new road is continu-
ing with rapidity. Already the work
of laying the new water laterals is
under way and many of the large
trees have been removed. The work
of removing five feet of the sidewalk
on the south side of the street has
already been strated and is progress
ing favorably. With the removal OF
the necessary portion of sidewalk
still remains a good wide walk which
will be in uniform width with that
on the north side.
Trees are being removed from
both sides of the street under the
supervision of Borough Engineer
William III. Bryne, Sr., and the
street committee as we'll as the water
and sewer committee of the council
are in close touch with the work
now under way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Mr.. Taft will add considerable weight to thu
supreme bench if appointed chief justice. He
tips the scales at 800.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Mary Eta Ham and A. Royalty were married
in Lexington, Ky, last week, Rev. T. c. Ecton
officiating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

Willie-Paw, VIA are court circles.
Paw-Engagement rings, my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
Yes. B,,t Wbaddy Va Meanp

Mud was never any clearer than the following
item discovered in the Hodgenville. KY, Her.
d-News
There never was an effort without a cause
and every effect Is the result Of the sam cause,
the differences of the results, being the differ
ences in the conditions of the cause"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
A New Word,

Cappy ONeil tells us that a "Golliper' is
man who takes two drinks before he hand
back the half pint you were kind enough to ex
pose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

A lot of us probably thought Rene Viviani
was the latest Partisan dancer arriving on a
vaudeville expedition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

You say at that wedding you saw in the jungle,
The bride wore a gee-string, according to law,
Now that must have been a great horrible
bungle,
For what would she do when she wanted to
Haw? Cyrus Corntassel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
The Catastrophe

When he disobeyed his father
And the fiicker's nest did rob-
A spanking was his sequence
For little ten-year Bob.
II was naughty" Bob said sadly,
land l guess 1 deserved the Stat,
But our cat had killed Mother Flick
err
Yet-you never spanked that cat!"'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15
Our Daily Special.

You Can Always Find Gratitude in the Die.
tionary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

In an, African jungle a wedding we saw,
The natives no etiquette lack.
The bride wore a gee-string, according to law
And the groom wore conventional black.
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-15

You never know how beautiful this country Is
until you look at pictures in a railway time
table.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

Streets John r, Stephens hundreds
of leads Of ashes were eamped on
dirt roads that have been in bad
coalition Tor years.
Several hundred loads of ashes
were hauled to Thirty first avenue
nom Twelfth street to q point four
blocks east, known as cemetery
hill 4 oil Il inches deep was made
and a heavy roller was used to
pack the cinders. making q road
pAasable 1t all seasons.
Three blocks on Fifth-and-s-haIf
avenue from Twenty-1fth to Tween
ty-eighth street were also filled
with ashes, graded and rolled, and
the avenue long impossible was
placed in good coalition. Seven
teenth avenue from Ninth street
west to Seventh street, was also
placed in good condition and also
Eighth avenue from Forty-secopd
to Forty-fourth street. Approx
mately LOCO loads of ashes were
used in repairing these roads and
had citizens in general abided by
the order to keep ashes clean other
streets could have been PLACID in
good repair.
Commissioner William H. Fitz-
simmons, in charge Of the depart
ment of public health and safety
has the garbage collection force al
work and this is further cited an
inexcusahle reason for i'll kept al
legs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Van DERvO0RI
ESTATE LEFT
TO HIS WIDOW
Bsasests Of 1xeoo Kaeh - IAys6.
elan a.A Private Secretary
Are laAA

With the exception Of three cesA
bequests. Mary L. Van Dervoore
widow Of william A. Van DsrvoDt6
East Moline manufacturer, 10 enle
beneficiary Of the estate OF the lat
ter under terms Of the will admitt-
ed to probate.
Mrs. Van Dervoort Is to receive
$4,000 before distribution OF any
other portion Of the estate. An adj
ditonal $4,000 is divided equally
between Ellen v. Van Dervo0rt. sis
ter. Or. W. N. Kenxie. and Julia c.
Brennan. DR.. Kenzie vas physician
to Mr.. Van Dervoort and Julia Bren-
nan was his secretary. The will
states the requests are in apprecias
ton OF their faithful services.
Orlando ], Root, partner Of MP.
vaEdervoort, is bequeathed . Gruen
watch
The balance Of the estate goes to
the widow. The executors are
Julia Brennan, Albert r, Ebi and
Maurice W. Howe. The will Is
dated Oct. Is, 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
NAMES LIST OF
iowa C0L0NELS


Des Moines. Iowa. April IA
Governor n. z. Kendall today for
mally announced the membership
of his Official stah. The list and
grades follow:
John c. Lopez. colonel, Marshall
town; Charles J. Wilson, colonel,
Washington; George l.. Carton. Des
Moines; Herman c. Johnson, Wan.
kon; Frank Z. Lyman. Des Moines:
Rufus L. Chase. Dies Moines; Han
ford McNider. Mason City, George
Hall. Des Moines; Henry c. Haynes
Centerville; John Kelley. Sieuy
City; Frank B. Younkin. Ottumwa;
all with rank of lieutenant colonies
and George r. Everest, lieutenant
of the 16sth Infantry, Iowa Ma
tional Guard, to be detailed ,ol
duty with the staff.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

a portion will be released to pay
back interest on the Indebtedness.
The president indicated that ar
rangements would be rushed for
partial payment Of the debt. This
show of good faith will be utilized
in the asking of further loans and
in petitioning other governments
fer recognition. Other funds OBJ
tanned will be used in improving
the national railways.
Obregons determination to re-
habilitate transportation was indi-
Gated when he dispatched Francis
co Perez, director-general of ma
tional railways, to Monterey to con-
fep with American equipment men
for the purchase of s50,0O0,000
worth of rolling stock.
Perez was said to have made par
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
TAbASCO FLOOD
MENACES MANY
H,uAyeds Of Lives In Danger In
Danber In Mexico-Property
Loss Reaches Millions.

San Juan Bautista, Mexico, April
|e-(United Press. Hundreds of
lives were reported in danger to-
|iay caused by heavy rains all
through the state of Tabasco.
Tugs and naval vessels are stand
Ing of the coast to pick up refugees
and light boats have been sent up
swollen streams to rescue those
who have been marooned
The loss to property will reach
millions. II includes the destruc-
lion Of buildings, bridges and ruin
bf plantations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
IMAGE SUITS
IRE BASED On
AUTO M|$NAPS


NO personal injury suits we're
~ IN circuit court yesterday Aft
e.oon based on automobile acct
|ents. ..,s "a nnn
|.rares Of william N. Breckstrom.
- vas injured on Aug. II, 1920,
~. The automobile in which she
riding was struck by an auto
Lchile driven by Beckstrom at the
stsrsection OF the Colona road and
Fcrty-first street, Moline.
Pock Island Fuel company Is
,ads defendant in a $4,000 damage
Nh brought by Albert ". Hancock.
|ssncock alleges reckless driving
= an cmploye Of the company on
hac is, 1920, when a fuel company
|ruck collided with his motorcycle
h Tventy-eighth street and Fifth
Venue, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
COST OF ALLEY
JOB IS $4,000


Expenditures by the city street
department for alley cleaning work
will approximate 5000, it is esti-
mated by Commissioner Frank
WITCH. in charge Of the department
of streets and public improve
ments.
In view Of this large expense the
commissioner declared the pfae-
tics Of many persons of filing al
leys with tin cans. bottles and rub
bish will not be tolerated.
The cleaning work has been 20
ing on three weeks. Tomorrow
will be the last day on which ex-
ira men will DO employed, and the
crew for tomorrow has already
been picked. 1t is estimated that
over 500 men have been given work
in cleaning the alleys, as . shift
system has been employed to give
as many men as possible employ
ment.
Nearly 1000 loads of ashes. lin
cans, bottles and rubbish have been
hauled to the dumping grounds and
this will be added to somewhat in
finishing the work. which is to be
done by three city owned trucks
two teams and the regular force Of
10 men.
Commissioner Wich renews his
offer of a IS reward for any per.
son giving information leading te
the arrest of any one guilty d
filling alleys already cleaned.
Ashes Used ON Streets.
The order to keep ashes clean .
tin cans and bottles was not full,
tobeyed and because of this only ;
portion of the ashes could be uset
for filling streets.
However, under the supervision
of Assistant Superintendent o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

tial arrangement for such pur-
chases, covering both new and sec
ond-hand cars and locomotives.
At present the lines are hamper
ed by lack of equipment and short
age Of fuel. Freight is congested at
nearly all stations.
Oregon is believed to contem-
plate returning the roads to their
owners when normal conditions
have been restored.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
LIBEL SUIT Won
BY NEWSPAPER
Decatur Herald Given Favorable
judgment In I. T. Mason Stock
Selling Case.

Springfield, Ill.,, April 10. - The
Decatur Herald won a libel suit in
the appellate court here today. The
court upheld Judgment of the Ma
con county circuit court, which was
that no malice was shown by the
papers publication of the story of
the arrest and indictment of U. T.
Watson. on charges of selling
stock under false pretenses."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
|ObRECON PLANS
AID FOR MEXICO
President Has Scheme for Payment
Of National Debt and National
Rehabilitation.

MEXICO City. April 19.-(United
Press. president Oregon of Mex
leo today revealed to the United
Press lis plans for payment of the
national debt and rehabilitation of
his country.
Il have invited foreign creditors
Of Mexico to send representatives
to hold a preliminary conference
to determine a plan enabling Mex
leo to pay her debts Obregon said.
MeYico's debt amounts to $780,
100000. Oregon said the treasury
now has about s50,o00,O00 of which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

Observation-Disclosures Of Brig
adler General Clarence r. Edwards
to be the senior major general Of
the army was announced recently
by Secretary Of War Weeks. who
gave list of nominations for ma
icr generals and brisadier generals
OF the army.
General Edwards takes the place
on the list Of major generals that
was occupied by Major General
Omar Bundy in the list sen. to the
senate in the old administration.
Buudy is dropped from the list and
automatically reverts to the posi-
ton of brigadier general.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

The promotion of Brigadier Cen
eral George Bell, Jr., to be a major
general was also announced by
Secretary Weeks. General Bell
gets the place on the major gen.
eral list through the retirement of
Major General Hunter Liggett.
Brigadier Generals Charles ]. Bal
ley and Samuel D. Sturgis we're also
promoted to be major generals in
the new list, they taking vacant
places on the former list. Other
wise the list Of major generals is
the same as was sent to the senate
In the Wilson administration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
RUSH FORCE HERE
TO REPAIR POSTAL
TELEGRAPH LINES

Ten miles of line near Milan
which was torn down by the storm
last Friday and Saturday was re-
paired by a crew of IS linemen
who were rushed to the city yes
terday by the Postal Telegraph
company. The special force was
detailed on other repair jobs in the
tri-citiss which were neeessitated
by the storm. The poles in Milan
had been blown over and the var
ious lines put out of commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

With the exception Of the name
of General Bundy, the list Of major
generals recommended by Secre-
tary Weeks is identical with that
sent to the senate by Mr.. Wilson,
the name of General Bell having
been added only because of the va
cancy' caused by General Liggett's
retirement.
With the exception of General
Shanks, who made great record
as commander of the port OF en-
barkation. Hoboken, all these Off
GERS served With distinction in the
A., E. F., most Of them as corps
commanders.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
CONFERENCE OF
TWO STATES IS
IN ROCK ISLAND

The April conference of the Iowa
and Illinois Central District Medi-
cal association will be held at the
Rock Island club, Thursday. Anril
%. Some Of the leading medical
specialists of the country will
speak at the conference. Full plans
for the meeting will be announced In
a few days by DR.. W. d. Chapman,
Silvis. chairman OF the association.
The last meeting of the society was
held in October.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
SET FOR THURSDAY.

Washington, April 19.-CUnited
Press. THE senate foreign rela-
tons committee will take up the
Knox peace resolution Thursday,
Senator Lodge announced today.