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The Washington herald., 1921-03-14
Seek Man Here to Tell
Him of Mothers Death

Police OF the several precincts
last night were asked to locate Les
lie McIndoe. formerly of Richmond
Va. to notify him of the death of
his mother in the Virginia city.
The local police were informed by
the Richmond authorities that Nc
Indoe lived at an address on SiSr
street northwest. but inquiry ois-
closed that the occupants of the
house at the given address had
moved recently.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-14
SAYS WAGE CUTS
VITAL FOR ROADS
Senator Cummins Urges the
Junking of Standard
Scale Policy.

The remedy for the present
chaotic railroad situation does not
lie in new legislation. Senator
Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa. chair
man of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee and co-author Of
the Esch-Cummins transportation
act. declared in an interview yes
terday.
The Senator declared one of the
most imperative steps necessary to
save the railroads from bankruptcy
is . reduction of wages from the
presidents down" He pointed out
that this is a task largely for the
Railway Labor Board.
The prevalent idea that the gov
eminent may be compelled again to
assume control of the rail lines
was strongly attacked by the SEN
ator.
Face Bankruptcy.
1T is true" said Senator Com
minis. that since a IS per cent in
crease in wages was granted, and
the roads went back to private con-
troll. many lines have been heading
toward bankruptcy. 1t is true that
in spite of rates as high as the
traffic can possibly bear, the rail-
roads of the country have earned
only lis per cent on their in
vestment, instead of 51z per cent.
for which their rates had been ad-
justed.
THE situation calls for two things
reduction of railroad wages all
along the line, and reduction in the
cost of equipment and supplies.
Wage Standards.
The Standardization of wages
means in practice that frequently
a man who lives in a remote cot
tage in the Rocky Mountains and
gives only two hours of his time
a day to railroad work gets the
same wages as a man who is sup
porting a family in New York, Chi
cago. or Washington and must give
all his time to his railroad work.
Another cause of railroad diff
culties is the general slump ii busis
ness. There are now between $780,
600 and 100000 idle freight cars in
the country, while the cost of build
ing a freight car has risen from
$500 before the war to $500 al
present"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-14
His Jaw Set Hard.

But directing the channels will
be q statesman and jurist who has
Ia way-some might call It a nasty
way--of pushing out that white
tuft Of close cropped whiskers
when he talks. II you could see the
chin behind the beard you would
probably see tlat It Is projected and
the jaws set lard.
~ - yhaf impendo, I hsye the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-14
Republican View.

The Republican chieftains look
upon the industrial problem as one
Of the most vital matters affectine
the success or failure OF the new
Administration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
A PLEA FOR BLACK WALNUT

The Department of Agriculture has asked
the farmers of the country to set out black
walnut trees. 1t points out that because of the
uses to which black walnut was put during the
war, millions Of trees were sacrificed, and says
that these have not been replaced.
Manufacturers found that for gun stocks
nothing equalled black walnut. And for that
the trees were used and are being used, as
well as for many other minor purposes.
owners of black walnut trees, just like the
owners Of feld-glasses and certain kinds OF
cameras, at the call of the government. gave
them up willingly for the purposes OF war.
The cameras and field glasses might be re-
turned; but not the walnut trees.
There are sentimental as we'll as commerce
ial reasons why this request for a wholesale
planting of walnut trees should not fall on bar
rem ground.
In the future there will be a continued de-
mand fsr easily worked wood, such az walnut
is; for a handsome wood such as it is.
Who knows but what the walnut what-not
will again come into style even IL the old walnut
rail fence is gone forever?
And who is there among us who has enjoyed
that great adventure Of boyhood-walnutting-
with its visible pleasures OF brown-stained
hands and feet, that would deny coming gen.
erations of boys a similar pleasure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
E R OF ALIGHTlNG
By DIR. W. e. BARTON

and their question, Say, D'rius. how
do, you like fying?"
Slowly, ruefully. where he lay,
Darius just turned and looked hat
way,
with his CUT,
Wal, I like nyin' we'll enough"
He said. "but the amt SIGH = thun.
defin' sight 49,.
o. fun in t when We come to light"
To this day alighting proves the
dangerous part of flying. The next
improvements in the navigation of
the air should be in devisins ar.
rangements for safety In altghting.
In other spheres the process OF
coming down has its discomforts.
War is a dizzy flight. and when IT is
over the nations engaged come down
with a hard. sickening thud, to the
consideration Of debts and profteer-
ing and scandals of many sorts.
When war is on. prices go soaring.
| It has always been so, and probably
| always will be so. But after the war
prices come down. That is the time
of discomfort and peril. All Europe
and a part of America sit now IN
| the barn.yard amid the wreck of the
wings and other mechanical devices
| Of flight. Flying is fun, but alight-
ing Is uncomfortable.
But coming down Is both neces-
sary and salutary. The process is
not so pleasant as is that of flying;
but it will be better for us when we
reach the bottom and know that we
! are there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

The old poem Of Darius Green
and His Flying Machine" with
which j. T. Trowbridge entertained
us long ago was not only a kind OF
epitome of the history of aerial nav
tgation from Icarus and Daedalos to
one generation ago. but it was also
an accurate statement of h real
peril of the flying business. Darius.
a shrewd, secretive Yankee lad. en-
deavored to fly. He had
A carriage-cover for tail and wings:
A piece of harness, and straps and
strings;
And a big. strong box, in which he
locks
These and a hundred other things.
He completed his invention just
before the fourth of July. and he in
tended to astonish the assembled
folk of his village:
I'll dance on the chimbleys; I'll stan
on the steeple.
I'll flop up to winders and scare the
people;
An i'll say to the gawpin' fools be-
low,
What worlds this ere that I've
come near?"
For I'll make en- b'lieve I'm a chap
FIN the moon;
And I'll try a race 18th their OF ball
loon!
But it did not turn out as he
hoped; and as he picked himself up
out of the barn-yard. he heard the
hooking laughter of his brothers.
who had been hiding in the barn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
CONTRADICTORY

I am a gentle sort of guy, I'm
fond of quiet and repose; I would
not hurt a bug Or fly, unless 1t
camped upon my nose. Apologize
is my mien, my voice is low and
soft and mild, and where the wrang-
ling crowd is seen, I'm timid as a
little child. To dodge the riot and
the fuss round many blocks Id
leave my track, and when / hear a
fellow cuss it sends a SILVER down
my back. Yet when my daily tasks
are done, and l sit in the ~inglenook
to read until the clock strikes one,
| want a raw, ripsnorting book.
No Polly-Ooly stuff for me, no Linn
berlost or kindred lore; l want a
story of the sea with pirate ships
all red with gore. Some legend of
the Spanish main, of fierce old COR
sairs in a rage, wherein a dozen men
are slain by dripping swords, on
every page. I'd read the gunner OF
the west, more deadly than the well
known Huns, who go upon their
crimson quest, and make new
notches in their guns. And why it
is / do not know; I've puzzled Ger
it oft and long; why do l leisure
hours bestew upon the blood lusts
of the strong? All forms of strife
hate to see, to peace and quiet
ness 1 cling; I would not harm a
humble bee, unless 1t soaked me
with its sting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
MoRRECr STACKER" LIST OR NONE

r-~fhe-WNr Department is making an awful
mess Of the publication of the so-called slack
ers list. Every list yet given out has contained
= number of names who were not "slackers at
All and some OF those mentioned have served
their country well. In the last list given out
for instance, there was the name of one VINO
who was awarded a congressional medal for
bravery, having been one Of the heroes OF the
famous 'Hindenburg line" These errors ana
JfYistakes have kept the officials of the war
Department apologizing to men who have peen
unjustly accused. But all the apologies ana
corrections cannot wipe out the disgrace thus
attached to a mans name. There doubtless are
some people mean enough to preserve the list
containing a name wrongly published to be
produced out spite or malice later on when
the apology and correction is forgotten. Thus
is a grave injustice done to generations yet
unborn.
There is not the slightest consideration due
the Stacker" and he deserves to be exposed
and given all the publicity possible. The TACT
remains, however, that unless the government
can furnish an absolutely correct list 1t would
be better not to publish any at all rather than
place a stigma on the name of an innocent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

@. What relation is Sir Eric
Geddes to Sir Auckland Geddes? V.
w. B. "a
A.. Sir Eric Geddes. Minister OF
Transport, is a brother of Sir Auck-
land Geddes, Great Britain's amba
sador to the United States.
@. To settle a dispute. has IN
man ever assembled seven miles In
an airplane? III. +. B.
A. Major Schroeder's altitude rec
ord is $4,000 feet, with all deduc-
lions for temperature, air column.
ETC., or $3.50 feet as calculated by
the Federation Aeronautique Inter
rationale method. According to the
F.. A. T. calculation he was more
than seven miles up in the air.
@. What Bible passage was touch
ed by President Harding when he
took oath as President of the United
States? A. J. C.
A. President Harding's hand rest
ed on the verse of the Bible which
says: "And what doth the Lord re-
ouire of thee. but to do justly and to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

love mercy. and to walk humbly
with thy God?'
G.. Where is most of the unappro-
priated government land? S. d.
A. All of the unappropriated gov
eminent land, amounting to ESQ.,
0OO, 900 acres, lies in the southern
and western states. More thai q
fifth of the total is in the State OF
Nevada.
@. How many of the soldiers who
are to remain buried overseas are In
American cemeteries? w. l.. F.
A. Approximately IS per cent. of
our dead in France rest in American
burial places; about 9 per CEN are
Inferred in French cemeteries n
the remainder in British and Ger
man plots.
O. Who was Cudraka? II. o. K.
A. Cudraka-more commonly Sud-
raka-was the reputed author OF
Mricchakatika (Clay Cart) one OF
the Sanskrit dramas. He Is supposed
to have been a Hindu king though
there is little doubt he was altogeth-
err a myth and that the drama is the
composition of the poet Dandin.
@. Is there any genuine elk skin
in shoes or is the leather going by
that name made from COW skin? F.
ca K.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says there is undoubtedly some gen.
uine elk skin and deer hide on the
market at the present TIME. but it Is
| quite true that there is a skin COM
mercially known as elk skin which
is made from the hide of a cow.
@. Did General Robert f. Lee
have a son in the Civil War? r. E.
r.
A. General Lees son Robert
fought in the Civil War and was
with his father ats the Battle OF
Fredericksburg.
@. Is there an arrow in the sky!
c. NJ. S.
A. The Arrow is a small northern
| constellation between Aquila ant
| the bill Of the Swan.
@. What was the average number
of slaves owned by southern fami'
lies before the war? A. w.
A. In 1850 the largest number O
slaves under management wa!
about $500. At this time abou'
1000 families in the south ownec
as many as 100 slaves each.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
PERTH AMBoY,s RIVERSIDE DRIVE

In a plea for more benches for RlVerslde
Drive In New York, the Evening Mail, of that
CITY. saws: Thousands of people find the Drive
their only breathing spot; they enjoy walking
its length and back again; but benches on
which to rest are comparatively few
According to the Evening Mail, Park Com
missioner Gallatin estimates that $4,000
would give Riverside Drive an adequate num-
Der Of permanent benches.
There are two points Of interest in this agi-
tation for Perth Amboy. The first is the
similarity of our own water front, from Market
Sweet around the Bluff all the way to the
nAilroad, to New York's Riverside Drive. This
hark in New York which gives so much pleas
! ure to thousands and where such notable mon
uments as the one erected to the soldiers ana
sailors and Grants tomb are located, Is merely
. narrow strip of land along the steep BANK
of the Hudson river. made up mainly OF terraces
and winding paths with beautiful trees ana
shrubbery. Perth Amboy has an exactly SIM
liar condition along the east side OF water
street. II the city owned the property between
Water and Front streets all the way around
the Bluff from Market street to the railroad
Riverside Drive could easily be Duplicated IN
Perth Amboy to the enjoyment OF thousands
Of people yet unborn. And now is the time to
secure this land while it is available.
The second point Of interest for Perth Am
bay in connection with the agitation for bench
81 tor Riverside. Drive is the fact that the es-
innate for benches alone for this handsome
New York park amounts to more than Perth
Amboy now appropriates for her whole park
system. 1t is estimated that $4,000 would
rive Riverside Drive an adequate number OF
benches. Perth Amboy appropriates but sS'ooo
for her whole park system. The contrast
makes this city look ridiculous.
The people of Perth Amboy must be given
PARKS. There Is no more desirable location
than the property along the water. Now Is
the time to secure this property while 1t is In
the market and when satisfactory terms can
be arranged.
Are the oicials public spirited enough to
seixe this opportunity while 1t Is theirs?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
TO QUESTIONS

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Direc
tor. Washington, D. C. This oner
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor 10 undertake sxhaus-
i've research on any subject Write
you. question platnly and oristly.
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., 1921-05-16
LARGER REAL WEALTH

The United States is not the only country
wrestling with a defation problem. All the
world faces 1t.
OF the nations America and Great Britain
seemingly are more optimistic-and they have
the best reasons for being so.
Reginald McKenna, of large London bank
interests, and who was British chancellor of the
exchequer during a portion OF the war, indi-
Gates how Britain feels confident of carrying
out defation with the least harmful effects upon
trade and industry:
1.-THE fall in prices will be very grad
ual, and though a less rate of profits
will be made than if prices were stable,
it will be on a larger quantity, and there
can still be room for a fair return on
capital and a fair reward for labor.
This is the kind of. dehation at
which we ough to alma defation
which will be brought about by a larg-
ter supply of the commodities we ali
need, a greater surplus for foreign ex-
port, and a larger total Of real wealth.
And such a program of deflation would be
ideal for America to adopt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

marty. The real Stacker is such an igno-
minious specimen of a human being anyway
that the public has little to gain by having MIN
publicly branded as such. especially as his CHAR
acter is so well known in the community In
which he lives, but the loss to an honest man
with an excellent war record, who may be IN
adverttently included in a Stacker" list, Is r.
reparable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
C

One by one the feet of the idols of our young
err days turn to clay and the idols fall from their
pedestals. Republic are ungrateful, and rev
things are venerated. Now comes Adam Breede
with the statement that Steve Brodie never Jump
ed from Brooklyn Bridge. A weighted dummy
made the jump. says Adam, and Brodie was
floating in the water to be dragged out when the
weighted dummy sank to the bottom No more.
when we raise a drink of mysterious hooch to
our lips, or put in a dollars worth OF chips to
draw to a three-card flush, no more Will we be
able to pull the old bromide: steve Brodie
took a chance, and steve has nothing on me-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
Democratic Government.

James Bryce, the man who gave us The
American Commonwealth" years ago, has writ
ten a new book on Modern Democracies." At
ter studying us as no other political student
ever studied us, Lord Bryce has this to say:
Democracy is government by the few for the
people. The liberty of the individual is restrict
ed and a large office holding class is being
formed. We are practicing more paternalism
in politics. We are building up a bureaucracy.
We are too ready to alter the constitution. The
spirit of paternalism wakes strong"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

There was a time when a man had to go
through a lot of red tape before he could KISS
a girl But nowadays he meets her at 8 o'clock
for the first time and kisses her at $3.50.
1t may seem paradoxical. But a lot OF wives
act like they can't be happy unless they are
unhappy. I.
The reason a man acts so brave when ne
hears a noise downstairs at 2, A. NJ. is because
he knows his wife isn't going to let him &c
down to investigate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
BITS OF BYPLAY
BY Luke McLuke.
Copyrieht, 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer


I think you'll find that | am right,
And you should bear this tact IN miho'
The silent watches of the night
Are those that you forgot 10 Winu'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Before he married Gerty GOOD
He spent his time in toastlng her.
But, since they married. the poor boob
Spends all his time in roasting her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
Now

What is that awful noise upstairs
That makes the plaster crack?
Paws eyes are filled with soap, and there:
No towel on the rack.
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

1T says here that only one man in a thou
sand can whistle" observed the old togy, as
he looked up from the newspaper he was read
ing. .
That's right agreed the Crouch. But the
trouble is that you can't get the other 500 TO
believe it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
The Baby.

The baby yells all night. dear me!
He bowls as il his heart would break;
Then cries himself to sleep when he
Has cried the rest of us awake.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
N Knnus EYerNthing.

Willie-Paw, what Is a honeyInuUn!
Paw-A honeymoon nowadays is a sott o.
intermission between the wedding ana the III
vorce, my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

All together now, ladies, turn the rugs about
to hide spots faded by the sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

The city boy. who hasn't a place to build a
shanty, misses a lot of the real joys of life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

you should stand by your grocer afsue'
The Business Booster.
II always do when ne IS welShlns A9 pun
chases" replied Mrs. Housekeeper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Chief of Police at Sunbury, Pa, rules women
must wear skirts four inches below knees. Class
legislation in favor of the longer-limbed, EN-?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
The Horrors of Prohibition.

NASHVILLE Tennesseean.)
Friend Luke McLuke will likely shake his
head and groan when he learns that Nashville
is about to spend nearly a half million on her
water system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
Bless Her Heart

Carrie Bier, of the Wissler Bottling Con
pany, Chillicothe. Ohio. might get a job in II
club cafe when the new prescriptions are turne
loose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Wonder how long it'll be until some circu'
side-show imports a flock of Japanese?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

AS we'll try to run a navy without warship
as without q ROOSEVELT!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
Oh, Joy!


Mildred Yowler, OF Paw Paw, Mich, mas
Joined the choir IN the Names Is Names Ciuo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

A building boom
Is on the way,
Good times will come,
And come to stay.
Buy things you need,
Don't be afraid;
Turn loose your cash,
And build up trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

AS the movies gain Roadway, the theatrical
firmament has a lot Of shooting stars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Usually the man who spades for a garden
isn't the man who spades for angleworms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Surgeon points out that human anatomy re-
sombIes a hogs. He must have dissected one OF
the fellows who stops his machine on a street
crossing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16
GOSlli

Most mon are in business to get rid of the
goods in stock. But f. j. Nevercell has a BIZ
cycle store in Asheville, N. C.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Let's Go.

Strong & Manley have q paint and hardware
store at Eagle River, Wis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

What is the racket from below,
That fills the air with blue?
Pa. as he lets the whole block know,
Upset his homemade brew.
Canton, Ohio, News
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Chinese yellow bark brandy" distilled from
is admitted to America as ING ka
Pi"-a medicine. This answers the question,
whats in a name?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-16

Our Daily Special.
When You Bet With a Woman You Are Not
Going to Better Yourself.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-08
when DEATH COMES
AS GUEST"

No one likes Death as a guest, but
it is a visitor that must come TO every
home A good undertaken who knows
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-08

bodies to all parts OF the World.
When the occasion arises, call
FRANK EDWARDS
Undertaken.
5000 Indiana Avenue
Phone: Calumet POS
Advt.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-08

Old Eighth (370th Infantry0 arrived
from FRANCE Thursday evening, Dec.
30th.
On Sunday, Jan. 2nd. the bodies of
all four were taken TO the 9Th Regi-
ment .Armory aud lay in state Sunday
and Monday.
Thousands OF citizens visited the
Armory during these two days and
paid tribute to the departed heroes,
all OF whom were killed in action with
the enemy.
At , p. M, Monday, Jan. 3rd, inn
preSsiye funeral service were held
at the Armory. The following pro-
gram was carried out:
Lead Kindly Light ..............
..............8th Regiment Band
Come Thy Shadows OF Blessing -.
......... Manhattan Church Choir.
Prayer ................Re Key Rhodes.
Solo....4.Oh Lord be Merciful.
..............M Mr.. George Garner.
1hanatopsis Observation-Disclosures.
.........,Mr Richard B. Harrison.
Solo ......... (Sacred) ............
vi lllC. I dill bl CIV II.
Funeral Sermon ..................
........ Chaplain Vim. S. Braddan.
Remarks, Reading of Resolutions, etc.
Taps
No Shadows Yonder .............
......... Manhattan Church Choir.
Flee as a Bird Observation-Disclosures.
...............8t Regiment Band.
In addition TO the thousands of citi-
zens present at the funeral services
there were also represented, the Gold
Star Mothers. the American Red
Cross. The Spanish-American War
Veterans, the George L. Giles and the
Mont des Singes Posts OF the Amer
lean Legion, and various delegations
from the churches, the largest IRON
the Community Church. which sent
a floral piece for each man.
After the services, the funeral
march was taken up in the follow
ing order; 9th Regiment Band; Armed
Escort Us men OF the 9Th Regiment ;
the Clergy; the hearses; automobiles
with families and mourners; Officers
OF the 9Th Regiment and distinguished
citizens; Enlisted men of the 9Th Regi-
ment; civilians. Marching west on
35th ST. TO State St, and thence south
to 39th St, the military escort halted,
uncovered and paid their last tribute
to their departed comrades