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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
KEASBEY

The friends of Morris Deutsch
will be pleased to learn that he has
safely arrived in Europe.
The Lehigh Valley railroad bridge
near st. Stephens avenue is being
strengthened by steel Orders, which
the railroad company is erecting
there.
The members of the Republican
Municipal committee of the fourth
poll of the second ward, were pres
ent at the organization meeting of
the entire municipal committee of
the township, which was held at
Masonic hall, Woodbridge, Tuesday
night.
Miss Collins. of Railway, Is teach
ing the fourth grade class at the
local school in the place of Miss
Beatrice Meyers, who vas granted
one years leave of absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fesler and
children were New Brunswick visit
ors Tuesday night.
Mrs. Charles Neary and Miss Sena
Beauregard visited relatives in
Fords yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer was a Perth
Amboy visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Samuel McGraw was an out
Of town visitor yesterday after
noon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
BY JAMES W. DEAN

By JAMES W. DEAN
NEW YORK-A quality of acting
evidenced in most of the irst-class
stage plays and, sac to relate, in
very few screen plays is manifested
in After the Show" That quality
is depressed expression of emotion.
Wild gesticulating. pulling of the
hair, clenching of fists and such vio-
lent means are usually employed in
movies to express the emotion which
is conveyed largely by the voice on
the stage.
Not so in after the Show" The
story is an ordinary one. no better
thar hundreds OF other stories
which have been screened, but the
of acting by Charles Ogle.
Jack Holt and Lila Lee gives 1t
merit. Credit for this probably
should go largely to William De-
Mile. the director.
A decrepit old door keeper loves a
young girl whom he has helped to
gain a place in the theatre. The
title writer calls that protective
love and the Low of the girl for him
.'adoring love-"
A hacker CT the show. a "a
aboutsown is enamored of the girl.
She falls in love with him. That is
called the love of desire"
Things go on until the girl must
choose between the old nan and
the one. The love of de-
sire" triumphs and the girl goes to
a house party given by the man
about-town.
There is pIthos in that situation.
The old man is crushed. But he
doesn't pull his hair or wiring his
hands. And DeMille didn't order a
closeup to show the old mans an
] guish. (That. despite the fact that
Charles Ogle has one of the most
expressive faces in the movies.)
The old man went out to that
house party. Yessir, right into the
room where all the hilarity raj go
ing on. He made the girl face him
and the young fellow together and
decide between them.
And she shose the young nan and
the love of desire"
Here came the only explosive mo-
ment OF the picture. The old man
broke a wine bottle and plunged its
Jagged edge into his wrist. The girl
had told him that If he ever needed
her she would come from the end OF
the world.
The young fellow gave his blood
to the old man after the girl had
offered hers. The TRANSMISSION saved
the old mans life. The girl went
back with him.
Ais we'll that ends well. The
young fellow loved the girl.
He told her he wasn't fit to live and
the girl said the same thing about
herseif-and SO they married and
were happy.
That made the old man very
happy. The fade out of the old man
registering his joy in the happiness
of the girl is one of the best bits of
facial acting yet given to the screen.
Charles Ogle was the old a
That accounts for that fine bit of
acting.
William DeMile proved m thing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06

in After the Show" and that is
the muchIy overworked closeup is
not needed to make a scene effective
The Press., 1921-11-10
WOLFE JOURNALS IN MUSEUM
Montreal Institution Has ComPlete Collection of Documents Bearing
 on Life of Great Soldier.

Montreal is in possession of one or the most complete collections i'll exist ence of original journals, letters, DOT traits and effects of Gen. James Wolfe. It was brought together by David Ross AIcC0rd, and will be part of the new McCord National museum at McGill university. The letters from the pen of Wolfe begin with bOyhQOd epistle,, dated January 24, 1741, and addressed to his tutor, w. Weston. It shows the serious trend of the boys thoughts even at that time and a tendency to meditation and philOsophizing. A second letter, written the following December to the same tutor and friend, reveals the other side of WOlfs's character, the appeal of action. f6r ill it he eXultS over the prospects of a soldiers life, and refers to his having been made an ensign in line regiment.
 An original journal kept by Wolfe from the days of his entering the army up to d few days before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham reveals much of the development of his character with the passing years. A second journal of great value is the record of operations before Quebec, written in his own hand. This document was lost for 15O years, was finally traced to St. Louis, from there to the Riviera, where the trail disappeared. Finally it turned up in London in 1914, when it was acquired by Mir. McCOrd.
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vines, caught De1la's f1oury hands and kissed them, receiving smudges of flour on nose and chin in the process.
 "Oh--" Della began to cry lit tie. and then told him all her woes. '"There is an undercurrent of-some- thing. The boarders are dissatisfied- the food is good--abundant and we have variety@" She shook her head perpleXedly.
 A slow grin spread over Paytons face. 1.-TWO things lacking, sweet heart-will you marry me if I tell you? You know I love you?"
 q will anyway" dared Della hap billy. "Tell me-what is the matter? What do they want?"
 "Prunes !" hissed MT. Payton, "and baked beans I know-because l want 'em myself"
 Della stared. eve haven't any in the hOuse-we wouldn't serve them"
 "Tll get them nOw-we1l have 'em for dinner-and after dinner-ls this your evening off, Miss Cinders?'
 "Yes," whispered Della happily. l. q want to tell you the rest of the story of we two! In the meantime, to my errand-prunes and beans. hur- rah!"
 And Della began to sing like a nightingale Once in awhile she stop ped and laughed. "PruneS and beans -prunes and pride !''
The Press., 1921-11-10
ANT LION TRAPS HIS PREY
Remarkable Ingenuity Displayed by Small Creature in Securing Food
 Especially Favored.

One of the most crafty of insects is the ant lion larva. This tiny crea- ture dotes on ants of all sizes and species, and as 1t is not swift of move ment it must trap its victims. It does this by making cOne-shaped pit in the sand. These pits are about an inch deep and two inches across. When 1t is complete the ant lion burieS itself in the very center, with only it's head and strong-curved mandibles in sight. It then patiently awaits the curious ants. Ants are Paul Prys, and have tremendous curiosity. The lit- tie depression attracts their attention, and they come to its edge and peer down into it.
 The larva at once starts into a fury of action. It begins a digging opera tiOn and at the same time hurls grains of sand in all directions. The sand thus tossed begins to roll down the depression and carries with it other grains of sand until miniature land- slide results. The curious ant is caught in the slide and goes tumbling down to the center where the hard, sharp mandibles of the lion seize it, and the poor victim is shaken back and forth until 1t is daZed, whereupOn the lion proceeds to dine with relish, tossing the empty husk of body outside the hole; once the meal is over.
The Press., 1921-11-10
Pride and Prunes
By CLARISSA MACKIE

(@ 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
 Mrs. Welles looked at her four daughters with an inquiring expres- sion. They looked very well-very pretty, one might say-althOugh their clothes were obviously last years style and their shoes were shabby. One noticed that they had made the most of old clothes. The Welles fam ily had suffered reverses since the death of the husband and father. He had been a salaried man, with four daughters to educate and large house to maintain. Even the house was grow ing shabby by inches, Molly declared.
 "What do you think of my plan| asked Mrs. Welles at last.
 "It's awful" groaned Madge. "I never expected we would come to keeping boarders."
 And I particularly detest prunes" complained Cicely.
 "Think of the hard work" suggested Barbara, looking at her well-kept hands.
 we might make it a pruneless boarding house," and Della went, off into a peal of merry laughter at her own wit, but her charming face cloud- ed at once as she saw the disappOint- ment in her mothers cOuntenance Were those new lines on her mothers placid brow? Lines of care and worry with four idle daughters? Della stiffened in a ramrod way, that was like her father.
 "We can do it if we want to-" she said bluntly. "We're too lazy for words-aH of our friends, rich and poor, are working of us are qualified to take up any special line of work and taking paying guests is respectable; we can keep our own home, reserve some rooms out of this big house for ourselves. Mother can superintend everything, I can help the cook in the kitchen, Molly and Bar bara can wait on table and take care of rooms at first until we can afford to keep another maid, and Cicely shall keep all the accounts and sew for the rest of us. Who will join the league of wOrkerS?"
 With more or less reluctance they all agreed. but Cicely, the clever needle woman, pOuted. People make such foolish jokes about prunes and boarding houses-and oh, dear-I SUD- pose must join tool"
 Della called them the band of un- willing workers, but her enthusiasm
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soon whipped them into line With the new enterprise, and they were en- cOuraged by their friends and by tales of the money to be made. They could charge well, for the house was large and situated in an extensive garden. The girls found their first happiness in cleaning the house and preparing the rooms.
 Everything was planned in advance, and every room was rented before they were ready to receive their guests" A good cook was hired and then the doors were open to receive the people and the trunks that soon occupied the rooms, small and large. After a while the family retired to a wing of the house, which they held against any siege of wOuld-be bOarders.
 The girls were happy. Mrs. Welles was relieved of care, and money seemed to flow into the cash box in a steady stream. Table bOarders came from the neighbOrhOOd, and the Welles place achieved reputation.
 For six months everything went well; never a word of complaint reached the family, and never a prune appeared upon the table, never a baked bean reared itself above the horizon.
 Madge became engaged to young college professor and Cicely was sew ing on her sisters modest rousseau. Della, who called herself Cinderella, was dubbed Cinders by the rest of the family. became famous for her delic- iOuS pastry and sang like d thrush over her work in the kitchen
 Dat singin' shuah does add flavor to de cookin', vas man." averred Sally. the black cook.
 One day the singing stopped and the singer dropped her pretty head. One of tn, guests was going to leave and he had given no reason beyond the fact that his mother needed a change. MT. Payton was young and attractive. He worked in the local bank and had a bright future. His mother was a robust old lady whom they all loved, but lately she had lost interest in life. She declared she was going out to Ohio to live with her married daughter and that would leave young Payton alone.
 q hate to leave Robert. No one knows what foolish girl he might fall in love with" Mrs. Payton had con fided to Mrs. Welles. "One of your daughters now"
 The two elderly ladies did not know it, but one of the daughters pretty Cinders herself, had captured Roberts heart and lost her own in exchange.
 "When he leaves, he will forget all about me in the kitchen" mourned Della. "He will meet pretty girls who wear frilly things all the time and keep their hands immaculate l" She lifted her fioury hands for inspection, and then dropped them in confusion, for Robert Payton was looking into the vine-covered window of the but ler's pantry where Della made her pastry. He poked his head through the
The Press., 1921-11-10
FINE FINISH

The finish we put on our shoe repair work is equal in every detail to factory finish. As long as the uppers of your shoes are in good condition, we can guarantee a regular factory job of sole ing and heeling. Not even a shoe ex- pert could tell the difference from factory soles and heels.
The Press., 1921-11-10
Old sundiaI as Town Clock.

A sundia on an old wooden build ing at Union Mills, Md, has marked the passing of the sun for more than century without once being wound up. It was the town clock" in Col onial days, before Washington led Americans to independence. And it keeps time as well now as it did then.
 As the sun shines on this side of the building only from a little before 8 in the morning until shortly after 2 in the afternoon, that portion of the daytime is marked.
 The hour figures are iron placed accurately in position. The center is long iron rod, the shadow of which marks the tih.e.
The Press., 1921-11-10
Rin Men in Small Store.

At Boars hill, near Oxford, Eng land, there is a little notion store, which looks little different from the usual country store, but the residents of the vicinity patrOnize it liberally. Most of the residents are literary per sOnages and one is likely to encounter in the store any one of number of prominent English writers. It is said on many occasions the pOet-laureate of England has been seen behind the counter waiting on customers, and Oth- CTS visiting the place frequently are Mr., Masefield, MT. GalSWOrthy and Sir Gilbert Murray.
The Press., 1921-11-10
Useful Yarn,

"HistoranS say there isn't a word of truth ill that story about HOratius at the bridge"
 Maybe it isn't true," said Senator Snortworthy, but it's a good story and I intend to stick to it. I've been using Horatius in my speeches for the last 40 years and it would be rank ingratituGe if I abandon him nOw."-- Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Press., 1921-11-10
Emharrassinn Situation.

My most embarrassing situation hap pened when I was young girl. Our Sunday school gave a picnic in the woods and attended, wearing white dress, and carrying green silk para sol. Unfortunately, a rain came up and after it was over my dress was as green as my parasol.- Chicago Jour- nal
The Press., 1921-11-10
Described.

"Pa, what is meant by personal lib- erty?"
 "PerscnaI liberty, my son, is what a man has before he marries. only he he doesn't know it."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13
THE STORM BREAKS.

As was to be foresecn a substantial part of
tho German press already has begun attacking the
new cabinet for accepting the allied terms
For us" says the Pan German organ, "this
document is but scrap of paper"
The "Tages zcitung" joins the anvil chorus with
the remark that "The so-called German parliament
accommodates the French wishes"
AS usual, the Germans are showing themselves
poor sports. They know--or ought to know. I'M
less they stark mad-that Germany had no
alternative but 10 accept the conditions laid down
for it. Resistance would have been an egregious
bunder.
AS for the allied terms being "a scrap of
paper" for the PAN Germanists-that is a thing
easy to believe. BY the Pan-Germaniss, every
covenant, however solemn. which has been unpalat-
able to them has been considered scrap of paper
The treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality was so
regarded by them. The pact of Versailles has been
treated such.
Why not this latest promise to pay?
The present cabinet does not seem destined to
last long. 1t is literally minority ministry com,
handing PIG out of the 400 votes in the reichstag
The Bourse Gazette is probably correct when it
predicts that it cannot hope to be more than a
signing cabinet"
1t is interesting to note the care that is being
exercised in the selection of a foreign minister that
is said to have observed that "a socialist foreign
minister would be looked upon as a bolshevist in
America"
Germany apparently still has hopes of persuad-
ing the United States to shield her from the lust
wrath of the allies
In this hope she is doomed to disappointment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13
FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH.

Some people will consider today link day"
For it marks the conjunction of two "unucky'
days
The majority of us, however will go our ways
undisturbed, for we moderns are becoming more
and more susceptible to the guide Of rather
than the dictates of superstition
But superstition is not entirely eliminated from
our makeup. OF course. most OF us will start any
thing Friday. the thirteenth if We have to, but
-er-tomorrow will usually do just as well.
When the words Of "Invictus' acquire the force
OF conviction for us; when each of really be-
leves that II the master of my fate; l am
the captain Of my SOUL" when entirely agree
with Cassius that The fault lies not in our stars
but in ourselves that underlings, then,
and then only, will superstition be banished from
the earth.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13

oven and set them out on the back
steps to cool.
"Hello!" cried Uncle Wirgily as
he hoped along on his red. white
land blue rheumatism crutch, "what
are those funny little brown men ."
For that is what the molasses dolls
looked like funny flat littls
brown chaps in the pan with the
cookies.
"Oh, those are some extra things
] made in my baking" spoke Nurse
Jane. I'm going to give the mo-
lasses dolls to Susie, Lulu and Alice
when they come home from school.
I'll put them on a separate pan"
So the muskrat lady put the
newly baked molasses dolls on a
pan by themselves, and left them
on the steps to cool.
Uncle Wiggily twinltled his pink
nose and thought of something.
I'm play little trick on the ami
NAL girls said the bunny rabbit
to himself. "Ill make some dolls
of brown mud, just like the molas-
SEES ones Nurse Jane has baked. and
IN put the mud dolls on the pan In
place of the real ones.
"1'll hide the molasses dolls away
and when Nurse Jane offers Susie,
Lulu and Alice some molasSes dolls,
they'll be fooled when they pick up
the mud ones"
"Of course I'll not let them eat
the mud dolls" said Uncle Wig
gily to himself. CAS- soon as I cry
April Fool" I'll give them the real
molasscs cookie dolls"
Not far from the hollow stump
bungalow was some soft, sticky
mud, and it did not take Uncle
Wiggly long to make three dolls Of
brown clay, When they were dried
in the sun they looked exactly like
the mOlasvas cookie dolls.
Now for the trick joke" said
Uncle Wiggily to himself. When
Nurse Jane wasn't looking he Slip
ped up to the pan on the window
sill and, taking out the molasses
dolls, in their place he put the ones
he had made of mud.
The molasses dolls Uncle Wig
gily wrapped in some clean paper
and hid under the lilac bush.
Now I'm all ready for the joke"
thobEht the bunny gentleman. TN
sit down on the steps here and wait
for Lulu, Alice and Susie to come
from school. When they do TN
hand them the pan of mud dolls
and how surprised they'll be-"
Well Uncle Wiggily sat on the
steps, sort of laughing to himself as
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13

he waited. when, all of a sudden,
along came the old Skillery Scallery
Alligator.
oh no! All hal" cried the gator,
and he opened his mouth so wide
that it seemed the top of his head
might fly off. "Oh no! Here's IN
Gle Wiggily sitting waiting for mel"
Il wasn't waiting for you" sadly
said the bunny gentleman.
For whom were you waiting?'
asked the alligator.
For Lulu, Alice and Susie" an
swered the bunny, Il was going to
give them
"Ho no! You needn't tell me
what you were going to give them!
l can see for myself" cried the
gator, rearing up on his tail. 81
see the pan of molasses cookie
dolls. But Lulu, Alice and Susie
shall not have them"
Why not?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, and d queer, funny look came
over the pink, twinkling nose of tho
bunny rabbit gentleman.
Because I'm going to eat all
those molasses cookie dolls for my
self" snickered the gator, land
then I'm going to nibble your ears,
Uncle Wiggily."
Which are you going to do
first % asked the bunny.
Eat the molasses dolls!" showled
the bad chap, and with that he
reached up and took down the pan
of-Well, you know what was in
the pan as we'll as ] do.
"Now for the first molasses
cookie doIl!' cried the Skillery,
Scallcry chap. He opened his
mouth wide, took a big bite and Il
chew and then he cried: isn't a
molasses cookie doll at all! It's
mud! Oh, my teeth! My tongue!"
And, spluttering and splatttering
away he rain, his mouth full of
dried mud, and he didn't stop to
take even a single nibble from I'm
Gle Wiggilys ears.
"Ha. Ha" laughed the bunny
gentleman. ITS q good thing l
made those mud dolls, l guess. But
now / won't try to fool Lulu, Alice
and Susie on them. I'll put back
the real molasses cookie dolls" SO
Uncle Wiggily did, and when the
animal girls came home from
school they were delighted with
Nurse James treat.
But the gator had to scrub his
teet three times to get the mud
from his mouth. But it served him
right, I think; don't you? And if
the pussy cat doesn't claw a hole
through the screen door, so the
mosquitoes come in to play tag
with the gold fish, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the milk
weed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13
VERSE OF TODAY

IN SANCTIS
Long have I seen thee kneel dear lady mine.
Madonna mia! In the stained light
Through the soft glaze, above windowed shrine,
With pleading eyes, clear, pure, so
bright.
l. who have walked the rough and sodden tread
That men must go upon this lonely earth;
Who in the temple dare not lift head
l. too, have known lifes famine and lifes
dearth.
Ceasing thy trstesse, gather wilt thou yet
The green, sweet grasses in some garden plot;
Would might follow, hope with joy beset.
The world foregone, forgiven and forgot
New York Herald.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-13
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
THE BUDGET BILLS STATUS.
Me New York TimeS)

From The New York Times)
The bill establishing a budget for the fed
eral appropriations has been sent to conference,
where it was some months ago. 1t goes into
conference it went in before 1t was vetoed
by President Wilson because congress encroached
on the presidential prerogative by imposing duties
on the president and depriving him of control
of the officials through whom the work must
Ice done. The bill went into the house amended
in that respect, and goes into conference again
with the same fault repeated. That is trifling
with serious matter and suggests that congress
has its reasons for not wishing presidential
budget restrictions to- be imposed upon it.
The greater the reluctance the greater tho
necessity. In President Wilson'S time both he
and the treasury officials satisfied with the
bill in all respects except the fault for which
it was vetoed. 1t is not known how President
Harding feels that point. but The Evening
Posts Washington correspondent informs US that
he prefers that the treasury should put the bud
get into form for his judgment and action on it,
and that Secretary Mellon agrees that this is a
suitable settlement of the contention. 1t is
mockery to call the budget presidential budget
ii congress retains control of the workers under
the president Budget reform is not promoted
by persistence in error. .-..4 -. '-, --