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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30
American Crossed River Where
Misstep Meant Death.
Reader viii BE in Full Accord With
the Statement That II Was a
Creepy, CHASTITY Process"

An American tells of crossing the
Teesta river, in the Himalayan region.
on a rickety bamboo bridge.
The bridge, always dangerous, was
at that time a mere ragged skeleton
of, itself, and to make matters worse
was slippery with green slime. Such
bridges are usually rebuilt once in
two years, but this one had evidently
not been touched for much longer
than that On this narrow, tottering
structure, open at the sides, the Amer
lean had to cross over the turbulent,
rapid river, 800 feet wide and seventy
feet below the bridge.
The instant one steps on such
bridges they recoil from him and swing
and shake In an alarming way, rolling
from side to side and pitching like a
ship in storm. They swerve with a
sudden jerk every time one lifts his
foot; not only sideways and length
wise, but downward and forward, as
ones weight depresses the bridge. This
goes on until one passes the middle of
the bridge, after which the 0scillating
structure kicks up behind one as he
aseends
Now, this American got on fairly
well as long as he could see the bam-
boo rod on which he had to walk, al
though the open sides heightened the
sense of insecurity. But away from
the bank, if one looks down to see
where TO place his foot, the rush of
leaping water in the torrent below
gives him the giddy sensation that both
he and the bridge are running swiftly
up stream.
Yet one must keep his eye upon the
single bamboo overhanging the abyss
and find shaky footing upon it, since
to miss it means certain death.
The American was quarter of the
way over, perhaps, when as he stepped
frsm one bamboo to the next it tilted
up and he could see most of those in
frsnt were lying loose and disjointed
in their V-slings They had been
broken away by the passing of per-
seas who had preceded him. He could
not swing round to go back; forward
WIS his only course.
He went on with long strides to get
a foothold on this shaking, swinging
line of Shiny bamboos. After each step
he had to half close his eyes to coun-
teract the giddy feeling ofSthe upward
rush of the bridge. 1t was creepy,
CHASTITY process. A false step meant
death in the raging gulf below. After
what seemed an age he reached the
opposite bank.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30
ON CRAZY BRIDGE STRONG on TALK
This Land Too Full of Half-Baked
Theorists.
What Good-Natured Americans Have
90 Endure in These Days Is
Surely "a Plenty"

Americans are probably the most
Fully Advised people on earth The
whole land is full of emergency
rostrums where people who have a
passion for advising their brethren
may repair and relieve their minds
in detail.
No people are more Talked To and
Talked At, and no people are more
Tolerant and Good-Natured about it.
Not only is the land full of native
advisory talent, bur advisers hive here
from other lands and insist upon Elk
planning Matters TO us-giving US the
low-down and the real Mccoy on a
variety of topics, many of them ex-
ceedingly dull.
The land is full of well-fed, imprac-
teal theorists who have Thought 1t
All OUT and are Willing and Anxious
to Tell About 1t. asserts Glenn NJ.
Farley in the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer.
Most of the Fluent Speakers are
men who have never done anything in
all their long lives but write or talk.
They never, by any chance. have got
into the thick of things themselves
never been horned around and pushed
and showed and stepped on. or ac-
quired calloused hands or practical ex
perience in Working for a Living; never
stood up to the East Wind of Hard
Luck and Hard Work and Won
Through In spite of discOuragements.
Still they are Perfectly Willing TO
Explain Matters and tell how to
correct our sad mistakes of Judge
ment.
The land is full of Instructors With
out appointment and Guides Without
Certificates.
! Is it any wonder that We are so
often on the wrong track? is ii not
miracle that we are on the road at
all and making progress?
The land is full of Critics, men anx
ious to point out the errors of poor,
lost. wandering humanity; men keen
TO tear down and destroy the work of
others and furnish nothing construc-
tive TO replace il; men full of theories,
but short on practice.
have a Helpful Theory, but u still
finer thing for him to Work 1t Out.
1t seems to come natural to a lot Of
people to Explain Matters. When a
citizen feels moved TO go out in the
Back Yard and Undertake TO Plant u
Garden some neiglbor is Quite Apt TO
step over and Lean on the Fence and
! Explain TO him precisely how the
garden should be Put In.
What Splendid, Grand Glorious
Thing it would be if ali the Volunteer
Instructors and Guides and Exhorters
would Stop Talking and Go TO Work
/, themselves
AS it is, a lot of the Listeners are
Getting Nervous. They are getting rea-
sonably well Fed Up With Instruction.
When a man WHO has been Through
the Mill Raises his Voice in counsel,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30

he generally mas something or varue
to say.
But when a party with a Gas Bag
moves in and begins to Release the
Gas he becomes a nuisance to every
body. He annoys people who are
really working and accomplishing
something, and often drops a monkey
wrench or a screw driver into the
machinery.
There are orators running around
with a Load of Misinformation who
would probably Be All Right If they
Had Bath and a Haircut and con-
sented to Go to Work.
Anyhow, it would be Worth Trying,
and it Would be a Wonderful Relief
to the Public.
There are entirely too many able
bodied men standing around Instruct
ing Others and awaiting a formal in
PRODUCTION to Hard Work.
This coHntry's buainess and in
dustry would Bounce Like a Rubber
Ball if we could cOntrive to induce
every ablebodied man to turn his hand
to some useful work and Soft Pedal
the Talk.
What we heed is a Moratorium on
Volunteer Misinfofmation.
AS it is the season for the TaIkfest
is over, and the Janitor VIII Soon Be
Putting Out the Lights.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30
Old Elevators Still Run.

Back in 1888, when Portland was a
fedgling city, came an historical incl
dent with the installation of the first
passenger elevator in the Liable build
ing al Second and Washington streets.
The old cage Is there yet. making its
regular trips. BY calculation 1t has
travelled over 1000 miles in its 80
years of life. half of the distance up
and half down.
When it was first placed in opera
ton it was one of the sights of the
city, and no trip to Portland was COM
plete without at least a look at the
new contraption. AS most of the Wis
itors wanted to ride, it was very pop
ular.
Just about three years after 1t was
installed Ed. Joost came to the build
ing. and since that time, 80 years ago,
he has been running the lift, for over
a decade being engineer-in-chief In
the course of events and in keeping
with the march of progress the mo-
tive power has been changed from the
old hydraulic system that served the
downtown buildings to an electric mo-
tor, but the old cage, an elaborate
structure of metal filigree, is yet on
duty.-PortIand 0regonian
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30

Rub-My-Tism cures sores.-Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30

Salt mullet, already scaled. at the
City Fish Market. 24-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-30

Test our delivery service when you
want FRESH meat. Just call phone
10s. Main Street Market. lift
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07

The county bridge was opened for
traffic shortly after noon today.
Charles E. Ryan, superintendent of
the construction company which has
been making the repairs neeessitat-
ed by the accident occurring last Sat-
urday when a barge passing through
the draw broke loose and rammed
the structure. ordered traffic to be
resumed.
All traffic will be allowed to pass
over the bridge this afternoon, in
Guiding trolley cars. heavy trucks,
and automobiles.
1t was originally intended to have
the bridge open for service yester-
day, but. two. days, of high winds
made the water so rough that 1t
held up and delayed the repair
work considerably.
In repairing 1t was found neces-
sary to drive twenty-four piles into
the bottom of the river. These piles
were Jagged with timbers six inches
square and thirty-six feet long. The
tops of the piles were then secured
by lengths of heavy timber and up
on them were placed four 50-ton
Jacks, which will hold the damaged
span in place until permanent repair
can be made. The bridge has been
swung back into position and all
damage repaired Temporarily except
the steel work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
Democrats Meet Tonight.
FRANCE TO GET PAID;
GERMANY TO Be SAFE

PARIS, Oct. 7.-France is assured
reparation payment and Germany is
giving a means TO avoid bankruptcy
by an agreement made at Wiesbaden
by Louis Louchur. French minister
of liberation regions and NJ. Rathe-
nau, Germany's minister of construc-
ton. The agreement will permit
Germany to pay sevei billion gold
marks in the next five years.
Germany engages 10 deliver TO
France upon her demand all ma
chinery and materials which would
be compatible with the possibility OF
production in Germany and subject
TO her limitation. Such deliveries
will be in accord with the require
ments necessary for Germany to
maintain her social and economic
life. This agree ment shall date
from October l, 1921.
'In any case, the present CONTRACT
excludes the products II is speclned
Germany must turn over 10 the Al
lies in annexes 3, 5, and 6 part ),
of the Treaty of Versailles. The ac-
cumllated value of the payments
which Germany must supply France
will not succeed seven billion gold
marks from October 1, 1921, to May
/, 1926. :,
ut is expressly stipulated that all
deliveries will be devoted TO the re-
construction of devastated regions II
Upper France"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
Local Dealers Say That They
Will Assist ProberS All
They Can
STATE BODY TO MEET
Coal Men Here Say They
Have Heard Nothing About
Investigation Here

The MacKay legislative commit
tee, conducting the state probe of
coal prices and alleged combines
will be in Perth Amboy next Thurs
day.
This committee, which is endeav-
oring to find a conspiracy among
the coal dealers to keep up the price
which it has been alleged exists in
this state. has already examined
dc alers in Newark, Jersey City, Pat
erson, Asbury Park and other cities
in the state and will now center its
attentions here.
Due to the fact that this city is a
coal center there are many big
dealers here, it is likely some time
will be spent by the committee in
this city. However, the fact that the
dealers here express their willing
ness to cooperate with the commit
tee in it's local probe, may enable
the committee to complete the
probe as far as this city is concern
ed sooner than is now expected.
When questioned this morning
with reference to the proposed sit
ting OF the Mackay Legislative Com
mittee in this city next Thursday
morning for the purpose of probing
the alleged conspiracy responsible
for the continued high price of coal.
local coal dealers expressed surprise
and denied knowing anything about
it. None of them have been sum-
moned to appear before the commit
tee, they said. although those who
could be gotten in touch with ex-
pressed their willingness to open
their books for investigation to the
committee in order that the amounts
paid and charged by them for coal
might be known.
A meeting of the Mackay investi-
eating committee was scheduled to
be held yesterday in the Newark
council chamber but illness of two
members prevented its being held.
The committee is now reported to
hold it's next meeting in Perth Am
boy next Thursday morning. None
of the local dealers knew anything
of this meeting. when asked this
morning. but they asserted their
willingness to assist the investigators
by opening their books for inspec-
tion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
PLAN
NOT SUCCESS
Mob Returns Home While Ac-
cused Negro is Safe in
County Jail

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. IA large
crowd of men which came mere IN
motor cars from Fort Worth early
today for the announced purpose OF
lynching David Bun, a negro held IN
connection with the robbery or mem
bers of a house party near Fort
Worth last Tuesday night, disbanded
shortly after their arrival and are
said to have returned home.
No concerted effort was made TO
get the negro from the county jail.
Bun was indicted in Fort Worth
Yesterday on a charge of ROBBERY
with firearms. He confessed to the
robbery of $500 worth of jewelry
after attempting an attack on a
young girl. According TO members
of the party the robber compelled
them to tie one another with rags
and kicked and abused them as ne
forced them to surrender their val
uables.
He was brought here immediatel!
after the indictment was returned.
Sec Masked White Robed Men.
DCRANT, Okla, Oct. 7.-SeVera
shots were exchanged by group o.
county officers and a band OF nlnf
masked white robed men whom tht
officers discovered in pasture nortf
Of the city last night The robeC
men fled after the shooting anc
sheriff TAYLOR. one of the officials o.
the party, said he believed one O.
them had been wounded. The sher
ifs party suffered no casualties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
LEGION ADDS
To MEMBERS
Great Start in Drive for Men,
bers Being Conducted by
Local Post

The initial effort of the ten teams
who are conducting the American
Legion membership drive was very
gratifying when it was announced
last night that fifty-one new mem
be RS had been gained in the one day.
Captains of the teams met in the Y.
NJ. C. A. last night to make their
reports to Chairman Nathan Gold
berger and the campaign was re-
newed with added zeal after the an
ncuncement was made. The aver
age thus far is a member for each
worker on the teams and 1t Is ex-
pected that tonight's report VIII
even exceed that of last night.
Gaining members at this time Is
particularly difficult because many
of the eligible ex-service men are
out of work. For this very reason,
the Legionaires find that these men
should Join the outfit and have its
backing. The post at the present
time is working quietly to get po-
sitions for men and relieve the fam
lilies that have been hard hit.
Special effort will be concentra-
ted on this latter activity aissoon as
the drive is over. A big winter sea
son is looked forward TO by Legion
naires as soon as the prospective
members are enrolled =,
A regular meeting of the post VIII
be held tonight when new reports
will be handed in. Tomorrow night
terminates the drive and with the az
ternoon free for most of the workers
the largest number of prospects Will
probably be approached.
A regular meeting of the Legion
will be held tonight and all MEM
bers including those who have been
signed .p since yesterday are urged
Ia attAnf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 7.-As a
result of the general sentiment ex-
pressed in Metuchen by property
owners along North Main street in
favor of a reinforced concrete pave
ment the freeholders yesterday re-
jected five bids received by them for
a warrenite pavement on concrete
base. None of the bids were open
ed. Immediately after these bids
had been rejected the county eng1-
neer was instructed to advertise for
bids on a twenty-foot reinforced
concrete road. built to the same
specifications used blythe state high
way department. TINS measure was
objected to by Representatives from
Metuchen and the action was re-
scinded.
Mayor Washington Wilson, Coun-
Gilman Frederick Ayres and Bor-
ough Attorney Wesley Benner spoke
for the North Main street property
owners and pointed out that al
though concrete road was desired
the property owners did not want
such a heavily constructed road as
the freeholders suggested. The free
holders favored concrete road
eight inches deep on the outer edges
>and ten inches deep in the center,
this being the style used by the
state highway department. Council
man Ayres claimed that laying such
a road would be pouring the taxpay-
ers money into the streets as there
is no need for such a heavily con-
structed road owing to the absence
of heavy trucks passing over it.
According to the Metuchen repre-
sentatives the laying of a heavy
concrete road would entail an un-
necessary expense, it being their be-
lief that a concrete road six inches
thick on the outer edges and seven
inches in the center would be suffi-
GENTLY strong. these proportions
being used in the paving of South
Main street.
Freeholder Quackenbush brought
up the point that it would be impos-
sible to receive state aid if the same
specifications used by the state in
laying concrete roads were not
lived up to. 1t was then said that
state aid had been received on this
road several years ago and no more
financial assistance could be expect
ed.
A request was then made by the
Metuchen freeholders that the five
foot strips on either side of the
tweney foot road which will be con-
structed in the center of the road,
together with the concrete cutters,
be done in one contract. 1t was
poited out that if the borough ad-
vertised for this work it would take
about two months before actual
work could be started whereas
the freeholders could get it under
way much sooner the borough re-
imbursing the freeholders for it's
share of expense.
1t was decided to hold the matter
In allegiance for one week. during
which time it will be taken up with
the county solicitor to determine
whether or not the county can le-
gally do as requested by the bor-
| ough of Metuchen.
supplementary contract was
awarded to Liddle & Pfeiffer on the
West avenue. Sewaren, pavement.
Owing to the condition of the sub
soil on this street from the Wood
bridge Creek bridge to the Boynton
Lumber Company's yard. it had been
deemed advisable 10 make the con-
crete one inch deeper along this
stretch. entailing an additional cost
of twenty-six cents per square yard
This stretch Is about 500 feet long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
WANT j. s. TO |
HELP ALLIES
In Plans to Solve Problems on
Reparations and Payments
of Allied Debt

PARIS. Oct. I (By The Associated
Press)-The United States is called
rpon to join with the Allied powers
in plans to solve all the problems
growing out of reparations and pay
ments of the allied debts in reso.
luton adopted by the international
Chamber of Commerce which met
here today
The resolution was recommended
by the special finance COMMITTEES
appointed last June at the annual
congress of the international cham
Der in London in which the United
States was represented.
The resolution points out that the
American representatives TO the IN
ternational chamber have drawn
the attention of the council TO the
financial position of the world at
large was arriving increasing atten-
ton in the United States and that
there was n strong indication cf
greater participation by the United
States. such participation is made
more apparent and necessary by the
present industrial situation in the
United States. The resolution con-
cludes by saying that it is vital for
the United States 20 do its utmost
TO relieve the situation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
GOAL DEALERS SAY
BOOKS ARE OPEN
State Bridge Again Open;
To Start On New Span

Although the work in progress
during the past week has been en-
ergency repairing the steel work for
the permanent job is being fabri-
Gated at the Newark plant of the
construction company and its arrival
and setting up is expected within ten
days. The emergency work has been
done under the direction of Charles
E. Ryan, construction superintend-
ent, and Charles M. Ellsworth. in
spector of the State Highway Com
mission.
Work on New Bridge
Beginning Monday the first step
in the construction of the new bridge
will be taken when the same COM
pany will drive piles in the meadows
on the South Amboy side of the river
The idea is to drive forty piles and
build platform on top of them. on
which will be set 1000 tons of pig
iron. The pig iron will remain on
the platform for month and will
be watched by inspectors and en-
gineers of the highway commission
in an effort to determine how the
foundations of the new bridge must
be laid At present 1t is not known
whether supports for the structure
can be laid in the soft ground on the
South Amboy side or whether it will
be necessary to drive through to hard
hOttOn1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
BLAZE IN STOVE
CALLS F|REMEN
Fire Department Called to
"Fire" in David WolfSon's
Place in Prospect Street

The fire department was called
out shortly before o'clock this
morning to answer the alarm sent
in from box 81 at Watson avenue
and Smith street. The blaze proved
to be in a stove which was choked
up with a quantity of wood and had
all it's hampers closed. No dam
age was done. The supposed fire
was in the saloon of David Wolfson
at Fayette and Prospect streets.
Officer Egan noticed dense clouds
of smoke coming from the transom
above the door of the saloon. In
vestigating the policeman found the
entrance to the building locked
and was unable to gain entrance.
After rousing the residents living
upstairs he called Lieutenant An
drew Jensen at the police station
and the lieutenant turned in an
alarm. Upon the arrival of the de-
partment it was found that the f1re
was in the closed up stove.
Two watchmen on the premises
hid themselves. it was said, and re-
fused to answer when called by or
ficer Egan. Later the two showed
themselves and said they did not
know the dampers were closed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
GIRLS WANTED
To SEE WORLD

Suzanna Zenda, fourteen years
old, and Mary Jaworowski, fifteen.
both of Bayonne, reported to the
local police station yesterday after
noon and asked to be sent back to
their homes. The two girls had run
away from Bay onne and evidently
tired of their purpose to see the
world after reaching Perth Amboy.
Both girls refused to assign any rea-
son for running away when ques-
toned by the authorities.
The Bayonne police were notified
of the presence of the girls here and
they in turn made known the fact
to relatives fthe homesick runa-
ways. Suzanna's father appeared at
headquarters late in the afternoon
and claimed his daughter but re-
fused to take charge of the second
girl on the ground that he did not
know anything about her. Mary is
being held to await the arrival of
her mother, who is expected today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
ENGINEERS SOUNDING ALSO
RAILROAD TRACKS HERE

Engineers who arrived in this city
yesterday are now making soundings
of the road bed of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey through this city.
The men with their various instru-
ncnIs started to work in the vicinity
of the Hall avenue bridge and it is
said will continue to work towards
the Raritan river. until the condi-
tons of the land from the Hall ave-
nue. bridge to the bridge over the
river has been learned.
From railroad men who are az
ouaiEted with road bed building the
information has been obtained that
the railroad would not be making
soundings of this kind. unless they
contemplated depressing the tracks.
The fact that the engineers are do
Ing this work would indicate that the
grade crossings here VIII be elim.1-
ated by depressing the rails.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-07
Metuchen Wins Paving
Fight, Will Lay Concrete

The entire meeting of the free
holders was held in public yesterday
despite the motion of Freeholder
Clarence Haight that twenty-five
minute intermission be taken while
awaiting the arrival of Attorney
Benner. The board recently decid-
ed against holding recesses at which
secret conferences were held. In
making the motion yesterday Mr.
Haight used the word "intermis-
sion" instead of recess" but Direc-
tor Dey opposed the motion, claim
ing it was unnecessary to take an
intermission and asserting that the
meeting was to be open from begin
ming to end. The signing of bills was
also done i'll public.