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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

Reconstruction is, according to
long familiar adage, the thief or
time. If that were all that should,
be said against it, procrastinatlon
would deserve to be condemned. But
procrastination is more than the
thief of time, it is the assassin OF
moral character.
1t does it's work stealthily, but
surely. There is M surer way for
a man to undermine his own integ-
rity than the habit of evading the
facing of duty.
If you have a task to perform, do
it now. You get the task out of the
way, but what is far more i'm
portant, you rise in your W self
esteem. You say, 81 have discovered
the way to do it. and l have found
out that I am capable of doing 1t
thus"
If you have done a wrong. and
feel that you ought to apologize and
+ atone for it. you gain nothing but
| remorse and self reproach by wait
ing. A hard but righteous thing to
be done; do it now.
If you see responsibilities piling
up ahead of you, so heavy and so
high that you feel like lying down
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
THE NARRow-MINDED TAXPAYERS

Director Dey, of the Board of Freeholders, is
quoted in the New Brunswick Times as declar-
ing that "the people who have been censoring
the freeholders are narrow-minded and don't
know what they are talking about"
This has a familiar sound. 1t is just such an
answer as this one usually gets from Mr.. Dey
whenever an effort is made to get a real expla-
aation of what the freeholders are doing.
But Mr.. Dey has got to be more specific. He
has got to show in what way they are narrow
minded. If the people who are censoring the
ireeholders don't know what they are talking
about. why doesn't the director give them the
information they desire so that they may be
better informed?
If it is narrow-minded to carefully scrutinize
county expenditures these days Of high taxes and
to ask explanations then, of course, the average
taxpayer is narrow-minded.
For instance, the EVENING NEWS has re-
neatedly asked why the freeholders insisted
upon having West avenue in Sewaren paved with
bitulithic when the preference of the property
owners was for all concrete. when there is good
reason to believe that a concrete road can be
built more cheaply than the bitulithic. and
when 1t is pretty generally agreed that a con-
crete road wears better than a bitulithic pave
ment,
The EVENING NEWS is still waiting for
In answer although to continue to insist
upon an explanation may make us seem mar
row-minded in the opinion of Director Dey. AS
for not knowing what we are talking about,
however, we feel that we know just exactly
what we are saying and propose to keep on
saying it until some explanation is given.
We are particularly interested in learning
why the material controlled by the patent pave
ment people is so favored by the Board of Free
holders here after reading the interesting dis
closures of conditions in Morris county. A con-
tractor there tells how he was practically COM
nelled 10 give up his contract for paving a road
and hand it over to the Standard Bitulthlc
Company. He tells of some startling colnci-
dances In his dealings with the bitulthic people
and th& supervisor of roads of Morris county.
Natut ally when reading about these things
Sa4s ming in other counties and seeing how the
:. Went pavement interests are favored in MID
~-,,esex. one is DESTROYS of securing all the facts
possible. ,
Perhaps we are very narrow-minded' mean ana
contemplate for insisting upon knowing ABOUT
these things, and Mr.. Dey may insist that we
stiIl do not know what we are talking about
nevertheless he can stop a whole lot or the talk
ma helm his constituents to be broad-minded
NV telling the taxpayers, whose money he IS
spending, why the patent paving interests are
given such a preference in the matter of road
construction in this county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
NOW IS THE TIME
BY DIR. w. E. BARTON

and making no effort at all. take up
the nearest one, and if possible the
hardest one. and get it out of the
way. You will be surprised to dis
cover how n by one the re-
sponsibilities will yield to direct at
tack.
1t is not simply the method of
meeting external conditions that is
needed; the important thing ia that
a mar shall learn how to marshal
his own resources for the undertake
ing.
Napoleon won by being there five
minutes sooner than the other gen.
eral.
There are times when the whole
problem of success depends upon a
mans ability to bring himself square,
ly and promptly to the meeting of a
situation.
Whether little or light the task
do it now.
Josh Billings remarked that the
man who knew just what he would
have done if he had been there, never
gets there.
The work performed and the re-
ward belong to the man who faces
the task and does it now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

O.. Is the grape crop good this
year?-G. C. S.
A. In the grape producing region
Of New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan. the reports are for light
crops, not more than half the ave
age yield being expected.
q. What does "Dail Eireann"
mean and how is it pronounced?-
C. K. Fl.
A. ''Eireann" means Irish and
Dali means convention or meeting.
a is pronounced nearly as the
English word doll is. and Eireann
practically like Erin.
q. What waS known as No Mans
Land in the United States? "A. G..
A. In United States history, the
term as used of a territory 10 miles
long and "a miles wide in the north
of Texas. coded to the United States
in 1850 and made part of Oklahoma
in 1890. Between these years, how
ever. it had no form of government
and was the resort of outlaws. NO
Mans Land" is also a narrow strip
between Delaware and Pennsylva-
mia. By some it is held to belong
to the latter state. Some individuals
living there prefer to perform their
legal obligations to Delaware-some
do not recognize citizenship in either
state.
G.. How is 1t possible to obtain the
picric acid that the government is
furnishing for blasting?-K. A.
A. The Bureau of Public Roads
says that the distribution of this SAL
vaged picric acid will be made
through state agencies. The Agri-
cultural college of each state has
been asked to act in this capacity.
Q. How long does it take to go
from Paris to London by airplane
and how much does it cost?-G. A. j.
A. This trip of ESQ miles is taken
in about two hours, and the fare is
about five English pounds.
@. Can a candy thermometer be
used to test jelly?-Q. E. D..
A. A candy thermometer may be
used, and if an equal amount of juice
and sugar is combined the jelly will
be done when the thermometer reads
219 to 221 degrees Fahrenheit, (104
to los degrees centrigrade.)
Q. In what way does mourning
mourning FL. w.
A. The white bonnet ruche is the
unmistakable insignia of widowhood.
@. What do the names Adam and
Eve mean ?-I. o, U.
A. Adam is a Hebrew word
meaning mankind" Eve is from
the Hebrew "Hawwah" meaning
life" The name was given Eve
as she was mother of all living.
Q. Did Germany ever have a di-
rect cable to the United States?-
T. H.
A. Before the war, Germany was
in direct cable communication with
the United States. In the spring of
1900. the cable of the Deutsche-At-
lantische Telegraphen Gesellschaft
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
THRIFT CORPORATION
CALLED INSOLVENT

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-George v.
Mclaughlin, state superintendent OF
banks today confirmed reports that
the National Thrift Bond Corpora
ton which has 100000 worth of
thrift bonds outstanding with work
ers who purchased them by weekly
pay deduction, had placed it's affairs
in his hand August 1.
The corporation is insolvent, he
said, but deposited government, state
and municipal bonds in the Equitable
Trust Company. and if the holders
wait for their maturity they should
receive the full face value. At this
time the market of the securities
averages thirty per cent below par.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
NOW is ii TIME

Commenting on the recent inspection of the
port of New York by members of congress, leg
islators of New York and New Jersey and OIL
Gals of the Port of New York Authority, the
Jersey Journal, of Jersey City, says:
ut is clearly up to Jersey City, Bayonne, Ho-
boken and the other North Jersey municlpall-
ties included in the new port district TO coop
crate as far as possible and also watch carefully
every step in the vast enterprise and to see &c
1t that North Jersey is assured of the fair deal 10
which 1t is entitled before the plans now In an
EMBRYO state are ratified in Trenton next win
ter"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic ]. Haskin. Director,
Washington, D. c. This offer an.
plies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly,
Give full name and address and en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sont direct
to the inquirer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
Stabbing at County Seat.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 90
Ella Perry, a nineteen-year-old col
ored girl living in &2mstock street, IS
confined in the county Jail to await
the action of the grand jury, follow
ing an attack made by her on Frank
Marinno, an Italian of Sanford street
which resulted in the Italian being
stabbed twice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

When the Jersey Journal speaks of North Jer-
sey it does not include Perth Amboy and the
Raritan bay district in general. 1t has repeated
ly ignored this section in discussing the port
development scheme and there is no reason for
believing that the Essex and Hudson county in
rerests will do. anything to help Middlesex get its
Just share of the work to be done.
As a matter of fact, there is good reason to
believe that both Hudson and Essex counties are
afraid that once the advantages that Raritan
BAY has over such facilities as they have to offer
become generally known much of the proposed
DEVELOPMENT on Newark bay will be side-tracked
in favor of the Raritan. 1t is up to the people
of this section to see that the local advantages
are brought properly before the authorities.
But the warning that the Jersey Journal gives
to the so-called North Jersey municipalities
about being assured of a fair deal before the
plans now in the embryo state are ratified in
Trenton next winter" might well be taken to
heart by the municipalities bordering on the
Raritan. If ever there is anything to be done
to develop the waterfront of Perth Amboy and
build up the shores of the Raritan bay and river
now is the time.
Once the final plan for the development of
the port is adopted by the two state legislatures
it is not likely to be changed, and such a plan
IS will BIO adopted is certain to take many years
to complete. 1t is essential, therefore,, that
whatever is to be done must be done now.
To further this object and get the people Of
the Raritan bay section of the port together to
consider their interests, a public meeting is to
be held in the high school auditorium September
7. Plans ought to be formulated then that can
be urged upon the port authority with all the
influence that can be brought to bear.
The fact that we are at the extreme southern
end of the port district put us at a disadvantage
because, not being under the eye of Manhattan,
the advantages that we possess are not likely to
fully realized. Whatever is done must be done
by ourselves and that means there must be a
unity of action such as is proposed at the meet
ing here September 7. More important still Is
the necessity of prompt action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

"A Louisville judge has issued an injunction
restraining a man from drowning his wife and
children. Wouldn't it be more in line with
modern constructive criminology to insist
pleasantly that he teach them to swim.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

Fall marks the opening of the hunting season.
Jobs are the quarry most eagerly sought just
now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30

1t is said that the disarmament conference
will be held behind closed doors. Now all the
politicians are busy looking their hands over to
see if they hold openers.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

All Sheets, Pillow Gases,
and Sheetings, 20%o dis
count.
All Muslins, Longcl0ths,
Nainsooks, Towels and
Crash, 20% discount.
All Bedspreads, $3.50 dis
count.
All Table Damask, Cloths,
Napkins and Fancy
Linens $3.50 discount.
Entire Notion stock 20%o
discount.
ALI Crochet Cottons, Perle
Cottons and Embr0id-
cry Floss, 2Ofo discount.
All Stamped Goods, 2O9o
discount.
All Bucilla Package Goods
1850 discount.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

All Taffeta Silks, Satins,
Charmeuse and Crepe
de Chine; $3.50 discount.
All Novelty Dress Silks,
Silk Shirtings, Kimono
Silks, Lingerie Crepe,
Wash Satins, and Chif-
fon Velvet, 1915 % dis
count.
All Fine Wool Dress
Goods, including Trico-
tines, Poiret Twills,
Serges and Broad Cloth
$3.50 discount.
All Coatings, Fur Fabrics,
Pushes, Kerami, Mole
and Astrachan Cloth,
~ price.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

All Outing Flannels, Cot
ton Crepes and Novelty
Wash Dress Goods at
337s% discount.
All Bath Robe Flannels,
KimOno Flannels and
Fleeced Dress Fabrics,
" price.
Entire remaining stock in
the Fabric Section, 2O%o
discount.
Fabric Section.
Entire stock Children's
and Infants Depart
ments, 20H to 5Ofo dis
count.
Second Floor.
Entire stock "The Little
Grey Gift Shop 20%o
to 500 discount.
Second Floor.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

All Women's and Chill
dren's Hose, $3.50 dis
count.
All Ribbons, $3.50 dis
count.
All W0men's Handker-
chiefs, 1850 discount.
One lot Leather Goods,
15 price.
All Ivory Goods, $3.50
discount.
All 16-Button Kid Gloves,
1880 discount.
Entire remainder of Wo.
mems Kid Glove stock,
$50 discount.
Entire stock Fabric, Silk
and Wool Gloves, $3.50
discount.
Center Aisle Dep'ts.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

One Large Lot Blouses u Price
Entire Remaining Blouse Stock, 2Oeo Of
One Large Lot Sweaters u Price
Entire Remaining Sweater Stock 2Oeo Discount
One Lot Middies " Pric1
One Large Lot Pettibloomers and Petticoatss
s4s' fTlCE
Remaining Stock Petticoats and Pettiblooni-
ers at. $50. ................ .20Go Discount
Blouse Department, Second Floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
PRESIDENTS DECISION IN
DEI}S cSSI: NO SIjuuu,S,.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.--Rccom-
incubation by the Department of JUS
tee that the t"n-ycar sentence OF
Eugene V. Dcbs. long Il prominent
Socialist leader and now serving !.
t'n-!ear sentence at Atlanta for vio-
lation OF the wartime cspioruyc
laws. be committed effective Febru-
ara II. next. l.incoiu'S birthday. was
rejected today by President Wilson
and Communication refused
The decision OF the President, came
- no surprise because Of his previous
refuSais to Intervene in the case IN
the ground that Dcbs had sought to
h"n"tcar the government through OPP
position to the sclcc,ivo service act
during 'hc war and that the grant, il. =:
OF cicmcncy in this case Nigh, in
""cr Simiiar tactics on the part II
o'HcfS III the event OF appetizer war.
Announcement of the Presidents he
cision We" made n few hours after
the recommendations of the Depart
nient al Justice had been submitted to
hin.
ihc case was reviewed by Il spccia,
o""rl- now taking up all convictions
under the espionage act. and their iind-
inss were Endorsed by At;orncy-Gen-
oral Palmer. Tho findings arc un-
d"Tstood to have pointed out that
bobS would he eligible for parole on
August II. 1922. anu that his sen
;cncc, IN case Of good behavior. would
expire on December -. 1923 The
recommendation il understood 10 have
suggested that Dcbs had been add
cHuatcly punished by his coniincmcn,
since June -. 1919.
Petitions were presented several
months ago by union labor and Social.
Is; leaders ASKING for tho release Of
the man. now &C years old. who r.ur
times has been a candidate for i'rca-
'dont OF the United StstcS. rhh case
has been consistently ana bitterly
Fought. both In and ou: of the courts.
ever since Dcbs Was Indicted ..md then
convicted ny a Federal jury ~ Clcvc-
and. ohio. September -. l1iS for
violation OF the cSp.ouag" act. Spc-
officially. the charges against him in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
STAGE GOING DOWN HILL,
SAYS WALTER HANPDEN
Shakcspcarcan Actor Declares Time
Has Come to Better
SpNkCn Drnmn

Ir, j. the divine heritage o; every
human and must he felt 10 be apprc.
c!at"d. declared Walter IIampdcn. th..
eminent Shakespeare actor who il
iil.in% Il thrce-day engagement a.,
IN" strand Thcat"r. speaking yrstcr-
n:iy before students OF Richmond
University In the lied Cross building.
The real things in life are those
mat stand out after ali others hay.
vanished Mr.. Hampdcu declared.
IN" real path OF duty is through
their presentation.
Experience is the things tina, gives
"a zcSt 10 lite and in the theat"r We
get this experience. L., i, We sec
ut" arranged before US in its vital
aspects and wc experience ~" emo
tons and problems of the character
portrayed
Through experience our liz, is
duickcncd and We find new vision
ana beauty In IL. In beauty We Sc.
nut OF the stage is to he the medium
through which America is to To
judged We are indeed lost. Tho trou-
hlt L. that we nav" been pn!n. down
h!H ana now must turn and trace ogr
way back"
MIR. i!mpd"n w!ii-addr"ss the mem
brrs Of the Little Thcatcr League
tht afternoon at > o'clock a. The
Commonwealth Ciuh The Scmi-ati.
nual meeting az tn" board OF trustees
OF tn. University ri Richmond wii!
n' held IN Richmond Hotel Thur.
day when reports on conditions at
( IA" university. on tn. scholarsniI, Us.
.'''' 90 honorary degrees vii! To-
heard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
SOCIALIST PARTY ISSUES
STNTtMENT On DEIGISIn'

CHICAGO. Jan. 3l.-Thc SociaiIs,
party. through it's national orsani-
cation in Chicago, issued "A statcmcn,
today on the refusal o: Prcsiden,
Wilson to pardon Eugene V. Deb.
aud tho Supreme Court decision in
III" Berger ease.
The Supreme Court in ordering
q new trial for Victor Berger. j.
Louis Engdahl. William j.. Krusc,
Adolph Gcrmcr and Irwin St. John
Tucker. confirmed what The Socialis,
party has maintained since the trial
That the five Socialist officials were
tried and convicted i'm an atmosphere
OF hyStcria and prejudice that made
a fair trial impossible.
The Socialists asserted three years
ago, when the men were indicted
ana repeated Two years ago. at tho
tim" OF the trial. that the men w.r.
being punished not for specific acts
hut solely and only for their work
as members and officials or the So.
cialist party
IN other words. the Socialists de-
clare that the prosecution OF The tive
'heh' together with the prosecution
OF fnSeic V. Dcbs and other espion-
age eases. were political trials, and
una the men arc being punished 70,
poi'ti'ai opposition TO the dominant
Roiicy OF the political party and FOL
no other ofTcnsc.
I'll" statement applauded the SUI
p.emc Court decision as far as II
related 10 Judge Lands and attack
ed the motives OF that juris;. II
then turned TO the Debs case. assert
lhs that President Wilson had IRE
iused TO recognize the fact that the
hSster.h OF the war period is over
ilac that savage punishment for po-
iiticai hcrcsv is on, Of date
political trials. political prisoners
ana punishment for political horcsy
Rave always been out OF place In
America and this country viii i.
a better niac" TO live in when tina,
c"ap'cr is closed" said the con
Guiding sentence of the statement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
ALLEGED MOONsH|NERs
RELEASED UNDER BOND
Seven Men. Arrested in Series Of
Raids, Furnish $500 Sc
Curity Each.
ALL WAIVE EXAMINATION
Entire Group Sent on To United
States District Court by I'lcgcn-
hcimcr-Oniccrs Seize Huge
Quantity of Equipment.

Seven men, alleged moons hncrs.
captured in 4 spectacular series of
raids by internal revenue officers near
SlairS Landing saturday night. were
ARA cacd before United states Com
missioner FlcEcnhcimCr Yesterday and
released under $500 bond each. All
seven waived examination and wore
trict Court
Two autrm DhiicS. ono a large i've
passenger machine. and the other 1.
Ford. %..onu gallons OF mash. forty
gallons. twelve cases aud TWO SIXTY
gallon kegs Of whisky. four stills aud
a largo quantity of sugar. meal. rye
malt and other material and equip
nent were seized and either destroyed
OF coniiScatcd.
ono Of the stills was Of 500 gallons
capacity. another OF 100 gallons. and
Two OF l6O gallons Thirty fcrmcntcrs.
= lot OF corn meal and much other
paraphanaiia were seized by the
agents.
Nine men were arrested in tho
IA Ids. all Of which were made within
radius OF four miles one Of ,hc
escaping by revenue officer. The
other escaped after once being recap
tured.
Tho men ba!led in district court
yesterday Included y. Moody. II. J.
rallcy. - 4. Moody. T.. H. Marble.
~, l.. Lee. T. NJ l.ectS. all white. ani
Harrison Neal. Culorcd. Officers from
the state Prohibition Department CO.
operated with the Federal men.
Oh by Internal Revenue officers near
Studicy. In Hanover County. yc%tcr-
day. was bonded 20 tho sum of $500.
He also waived hearing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
BERGER GIVEN NEW
TRIAL BY SUPREME
COURT IN REVERSAL

Continued From F!"s, Face.
but would to free from even "a sus-
piciom OF partiality.
wv. are of tho opinion. therefore.
he continued that an affidavit upo,.
formation and belief satisfies Tho
section. and that upon its nIinr f.
i, shows the objectionable inciina
iion OF disposition Of the judg". :, Us
his duty To proceed no furth,a' ia
In. ease
The facts and reasons the All
davit states are not frivolous o.
ianc!iul. bu; substantial. and for
midahic. and they have relation 10
the attitude OF Judge Lands mind
toward the defendants
The affidavit filed by Berger and
the other defendants set forth as a.
legged proof of Judge Lands per
soma! bias and prejudice" remarks
the jnrist made in passing sentence
on August Weissencl. "a German
American. on November L. 1918.
Judge Lands was alleged To nave
said then. in substance:
one must have very judicial
mind indeed not 10 bc prejudiccd
against the German Americans IN
this country. Their hearts are rcck :
!ng with disloyaity This defendant
is the Kind of man that spread this
rSimd OF propaganda and it has been
spread until it has affected practi-
Caliy all the Germans In this coun-
NY"
Justice McR.ynolds. in his dissent
ing opinion. said that e" public OIL
Ger who entertained no aversion
towards dis!oyal German immigrants
WAS simply unh, far his place"
And" hc added while an over
speaking judge is n" wel-tuned
cymbal.' neither is an amorphous
dummy inspected by human emotions
becoming receptacle FOR judicial
power
The indicated prejudice was to-
ward certain malcvolent men fror,
Germany. IL country then engaged in
furnish warfare and notoriously
encouraged hy many OF its natives
who, unhappily. had obtained Giiizen-
ship here. An intense dislike :or a
class does not rende, n judge "a.
capable al administering complete
Justice To one of its members.
Contrasting that he was unable TO
follow the reasoning OF the opinion
| approved by the majority. Mr.. Me
Reynolds said that II scened 10 mean
that III AN admitted anarchist
charged with murder saould aiiirni
an existing prejudice aSains, HIM
self and specify the judge had made
c,rtain dcprecatory remarks con-
| corning all anarchists" the judge In
| question would have To retire from
the case
! Justice Day. in dissenting for hini-
scif and Mr.. pituuy. regretted ,Et
decision OF the court. saying II wouiI
have the certain result Of impeding
the operation OF Federal courts. Il
would make the presiding Justice;
J liable TO attack. he added. by All!