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The Washington times., 1921-09-11

You know the old legend about the toad
with q Jewel I'M its head. IT is an ancient false
belief, so old that you might nor trace its
origin. For centuries it was thought that if
you studied toads carefully enough h, you would
ultimately find one with magnificent jewel of
great value shining in its forehead. The idea
was to kill the toad, take away the jewel and
live comfortably on the proceeds. ..
in it. The mere size of this toad with the dia-
mond makes them LOOK. After that they do
their own THINKING"
If an average foolish man met a big toad
with diamond weighingy thousand karats in
it's forehead, this might be the conversation:
= THE MAN TO THE TOAD: Poor, igno-
rant animal! There you stand, with your mind
fixed on some fly that you want to catch. You
will jump, thrust out your long tongue, catch
the fly, catch fifty of its brothers, fill your
stomach with mere flies, then go to sleep con-
tented.
"And all the while you have in your fore
head that diamond with which, if you only
knew it, you might buy. millions of flies, or food
much better.
Ignorant, indifferent creature that you
are, you hunt for flies and insects of various
kinds, struggling all through your life for
miserably small reward, and right between
your two big, bullying eyes you have the only
thing that ought to interest you. .~
How is it possible for the dullest creature,
even for you, a humble batrachian, old croaker,
deacon of the mere as the poet calls you, to
carry in your forehead fortune that would
buy you a whole lake and an unlimited supply
of flies, AND NEVER KNOW 1T. ~
II, superior man, look upon you with pity
Unlike yourself, am wise; my next step will
be to end your life, remove that jewel from your
head and put it to some better use than decorat-
The Washington times., 1921-09-11

!: Many q man, undoubtedly, has wasted his
tnhe examining toads. just as many men in our
day waste their time examining stock tickers,
race track records, and other f0ohshness in
which no value is to be found except for
bookmakerS and stock insiders.
This editorial presents Mr.. McCays idea of
a foolish man looking at the toad with jewel
and WONDERING.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
TO MAKE TRAFFIC
 TOWERS ARTISTIC

New York, Nov. 17.-Having found Fifth avenues traffic signal towers useful, the police department now has determined to make them ar tistic.
 '. The five utilitarian structures. To- cated at strategic points along New Y ork's show thoroughfare. will be replaced with towers in keeping with the architectural beauty of the ave- nue.. A design has been selected from a hundred submotted by artists competing for prizes offered sby the Fifth Avenue ssocfation.
 The new towers, almost entirely of bronze, will rest on granite bases and rise 23 feet above the street. The lower part will be open and the upper part. enclosed in glass, will give an unobstructed view up and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
Ya W. 6. A. CONCERT
 PROGRAM SEEMS
 TO BE INTERESTING

A remarkable program has been planned for the concert and ad- dress to be given at the Y- w. c. A., 26a Golden Hill street. next Sunday afternoon at 3:3O, in connection with the World Fellowship week, which is being observed by '1e organ szation.
 Madame Maria Caselotti. Miss have been engaged for the concert. 2 Miss Anna Rice will address the audience on the subject of World Fellowship The program will be as follows: Czech and S1ovak Folk Songs
 Miss Ejeri1 Hess A member of the Department of Foreign Born Women, Y. w. c. A. An American who. has learned these songs from the people of Czecho- slovakia.
 Russian Folk Songs.. Russian Choir A group of singers from the the thodox church in our city. Songs of the Old Italian School Madame Maria Caselotti (a) Caro mic Ben
 Giorgani (174o-17ss) Cb) Gran valser
 Venzano (1s14-1s7s) Co1oratura Soprano. Brooklyn Opera Go. Matestro Guido H. Caselotti,
 Accompandst World Fellowship" Address by Miss Anna Rice National Religious Education Sec retary, Y. W. c. A. Selections from Folk Songs of Many Peoples Miss EjeriI Hess Russian Choir Anthems
 Russian Choir Songs of the Modern Italian School of Music, Madame Marie Case1otti Maestro Guido H. Case1otti, sAccOmpanist
 (a)n Bacfo- .Arditi (1822-1903) (b) Unbe1 df vedremo CMne But
 terf1y) ......Puccini (1S5SLiv )
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
Performer Lost His :. Balance-Now Sued
 By Wife For Divorce

Clara Schneider Schultz, mar ried Henry Schultz, somewhere across the pond, on March g, f1913. They both have an alias, that being Rittley. Along about 1915 they joined the big Barnum & Bailey circus. Mrs. Rittley sort of posed around while her partner did a comedy act with a lot of tables and a chair. He had an act simething like that originated by Bridge ports own Bert Melrose. He used a wire to keep himself in place until he was ready to do the big back fall, that was the feature.
 And then he fell, with a crash. Nearly always. he would roll over and land on his feet. Once in a while the stage he worked on would be slippery, and he would get a bad fall. Evidently he fell once too often, for in di- vorce papers filed yesterday in Superior court his wife accuses him of improper relations with a woman, whose name is given as Truly Westerman, on Novem- Der 1, last. Mrs. Rittley claims a three year residence in Bridge port, the home of the Greatest Show on Earth. Her husband is said to reside in New York city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
TO GIVE UNIVERSITY HOUSE,

New York, Nov. 1.-The Italian c1ub.o r CircoIo Ita1iano of Columbia University, is to present to the Uni versity, in commem ora ton of the Dante Tercentenary, an Italian house. througn when tney nope to promote Italy and the United States.
 Funds for the house are being rais- ed with the aid of a committee of prominent Americans, including Rob ert Underwood Johnson, General Cole man du Pont. Thomas Nelson Page and William Guggenhein. They have asserted in a statement explaining the purpose of the gift that the magni- tude of Italy's contribution to mod ern civilization and culture is not un- derstood in America
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
Surprise Party
 Given In Honor
 Of Norman Leeds

Tn honor of the birthday of Nor man Leeds of 1596 Boston avenue, a delightful surprise masquerade party was given Tuesday evening at his home by the members of the Thurs day Luncheon club and their hus- bands. Games were enjoyed during the evening, and delicious refresh m rents were served.
 Those present were Dr. and Mrs. George Hawley, MT. and Mrs. Harry Hincks, Dr. and Mrs. F. Winthrop Pyle, MT. and Mrs. Stiles Goodsen. MT. and Mrs. David Day, MT. and Mrs. Richard Neithercut, Rev. and Mrs. Henry Kelly, MT. and Mrs. Nor man Leeds, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Marsh, MT. and Mrs. Sanford Stod- dard, MT. and Mrs. William Grippin, Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Jennings, MT. and Mrs. Charles Weeks and MT. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
MARRIAGES

Fred w. Rooch, 356 Newfeld ave nue, iron worker. and Adelaide B. And derson, Fairfield. P ~ ~ z Henry J. Lavoie. 348 Willow street., steel worker, and Eva J Harrison. same address. 2H 4sG
 Elliott s. Northrup. Stepney. traf- fic manager, and Olive W. Post, 139 E1mwood avenue, secretary.
 Warren. A. Schmitt, eStratford, tool maker, and Viola Irene Evitts. 72 Ann street, inspectress.
 Joseph Massaro, painter, 1 334 Mad ison avenue, and Mildred Kessler, 101 Barnum avenue, clerk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
War Veteran
 Put On Stand

Joseph Greenleaf, Nichols, who en- listed in the army the day war was declared. and who was married a month after his return in 1919. was placed on the stand yesterday by Attorney w. H. Com1ey, in the case of Ellen A. Knapp, Nichols, against Alan Stitts, Norwalk, whom she ac- cuses of being the father of her child.
 the plaintiff together on the night in August, 1919, that the offense Is al- legged to have been committed. The court room was crowded as the case involves family of prominence In Nichols. Sits was placed on the stand late in the morning for cross examination Judge John J. Walsh is hearing the case.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

down the avenue. Pending blocks on each corner of the base will fend o1L traffic and protect the tower.
 The traffic police who will occupy the artistic observation posts have been much interested in the endeavor to make the towers as artistic as pos sTble E
 They'll be putting silk curtains in the window before they get through said one. another
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
BIRTHS

Daughter, to Andrew and Mary Freshco Poth, 1134 Columbia street, November 12.
 Twin daughters, to John Joseph and Margaret Mary Heating Stenson, 1712 Main street, November 5.
 Dau g'hter, to William and Mary ONel O'Leary. 1548 North avenue, November 1.
 ' Daughter, to Harry and Mary Leist
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES

smith, s2s Capitol avenue. Novem- ber 10.
 Daughter, to Alec and Lizzie Biro Miskey, 132 Alfred street, November. 12.
 Daughter, to Arthur and Agnes Nagy Poneleit, IT Ash street. No- vember l.
 Son, to John and Emma Stelver Steben, 75 Fair1awn avenue, Novem- Der 6.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
.
After Linonine has stop ped the cough continue it's use as a builder.

It overcomeS weakness brought on by colds and builds up the system, at the same time it is relieving the victim of cough and cold.
 THE AFTER EFFECTS OF COLDS THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE LINONINE UNTIL THEIR HEALTH IS FULLY RESTORED.
 It is said that there isn't another medicine in the whole world that OV E R O M E s BRONCHIAL COUGHS as quickly and thoroughly as Iinonine does. It finds the victim of a cough in d distressed condition and soon brings blessed relief.
 This familiar trademark is on every bottle of the genuine Iinonine Look for it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

MT. and Mrs. Ernest Sherman hay, purchased a lighting plant for thei home. Gillette and Tucker Bros have the. contract for the installing O the plant. x
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

an over Sunday guest of Miss Irma Nichols.
 Harold Blakeman is building new home.
 Miss Eunice Curtiss is now recov- ering from an attack of appendicitis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Mrs. Turney Northrop recently at. tended a shower given for Miss Olive Post of Bridgeport, who will soor rop.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
STEPNEY

The Ladies' Aid of the NJ F. church will hold a supper and apron sale in the, church parlors' on Thursday evening of this week. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock Il
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

MT. and Mrs.sS. B. Hayes and MT.
 and Mrs. Oscar Plumb passed Sunday
 in Danbury, the guests of Mrs. Nfch- i,ols' brother.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Mrs Williams, who has been in the Bridgeport hospital, has improved enough to be brought to her home
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Prof. Elmer Joyce. assisted by Mrs. Hard as soloist, gave a pleasing re- cital in the Baptist church on last. Sunday evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

F. P. Sherman has been i'll for a few days past and Mrs. c. F. Nichols has been substituting at the Cutler
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Mr. and Mrs. George Dav:s and children are spending several days with MT. and Mrs. Robert Davis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

P. M. Uilkington of New York, told the Senate Investigating committee of the beating of Private Lawrence and the killing and mutilation of Liage Muth, of the Marine Corps. by 0A- tian bandits.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

The ladies of st Peter's church will | hold chicken pie supper at the
 November. 16. Supper served from 6 to 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

The Willing Workers were enter tained at the home of Stanley B. Joyce on Saturday. The total attend ance numbered 33 and an enjoyabIe evening was spent,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17
SENDS GIFT TO
 WOULD-BE ASSASSIN

Tolxio, Nov. 17.-On the 33rd anni- versary of the death of Kurushima Tsuneki, who committed harakiri aft CT having attempted to assassinate the aged statesman, Marquis Okuma, by throwing a bomb at him in 1889, the Marquis recently sent his representa- tive with a gift of 100 yen to the tomb fthe man who tried to kill him.
 The attempt on Marquis Okuma's life was the result of indignation against his workin the revision of the foreign treaties while holding the of fee of foreign minister. Injuries re- ceived from the explosion caused Marquis Okuma to lose one of his legs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Miss Helen Hurd of Long Hill was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Governor Nathan L. Mtlfre of New York denounced the proposed St. Lawrence ship canaI project as in- volving an unwarranted expenditure of $2,000,000 by this country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Miss Mrytle Gisner has recovered from an attack of tonsilitis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

age to drift together for some touch and~go business gossip to finish the day.
 Probably your own boy, long before he is able to vote, feels the national instinct to start something.
 American characteristics that may explain in part the peculiar public interest in the New Improved Gillette.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

THE human race took long step 1 forward when this country made it respectable for man to earn his own living.
 Today, if Americans couldn't talk business at lunch, most of us would prefer to go off and eat by ourselves.
 Even at social gatherings, men man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

Pioneering in the field of enlarged service to men in their restless human ambition to go torsvard.
 Important about the New Improved GilIette-c4 70ord about tie Blades
 Most men prefer to screw the razor up Hghf to get the most sat- isfactory shave.
 Gillette deems it proper to ask the public to use Gillette Blades ony in genuine Gillette Razors.
 The Gillette Blade and Gillette Razor are developedto aOork together. No Gillette Blade can deliver its full shaving quality unless used in a genuine Gillette Razor = built by Gillette, in the Gillette way and up to Gillette standards.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-17

the Gillette public. 100000 New. Improved Gil1ettes in America. Nearly 100000 to England, France, Holland, Bel giun, Denmark and Italy. And thence to the remotest parts of the earth.
 Night shif production in the>Gillette Factory, meeting the demand as it doubled, and doubled again.
 
 You may often hear it said that "The way this New Gill lette is going over reads like a romance"
 Times may fuctuate.
 Human beings do not. The reward is still to the pioneer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23
THE PARKING PROBLEM

No doubt one of the hardest problems to
solye in connection with the regulation OF auto
mobile traffic is the parking of cars on city
streets. Every city is wrestling with the propo-
sition. Each one seems to be trying out some
different method. The result is the stranger, ut
terly ignorant Of local regulations, is very apt TO
find himself in trouble.
But every city is anxious to attract as many
visitors as possible. Business men advertise In
surrounding territory so as to draw people to
their places of business. Our places of amuse-
ment draw heavily from neighboring towns
Many of the visitors come here by automobile.
1t is natural that they should do so. They ought
to be encouraged. AS a step in that direction
every courtesy should be shown them.
In this respect there is a great deal of tact
required of a traffic officer. A person may in
nocently violate some local regulation in a city
while trying to live up to every requirement that
he knows about and, as a result. receive an
humiliating "balling out" from some officer.
Naturally, that stranger has not much use for
the place where such an incident occurs and
will stear clear Of the place hereafter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
Expired Hatred

EXPIRED f1dtFeu
Our hatred Of the Germans, a few
brief months ago, inspired our songs
and sermons, filed every tale of woe;
but now we all are Jumping to keep
our rolls from slumping; we are SO
busy humping the hatred a to go.
We used to hate the kaiser. the au-
ther of all crime; but now, II were
not wiser. at least we have less time;
we have to WELD our axes While yet
the summer wakes. to pay our IN
come taxes, when the winter
time. I'm glad that angry passion
forsakes the human breast. that we,
in kindly fashion. can let old spec
tres rest. that We grow tired OF nat
ing and keeping teeth agrating; the
rows OF beans are waiting for noes,
and toeing's best. When Kaiser Bill
first started his well known saving
stunt, 1 viewed him granite-hearted,
and hoped his saw was blunt; l hop
ed the wood was k%notted, with rusty
nails b~espotted. and that the Joo
dod-rotted would wilt his martial
front. But now | see him saving
which is the worst of jobs and
seem to hear him drawing his breath
in ~gasping sobs: l pause in my home
brewing to wish him easy heWfng;
for what's the use pursuing with ate
that poor old nobs? | used to ate
the Germans from eight o'clock till
ten. and after Sabbath sermons I'd
hate them Ger again; but old time
hates are breaking. and gentler
thoughts are waking while l am busy
raking to earn some iron men.
Copyright. George Matthew Adams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23

Many a person violating a rule that he knows
nothing about would be only too glad to con-
form thereto IL told about it. And there is no
way for a stranger passing through a place. or
stopping for a brief time to get a meal, per-
haps, to know what the local rules are. 1t is
I'D to the traffic officers, therefore, to treat the
~violator of the traffic rules courteously, saving
the rough stuff for the person who becomes
abusive or who is inclined to be defiant.
Just at present Perth Amboy. along with
every other city, is experimenting with the traf-
Ho problem. Some good rules have been put
into effect and if enforced firmly, but with con-
sideration, much good will result. But care
must be taken not to override the matter.
The idea of marking up High street with
white lines. drawing imaginary stalls for cars to
park and the like, ought to be thought over very
carefully before being adopted. 1t does seem as
if some way might be found for parking auto
mobiles without making our principal streets
look like checkerboards.
OF course, IL we invite people to come to the
city we have got to provide a place for them
20 put their automobiles. In some cities regular
parking spaces are being designated on some
open lots or vacant property as close to the citys
center as possible and the autoist who Is
going to spend a couple of hours In the place
is directed there to leave his car where 1t is
guarded By duly appointed officers.
Perth Amboy is no worse off than many other
places in this matter. There is no question about
the streets being blocked and a merchant does
not like to have the front of his store occupied
for hours at a time by a car the owner of which
is shopping about elsewhere. The parking prob
lem is no nearer solved that the problem of
building permanent roads. 1t is we'll to go slow
in enforcing too many rules. Perhaps the mat
ter will work itself out before very long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23

Joseph Hergeshimer has been
writing about THE Feminine MUS
ance in American Literature" He
says that the continued stories are
read by ten thousand women for
every one man, and that when the
6 ories appear in book form, it is
still the women who read them.
He says that women hav set
the standard, determined the tone,
of the characteristic American
novel;"
When he m to consider that
tone and measure that standard, he
finds very little good to say of it.
Literature in the United States, he
says, is being strangled with a petit
coat.
Now that he has said it, we may
as we'll talk about it a while.
Women have set the standards
not only for the novel, but for the
movies, and for the theatre, and for
the other forms of popular enter
tainment. These could not begin tc
live on the patronage of men.
But to a degree hardly less
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23
Selected

The restriction of immigration with regard to
numbers is operating with partial SUCCESSES
much, perhaps, as could be expected in this short
space of time. But in spite of 1t, many undesir-
ables are getting in; and, on the other hand, the
old story of the worthy immigrant turned back
at the gates of America is being repeated every
day.
In order to insure a better grade of immi-
grants, and to prevent the tragedy of those who
make the journey only to be denied admittance,
Representative Albert johnson of Washington
has introduced a bill to have prospective immi-
grants examined at the American consulates
abroad, and either turned back there or recon-
mended for admission to this country in accord
dance with the findings of the examination.
This would mean a culling out OF the I'M
worthy with reasonable assurance that the i'm
migrant unlikely to be admitted would never
reach our shores. The measure deserves care
full consideration.
Nations fight to win foreign markets, and
then they fight to keep foreign markets., and
thereby hangs a tale.
This is Americas golden age. Well, anyway,
we've got more gold than ever before.
The Turkish war has got it's geography mixed.
It's the Turks in Europe who ought to be get
ting licked and driven out.
No doubt Mr.. volstead is to blame. too, for
the hot, dry summer.
With his great musical gift Caruso should
have no trouble in finding the key to Paradise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-23
THE WASTE OF DIZZINESS

1t has been estimated by the American Engin-
eering Council that $500, 900, 600 a year is lost in
the building industry alone through ~unemploy-
ment. This is merely the average loss. This
year it is probably more. And it is merely the
lost in wages. That is serious enough in itself.
To the people directly concerned it means hard
ship, sickness and disability, and the ultimate
cost to them may be double the original loss in
earnings. But that is only a beginning of the
story.
The man who. by constructive work, makes
money for himself also makes money Tor the
man he works for-or more accurately speak
ing, he enables the man he works for to make
money. Neither can make money without the
other, any more than one blade of a pair of
shears can cut without the other. The employ
ing contractor, therefore, loses money. The cap
italist or owner for whom he operate loses
money. The unbuilt buildings mean a loss for all
who would use them The dealers VINO sell MA
terials for building lose money, and the people
who manufacture and transport them lose mon
ey. Everybody who loses, directly or indirectly
causes incidental loss to those from whom ne
buvs goods or services when he has the money.
The loss thus finds its way, by all sorts of routes
through the whole structure of our economic So
ciety.
So idleness is the most destructive of all loss
es, because when one economic group loses
through ~inaction, all the other groups lose' too'
Much of this loss is due to strikes and lock-
outs. More of it is due to the fact that building
trades are seasonal occupations" and 1t Is re-
garded as inevitable that a large part OF every
1t is not inevitable. 1t is simply bad manage
ment. Sooner or later some way will be 1ouno
to keep builders employed the year round. The
Federation of Labor is now taking that problem
M with the federal government. Workers., en-
blowers and government, cooperating, out to
get somewhere with it.
They ought to get too, in the
elimination of strikes and lockouts' TO let
building s0op because of disagreements over
wages and working condition is just as shiftless
as to let it be regulated by the caprice OF
weather or climate.