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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Hosiery

At 4se ParMens 65c fine silk socks in black and cordo- nearly all zes good grade of silk special at 46c pair
 At $2 ParA pretty good assortment of sizes left these popular Kaysers chiffon weight hoe black and cordovan $350 values $2. .2s pair. At 4sc PaBoot silk hose black white and gray, isle feet and e tops; fuashoned and formerly for $1.25. Special, 49c pair. At $129 PairChldrens full English wool threequarter length socks in brown heather mixtures Fancy cuffs these awool socks The $200 lot Sizes to 91a Special $1 2s pair.
 Burgers Hoscry-Fhst Foo)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
By THORNTON W. BURGESS

PETER TRIES TO GAIN COURAGE Courage comes to him who tries, For 1t grows by exercise.
 -Pafer Rabbtf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
100 More Wide-Wale Corduroy
 Breakfast Robes $2.95

Better hurry if you want one for they go hurry and this will be the last shipment at this price. Just look elsewhere and you will see how big bargain theyreay The colors cherry rose flesh orchid, plum, purple, lavender, Copen, light bue brown, gray etc. we'll made soft silky robe that is bargain at $395 Special SASS.
 Burgers Robes-Annex, FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Do You Wear Small
 Size Gloves?

Or have you a friend who has a small hand? If so, come in to- day and by all means get few pairs of these black kid gloves. French and Italian kids in 2-clasp style. Former $2.25 and $500 values 95c pair. Small sizes only.
 tBurgcr's-First Floor)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
RIGID ECONOMY.

Governor Edwards in calling for rigid
economy at the state budget conference yester-
day made it plain that, to use his own words
the business conditions of the country and
state make the closest budget pairing .impera-
of the coming election campaign in New Jersey
for, as he pointed out, the issue is clear,
economy must be the w~atchword.
1t seems as if the action taken in Washington
by General Charles G.. Dawes is far-reaching.
The national budget directors words have re-
sounded from shore to shore. Wholesale squan-
dering of the peoples money has to cease. both
in the state and nation.
Even at Trenton, where little has been done
to cut government expenses to the bone is the
reaction to economy made manifest. 1t is
if New Jersey is going to be able to run the
affairs of the state without an additional tax
burden on the people.
The governor points out that this years
appropriations amounted to 16,000,0 900, of
which amount 81, 1850, 900 went for salaries.
Here is the best place to curtail expenses. NO
more political sinecures should be continued In
office; no more soft jobs for the faithful
workers" should be created. Legislative ex-
penses must be cut and economy p~racticed in
all of the state departments.
The state budget makers will do well to heed
the warning sounded by Governor Edwards, and
also to pattern after General Dawes. Inc
national government is cutting down expenses.
Several states have taken like action. New
Jersey must fall in line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
RIPPLING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
A BY MAIL

Anon I write a lay inspired, that
l believe will hit the spot; alas, it
makes some readers tired-they
call it balderdash and rot, They
write to me in bitter tones, and say
/ am a false alarm: they cannot
see how I draw bones for verse that
has so little charm. Then on the
willow tree / hang the Tyre that
brought me such disgrace, and go
and join the weeping gang around
the we'll known wailing place. The
savage letter is a sign that some
ones liver's out of plumb; no misft
madrigal of mine should make the
harsh epistles come. Some fellows
lift my hide by mail, and that's a
safe and pleasant stunt; If face to
face they'd doubtless quail before
fierce and .Mars-like front.
Sometimes / write such screeds N.Y.
self, hair-lifting letters, bold and
stern; but then l place them on the
shelf, or put them in the stove to
burn. When I feel sad and tired
and sore, it does me good to take a
pen. and write ten thousand words
OF more. denouncing all my fellow
men. l rake my foes and cook them
brown, and strive to do them wordy
but when the stuff is written
down / would not mail 1t for a
farm. When one has mailed q bit
ter note, he gasps to see how small
he's grown: he hoped to get an
goat, and finds that he has
lost his own.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
WASTED
By DIR. w. e. BARTON

SPECIAL prerogative to run out and
bark at particular innovations,
knowing, as they must know, that it
will do no particle of good.
Now, for the man who confronts
an evil and boldly makes his pro-
test, even though he be ignored or
prosecuted or crucified, + have only
words of praise. The future belongs
to him. Coming generations will
rise up and call him blessed.
But there are other men who
merely run out and bark, and go
home, and growl, and who never get
anywhere except into the ditch.
Should Inquire
There is no virtue in that kind Of
performance.
They should stop and inquire, first,
whether the train is not minding its
w business, and setting them a
good example,; secondly, whether
any amount of chasing it will do any
good, and thirdly, what they would
do with the train il, perchance, they
should overtake 1t.
But that dog will run after that
same train till he has rheumatism in
his every senile joint; or until some
day the fall into the ditch breaks
his senseless neck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
OUR CHEAP EDUCATION
By Frederic j. Haskin.

WASHINGTON D. c., July 1.-THE United
States must spend about six times as much as
it does now for education before we can hope
to make the schools satisfactory and provide
for our children the education necessary for
good citizenship, for democracy and for indus
trial efficiency.
This statement is based upon recent studies
made by the Bureau of Education, which show
that the United States does not begin to use
a proportionate part of the national income
for educational purposes, and the results OBJ
tanned from such meager funds as have been
appropriated by the different states
emphasize that fact. Another recent report
issued by the Committee on Education of the
House of Representatives shows that the United
States ranks about ninth among civilized nations
in illiteracy. This statement is based upon
average figures and facilities.
Pm the United States the percentage of litter
acy is ~ for the total population, over ten
years of age, and 3 per cent. for the native
white population. In Denmark, Germany Hol-
land, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom the percentage of ~illiteracy Is lower
than that for the native white population of
the United States. The Bureau of Census states
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
HOUSING SITUATION RELIEF.

Relief from the housing shortage that ha!
been so serious in this vicinity ever since the
days before the World War is at last promised
due to two important developments that will
aid the situation in two ways, as follows:
Making it possible for the man of moderate
means to own his own home.
Settlement of labor disputes that will make
building possible for those who wish to build
homes.
The plan as outlined by the Perth Amboy
Trust Company in conjunction with the Metro
pclitan Life Insurance Company, which pro-
vides for the release of capital for the c%onstruc-
ton Of new homes, is sure to be a popular one
in a community such as thisB where dwellings
are at a premium and where high rents have
prevailed for several years. The simplicity
OF the plan, in which the insurance company
takes a first mortgage of fifty per cent. of the
total cost of the property and house and the
trust company takes a second mortgage of
the remaining money, will appeal to all who
wish to own their own homes, but, heretofore
could not see their way Clear to finance such
a proposition.
The fact that all first mortgages will be made
for fifteen years, with interest paid semi
annually, and that on each interest date a
three per cent. lnStallment Is PAID on account
of the principal. is most attractive, for in this
way the amount Of the first mortgage is being
reduced every six months as well as the amount
of interest to be paid.
Many people here have expressed their inten-
lions Of building a home as soon as the money
situation made such a move possible. They
now have their opportunity, for under the plan
Just devised by the trust and insurance COM
panies no large amount Of capital is required.
payments are easy, and the entire proposition
clear and sound.
While this comprehensive housing plan is
being mapped out by the local trust company,
arbitration committees are gradually working
out a peaceful settlement to the labor disputes
that have prevailed here for the past two
months. Already some of the crafts in the
building line have accepted new wage scales,
and according to several builders the entire
situation will be clarified within a few days. 1t
can easily be seen that 1t would be useless to
arrange for a housing campaign If disputes
between builders and the workmen continue to
be deadlocked. 1t has been found that arbitra-
difficulties in the labor situation. Arbitration
boards have been successful in the present con-
troversy. IN view of this it is expected that
within a sort while work on new dwellings,
business houses and plants will soon be in full
swing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20

A financial expert points out the fallacy which
is at the bottom of this wrong thinking-the
erroneous notion that business is to be reckoned
only in terms Of money. The dollar was worth
very much less during the boom than it is
worth now. 1t has fuctuated in value far more
than the real volume of business. According
to the rational view of this expert, it is In goods
rather than dollars that business should be
reckoned. The dollar is merely a counter of
changing worth. The goods are real wealth.
The c~ountry's foreign trade admittedly has
fallen off enormously-ins dollars. Statisticians
have been astonished to find how little decrease
there has been in the actual volume of goods
exported. The fact stands out still more clearly
with regard to domestic trade. Two dollars
ago. Sales therefore look less on the books
until the number of sales and quantity of goods
are considered.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
recently announced, as a result of figures OBJ
tanned from more than fifty representative
stores, that there was a decline of 10 per cent.
in sales measured by dollars, but an increase
OF 10 per cent. in the number OF sales. and
concluded that 'the volume of merchandise dis
tributed over the counter continues to be larger
this year than last year"
General appreciation of this fact would surely
bring a new business psychology into play.
Things are not so bad. after all. With this big
demand for goods. and steady movement Of
goods, production is bound to be stimulated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20

derstood it. These men suffered all
sacrificed all-Dared all-And
died"
c.. Can the characters appearing
in cartoons l draw be copyrighted?
B. H. M.
A. The Copyright Office says that
the characters that you draw, may
be copyrighted by you.
@. How can / prevent-a green
creamy substance which forms in
a copper gasoline tank in my motor
boat?-W. Med.
A.. The Bureau Of Standards says
it is rot considered advisable to use
a copper gasoline tank on a motor
boat The water causes correction.
1t is suggested hat a galvanized
iron tank be substituted for the cop
per tank.
@. What is Rudyard Kipling's ad-
dress?-D. M. c.
A A recent letter from Rudyard
Kipling gave his address as Bate
mans Burwash, Sussex. England.
@. Please give me a recipe for
chicken-a-la-King.-T. B. M.
A. Melt l tablespoon of chicken
fat, add l tablespoon of flour, and
stir until smooth Add gradually
" cup chicken\stock, " cup milk,
u cup cream. When this boils. add
y teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons but
ter, 1 cup void boiled fowl cut in
cubes, 1-3 cup sailed mushrooms,
1-S cup pimentos. Let it come to
the boiling point and add 2 egg
yolks which have been beaten
slightly. Serve on toast.
@. Who first used the expression
swinging around the circle" in the
political sense it has now?-W. r.
G..
A. The phrase swinging around
the circle" was first applied by An
drew johnson to his trip to Chicago
in 1856 to lay the cornerstone of
the monument to Stephen A. Doug
las. He went west an1 made polit-
ical speeches in all the large cities.
@. Who is ~known Is the Gospel
Prophet Pr. A. II
Gospel Prophet, since he is spoken
of so often in the Gospels and be-
cause many of his prophecies are
recorded as fulfilled in these books
of the Bible.
@. When and where was Martha
Washington born?-E. j. B.
A Martha Washington was born
in New Kent County. Virginia, May
1892. THE biographies do not give
the day of the month.
Q. How much peat was mined In
the United States last year?
A. Peat production for 1920 was
73,204 short tons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
LESS MONEY, MORE BUSINESS.

The head of a great department store is
quoted as saying: I'VE are really doing more
business than we did a year ago, only we are
doing it at lower prices" He is making money.
too, he ys-no what he made at the height
of the boom, but as much as he made normally
before the war.
This situation probably exists far more widely
than the public has any idea of. Department
store heads in several cities have been giving
the same testimony. Their experience shows
that a great deal of the business dependency
now current is based on a distorted view of
business facts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20

@. How a the age of pickerel
or pike be told?-D. R. c.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that the way to determine the age
of a pickerel or pike Is by counting
The rings on the scales. This is the
common way in which. the age of
any fish is determined j..
@. How many votes did the
Black and Tan party poll in the last
election ?-P. C. P.
A. The Black and Tan Republic
can party polled 27,247 votes last
November.
@. What is the inscription on the
Confederate monument in the. Ar
lington cemetery?-A. L. J..
=. This inscription, written by DIR
Randolph McKim, reads: Not for
fame-or reward. Not for peace or
for rank. Not lured by ambition
or goaded by necessity but in SIM
pie obedience to duty as they I'M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20

Some months ago I was riding on
a fast train. I noticed a dog that
ran after us with menacing bark.
The dog lived on a farm, and the
farmhouse sat some distance back.
The dog began to run toward the
train when it first entered the farm,
and as the train gained upon him.
he altered his course to a parabolic
curve.
By the time the train reached the
end of the wide field, he was well
behind, but still running.
He ran so hard he did not see the
ditch at the extreme end of the field.
but fell into it, crawled out. and
stood barking after the train.
Then he trudged slowly home
ward.
A few weeks later 1 had occasion
to go again on that same train, and
1 CHANGED to be sitting on the same
side. The same dog emerged and
ran in the same curve and fell into
the same ditch and stood cursing the
train. and then turned and walked
back home.
Like Some Men
I have known men who do the
same thing. They consider it their
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
TO QUESTIONS

Any reader can get the answer to
n question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Director,
Washington, D.. c. This offer ap-
plies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medicinal and financial troubles. 1t
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 sent direct
to the inquirer.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-04-22
FEMElE-MlNISTRU

WASHINGTON, % April. -
Presedintele- Harding vrea sd nu-
measca o felneie Ia ministeruf salu-
britatii publice ce Sc va 1nfiinta de
cur1nd daca acest minister Sc va
organiza dupa cum doreste dansul.
Acesta ar fl primul caz in istoria
Statelor Unite ca femeie ar fl
ministru. Datorintele acestui re-
sort ar Fl: biuroul pensiunilor, ash
gurarea serviciului de asigurari,
serviciul igienei publice Prin a.
ceasta numire Harding ar vrea sd
dea recunoastere sufragiului fe-
meilor.
Senatorul Kenyon a raspuns ca
proiectul de lege sc va redacta ime-
dat conform dorintei lui Harding
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-04-22
BRAND Cere ajutor Eng|e1!Or
pentru invaziune
GERhANII REFUZA SA Sc SUPuNA CERERlLOR
ALIATlL0R
BULLETIN
PARIS, 81 Aprilie.-Guvernul german a refuzat
sa Sc supuna cererilor comisiei de reparatiuni sd
transforo do Reichshanlx Ranca Cer.
B u L E r I N

PARIS 81 Aprilie-Maresaul Foc 81 asistentii lu mi
ta copecta astaz planu lor petru regune
Ru ncluand centrele ndusrale Esen, Brennan Eberfed
81 Mulheim, in zua de Maiu
Premierul BRAND va merge Simbata Gu acest plan la
Hythe aprobarea prmuu minsru Lloyd George
dupa la incepuul ui Mau nea conerna care
va Fl nvtat 81 Staele Unite.
NJ sa acut nc comunicare oficioasa desre continu
u panuui schat astz dar poate afma ca ocupaunea
regiune Rulr servi doua scopuri
Prmu scop sa produca eject neplacut prin ba
rera vamala and regiunea de resul Gemanei snd Ger
mania sa pateasca mai mutt pentru carbuni.
Al doiea scop ncasrle vamale 81 taxa pc carbuni
sd depuna in fondu pentru plata despagubirilor
adevarat ca planul facu foarte complcat In prmul
oc face toae sfortrle masnaria nustraa 81
nicra geana ucreze i'll condule de prezent alia
sd la ventul aceste productiuni.
In aceas tmp san luat toate masure sa acopere psu
re in cand lucraori nginer geran reuza
ucreze In ucraorii germani nlocuiti
genera rncez carl drieaza ocupatiunea mitara
director abrcelor carl coope la execuarea panulu
Gu depna convingere ca paiu oare complex francez
ISL dau toate silintee sal execute
Daca vistera franceza prim autor din afara
anul acesta ucrarile de reconstructie vor inceta.
Una din dspoztun panului lui Foch 81 rechizitio
oraseor al marelor ndusr daca intampna
greutat De pda daca compane conroleaza basnu
Ruhr incerca sa fac dculta lu Foc compana pla
pentru aceasta.
In orce caz aceasta nu una din puncele princpae ale
panuui Punctee de capetene sunt apce dstrctu
Ruhr plan penu plata despagubor de
pda pentru resul Germane spre al cand gaia
fl fortata sa plateasca despagubrile.
Ziarul Echo de Paris, pare ca in masura de
noaste disposunle planuui da urmatoaree amanunte:
l. taxa in marc de pentru tona de cabun produs
in Ruhr taxa mai mica gna Productunea anuala
carbunilor din districtul Ruhr 9OOO0OOO tone
2 Partcparea in comertu din districtul Ruhr.
g. taxa de 40 la suta asupra exportului. Nu Sc vor
liberia marfure din regime pana exportatoru depus
banca designate de alia procenul din pretu vinzarii
A. Fabricarea 81 berarea anumeor produse pentru
mteul despagubor fabricant find rambursa de guver-
nul Germaniei.
5. Generalul Foch nu va uza trupe negre
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-04-22
MINIERII DIN ANGLIA

Londra, % Aprilie. - Proprie-
tarii de mine au tinut confe-
rinta secreta in urma Garcia a,l
facut noui propuneri minierilor
grevisti. Acestia sunt hotariti sd
faca greva pana ce majoritatea
va dori. Pompierii 81 lucratorii
pentru siguranta minelor sunt
cam nervosi dar sprijinesc pc
minieri pana la limita posibila.
Proprietarii, in propunerile lor,
accepta pc jumatate idea consti-
tuirii unei comisii pentru sala-
rizarea nationala. In intelesul a.
cestul regim aceasta comisie az
revizui platile .facute de oficiantii
districtului. Minierii an raspins
aceasta oferta.
Henderson, fruntasul muncito.
rilor, a declarat in camera cd
|cauza acestor miscari este guver.
null care duce politica asa de
intransigenta nu numai fat6 a,
mnncitori ci 81 fata de Irlsnda
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CuvlntaTea Ia. ''DaciN .d-Iui
N. Iorga

neala, sau, daca mai voiti, aduc
81 un al treilea lucru, care incu-
nuna pc celelalte doua, aduc o.
braznicie. APPLAUSE furtunoase.)
Au ajuns insa lucrurile asa in
eat oamenii aceStia sunt stapini
81 pc mine 81 pc d-voastra, 81,
daca ar fl petrecut asia noapte
ceva mai multi Gu vim 81 femei,
cum lie este unora obiceiul, daca
boil din acelea care Sc string pc
oamenii carl $ 'au ghiftuit 81 n au
muncit lar Fl chinuit, astazi di-
mineata ar Fl dat ordin sa nu Sc
tina intrunirea de la ''Dacia"
(Murmure).
Sa nu ni-o ascundem, de la o
bucata de vreme nu mai este in
Tara Romaneasca .nici un fel de
lege, nici un fel de bunacuviinA
suntem Gu tOtii robi cum erau
Tiganii cei de demult la boierii
cei vechi, carl credeau in Dunn
nezeu insa, carl sc inchinau La
biserica lui, pc cand aceStia cred
in dracul 81 Sc inchma la biserica
dracului. (Ilaritate, aplause)
Precum atunci cu Tiganii fa-
ceau &c voiau stapinii, asasi in
chipuie acestia ca pot face astaz
Gu Tara RomSneasca, asa mare
cum s'a f&cut: adeca nu numai
Gu moi, cei de aici, carl poate am
fost deprinsi 81 ne plecam une
orr capm ii fost rau, - dar
81 Gu Romanii de dincolo, carl
n'au VENT IN Romania Mare la
robie si la umilinta, ci.au VENT in
Romania Mare Ia cinste, la liber-
tate, Ia muncx frateasca pentru
innaltarea terri noastre. (Furtu-
noase aplause).
Inteleg stapinitorii nostri de
astazi Sd fsct Gu moi celia ce s'a
facut eu Tiganii de odinioara: ori
te inchini, ori T. zdrobesc. (Pro.
testari.)
| Da! 81, pentru cl am VENT aici
= VI aratam Az prmaresc 81 u G.
tCeasaa - -. :,
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PoLlTIsT OMoRIT
ASTANOAPTE

Politistul Elmer Sprosty, copilul
capitanului de polite Frank Spros-
ty, 81 nepotul directorului de ST.
guranta Anton B. Sprosty, 2 fost
omorft astanoapte de banda de
gase oameni carl erau sd jefuiasca
carciuma lui Philip Goldberg, 1412
Scovill avenue.
Sprosty q fost fmpuscat de trei
ori ii . cazut mort. 81 nici nu si-a
pptut folosi arlna. La polite, s'a
identificat fotografia unui ON care
acuEat cu marturisire falsa in
caxul McGannon. Acelas ON fost
unul dintre cei sase bandit. San
mai identificat alti patru membri
ii acestei bande 81 deja s'au TRIMS
niste grnpe de politisti Gu automo.
hilul, sub comanda capitanului
MarkoWitx, spre cautafea asasini-
lor,
Politistul Wachs, care era Ia pos.
TIL s6u din r. 12th ST, ! - gr4bit
n tn lopnlui y v crede q q a
4 r1nit " IN bandit. I'D martu
a band Nj ~ seapat utcfn
I.lI NM d d
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Cinstiti ascult4tori,

S'ar crede ca cea dintaiu null
tamita trebuie sa sc indrepte ca
ire d-voastra, carl att VENT asa
de multi, Gu inima asa de curata,
ca sa asclrltati cuvintul drept din
partea noastra dar cred ca tre.
buie sa multamim inainte de
toate altui cuiva.
A ajulls Tara Romaneasca III
asa fel, incat are adunatura
de cativa oameni, carl n'au nici
un trecut de mullca pentru tara
aceasta, de iubire pentru dlnsa,
nici 0 insusire care sal scoata
inaintea celorlalti, nici macar, sa
zicem, un hume mare pc care sal
Fl purtat stramosii lor, = pentru
CD Argetoieni carl sd fl castigat
O biruinta neamului nostru
Fam pomenit pana acum Qlari-
tate, APPLAUSE prelumgite), nlcl
macar, sd zicem, averi mari, Gu
care al lor sa ii ridicat spitale
Gu care sd Fl ridicat cladiri bise-
ricesti 81 manastiri 81 el sd vina
acum zicand: avem vistierie strin.
sd din munca cinstita a stramosi-
lor nostri 81 ne sprijinim pc din "a
Ca sd facem bine terri Gu auto
lul Ell.
Banii Gu care s'a ridicat Parti.
dull Poporului s'au lamurit de Ia
tribuna Camerei: sunt douaspre'
zece milioane iscali6 de Schuller
(Ap1ause).
NJ stu daca nu ma insel dal
a fost 0 telegrama in toat5 forms
q -d-lui Schuler, cand . VENT
Partidul Poporului Ia Cavern, il
care telegrama s'a spus: tin ave
rea mea Ia .dispositia partidulu
81 evident cd 81 part dul
tinut Tara Romaneasca, Gu Wis
tieria ei Gu tot, la dispoeitia lu
Aron Schuller. (Ilaritate, aplaus!
prelungite).
Az intslege daca oameni d
isprava 81 oameni de cinste 81 d
munca, oamem Gu nllme frumoa
Sc 81 averi msri, . Far ii fnst6p6ni'
fn Tara Romaneasca dar stApi
nifee o ere . adnnxtur& NJ 10
1nesli cari n'alpc nimic az IS
doux lsseruri lxcomis q ,drI