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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27
CONFESSIONS Or A
HUSBAN D!
The Mans Side OF Married Life

My Father-in-Iaw Gets Frisky
NOn Saturday night SID called me
up and asked me to come to his
house to play cards. l had been out
one night that week and did not
feel like leaving again.
But as l was making my Excuses
over the phone Dot surprised me
by interrupting and saying:
Yes, you must go; L know you'll
enjoy it. Father will sc with you;
he'd like a card game"
What about you and your
mother 2"
We've a great deal to talk over;
Wen be glad to be left alone"
l knew how welcome Dots father
would be in the game. Once before
he had played with my friends and
had left with all the money. He
was the highest" player L had ever
met. Still, there was nothing to do
but take him along.
There were seven of us. Sid, who
was the SOU of hospitality, had I'M
corked two bottles of whiskey-the
last he had Ieft-(they always are)
and put them on the Sideboard in
the dining room.
Along about 10 o'clock l went into
the dining room and took a little
drink of the Scotch. rejecting that
it might be a long time before / got
another.
happened to glance at the bottle
of rye and was surprised to see that
it was about half gone. l knew that
most of the boys drank Scotch.
However, l thought little of that
then.
When / returned to the game l
noted with even greater surprise
that my father-in-law was betting
recklessly. He stood pat on a pair
of jacks and bluffed out Sid who had
three mines. Sid knew my father
in-law's reputation and thought he
must have at least a straight.
Suddenly l understood it. 1 con-
nected my father-in-law's wild bet
ting with the disappearance of the
rye and that with his frequent alb
sences from the room.
For a time his luck stood by him.
Then it changed-and how quickly
luck at cards a change! He bet
as though he were playing for
matches.
Whenever he had two pairs he
would raise until he was called. Be
tween hands he told long. rambling
stories about what a sport he had
been as a young man.
The fellows were as quick as I to
guess WudL udu ~Hdpptneu. bul, re-
Numbering their former experience
with my father-in-law, they showed
him no mercy.
At the end of the evening he and
Sid, whose whiskey he had drunk,
were the only losers. However. Sid's
losses were trihing. My father-in-
law had lost $50. I was some 81
to the good.
My father-in-law had had too
good a time and was still too much
under the influence of the liquor he
had drunk to mind losing. He paid
very cheerfully.
We walked home together and he
sang most of the way. The elevator
boy was asleep and 1 helped dad"
as he insisted upon my calling him,
up the steps to our apartment.
i unlocked the door and tried to
Eguide him as he entered, but he fell,
bringing down an umbrella stand
with a veritable clatter.
Dot and her mother put their
heads out of their respective doors.
Dot switched on the light.
TON! What have you done?"
they exclaimed in chorus.
ITO be continued)
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terprise)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

uut 10 be followed.
They jumped and ran, with cross
old Tag tearing after them at their
very heels. 1t did seem sometimes
as though the old fellow was indeed
going to have a very good meal of
three courses, but Magic Shoes are
Magic Shoes, so what chance has a
tiger?
On they scampered, followed by
old Tag. acros jungles and deserts,
swimming seas and hopping lakes
until they came to the circus. There
stood Tags cage with the door wide
open. and what did they do but rush
right I'M! But the twins and the
fairyman did something now that
Tag couldn't do. They crawled
through the bars on the other side
their shoes obligingly making
them little as mice-and Tag was
fairly caught, for they ran around
and slammed the door of his cage
before he knew what had happened.
But Tag is happy now He lives
on juicy roast beef-without pepper.
To Be Continued.
Copyright, 1921, N. T.. A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27
OLD BRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. David Dobson were
Perth Amboy shoppers Tuesday.
Albert Appleby has purchased a
new auto.
William Mergogey of Middletown
spent Wednesday with relatives in
town.
John Rue was a Browntown visit
or Wednesday.
Grandin Slower has left to spend
the summer months at Rye Beach.
Raymond Soden of Piscataway-
town was an Old Bridge visitor
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berdell and Mrs.
julius Krebs were New Brunswick
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. David Burkert and daugh-
ters, Evelyn and Olive and Mrs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

IaS Tiger
Leppy Leopard lived in a sandy
cave between some rocks in the jun
gle. and pretty soc Tag Tiger came
shopping along hoping to find Leppy
at home.
"Sniff. sniff" he went around
Leppy's front door. but before he
KNEW 1t. wasn't he ''kerchooing" his
head nearly off again. Pepper, but
he didn't know it!
"Drat it," he screamed. where
did / get such a cold? And the medi-
cine books all say to feed a cold!
How al l feed my cold when / can't
get near enough to my dinner to
catch it, much less eat it,"
Just then something, or someone,
went 'Tee-hee!" right behind him
and old Tag turned fiercely. He
couldn't see Nancy or Dick or Flip
petty Flap very plainly. but he made
! spring at them anyway, being so
hungry he'd take a chance on any
thing. He couldn't afford to lose
another dinner.
That was exactly what the little
schemers were after-not to be eaten
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27
How To Keep
Yourself Well
Holding the Breath

I have a baby 5h months old
and occasionally he holds his breath
when crying.
Such attacks occur in children of
q very nervous type. 1t is probably
a manifestation of tetany. a disease
characterized by an extreme irrita-
bility of the system.
Breast feeding is n of the best
p~reventives of tetany and mothers
milk is also the best food after the
disease has developed. Keep the
baby out in the fresh air and sun
shine as much as possible, see that
his sleeping room is quiet and well
ventilated, n do not allow anyone
to romp or play with him in such a
way as to excite him.
Tuberculosis
Is 1t customary and thoroughly
safe where only one lung is diseased
to put that lung out of commission
by the use of gas in order that the
lung may have a chance to rest and
thus heal?
in recent years the treatment
known as artificial pneumothorax"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27
BY Newspaper Enterprise

BY Newspaper Enterprise
WASHINGTON. - Mrs. Edward
Lansing Harris of Cleveland, head
of the patriotic educational commit
tee of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, is urging members
of her organization to seek to make
has been employed to a considerable
extent in various Sanatoria. On the
whole, the results of this form of
treatment have been satisfactory in
selected cases.
The treatment consists in the in
PRODUCTION of sterile nitrogen gas
into the chest cavity. thus causing
the lung to collapse of its own elias
ITCHY. Under these circumstances,
the lung does not move during res
piration. and the tuberculous focus
is placed at rest The gas is inject
ed from time to time, for slow alb
sorption takes place and the lung
gradually tends to resume its orig
inal position.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

LONDON-Saturday always has
been a holiday in the courts here.
But now judges are working six
DAYS a week. The reason: they
want to clear up the flood of divorce
cases on the dockets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

Alvin Benson, spent Thursday with
Mrs. Theodore Clark of Spotswood
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mergogey
are rejoicing owe the birth of a
young daughter. Mrs. Mergogey
was formerly Miss Christina Smith
Mrs. ROLAND Skillman was an
out Of town visitor Thursday.
Mrs. James Van Arisdale and son
Alvin, spent Thursday with relatives
in Spotswood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27
Cars Jewels Found

BUDAPEST-An Austrian wa,
prisoner, just back from Eastern
Siberia, tried to sell a watch and
other valuable Jewels he said he had
taken from the bolsheviki. The
jeweler called the police. They
learned the jewels were heirlooms
of the cars family. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

Vote for Greek Women
ATHENS-Woman suffrage work.
ers are active here. A commission
revising the constitution has voted,
by a big majority, to include . won.
an suffrage clause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

the moving picture shows a better
educational medium. She urges that
support be given good shows and
that bad ones be ignored rather than
publicly denounced. Public denun-
citation, says Mrs. Harris, only arous-
es curiosity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

Make your willow or wood swing
an attractive and restful corner of
your outdoor sitting room, or your
Veranda. Make it a place Of inviting
colorful cushions and a long pad of
something bright and something
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

sort.
The pad, with an almost straight
ruffle hanging down, can be made
at home as well as the cushions
which. should be ~vaiiously shaped
ana va,iQusly colored.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-27

Copyright. 1921, Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Lead and Zinc Increase.

Washington.-The mine output OF
lead and zinc and the refinery output
OF lead In the United States increased
greatly in 1920. The output of soft
lead was $1,000 short tons, an in
crease Of $1,000 over 1919, when there
was n decrease in output of 13S,500
tons over the preceding year. The re-
coverable zinc content of ore mined In
1920 was about $4,000 tons, as COM
pared with 49,, ZOO in 1919 and 632,243
in 1918. The production of primary
metallic zinc from domestic and for
eign ores in 1920, however, was only
100000 tons, as compared with 465,743
in 1919. The refinery production OF
lead from domestic ores in 1920 was
474,OOO tons, as compared with 424.433
tons in 1919.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
ASK REDUCT|UN
OF ALL NAvlES
SENATE CONSIDERING BoRAh
RESOLUTION TO MAKE 50
PER CENT CUT.
US. PROGRAM LARGEST
WANT ENGLAND AND JAPAN TO
JOIN MOVE TO REDUCE
NAVlES.

Washington, Jan. 4-E,eduetion in
world naval construction was taken up
by the Senate foreign relations com
mittee AZ executive hearings which
may run for some weeks.
The committee had before il the
Borah resolution asking President
Wilson Ia initiate negotiations with
Great Britain and japan, looking 10 "A
reduction of 10 per cent In the MAYA
building program of those countries
and the United States.
1t was understood that considerable
sentiment developed Ia include France
and Italy, hut This was opposed by Sen
ator Rurah, who was said Ia haze ar
glrd that those countries would follow
III" lead of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan and that if they be-
came II party to the negotiations, Il re-
duction of armies rs well as navies
would enter into he discussions.
Great Britain, the senator was re-
ported Ia have said, could be expected
Ia urge reductions of the French army
# She should consent Ia reducing her
navy.
Admiral CoontZ, chief of naval oper-
ations, and his aides We're the only wit
neS>cS. Committee members said 9TH
erS would b" called but that there had
been no suggestion that Secretary Dan
iels be Invited 10 appear.
The secretary in his conference with
newspaper mel reiterated his OPPOSE
lion 10 the Borah resolution and said
that 81 far rs he had been advised
President Wilson had taken no steps
looking Ia II disarmament conference
among the world powers.
Admiral Coontz, senators said, OPP
posed the Bornh resolution or amy 9th
or plan based ON II percentage reduc-
lion in building, arguing Il reduction
would fail Ia bring about any equal
ization of naval power because of the
different size of the programs of the
nations.
lie said that the American building
program was the largest and the Jap
ancse Second, hut that even with the
completion of the Japanese program,
Japnn's navy would have only about
half the strength of the American navy.
Great Britain's building program is
comparatively small, the senators We're
said 10 have been told, and unless it
Il increased before 1924. the American
navy would about equal the British.
To expedite her program, Japan is
having three large hattleships built In
England, according Ia information re-
ceived 10y the navy intelligence service
and transmitted Ia the Senate commit
Tee.
France and Italy have small build
ing programs, Admiral coontz was said
to have testified, but they are ham
pcred 10y lack of funds. France, he
stated, had several capital ships laid
down before the war upon which ne
work had been done since peace was
declared.
Data as Ia foreign nayies was pre-
scented 10y Admiral COontZ. All prlnci-
pal powers, senators said they were in
formed. were spending considerable
money Ia keep themselves Informed on
the naval and military activities Of 9th
or nations.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Hindu Is Member Of White Race.

Salt Lake City.-A Hindu is white
although he IS black. This is the find
ing of District Judge J. ID. Cali of
Brigham city, Utah. As a conse
quence, Puma Singh, 46, is now an
American citizen. The judge ruled
that Il Hindu belongs 10 the white race
and comes within the meaning of the
naturalization statute, which limits ap-
plicants for citizenship to 'all free
persons of the white race or persons
of African birth or descent"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
CONGRESS HAS
HUGE PROGRAM
APPROPRIATION BILLS LEADING
IN INTEREST IN THE
HOUSE.
TARIFF REVISION UP
SENATE HAS CONGESTION OF
WAITING MEASURES FOR
CONSIDERATION.
western Newspaper Union News Service


Washington, Jan. 3.-Congress start
ed Its new years work with a fOrmid-
able program for the fifty-two work
ing days remaining before sine die ad-
journInent, March B. Congestion, as
usual, is on the Senate side, House ac-
tivity being concentrated on compile
ton of the appropriation bills, with
the sundry civil budget under debate
and the postoffice bill waiting.
Tariff revision is to be an important
of the Senate finance committee re-
turned to the Senate after Il years alb
sence, and, with his committee began
consideration of the emergency tariff
bill passed by the House. Hearing OF
general tariff revision planned during
the extra session after March 4, will
begin Thursday before the House ways
and means committee.
The Senate foreign relations com
mittee will hold a special session to
consider International disarmament. IL
will take up the resolution of Senator
lboI uh, htluflltulls iuuho, piol'osih6 "a
request on the President to initiate
negotiations with Great Britain and
Japan toward an agreement for IA 80
per cent cut in naval building for n
term of years.
The committee also will consider II
resolution by Senator Walsh, Demo
crat, of Montana, proposing that h
President be asked To appoint an
American representative TO meet with
the League of Nations disarmament
committee. Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, ranking Democrat on the com
mittee, will ask to have Senator Walsh
appear. Democrats are disposed to
favor Walsh's plan.
Emergency immigration legislation
is to be taken up by the Senate immi-
grafton committee, which will begin
hearings on the House bill to prohibit
virtually all immigration for ten
months. Representative Johnson, Re
publican, Washington, chairman OF
the House immigration committee, in
expected Ia be the first witness.
Final action on the bill TO revive
the war finance corporation, designed
to aid agricultural interests, is ex-
pected this week. The bill now is ex-
fore President Wilson, and If vetoed
an effort is planned TO pass the meas
ure over his disapproval.
Early disposition Is planned by the
Senate of the presidential veto last
week of the bill to suspend operation
of that portion of the Clayton anti
trust law restricting In IA measure
railroad purchases Of materials from
in which their officers are
interested. The bill is lying on the
vice presidents desk.
Another spirited Senate struggle set
tentatively for Jan. 10, Is brewing
over the Poindexter anti-strike bill
which passed the Senate without de-
bate and with only a few senator's
present. Sentiment for adequate con
s~ideration is widespread but Senator
Poindexter, Republican, Washington.
author, is confident of re-passage.
Inquiry into coal prices is TO be re
sumed by the reconstruction commit
tee. Alleged profits of government Of
ficials in coal sales to the army ship
ping board and other agencies are to
be under investigation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Bandits Get 81, 1921 ass.

Chicago-Thieves' loot in the Chi
cage district for the year 1920. based
on burglaries. holdups and pocket pick
incs alone. reached the staggering ag.
gregate Of s4.52s,45340-an average
daily property loss Of more than s12,-
Az. Embezzlements and ~forgeries. run
ming into the hundreds Of thousands,
are not included in these figures as
compiled by Chieago's police depart
ment. Police records show that of this
loss only a little more than one-fourth,
or sI.4G3.954. in property and cash.
WAS recovered.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Three Departments Want Sis, 600, 900.

Observation-Disclosures ~appropria-
lions aggregating S115,O00,000 were
asked of Congress by three executive
departments. Secretary Baker esti-
mated that the War Department would
need an additional s76,OOO.OOO before
July L for the pay and subsistence of
officers and men of the army and
S521,0O0 for the upkeep of the military
academy. Postmaster General Burle-
son asked for an additional s35,934, 700
for mail transportation because of in
creased rates.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Bio Housing Shortage in v. s.

Observation-Disclosures placing the
shortage Of houses I'm America at more
than 10000 will be placed before
the national council OF the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States at a
meeting to be held in Washington, Jan.
"a and IS, which will discuss measures
10 relieve the situation. The housing
shortage, according TO John lhlder,
manager of the national chambers
civic development department, has
reached a point where 4.000,000 per-
sons are inadequately housed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Rice $1,000 Per Bowl.

New YOrk-One thousand of New
York's men and women Of wealth paid
$1,000 or more each TO sit 1T a plain
board table and eat boiled rice. The
banquet" was a testimonial arranged
by Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
European relief council, of Americas
efforts to succor the 100000 starving
children Of Europe. The rice, accom-
panied by white bread and a cup of
cocoa. was the same as served to starv-
ing children at relief stations through
out Europe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Fourteen Killed in Earthquake.

Paris.-Fourteen persons were killed.
300 injured and 10000 rendered home
less by an earthquake which nearly
obliterated Elbassan, Albania, accord
ing to dispatches from the American
Red Cross at Tirana. The only Ameh-
cans there were two Junior Red Cross
nurses, Miss Norah Rudy, st. Louis.
and Miss Winifred Warren. Chicago.
Both were reported safe. They imme-
dlately took charge of relief work, and
the American Red Cross is sending
supplies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Unions liable Under Law.

Neutrality-suspicious. unions or their
members are accountable under anti.
trust laws where they depart from
their normal and legitimate objects
and engage in an actual combination
or conspiracy in restraint Of trade"
the Supreme Court held in an opinion
just handed down. Labor leaders de-
ciined to comment on the decision,
which is the first TO be given on whet
Samuel Gompers has described as IA
boris bill Of rights"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Chinese MASSAGE.

q scientific system by Taoist monks.
The main point Of the Chinese system
If massage f. the three principal at
titudes, standing. sitting and lying.
and three modes Of breathing. through
the mouth. nose and inspiration and
expiration alternately through both or
gsns Iron balls are rolled swiftly to
and fro In the hands to strengthen the
muscles. To massage the stomach a
wooden instrument consisting of three
movable wheels is applied.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Weu-Known Actresses Marry.

New York.-The marriage of Con.
stance Talmadge, motion picture act
ress to John Pialoglio. New York City
tobacco merchant, has been announced
here. The ceremony took place at
Greenwich, Conn, Dec. &c in the pres
ence of the brides mother and two sis.
tiers, Norma and Natalie. Dorothy
Gish, also a motion picture actress and
a friend Of Miss Talmadge. was mar
RED at the same time and place to
James Rennie, an actor. Each couple
acted as attendants to the other.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
To Construct Bio Dry Dock.

Victoria, u. t.-Contract for the
construction of II new government dry
dock NJ the Esquimnlt navy yards has
been awarded Ia i. Lyall & Sons, Mon
ireal and Vancouver on the firms ten
der Of ~Si,3Oo.Oo0, it was announced
here by +. II. McCurdy, minister of
public works. The firms bid was
about 100000 less than the govern
mcnt estimates, it was said.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Protest Dance Hall CLOSING.

San Francisco.-Fifty girls employed
as instructors IN dance halls herd. ap-
peared before the women's viGlant
committee and urged the committee
not TO proceed with its campaign TO
close public dance places as the result
of gang attacks on young girls. The
girls protested their living would be
taken from them as the dance halls are
vital TO their existence. The members
of the committee pledged themselves
TO obtain other work for the girls if
possible.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Get Murderer in Mexico.

Washington.-The murderer of John
Bcrens, an American mining man,
killed last month in the state of Mex
leo, Mexico, has been arrested and is
being held for trial in the state of
Nichoacan, the American embassy re-
ported To the State department. The
authority given by the embassy for its
statement was the account of the ar
rest published in the Mexico City
newspapers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Wants Gold Price Increased.

washington.-Gold producers alone
have not profited by increased prices.
Representative Raker, Democrat, Cali
%fornia, told the House. urging his bin
to increase the price of gold $40 an
ounce. He said gold producers were
hard up" and hundreds of mines were
closed. as the metal cost more to mine
than Il could be sold for.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Ask 100000 for New York Harbor

Washington.-An appropriation of
100000 to be used in preventing de-
posits in New York harbor was re-
quested of Congress by the army engi-
neer corps. Part Of the fund sought
would be used to employ fifty addi-
tional deputies to board incoming OIL
burning vessels to prevent the Illegal
discharge Of refuse fuel oil into the
waters Of the harbors. Congress was
Informed that the oil discharges WERE
proving to be a fire menace and We
damaging property.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07
Postal Official Arrested.

San Professionalism c. Peter.
sen, assistant postmaster of Honolulu,
has been arrested there and charged
with ~embezzling $4,000 of postoffice
funds, according to a cablegram TO the
postoffice inspector here. Petersen adj
mitted taking the money, asserting he
did not know what became of il, a
Honolulu inspector cabled. Petersen
has been employed in the Honolulu
postoffice fifteen years. William Kane.
postoffice clerk, was also arrested, ac-
cused of embezzling customs funds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07

Notwithstanding luisella Baccara,
a well known pianist TO whom Dan
nunzio has shown marked attention,
went to Fiume some months ago,
where they have been awaiting the
conclusion Of D'AnnunZio'S divorce
proceedings against his present wife,
with the expectation that this would
he followed by II marriage of the poet
and the pianist. Both of them have
written freely Of their relations and
she is quoted rs saying that she would
not leave Fiume, no matter what the
fate of the city might he, adding that
she preferred rather Ia be stabbed by
the enemy's sword.