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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

One of the incidental points which
I have noticed in several stories OF
calamity is the heroism OF the tele-
phone girl.
A fire breaks out in a high office
building. The girl at the switch
board calls UP every office and tells
the occupants to get out.
A dam breaks and a flood rushes
down the valley. The telephone girls
stick to their posts and send word
ahead, and many lives are saved.
A burglar, comes in the night; a
frightened woma calls the police
station, but before she gets in her
call the burglar strikes her senseless.
The telephone girl intuitively knows
the meaning of the interrupted call
and tells the police where the troy
BILE is.
Complain Everywhere
Such things as these ! remember
to have read.
I do not know of a town where
the people do not complain Of the
telephone service.
In common with my fellow men,
I, too, have seasons Of tmpatience
because the service Is not better.
But every now and then I consider
how wonderful it is that the service
is as good as 1t is.
/ read how our boys in France
broke out into cheers when the first
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
BUS SERVICE AND STREETS.

In changing the routes to be followed by
80 that merchants on State street will share
with Smith street In the benefits in having some
of the buses pass their places Of business, the
bus committee of the Board of Aldermen
mindedness. The travelling public. which also
had to be considered in the matter, will not
be Inconvenience in any way by this change
Well payed streets will be followed and traffic
congestion on Smith street relieved to a marked
extent.
The bus committee recommended that every
other bus leaving the terminal will proceed
along state street. while the rest follow the
Smith street route. The State street route will
be followed as far as Broad streeti at which
point connection with the route to South
Amboy, Metuchen, Woodbridge and Roosevelt
will be made.
In this way merchants of State street will
be placed on an equal footing with those OF
smith street and the trade derived in this way
evenly divided. The new routes, which have been
referred to the Public Utility Commission, will
also benefit the travelling public, who find
occasion to visit State street business houses
as well as those along Smith street. Instead
of walking back to Smith street, bus service
will be provided on State as far as Broad
street, the city's action is approved by the
state board, which will work to advantage for
all concerned.
At the same time something should be done
to keep Smith street open as far as POSSIBLE
while street paving and trolley track repair
work is under way. Last Saturday night, when
there was a large number Of cars in town was
the inconvenience of having Smith street torn
UP especially great. With Perth Amboy grow
ing rapidly as a shopping center many OF the
people who trade here coming into the city IN
automobiles, the streets should be kept In as
GOOD condition as possible. Repair work by
the city on Smith street, west of State street,
i about complete. which will again put that
Sx6oroUktfar in fair shape. The street COM
noittee has had much to contend with IN keep
snr Smith street in passable condition until a
new paving can be financed and the present
work will do much to better the situation there
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
PLAYING THE HEALTH GAME

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 21.Acurious visit;
org from European shores who nave coLlpiiea
Impressions of their sojourns IN the uh nod
states from time to time have emphasized,
among other things, the typical Americans
evident capacity for making a game OF every
thing, from the most IrlVoiou y. IA noost Serious
business and domestic problems. II Is IN tne
spirit of a game that physical education autnorl-
Ties are trying to wipe out the high percentage
of malnutrition and general physical unttness
among school children. Charts, recording ING
gain in weight OF members Oh tne eiass, of
compared each month. The development OF
good habits is likewise noted. The result o.
such comparison spreads from classroom 70
schoolhouse. from building TO COUNTY mil
it is finally triumphantly summed IN the puo"o
eye via educational and other periodicals
Our schools have failed in physical education
more than in mental education. DIR. j. Mace
Address. an authority on child hygiene, says
that probably from 20 to 30 per cent; OF tne
children in the United States are unoerhoui-
ished.
"But." he adds, cit is possible to do away
with malnutrition. One school in the Middle
| West had 73 per cent. OF its cnlloren unueh.
weight, but by hard work, at the eno oi Inc
year only 6 per cent. were underweight:"
In states where children are required u oe
in a good condition of health neiore tneS ae
granted permission to go to work, 1t IS a notlce-
able fact that both children and parents pecome
Interested in the practice OF hygiene TO meet
the requirements OF the law. .
Although the movement for physlcal euuca-
tion legislation has been most active during
the past two years, the first state law requirins
it in the schools was passed on June 20. l?io.
by Illinois. Seven other states passed similar
measures before April, 1918. They were new
York, New Jersey, Nevada, Rhode lsianu, 0 eli
fornia, Maryland and Delaware. At the present
time more than half of the states have laws
recurring that some phase of physical educa.lon
be taught in the schools. The far and mlaaie
western states have been most active In TINS
work, and the southern states are accepting lne
idea with increasing enthusiasm. The -FOUR
latest states to join the ranks are missouri
West Virginia, North Carolina and Massachu-
sets. -.rs;o.,
'The states are all interested in physicai
.drcatjon" saws DIR. E. Dana Caulkins, Of the
National Physical Education Service, but we
need the federal stimulus. Our greatest neIp
lies in the passage of the bill now before con-
gress which, among other things: provides pro. fese foT
a $3.50 financial basis. That 49, tine teue ca1
education for each dollar which the states VIII
provide. ~
A Twofold Purpose.
The purpose Of physical education is th swo boGy
and training in the development of the body.
The need for such training is undeniaoie when
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
HEROINES
By DIR. W. e. BARTON

contingent of American telephone
girls arrived. I cheered with them.
! have used the telephone in many
foreign countries, and can testify
that in comparison with the service
there. the American telephone girl
is an angel.
Some Facts
She has a pleasant voice. She Is
habitually courteous. She is re-
s%ourceful. If once in a long time her
Job gets on her nerves. so also does
mine.
stood a few days ago beside the
central operator in a large railway
station at a time when trains were
coming in in considerable number,
and many people were wanting tele-
phone connections in a hurry.
I was impressed by her quiet,
courteous demeanor. her voice that
did not rise, and the rapidly with
which she did her work.
She was doubtless above n aver
age telephone girl, and had a more
responsible position than most OF
them; but she is not the only n of
her kind.
Let me suggest that we all try to
be a little more patient and courte.
GUS toward the telephone girl.
In the first place, I think she de-
serves 1t. In the next place. l think
it will improve the service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

Now that it's all over, 1t may as well De
admitted that the main trouble wasn't SO much
with what Admiral Sims said as will the way ne
va;d u. His speech was needlessly insulting TO
q large number of Americans. but evioentiS
what he meant was that nobody had any ous'-
ness trying to make the Irish question a oomes-
tic issue in this country. And that's the truth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

A. The law of protective colora-
ton in animals relative to the law
of nature which gives animals and
birds the colors which enable them
to hide themselves readily. For in
stance. some birds are colored about
the same as the trunk OF a tree.
@. How does the disease known
as shingles get this inappropriate
name?-R. p.
A. The word has the same deriva-
ton as cingle. the Latin cingula,
meaning a belt or girdle. The dis
ease often manifests itself in a SER
les OF small blisters around the waist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
Rules Governing WHO IS He
BY CONDO
TRUE

Mail or send your identi6cations in a sealed envelope
addressed to "Silhouette Editor" care EVENING NEWS
Identifcations must be in the EVENING NEWS office
before IL o'clock on the morning OF the day after each
silhouette appears.
Saturdays identifcations must be in the EVENING
JEWS office before IL o'clock Monday morning.
The person sending the first sealed envelope opened
after II A. M. containing the right Identification will be
awarded N DOLLAR each day. The name Of the recipi-
emit will be printed in the EVENING NEWS the same day.
No identi6cations will be received over the telephone.
Address all communications to Silhouette Editor
EVENING NEWS Office, Jefferson Street and Madison
Avenue, City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
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 oner p
plies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medicinal and financial troubiea- II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject Write
your question plainly n briefly.
Give full name and address and .
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postage. AL replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
HOW MANY RATS
DO % FEED?

There are more rats than human
beings. Each of Us supports W or
three Of these pests. They are per-
manent, unlimited guests in our
premises.
It costs the United States $780,
lation.S In return for our hospitality
they waste our substance, bring Us Q
choice assortment Of diseases. and
scatter Nth.
We do little to combat them. Hap
hazard trapping n poisoning are
not effective. The war against them
must be systematic. organized. scien-
tifc.
The Department Of Agriculture has
made an exhaustive study of this SUBJ
ject and has printed the results in .
24-page booklet with illustrations.
Send for this authoritative bulletin
and learn how to get rid of these
annoying and destructive pests.
This IL a free Government Buile-
tin, and there Is no charge except
two cents in stamps for return post
age and mall direct to Washington
Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
Information Bureau.
Washington. D. c.
enclose herewith Two cents IN
stamps for return postage on q free
copy of the Rat Booklet al offered
by The Perth Amboy EVENING
NEWS.
Name
Street
City
state s.................'.........'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

Several leaders of the Senate and House haa
the Illuminating experience recently OF taking
a sea voyage on a naval vessel fitted with d
stabilizer which counteracts the roll or the
waves and keeps the craft perfectly STEADY
Now for a stabilizer on the ship OF state!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

II :. said that congress c~ontemplates econo-
MIXING by cutting out the maternity DILL I'm
gressmen, like a lot OF other men, eViueh''
believe in women and children nrst' "heh
saving Is to be done.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
NEXT WEEK MAILS

day; Thomas. Saturday or Sun
day; Siberia Maru, Monday;
Maui, Tuesday.
To the Coast--Lurline, Saturday;
Nile, Tuesday; Sheridan, Tues
day or Wednesday; Manoa and
Nile, Wednesday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
REPRESENTATIVES OF PRESS FROM
FORTY NATIONS WILL VISIT MAUI

Newspaper and magazines editors
and publishers from 40 different coun-
tries, between 200 and 400 delegates to
the International Press Congress, some
of them accompanied by members of
their families, are expected to visit
Maui at the time OF the fair, next
October. Such visit is to be recon-
mended by the arrangements commit
tee in the Islands to the program com
mittee of the congress. The visitors
will be from such widely separated
countries as Sweden and Australia
and New Zealand, Switzerland and
Japan. 1t is regarded as an epoch
marking time in the history of pub
licity getting for the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Representatives of the press from
every Island in the group, of every
language publication except Chinese,
met in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms in Honolulu last Saturday morn
ing to perfect the organization which
will lay the plans for the reception
and entertainment of the Press Con-
gress of the World from October to
IA next At the meeting there were
Representatives of "a Island publica-
tions. A working organization was
perfected at the meeting and there
was a full discussion of plans. The
Maui proposal was the hit of the meet
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
LEGISLATION FOR
MAUl'S NEEDS TO
BE CONSIDERED
Meeting This Afternoon VIII
Go Into Requirements and
Take up Wide Variety of
Important Subjects.

For the purpose of determining
legislative program for Maui during
The session which will open next
week Maui legislators, the board Of
supervisors and the legislative com.
mittee of the Maui Chamber of Com
merce will meet this afternoon at
three o'clock The decision was reach
ed at the meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce held yesterday afternoon.
Plans for today's meeting We're made
late in a rather prolonged meeting
There had been a lengthy discussion
of the Smith-Towner Educational Eli
on which subject Superintendent of
Public Instruction Vaughan MacCaug-
| hey had been heard. Letters from tho
immigration Commissioner of Cali
fornia regarding the undesirability of
any laborers going there from Hawaii
| at present time and under existing
conditions had been discussed and it
bad been decided such letters should
| be turned over TO the Planters month
= labor publication lao Valley road
matters had been discussed and the
| chamber had been told of the plans OF
| the Worlds Press Congress and ar
rangements for their being on Maui
at the time of the fair, on which no
action was necessary at the time.
At that juncture f. b. Cameron pre-
sented a resolution asking the legis-
| lature to increase the appropriation
| for Juvenile Court work from $6Oc
| to $4,000 a year. He said the court
was paying a salary OF $iS a month
to one person which left only 50
month for other expenses and told of
| the necessity of taking up public
subscription to send two dependent
Juveniles to Honolulu last week.
The County Attorney was called on
10 explain needs of the Juvenile Court
and did so, at the same time explain
| ing the advisability of wider descre-
| ton and power for expenditure in the
board of supervisors. Al this time
| Mr. BevinS brought up the desirabl-
Iity of a meeting to determine needed
legislation for Maui before the session
and mentioned several subjects that
needed legislative action. The sugges-
| ton met immediate approval and Mr..
Cameron's resolution was tabled, not
| because it was disapproved but in or
| der that it might be brought up in
even broader scope at today's meet
| ing. The Smith-Towner Bill and action
| TO be taken in regard to it will come
| up at the meeting also.
AT that time President Penhallow
named the new legislative committee
OF the Chamber to represent it today
and for the year with T.. r. Bevins,
| Ic chairman and d. II. Case and Joseph
| II. Gray as members.
| Matters connected with Mala
Wharf and its approach were also
considered.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
No Large Sum Spent
For Roads Running
InPineapple Sections
Editor, Maui News:

Editor, Maui News
Please correct your mental impress
sion as to that $96,00000 of County
money having been spent for pine
apple roads in 1920 | refer to the
article on costs of Roads" in your
issue Of February 4th. Nothing but
maintenance work was done by the
county in 1920 on any and all Of the
roads over which pineapples are haul
There are forty miles of such roads in
tho Haiku district and the total eX-
pense on same for 1920 was but $4,000
Makawao district is a very large one,
please remember-the money was not
spent in Haiku. I'll admit however
that il should have been spent in Ha-
iku. 1t is Il fearfully wet district
hereabouts, and the miserable pine.
apple wagons, slushing through the
rain and the mud of our dirt, spoil
them for the outing trips Of the Maui
Auto Club for any auto travel The
residents of Haiku are getting restless
about the weather and their dirt
roads-they want a macadam road
from Haiku to Paia,-they have been
long suffering and they feel that they
are entitled to a paved road to Paia
If you, Mr.. Editor, will assist us in
steering public sentiment to oul
need, We will thank you.
Yours truly,
w. A. BALDWIN.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Territorial Newspapers
Will Form Association

Newspapers of the Territory will
form an association according to plans
that were laid at luncheon held in
Honolulu last Saturday. The proposal
was first made at the meeting of news
papermen that was called to arrange
matters for the Worlds Press Con-
gress but went over to the luncheon
which was given by the Pan-Pacific
Union. F. j. Cody sprang the propos-
al and is chairman of the committee
on organization.
1t is proposed to associate for the
purpose of solving some of the many
problems which confront publishers
and editors, to secure advice from one
another and to profit from one an
others experience. Such matters as
community purchasing of supplies are
subjects which the proposed associa-
tion might take up. Foreign language
papers as we'll as English language
publications will be admitted If they
desire. It is planned to have a COM
pact and concrete organization.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Rock and Oil For Road
Repair in Haiku Asked

Supplies of oil and rock for road
work he said to be important were
asked of the board of supervisors by
A. f. Tavares of the Haiku Fruit Co..
on Wednesday. The subject was re-
ferrcd TO the county engineer and will
be further considered this afternoon.
Mr. Tavares asked for increases in the
amount allowed by the county for road
upkeep by his company.
The work suggested by Mr.. Tavares
is on the Haiku-Peahi road over a
stretch of about three miles and on
the Haiku Kuiaha road, for a shorter
distance.
The Haiku Fruit Company has been
caring for the upkeep of a consider
able stretch of roads for the county
and is said to achieve better results
in maintenance for less money than
the county is able to secure for itself.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Maui Soda and Ice
Works is EnIarging;
Buys Waikiki Plant

Purchase of the ice-making plant of
the Wailuku Soda Works by the Maui
Soda & Ice Works was announced by
Il. A. Wadsworth on Wednesday. At
the same time he told of plans for
increasing the output OF his company
and rendering of improved service.
The announcement means the consol-
dating of the ice making business in
single concern and that concern is
Wailuku's first ice making company.
The newly purchased plant will be
taken down and combined with the
present plant of the Maui Soda & lee
Works. This will mean an increase
in possible daily production of four
tons. 1t will also mean that all ice
made and sold in Wailuku shall be
made from distilled water, guaranty
OF purity and cleanliness.
I'VE shall endeavor," Mr.. Wads-
'rorth added, "to give improved ser
vice in all respects. There will be
no increase in the price of ice as a
result of the other company going out
of the ice making business To new
customers we offer the same cOnsid-
GRAFTON and attention which we have
heretofore given to our customers, 1t
is an extension of business on our
Fart which we are sure will be to the
benefit of the users Of ice in the field
which we are prepared to supply"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

, ing and officials said it sovled the pro.
cram of entertainment
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

the steamer to Honolulu. Crowell
says the prisoners went willingly.
The stills that have been held as
evidence at the sheriffs office are
cheap affairs with the containing YES
sells made of galvanized iron, not un,
like the ordinary wash tub.
In Honolulu all pleaded guilty and
We're fined from 500 TO 5000.
Whether federal activity is flash
in the pan" or merely the beginnin5
of a campaign to clear up Illicit stills
and put out of business those who
have been disposing of the Illicit pro
duct has not been disclosed.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
WOMAN'S CLUB DANCE

At Puunene this evening under the
auspices of the Civic and the Humane
departments of the Maui Woman's
Club there will be held dance which
is certain TO be a well attended, de-
lehtful affair. The dance is being
given to realize funds for various pub
lie enterprises of the two departments
such as relief cases and community
Identification plans.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

place as they do on Hawaii. And
what are doing about it?"
Referring to the appropriation of
$4,000 a year for the support and
maintenance of the sanitarium and
county hospitals Mr. Fassoth said the
intention of that bill was TO have the
5000 600 cover all sanitation and sani-
tary department. costs as well as the
sanitarium and hospitals but that it
appeared to be misunderstood.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

Remember WOman's Club Dance,
Puunene, Saturday evening, February
l2.-AdV.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
CALVERTS RUG SALE

w. A. Calvert and Sons are an.
nouncing in today's Press and Ban.
ner a sale of rugs for Saturday and
Monday. This is the time of year
when the women folks tie up their
heads in towel, take broom and
a mop and makes life miserable fol-
everybody in the family for about
a week. The parlor rug is moved in.
to the dining room, the dining room
rug goes into a bed room and so on
clown the lineA,A new rug is always
a necessity and, Calvert and Sons
are on hand with an assortment
which will meet the needs of every
housekeeper in the county. After
the spring cleaning is over, husband
and children must stay on the piazza
and 'let this house stay clean," and
here Calvert and Sons are ready
with the very best in porch rugs and
furniture. Attend their sale Satur-
day and Monday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Mcmillan were
given a most delightful surprise par
ty by the employees of the Efird De-
partment Store one evening shortly
after their removal to their new
home on Bailey Circle. The girls OF
the force showered Mrs. Mcmillan
with dozens of beautiful and useful
linen articles, some of which were
exquisitely ,hand-embroidered, while
the young men brought bountiful re-
freshments Of fruits, cakes and can.
dies. An hour or two of hilarious
fun was enjoyed by an old-fashioned
square dance held on the broad piaz-
"a of the lovely new residence while
music was furnished by the Efird
Jazz Band. Rook and setback also
afforded much amusement.--lndex-
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
FUN AT THE PICTURES

Bob Wilson, colored, who is fa-
miliar figure around town 4nd a
friend to all the little boys in the
city furnished fun for the movie
fans at the Opera House Tuesday.
Bob is delivery boy for Austin-Per-
rims Drug Store and when the ad-
vertisements were thrown on the
screen, Bob was there life size, "tell-
ing the world that it could get what
it wanted at Austin-Perrin's and
that "Dr. Chas. Anderson, alias Bob
Wilson" would deliver it. Bob was
in the audience and saw himself as
others see him and in his Sunday
clothes at that.