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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

/ read an item to the effect that
in 1886 a clerk in the patent office
resigned because he believed that
there would not much longer be use
for the patent office.
/ wrote to the commissioner of
patents and asked him whether the
story was true.
He replied that 1t was impossible
to give a categorical answer, because
a fire in the patent Office destroyed
most of the correspondence of that
period, but he said that there was
such a tradition of long standing
current in the patent office.
This young man said. according to
the story, that he had examined
carefully the range of inventions as
was his official duty and that every
they appeared to have reached the
limit of inventive genius. He had
opportunity to accept a permanent
position, and therefore he withdrew
from the patent office.
That young m had never seen
a room lighted with electricity nor
with gas, nor even with kerosene.
Andrew Jackson was finishing his
second term and Martin Van Buren,
was soon to ride up Pennsylvania
avenue in a coach in all essential
particulars of construction similar to
the chariot in which Pharoah led his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12
BY DIR. II. III. BISHOP

I wonder if there is any adjective
that will adequately describe those
who know that the only sure preven-
tive of smallpox is vaccination and
yet refuse TO make S of it. The
are more than foolish, they are Grim
inal. For by laying themselves open
to this dread disease they are MAX
ing it just so much easier for a
plague 10 get a toothold.
Until the simp.e preventive, vac
cine, was hit on thousands and
thousands died every year from this
loathesome disease.
Vaccination made smallpox almost
obsolete. Carelessness and the rarity
of the disease is bringing it back.
This becauce people put off getting
vaccinated or are altogether in
different
Vaccination is not dangerous. Over
5000. zoo persons were vaccinated In
the last two years in this country
without a single death.
The method consist in introducing
vaccine virus into the skin causing
what is known as vaccina. A small
plnple or sore appears in three or
four days the skin around it becomes
red, slightly swollen and tender. In
10 or ~ days q scab forms and soon
drops off. There MAJ be a slight
headache o. feves.
In some cases. vaccination is not
successful the first time. in which
ease there is NJ sore and the treat
ment should be repeated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

CHINA,s FOREIGN PATCHES.
BULLETINS BY THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

"Only a few weeks after the lease
had been granted to Germany and
Russia, Great Britain obtained a
lease on the shores and Bay of Wei
hai-wei. almost equidistant between
Port Arthur and Kiaochow. This
British LEASE was not for a definite
number of years but provided that it
was to ru, for the period during
which Russia should hold Port Ar
thur. Later in April. France en-
tered the competition and took a 80
year lease on the Bay of Kwang
Chow and approximately $50 square
France Enters Field
I'm June Great Britain increased
her holdings at Hong Kong by leas-
ing for 90 years, 356 square miles of
additional territory on the main
land and additional islands a~ggregat-
ing 20 square miles in area. In Mo-
vember, 1899, France added to her
lease the Kwang Chow a group of
Islands dominating the bay. Finally
in 1900 cane n of the most ambi-
tious steps of all in the acquisition
of territory.-the occupation of Man
churia by Russia. This brought on
the Russo-Japanese war after which
DUH INuSSld anu Japan Tef,lONtu tIcir
troops from Manchuria which re-
verted to China but with the pro-
vision that Japan should have cer-
tain economic concessions.
"Since 1900 no new areas in Chi
ma have passed under foreign con-
troll. but there have been important
changes in the ownership of some of
the seven tracts already alienated.
After the Russo-Japanese war Japan
succeeded to Russ.a's claims. Port
Arthur and the Liaotung peninsula.
and Obtained an extension of the
lease to 80 years. As a result of the
World War Japan came into posses
sion of the German territory and
concessions in Shantung and claims
them for her own.
with the removal of Russia and
Germany from China, the seven
tracts under alien control are now
in the hands of only four nations.
Japan holds three: Great Britain,
two, and France and Portugal, one
each. Japanese Fcrmosa, British
Hong Kong. ana Portuguese Macao
r claimed unqualified possessions.
The other four regions are held I'M
der 80 yer leases"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12
ROUNDING UP THE VETERANS in u. s..
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haslkin

ton with the Quartermaster's De-
partment, but his condition became
worse and he reentered the hospital
Upon his release he worked in
France and last July came back to
America.
When the Michigan clean up
squad arrived in Grand Rapids to
handle local claims for compensa-
ton, Pearl applied to it for an
award due to his injuries, but he
| ords that he had served the United
States during the war. Neither
could he prove that he was actually
in the service of any country when
he was released from a French hos
pital.
Nevertheless, Pearl is getting a
square deal regardless of his ina
hiIity to prove that he was ever in
service. His case is deemed to be
one of those in which certain tech
nicalities must be temporarily re-
moved IN favor of simple justice.
From Michigan also comes an
unique demand of another veteran
for a new glass eye to be purchased
by the government. The former
soldier lost his eye in service and
among other compensations was
awarded a glass eye. A few months
ago his glass eye vas stolen to-
gether with his clothes while he
was in swimming. He asked the
government for a new one immedi-
ately. but the claim was disallowed.
Had the eye been broken, the
ruling read, it would have been re-
placed but inasmuch as it was stolen
the government could assume nc
responsibility in the matter. The
veteran asked the cleanup squad
to make an effort to obtain a re-
versal of the decision, which is now
being done.
Veteran Ignorant of Rights
There are many instances of vet
Grams having been found and com
pensated by cleanup squads, who
did not know that they were enti-
tied to government aid. At Stock
ton, California, a battle SCARED ex
service man desiring compensation
came before the cleanup squad. He
said he had heart trouble. So slight
was his heart ailment, however
that the examining physician found
that it would not entitle him to
compensation. But to his great
surprise he discovered hat the vel
had a seal about 10 inches long an6
. inches wide on his nip where
muscle had been shot off.
His chief complaint seemed to be
that he had heart trouble but HI
casually mentioned the fact thai
he mad this ugly shrapnel wound IL
the hip and besides a bullet wounC
in one arm. He almost forgot Il
mention the latter disability. tn
doctor said.
It was also found that he had no
fully recovered from a sort of pa
ralysis of the throat, arms and legs
The vet said that he had Away
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a vete'
ran of the World War who is petit
tioning the government to give hin
a new glass eye, because the tirst
one they gave him was stolen while
he was in swimming, and another
nan who had most of his face
blown away while in the service
but does not ask compensation be-
cause he does not consider himself
a hero, are a couple of the curiosi-
ties revealed by the roundup OF
World War veterans which has just
been conducted by the Veterans
Bureau here.
Like many other varieties of gov
eminent officials working in the
field, the representatives of the bu'
reau found themselves frequently
handicapped by the fact that peo'
! pie believed they were Of
ficers looking for stills. The bu'
| reau sent its representatives into al
parts of the country resolved t
| find every veteran of the war who
had a claim for compensation and
give him his due.
Over $4,000 disabled ~ex-service
men have been interviewed since
August. Evidence in the cases OF
56,334 of these veterans indicated
that claims should be filed and
government representatives assisted
these claimants to compile and pre-
part the necessary evidence. These
thousands of claims have been
speedily acted upon for out OF
these 56,334 claims filed only 4,393
are pending, the remainder having
been adiudicated and notices of set
tIny ., nj fcetxra gda1 70 Tho claim a NJ 9
As a result of this unique program
of taking official Washington to the
veteran, unusual cases from al
parts of the country many of which
the government is meeting with diff.
fculty are coming to light of day
for the first time.
An Unattached Fighter
There is, for example, the case OF
c. H. Pearl, a Grand Rapids, Mich.
igan veteran who lost his left hand
and arm as a result of a shrapne
wound incurred in the trenches
Pearl is apparently "a soldier with
out a country"
1t appears that this unproven vet.
eran enlisted in the American Am
bulance Service of the French Army
in 1917. After serving his enlist
ment he applied for transfer TO the
American Expeditionary Forces but
on advice Of the attache he ,re-en'
tered the French service for three
months. Six months later he wa
wounded and sent to a hospital.
-Four weeks afterward his or
| g%anizaticn was transferred to thu
United States Army, but Pearl wa
not sworn into THO United state.
service because he was in the hos
pital and was overlooked. Conse
quently, when released he was
free agent and not a member of an.
| army. The soldier obtained a posi-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

been too busy to file a claim for
compensation before, but hat while
working in the mountains he saw a
poster announcing that the clean
up squad was coming to Stockton
so he decided to go there for an
interview. He was rated as SO per
cent disabled and therefore enti-
tied to $40 a month compensation.
When the cleanup squad sat in
Hartford, Connecticut, a veteran
came before it. He showed the doc
tors of the squad a wound in his left
side that made them stand aghast.
The head of the cleanup squad was
called into the room and he, too,
admitted that in his crowded expe-
ricnce in the department with disa-
bled ex-seryice men, he had never
seen such a CHASTITY wound. This
soldier had not received a penny of
allowance since his discharge over
two years ago.
An explosive bullet had opened
a wound across his left side, just
above his hip over IA inches long
and had forced the hip out SO that
the cavity was from 4 to 6 inches
deep. 1t had not yet fully healed
ard the veteran applied for COM
pensation inasmuch as he was una
hle to work.
Humorous incidents come to light
in connection With this work as the
unemployment situation leads some
of the ex-service men to strain
a point in order to obtain compen-
sation. In Knoxville Tennessee. a
young man presented himself, told
of his affliction, which he was in
formed was not compensate. The
young man was taken aback by this
prompt dismissal of his argument
ana paused a moment. Suddenly
his hand began to tremble while
resting on his knee as he said, II
ara also very nervous"
In some parts of the hill country
OF Tennessee and West Virginia the
government representatives with the
"Revenooers." in other remote dis
tricts they were mistaken for draft
officials who the less literate por-
ton of the population believed were
searching for draft evaders. One
agent of the Veterans Bureau who
had preceded the squads for the
purpose of making the advance ar
rangements was picked up by a
group of men in an automobile
who offered to take him to his desti.
nation. He accepted the offer and
got in the car but he had to rest
his heels on several demijohns OF
corn likker." The trip was in
t%errupted in several places while
deliveries were being made.
In Buchanan, Virginia, a mar
who had his face almost blown
away by a gasoline explosion in
France. told the cleanup officer:
that he did not know that he wa.
entitled TO compensation because
"he wasn't m hero soldier and
didn't get shot. but just got blew
! up trying to put a fire out in camp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12
YOUR CHANCE

forces into the Red Sea.
This young man may possibly
have seen q railway train but 1t was
of a very primitive sort. He had
never seen a telegraph and had never
lighted a fire with a match. He never
knew of the possibility of using
steam in any large way in manufac-
ture.
Except for a limited use of. water
wheels and windmills and the sails OF
ships, he knew nothing about any
use of power on the part of man
other than hat which resided in his
own arms or vas made possible by
his use of domestic animals and the
explosion of a small charge of black
powder.
He never dreamed of the use of
electric light or of the Gamer oil
of X-rays or of moving pictures OF
of the airplane. The distinctive
inventions of modern times were I'M
known to him.
There lever has been an & In
which respondent soils were not af.
frming that the times of opportu.
nifty were gone. And some of the
| ages when the wall was loudest and
the reasons assigned were most C o
gent, were on the very threshold Of
new and startling discoveries. Thi:
; is such an age
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

Dear Santa: Bring us lower prices
disarmament, business and jobs.
Vacant heads are never rented.
When the Red Cross roll is called u
up yonder will you be there?
One woman couldn't hang Ar.
buckle so she hung the jury.
The shortest days of the year have
come; but a pat on the back still
shortens them m
It's easy Il shimmy when the fur
mace is broken.
We wanted the Japs to take .
three on their first throw and they
wanted a seven. Do o shoot dicef
One may shop from sun to sun;
but Christmas shopping's never done.
All a man gets by arguing with his
wife is in bad.
The movie star who claims her
beauty is worth $50, 900 must have
the receipted bills TO prove it.
Wise men never go hunting with
tnelT enelnlts.
Greatest Christmas savings plan is
Christmas cards.
The minister who says wonens !
dress freedom is sanctioned by the
Bible took his tex from "Revela-
tons"
First day of 1922 is Sunday, SO we
| can get a good start.
If you think kids are not for dis
armament, watch their wooden sol
diers closely.
The shorter the dress the longer
the bill.
Stingiest man in Perth Amboy
is using Christmas Seals off last
years packages.
Ford says he wants a million men
if he gets Muscle Shoals and a mill
lion men hope he gets it.
Only six more months until Pull
man, motor and box cars will be
loaded with birds returning north.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

1t is an ambitious scheme that Mayor Frank HAGUE vi
Jersey City, has to turn the control of the state over TO lhe
Hudson county rummies. His plan was announced at d
meeting of Democrats from all over the state held in Newark
on Friday.
Mavor Haynes idea is simple enough. He wants jim
Nugent merely TO hold down the "drys" in Essex so as 10
have an even break in that county whereupon HUDSON VIII
roll mn a majority of &c, 1000 for the wet candidates on the
Democratic ticket which will be sufficient to elect them
This is taking it for granted, of course, that at the primaries
next fall the Democrats nominate only out and out Wet
candidates on their ticket while the Republicans nominate
"dry' candidates.
Poor old jim Nugent, he seems to be a failure as a
.wet, leader. He makes an awful lot of noise and promises
a great many things, but when the votes are counted III
Essex the only candidate to fall victim TO MS Wrath 10 ohe
lone woman who had been the object OF attack from seVerdi
other quarters besides Nugent and who, even with all IN
concentrated opposition, lost by only a couple OF hunoreu
votes.
No wonder the booze interests are beginning to lose
faith in Nugent's leadership and are turning to Frank Hague
of Hudson. Nugent having done his best and falled SO mlser-
ably. is now asked merely to hold down the Essex dry vote
g a 8 TO give Hudson a chance to turn the trick. mus Is
Nugent relegated to second place. He is merely TO carry OH
a barrage fire while the shock troops under Hague ADVANCE
and snatch the victory.
According to Hague and Nugent the name Democrat in
Tho coming campaign is to be the same as booze. The Demo-
cratic ticket is to be the booze ticket and the booze ucke'
is to be the Democratic ticket. You may call by Whon
ever name YOU like. The rummies, OF course, VIII prefer u
refer TO it as the booze ticket. The more respectable ele-
mani in tbe Democratic party, or what is left of the respect
able element after Hague and Nugent get through win IT,
will prefer to refer to it as the Democratic, ticket. IL VIII
make little difference. Democracy and booze will be synony-
nous.
The rest of the state accept the challenge. We do not BE-
-;iveve the people of New Jersey whether Republican or Demo
ntraic. are ready to admit that Hudson is the whole state. II
ains merely for the Republican party to meet the issue
tH6arelv-no pussy-footing like was done in 1919 when
Br,ebee was the candidate. With a candidate like William N.
Runyon for governor, and a clean, stralght-from- the shoul-
der platform founded on the constitution OF the united States
as II has heen amended by the people, there can be no ques-
lion about the outcome. While the booze element IN the
Republican ranks might vote for the Hague-Nugent booze
candidate. thousands of respectable Democrats IN all parts
If the stafe-even in Hudson and Essex, for there are decent
onss there too-would flock over to the side of law and
order and responsibility. :,
Do the people of New Jersey care to have a bunch OF
Hudson county rummies run the state? We think not Ihat
win he the issue next fall if Hague and Nugent have their
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12
HEALTH INSURANCE

Since vaccination is the only sure
preventive of smallpox, it is essen
tial that one should be vaccinated
early in life. A baby should be vac
einated during it's first year and
again at the age OF ten. After two
successful vaccinations, immunity
usually lasts a life time. However,
if one is exposed to smallpox and has
not had the disease. he should be
vaccinated at once unless he has UNI
dergone the treatment within the
past five years.
Vaccination is a form of health in
surance that pays many thousands
of dividends in preVentiveness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

Q. How many people paid adj
missions to see sporting events with
in the past year? o. M. o.
A. Grantland Rice, the we'll known
sports writer. estimates hat there
were about 100. 1000. 900 admissions
paid to see sporting events. which
would include baseball. racing, foot
ball, boxing, wrestling, track ana
field, golf. tennis, basketball, soccer.
hockey, etc. The money paid for
admission he estimates at 100000
900.
O. How long did it take Noah
Webster to compile his dictionary?
NJ. Z. r.
A. Noah Webster began his prep
aration for his American dictionary
of the English language in 1907, and
published II in 1928. Previous to
1907 he had published a speller and
IA Competitors Dictionary" both of
which were probably helpful in the
new undertaking. The American
Dictionary contained 1900 more
words and about 10000 more defni-
lions than had appeared in any Eng
lish dictionary published before his.
Q. What is aromatic vinegar? A.
A. Aromatic vinegar is a solution
OI the NOldtiit OIS VI ClniidLlOlp
cloves, lavendar, Juniper, pepper
| mint, lemon and rosemary in alco-
/ hol, vinegar and water. 1t Is used
as a cooling lotion in headaches and
fevers.
@. Who wrote THE Old Oaken
Bucket" where was it written. and
when? T. s. d.
A. THE Old Oaken Bucket was
written by Samuel Woodwork in
the summer of 1917, while he and
his family were living in Duane
street, New York City.
Q. Is there an eel which gives off
an electric current? I. N.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that the electric eel does give off an
electric current. The electric organs.
eight in number, lie ~lengthwise along
the backbone of the eel.
@. Where in the Bible can I find
reference to the man In the moon?
d. A. r.
A. Legend onnect the mar in
the moon with the man spoken of
in Numbers, 18th chapter, 32nd to
18th verses, who vas condemned to
death for gathering sticks on the
Sabbath. There are also legends to
the effect that Cain is the man in the
moon.
@. When used without a staff,
where should the field covered with
stars be, in an American flag? L.
r. III.
A. When the American flag is
hung as a banner, the union, or field
of stars, should be in the upper left
hand corner. When hung with the
stripes perpendicular the union
should be in the right hand corner.
When hung from a rope Stretched
from building to building across the
street, on streets running north and
south, the union should fly to the
east; on streets running east and
west. the union should fly to the
north. When hung from-~a rope
stretched from the house to a tree
in the yard the union should fly to-
ward the street.
@. What kind of wood is used to
make toothpicks? A. w.
A. White burch Is considered best
for this purpose, but poplar and
maple are also used.
Q. When was opium introduced
into China? +. +. f.
A. Opium for use as a medicine
was introduced into China in the
thirteenth century by Arabs. The
Introduction of opium smoking was
not until the seventeenth century
and came from India. The first edict
prohibiting this was by the Emperor
Yung Cheng in 1879.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12

Any reader can get the ansvsr TO
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin- Director.
Washington. d. C. This offer ap-
bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on n subject Write
your question plainly and orietIy.
Dive full name aud address and en-
close two cents In stamps for return
postage All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-12
Fashion Notes

Tweed suits will be worn this win.
| ter.
Spanish combs of bright red are be-
ing worn.
Parsley crepe silk frock bhuses
are being shown.
Corduroy negligees for cold morn
ings grow prettier and prettier.
Storm collars seem in fair way
to be regaining the old-time prestige
Camels hair, heather mixture
tweeds and plaids in rough worsteds
are used extensively for sports and
motor coats. Leather trims many of
the more striking plaids.
Velveteen promises to be one of the
mosts popular fabrics of the season
for children's dresses, and many of
dark colored velveteen are frightened
by trimmings of crepe de chine in
bright color.
Dull black is considered very chec.
Ostrich fans in the new tomato
,hade are smart.
Georgette blouses hold their own |
or wear with street suits.
Braid, iridesccnt beading and fine
stitching are used in winter gowns.
Boat-shaped necks show small
squares back and front, which
engthen into points on the shoulders.
Dark, rich colors are in high favor
or boudoir garments, many fuch-
ia, purple and peacock shades being
lsed.
Fur coats and the coat equipped
With high choker collar of fur are
mong the midwinter styles commend
d for Juveniles.
Some of the knicker outfits feature
full length coat, with buttons snug
Y all the way down the front or side,
% that when the coat is worn no sug-
,estion of kinckers is visible.
Bright red purses give a dash of
olor to dark street costumes. A !
right red leather purse is lined with .
'hte faille silk. 1t opens in envelope :
tyle and has flat pockets for vanity
utfit, purse and card case.
Skirts are six or eight inches from
&c floor-some much shorter, some ]
the waist-line is at the
ips, the corsage often pouched
lightly above droped girdle which
wathes the hips closely.