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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
n q e. Club To Dance

The o. G. c. Club have begun
preparations for a dance to be held
on the night of Lincoln's Birthday,
Feb. 21, in the grill room OF the
Packer House. Arrangements were
started at the last meeting of the
club at the home of Miss Sarah
Frankel, of Mechanic street. The
dance will be informal and invita-
tions will be out in a few weeks.
The election of officers win take
place at the next meeting of the
club. Thursday night, at the home
of Miss Ethel Kelsey, of Oak street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Hommann In County Seat

NEW BRUNSWICK. Jan. u
Judge c. G. Hommznn. Of Perth
Amboy. who was sitting in place OF
Judge Freeman Woodbridge. in the
local district court this morning.
gave a verdict for s493 in favor of
Christian F~iegenspan. of Newark.
against Howard Fender. OF Wood
bridge. Thomas Hagerty represent
ed Fender in the suit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Social Club Session

The British and American Social
Club held their regular meeting last
night in their clubrooms. No bust
ness was transacted but the usual
cards and dancing, with refresh
ments served later by the commit
tee. were enjoyed.
The next meeting of the club,
next Friday night, will be a most
important one. The annual election
OF officers will take place at this
time and all of the members should
be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10

Miss Florence Hansen entertained
a number of her friends at a party
at her home last Thursday night.
Games and music were enjoyed and
later refreshments served by the
hostess. The guests included the
Misses Carrie Dixon. Nora Larson,
Raechol Fredericksen. Agnes john
son. Irene Wagner. Mary Sorensen
and Florence Hansen; Messrs.
Thomas Sorensen. Stanley Hyldahl.
Nels Jermiason, Malcolm Hyldahl.
Henry Franklin, Sidney Hall and
John Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Nilsson
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hansen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Social Club To Dance

At a meeting of the Young Mems
Italian Social Club held Friday night
at it's rooms in the Boynton Build
ing plans were discussed for a dance
10 be held shortly. A special meet
ing will be held next Friday night
for the purpose of setting the date
and to name a committee to take
charge of the arrangements for the
event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Endeavor Society to Meet

A business meeting of the Chris
tian Endeayor Society of the Pres
byterian church will be held in the
o'clock. A meeting OF the lookout
committee will be held at s:15
o'clock at the same place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10

The Raritan Social Club viii have
their installation of officers at their
business meeting in Frem hall on
Thursday night. This will be their
first meeting of the new year and
all of the members are urged to at
tend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Club Enighed To Meet

The Club Enighed meets tonight
At the home of Miss Marie Christen-
sen. 129 Fayette street. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10

Well Help
Fight Colds

Make Up Your Mind to Keep Free From
Colds. Get Your Blood in
Good Condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Woman Pound Unconscious.

KEYPORT, Jan. 10-Mrs. Polly
McCue OF Atlantic Highlands. was
picked UP on Poole avenue Saturday
night about Q o'clock and being
in an unconscious condition, was
brought TO the ONCE OF Dr.. j. Z. d.
S1lcox. An examination found that
the woman had received a bad cash
below one knee. several bad bruises,
& cut on her back and two bad scalp
woonds. The woman was said to
be "a an intoxicated condition and
nothing il known of how she sustain
ed her injuries. The woman's hus-
band and Chief Of Police Snedeker
pane here and took her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
Al The strand.

me Frivolous Wives which is TO
be tae star attraction for three days
az tho Strand Theatre beginning to-
ds1 + 3 p~hotoplay which asks many
stattlinS questions upon the matter
OF matrimony and yet, is handled
with such delicacy and hnesse that
even the most sensitive of theatre
goers will not feel that they have a
cause for being shocked. When is
a woman married? Because a
over the finger of an unwilling
bride. is she TO give all that she
holds most dear, 10 a man she
loathes?
The story is told with many a
thrill and laugh and a few tears are
thrown in for a good measure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-10
lawrence Lodge M. g. odd Eel

Lawrence Lodge No. 60 Odd Fell
lows at its meeting Friday night
arranged for the installation that is
20 take place next Friday night.
Dist rict Deputy Grand Master
schuster. OF Plainfeld and staff will
come here at that time 20 place the
new officers in their chairs. Plans
are being made for a reception 10
the deputy and staff at this time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
HARpING's GREETINGS.

1t is with great pleasure that we
read President-elect Harding's mes
sage to the South. The soon-to-be
chief executive of the United States
speaks in no uncertain tones when
he asks for united country, for pros
perity and peace. He speaks in words
of justice and understanding when he
says that 1--WE ought to send our car
goes from Southland ports just as
numerously as from northern and
western ports"
The president elect believes in pro-
tecting American industries from
cheap foreign labor competition, in
full accord with the republican plat
form, but he does not believe in the
exclusion of foreign goods when Amer
lea can sell back other goods.
From every indication the president
elect is earnest and honest in his en-
ieavor to pave the way for a prosper
Gus administration. What he will ac-
complish or what events will bring
forth during the next four years no
man knows, but we believe with the
vast and great majority of loyal Amer
leans that peace and prosperity will
be to the entire country If we pull to-
gether.
Mr. Harding will spend the next
three weeks in the South. Most of his
time will be on the water, but he wiz
land at frequent intervals for the pur-
pose OF playing golf. and it is an as
sured fact that so successful and cap
able a newspaperman as he will not
fail to see the possibilities of the
South.
The next four years will be strenu-
Gus ones for Mr.. Harding. and it may
well be that he will find many days
when he will be glad to close his eyes
for a few minutes and reflect on the
golden happiness of the days he spent
in Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23

stantly. Indeed there was no dry spot
to be found anywhere and the twins
soon gave up trying. Nick opened the
carved box and took out his map.
This is queer place." said he.
Perhaps this will tell about it,
But Nancy had an idea. "Oh, MCKEE,
know what has happened. 1--WE wish
ed ourselves hundred miles away to
escape from the wicked wizard and the
hundred miles must be up. It's a good
thing this island happened to be here"
'T think it is myself" said the island.
"a very good thing fer everybody
concerned.
Goodness" cried both children in
amazement. Can you talk?"
Eyes" answered one end of the
island while the other end gave a
powerful flop with it's tail 81 learned
hundreds of years ago"
TITS a whale!" gasped Nancy.
eyes," nodded Nick, "and he's not
on the map at ALL 'T think we're
lucky. What if he had not been here?"
But scarcely had the words left his
mouth when the island, or rather the
whale, began to sink slowly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23

she was on her golden throne in Yer
sailles. The shadows round her inso-
lently dropping eyes are the only wit
nesses to the sickening humiliations
of the past months. She has no cur
iosity, no care for the enmity of the
mob. She is still a queen, undaunted
and unafraid. These two figures in the
tumbril. the flashing bayonets fixed
to the muskets of the guard, a bright
liberty cap thrust against the gray
wall Of a dwelling along the way-that
is all there is to this picture. But ever
after you will carry before your eyes,
If you have studied these pictures, the
profile Of the desolate mother in the
Conceirgerie and the unmoved
naughty face of that beautiful queen
as the tumbril makes It's tedious way
down the Rue st. Honore.
1t was all so horrible. Those terrible
times of the French revolution. 1t
seems impossible that humanity could
sink to such barbarity. It could never
happen again. Never. Not here in Eu-
rope, you consoled yourself, after the
civilization of our century. How SNUG
we were with our vaunted civilization
1t needed the gruesome horror of that
debauch in butchery which murdered
the last of the Romanoffs in the quiet
provincial town of Yekaterinburg to
walSen the world.
That is why it seems to be a fitting
time to recall these pictures of a past
revolution. So that we can look stead :
lily on the unhappiness which the Con-
ceirgerie, the tumbril, the guillotine
witnessed. And so looking, will think
for good long time before we let the
ignorant even rudely talk of tearing
the draperies away from the civiliza-
ton in our own America.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
SHIPPING BOARD AUDIT.

Much criticism of the Shipping
Board has been made by witnesses
before the Walsh committee to inves-
tigate the governments shipbuilding
program. 1t is, perhaps, true that a
great deal of this criticism is just and
fair, but it is a well-known fact that
many witnesses before legislative
committees take advantage of the libel
immunity and make charges which
are without foundation in fact
The Shipping Board has been ac-
cused of spending money without war
rant and of objecting or refusing to
an audit of it's books. The former
comptroller-general of the board re-
Gently made charges against Charles
Schwab, of Bethlehem Steel. to the eff
feet that the steel magnate received
$216.000 as a months expense ac-
count, The next day the assistant to
the chairman of the board denied the
charge and stated that the Bethlehem
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
Press Comment
What the New Viaduct Means.

The awarding of the contract for
the new viaduct which will, when
completed, provide a new and SER
erside residence section, mean much
for Jacksonville.
Riverside has thousands of beauti-
full homes. 1t is conceded to be the
finest residence section in Jackson
vile and its approach has always been
a source worry to the residents. The
present viaduct is occupied by two
and sometimes three street car lines
and when the new bridge is completed
this spring the traffic will be doubled
or trebled and the congestion will
provide an additional source of worry
and danger.
The new viaduct viii leave Bay
street in front of the million dollar
union depot and will end on Park
street This will make the approach
to this fashionable section much more
attractive and interesting and will en-
nance the value of the residence prop
erty in that neighborhood materially.
But what Of Bay street? The i'm
provement in the business section be-
tween Broad and Lee streets. which
has been noticeable since the compile
ton of the depot. will be enhanced to
a large extent by the construction of
the new viaduct. BY diverting the
travel of the substantial residents of
Riverside through Bay street to the
front Of the depot, the character of the
business on this prominent thorough
fare will undoubtedly be improved at
once.
A number of the small buildings
which have served their time will
probably give way to new structures
which will be used for good retail bus
mess. for hotels and high class shops.
If this is done it will add another
attractive feature to the city, as the
hundreds of thousands of tourists
who come here every winter pass
through this section, and the impress
sion made on them by this improve
ment will be worth much to Jack
sonville. However, this is not done to
boost the prices of real estate and the
owners should not take advantage of
IT to that end as such an action
might only act as a boomerang
Times-Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23

We long for summer. just TO see
how the girls will manage to meet the
esigencies OF fewer clothes.
o.
After communing with many master
minds Harding pulled down his desk
top and went fishing
The popularity of the box-back
coat is not necessarily due to It's cam
outage possibilities
An Illinois garage man has cast
aside pretense and become an honest
highwayman.
School teachers who are poorly paid
may be forced TO follow the Mt. Yer
non preachers lead and rob a few
postoffices.
Dear Miaml:--When you invest in a
commission government be sure 1t
isn't the non-comm!ssion form, like
ours.
Want ad in Pensacoia's greatest
says: IF you are leaving town, want
your phone" Then you'll have to wait
for central.
Albert Whitfield IS making moonlight
flights at ST. Petersburg.--Many Es-
cnmbians make moonshine, but they're
not aviators.
The "" fund was quickly raised be-
cause the organization was complete.
Arguments on Palafox street cause
comment when the parties are promi-
nent.--But police take no part.
%
Harding listened to advice from
many friends-and then came to Flor
ida.
IL there any connection between this
Washington bully -ragging of Japan
and the union of the fleets in the Pa
cific?
Rev. q. w. McDaniers accusations
against the governor OF Virginia would
indicate that II was to the the Viz
gilman that the governor of North
Carolina spoke those famous words.
o.
With an army of 10000 and officers
for n half-million sized organization,
ssue of the privates will find them
selves In the predicament OF a national
guard company we once knew. After
officers were elected 1t was discovered
that only one member remained un-
honored. whereupon the private de-
ciared: Captain, I'll do column
movements, but I'm darned IL I'll de-
ploy."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
AN INCH OF RAIN.

When It rains "cats and dogs" or
'pitchforks" for a length of time, it
Is likely that the weather man will an
nounce that 1.-The precipitation was one
inch"
And just what does that mean?
What is an inch of rain? The weather
man has instruments for very accurate
measurement of it. just as he does the
snowfall, the sunshine and the direc-
ton and velocity of the wind, to say
nothing of the rise and fall of the
temperature.
An acre is composed of 6,272,640
square inches. and II there was an inch
of water on IL, that would amount to
6.272, $40 cubic inches. There are 227
cubic inchea in gallon. so that
6,272.640 cubic inches equals $4,000
gallons. and that much water would
weigh 100000 pounds. or 10 tons.
1t figures out then that an inch
of rain falling is at the rate of 10
tons per acre. 1t is good thing the
tonnage Is scattered over so much
territory
If an inch of rain fell at Phoenix.
Arizona, in one storm, it would give
the people something to talk about
for a long time, for in an entire year
the rainfall is less than eight inches.
On the other hand, folks at New Or
leans wouldn't give it more than a
passing thought, for the average rain
fall there is nearly five inches a
month.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
MnenlOsynes'
Pictures
"The Last Ride"-"The Roll Calf
Charles Louis Muller.

The popular verdict has been that
Muller's greatest picture was THE APP
peal of the Victims of the Terror"
but I think that his later painting
called 1.-THE Roll Calf far excells his
acknowledged masterpiece, both in
beauty and in pathos. The scene of
The Roll Calf is the black prison of
the Concierge9e, where the doomed
for this particular day await their
fate. Outside the sun shines brightly,
but this prison vault is so dark that
the lamps must ever burn, Using this
historic truth Miller lights his tragic
painting from above.
He let's this white light reveal the
faces of the doomed All the rest of the
picture is shrouded i'll prison gloom.
Here and there a face which wrings
your heartstrings peers out of the
prevailing darkness. A barred light
tricl<les through a window and mars
the tri-color where it swings. Thru
the grated outer doors left open for
the convenience of the soldiers of the
republic, a glimpse of the crowded
street is seen Here the sun throws
into bold relief the fainting form of
the first victim as she is seized by
the Sans coulottes.
Of all the figures in this wonderful
painting 1t is impossible to speak.
Some are standing, some are seated
a few of the younger prisoners weep
as they beseech the grim officer who
reads the roll-call: but there are not
many of these. The majority are 81
lent and thoughtful. Some seem al
ready to be gazing out in the Great
Beyond. OF all the faces in this trag-
ic picture, which repeats solemn les
son for us today-of all these sad
faces, / think the most pitiful is the
white profile of the mother of the
girl that the soldiers have just drag
ged thru the gates. Her hands finger
her well worn beads. She is no aristo
crat to suffer for their past selfishness i
She has not sinned; and so she search
es the infinite with her patient eyes
irving to find some reason why such
things must be.
Did she ever understand Since CEN
turtles are nothing in the sight of God,
does she now comprehend little? The
patient face of the unknown woman in
the Conceirgerie always recalls an
other beautiful. but sad face. which
dominates an epic picture d the same
revolution. This second face IS that
of Queen Marie Antoinette, and the
picture is called 1.-THE Last Ride"
Here the queen sits in the tumbril
By her side crouches an unfrocled
priest. He looks utterly i'll at ease in
civilian clothes; but he need not trou-
BILE. His royal companion has forgotten
his presence She sits erect on the
narrow seat Of that rumbling cart
She is as proudly impassive as ever
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23

Shipbuilding Co. paid the voucher and
that it was not charged to the Ship
ping Board.
1t might not be amiss at this time
to- explain the system by which all
Emergency Fleet Corporation pay
ments were made, in order that all
may know how unfair some Of the
charges are.
The fleet Corporation had authority
to lay out its accounting system on
business lines, as General Goethals
after ten years of experience with
government accounting directed, and
1t proceeded therefore to audit on the
basis of incurred obligations, instead
Of on the basis OF cash expenditures.
The audit of vouchers by the fleet
corporation differs from a treasury
department audit in the following man
ner: The treasury department audits
vouchers after payments are made
and if it disapproves, charges the
vouchers back against the disbursing
officer, who must either correct the
voucher so that it is acceptable or
pay the amount involved. The dis
bursting officer is usually under a
small bond.
! The fleet corporation audited the
vouchers by having construction de-
partment representatives certify to the
receipt of the materials; the resident
auditor certify to the correctness of
the price and calculations; the district
manager approve it as a proper con-
struction charge; and the district au
ditor certify that it was a proper pay
ment against the contract The vouch-
! err was then paid, either from the dis
trict office funds, or from an imprest
fund, established for the particular
| contract. If payment was made out of
an imprest fund. the amount was
requisitioned from the home office to
reimburse this fund for the amount
withdrawn. Copies of the vouchers
paid. for which reimbursement was
requested, were in these cases at
tached and audited in the home office
before requisition was honored
Payments out of the district office
funds were confined to payments due
tracts. This was intended to meet con-
ditions in the shipyards, whereas the
methods of the treasury department
did not lend themselves as readily
to the conduct of business, such as
In the matter of pay rolls, the fleet
corporation was obliged to pay men
out of the governments time. and it
! adopted in each shipyard the method
used in all large industries. The men
registered their own time, under prop
er supervision and check, on time
clocks, both inbound and outbound,
absentees were reported by the pay
masters and checked by the foremen,
and time cards were used as the indi-
vidual record made by each man, and
as the basis of his wage payment
without any further receipt.
The treasury department rules that
every man receiving money from the
United States should sign a receipt
therefor. This method would have in
volved a tremendous waste of time.
and great cost, and would in no case
| have provided any greater protection
against pay roll padding than the
method used by the fleet corporation
| and universally employed in industry.
| The question at issue is one of diff
ference in means employed, and not
one of spending money without war
rant or wasting it,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
A PRAYER.
(Ry Edaar A. Guest.

(By Edgar A. Guest)
would not stand apart nor dwell
alone.
Nor live as one too good to soil my
hands:
I would not guard the soul that is my
own
So closely that It shrinks from life's
commands
And scorns TO go where shame and
sorrow reign
For fear Il, too may wear a scarlet
stain.
would not say. I'm holier than thou. +"
And stand aloof when others cry
for aid,
I would put down my shoulder to the
pillow,
And Join with men, undaunted, I'M
afraid.
II through the miro with purpose high
How came the mud upon me God will
know.
Clean hands at night That is the
pride ask,
But let me stand to service through
the day;
I'll bear the dirt which 1 can wash
away.
Though deep in mire Life calls on me
to fight,
what matters that, IL am clean by
night7"
February Good Housekeeping.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
Revelations
of Wife
av ADELE GARRISON.
"Dieky is Alive, But is Hurt Slightly
and Needs You, Madge."

"Diciy is Alive, But is Hurt Slightly
and Needs You, Madge."
Never mind, Mrs. German, I'll
answer that"
Lillian Underwood brushed down the
stairs, past me, and snatched the re-
ceiver of the telephone from the nerve
less hands of Grace Diapers sister
Mrs. German.
sank down on the stairs and
clutched the stair rail tightly with
both hands to keep from falling.
Mrs. German sank back against the
wall as far as she could go and threw
her hands out before her as If warding
off the thing she dreaded so much.
The long insistent peal Of the tele-
phone bell had come just as Lillian
and had finished reading the sinister
letter which Grace Diapers sister,
Mrs. German, had found beneath her
pillow when she went to bed. In it the
girl babe her sister goodby, left direc-
tons as to her burial and declared her
intention of taking the longest jour
ney of all, with OH such rare com
pany," If question she meant to ask
that night was answered in a manner
to disappoint her.
Mrs. German had rushed through
the night wild with terror, to bring
us the letter and ask for an explana-
ton
To Lillian and me the letter needed
no interpreter.
With the vision of Grace Diapers
attempt to drown me before us, we
knew that the letter. translated badly,
meant that Grace Draper intended to
make one last appeal to Dicky, and if
that failed to take him with her on the
long death journey she had threatened
Even half way up the stairs where
I crouched, I could hear coming over
the phone Loud. rapid. unintelligible
words in a f1oarse voice which I knew
was not Dicky's.
I listened breathlessly for Lillian's
answers.
Yes. yes. this is Lii. Harry. What's
the matter
Seriously"
Where are your
Yes. we were coming anyway. Miss
Diapers sister is here with letter she
wrote. Well all be in on the next
train. Don't bother to meet US. Wen
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-23
The strenath of the Army

Now Congress has changed its mind
again as to the size of the peace army
of the United States. It had about
decided 20 limit the army to 10000
men and we would have preferred
that number to a larger one. 1t has
now decided to add $4,000 to this and
maintain an army of $4,000. This is
not a great increase in the program
and will be accepted without com
plant because Of the fact that it is
decided reduction in the strength OF
the army now being maintained.
Before the big war the United States
maintained an army of less than 160--