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Evening star., 1921-02-09
::oecial Monument in Washington

Somewhat tardily we are to offer
,ational homer to the American SOL
liers who sleep unidentified in the soil
IF France by the burial Of one of them
or near Washington. France and
Great Britain have already paid
similar tribute to their unknown
dead. but though we have been slow
in giving adequate expression to
thought which appears to every one,
there is no reason why we should not
make the beautiful idea our own.
St. Paul saw in Athens an altar in
scribed to the Unknown God'--to a
divinity whose mysterious attributes
called for awe and worship. A ma
tional altar to the nameless heroes
who symbolic the highest of human
qualities may well be an object OF in
spiring reverence. Their fate has
given them a sort of patriotic apothe-
osis Blotted out of the records of
their country, stripped or such com
pensations as come from place IN
some cotemporary memory. unknown
even in the country for WHICH they
died, they have earned the right to
the most splendid pedestals. over one
of these nameless orphans OF patriot
ism-whose parentage Is lost, whose
old home is undiscoverable, who is
unknown to all but heaven-we raise
an altar to the noblest of human i'm
pulses, to the most complete of hu-
man sacrifices--the impulse OF all
absorbing love for others, the sacrihce
which utterly obliterates self and per-
sonality and leaves behind only the
pure flame of an unknown soul.
The memorial to our unknown dead
should be erected neither in Arlington
nor under the Capitol building in
Washington. 1t symbolizes an idea
that should be given separate and spe-
cial expression at some pubic point
in the National Capital where 1t will
stand as a perpetual reminder of the
beauty and glory of individual sacri-
flee, of the enduring honor which
sometimes comes to the unknown SOL
diers of unselfish service. in peace as
well as in war-Baltimore Sun dnde-
pendent democratic).
Evening star., 1921-02-09

be found in Maryland. It will be in.
teresting to learn further about this
matter of the coyotes migration. He
is essentially a plains animal. He
has hitherto been identified only with
the broad spaces of thin habitation
in the far west. If he has moved east.
ward he has had to pass through
some thickly settled country and
across some broad waters. Unless
these eastward moving coyotes are
descendants of a few strays brought
from their natural habitat by acci,
dent the family characteristics of the
creature have greatly changed.
In this connection should be noted
a report that recently another strange
beast was seen in Maryland. This
was an animal noted not far from
Washington which in the glaring
headlight of motor car was strongly
suggestive if not identified as a wild
cat Of the lynx variety. Such an ami
NAL has not been seen in this part
of the country for many years, but
testimony on the subject is emphatic.
and in the light of the coyote at
Poolesville it may be that Maryland
is the home of some supposedly local
ly extinct wild creatures. Barring al
idea of mistaken identity. some inter
estinS geological information is thus
being accumulated concerning til,
Maryland will have to pass a new
wild game law and declare closed
season on certain rare creatures, short
OF the preservation Of flocks and
folds.
Evening star., 1921-02-09
The Republican Card.

The republicans are facing crowd.
ed card. Foreign affairs and domestic
affairs OF the greatest importance
await attention. The press when it
begins will be tremendous. In some
cases delay will be impossible. Mat
ters must be taken up and disposed
of promptly.
The arrangements give assurance.
Congress Is to be called in special
session. and will remain in session
while there is need. If necessary, the
special session may be made to merge
with the regular session, nine months
away. In nine months a great deal
Of business can be transacted.
The House. presumably. will start
with the tariff bill, and, starting with
that. keep it going until disposed Of
This will leave the Senate free to
choose its own line until the tariff
bin Is received. Then the tariff will
have FIRST claim on consideration.
Business wants to get busy, and
must get busy if confidence is to be
restored and prosperity rule again.
The prelude to this is tariff revision.
Until new rates and schedules ad-
justed to the new conditions are an.
nounced, business cannot be expected
to get into its stride and make head.
way.
As the White House and Capitol
Hn1 VIII be of the same political com.
paexion, they ought to be able to
work together satisfactorily. Having
so recently been a legislator, Mr.
Harding will not need to have a legis
lative situation explained to him, bu,
be qualified for teamwork whenever
It may be necessary
Evening star., 1921-02-09
Maryland Zoology.

1t does not yet seem clear whether
the "coyote" that was shot near
Poolesville. Md. the other day was
identical with the "wolf hound" that
returned home with a wound in its
shoulder at about the same time.
Scientists have declared that the
Poolesville animal is a true coyote.
Neighborhood testimony is cumula.
tive that an animal Of this kind has
lately been raiding chicken yards and
killing sheep. Moreover, the scien.
lists also say that the coyote is known
to have been working eastward lately,
though this Is the first specimen to
Evening star., 1921-02-09
An Indiscreet Chancellor.

Mr.. Austen Chamberlain. chancellor
Of the exchequer, has not been credit
ed with his fathers talent for indis-
cretions, blazing or otherwise. Yet his
hurting out of the fact that the Brit
ish government had approached our
own with a proposal to cancel war
debts all around is a pretty bad error
for a public man to make. There
could hardly have been a formal. Of
fetal offer to Washington. The thing
did not in all probability go beyond a
quiet sounding out Of the administra-
ton: and the British agent, far from
being encouraged to proceed, was
plainly told that it would be idle to
60 on with the project.
Now, when a government makes a
tentative suggestion of this kind and
gets a distinct diplomatic rebuff it
usually keeps still about it. 1t does
not care to advertise its misstep. But
Mr.. Chamberlain saw fit. for purposes
not yet clear, to tear away the veil
that hid a blunder of his own govern
ment. This was doubly tactIess, for it
must have offended Englishmen to
be put in the position of wishing to
compound their debts. John Bulls
way has been to pay up without
whining; and he can scarcely like it
to seem to have whined and then to
be told that he must pay up just the
same.-New York Times Independent
democrauc).
often as badness causes worry
Moberiy (Mo.) Monitor-Index.
Still, II we had no aliens, what would
Mr.. Palmer bite when he got mad:-
Baltimore Evening Sun.
Evening star., 1921-02-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Ri11innS

Billions.
A billion dollars here and there
We scatter without serious care,
With very small regret if it
Confers some real benefit.
A billion dollars worth Of soup
To feed distant hungry group
A billion dollars worth of beans
Is not at all beyond our means.
Yet these great sums will leave us sac
II they are spent on habits bad.
The generous billion should not be
In secret turned to INT.
Evening star., 1921-02-09
Those Old-Time Workers.

"When I was boy" said Mr.. Cum.
rox. Il worked fourteen hours a day."
''No. you didn't" replied Mr.. Cas-
sius Chex. my father was keeping
the store you worked In. You Just
hung around fourteen hours a day
because 1t was warm, comfortable
place to loaf"
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Controller of the Currency William:
says that the middleman is the on,
who keeps prices high. This opinio,
has been frequently advanced, bu,
no economic third degree has bee,
invented to compel anybody to con
fess that he is the middleman upon
whom culpability rests.
Evening star., 1921-02-09
Standards of Value.

"Josh," said Farmer Corntossel, "I
want you to go to town and sell a
few bushels Of potatoes"
what for?'
''So's we can have the cash"
II don't see the sense Of it. A man
with a few bushels of potatoes looks
lot wealthier than u man with a
handful of money!
Evening star., 1921-02-09
In. the Clouds.

"You never indulge in any Of those
old eloquent references to the Ameri.
can eagle"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum. "a
lot of my constituents refuse to be
as interested just now in flights Of
oratory as they are In q good reli.
able airp'ane equipment"
Evening star., 1921-02-09

His announcement that he is out
Of politics was made in a manner
which makes q number OF citizens
rather inclined to insist on keeping
Mr.. Dawes in the public eye-or, to
be precise, the public ear.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

A defation Of currency may not
appeal to various foreign statesmen
who seek to get their constituencies
out Of debt.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

The situation OF a nation which is
worried about its debts might possi.
bly, be solved by taking another col
lection.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

A simpliffed Inauguration will oh.
viate any implied official responsi.
bility for discrimination between
standard dance music and jazz.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Col. Bryan will see to 1t that no
democratic dark horse will be entered
for the next race who is in danger
Of shying at the water jump.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Military experts are inclined to the
view that investigation should let our
trenches alone and keep it's eye on
the roIl-top desks.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

The hero Of the old comic opera
who "never used a big, big d. would
have no status if Mr.. Dawes were to
organize a navy.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Anarchy that threatens in northern
Italy has not developed to a degree
that moves DAnnunzio to drop his
literary labor and re-enter politics.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

A statesman may occasionally be
influenced in preferring the Senate
to the cabinet by the fact that it is
not SO easy to resign from.
Evening star., 1921-02-09
Decorations,

Profanity may prove to be
The garb Of modesty, forsooth,
When some one calls the world to see
What is almost the naked truth.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Many who regard our Army as a
necessity assume that after it passes
a certain size it becomes a luxury.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Jud Tunkins says the contentment
which lasts more than twenty-four
hours is liable to degenerate into
common laZiness.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

These supcr-economy spots at the height OF
hclpfulness just now. On the first floor,
elevator. Here you'll find day in and day out the
the very best values in a store filled with supe-
arc in the store.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Still, II we had no aliens, what would
Mr. Palmer bite when he got mad
Baltimore Evening Sun.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Worry doesn't cause badness as
often as badness causes worry
Moberiy (Mo.) Monitor-Index.
Evening star., 1921-02-09

Yard-wide Percale of standard quality
the closely woven kind that wears so
well. Comes in range of new stripes.
checks and neat figures for women's and
children's wear and mems shirts. Strictly
fast colors. a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19

Chamber of Commerce, as the only civic or
ganization in the city in a position to take such
a stem. offered its services in an effort to bring
about a settlement.
There are some people who have work under
way and who are greatly incohvenienced by the
present deadlock. Vastly more are anxious to
build either homes for themselves, houses to
rent or business structures, but are held up
because of the exorbitant cost of building. With
costs as they are and with taxes piling up. a
man to even pay expenses, let alone secure a
profit from his real estate, has to charge enor-
nous rents. Thus the laboring man is, in a
sense, operating against himself by insisting
that he be paid wartime wages while objecting
strenuously to paying wartime prices for things
that he wants.
As the public understands the present sit
uation in the building trades. the bosses, while
asking their men to take one dollar less a day
in wages, will give the public the benefit of a
reduction Of two dollars n day, the other dollar
being taken out of their own proceeds. This
sounds reasonable. and Until the unions are
willing and able to show that this Is not fair
to all concerned they are not likely to secure
public support in the stand they have taken,
and, without public support no cause has yet
been won.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
DAYLIGHT SAVING GAINS

The cause of daylight saving seems to be
winning. While all of North Jersey went over
to the new time when New York changed
philadelphia remained at the standard time SO
that not only Pennsylvania, but all of South
Jersey was on old time. Boston and most of
Massachusetts, went to new time, but Connec-
ticut passed a law forbidding any city in that
state advancing the clocks an hour. Hartford
however, ignored the law and went to daylight
saving time. anyway.
Pittsburgh adopted daylight saving time
thereby dividing the state OF Pennsylvania. Re-
Gently, however. Philadelphia passed an ordi-
nance adopting daylight saving time and Cam
den Is going to follow suit. Atlantic City Is
favorable to the move and 50 is Baltimore and
Washington. Thus does nearly the whole dis
trict included in the Eastern time zone adopt
daylight saving. The serious obstacle now
Commission that the railroads prints their time
tables In Standard time. Z
With this general trend toward daylight saw
ing time it behooves congress to pass a bill
making 1t a law to adopt the advanced time
throughout the whole Eastern time zone. This
will make the time uniform everywhere and
the present confusion will end. That Is the
one objection to the present method of adop-
ting daylight saving. Once the new time is
adopted generally 1t. will be decided advantag-
sous to the vast majority Of the people although
the farmers will continue to be nconvenienced.
Washington, which is the only place where a
change in time should be authorized, certainly
cannot ignore the movement much longer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
BAJD-HEADED FOREST LAND

Tho ruins of the biggest fires in Perth Amboy
are replaced by new buildings in a few months
or, at longest. in n year or two.
But it takes from thirty to $50 years to re-
build a ruined forest.
Nearly all you residents of Perth Amboy ex-
perience a primitive Joy on those rare occa-
sions when you get out into the woods for a
picnic or q tramp.
Your wild flowers. your songbirds and the
wood you use in everything-from your home
to pencils and home-brew kegs-come from the
forests.
Forests are a tremendous natural resource,
invaluable for recreation. for natural fertilization
Of the soil and for that practical function Of
supplying us with lumber.
And forests are diminishing.
America needs more elaborate reforestation
to replace timber taken for necessary purposes.
Also, we need, vitality, more individual protec-
ton of forests. In the last five years forest
fires have devastated an area larger than the
New England states. The actual money loss
was $4,000 600.
Eighty per cent. of the 81. 900 forest fires that
occur every year In our country could be pre-
vented by care and vigilance on the part of
citizens, according to the Department of Agri-
cultures forestry service.
Boy Scouts have taken this lesson to heart.
One Of their chief objects is preservation OF
the woods.
An attempt is being made to arouse the
same interest among grown-ups. Forest Pro-
lection Week will be observed nationally, be-
ginning May 20.
There are wonderful woods In New Jersey.
You might help show the Riddles a good time
by contributing to the funds to take them to
the mountains this summer. Particularly I'M
press upon them the necessity of always put
ting out any fire started in the woods. Better
still, not to build a fire at all.
And If you can't get to the woods why not
plant a few more shade trees in the brick-and-
cement deserts that make the glaring sun the
most noticeable feature Of many streets of Perth
Amboy?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19

Einstein has been among U.S. n
has left the impression of a kindly
personality and a strong mind. 1T
may be true that only 13 persons in
the world understood his theory in
full; it may even be that he might
say what Hegel is alleged to have
said. "Only one man understands
me, and he does not" But the fun
damental theses of Einstein are not
very difficult to understand. They
are two:
First, all motion is relative.
Secondly, the velocity of light is
independent of the velocity of it's
source.
The first we a believe as soon
it. The second bewilders us. but
when we know what Einstein is talk
ing about, we have no desire to con-
tradict him.
But when we come to the applica-
ton of these principles. we find our
selves in deep water. We have as
serted very cheerfully and without
much thought to principles which
will keep us thinking for a long
time. Before we are through, we
are wondering whether parallel lines
do not meet, and whether anything
is as we thought it was.
One thing we may as well learn.
which Is that there are not so many
uses as some people suppose for the
word absolutely" THAT was abso-
lutely the worst dinner any man
ever ate" THAT road was absolutely
the worst any man ever tried to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
NOTHING DOING


I haven't been appointed to any
office yet; my hopes are all d~isioilt-
ed, L cannot help but fret. | thought
a hint to Harding would certainly
suffice, but he is mute regarding the
hint / sent him twice. l am the
Harding booster who first hung out
his name, and, like a t~ireless rooster,
l crowed him into fame. Twas in
the Podunk Banner some umAty
years ago. that l, in ardent mann&,
far him began to crow. who is
this man you're tooting?" subscrib-
ers oft inquired; this everlasting
roofing is making people tired" /
said, II beg your parding for boost
ing yonder gent but hat same War;
rem Harding will yet be president.
And I'll keep up my capers, and
boost as he deserves, and men can
stop their papers who do not like
my curves" And now that in his
manor. as president, he sits, he
should recall the Banner, and all my
loyal fits. But presidents, like
princes. think gratitude a bore, and
Warren G.. evinces a crust that
makes me sore. I'm sorer than
cancer, and friendship neays its end;
he doesn't even answer the tele-
grams / send.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
ABSOLUTELY
BY DIR. w. f. BARTON

drive a Ford a over" strawberry
ice cream is absolutely the incest
thing"
Absolutely" is a word to be used
only three or four times in a lie
time.
Herbert Spencer asked whether the
captain of a vessel. walking west
ward on the deck of his ship sailing
east, and walking just as fast as the
ship is sailing. let us say four miles
an hour. is really moving.
He is moving with the earth on
its axis at the rate of a thousand
miles an hour; he is moving around
the u at the rate of 10000 miles
an hour: and no n knows how
much faster he is moving with the
solar system. And he is moving with
slow currents and tidal movements
of the ocean,. We know of few things
that are stationary, and we have in
frequent use for the word absolute"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19

@. Who becomes vice president II
the event that the vice presiden
dies, or is elevated to the presi
6ency?-J. NJ. D..
A. In such cases, the vacancy Is
not filed. The Senate elects from
it's own membership a President pre-
tempore of the Senate, who receives
the same salary as the Vice Presi-
dent.
@. What is the meaning of the ex-
preston 20 in the corner?"-E. e,
e.
A. This expression properly is
queue in the corner" the queue
being affixed to legal papers in
France. Formerly they were at
tached to a loop which hung from
the parchment. Now the seal is
placed in the corner of the deed,
and the % in the corner" Is. i'm
portant, since it ratides the contents
of the document.
@. Who invented the depth
bomb?-E. Nee.
A. The depth bomb was invent
ed by w. T. Unge, of Swedish ma
tionality.
@. Why will an angelfood some
times shrink from the sides of the
pan and sometimes fall out, when
inverted for cooling ?-J. II. NJ.
A.This seems to depend upon the
amount of cream of tartar used. IL
the cake has this tendency increase
the amount Of cream of tartar. On
the other hand, an excess of cream
of tartar makes the cake tough. A
scant ~teaspoonful for cake contain
ing the whites of 10 or IL eggs is a
happy medium.
@. What style Of architecture is
he Smithsonian Institution Wash
ington, D. c. E. II
A The original Smithsonian
building is of brownstone in 18th
century Norman or Lombard style.
@. When was ink first used?-
C. w. f.
A. The ancient Egyptians made
and used ink as early as $50 B. c.;
while in China the invention of ink
is attributed to Tien-Tcheu, who
lived between 2697 B. C. and 2597
B. C. These inks were a combina-
ton of charcoal or SCOT with gum.
glue or varnish.
@, What were the words of lsa-
bella when she promised Columbus
aid for his voyage of discovery
C. NJ. B. -.
A. She is reported to have said
81 will the undertaking for
my own crown of CASTLE. and an
ready to pawn my jewels to defray
the expenses of it If the funds II
the treasury should be found made
quate."
@. How slow a an airplant
go and stay up?-T. B. S.
A.. The Air Service says that thu
lowest rate of speed necessary tt
keep an aeroplane in the air depend:
upon the type of ship weight carried
and power of the engine. This Ii
about 40 miles an hour
@. In playing a no-trump hant
at 500 with the joker in the bidder
hand. should he be allowed to cal
1t any suit he chooses?-N. E. w:
A. In the game of 500, playint
a 'no trump hand" the holder o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
CANNOT IGNORE THE PUBLIC

1t Is to be regretted that the union leaders
representing the building trades now on strike
refused to even send a representative to the
Chamber of rooms Tuesday after
noon in response to the invitation of that BODY
to meet with representatives OF the bosses to
see II some arrangement might not be made
for ending the present trouble. In a letter to
the Chamber of Commerce the Building Trades
hsirsI stated they preferred to deal directly
Gsthe master builders.
IS signifcant. however. that thus far the
men have seen fit to ignore the master build
ers' proposition that the whole matter be
threshed out before a committee to be COM
posed of two persons appointed by the bosses
ana two by the employees. the four thus chosen
to select a fifth member to preside
The only inference is that the men are afraid
RI LEFT the public decide the issue, else why
should they refuse to lay their cards on the
table in full view of an? To claim that there
Isl nothing to arbitrate when the wages de-
handed are the same as during the peak of the
war prices is ridiculous. Thousands of dollars
worth Of building is tied up today waiting for
more favorable prices. The cost of materials
Is much less than what 1t was, but the cost
OF labor is as high, II. not higher, because. In
spite of the increased wage paid, the amount
of work given for the money Is not as much as
1t used to be.
But the union men are mistaken In assuming
that this deadlock is a matter that concerns
only themselves and their bosses. The public
generally is vitality interested. The city as a
whole is being injured and the merchant finds
his business falling off. 1t adds to the general
depression. Thus everybody suffers and be-
cause everybody suffers is the reason why the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-19
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