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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16

by a justice of the supreme court.
Another Eldridge bill makes from
ten years to life Imprisonment the
penalty for robbery. The same
member has put in a bill to add two
more routes to the present state
highway system, n from Elizabeth
to Springfield and the other from
Springfield to North Plainfield.
Other new bills follow:
Mr.. Warner. allows two or more
municipalities to unite and form one
municipality; Mr.. Elliot provides a
plan for the use of intoxicating Ii
quors permitted for sacramental,
medicinal and non-beverage pur-
poses; Mr.. Warner, joint resolution
for a commission to investigate the
child welfare laws, n senator. one
assemblyman and the commissioner
of institutions; Mr.. Rowland re-
creates the commission of last year
named to study the tax problem;
Mr.. Loori, provides for the appoint
ment of the commissioner of motor
vehicles by joint session of the legis-
lature for term of five years, salary
$4,000 a year.
Runyon Introduces Soldier Bill
State Senator Runyon, of Union,
has put in a bill in this legislature
per lllllllb 1lNn war NGttA ais wiz
served in a New Jersey regiment to
be admitted to the kearney Soldiers
Home regardless of present state OF
residence, provided such admission
does not deprive a resident New
Jersey veteran of a place and fixes
June 81, 1905, as the last marriage
date on which the wife oil widow OF
a soldier may qualify for entrance
to the Vineland Soldiers Home.
BY a vote of 81 to IS the Warner
bill requiring a physicians certih-
cate for all persons desiring to marry
who have been affiliated with a We
nereal disease was defeated in the
assembly.
Senator Simpson, of Hudson, has
introduced a bill repeating the Edge
direct road tax act of 1917 and has
presented a companion measure pro-
iding that all the funds from the
Motor Vehicle Department license
fees and penalties SHAH go to the
exclusive use of building state high
ways.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
SOUTH AMBOY

A meeting of the Luke A. Lovely
Post No. 81 of the American Legion
was held last night and the election
of trustees was held. John Cosgrove
and William j. O'Toole were elected
members of the board of trustees,
which is a requirement OF the
amendment to the constitution. This
requirement increases the board
from five to seven. Plans yer form
ed by the board last night for the
building or purchasing of a home
for the local post. There ire sever
al sites in view and a fund will be
instituted in the near future. Plans
have been submitted by Martin Rue,
a member Of the post.
William King is i'll at his home on
Second street with pneumonia.
The Sacred Heart Polish church
is holding a series of missionary
meetings during this week under the
direction of the Salesran Missionary
Services are being held each day al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
AVENEL

Mrs. Edward A. Moran and
daughter Eileen have returned after
spending a week with friends in
Brooklyn and Jersey City.
Michael p. Moran and grandson,
David, were the week end guests OF
the formers brother. Thomas J.
Moran.
Chief Officer Rush of the S. S.
Aspinet, who recently returned
from a voyage to China and Japan,
spent the week end with MI. and
Mrs. Moran. Miss Mary Mckay was
also the week end guest of her Sis
ter, Mrs. Moran.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
Bills Passed, Mew Measures
introduced In State Senate
And House,; Plan Hearings

TRENTON, Feb. 16-Senate Re-
publican Leader Mackay has filed
the report of the special committee.
appointed at the 1920 session of the
legislature to recommend a spot for
an institution for soldiers disabled
in the last war. The committee
recommended a spot in Sussex
county's hills known as High Point.
Senator Mackay has had the bills
abolishing the State Architects De-
partment and transferring the du-
tics to the Department of Institu-
tions amended so as to exempt from
them the work now done for the
State Board of Education. This
body does not want its building
plans put under the Jurisdiction of
the institution officials. who are try
ing to Gust State Architect Francis
II. Bent. The State Board of Ed
ucation has endorsed Bent.
The House has passed the Nelson
concurrent resolution requesting
Congress to enact legislation X
tmpting from taxation all incomes
derived from mortgages on dwell
ing houses and all income of and
from building and loan associations.
Bills Passed to Date
Following are some of the latest
bills passed by each legislative
branch:
Senate: Mr.. Simpson, permits
Jersey CITY and other municipalities
to validate issues of bonds used for
water revenues; Mr.. Allen: Permits
$4,000 to be spent with $4,000 by
Salem City for a cutoff water route
by way Of Salem to Delaware; Mr..
Runyon requiring submission OF
sewage effluent plans to be approv-
ed by health authorities where the
effluent is to flow into potable wat
ers; Mr.. Runyon, allows governing
body in second class cities to name
attorney-at-law to serve for a mag
istrate who Is absent.
House: Mr.. Elliot permits pris-
oner to waive formal requisition
when a fugitive from justice in this
state.
Kill Election Bill
By a vote OF 10 to Z the senate
failed to approve the Sturgess bill
TO permit the placing of a cross at
the top OF a party column on the
election ballot, the cross to mean a
voc for every name in that column.
Republican senators Joined with
Democrats against the bill on the
ground that it would give h polit-
ical machines too much advantage.
Cut on Soldiers Bonus
Both Houses yesterday rushed
through a bill to provide $4,000 for
the immediate work of the Soldier
Bonus commission. To date the ma
chinery for paying the bonus has
been held up because no funds were
available.
Assemblyman Eldridge, of Union,
has introduced a bill to encourage
the suppression of banditry and
general crime. 1t gives freeholder
boards the right to offer a reward of
$1,000 for the arrest of persons
guilty of murder, burglary, robbery
or similar offenses, upon the request
of the prosecutor for such a reward
after this course has been approved
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR HEALTH
No Need to Take Chances With IL.
Pepto-Mangan Makes Rich,
Red Blood

When you FIRST feel a tired. ali-gone
feeling and look pale. your plooo IS los
ing In quality. Weak. impoverished
blood has no power to Eight disease. 1t
takes red blood TO keep you well.
II you keep your blood in good con-
dition Il will fight of disease. You will
not be such an easy prey to long and
expensive sicknesses. With thin blood
you take chances every lay
There's no need doing that. You can
take Pepto-Mangan and build up rich.
red blood. with red flood you are able
win in the light against prevailing dis
tablet or LIQUID form. Take either kind.
The tablet has the same medicinal value
as the liquid. But be sure you get the
genuine Pepto-Mangan. Ask for Guides
and be sure that the mans. Guides Pep
to-Mangan.' Is on the package--Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS

The lieutenant's desk at police
headquarters is at present being
raised about a foot off the floor. so
as to bring working conditions at
the local police station up to date
with other changes and with sta
ton houses in other cities of Perth
Amboy's size. 1t has been hard
for the lieutenants to see their pris-
oners under the previous arrange
ment without stretching out of their
seat, but the new system calls for
the removing of the top of the desk
containing pigeon holes to the wall
in the rear of the lieutenant.
The floor under the desk. tele-
phone booth and police time report
station is about one foot above the
main floor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
1T COSTS
TOO. MUCH
TO BE SICK

Keep Your Blood in Good Condition and
You Throw on Disease
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
NO SPEEDING TO FIRES
CHIEF POLICE ORDERS

Chief Niels J.. Tonnesen has n
nounced his department will
force at once, a rule in regard to
automobiles speeding to the scene
of fires, in the way Of fire apparatus
and in a reckless name INDIAN
gering the lives of citizens. The po-
lice chief stated that it is a usual
occurrence for persons in cars not
needed at a fire. to hasten to the
scene, and hamper-the speed of the
fire apparatus hurrying to the scene
This rule goes into effect at once
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16

wish to announce to the public that
I have opened a coppersmithing and weld
ing shop where I will do all kinds of new
and repair work. Through knowledge and
experience gained during the last sixteen
years at the Du Pont Powder and Chem
ical Works where I have had charge Of
all coppersmithing. sheet metal and weld
ing work, I feel confident to guarantee
satisfaction. cheerfully given.
H. E. Hilllard. Residence SO Madison Ave.
Perth Amboy, N. ]. Phone 1776-R.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16

6 and 8 o'clock in the morning. for
the children at 5 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon and again at 1880 o'clock in
the evening.
Prof. and Mrs. o. NJ. Boyce are
the parents of a baby boy born yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grembowicz
are the parents of a baby boy.
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The World Do Move, Joshua
WEN. weI! Look what Joshua Green wants done!

lLwen!I ookw WI done
the
the
And is ohua?H the steamships
hurthe
railroad that The ntuban Interests and
will Likely Will
Can the buse
direction
certificate
" regulate all bus lines
Maybe the would uphold
The board i Probably not
Anyhow the "wod do moe that this
the the aplanc
Of the ground That this
country; ride his boats they want to;
and that he hasnt right to try it
Somebody that service just like ham
M pass folks who travel like the
AND THEY HAVE RIGHT
PLEASE ABOUT IT.
Nobody Of business And they won't they offer
the public the right pdc.
getting there's something with the
is
bother with the buses Service that's
the andbg business;
cunpettors much can't help winning.
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The Parable of Backing Up

tuns. for he had everything coming
along fina
Now what he had done was only
this: that he gave unto himself tho
benefit Of the friction OF an inch Of
slack that is between each car and
It's nelghbor. SO that he did not nave
to start the first car until the engine
had gone ahead for the half OF an
inch, and the second car started not
till the first was going.
And each car gave unto him n
little of slack. and all the time the
engine and the moving cars were
gathering momentum. And by the
time the last car started. II was with
a jerk that ovorcame all It's hesita-
ton and then some.
Now there are plenty OF good pco-
pie who fan because they never
learn this little trick.
They undertake to start the Uni
verse In the way II should so, and
the Universe Ii Conservative.
And they pull and puff and wear
flat places on the rail. and get red
In the face. but arrive nowhere.
But the wise man learncth the
value OF n little slack In the coup
lings and even the wisdom OF back.
ing up a>iittle that he may the more
surely 30 forward
WILLIAM L. BARTON.
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Has Faith in Detective

Editor TIE Star I read the vcvy
peculiar article In your payer writ
ten By one A. Bicndara who takes
exception to uncovcrinx crime be-
cause Il costs money. sincerely and
truly would like 10 have a good
lock at the gentleman. would then
perhaps understand bis mode OF
thinking.
What a wonderful man Tenant
win be II they find the trunk in Lake
Union, and II not. But at least he
Ia trying. and I for one. who VIII
gamble a dollar to doughnut that
j pay more taxes than Mr.. b.. win
any amount of money very
well spent II II succeeds In bringing
such o deliberate, hcartless. cold
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The Merchant and the Bank

trnctn, even tho these contracts
are backed by Al threc-name paper.
Many Of these merchants are now
financing this paper thru San Fran.
cisco, where they are compelled TO
pay M high mn IL per cent interest
Another prevailing opinion among
the Seattle merchants II that local
banks are ssing too much energy
in urging and directing the dcpos-
iiors 10 invest their surplus deposits
in foreign and eastern bonds there
by reducing our deposits 10 a point
where II works a hardship on our
local retail merchants. This credit
stringency h aecentuaied when We
find that some OF the banks are not
taking advantage Of tho federal re.
serve system. and announce that
they have no rsdlscoun,s.
A number OF the merchants have
Intlmated that they would welcome
and support 4 bank that would an
nounce that tho surplus deposits
win be used for Washington loanA.
bond. and securities only.
Keep the money at homo. for local
merchants and Industries. and save
our city from being depopuisted.
A MERCHANT.
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Editor The Star. am sure that
the Seattle merchants were delight
ed TO find. upon reading Raymond
II. Frazcr's article In The Star OF
June nth. that the Washington
Bankers association has a commit
|tso appointed TO investigate the
California banking laws with the
view OF directing the attention OF
the legislature Of thiu state 10 the
needs OF such banking legislation
When Mr.. Frazier said The rou-
[ble In this state has been that many
bankers have assumed the unpatri.
otto and destructive attitude OF let
wen enough alone prcferring 10
sacrifice tho real Interest Of the
masses TO what they conceive their
own personal interests" l can as
sure you that be voiced the scnu'
meat Of nearly every retail mer
chant ia Seattle
The complaint among many wen
established small merchants In tina,
they are unable To get sufficient
credit from tho local banks To carry
on their business In many In
stances retail merchants are unable
70 borrow on merchandise sale con
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Petitions for Street improvements

Editor The Star. In your paper
Of recent date the question Is raised
a. To wha, should BE- the proper per
orntage Of petitioners TO secure local
street improvements.
To my way Of thinking the pres
cnf wzy. which Requires . majority
u both non .rcridcni and resident
owners. IL the cause Of most Of our
impossible s,r~cta
What right has an owner OF =
vncani lot who may Be hold II for
speculative purposes and Who him
self may he living IN Pocaloops. TO
say whether or not bona fsds r~h-
dents OF tho district IN which his
property lies shan havo passablc
Streets
OF courn. the street committee ~
the city council would have TO use
discretion and not authorize I'm
provcmen,s through district OF
such magnitodo that tho property
Itself would not pay for the I'm
provement unless the Improvement
was Of such a nature ~ to warrant
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bioodcd murderer 90 tusticA
Tenant has made good public
servant. His most critical opponents
must admit that His past work IN
all that Is necessary In his defense.
do not know him, would not rccog.
nize him II met him face TO face.
But give him the credit duo him and
Mt least give him public support
when he Is entitled TO II. but ! at
least believe he Inns the majority OF
Seattle behind him when l repeat
that no expense should be even con
sidered in bringing such a crime be.
fore the bar OF justice.
have an old woman's bunch he
will find that trunk.
Sincerely your1,
CARL Il. MERTH-
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that Miller could not compete. The
company shipped this cream $50
rx,iIAa chaexanA Il int butt - afiax.ad

that Miller could not compete. The
company shipped this cream $50
miles. churned It into butter. shipped
the butter back to Macon, and sold
1t for 27h cents per pound. But
the company made up this loss by
paying the farmers only - cents
per pound for butter fat at other
stations In that locality.
II has been said that we have a
law already. on the books that would
protect Rudolph Miller, or the farm
ers. against this unjust discrimina-
ton. Yes: we have a law against
DISCRIMINATION OF this kind, but let
me tell you how It works. Miller
Uncovered that law and tried II out
ON the packer. In 1914 he engaged
an attorney and started prosecution
After going thru court for a period
OF about three years the United
states supreme 13urt confirmed a
decision convicting the packer and
filming him $1,000. The fine was
paid. but the packer continued the
practice of discrimination agsins,
Miller az calmly. peacefully and Sc
renely as II nothing had ever hap.
pened---Rep. Heck R), Wis.
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can take car on the busiest strcets.
kin half n dozen people. but would
DO found not TO blame becnuse he
or abe was not fully experienced.
This was disgracefui verdict and
was surprised not 10 see q strong
cr comment In your editorial
A charge OF granddaughter should
be placed against this person Let
the Law take its course on rich or
poor, which viii be tho only way TO
curb this careless and reckless driv-
ing. II this had been n truck driver
or. say. young fellow driving n car
he would stiii be In jail
Yours truly. NJ l.
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halp frufn the general fund.
The promoter has had his day IN
Seattle aud in every resident dis
tF1ct one can find scores u vacant
lots. being held trnaniousiy by tho
one who haa become 1T" regardless
Of high ttxrs. hoping some day 70
recover At least part OF what no has
bean blfked out OF by . promoter
years before and holding an eternal
KrudEe against the community In
which he was stung-
These owners entertain 10 idca
Of improving their property with
homer. their sole hope being 10 SCH
some day as ia" So 20 DO justice
20 a hornehuiider and bona fide resi-.
dent OF n district would shy that
he should be allowed to put his ranc
down ON a petition five times TO the
non.rt rident's objection once and %
non.rcnidents out Of every hundred
should have TO sign objection with
invisible ink. That would be about
fair.
& 8. SLAUGHTER
soo7 soth Ave. w.
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.@s&'sss.'-s WI es.SI
Presently an answer came from
within.
"IIuilor'
Hastings raised his brows and
pursod hts lips
Heard you weren't well Can ]
do anything7-
The key gr1tcd In the iock. the
door opened. and Ferrier stood on
the threshold.
-oh. no. thanks, II was the sun.
think: I'm quite fit
Tho two men eyed each other;
Hastings turned away.
well. I'm glad 10 hear H. Joan's
gone over to Tecic with Major
$50 I heard"
Ferricr's voice was unconoerned,
he walked back 20 his dressing table
and. taking up a brush, began n
vigorous onslaught on his unruiy
hair. Hastings waited a moment.
then went back down the stairs.
There's nothing the NATTER he
said 10 Bennett. The little man
couEhet
THAT mans q darned light deep
er than you are. my boy he said
ussaningiy. And that's my opin.
Ion"
Hastings stared ~Rubbishr
Bennett shrugged his shoulders
-Oh. well. you know best
Hastings went back 20 his easy
chair--the scratchy pen began 10
move again. but upstairs. behind a
relccked door. Richard Fcrrier sat
with his head on his cienched
hands. broken down in an anguish
OF despair.
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NH sA.so 4
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An, =. pv~as,r. u.r6,r. ~, IN.
.~-,.,,. ala n. .o,r. a. A. A
y,.
1900 u..m,-
:.
"s Hsoe snss sh sno
onie msne nun senator ai'er the
boys ana gu" o' 'ne Un"eu Sessss
"sa s~A" ms sukkosss"n ana
Dseo hAr~nx 70 ns White
i'ouss'
willis iost no time learning the
first lessou Of the senate, which b
that the president must not AZ
point anybody TO . federal job
Without the approval Of the soma
tor from the state In which the
appointment b made Senatorial
ceurtssy requires all tho othrr s~n-
stors 10 support the objections Of
the hem~sfste senator In cAse the
president slips up ON thiA
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II II could make its getaway.
But the engineer was wise in his
generation. and he backed up n few
inches. and then quickly threw his
lever ahead, and opened the throttle
tolerably wide.
And the engine sthrted ahead. and
the first car started with IL. And the
second car felt the jerk. and started
also. and the third likewise.
Then did all the cars fan Ia line,
each one OF them with a jerk and a
change OF its mind. and the engineer
sat in his seat and whistled quiet
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The Woman Who Killed a Child

Editor The Star. could not help
but comment on your editorial TO
ferrinr to the woman who ran over
child and killed him. Also tho
coroner's iury's verdict. "she was moi
10 be blamed because she knew moth.
ing OF driving an automobile
As q common citizen this verdict
sounds ridiculous TO me. Surely these
wise men know that ignorance OF
the law Is no excuse In the first
place.
Driving an automobile on a busy
public street and not knowing hov
IL a crime In itself. That II TO say.
according 70 their verdict. anybody
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IERE was a long
freight train. and
II stood upon a
track. and IL es-
sayed to go for
ward. but II
could not 30.
For the train
was heavy. and
the track was
wet and the
wheels OF the To-
connective went
round and round,
neither did the
sand enable them
TO grip the track.
And I stood
and watched II,
and L Wondered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-25

II there b any slight more eao-
Quens Of mans destructivenrss
this side Of France than some Of
The hillsldes where Western Wanh-
snxtsn bogEing operations have
been IN prosreSs u has cseapeA
cur vision
A few dayS slncs ~ vhlfa6 .
lpggtng camp h the soo(hiIlA On
tihs one sids tower forests II liz.
spruce and hemieek. . yptcn1ly
spssndid and bs.nfifui strcteA Il
the greatest bsdy a standing I'm
bes in thh country.
And on the other sid@ wha1f
A strip some miles long and .
half mile vise. reaching from the
mountain river up twothlrds Of
the way - the summit Of tho
ridge. Of chastity desert; Tho
ground Il Uttered with spilntrrd
trunks Of discarded small trre<
with bark. with shiv1ed tssnks Of
nnA clear tinbers thss had been
broken In falling. The vesy masses
Of rock which ouicrop along Tho
sidcu Of the valley Ne broken and
strewn from tho impact Of trunks
~ they tusnbied before the saws
and ~ they wore dragged DOWN
the slopes By powerful donkey en-
gincs and from ,the conclusions Of
blasting powder ~ tho iogEcrs
opened smoother ways for their
cable iinea.
Perhaps al tlhis devastation Ii
necessary; perhaps Il , one Of
those evils with which We must
put up In order THAI c4vilizasion
advance; perhaps We cannot log
our forests trec By trce ~ They
mature, leaving Ire younger ones
standing; perhaps these deuuded
bilisidcs win rcforcst themselves
In time and eradicate the scars
that man gsshes. At least, we
hope the latter win occur even tho
this generation win not see the 70
suit
But In any case fhe present con
dItion Of these logged areas strikes
the behoider with . poignancy Of
sickening pity akin 70 that caused
BY contact with = mutilated hui
msn being.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR

scrvoe the public and
pleasure readers All ask s that you
possible observe tho ordinary
deal with subjects of inter
eat to other ei,ixcux EDITOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-25

Many movie girls out Of work.
Why don't they make good their
press agents boasts about their Gull
nary accomplishments,
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BIG FIVE BUSINESS METHODS

Take the case OF Rudolph Miller.
o. Macon, Mo. Rudolph Miller made
the first prize butter exhibited at
the Buffalo exposition. ! am told
be established a creamery at Macon.
and in 1900, or about that date, a
packer established a creamery at
Chf,licothe. about $50 miles away.
In 1908 this packer began buying
cream In Miller's territory. paying
30 cents per pound for butter fat, q
price 20 far above the market price