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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03
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Only thing some people save for
a lainy day is rheumatism.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

The iapper motto seems to be
Love and let love-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03
Bible Thought For Today

GOD is LOVE-Beloved, let us love one another.
for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God
and knoweth Cod John 4: I.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

They are called mohair suits; but
they are usually more cotton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03
2NM!Le
(1ka9l|@ke
VfoMHSiiIMs

1t is said that when Doyle asked a
spirit how it got to the next world
the spirit answered Flu"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

woman Always Pays"-headline.
Not when she can have it charged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

In New York. robbers dynamited
a safe next door to a police station
The police escaped uninjured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03
TRY THE NEW GRAY HAIR
REMIDY

Gray Hair Permanently dyed in Is min.
utes At Miss Pstersoa's Hair Dressing and
ManicurinG Psrler- Hair Bobbed and
Curied-
IFS s-lsh >. karitaa Buildi.s. II. lsas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03


In New York. robbers dynamited
a safe next door to a police station.
The police escaped uninjured.
Many a politicians platform ISM
strong enough to run on.
It is dangerous to talk back to
your wife. She might hear you.
A Chinaman named Chow can
jump nearly % feet. Probably a re-
suit of the Japs keeping the Chinese
on the jump.
The greatest hazard in golf is
lying about your score.
Justice isn't blind when a good
looking m%urderess is being tried.
AS a girl looks so does a man
look.
Pullman porters arc being taught
to sing. Travellers will join in on
Where are my wandering shoes to-
night?"
Trouble with setting a thief tn
catch a thief is they go off together.
In London they have temporary
movable lawns. Many of our lawns
are temporary. but not movable.
In Chicago they found a still un-
der a barber shop. 1t seems hat a
policeman was next"
II is probably the evil influence of
the fiapper hat makes SO many
mothers act like her.
Russia and Germany say they will
bear their cross together. In other
words, a double cross.
You can't stand still and win the
human race.
Musician says jazz is cussing In
music. When you get mad at youc
wife just put on a record.
A man often gets knocked cold
while taking a drink to warm him
up.
When a man writes that he Is
putting up at a New York hotel you
can bet he is putting down.
now the industrials. despite their
greater hazard. have got the best
of it. They pay 30 much higher
rent that people are willing to take
a chance to get the greater return.
Not until this analysis was made
by DIR. Muller were any definite
figures available on just what han
dicap was faced by the railroads in
getting the use of money.
The Transportation Act limits the
amount of dividends which railroads
can pay to 6 per cent. This hmita-
ton DIR. Muller regards as unfair
as he claims 1t places the railroad
at a disadvantage in comparison
with the industriais IN obtaining the
use of money which they need ts
make improvements. buy cars. ex'
tend their lines and develop gen
orally.
The lesson to be drawn from DR.
MuIler's analysis seems to be tina
the investor can take his choice be
tween a solid railroad investment II
which the property that secures his
| loan is practically certain OF re-
| manning intact because 1t is a neces'
sary public utility, but which. undel
existing laws. cannot pay more tnar
6 per cent; or an Industrial invest
ment which. IL all goes well, VIII
pay perhaps twice as much as tn
railroad. but which may succumb 4
commercial disaster.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

Many a politicians platform isn'i
strong enough to run on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

A man often gets knocked cold
while taking a drink to warm him
up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

1t is dangerous to talk back to
wife. She might hear you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

When a man writes that he Il
putting up at a New York hotel YOU
can bet he is putting down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

Musician says jazz is cussing In
music. When you get mad at youc
wife Just put on a record.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

A Chinaman named Chow a
jump nearly % feet. Probably a re-
suit of the Japs keeping the Chinese
the jump.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Win Grow In Tree.

One Of the first flowers to greet Us
In the spring and one that blooms
along into early summer. is the dainty
Giant or Great chIckweed. says the
American Forestry Magazine. One
cannot pass this .s'ecies of chickweed
vs:hout noticing it's pretty white flow
ers- Sometimes the seeds of this plant
win find their WAY into some crotch Of
a tree. Then we have the pleasure Of
seeing fine specimen hOurisllng
quite distance up from terra frma.
and often doing better than those on
the ground.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
City on cIvI!Ixstiou,s Outskirts.

On the upper Parana river, which
separates Paraguay from Argentina,
10 q town called Posadas. 'This." says
a traveller. Is the last outpost Of eiVi-
lization on the Alto Parana, face to
lace with primitive forest. wild Indt
ana the UNEMPLOYED center If South
America. and yet II Il reached By q
eroad-gauge railroad, has a me mod
ern $4,000 hotel, three big depart
ment stores and the best hospital n
northern Argentina" Round about
are great mate plantations and old
Jesuit ruins.-New York Evening POst.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
New Harmony in Poetry.

In the sweet chorus of modern po-
etry one may hear a strange new har-
nony. 1t Is the life OF our time,
evoking Its own music; cOnstraining
the poetic spirit 20 utter its own mes
sage. The peculiar beauty Of the con-
temporary poetry, with its fresh and
varied charm, grows from that; and
In that, too, it's vitality is assured. Its
art has the deep sanction Of loyalty;
its loyalty draws inspiration from tie
living source.-Mary c. Sturgeon.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Growth Of Cork Trees.

Upwards Of 50 per cent Of the
worlds cork is produced in Spain and
Portugal. The finest is grown In
various parts Of the provinces Of Sc
Vile, Badajoz, Cadiz. Huelva. Bar
celona and Salamanca. The age Of
maturity varies in different parts Of
the same tree. From eight to nine
years is required by the trunk, from
TEN to eleven years for the first
branches and from eleven to twelve
years for the second branches.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
FriendIess Flowers.

II has recently been discovered that
flowers. like human beings, have
friends and enemies in their own
world. II certain varieties are put to-
gether In a vase some OF them will
droop almost as soon as they are
placed in the water. Sweet peas, for
instance. will not live in company.
Some fo--cr'. such rs the mignonette,
lily of the valley, and shirley poppy
have bad effect on almost all neigh
hors, and are practically friendless.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
sksI..On Found With Dagger in Rib.

Skeleton Found With Dagger in Ribs
With q jeweled dagger thrust be
tween his ribs just below the heart
the skeleton Of a man WIS found In .
very ancient terra-cOtta tomb by work
men while digging the foundations for
q villa nj Slrmione. on the Lake Of
6arda, Italy. Further excavations
brought to light other tombs Of the
same kind. Sirmione, which In the
days Of the Roman empire was q
favorfte resort Of wealthy Romans. IL
now a fishing village on a narrow
promontory which projects into the
lake. In the neighbOrhoOd Is the so
called Grotte di Catullo. the cOnsid-
cradle remains Of a Roman building
said tn have been the country house
Of Catullus, the famous lyric poet Of
Rome
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
lincoln'a Addresa

Mother had carefully spelled out
Lncoln's address, Inscribed on the
cannon ball In front of the monument
In Lincoln Park "All men ART
created free and equal" she read.
Her small son pnndered the
problem for a long time, then 81 d /:
"Ve wimmen, muvver. how Is t'ey
bornedT'-ChicagO American.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Latest New York Fad.

New York has n man engaged In
what he says is n gainful occupation,
who appears in the city directory rs q
tattooer Of dogs Inquiry reveals the
fact that many owners and fanciers Of
dogs have their names tatioOed on the
dogs skin.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Tribute to Men Of Woods.

like very much the society Of
woodmen. l don't know any
men who are so complete masters
Of their business and Of the secluded
but delicious world in which they
live. They are healthy, their language
Is picturesque; they live in the air
and Nature whispers TO them many
of her secrets. A forest Is like the
ocean. monotOnous only to the ignor-
ant.-Disraeli
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Much Sand Needed for Glass.

little less than 100000 tons Of
sand Is used in the United States each
year In max ne glass. according to
the experts Of the geoloEi" survey.
Plain sand constitutes from 90 TO 70
per cent Of the body Of all glass. 50
that our eyes are full Of sand most Of
the time. whether peering through
spectacles or gazing out Of the Office
window.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19

"W'hat treat gUod-lOoking people
are, How they nj:i;.!t to be encouraged
When the generality Is so common
place-=nnd looks, wien prnbed TO
their essence. are rs often as not q
good, sI'lriI hacking out through or,ii-
nary ewes. no>e and hair."-"The
veneerinES" bv Sir Harry Johnston.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Nothinn.in Old 1henrv

/ have known vast quantity Of
nonsens" talked about bad men not
looking you in the face. Don't trust
that Idea. Dishonesty will stare hon
esty out Of countenance any day In
the week. II there is anything to be
got by it.-Dickens.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Real News.

Headline - Hogs Decline" That,
young students VI journalism, is news,
because il is unusual. II is not in
the nature uf hogs to decline anything.
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Jerry 6uiIders.n

Jerry built may be derived from the
Jury mast. temporary mast erected
on ships in time Of emergency. An
other derivation is from the gypsy ex-
preston. jerry, meaning anything CON-
temptihle.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
eorgets.

How many staff officers wearing red
tabs know that the correct name for
their tabs is "gorgets"? Gorgets were
worn centuries ago, when warriors
were clad In shining armor. The
original gorget was a breastplate-
Then followed small plate like an
amulet, worn round the neck. This de-
veloped into the gorget now worn BY
staff officers on the collar.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19

The oldest inhahltant remarks Il
can remember when our casualty list
was published only on July : instead
Of every Monday morning. Chris
tian Register.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
For Writers to Ponder Over.

No commonplace Is ever efTactuaIIy
got rid Of .excent by essentially empty.
Ing ones self IT IL into book: for
once trapped into book, then the
book can he pui INFO the fire and all
will he wrll.-IIerman Melville.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
coneslt Net Of Real Vain.

Conceit may pun man up for a
moment, but never for a long time. II
Ii a mighty poor substitute for that
real knowledge of self which values at
actual worth. The world has use for
only the genuine article.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
The Road to Heaven.

'Dey ain no direct road Z heaven, y
said Charcoal Eph, modify. 'Hit
may look LAX hit, but yuh got Z 20
round heap O. crap games whar de
deacons done stopped Z rest."-RIeh-
mond Times Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Sounds Travel Farthest In Darkness.

''e'Si Eo'hSSA !" SSaN"See
Sounds Elm generally be heard much
farther by night than Oy day; some
times ten or even twenty times as far
One reason is that the air at might
contains. as q rule, few eddies and
other local disturbances, such as break
up the sound waves by day. More
over. on calm. clear nights ehe verti-
cal distribution Of temperature near
the earth IL often tie reverse Of thai
occurring by day, and has The effect
Uf bending the sound waves downward
instead OF upward.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19

Just So.
Wonran's sphere is the home; mans
fear 10 that the landlord will raise the
rent on It.-Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19

Yet Know Where to Find Them.
The inmates Of penitentiaries may
be down. but they are never out
lanes J Montague.
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Hsiaht Of Insomnia

-Confnund il This insomnia is get
ding worse. Can't even sleep when It's
time TO get uD!'
The broad ax., 1922-08-19
Those icy Mountains.

There's m'ny a man in Greenland
who is honest as the day Is long be-
cause there they have six-mOnth
nights.
The New York herald., 1922-08-29
Oxnard Horses Under
Hammer at Saratoga
Sales From Blue Ridge Stud
Bring $96, ,45O.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NJ. T., Aug. a.
Stations brood mares and yearlings be-
longing to the Blue Ridge Stud. mart OF
the sale OF the late Henry T. oxnard.
went under tho hammer here tonight nj
tho Faslg-Tipton paddocks Thirty-ono
head were sold, the total realized being
sS6,450.
The imported stallion vulcain, a stake
winner IN France Of more than $4,000
francs, was put UP with n reserve bid OF
S25.000. No one would make an ad-
vance on this price and the stallion re-
NAMED unsold.
The best price Of the night was sf3, 900,
paid by the Rancocas Stable for the
brood mare imported Autumn H., foaled
in 1912, by St Frusquin out Of Corn
field, and hor yearling brown colt, by
King James
Montfort Jones paid ss.7o0 for the
brood marc imported Eignorelle, foaled
nella, and her yeariing chestnut filly by
imported vulcain.
The brood mare imported Hor-
tonse IT.. foalod IN 1919, by imported
Troutbeck out OF HaurdIna, and her
wcanllng brown filly by imported vul-
cain were houst1 by n. J. Waldron for
$500 while $1,000 was paid by A. y.
Goldsboroueh for tho brood marc Inn
ported Galenta, foaled In 1912, by Will
lam tho Third, out OF Garita. and her
weanllng brown colt by imported vul-
cain. The Oxnard sale will be completed
Tuesday night. when the sales season OF
the Spa for 1922 win come to an end.
The New York herald., 1922-08-29

The Eastcotts picked UP goal right
st the start OF the fourth chulSker. Hop
ping coming to life with n flashing shot
in thirty seconds. Up and down the
turf they tore. now brilliant. now
foozling. now hitting with deadly accu-
racy, now overriding ridiculously. East
was all over the campus and the de-
fense OF the International side was full
OF holes. East shot fine goal and man
aged TO rouse the Eastcotts TO a furi-
Gus pace Major Lockctt came thunder
ing out OF hot scrimmage with the
ball and proddcd II on for a goal from
long shot There was penalty
against the Eastcotts right after that
and Prince failed 70 score from his free
hit. but East pounccd on the ball as
IL robounded from a post. worked him
self free and sent another goai--his
sixth--crashing between the posts. This
man East was thef whole works--a sur-
prise. n revelation. a real altar. The
p'lamingoes were In front by IA 20 -
had outplayed their rivals and beaten
them thus far by to I on an even
basis.
During the recess between halves the
stands buzzed with excitement over the
unexpected prowess OF the Flamlngoes
and The unexpected failure OF the East
colts.
Hopping scored within less than q
The New York herald., 1922-08-29
Zev, IVhirlwind in Mud,
Wins Albany Handicap
H. F. Sincair's Son Of The Finn Has Three Lengths
Over w. j. Salmons Vigl-Bright To-morrows
Disqualification Causes Surprise at Spa.
ny HENRY ". KING.

ner Few. IL any. saw Bright Tonor-
row commit anything that looked IKE
foul But all saw Miss Smiths
tion. and only those who ala not sss
the race refrained from c5ndeInnins hei
and Jockey Morris.
When Morris weighed I'm he ran into
the stewards stand. This confirmed
the crowds belief that his mount was
going to be disqualified. The thousands
believed he had been called In. Instead
he was there TO lodge a complaint
against Ponce and Mr.. Bradley's colt,
The lad exhibited his boot and said
he had been knocked against the fence.
The stewards then had hurried con-
sultation and the numbers we're ordered
lowered. As the numbers were coming
down cheer rent the air. All believed
II was Miss Smiths number coming
down and out of second place, but 70
the astonlshment and chagrin OF the
crowd, the officials ordered Bright To-
tnorrows number down and awarded
the first prize to Miss Smith.
In town tonight thousands are de-
eIaIing that seldom IL ever Was such an
unfair decision awarded. Reputable
men who did not have any kind OF g
wager on tho result said that Bright
Tomorrow might have committed a
minor offense at the head of the stretch,
but tnat IL LleTe WtS ~ iouA th~tN =.
was as nothing compared to that OF
Miss Smith hundred yards from the
stewards.
The Berkshire purse, at one mile,
went to The Buffer lie won In q gal
lop Polly Ann ran In this race but did
not have any more speed than a dray
horse. In her last race Jockey Fator
was criticized for the way he rode her.
In the writer's opinion he put UP an ex-
cellent ride. To-day Ponce had the leg
up on her and she ran the same way.
T. r. Coles, her trainer, might explain
her bad race. Hundreds who saw her
In the paddock pointed out that she
was not shod to do her best In such
going. She wore flat shoes with no
calks whatever. Other public choices
went forth shod the sama way and they
were beaten.
The first race resulted In finish
that was the nearest thing to a dead
heat seen here this season. Wild
Heather and No Thine we're so close
together that only the judges could sep
arate them. They said No Time won
by en- inch or two. After the race Frank
Taylor claimed Wild Heather for e2,4l0.
Frederick Johnson's Certain won the
second race and Wellfinder beat Re-
count whlsker for first money In the
fifth.
The New York herald., 1922-08-29

HUB YOUTH LEADS
GOLFERS AT TOLEDO
Aulbach One Below Par in
Public Links Championship
Qualifying Round.

TOLEDO. Aug. % (By yne Associated
press) The nations golfing unknowns
A-the public links players--to-day began
neir first innings In national competi-
tion. playing through thirty-six hole
qualifying round IN the United States
Golf Associations initial annual public
links tournament and displaying golf
ability that was worthy OF many shoot
ers with countrywide regulations.
The Qualifiers had TO shoot 15s or bet
ter TO be sure Of getting into the match
play starting tomorrow. but five tied
at $50. where only four could get In
and they will play off the tie early
tomorrow.
The medalist. George Aulbach. a slim
little 20-year-old youngster of Boston,
Mass, broke par by one stroke for the
two rounds OF play. his card showing
a score of 70--6g--13g, on a course
which Is marvel of golf architecture
and requires perfect playing for perfect
figures.
The New York team made brilliant
showing. Six of the nine who were in
the squad representing that city quail
fled. That is as many as any other
city qualified. Joe Ford and Dick
Walsh with 150 led the New Yorkers,
followed by Harry scharff. with 151;
w. #. Serrick and T. X. Lomas, with
154 and LOS, and Charlie Somers, 16
years old, the youngest player In the
tournament with 100, tied for last place,
which will be played off tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-08-29
GOLF ASSOCIATION
RULES OUT VAN ELM
Business Arrangement With
Sport Goods House Is Cause
of Finding.

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 2S.--The United
States Golf Association held special
meeting to-day for the purpose Of hear
Ing testimony in the case of Mr. George
Won Elm OF the Salt Lake Country Club.
whose amateur status was questioned
some time ago.
Mr.. Won Elm was represented by
United States Senator John w. King or
Utah. while James Francis Burke, coun-
sci for the u. 8. G. A. conducted the
cross-examination OF Mr.. Won Elm and
his witnesses. After the close OF the
testimony the committee held several
sessions at the end OF which Secretary
Lee announced the following as their
verdict:
After mature consideration os.uM the
facts presented at hearing at which
Mr.. George Won Elm testified In detail
regarding the complaints lodged against
him and at which arguments were made
by his learned counsel, the committee
has concluded TO declare MIR. Won Elm
Ineligible to participate in amateur COM
petitions conducted by or under the aus
pices OF the u. s. c.. A. because of the
fact that his business arrangement with
the sportings goods firm by which lle
has been employed fer some time past
regarded by the committee as if viola
tlon OF the spirit of the rule governing
the status of an amateur, and also be-
cause of the manner in which he has
accepted tho payment Of his expenses
going to and from and while In attend
ance upon amateur tournaments, this
inelieibility to continue until such time
as In the opinion of the committee lie
shall be entitled to reinstatement"
The New York herald., 1922-08-29

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 2S.-Harry
Il. sinclair's zev is probably the greatest
mudder seen racing In the East In the
last five years. He Is a veritable whirl-
wind In sloppy going. In the Albany
Handicap this afternoon he carried 1875
pounds. gave from five to twenty-one
pounds to his opponents and beat them
home In gallop. At the end of the six
front Of Walter J. salmon's Vigil, which
beat Il. II. Bradieys Boys Believe Me by
half dozen lengths. Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Cherry Pie was fourth
The track was fetlock deep with mud
and because of II there were several
Withdrawals in each race.
Goshawk, the colt Clifford A. Cochran
bought from Harry Payne Whitney a
fortnight ago for $50. .0o0 Blossom Time.
Purity and Crochet were scratched In
the stake. Because of his ability TO run
In the mud Zev was made an odds on
favorlte. and he ran like an odds on
favorite should run. lie went TO the
front in the first furlong and then gall
loped along in front to the end. He ran
an exceptionally fine race Vigil ran a
good race too. He came from far in the
rear in the run through the stretch and
was running strong at the end.
The thousands of racegoers present
were astonished at the action of the
stewards after the last race when they
disqualified u. II. Bradleys Bright To-
morrow and suspended Clyde Ponce for
the remainder of the meeting and re-
ferred his case to the stewards of the
Jockey Club.
The stewards say Ponce fouled John
Il. Madden's Heremon at the head OF
the stretch and that Heremon almost
Knocked Morris. who rode Miss Smith
over the fence. They might have been
right In this. But they apparently did
not see what practically every one else
at the track saw-a flagrant foul be-
tween the final furlong pole and the
sixteenth pole With Bright Tomorrow
four or five lengths In front and be-
ing eased up an easy winner, Miss
smith. ridden by Morris, swerved over
from the inner rail to the middle of the
track and hit Heremon and nearly
knocked him down. Then Miss Smith
came on and finished second. two
lengths behind Bright Tomorrow.
AS soon as the race was over men in
all parts of the course offered all sorts
OF odds that Miss Smith would be dis
qualified. As high as 10 to ! was Of
fered that she would lose the second
end OF the purse. There was no talk
about the disqualification OF the win