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The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
THE LIVING WAGE

There are some things to be thankful for and among others is the fact that majority |of the Railroad Labor Board understands and is not afraid to say that the fallacy of the living wage If carried to its legitimate con clusion would wreck every railroad in the
 United States, and if extended to other in-
 dustries would carry them into economic ruin.' That is courage and sense in sentl- mental world and the pennywise idealism of Edsel Ford shall not prevail against it. What lis living wageg Who shall determine it9 Money fluctuations, values change with the individua. need, life is never uniform, the luxuries of today are the necessities of to- morrow, the very term necessity" has lost all me aning, different men need different things and different ways of life, progress of the race depends on such variety, and ''liv- ing wage'' would never mean the same thing two months in succession nor to any two men. Especially it would never mean the same thing to any two women. In the view of our amiable sentimentalists, the guaranty of living wage would release the human soul for higher flights. In actuality, it would do no such thing, for with living guaran teed, the majority of men would become ,un- conscionable slackers industry would be wrecked, production would fall to the mini mum, the nation, through scarcity, would have to go on short rations and no soul can fly high on an empty stomach Production is the result of work, on everybody's part, capitalist and manager and laborer included. Work is the result of some personal ambl tion, little pride, a microscopic modlcum of altruism which is too small to count and al
 wave will ha and ahOut 9S per cent anxiety and fear. It is sad, but it is so Tenure of employment. old age guaranties, minimum wage, sure pay enough for "reasonable com fort,'' or "a home with garden" are all visionary. The Labor Board IS right
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
THOUGHT so, TOO

Captain Higgins of the Army Air Service tells about his first trip up in an airplane. When the airplane was up several hundred feet the avi- ator thought he'd spring one on the captain to test his nerve. So quite suddenly he manipulated the ma chine so that it went shooting to- ward the earth, and when within a few feet it suddenly rose again to the clouds.
 "I'll bet 50 per cent of the people down there thought we would strike the earth" shouted the aviator in the ear of the captain.
 "Yes," replied the captain, land 50 per cent of the people up here thought so, tool"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
Things We Think


Hard times beckon seekers of soft snaps.
  With nine chances to against his amounting anything, figures prove, occasionally the child in the family astonshes folks by making up in achieve nents for the ooher nine ailures-and every mother of them thinks her spoiled chick is the that will do it.
 Every season is an open one for men-slaying women When dreamer turns does, somebody gets "doneH You'll catch the goose that lays the golden eggs if you are afraid to get your feet wet. If you believe what everybody tells you you will not know what anybody tells you power.
 Say" gets you to the platform; "do, gets you up the stairs. r. If it not for husbands and wives, there would be no unhappy marriages. The who mourns that he is mot understood" is too we'll
 Divorces only common where people are common Age is matter of drug stores
 The difference between and motor car is the price,
 Most troubles are imaginary, but not automobile troubles
 What any honest workman knows is that if he should get out of job he could always make living by
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

The Seattle correspondent reports that the usual crop of freshmen who can't dance without crushing their partners toes is there again in full number. How long will the pre- paratory schools of this state con tinue to send young men to the uni versity only half fit for the work that is required?
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1922
WORKING IN A CIRCLE

A community's growth stops at the polnt where its business enterprises reach the maxi mum of volume and when the addition of any other business enterprise calculated to share in the trade, means that much lost from some other business in similar line This has been the history of all progress in America
 Applying the situation to Anchorage unless some steps is taken to create avenues through which small industries may grow up, indus tries of character calculated to retain within the community the two millions of dollars now tricklng outside there will eventually arrive the day when the city will lapse into a rut.
 There is golden opportunity in the colon ization of the railroad belt, and the expendl- ture of goodly portion of the millions of dol lars paid out for foodstuffs among producers in the railroad belt. %s
 Many excuses have been offered for in- activity among the most pronounced being the charge that farmers would not produce the materials Taking the farmers side of the question we find him bound and handi- capped by lack of the agencies through which to market his products. He raises grain, but there is no market, save for feeding chickens and an occasional pig; he raises sheaf oats and hay only to be told by those handling outside products that his products are infer ior-are hard to handle because not baled for shipment; he raises potatoes, to be told that they are inferior to the outside product; he raises cabbages, turnips and kindred products, to be told that they will not store or keep; he raises hogs and sheep, to be told that the meat is not finished off and cannot compete with outside products
 .o4ro ono had thnnOht pSfaD- fishing marketing agencies and through these offer avenues through which the agriculturist might get his products into the hands of con- sumers, It is also strange that some steps have not been taken to stop the drainage of money to the outside by combination among the business men to refuse to handle any but products grown in this vicinity.
 The time has not been long since the Alas kan was willing to accept any kind of farm product and pay exhorbitant prices for it, never questioning the quality It would seem reasonable that they should foster infant in- dustrv wherein the quality is equal if not su- perior, and at the same time start the cycle necessary to keep the money in the country
 It does not require large sums of money to initiate these things-only cooperation be- tween the agencies of business, the producer ana IGc COusulueI, WlIl Ihe Coholoel "tioi1 >lif the meantime of creating agencies for the manufacture of surpluses such as flour, mill feed, hay and grain From this will come dairying, chicken and hog raising, with ac- cumulations of surplus livestock that will eventually allow the railroad belt to live off home produced materials. The time when these things will happen is gauged by the alacrity with which the business brains of the community grapple with the problems and solve it.-Anchorage Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
THE DOCTORS ORDERS

She was the sort of woman who always tells everyboy her family troubles. With a cheery smile she settled herself at the counter and be- gan: My husband has been very ill-very ill-so I have to do his shopping; and I want shirt"
 Certainly, madam said Will Copp, courteously: "Stiff front and cuffs?"
 "Oh, mol" she exclaimed in horri- fled tones. "The doctor says he must avoid anything with starch in it."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

Collect and congregate are synony- nous, yet the church often finds that there is vast disparity be- tween the collection and the con gregation.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

A governor on the job in these troublous binder on the stump-Boston Transcript
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
ANOTHER

One more unfortunate, Crossing the track, Rashly importunate, Failed to look back! Man in his auto,
 Taking a flop Teaches this motto:
 Slow down and stop!
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

Vaudeville !. don't care who.is running
 For office, anywhere, And I decline to worry
 Der long skirts for the fair, may appear neglectful . But listen-bless your soul I'm thinking of furnace
 And dozen tons of coal. know the strikes have furnished An issue for our land, The Turkish situation
 Looks bad, I understand, But I don't fret about them
 Not me, for, bless your soul I'm thinking of furnace
 And a dozen tons of coal.
 It is no task to please woman if you find out what she wants.
 'The worlds supply of coal will be exhausted in 1900 years"
 ''That reassures me for this win ter"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
SURE ENOUGH

Vaudeville artists are gonna have a hard time this winter"
 What now?" "Hooch and Hollywood jokes are barred"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
EIGHT PAGES

Personality IS a big factor in busi- ness success, but personality is not made by tailors and barbers-
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

There was heavy fall of snow yesterday and today, accompanied by considerable wind
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

"What has the indulgent mother in view when she whips her diso- bedient child?" inquired the pro- lessor of class in moral philoso- phy, and then he couldn't quite un- drestand why the class looked at each other and laughed.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
THE sTINGY CUSS

Our idea of the champion mean man is the friend who, having formed the habit of taking us out to ride in his sidecar, turns around and trades in the sidecar outfit for new solo job.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

Girl joyrideFs wreck a lumber yard" says local scribe. Oh, well as the saying is, girls will be boys
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

There are a lot of people in Cor dova who know what is right but have not the courage to do it.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20
MISUNDERSTANDING

"Reggie would tango perfectly but for two things"
 "Yes? What are they?" His feet"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-20

One time is as good as another to have the agony over. You can put up the stove now, whenever you feel like it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
FOILED!

The Loyal Order of Americans, organization trying 10
counteraet the Ku Klux Khan, grows rapidly. Quite natural,
by the law of cause and effect.
Every action has an equal and contrary reaction.
And an organizationfor always brings into existence an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES just a question OF time until they can
eel each other.
1t is possible that the Loyal Order of Americans viii DC.
come more powerful than the Ku Kux Khan. Maybe 1t VIII
blot the khan out of existence. They would come a third
organization, to counterfeit the Loyal Order OF Amer1cans
Nature has a shrewd way of keeping everything bal
anced, in the long run. The hot sun of summer evaporates
water from the ocean. The vapor drifts inland, condenses,
falls a rain. forms rivulets, runs into creeks, on into rIvers-
and back to the sea.
The balance restored, the process starts over again.
You see this law working in the activities OF people. a
society-apainst always rises to oppose the soc1etyfor. A po-
Iitical party comes into power with opposition crushed, tleS
feld TO itself. But things soon change. Opposition spron$b
I'D grows until it wrests control from the Old leaders. PEN
ocrats and Republicans follow each other In an eternai cycle
though the names of the parties change as the centuries slip
by. MI.
Nature loves q certain normal. She insists on It. Wnen-
ever humanity gets either above or below that normal nature
starts evening things-restoring balance, equilibrium.
The cycle of destruction and restoration-of balance II wnat
keeps men. collectively, busy from cradle to grave.
This natural law seems harsh to the Missionaries. IL seems
eonallv harsh to the conservatives. The vlslonarles COTS
snond to the water evaporatng from the ocean. me con-
seryatiyes are like the rain rushing the vapor back to It's
source, the sea. 1;v.s
When YOU get too happy and contented, move cautlousty,
for the chances are that you are riding Tor a 1an. Anu
when you are down in the mouth and everything eoeS
wrong. keep heart, for nature soon VII restore to ooi"A0o
and bring happiness, the reaction from misery.
The sharpest razor duls itself in shaving, ana nal . spe
sharpened again. Such is hfe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
TIME TO PUSH WATERWAYS

New Jersey waterways are well provided for in the annual re-
port of the chief of engineers of the army which was submitted to
congress by the secretary of war yesterday. The most gratifying
feature Of the report as far as this particular section is concerned
is the recommendation that 100000 be spent in Raritan bay for
the purpose of digging a thirty-foot channel from Sandy Hook to
this port. The fact that congress is already ON record as favoring
this project, thanks to Congressman Appleby, makes it almost
certain that if any appropriations for new work are made this
year, Raritan bay will be taken care of.
While only $4,000 is asked for to take care of Raritan river,
it is plain that once the channel up the bay is secured the demand
for shipping on the river will necesitate further action in that
direction. The first step is to get the channel in the bay. This is
the key to the whole port development as far as this section is
concerned.
1t is gratifying also, to note that Woodbridge creek is not to be
altogether neglected. Several important industries are located
along that stream and there are possibilities of more coming. This
waterway gives Perth Amboy water facilities on three sides-a
valuable asset that the city is too prone to overlook. Few cities
are more advantageously located than Perth Amboy yet the city
itself has failed to take any active step toward developing that
which nature has so beautifully provided.
Now is the time, if ever, when those interested in the future of
the city should be up and doing. The possibilities are great. 1t is
evident that something is going to be done in spite of our slug
g~shness. There is no telling how much more can be accomplished
if we only put forth the effort.
Incidentally, there is work here for the Raritan Terminal and
Waterways Association. Perth Amboy is not the only municipality
to be benefited by these Improvements. Keyport harbor is among
the others mentioned in the government engineers recommends
tions. With Raritan bay capable of floating the largest vessels
all the tributaries to the bay are going to attract attention. By
united action and real enterprise the recommendations just made to
congress stand a good chance of being adopted. The least we
here at home can do is to give our representatives in congress the
backing they are entitled to in order to show that we are in ernest
in our demands. Surely now is the time to push waterways in this
vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
GOOD ROAD DEVELOPMENT

The Good Roads Association, which was largely responsible
for the adoption of the $~40,000O00 road bond issue at the recent
election. is to hold a banquet in Newark tonight to celebrate the
victory and, incidentally, to press home some OF the ideas that the
leaders of that organization have in carrying out the road program.
1t is to be a notable gathering. Among the guests of honor will
be Governorelect George S. Sizer and United States Senator
Walter E. Edge. Both of these men will WELD considerable in
fluence in the legislation to be enacted at Trenton this winter and
the impressions made at the banquet tonight are likely to have a
telling effect.
That the people were reluctant to place $4O,OOOOO0 IN the
hands of the State Highway Commission under existing conditions
was shown by the comparatively small majority by which the
project was carried. No doubt thousands of those who voted for
the bond issue placed their confidence in the party platforms, both
parties declaring for open specifications and real competition for
the patent pavements.
The Good Roads Association, which is made up of some of the
leading men in the state, is fully aware of the existing situation.
It is apparently sincere in its desire to develop the highways OF
the state in a permanent manner. 1t would like to see the money
that has been made available go as far as possible. No doubt some
interesting discussions will take place at tonight's meeting. Ii
the Good Roads Association will show the same energy and enter
prise in insisting upon a comprehensive, yet economical program
as if showed in having the bond issue question adopted New Jersey
is going to be greatly benefited.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
GIVE TIME FOR TAX APPEALS

In fixing valuations and sending out assessments for taxes
This year there is one thing the county authorities should insist
on: They should compel every tax board to have It's returns In
on time as prescribed by law. No taxpayer should be denied the
right of appeal, yet this right has been denied some in the past
because the time limit for making an appeal has expired before
thew knew what their assessment was to be, due entirely to the
negligence of the tax board.
There is every indication that assessments generally, are gong
to be higher everywhere this yeaar than they were last eyar' In
Elizabeth they are anticipating a total increase OF something ike
So 100000. In Newark the raise is expected to be about $lol'oV'
900 which would bring the ratables in that city up to over a Dill
lion dollars.
Judging from the agitation that was carried on against MID
dlesex county last year and with New Brunswick manufacturers
stirring up a controversy with the manufacturers here, it Is ex-
pected that ratables in this section will jump considerably.
This is getting to be a very serious matter. The least that can
be done is to give every person or corporation taxed a chance to
be heard if it is felt that an injustice has been done. This means
that the various boards making assessments must make their re-
turns ON time SO that the appeals can be made if desired within the
time fixed by law. 49,.
The County Board of Taxation ought to issue a warning to the
various district boards that no delays will be tolerated. 1t is only a
matter Of justice that every taxpayer have a fair show.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05

@. Should an automobile be re-
vanished in the winter time ?-F. IL.
A. Vanishing should not be done
with temperature below 70 degrees
f.
@. How many miles OF streets
has New York ?-W. f. b.
A. The streets of New York haye
a mileage of 4267, which is about
one and a half times the distance
from New York to San Francisco.
OF this 1926 miles r paved.
O. Is cheese ever made from
reindeer milk Pc. j. G.
A. In Norway and Sweden the
milk of the reindeer is sometimes
used for cheese making.
O. How big are the freighters
used on the Great Lakes?-F- II. IL
A. The largest are SIS feet long,
and can carry IA, 900 tons or 100000
bushels Of wheat.
O. Please give number Of u
ties in the collapse of the Quebec
bridge some years ago - b.
A.. In the first collapse OF
Quebec Bridge, August 20, l9of, ~
lives were lost. In the second dis
aster, September II, 1916, there was
a loss of II workmen in ADDITION 10
O.. How much are air mail avia-
tors paid?-I. E, 7.
A. The base pay Of aviators In
the United States Mail Service Is
$4,000. In addition they receive b
cents a mile for each flight.
@. What green vegetable is most
productive &c. w. S.
A. Common cabbage is said TO De
the most productive. for it is believ-
ed that an acre of ground Will yleio
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05

a greater weight of green vegetables
matter in the shape of cabbage thai
in that Of any other vegetable wha
ever.
O. How does a rope cable COM
pare with a chain cable in strength
"A. G.
A. Compared with the strength
of hempen cable, a chain CABLE OF
one inch diameter of rod is equiya1
lent to a hempen cable lon III
in circumference.
@. Do gold coins vary in finn
ness?
A. In the United States gelt
coins may vary from 500 to 901 IL
fineness. A report of the Assay CoIa
mission showed that they actuali.
varied only from 1895 to 9oo.z.
@. What was the origin OF tn
Rhode Island Red chicken ?-S. e
A. Its origin was similar to tina
of the Buff O~rpington in England
1t was a local race of poultry founo
extensively in Rhode Island, produc
ed by farmers themselves without
any definite breeding, and from I'M
certain stock. It is thought by sone
authorities that a considerable
foundation of this local Rhode Is
land poultry was an old smooth
legged "Cochin-C China" stock: but
that ordinary Cochins were also
largely bred is u~ndoubted. and there
is strong evidence that the Asiatdc
stock was considerably crossed and
intermingled with Brown Leghorns-
@. What is the difference be-
tween blue laws and blue sky laws?
j. D. }f
A. Blue laws is a term common
Iy applied to legislation regulating.
restricting, or prohibiting, certain
activities, on the Sabbath Or Lords
Day. The term blue is also applied
to certain other legislation regulat-
ing the selling OF stocks and bo.4ds,
to prohibit fraudulent dealing. These
are known as blue sky laws, and are
operative in many states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05

IT you find something and don't
know what it is, it may be coal
Score CIemenceau'' - headline.
That reminds us. after this winter
baseball starts again.
Bill Hays says motion pictures
promote culture, so do you mind
if we call them promotion pictures?
King Boris of Bulgaria was robbed
of $1.35, all he had. The king BUSH
ness has been slack lately.
Motorists will be glad to learn an
auto derailed a train in Illinois
Students don't know what they
are refusing to IA at a college in
Montreal because it is hash.
Nice thing about winter is you
keep your hands in your pockets
and can't lose your money SO easily.
Just when the dark clouds were
lifting comes the sad news that
1,017,696 cases of salmon have been
packed.
Christmas story: Mama, all the
other little boys have bicycles"
The Army-Navy football game in
| Philadelphia kept $4,000 Philadel-
phians awake until dark.
In one year a Holstein COW gave
milk which weighed 33,36S pounds
before the water was added to it.
The report is out that Charlie
Chaplin will marry again. Have
vol noticed movie wedding reports
always say-again?
Oliver Mape of Los Angeles fell
off an S4-foot cliff and walked away,
blu. it is a very bad habit.
In London, a man and woman
were married tw-ce the same day.
The strange part is they married
each other both times.
Airplanes make it possible to buy
a dress in Paris and yea it in Lon
don before the style changes.
Did you know a rope was 10 per
| cent stronger when wet? This even
includes the cigar variety.
Uncle John of Atlanta. Mo, is 10S
| years old, so Uncle John car re-
member when the bonus bill was
| introduced.
Lawyers claim a young woman is
crazy because she thinks every lay
is Sunday. Many, many. many have
that delusion.
Trouble with saying it with flowers
is she expects you to stutter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-05
COUGHS AND COLDS IN WINTER

COUGHS AND COLDS IN WINTER
Indoor sedentary life in Winter
has a direct bearing on the preva
ence of coughs and colds. KeeI2
bowels active and overcome CO.
patton with Foley Cathartic 144D-
lets. Colds, coughs. Group, throat.
chest and bronchial trouble quickly
relieved with Foley's Honey and
Tar. Contains nc opiates-in-
gradients printed on the wrapper.
Largest selling cough medicine in
the world. "Foley's Honey and Tar is
wonderful for attacks of coughs and
colds,'' writes W. H. Gray. Venice,
California. Sold everywhere.-Ady.