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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-27

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-27

Sun Rises 5.32
Sun Sets 5.2o
Days Length 11.5e
GAYS Decrease 3.34
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
sRo~S's OLDEST GAEB
GAINS CENTURY MARK

Springfield. Ohio. New il.-"I an
.ast trusting il iae Nord and waiting
for bis sumnc1s' said the Rev John
Huut. Who wzs ieo years cd today.
= hope everybody else vii Be as
good As possible. I fee iust the same
as did same years sgo. an able
T. eat three good meals a day and
ran rad NJ Bible without glasses. I
an rot especially interested il cur
rent affairs I hare lived ny life IN
NJ Ozn Quiet way. trying 20 spread
suunshine whers~e. I Eerx.
Nr. EtuHr j. the cidest graaazfs o.
Brown UniFeTsity and The Oldest odd
FeliO- IN the Unlied states. wzen he
registered ss freshman in 1857 o-iy
;hirty-eight rs-e il bis ciasz To-
day there ara I7c9-
Francis wsla z4s president IN
1871 ard there were only fire pref
essors- It cost - a year FOR tuits0a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
PARIS PRESS SUGGESTS
DRY RULING REPRIsALs
Why shclld We Buy Amer
can Whest9H II Is Asked:
Wine R2iicn An Acute
Issue

Pa-is. Scv. AFTER Aavlug ex-
pezEed their kzner oa lie D--sAs-sy
ruI-g vaA regard 70 fae ccrtluinat-
lnx presence .. vlre CT ssss.g1 SHIPS.
FrezsA rswsg1sers are now aez-zalns
= TAX aa-zt Fs9rislls
Tae-s are vAs1s lands lu canatA
and in Sca;A Ausr.c4 a. vel IS n
the Urited states. and q, tie United
state Government refuses 70 A.!sv
our ships 70 cargy wine. WIS sees.1
We huy re Cal.sa states wheas
That Is TIE tone . several articles
ana ;ao1gA Ia F,rsiu Niz.ssFy's nc
gcuat'cns have nj ys; re1eAst tA4;
pclrs. thers Is ae eaab; !hat iAa gaA-
iic fs tsanalng % r0Eard tie ralns
e. Ing both ln.F.ezs.y ard -ls4ir.
Ire ease - TIRE I1tr Pei aeas
Adams has aroused great interest.
ara though the Freach tkve % such
Jaw as Rriiin thar sh.rs must carry
medical raasr before they can clear
sheir nsrts the cfaoiai Mangns Ma
istry today added 70 il. statement a
the rrefsu: position ~Blt a oaurss
we coad easily rlt iaso effect any
rum.eg of sEmliar rulings 4 We
ransct to he sisas-eeabls toward
Amrrcsa shiaTing.
F1r France ihs mass imrostAn;
gcint cf c5nfi,c. be,weea hsr own ard
Anessc4a laws on TIE ssb5ec, les IA
the reqainmelt that an French sA;7s
sAAn carry a vihe ration for the
crew Whatever the ruling o, the
American Surreme Court the Frcaeh
Government srn@ars >, present 10 -
determined that this national law
shall mt he 2Arosatea ont n deter
sncs for the American iaw.
The law q TIE couutry demands
that tAres-foura. q re crew a.
Preach ships shall he Freaeh nation
ais and bcth seanen ard sAipownsrs
are ceaF.ncsa Ia, il TIE dry Law is /
1zde co-rrisory n Preach sAIpS a
AleSicau hltasaE. the French crews
VII very g-iskly cease 10 work TIE
pansAerty railing seems therefore
cs-tsin. = n-he.d 20 g-1rs aSas-
irous g Fgeneh sAiraing Aad IL o.
cnly aataral ,h2t rsPriszl talk shsali
hesin The suEEsssign tnn TIE cfs1s
w.ns railsl sA-aia - a6.1iuea Is
lnits4 states ports uadar seal a.
mstl1ine is rsgarded AZ once foolish
and csFiziE 70 lead to abuse.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
CHEAPER THAN
CIGARETTES

"These gas bills are getting
terrible" exploded the little fat
man as he lighted his cigarette.
S0f" inquired his tall Isnky
friend.
Yes. its an outrage" con-
tinued the little fat man blowing
a cloud Of smoke into the air.
Here 5 my bill for last month
three dollars and ten cents.
Why. man, its highway rob
berry"
How many cigarettes do you
smoke a day."
What's that got 10 do with
my gas billf Why change the
sabjecff / tel you these gas
bills almost break fellow these
days
I'm rot changing the sub
ject. How many cigarettes do
vou s,nokef"
"Oh. a package a day, /
gusssr
Well. at twenty cents a
package. you are spending six
dollars a month Just for cigar
cites which you burn up for your
Own personal satisfaction. That
Is double the amount Of your gas
bill. which covers the cost Of
al If the meals for
yourself and family at home. I
don I see that you have anything
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
OIL PRODUCTION AIDS
UNCLE SAINTS TREASURY
Total Net Royalties Up To
October Isl This Year Are
Nearly Eight Million
Dollars

Wss1i1gton. Nov. Total re,
royalties accruing 70 fhe teds-al gov
eru-eut as the result &C the p-u6nc-
tior q oil natural Eas zns natural
Szs-gss0line oa leased paaiic lands
IN the year 70 Oct l. amounted =
s-s7s.ss. according 70 figures made
pubic ~ TIE bureaa q mines. Roy
aides reported in the month q Sep
tenoer, amounted to Ssss.4is. OF the
SezreZber royalties. s62.le5 is cred
tied % Wv-ning. s3e=. - 70 Calf
orusa and s1o.os7 70 Montana Royal
ties frcn the prodsctien CT Gil il sep
tenbe- were ssss.oss: from na.ural
Gas si4s7- and from n4tursI gaz-gzs-
oline. $s-51.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
FIERY, ITCHY SKIN
QUICKLY S00THED
BY THIS SULPHUR

Ae1tno-S-lph--. : ri.zxz-t c-e-.
VII sootne ard hezi ss11 thzt Is irrs-
fzied q b-uxen CT wEta eczsrz: that
Is covered Nlth uziy rzsh or psnoies.
q Is rCugh O. drT- Noting sub1ues
t1eTy ssIn erupfsons 50 Qz1cksy. xzys
noted slzia specialist
The 7onert TINS srirhu- r-s-srs.s--,
Is applied The itching st0rs and after
tw0 Ct thr1e zrriaczti1-s. the eczeza
Is go1s ard the skln Is dtiizf1tfaIiy Gear
and smooth Suiptsur S 50 precio.ss As
a slcI1 re-ledy beczzse ]. des.ro5s the
parasites that czuse ths brrninz. .-ch-
s1g Ct disSzurenezt Nez-ho-Sufotrur
always hezls eczema right To
A snail lar of RoEIcs Aan,ho-SuI-
rhu- nay be h-d At zny good drug
store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

e.us. Il Il eznf cn rszss.. sesszslke ,u-
thc-ities xlzls is power. s :. :. bnsl1s
tlood-p1wer. 4 b11Es re3-hiest-eslla
That Is whzf rzzkes esAfiag- -hlos6- Fighs-
iEg-Afood dez<rcys tzrzrlties IL 1gkts
bells. u 1lways wiasi II eghrs PIN
r.es. II fl<A;s skiz er1ptiszs. L brles
ns-ve-power. tAizking power. tke tsgA,-
fste1 pcrer tkzt ~ei-is q Kan - late
s1cceSs- u gives wS=e1 the ks1ltA. the
anxeszc coUrl<xi1a at the ck1rE that
-sTex the woriEt The~e are the rtzsszs
fA1t have zz6e $. : : ts&1y tie great
b1sod -xlea nszr. body-tultsr. szccess buil1-
e. 11d IFS ~ky results hzve E11e tears
& Soy f7cw fruw the serfs cf thcns1Edsi
Ar. :. D SeksfI. 80 15th s. Nxs1szg-
ten. D. C writes.
= s-i-z sr- s.s-s e 81 rsis<f fruz . -
czs< e haizA E1<rstAiHs s.1ss s-.d tssk
8 S. g - -s- rts1s.tsiE ezrr4 sd it
ess g & s fk-f Si5 f-~
T-y Il yoz-seL {. S. S. is sold At al
drug starrs Il two Sizes The lzr-sr sir.
betfle IS tke E0rs ecszeztrzL
G G g rakss ysp feel
0s0s0s Me Ywssf os0s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

Motor vehicles II Frs1-s are tarei
q the basis q average p0we-. rhfis
aatoDo0les in the United States are
taxed OF nzuuun vorsr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

A Unioa Sage Depot for motor bus
Ines is operated in Los Angeles
CALI where more tan s.o1a 60 pas-
sengs-s are handed annually.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

There are many troublesome things
1osut TIE kicker's automobile.
b, the cns that troa5les nos. is The
mt behind tie wheel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

gong DRY.
"casuiseur from mo sx-
preston -sAove 'eF,~ a frequent dssy
OF the earle. drivers
That's > good idea 70 disc sntsaue
the term Service Degar1msns 4
taVo. q maintenance Department
On sour tees, It wiu rsise yol-
A Druggist reposed Gizos; as
many calls for Csrsoyle as fsr Ton
slime during a recent epidemic o,
sore threat Ant Jet they say there's
nothing in a name.
Consider the trailer. lis success Is
due to its ability TO hang on.
Wnsa the dealers sales increase.
be doesn't need to advertise. whea
they slc~ ID. he cant afford il. 50
any way you look at H. this Is Z
heck OF e b1siness for ths a1uan.
The happiest moment q a fall
ure's Hfs-Quit;ing tine
Troubles caused b. winter s.or-
-gs are usually located N TIE Sr-inz.-
says a fsIlow scrihbler. Yeh. lust
about the time the leaves begin 70
come ont
Many = vacuum tanl perches atop
some drivers spine.
II Jon want to fight, don't pick os
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

yozr Siroagest competitor. i's hard
% argue against a saooe~s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

tzd other expenses. A stsdert lived
in style Tor Sis a week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01
ByBy Gage.
g, a. q. NnetaltE.
cfs3tsf Il tss Eaa 1sas l'as..
sy JACK FARR

10 kick about. "
Say, ] guess you're night. I
never thought Of il that way
hefare.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

Consider the trailer. lis success Is
due to It's ability 10 hang on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

The happlest moment Of a fall
ure's Hfs-Quitting tine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

O. soar -. 4 riII - =.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

Many = vacuum tanl perches atop
some drivers SPINE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

That's . good idea 70 disc ntiaue
tie term Service Department Il
taVs. ct maintenance Department.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

II yOu want 70 nsAt dsnt pick o.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

"caAutterr~-eenved from no sx-
preston shore 'er, frequent dety
o. the earle. drivers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-01

gong dry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
AMERICAN LEGION TO
START CENSUS TODAY

TOTTENVILLE. March 20
Beauvais Post, No. 1876. American
Legion, have completed arrange
ments for taking the census of the
former service men of the fifth ward
of the borough which is to start
today. There will be no house TO
house canvass as in taking of other
but instead places have
been secured throughout the ward
that includes the entire section OF
this end of the island where ques-
tionnaires can be obtained.
1t has been arranged that a mem,
Der of the auxiliary of the post Will
be at each place on duty during
business hours TO assist eX-serVlce
men in filling out the questionnalres.
The idea of the census as laid down
bv the national headquarters is to
find out needs and desires of all
classes of ex-service men and women
and to bring it before the nation.
The places selected where the
ouestionnaires can be obtained and
filled out are at Thomas Mammanas
barber shop and Joseph Griffins' vul-
canizing shop, Amboy road; Arthur
Parsons store, Main street and Ar
thur Kill road, TotteEville, Ric
mond Valley barber shop and Frey
garage, 6040 Amboy road, Prince
Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
nADNAGRHhKC
My ~A~

tries. Esthcnia-'Come My Dear
est" Morton and Harp Song" Will
kinson. Poland-"By the Lake"
Farrar; when the Sun Shines"
Morley and Lullaby Carol' Wilson.
Finland-"The Gay Young Bache-
lor," Wilkinson-Sibelius. Latvia-
THE Sun Runs Its Course and
Where Did You Grow Barry.
Enthusiastically in Bethlehem"
Il. c.; Russia-"Birch Tree" Ro-
bins-Jedlicka; Mother Do Not
Scold," Observation-Disclosures and
"Volga Boat Song" Robirs-Wale-
witch, CZecho-Slovakia, "Rada
Song ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
che; "Andulko,' Mokreis-Votasko-
va-Wetche; Just Without Our Win
dow" Mokrejs-Novak, Come You
Here Laddie." Mokrejs-Novak; and
Annie, the Miller's Daughter Ma
theuson-Naiot. Welsh - zone
Bright Summer Morning" May
nard-Perry. Irish-"Believe Me if
All Those Endearing Young
Charms" Fisher. Scotch-'My
Love She's But a Lassie Yet"
Hogg. Indian-"Invocation to the
sun God" Zuni Indian Traditional
Song, .Troyer. Negro Spirituals-
III l near NODOuS RAY buA
lin.
$3.50 p. m.-Joint Recital by Es-
Their Nelson. soprano and Charles
Hart, tenor. Solos, "Musetta's
Waltz" Puccini; Spring Song from
Natona.' Herbert; Last Rose OF
Summer" Moore; by Esther Nelson.
"Aubade-Le roi d'ys," I.alo; "A
Dream" Bartlett; and I'll Sins
Thee Songs of Araby," Clay; by
Charles Hart. Duets-'Absshied
| der Vogel," Hildach; lie fatal Pie
ira and 80 terra Addio," from
Aida; Verdi. Courtesyn Aealio
Company.
Tomorrow
Z p. INSTRUMENTATION. sto'
ries for children, (c) Newark Sun
day Cali.
7:45 p. m.-"American Speech
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

by Miss Dagmar Perkins, A. B.,
Bryn Mawr College; Special lee
turer of Howard University and I'm
iversite Normale de Paris: Presi-
dert, Association of Improvement of
American Speech, etc.
8 p. m.-Recital by Ruth Fried,
soprano. The Program-"Loves' in
My Heart" Woodman: The STAR"
Rogers; Home Sweet Home" Bish-
ur; Vic 10 sopete from Cavalleria
Rusticana," Mascagni; "Blumen Or
akel'' and Eli sEli;" "Rachem."
yucca; sweet and Low" Bamabay
and Song of the Open" La Forge.
Courtesy Aeolian Company
8 p. m-Ernest Hare, basso. Billy
lcnes. tenor. prominent and popular
recording artists; Bert Grant, popu-
lar song composer at the piano.
A program of up to the minute pop
ular songs. Courtesy Aeolian Com
pany.
Other Features
Musical program weekdays, every
hour from IL a. m. to 6 p. m. on the
hour.
Weather forecast (oficial)-
Daily, II a. M, IL m, 3 and 1901
u. m. sharp.
: Shipping News weekdays 2:05 p.
m. excepting Saturday, by Marine
Engineering and Shipping Age.
Official Arlington time 9:52 p
m.
Agricultural Reports. official, daily
- m. ad 6 y. m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
F|REMEN KEPT
BUSY ON ISLAND
House Damaged by Blaze
Caused by Brush; Owner
Gets Summons

TOTTENVILLE. March 20
Brush fires in all sections of the
island kept the firemen of both the
paid fire department of the
borough of Richmond and those vol
unteer companies in various places
busy over the weekend in answer
ing alarms. Nearly forty alarms
were answered on Saturday and yes
terday.
One brush fire came near proving
disastrous shortly after 4 o'clock.
saturday afternoon at the home OF
IAbram Woglom, 1864 Arthur Kill
road, Richmond Valley, when it got
the pest of Woglom, who is seventy
four years old. Before he could
check the blaze it extended to his
residence, a two story and attic
frame dwelling and did about $1,000
damage before the flames could be
extinguished. Mrs. Woglom, who
was i'll on the second floor of the
house had TO be assisted out of the
building and taken to the home of a
neighbor.
When the firemen of ISL engine
and &c hook and ladder arrived on
the scene the flames had attacked
the front of the dwelling. 1t was
soon extinguished. MI. Woglom was
served with a m by Patrol
man Herbert White for a violation
of the city ordinance for building
a fire on his premises without a per-
NIT. The is returnable in
the second district court tomorrow.
Other will be served
by the police for the same thing in
order to check the number of brush
fires at this time of the year when
people start to clear up their
grounds.
Other places on this end of the
island where the firemen were call
ed on Saturday were at 1922 Ross
vile n Rossville: field IN
Nance avenue, T%ottenville: field at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
TOTTENvILLE

Mr.. AMI Mrs. Henry Hayer, of sta
n,e.on spent the week end with her
PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. Nefus Jour
ncay. r,
Mr.. and Mrs. George William
Wood, of Fords, visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood, yester-
day. Yo,
Mrs. Arthur Eckof Is home atter
several weeks spent in tlorlca.
Elton Collins is home from n
Manhattan hospital, where he I'M
do,,uant an operation on his eyes
some time ago.
Samuel Saffron has taken an apart
ment in Riverside drive, Manhattan
which he with his family VIII occupy
Mrs. J. Morris Atchason, of New
ark. visited her mother, Mrs. Hi
ram Reid yesterday. you
equity Water Commissioners van
ia giving notice to water users as 10
fhe water tax bills to be PAID py
March 81. or
Rev. RAYMOND Brown. a former
resident, an assistant rector OF ar
vary Episcopal church. Manhattan
has been given a change at MI. "ei-
non, N. Y, after May L.
An entertainment will be given by
tbe Ladies' Aid Society of Bethei
church tomorrow night at 3 c1och
IN Tho lecture room. The Standard
M.ndo,in Club will furnish music.
Mrs. Martin A. Palmer is in charge
An inspector of the postof1lce ae-
partment was at the local postal sta-
tion last week looking over the ONCE
Following a number of complains
in various sections of the siand: ne
found everything in good conoitioi
here. II is said. -
BENTLEY Lodge No. $40. Odd Eel
lows will meet tonight at Odd Eel
lows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
PLEASANT PAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morrison, OF
Manhattan, visited at Prince Day
over the Weekend.
Mrs. Ii. O'Connell has oeen eIteao
tanning her sister, Miss florelNe
Carmody, of Manhattan. ~.
John Woglom has returned TO ms
home in Brooklyn after visiting MS
brother. ~ ro
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schultz are
home after several III floi-
ida. ci,v
visited at Prince Bay Beach yester-
day. - uouops,
Christian Temperance Union atteno,
ed st. Marks church last night an
boord Rev william Burd, the pas
tor. preach on ''The Alpha and ON
oga of the Great Cause" There vas
a large congregation present anu
there was special music.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

Arden avenue and Stafford avenue
Annadale; foot of Main street, Tot
tenville.
A one-story frame barn owned by
James Carfero. at 1919 Arthur XIII
road, Greenridge. was destroyed by
a fire Of unknown origin about Z
o'clock last night. There was no
insurance on the building. Other
places that the fremen were called
to yesterday were at Asplnwall
street and Amboy road. at 12:4O
o'clock yesterday morning and TO SOS
Huguenot avenue, Huguenot PARK
about II o'clock in a field in the
rear of the residence of 3. X. Ellis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
CHRISTENING PARTY
IS HELD YESTERDAY

TOTTENVILLE, March 2O"-A
Christening party was held at n
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward VIII
Jams yesterday afternoon, following
the christening of their inlaIt
daughter, Emily Ehzabetn. hos. -,
~ Rindenberger, pastor of st. PauTs
Methodist Episcopal church per-
formed the ceremony. Mrs. George
Hoehn and Urban Edgerly were the
A supper was served at which the
following were present: MI anu
Mrs. Urban Edgerly, MIR. II MIS-
Bertram Williams. of the Bronx; MI,
and Mrs. John Dern, Jr., of Perth
Ambov: Mr.. and Mrs. John Dern'
sr., Henry Dern, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Holman, William Holman Jr',
Mrs. Minnie Cooper, Mrs. George
Hoehn, Eloise Edgerly, Airline Egg
gerly and Virginia Williams
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
A GOOD
TONIC FOR
OLD PEOPLE
PEPTO-MANGAN RESTORES
STRENGTH AND PREVENTS


Aged people often need a good blood
tonic. When the blaod becomes clogged
with poisons from the system. luce ;
the waste matter. Good blood is full OF
vitality and prevents illness, giving the
body greater power of resistance. rue
Weaknesses of old age are greatly helped
by a supply of rich, red blood. Gude ;
Pepto-Mangan is sold in liquid or tablet
form by ali druggists. II has been recon-
mended by physicians for 10 years anu 10
a yoluoble tonic and builder for the weak
and rundown of all ages from chitdh'od
to old age.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
M ETUCHEN

The girls division of the commu-
nifty service, the local wartime or
g~anization. plans to be active. in sup
port of the Salvation Army drive
during the whole of this week. A
full program has been laid out which
will include a tag day, a dance, and
a series of cake sales. and it is ex-
pected that the girls of the borough
will be able to turn over a tidy sum
to the Salvation Army at the end of
the week. The dance is to be held
next Saturday night, while the day
will be taken up with the tag day
activity.
4 joint meeting with the Ladies'
Auxiliary is planned by Fugel-
Hummer Post Of the American Le-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

gion for tomorrow night. The oc-
casion is the installation of the post
in it's new quarters over the post
office and a rather elaborate celebra-
ton will be put on to commemorate
the event. Hereafter the new home
will be known as Legion hall and
the intention Of the post seems to
be to establish a social club for its
n1npnhprg
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

TOTTENVILLE, March 2O.-Word
was received here yesterday of the
death of Mrs. B. f. Curtis,'a former
resident at the home of her son, Z.
e. Curtis. at Glyndon, Nd, early yes
terday morning. Mrs. Curtis had
been an invalid for ten years. Be
sides her son she is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Wright
of Panama Canal Zone, and Mrs;
Urban Edgerly, of Tottenville,
five grandchildren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
zss,ooo,ooo PIECES OF
LITERATURE

Attractive booklets and pamphlets
in great variety, dealing with the inn
portant phases of health and disease.
and prepared by leading experts. are
distributed broadcast. So far. 1885,
0OO. 900 copies have been distributed
2 5000, 900 in 1921.
In addition, Is, 100000 copies of
The Metropolitan. a health magazine,
are issued annually.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

The program to be broadcasted by
w J II (Newark) on $50 meter
waves for tonight and tomorrow,
beginning at Z o'clock tonight fol-
lows.
700 p m.-"Bringing Up Faith
err" story by George McManus. car
toonist.
Sis p. m.-Judgson (Memorial
Church) Quartet. New York-Helen
c.. Kiesel. sopranos; Helen 5. Far
mum, contralto; Claude A. Schell,
tenor: Harold V. Jones, basso: Ida
Hirst-Gifford director and at the
piano. The program, English YER
sions from the Folk Songs from
Many Peoples" compiled and edit
ed by Florence Hudson Botsford'
Each song will take about a minute.
The quartet usually appear In cos
ture representing the various coun-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
GREAT DECLINE IN
DEATH RATES

The death rate among industrial
policy holders reached It's lowest point
in 1921-31.o% lower than in 1911.
The rate from typhoid decreased 71%;
tuberculosis, 1870; Bright's disease.
nearly 800; infectious diseases Of chill
dren nearly $40. The Expectation
of Life" of white males (reckoned from
age 10Y increased 4 years. \
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20

The most proficient amateur radio
operator in Michigan is blind! He is
Harold NJ. Lefingwell, "a, of Lam
sing.
At the recent examination for
state operators license. Leffingwell
came out ahead of the other 100 APP
plicants with a grade of SO per cent.
That entities him to the position of
first grade amateur radio operator.
Leffingwell runs a news agency
when he isn't at his set. He has
been blind since birth.
Three years ago Lefingwell be-
came interested in wireless. Under
the guidance of an experienced OPP
orator. he assembled his set.
1t is a simple "hook-up" with an
audion dtector and no amplifiers.
Yet, Lefingwell say he hears the
concerts from Pittsburg. Pa, Roselle
Park, n. j., and Washington, D.. c.
Sometimes l get messages from
ships off the coast" he says.
Now, assured of his own proficien-
cy in radiophone transmission, Lef-
fngwell is helping other budding
amateurs with the construction of
their sets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
A CITY THAT IS WATCHED

In birmingham, Mass, the Metro
politan is leading the way in a great
experiment, watched by health author
tiles throughout the country, to dem
onstrate what proper municipal health
regulation a do. Deaths from tuber-
culosis have dropped from 121 per
100000 to 40 per annum.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
PUBLIC APPRECIATION

The American people have made the
Metropolitan the greatest life insurance
company in the world, with $7,005,-
7O7, 800 insurance in force.
1t leads not only in Industrial but in
Ordinary. More than ha!fcf its business
in force is Ordinary-$3,so2 ,267, 274-
which is more than that of any Com
pany in the world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-20
HOMES FOR 1874 FAMILIES

In the investment of its funds, the
Metropolitan is now giving preference
to loans which will aid housing. During
1920 and 1921. the Company made and
pledged loans of SOS. 080. OH. on new
dwellings and new apartment houses,
providing homes for 17,744 families.