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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
HEN the boys of the Westleld
Boys Club went off to camp
for two weeks in the Paucka-
moke Mountains thew did not

HEN the boys OF the WeStneIu
Boys Club went off to camp
for two weeks in the Paucka-
wv moke Mountains they did not
expect such a run OF hard luck as
they had. To begin with 1t rained
steadily for the first three days they
were in camp. and they could scarcely
stir out of their shacks. There isn't
much fun in camp under those condi-
tions. But the boys made the best
of it and kept fairly cheerful.
Then Tom Allen. one of the most
popular of the group. went out to
gather wood during a lull In the rain.
He was making his way along the
edge of a little ravine when his foot
slipped on some wet leaves and he
rolled to the bottom of the gully. 1t
did not appear at first that he was
much hurt. No bones seemed to be
broken. But that night he complained
of being in pain, and the next morn
ing he had a high fever. MI. Merriam,
who was in charge of the camp, was
much worried. He drew Will Craw-
ford. one of the older boys, aside and
said:
"Will I guess you'll have to go aft
err a doctor. I'm afraid that Tom is
internally injured. 1 don't dare have
him moved for fear it would make
him worse. Wen nave to get a doc
tor to come up here. You take the
runabout and drive down to West
field and bring DIR. Hooker back with
you If you can. If not, get another
DOCTOR"
"All right" said Will, ~cheerfully.
It'll be hard going on the mountain
roads after this rain, but I a make
it. Guess I'll take Jim Thatcher with
me. We might have a breakdown and
he could be useful"
AS Will had predicted it was very
hard going or the steep. rocky noun
tain roads. The car skidded and
bumped through the rain and half a
dozen times seemed on the verge of
leaving the road and plunging into
the rayines. But Will was a good
driver and kept her on the track,
making a much speed as he dared.
Then they came to the Agawam River.
1.-The bridge is gone!" cried Jim, as
they emerged from the forest and
came to a sudden stop at the edge of
the raging torrent. The Agawam.
by the rain, had indeed
washed away the old wooden bridge.
Will looked at the racing waters and
his mouth set grimly.
1.-THE only other bridge Is five miles
to the north" he said. and the river
road is on the other side. We'd have
to go back to camp and take the other
road leading around South Mountain
to reach it. That would mean a de-
lay of hours. I doubt If we could get
a doctor back to camp today"
Jim looked at him questioningly.
But we can't swim it, WILL" he said.
Neither of us could reach the other
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
An Old Time Kitchen

another room called THE Room"
folks had company.
And strangest OF all. there was no
stove. not a sign of a stove In that
whole big. cheerful kitchen.
Maybe you're wondering how meals
were cooked without a stove. Martha,
the little girl who lived at the time
your great-grandmother did, wouldn't
have wondered because she didn't
know anything about toves! She
thought everybody. - avs, would
cook meals in a fireplace just as her
mother always had cooked.
You never saw such a big fireplace
as there was In Martha's kitchen. It
was big and broad-big enough for
Martha to stand in and broad enough
for her to lie down inf she wanted
to, but. Of course. she didn't. Across
the middle of the chimney was set a
great heavy iron rod and from this
rod hung hooks and chains-some-
times only n chain with a great
hook on the end. but in Martha's
house there were four chains each
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

and cried: "Of course! There's the
transmission line. Jim!" He pointed
down the river to where four wires
could be seen spanning the flood
about a quarter of a mile away.
you mean we could cross on that?"
Jim asked. "Why, man, those wires
are loaded with high tension current.
You'd be killed in a second If you
tried to cross on them"
IT think there's a chance" replied
Will, quietly. He went to the tool
box on the car and took out the tow
ing rope Let's go down and have a
look at it anyhow"
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had to go up over the rim of the
platform. He stood up cautiously.
The wires were still some feet above
his head-too far for him to reach
them. or even jump to them.
Better not try it. WILL" called Jim
from the ground. mo use you're get
ting killed. That wouldn't help Tom"
But Wills mouth only set the more
grimly. He tool the rope and made
it fast around his body under his
arms. The loose end he wound around
him and fastened Sc that he could
easily undo it. Then he climbed the
tower until he could touch the lower
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
edges of the big insulators that bore
the two bottom wires.

edges of the big insulators that bore
the two bottom wires.
Will looked down. "Jim." he cried,
Pm going to try 1t. You stand by
until you see whether or not 1 get to
take the a back to camp and re-
port"
Without waiting to hear what Jim
might say VIII turned so that he
faced away from the tower. Swiftly he
crouched and sprang up and out, draw
ing his feet under him as he did so.
His outstretched hands clutched the
wire. His feet swung back p%erilously
close to the steel tower but not quite
close enough so that the deadly cur
rent could leap the gap and pass
through his body to the tower. Quick
ly Will went out hand over hand until
he was a safe distance from the dan
gerous steel.
Then he hung by one hand for an
instant while he unloosened the free
end of the rope from about his body
and passed it up and over the wire,
bringing 1t back and tying 1t to the
loop about his chest. That gave him
a support so that he would not have
to hang by his hands all the way
across.
Waving an arm to Jim, he now set
about hitching himself along the wire.
1t was tedious work but safe enough,
though it made him weak to look
down at the swirling waters under
him. But when he reached the other
side he was again in serious peril.
Could he leave the wire and reach the
tower without making a short circuit?
Will stopped several feet short OF
the tower and loosed the rope from
the wire. Then. facing the tower. he
set himself swinging back and forth.
Finally, as he swung towards the steel
structure he let 30. drawing his arms
swiftly to his sides as he did SO.
He struck the platform, fell back
and almost vent oyer the edge. But
not quite. Then after lying still for a
moment to ecove his strength. he
slowly made his way down the steel
framework to the ground. He waved
to Jim and then set out for the road
at a jog trot.
Just before night fall DR.. Hooker
and Jim reached the camp AS they
drove up the boys raised a cheer.
mighty fine work, WILL" said Mr..
Merriam and he grasped the boys
hand.
But Wills best reward came when
DR.. Hooker announced half an hour
later that Tom would BIZ all right
now. but wouldn't have been If he
hadn't hadta doctors care that night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
BOY WORKERS OF PERSIA

nOYS from eight to twelve years of
age do a great part of the carpet
~ and rug weaving in Persia They
are very deft. Having been shown the
design and coloring of the carpet they
are to work the boys rely on their
memories for the rest of the task. 1t
is very seldom that you will see on
any of the looms a pattern set before
the workers. The foreman of the loom
is frequently a boy of from twelve to
fourteen. He walks up and down be-
hind the workers calling out in a sing
song the number of stitches
and the color of the thread to be used.
He seems to have the design imprinted
in his mind. Nothing but hand work
Is employed in the manufacture of
Persian carpets and rugs. and none
but natural or vegetable dyes are used.
The boys work at the rate of from
thirty to thirty-five stitches a minute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

iris and boys who like to help
Mother" bake cookies, ice the
" cake or do any Of the interesting
things that go in a kitchen. would
be surprised If they could suddenly
walk into a kitchen such as their
great-great-grandmother used to play
In when she was a little girl.
Then there was no tiny kitchen with
one window and one door; no shining
gas range that mother lighted or
turned off just as she pleased; no
white kitchen cabinet with all the
fascinating drawers and cupboards
where a girl or boy would find things
to play with. But oven without all
those things, the old time kitchen was
interesting-oh. so very interesting.
1t was big. oh. very big and had
several windows so that it was bright
and sunny. Sometimes it was the only
room in the house except the loft"
overhead where the family slept.
Usually. though, there were two
rooms. the big kitchen where folks
lived and worked and ate. and then
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
6irls lament

brother hair. is all %a-curl.
AVA While mines straight as can be;
Now | don't think that's fair at all
The curls should be on me.
For I'm. you see. a little girl
How can l be dressed up.
When Bob says "Looka sisters hair
It's straighter' n a pup"
And so I'm going to grow some curls
If you will tell me how.
Once | asked my Grandma
And she wrinkled up her brow.
Lots of crusts to chew. my dear.
Eat the crusts of bread.
That should make my little miss
A pretty curly head"
Nursey smiled a funny smile.
Said an early bed
And a night Of dreamless sleep
Would make me Curly Head.
My Daddy said a glass of milk
After every meal
Would make my straight hair crook
and turn
Like a slippery eel.
It's funny how they all suggest
Things | don't like to do.
But. oh. | do want curly hair
That's why I'm asking YOU.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

curateiy, for the construction is the
simplest possible and within the
range Of the most ordinary skill.
The bottom of the ends r the m
portant places for unless they are
square they will not stand squarely
on the bottom. hence will not stand
upright. Also the ends should be Of
the same width and the edges square
or the stats will not make a good con-
tact with them. The tops of the ends
should be sawed accurately or their
design will not be pleasing. especial
" IL the edges are not square with
the sides. The stats should be paral-
lei, for their clcseness to each other
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

1. COPNEp
ENIGMA


My first is in select. but not in re-
fined.
My second is in blue, but not in
indigo.
My third is in mammoth, but not in
large.
My fourth is in mountain. but not
in peak.
My fifth is in geese. but not in
gosling.
My sixth is in truth. but not in
honesty.
My whole is a time we all like.
CONNECTING SQUARE WORDS
80. Dress.
....j An open space.
49,. Genuine.
,.,.... An air traveller.
.... A fairy tale character.
49,. Spoken.
49,. A girls name.
ANSWERS
ENIGMA-SUMMER
CONNECTING SQUARE WORDS
CARE
AREA
REAL
BALLOON
OGRE
ORAL
NELL
WHO ARE THEY9-Kate and Roberi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

GREEN leaves that peaked over the
fence at the BLUE sky that showed
right above the fence top.
First Teddy hung UP Dolly's BLUE
dress, made of large WHITE dotted
material. He fastened it with two
little BROWN clothes pins. then hung
up Dolly's PINK dress and put two
more little BROWN clothes pins to
hold 1t firmly on the WHITE clothes
line.
Teddy wore a WHITE sailor hat
with a. RED bow on the side. His
hair was BROWN and he had q
WHITE sailoy suit On with a RED
collar with a WHITE star in each
corner and RED cuffs and a RED
band on his sleeve. His shoes were
YELLOW.
This is an elegant place." said
Teddy. 1.-THE grass is like a big
GREEN carpet with YELLOW dan
delion designs on it,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
A HIGH TENSION BRIDGE

The four high tension wires were
strung from steel towers that were
set far enough back from the rivers
edge so that the water had not
reached them. AS the boys stood look
ing up at the wires from the foot of
the tower on their side VIII said:
"If l could get out IN one of the
wires without making a short circuit
between the wire and tower through
my body, i wouldn't get hurt. Any
how I'm going up on that platform
below the wires and see how 1t looks
from there. Give me the rope"
It was not hard to climb the tower.
1t was harder for him to draw him
self up onto the platform just below
the wires for the trap door in the
platform was ~padlocked shut and he
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
(To be coored uuh paints or crdyons. Whenever you come to a 0ord
spelled In CAPITAL letters use that colorJ

$50 1t is" said Susie. "See Dolly
likes 1t and I'm letting her sit In her
BLUE bathing suit while I wash out
her PURPLE dress. See the YELL
LOW. PINK and PURPLE bubbles
in my wash tub. Aren't they pretty? ?"
Susie wore a BLUE ~sunbonnet and
a BLUE and WHITE checked ging-
ham apron over her PINK romper
dress.
She had Dolly's little chair. too-a
little RED chair.
Teddy brought his RED and BLUE
ball over to play with Susie.
Susie's dashboard was BROWN. so
was her little clothes basket.
Susie's curls were YELLOW, 90
were Dolly's. and all had ROSEY
PINK cheeks-SUSIE, TEDDY and
DOLLY.
The border can be colored YELL
LOW. the lettering RED.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

~HIS magazine rack should in
terest mother. for has she not
repeatedly protested in her
- motherly fashion against the
litter of magazines upon the sitting
room table. When this project has
been made and the magazines seem
to have acquired the habit of CRAWL
tating towards their w places. and
the one wanted is not always at the
bottom of the pile, we will wonder
with mother how we yer got along
without 1t.
The making Of this project is SIM
ply a matter of making the marks
correctly and working to them ac-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
MAGAZlNE RACK q

and the narrow space between them
offers opportunities for comparison.
Smooth and sandpaper all surfaces
before beginning to assemble. Fasten
the ends to the bottom by 1A-inch
Nc. s crews as at a. Be sure the
heads are countersunk into the bot
tom so there will be no danger of
scratching the table top. Nail the
Stats upon the edges of the ends with
H-inch No. II brads, three in each
slat at each end, placed Staggering"
as shown at b. not SO close to the
edge as to split the slat.
Stain, shellac and wax, or stain only
as preferred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

side. That water is too swift"
VIII was doing some quick think
ing. "If one of us could get across
somehow" he went on as If Jim had
not spoken. The could go on foot to a
house about a mile along the road on
the other side. There he could get a
horse and could ride into Westield.
The doctor could go out to camp in
his own car by the other road and get
there before night. Jim. we've got to
get across here somehow-or one OF
us has. Toms life may depend upon
It,"
1T don't see how we can do it," said
Jim. There isn't any boat"
VIII studied the situation. His
glance went first up and then down
the river. Suddenly he gave a start
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

- USIE MAY decided to wash
Dolly Dimples' clothes on Mon
day. So she took her little YELL
" LOW tub and RED wash bench
out into the garden.
There was a nice place to wash
near the high YELLOW board fence
and Teddy came over to help Susie
hang her clothes line between two
BROWN trees. The trees had lovely
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

SUNDAE
Boil for three minutes and put in
a cool place.
This is very delicious to serve with
ice cream on a hot day. Because Of
it's high food value, 1t. together with
waters or bread and butter, will make
a well-balanced luncheon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
WAS NOT GAPING

Mother delivering tirade): And
don't you dare cape in my face!
Little May: But, mother, I'm not
gaping; I want to say SOMETHING.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

GOD byel Good bye!" with lighter heart, Pete danced into the street
It seemed impossible for him to move with careful feet
But then you could not blame him just this once for feeling bright
So happy was the ending of his sad and sorry plight
He only had one accident-and then he tumbled flat
When down the street a terrier rushed behind a fleeing cat
Before he reached the market place-but what was that to hima
He ever thought of danger or that he could break a limb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28
THE JUNIOR COOK

SAUCE FOR A HOT
To / cupful of grated pineapple
add:
u cupful ~raisins,
" cupful chopped nuts.
" cupful sugar. !
" cupful water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-28

with a strong hook for holding a pot,
or kettle.
In front OF this great fireplace was
a hearth made of small stones set just
as smooth and evenly as possible so
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-08
THE OFFICIAL FACTS.

Misrepresentation ran riot among
the newspaper correspondents of Los
Angeles and did not stop at false and
wholly preposterous stories about
moving picture people. It extended
even to officers Of the law who were
putting forth every effort to solve the
mystery surrounding the Staying of
William Desmond Taylor. One Of the
chief victims Of this disregard for
facts was Thomas Lee Woolwine, dis
triet attorney of Los Angeles county.
Mr.. Woofwine was interviewed with
out being talked to, his name was
signed to q statement he never made
and the statement was sent broadcast
to newspapers throughout the country.
When he made his unqualified denial,
the denial was given an tnconspicuous
publication and, so far as we have been
able to learn, never reached the eastern
seaboard or the central cities at all.
In a letter, Mr.. Woolwine makes the
following significant statement of the
facts. 1t is vitality important, as 1t
comes from the public officer in full
charge Of the investigation OF the case:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-08
EAltlsI hep lrdte CdXgH|
kSSS Gs - = {,

the curing was done was called the
|, 'bucan.' And the cattle hunters were
called buccaneers. This name finally
came to be used for all pirates.
well. was going TO tell you about
these islands. 81. Thomas, In the
Virgin Islands, now belonging TO the
United States, was another place the
pirates used to be fond Of Uncle
Ned was theirs for some weeks. He
saw kind Of tower on . hill that
they called Biackbeard's Tower. The
people there told him how way back
In the colonial days it was built by
an old pirate whose real name was
Edward Teach. He used to stay up
there and watch for the big. gilded
Spanish gaIleons.
Blackboard had got his name from
his big black beard. which he was
awful stuck up about. He used to
twist his beard up into little pigtails
and tie ribbons on them.
End OF Blackboard
He was reckless sort Of pirate
and even anchored his pirate ship az
far north as Charleston. South Caro-
lima. Then English colonists finally
got tired of being afraid OF Black
beard, so the governor of Virginia
set price on the pirates head.
'one day a fighting Englishman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-08
TO DISCONTINUE GoVERNME EMIT
PUBLICATIONS.

The government printing office is
TO discontinue turning out so many
free government papers. According
to a report of the congressional COM
mittee on printing. the elimination Of
746 government publications termed
Unnecessary" will save the country
81. 00e, 900 per year The proposal is
made also to- consolidate sthe majority
of the 800 printing plants which the
government maintains throughout the
country, and which have equipment
which is valued at.nlore than million
dollars.
Previous years have seen slashes in
the government appropriations hut in
many cases department. officials have
continued to publish their papers, us-
ing mineograph in order to avoid the
prohibition of mo prInting,''s The
present plan proposes to eliminate
these alsos by horbiddtng the issue of
all publ cations not considereds abso-
lutely necessary by the authorities.
There Is much dissatisfaction
throughout the affected departments
with the discOntinuance of appropria-
tons for many Of these publications,
officials pofziting out that the entire
saving of $4,000 900 is saving two cents
a year f9r each, member of the entire
population by cutting off an educa-
.tiohal effort ON the part of the govern
ment, the ramifications and influence
of which far exceeds it's cost in value.
In this connection, the veto Of Presi-
dene Wilson Of similar publication-a
bid is recalled, with his words, Con-
gress should direct it's efforts to the
control of public moneys along broader
lines. fixing the amount to be expended
and then holding the executive de-
partments strictly responsible for their
USE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-08

'In this connection, cannot refrain
from observing that In all my expert
ence as district attorney of Los An
geles county, I have never known any
thing to equal the orgy of Justification
and exaggeratton by certain sensation
al newspapers in connection with the
murder Of William Desmond Taylor.
It became necessary in the 4nvestiga-
ton of the Taylor murder to call to the
district attorneys office, Tor the ptIr-
pose of taking their statements, many
persons who knew the murdered man,
In the hope of clearing up the mystery
Of HIS death. A large percentage of
those who came to my office at the
request Of the officers suddenly found
themselves written UP In some Of the
newspapers in such way as to con-
vey by inuendo g. very unfavora'ble inn
preston OF them and their relations to
the murdered man One notable exam
pie is that Of Miss Mary Miles Minter.
I'm all of the Investigations by the
police authorities, which has been up
to this time most thorough and search
ing, nothing has been laid before me
that would furnish the slightest indi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-08
HOLY WEEK IN THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Holy week IS taking on a deeper
Significance than usual this year IN
the Methodist Episcopal churches of
the United States The members Of
every local church are being challenged
to make special Easter offering Of
one-tenth of their income for the week
OF April to 10.
A message. signed by Bishop Theo-
dore 8. Henderson, Detroit. Mich, for
the board of bishops by DR.. David G..
Downey, New York City, for the COM
mittse on advance program, and by
DR.. Raymond ]. Wade, Chicago, for
the committee on conservation and adj
vance, has gone forth to all the church
es through the pages of the denonina-
tional press. And Methodist Episcopal
pastors In city and rural ham1ets alike
have been teaching their people the
principles Of Christian stewardship for
several weeks.
It is significant that this offering OF
one-tenth Of the weeks income Is not
for use in the local church. It is for
the great missionary and benevolent
work which the Methodist Episcopal
church carries on in the United States
and ITS insular possessions and in
~
around 1t is an offering in recognition
of the benefits which faith in Jesus
Christ has given and to help make
knowledge of Him available to thous-
ands who as yet know Him not. :
The value to the local Methodist
Episcopal church of tithing weeks
income at this time Is incalculable. It
bringssevery partieipant into closer re-
lationshfp to the significance of the
observance Of Holy week. And 1t Gre
ates new vision OF the world concern
for the kingdom of God on earth.
A church in indianapolis tried an
experimental tithing week a few
months ago. One hundred and forty
two out OF a membership Of SIS agreed
to the plan. Instead of the usual sun
day offering of $175 almost $500 was
laid on the collection plates. This av-
eraged about 81 member for those
who titned. If these 143 members tithed
throughout the year it would mean
SAC, 0O0 While IL the entire member
ship OF that church were to 1.-THE a To-
cal and benevolent budget of $200, 900
could be Supported.s
Fifty of those who tithed a week
became permanent tithing stewards,
and the remainder asked for another
| trial period of full month. The church
membership is increasing and the Sun
day school has outgrown its accommo-
datioTfs. The whole life of this church
has been transformed. Investment in
the work Of the church has awakened
realization to the spiritual power of
the Christian faith and life.
With membership OF 100000 the
Methodist Episcopal church ought to
be able TO do even greater things than
even now 1t is doing.