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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28

Rapidly mounting rents are driving writers and artists
out of their colony, Greenwich Village in New York.
A small room, formerly a horse stable, is turned into a
studio at 5000 a month rent. This is said to be a typical case.
Such a sum, obviously, is beyound the means of the artist or
writer struggling for recognition.
Why don't the artists and writers move to the country?
you ask. They say they have to be near their market to get
orders for their work.
A great fuss is being made over the situation by the Au-
thors' League of America. The fuss will help advertise Green
witch Village and attract more tourists to its carefuly-staged
tea rooms, cabarets and other points of commercialized Bohe-
mianism. This will bring more money to the village. Then
rents will go up again.
Too bad, of course, that rents are high for the tempera-
mental residents of Greenwich Village. They will not at
tract much sympathy, however, because nearly every one in
New York and other big cities is also in the clutches OF high
rents.
The bigger and more congested our cities grow, the more
it becomes obvious that the real problem of city life is rent.
1t is rent that has compelled the use of elevators, tall
buildings, small rooms, and the vanishing Of the big yard that
should be around every home.
Each year the rent problem in cities grows worse.
Many theories and suggestions have been advanced, to re-
duce rents generally. When all is said and done, high rent
is the penalty O.. living in cities.
It follows, logically, that the way to escape from high
rent is to get out of the city. Rapid transit is the route Of
escape. And the ideal form of rapid transit is the airplane.
When airplanes become %foolproof, safe, speedy, compact
and cheap, cities will become collections of factories, the
aires and shops. People will live Tar out IN the country and
travel back and forth by planes.
The greatest value of the airplane eventually will be In
bringing cheaper rent. Obviously, it is to the selfish interest
of every American to do everything in his power to assist the
development of flying craft.
The fving machine will free the city man from high
rent lust as the railroad and auto have freed the farmer from
isolation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28

@. Does the outside of a wheel
travel faster than its axis? Please
answer the question yes or no be-
fore explaining.
A.. All questions in relation to the
speed of different portions of wheels
are relative matters; that is one
must be particular to state that the
speed in relation to some definite
point is desired. The speed of a
point on the outside Of the wheel
is sometimes greater in relation to
the ground than the speed of the
axis and sometimes less. The re-
sulting speed in a given direction is
necessarily the same as that of the
axis, as 1t is obvious that the wheel
would have to fly to pieces If n
part reached a destination before the
other.
@. How is green moss made into
the black moss Of commerce? ]. M.
r.
A. After moss is picked from the
trees it is rotted or cured after the
manner of flax. 1t Is the outer pow
derry bark of the moss which the rot
ting removes. The real body of the
moss, the fibro-vescular skeleton, is
a long, slender, horsehair-like thread
extending the whole length of tae
plant. The moss is piled in heaps on
damp ground, or in water, and is
covered with thin earth. Its slow
combustion generates sufficient heat
to burn off the outer bark, and a
mass resembling black horsehair is
left. The time allowed for a heap
to complete it's rotting process va
ries-depending on the owners hur-
ry to sell it. At the end of thirty
days much Of the hull or bark has
disappeared, and the most has grown
dark. At this stage it is known in
trade as gray moss. The longer
it is left in the rotting pile the
blacker it becomes. and the more
it is worth. 1t is not profitable, how
ever, to leave it more than three
months. The bulk and weight di-
minish as the rotting process is
heightened, and though the price per
pound increases, there are fewer
pounds.
O. Why are cab drivers called
jehus? G. w. s.
A. Jehu as a c%olloquial name FOR
a. coachman, or for one who drives
recklessly, is derived from a Biblical
source, 2 Kings TX, 20: the driving
is like the driving of Jehu the sol
of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously."
G. How much warmer are houses
kept now than they were 100 years
ago? H. B. M.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28

A. One hundred years ago so tc
SIS degrees was considered a good
house temperature. Fireplaces pro-
vided the heat in those days. When
stoves came into use about 20 years
ago, the temperature rose to about
81 degrees. With the increasing
use of furnaces, some thirty years
ago, a heat of ~ degrees was quite
usual. Today a temperature of -
degrees is considered standard. q
otf 3 NJ T e. causes paint to peel
A. The Paint Manufacturers Asso-
citation says hat the commonest
auses are dampness in the wood;
dampness back of the wood: ochre
printing coats; old paint loosely at
tached to the wood and not thor
oughly cleaned away: fatty, resin
Gus wood not properly seasoned or
prepared for painting; and boiled
oil.
@. From what is the cross-line or
sight line of a surveyors instrument
made? c. A. G.
A. A spiderweb.
O. How does a lamprey eel differ
from other cells? w. N.
A. Lampreys or Lamperns are
characterized by the possession of a
circular mouth formed for sucking
instead of true jaws. They attach
themselves to stones and other OBJ
jects by their sucker mouths, and
also to fishes, from which they
scrape the flesh with their rasping
teeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
Tom


T~ypewriters run down more peo-
pie than autos.
1t seem that the man who names
Pullmans names apartments also.
A hard winter is predicted by the
coal profits.
Police tell us that ginger ale Of
ten has accent on the first syllable
in ginger.
What's in a name? Among we'll
known pugilists are Pancho Villa,
Wilde. Lynch, Wolfe and Curtin.
Not so long ago every man in a
checked suit was a gambler.
Twenty prisoners escaped in
Memphis, Tenn, but no doubt they
can catch some more
Fall is the season we find moths
got fat on moth balls.
Mr.. SeltZcr Is a popular book pub
Usher. Just the same his first name
is not Bromo.
We live extensively to impress
people who live extensively to i'm
press us.
The American branch of the Rus
sian Reds is not the olive branch.
This time last year we were urged
to buy coal.
Wholesale Prices Hold Level
headline. How come, when some
were never on the level?
II you like foolishness: Cabarets
open all night are the latest things
in New York.
Paul Poiret says it takes a man
to dress women properly. Yes,
Paul. one with a big salary.
Jack will take an American queen
Now the eX-kaiser saws he will
marry in November. That's the
way with a young author.
In Bayonne, N. j., a home brew
college was found. Graduation was
held at the Jail.
Hunt the bright side. Shirts stay
clean longer in winter than they do
in summer.
20 America, Our Nation " Is
boosted as a new national anthem.
1t isn't as good as Keep the Home
Fires Burning"
Once it was Spanish treasure
ships. With government money it
will be treasury ships.
'The world is so full of a number
of things wrote Stevenson. The
other day three spoons we're taken
from an Ohio mans stomach.
Perhaps mine guards will search
miners for smuggled coal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
WHY KEEP POLLS OPEN so LATE?

Can anyone give a satisfactory reason why the polls at
the primary election are kept open until . O'Clock when for
the general election they close at 7 o'clock? For a long
fine there has been an agitation to have the polls at the gen.
eral election close earlier, at the latest 6 O'Clock as is done
in New York state, but it might be a good idea to make the
lime for closing the polls at the primary the same as the
time for closing the polls at the general election before at
tempting to make improvements on the latter.
There is no excuse for keeping the primary polls open
until 8 o'clock at night. There is really no cause for keep
ing them open as late as 7 o'clock. From 6 o'clock in the
morning until 6 o'clock at night, twelve hours, is ample time
for all TO cast their ballot, especially as Election Day is made
a legal holiday on purpose to give everyone a chance to vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
Oueaions-Answers

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troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
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Give full name and address n en-
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postage. All replies are sent direct
to the Inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28

Perhaps mine guards will search
miners for struggled coal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
Used by Three Generations

At use Foley's Honey n Tar per
sonally, give it to all my children
ar | now to my grandchildren with
the same good results. I tried many
kinds of cough medicines. but never
want, anything but Foley's Honey
and Tar" writes Mrs. E. K. Olson,
Superior, Wise. Foley's Honey and
Tar was established in 1875 and mas
stood the test of time serving three
generations. 1t quickly relieves
colds, coughs and Group, threat,
chest and bronchial trouble. Sold
everywhere.-adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
Helped His Back

Backache. rheumatic pains. dizzi-
ness and blurred vision are symp-
toms Of kidney trouble. my hus-
band had a bad back" writes Mrs.
M. Mccullough, Easton. Pa. when
he sat down he could hardly get up
and then he would be drawn owe
to one side. He tried Foley Kidney
Pills and they cured him." Foley
Kidney Pills quickly relieve kidney
and bladder trouble. Sold every
where.-adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
Bible Thought For Today

BEGIN RIGHT IN YOUTH-Remember now thv
Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come
not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, | have no
pleasure in them. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole
matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is
the whole duty Of man-Ecclesiastes AZ: A., i3.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
FOUR BIG BUILDING FACTORS
Important That vsntiIatins System
Carries Away Excess Moisture-
Sunlight 10 Good.

There are four factors to be con.
sIdered In the erection of new farm
buildings or the repair Of old ones.
!. A good ventIlating system is most
essential. The fresh air intake, to-
gether with a foul air outlet. does
away with all excess moisture and
keeps the Interior Of the building In
the best condition. Have a trap door
or window near the floor on the wind.
ward side In order to maintain air cur
rent on the floor.
2. Sunlight is one of the greatest
natural disinfectants. All buildings,
new or old, should have plenty Of win.
dow space. and should be 30 arranged
a. to admit the sunlight.
8. Cleanliness 10 another point upon
which to place much stress. Windows
and walls should be 20 constructed as
to permit frequent and easy cleaning.
4. Convenience 10 another important
factor. Feed bins. silos. harness rooms.
separator rooms and all other rooms
and compartments should be planned
to save steps, thus accomplishing
maximum amount Of work with Q mis-
imhm amount Of labes
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
MUCH PROGRESS MADE
FOR PUREBRED SIRES
Movement Having Noticeable
Effect in Many Sections.
Farmers Are Diseardlno Scrub ana
Grade Animals and Using Reggie
tered Bulls instsad-lstter
From Virginia Agent.

(Prsparsd by this United States Department
of AgHculture.)
There IL every reason to DelleVe
that the replacement Of scrub and
grade sires by purebreds is on the
increase. Reports received by the
United States Department of Agricui
ture from county agents In various
parts Of the country show that the
"Better Sires-Better Stock" move
ment is having a noticeable effect. A
recent statement by NJ. G. Lewis,
county agent Of Rockbridge county.
Virginia, is typical Of q large number
1.-THE purebred bull movement" says
Mr.. Lewis. us progressing rapidly.
Since January /, 16 farmers have dis
posed of grade or scrub bulls and are
using registered bulls instead. On the
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
cHAPPEo TEATs DURING FALL
Geld Weather 10 Blamed for Annoy.
anes-Aiso Caused BY Milking
With Wet Hands.

Bore teats often cause annoyance
during the fall season. This trouble
may be caused by cold weather. BY
milking with wet hands or other To-
cal irritation. When q COW is 20 af-
fected she does not stand quietly for
milking on account Of the pain.
The trouble 10 usually remedied
without much trouble. The applica-
tion Of vaseline for few times on
the first appearance Of the trouble will
usually check and cure It. II severe,
the teats should be thoroughly washed
and softened with warm water. after
which giycerin or tannin which may
be had At any drug store may BE- ap-
piled with advantage. One appllca.
tion followed By the use Of vaseline
at each milking fee . few days will
0ssaAS sntissly csrs the troublA
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
TONG CHIEF BUSINESS MAN
Leonp kew, Not . Bit Like Character
Seen In the "Movies"-Has
No Gun.

What is your conception Of CHI
nese tong leader?
A sinister person OF poker couh'
tenance, with Hopping sandals ana u
flowing silken robe out OF whlch ne
can whisk snicker-snee or pistol
with Maxim silencer-the minute ne
gets you in the revolving passage. VINO
kidnups girls and hires gunner, ana
who can call vast yellow hOrdes from
nowhere by merely clapping MS
hands!
That's the kind of tong leader de-
picted In some motion pictures anu
novels, says the Detroit News.
Now meet Mr.. LeOng Kow Of San
Francisco, who recently visited the
Detroit branch Of his organization IN
the course of transcontinental tour
of inspection.
There is no austerlty, nothing cryp-
tic, about Mr.. Row. He greets you
with smile and joke and hearty
hundclasp. He Is dressed like an
American business man and conducts
himself like one. His English is prob
ably a little better than some business
mems. You can search him and find
no sword. knife or firearm, and no
guards attend him as he walks about
the streets. He will tell you that
the purpose of his tong Is not the
shedding Of blood. but Anericaniza-
tion.
'It Is quite droll." says Mr.. Kow.
"to meet Americans who think all tong
men are walking arsenals. and are out
securing for victims from rival tOngs.
The treatment we get in literature
and in the theater makes US laugh, but
sometimes 1t makes us angry, too.
Such carIcature of honest, industrious.
law-ablding Chinese in the United
States is wrong. Probably 1t is due
muinly to ignorance; most Americans
do not appreciate the true character
of the Chinese.
at Is the purpose of the tong which
have the honor to head to break
down these burriers of prejudice be-
tween white and yellow Americans,
and bring each to know and under
stand the other. In the English Ian
guage our tong is the Chinese-Amerl.
can citizens alliance.
1t Is u progressive Chinese society.
whose control is in the hands Of Amer
ican-bOrn Chinese. We are working
to bring Chinese into closer social con-
tact with the other Americans.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
Eseurial In Danger,

The remaining part OF the Escurial
Is reported to be in danger OF COM
plete destruction. according to an ex
change dispatch from Madrid in the
London Daily Express. Fissures have
appeared In the ancient structure
which was erected by Philip II to
commemorate the victory over the
French at St. Quentin in 1867. The
threatened collapse is said to be due
tn damp. the massive leaden roof hav
ing been carried away during the wal
and sold at high price.
zone Of the most remarkable edI.
fees Of all time" adds the Daily Ex-
press. "ls Baedccker's description OF
the Escurlnl, which once included a
royal palace, the pantheon OF the
Spanish sovereign, great dOmed
church, with cross 312 feet above
the ground and monastery. 1t was
set on fire by lightning and in great
part destroyed in 1872"
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
Letters as Bio az Lots,

There ure odd and interesting real
estate signs in various parts Of the
country, and California claims to have
one Of the largest II not the oldest.
On steep hillside in the southern
purt Of the state is huge outdoor
signboard containing but one word
LOTS Each Of the letters In this
sign Is IS feet high and 20 feet wide.
II can he seen and read for miles
from one Of the ieuding boulevards.
At a distance the sign appears to he
built Of concrete. but a Closeup
shows that the owner gathered TO-
gether hundreds Of parts OF packing
boxes and forming them into letters
painted them white. 1t Is easily the
most conspicuous and distinctive I'D.
vertising sign In the West.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02


other hand, there are no less than so
men in the county who still persist in
holding out against the progress and
development of the live stock interests
Of the county by keeping inferior
grade or scrub bulls. have q list of
IS owners of such bulls. Some Of
these men have grades that are fairly
good individuals, while others have
scrubs that are the worst kind of q
disgrace to the community and to the
county.
1.-THE cost Of a good registered bull
is 50 small now that It is mystery
why any farmer will keep anything
else. Many records have been kept
during the last few years to prove out
the actual value Of a pure-bred bull
in dollars and cents"
Some of these actual figures were
obtained recently by the Department
of Agriculture through an inquiry sent
out to more than 500 farmers through
out the United States. These men
gave 1t as their opinion that In all
kinds Of farm stock purebreds have
an earning power more than 40 per
cent better than common stock. 1t is
noteworthy that in the case Of dairy
cattle. whose productive power can be
easily measured. purebreds were con-
sidered to be 47.s per cent better than
common cows. The lowest percentage
given for any kind of stock was 36.S
per cent.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02

structure. Five-eighths square bars
five inches from center to center
should be placed crosswise. These
steel bars should be embedded In the
concrete IN inches from the bottom
Of the roof slab. The walls of the
storage cellar should be Of q 1:2h a
concrete mixture. This means one
sack of cement to 2h cubic feet Of
clean. screened sand to cubic feet
Of pebbles or crushed rock, which
should also he clean. hard and vary.
ing in size from Y to ~ inches. Use
only enough water to make the con-
crete a jelly.like mass.
For a storage cellar 20 feet long. II
feet wide and Z feet, inches high.
the following materials will be re-
quired:
16k cubic yards Of sand.
zsA cubic yards Of pebbles or broken
stone.
~ sacks Of cement.
10 feet Of y inch steel bars.
TO feet Of y inch steel bars.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
Surely Qualified.

Recently Il well-knOwn western sen.
ator was importuned by constituent
to secure for him place In the dip.
lcmatic service. and Inasmuch us the
applicant Ind rendered signal service
to the senator In several Of his cam.
pHigns. the request received more
than passing attention. The law
maker wrote to his constituent stating
that II would be necessary for him
to set forth In writing his qualifica-
tiOns for the post in order that the
same might be filed with the State de.
rnrtment. and this Is how one part
of the letter read: II speak the Ian.
guage OF the country. I am familiar
with the customs Of the people and,
In addition to that, I occasionally wear
spGts."
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
His linauai Agility.

''The presiding elder. fat os he Is, is
right agile on his conversa tional feet,
as II were" admitted Gap johnson Of
Runlpus Ridge. '"Tuiher day he took
dinner ut our house, and afterwards
rainbied out onto the porch and decou.
posed himself In rocking chair to
have Y nap. His head was close to the
porch rail and his hat was of. Bime.
by. one Of the mules sa'ntered ur.
r0tched out and got a mouffie Of his
hair. gave a jerk. drug the elder half
way over the rail. and then r'ared
back and turned loose q long and loud
bray. The elder woke with a leap,
and yelled. Tobias, Sanballat and the
Devil" which reckon fitted the case
about 40 well a. any snecdote svss
listened to."-Kansas City Star.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
STORAGE Cellar
MOST ESSENTIAL
Growers Of Fruits and vege-
tables Lose Money Every Year
by Selling Crops Early.
SELLS ON FLOODED MARKET
Produce Can BE Kept In conerete
Room for Long Period Without
Loss Due to Decay or sprout-
ina-MateriaIs Needed.

(Prsparsd By the United States Department
Of Agrieulturs.)
Fruit and vegetable growers are de-
prived of millions of dollars each year
because they are forced to sell their
products as soon as harvested. Prod
ucts sold on flooded market mean
low prices and sometimes loss. but
this is what the producer must expect
when he sells during an over-produc-
tion period. Unless he has storage
facilities In which to hold his vege-
tables or fruit until the prices rise,
he must sell or lose out entirely.
The rise in prices during the storage
period is very strongly marked. For
instance, . table showing the eight
year average price for potatoes in the
United States indicates that In March.
April and MAY they were 3S cents
bushel more than in November and
December.
Benefits Of Cellar.
A good storage cellar also makes 1t
possible to keep vegetables and fruit
longer for home consumption. Vege-
tables that must be stored In the or
dinary cellar soon decay and In the
spring when the temperature rises
vegetables that have not decayed
will sprout, which decreases their food
value and makes them unfit for mar
ket. Fruits and vegetables can be
stored in concrete storage cellars for
q long period without any loss or de-
preciation due to decay or sprouting.
1t is best to build the storage cellar
on a north slope and have the en-.
trance facing north. Double doors en-
closing small vestlbule are desirable,
as they permit filling and emptying
the cellar with the admission Of 4
minimum Of warm air.
Storage cellar walls made Of dense
concrete will keep out the excess
moisture of the earth while water
held in sumps at the base Of the
Intake ventilators will give air enter.
ing the storage cellar the proper
amount of moisture.
Reinforce the Roof.
The roof must be reinforced length
wise with one-half inch steel bars
placed two feet apart. center to CEN
ter. running the full length Of the