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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Ameri-
cas- position in world trade today
is largely due to an organization
which in Washington is becoming
familiarly known as "Klein's Young
Men," Its official name Is the Blu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce of the Department of Com
merce. The director of this organi-
cation is Julius Klein; hence it's nick
name.
The present Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce was an out
growth of the old Bureau of Statis-
tics, which in turn was n Of the
oldest of all governmental bureaus
in Washington. The government be-
gan to collect and publish its statis-
tics of foreign trade and navigation
as early as 1890. Throughout almost
the whole of the nineteenth century
this work was entrusted to the Blu
! reau of Statistics, which was then
an adjunct of the Treasury Depart
ment. In 1908 the Department OF
Commerce and Labor was created,
and the Bureau of Statistics was
transferred to the new ministry. In
1912 it was Joined to the Bureau of
Manufactures, and the coalition was
called the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
The gathering of trade statistics
continued to be the chief function
of the bureau, but gradually 1t has
been taking on new duties calculat"
ed to stimulate American foreign
trade. With the outbreak of the
European war in 1914 the eyes of
American producers turned more
seriously toward foreign commerce.
The government established the Of
flee of commercial attache at our
principal embassies and legations
abroad. These attaches were ap-
pointees of the Department of Com
merce. and they were directed from
the first by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce.
Still, until the time Herbert Hoov-
er became secretary of commerce,
reau had contented itself with the
collection of trade information. This
was useful to the commerce of the
United States, and it warranted the
expense of collection. but neverthe-
less it was not of much value to the
small manufacturer. He could not
afford to maintain the export organi-
zation that was necessary to enable
him to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities which the government laid
before him. What he needed was
actual expert help that not only
brought him and the foreign bust
ness together but enabled him 10
land it.
Almost a New Institution
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
HARD TIMES

If we can find it, there's some way to stabilize industrial
conditions and make times reasonably prosperous continuously
instead of having hard times and prosperity follow each other
like the spokes of a revolving wheel.
When it comes to money making, life is either a feast or
a famine. There seems to be no halfway point, over any
extended period of time.
Colonel Leonard w. Ayres, statsticlan, has recently
shown that in the last go years two out OF every hve years
were periods of serious business depression
A favorite chant of the business experts is that busl-
ness runs in cycles-up and down, like waves. Prices rise
to a certain high point, then topple and slump far below nor
ton.
Business failures, industrial activity and all other branches
of our common system Of learning a living rise and fal IN
similar cycles or waves.
The economists point out that all this is following a nat
ural law of cycles-that depression follows prosperity the
same as winter follows summer.
The industrial system, however, which we have per-
mitted to enslave us, is not a natural system, speaking in q
broad sense. It is a system entirely created by man. AND
therefore, it should be entirely responsive to man, absolutely
under his control.
Certain natural elements creep in, such as crop failures
or abnormally large crops. But these could be taken care
Of some way. Certainly they should not disrupt our whole
economic machinery.
production. in the last analysis, is an impossibility. The real
trouble is that our system Of distribution breaks down.
Maybe the permanent elimination OF hard times Wouio
reouire gigantic undertakings by the national and state gov
ernments. That is, giving the armies OF unemployed WORK at
road-making, irrigation and other engineering projects.
Or the solution may be in stabllzlng the value OF tne
dollar. Again. it might be in periodical price regulation.
Think it over. Have you a plan? Think this over, also;
We. have become so accustomed to hard times as a reaction
from prosperity, that maybe we have hypnotNed ourselves
into expecting them. And, by expecting, we create depres-
s;on-by hunting our cyclone cellars before a real funnel
cloud rises over the horizon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

A. DIR. Rudolph Diesel first con
ceived the idea of utilizing directly
the energy created by the combina-
ion of fuel about the year 1895,
His first successful engine was put
out in 1897.
@. How is camphor made?-T. +.
A. Camphor gum is obtained by
distilling the leaves, bark and CHI
of wood of the canphor laurel w
steam and afterward driving out thu
water and volatile oils from the dis
tiIlate with a low degree of heas
and then subliming the gum at $50
degrees f. Synthetic camphor is
prepared from turpentine oil by
methods in which several patented
processes are used.
@. How long has the Postoffics
Department or the postal service
collected mail from street letter
boxes PC. K.
A.Tbe custom of collecting leg
ers from street boxes was inaugu|
rated by Nahum Capen while he was
postmaster at Boston, 1857-1S61. y
Q. How much is a morgen a
land?-M. M.
A. A morgen is a unit Of land
measurement in South Africa which
equals 2.116 acres. K
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

A4 f..EA .A.N.t go.
@. Should strong tea be made by
letting it steep longer than weak
tea?--R. J.. Nice.
A. Tea should never stand lor
more than three minutes after tne
freshly boiled water has been pour
ed over the leaves. Regulate us
strength by the amount of tea leaves
used. In three minutes or less the
leaves give up all their mayor, aronas
and Caffeine. After three
the leaves begin to give UP tneir
tannin.
@. How deep does light penetrate
into the oceanic. o. N.
A. The limit of penetration Is
somewhere between 500 and 9Oo
fathoms, which is about 5000 to o..
400 feet. The penetration OF Ight
rays into the depths Of the ocean Is
measured by a photometer. Some
of the light rays are reflected, otn-
ers penetrate and are gradually alb
sorbed at different depths accord
ing to the wave length and to the
clearness of the water. The dark
RAYS are absorbed most quickly IN
the uppermost layers; the light rays
penetrate deeper, while the blue
rays penetrate deepest of all.
@. Where did the name canta-
Ioupe come from?-S. G. q.
A. CantaIoupe are so named from
|Cantaloupe, Italy, where the melons
were first grown in Europe.
@. How many Christian mission
aries are there ?-M. G..
A. There are about 10000 Protest
ant missionaries from the United
States, and about as many more
from other countries. The Roman
Catholics. have about 10000 for
eign III ssionaries.
G. What books did Lincoln read
as a boy?-B. r. r.
A. The list included the Bible,
Pilgrims progress, Aesop's Fables.
Robinson Crusoe. Weem's Life OF
Washington, A History of the Unit
ed Estates and the Statutes of Indiana
@. Who was the candidate against
Mckinley when he was elected gov
ernor of Ohio PIP. H.
A.. James &c. Campbell. Democrat,
who was elected governor of OHIO N
1890, was the candidate Of his party
for reelection in 1892 when NC
Kinley was elected.
@. What is the origin of the ex-
preston skeleton in closet?-A. J.
W.
A. Thackeray popularized the ex-
preston by Incorporating 1t in his
writings, but 1t was already a cur
rent phrase in conversation.
@. How long did it take DR..
Diesel to produce the Diesel engine?
w. e. d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Oh, what are the cold waves say
ing? oh, they say where's the
coal?"
What is worse than having some
body give you the mumps for Christ
mas?"
When in Rome some of the Fas-
| cisti are doing as the Roman candles
DO.
What will you girls give for Christ
mas? A silk muffler hanging around
| his neck will remind him Of ycu.
Just a short time and we will be
writing 1922 by mistake and scratch
ing it out to write 1928.
Princeton has a water shortage.
| She won SO many football games it
may have been used as chasers.
Umbrellas make good gifts be-
cause you have a chance to get them
back.
A New Jersey mar wrote his will
on a butchers order book. 1t is
thought he was going to price IA
steak.
Two Atlanta, Ca, robbers were
caught who were Georgia crackers
and safe crackers. but not so very
safe.
Some day a farmer will equip his
hogs with radio so he won't have to
yell his head off calling them.
He'll hath no fury like a woman
when you track mud in her house.
An electric iron is a swell gift for
your wife, and besides it will keep
her feet warm at night.
London reports say Harry Gardner
is % and growing a third set of
teeth, but they may be false.
Paris offers 1900 francs for
plans for a moving sidewalk. Our
suggestion is drink hard cider.
William Kempt escaped from the
Brooklyn. Conn.,, Jail twice. and il
you think this is easy just try it.
Detroit woman says she stabbed
1 itEI nuSodilu ~ hSCP Allltt At llOIlC.
Tear this up before your wife sees it.
Stockings are good gifts but gloves
are better because then you can al
ways see what you got for your
money.
Near Quincy, Cal, six hunters may
have harnessed IL wild deer and
J driven out of a snowstorm. Anyway,
they claim they did.
African prospectors who thought
they had q coal mine were disap-
pointed to find 1t was only diamonds.
The Turks want to trade with US.
We could sell them Turkish cigarets,
Turkish towels and Turkish baths.
Six tons of cranberries were burn
cd in a New York fire. Cooking
steadily 1t would take 100 brides two
weeks to burn this many.
formation the commercial laws divi-
sion obtains.
Those called in to head the
branches and divisions of this Cr-
ganization are for the most part
keen, energetic, young business men.
most of whom have made reputa-
tons in their own lines and who
take their government jobs at a FAC
riice. They are bringing a new at
mosphere into the department Of
fees. The average American bust
ness man, who has to approach the
government. comes in a suspicious
and even hostile attitude. But when
he steps into the Bureau of Foreign,
and Domestic Commerce he Instant
ly feels at home. There they speak
the language of his trade, and he ap-
preciates 1t. 1t is largely for this
reason that the bureau is getting re-
suits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
Questions Answers

Anv reader can get the answer t ~
Bureau. Frederic :. Hsskin. a n,s ~.
Washington. D. in,or,nation- The
pr,e ssu cannot give advice on 2
0ussa and financial troubles. !.
soss not attempt to settle domestic
i've research on any subject Mfne
your question plainly ano .pd en-.
cinse Two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent dirsc'
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Rev. Father Adelbert Szmoliga. executor
Of Elizabeth TurJan. deceased. by direc.
ton Of the Surrogate of the County OF
Middlesex, hereby gives notice to the cred.
itors of the said Elizabeth TurJan to bring
in their debts. demands and claims against
the estate of the said deceased. under oath
or affirmation, within six months from
this date or they will be forever barred
Of any action therefor against the said
executor.
Dated October "a. 1899.
Rev. Father Adelbert Szmoliga.
: Executor.
1880 Observation-Disclosures
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
NOTICE
duDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

NOTICE
M~IDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
On December 81. 1922, at $3.50 O'clock
in the afternoon at the County Clerks
Office in New Brunswick, N. j. the
County Clerk of the County of Middlesex
will receive and open proposals:
For furnishing the books and all ma
terial and equipment and performing all
the labor involved in re-indexing the rec
ords of Deeds & Mortgages, as recorded
In the Middlesex County Clerks Office. by
that system of indexing known as the
'l-m-n-r-t-key letter system and in full
conformity with detailed specifications
therefore which are on file with the Clerk
of Middlesex County at his office in the
City of New Brunswick, N. j.. to which
specifications all prospective bidders aee
referred for full Information. All pro!
posals should be addressed to the under
signed.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids and to waive any immateriai de-
feet or informaltty in any bid should 1t
be deemed to the interest of the County
to do 80.
BERNARD M. CANNON,
County Clerk.
2oo56-12-13-zo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
Bible Thought For Today

PRIDE A PITFALL-Pride goeth before destruction,
and a naughty spirit before a fall-Proverbs I6 Is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Detroit. woman says she stabbed
her husband to keep him at home.
Tear this up before your wife sees it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

African prospectors who thought
they had q coal mine were disap.
pointed to find 1t was only diamonds
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

The Turks want to trade with us
We could sell them Turkish cigarets
Turkish towels and Turkish baths.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Stockings are good gifts but gloves
are better because then you can al
ways see what you got for your
money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Near Quincy, Cal, six hunters may
have harnessed IL wild deer and
driven out of a snowstorm. Anyway,
they claim they did.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

William Kempt escaped from the
Brooklyn, Conn.,, Jail twice. and II
you think this is easy just try it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Paris offers 100000 francs for
plans for a moving sidewalk. Our
suggestion is drink hard cider.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

London reports say Harry Gardner
Is % and growing a third set of
teeth, but they may be false.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13

Six tons of cranberries were burn
cd in a New York fire. Cooking
steadily 1t would take 100 brides two
weeks to burn this many.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
METHODIST ANSWERS BRYAN.

Commenting upon the i'll effects of W. j. Bryans
crusade against evolution, Rev. +. h. Title Metho-
dst clergyman and scientist of Evanston H. speak
Ing at the Colorado Conference of the Methodist Eps-
copal church, said religion is not in church, i'll
rite CT creed but, Wesley said the life of God
IN the souls OF men Then directing his attention
10 those who are going about with the dogmatic
assertion that ii is quite impossible hold
views ana be a Christian OF which concerns the
way in which the world in which we are living has
come to be what it is the clergyman continued
IL the young and women of this
generation are made to feel that they cannot
claim for themselves the name of Christian
unless they cling to certain opinions that are
repugnan TO their minds, and even to their
conseienees, they will, not perhaps without
regret, leave the church of their fathers but
the best and abest among them will not
consent 10 stuify their intellect and sin
against light
We cannot too quickly recognize the fact
that religion is an experience, and theology
merely an attempt less successful
to explain that experience.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when
you know that the medicine you
are about to take is absolutely pure
and contains no harmful or habit
producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, kidney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
The same standard of purity,
strength and excellence is main
tanned in every bottle of Swamp
Root
1t is scientifically compounded
from vegetable herbs.
1t is not stimuant and is taken
in teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for every
thing.
1t is natures great helper in re-
lieying and overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is
with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root
If you need medicine, you
should have the best. On sale at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer e Co., Binghamton,
N. Y, for sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this
paper. advertisement
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
Wheat and Butter for Money.
New York Evening Post. J


In Boston many years ago canny landlord leased
a piece of real estate for a long of years
annual rental of many bushels of wheat AS dollars
cheapened the value of the wheat compensat-
ingly, and he rent remained nearly stable in pur
chasing power from year to year. Not exactly OF
course, but the variation between the purchasing
power of that rent fifty and today is far less
than if the rent were paid in money.
Lately Germans have been adopting this method
peasant woman the other day leased many
for many pounds of butter per AS the mark
tice is bound to become common wherever and when
money becomes insecure and unstable. In a
pinch of that sort every realizes that money is
not wealth and acts accordingly In the conviction
trader exchanges reality for another and the age
Of barter is reborn.
Thus simple folk record their conviction that fat
money becomes vated money whenever Govern
ment overworks is currency presses strong Gov
eminent with determined taxation program and the
confidence of its people keep far fiat money
circulating than the total value of the things set
aside and boarded for its redemption. But Gov
eminent weak in those respects long keep
people measuring values in money when things are
what they really want. OF course, from the stand
point of convenience and civilization and all that
of thing, barter is step backward But under the
circumstances may it not be a sensible step? At
least the move recommends itself sense
since practical, cOmmon-sense persons practice it.
Barter in Europe will continue sensible and popu-
lar until the fundamental desires of the common
with something to trade equally well by the
states measuring rod-money. That rod having be-
stability back to the fountain head trade From
them the statesmen of Europe might learn that
politics may have the first word economics always
has the last.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
RETRACING IT'S STEPS.

The abdication of Constantine King of Greece
and the assumption of the by the Crown Prince
may be the augury of brighter future for that
country. Ii these events should be followed by the
recall of former Premier Venzelos the rest OF the
world would at least be satisfied that the Greek
empire is experiencing sanity Greece is in
a position to go back TO the basis which il stood
prior to the restoration Constantine to the throne
after he had been exilad for his pro-German SYM
pathies and activities during The World War. II has
started retracng its steps. Will it all the way?
II the Greek people had left Constantine deposed
when they had him off the throne and had retained
Venizelos the situation in the Near East might
been far different at the present time is not likely
that venizelos would have permitted aggressive
campaign against the Turks unless prepared carry
!. to He is great Greek, but he also was
great diplomat One OF HIS persistent methods in
was TO have the world with him before he The
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
MIR. WHITE SHOULD BE ELECTED.

Mr. Whites platform which he stands cam
didate for Delegate Congress is short and to the
point 1t contains sixteen planks and they should
meet the approval of the people, At the top of the
list he puts square deal for everybody That is
what the people need The Delegate from Alaska
ought to be the representative all the people and
not particular partisan favortes. Next that he
puts the declaration for full Territorial form OF
government. Mr. White has been a sincere advocate
that plank for many yearsever since returning to
the Territory to reside
Another plank in Mr. Whites platform that is
worthy special mention less petty politics in
connection with the Delegateshp 1t is needed, and
is the declaration in favor of Less in
business and more business in government.
Mr. Whites sixteen platform panks
Square Deal for everybody.
Full Territorial from of Government
Unlock Alaska and throw away the key.
announcement and protection of Labor.
Protection CT Vested interests.
Encouragement of capital to develop Cod
given resources.
Elimination of Alaska's greatest curse,
Bureaucratic Government.
Fish legislation that will protect and de-
velop the industry.
Liberal mining laws and encouragement
to prospectcrs.
Construction of highways in all agricul-
tural districts.
More liberal homestead laws.
More and better mail service throughout
the Territory.
Less petty politics in connection with the
Delegateship
Government subsidies to private corpora
tons, companies individuals operate
fleets of steamers the lower reaches of the
Yukon and tributaries Kuskokwim and
tributaries and other rivers where service is
required
Make the Delegates office in Washington
clearing house for reliable irst-hand in
formation of Alaska
Less government in business and more
business in government.
That Mr. White squares with his platform there
Is none who doubts That he will continue to stand
four-square with it, ard with the people of the Ter
rory IL elected there is absolutely question He
should be elected by the people Alaska to represent
them in the Congress
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
IL Il Fits

Probably If the good who did die
young had lived they would have
grown up to be just as mean as the
rest of us.
You can tell the age of a horse
by looking in its mouth and you can
tell lot about people by what comes
out of theirs.
1t has always seemed to us lot
of mighty good wives have been
wasted on some mighty poor hus-
bands.
A cigarette in the mouth of a
woman always looks as out Of place
to us as knitting needles do in the
hands of a man.
Even the dumbest people find 1t
easy enough to learn the ways of the
world And the dumber they are
the easier they seem to learn them
Widows always look as if they
needed comforting and if they are
young and pretty enough or if they
have collected a big enough life in
surance on the late lamented, they
never lack for comforters-among
the men.
Short skirts also showed lot of
the women are not as frail as they
have been reported.
We always have believed Bobby
Burns wrote Man was made to
mourn" on the first of the month
when the bills were coming in.
A man may be able to talk half
dozen languages and discuss more
subjects than are listed in an ency-
clopedla, but If he hasn't an automo-
bile or doesn't play golf he has
heck of time keeping up con-
versation these days.
We have noticed, too, that satisfy
ing the curiosity seldom brings much
satisfaction to the owner of the cur
iosity.
A lot of women today appear to
have the idea the way to show their
prOgressiveness is to learn to do all
the things that are not womanly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
Settling Weighty Sex Problems.
Seattle acknowledgements

Seattle tegencer)
Eighty women gathered the home of Mrs H. O.
Havemeyer the other day discuss the grievances
their Mrs. Havemeyer. being hostess, was the
first speaker and settled of the grievances. 1t
the burning question of housing mixed jury
when the goes for night.
Just Pullman up to where the detained
jurors are said the lady, and let them occupy that
for the night. That's perfectly proper and comfort
able"
1t is magnificent solution. The male jurors,
being gentlemen, will occupy the upper berths.
Now that this Gordian knot has been cut let us
hope that these ladies, at their meeting will
take up another pressing matter and settle it with
equal dispatch, viz
What do you do in the game of jacks when you
pick up two and catch the ball, but your finger
touches of the remaining jacks?
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
AN EVENING PRAYER
FURNISHED by DR.. w. A. ALLEN.)

Father. claim all intellect in Thee,
as members with us in the common body of humanity.
of which Thou art the aprevading life and inspirer.
Grant them pray Thee. the divine humility of
Thine elect souls, to realize that they of
Thee brothers and helpers of men. and that the
powers within them part of the vast equipment
CT humanity, entrusted to them for the common
May they bow to the law of Christ and live. not to
be served. but give their abilities for the emancipa-
ton Of the higher life of men, Amen