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The Washington times., 1922-01-22

sight the old bird has clipped of
one OF his ears, then the other.
then gets him in the left elbow
and twice in the neck.
81 amt amin to hurt the boy
he says. 4 Just want to teach him
q lesson. When I am a young
squirt I am quite shot and can
hit a nail-head at two hundred
yard. I don't believe can do It in
more than a hundred and seventy
Ave now. That's what you get for
bein' an old guy like me-
In ten or twelve years, when he
has learned TO shoot. one-Gun
Hicks gets 10 be quite a bandit,
but he is laid up in bed ten months
out Of the twelve with bullet
wounds, 50 he probably would
have made Just as much by stick
in to the COW job he had in the
first place.
Them is the days when a bandit
takes a chance. Now any cake
eater that has got enough dough
to 60 over to Jersey and buy a
CAT can 60 out and swing enough
travellers over there every night to
retire in three or four months TO
a villa In France.
Now, O Teller is setting In q
swell restaurant listening to the
soup yodlers when some bird steps
up and sticks a gun against his
wishbone and the guy has to give
him his roll"
We'll" says Elias Q. Higgin-
botham. he might Just as well give
his roll TO this bandit as to the
one that runs the restaurant"
1.-The restaurant bandits is wear
in dress suits now and you can
hardly tell 'em from the walters"
says Quincy.
II never could" says Elias Q.
Higginbotham. II am just hopin
to live long enough to see a bandit
tackle a restaurant waiter on the
way home and try to get his tips
away from him. That will be a
wuss fight than Wellington and
Bonaparte."
"Banditry has not advanced far
enough to make It possible to get
a walters bank-roll," says Quincy.
1T is easier TO hold up a mail
wagon with three marines aboard"
"A bandit and bootlegger ought
to put up a pretty Tight" says
Elias @. Higginbotham.
"A bandit and a shoe store
man would put up q better" says
Quincy.
Down town the other night" he
goes on. "A bandit holds UP a
shoe store man at the point OF a
gun and says: Come across with
the jack
'Tut-tut, young man. says the
shoe seller, walking right on, that's
the way get It. Call around some
evening and I'll give you some
pointers
ibid the bandit call around"
asks Elias @. Higginbotham.
II believe he did," says Quincy,
"and the shoe store man got his
gun and watch and overcoat."
$50 the bandit business has It's
ups and downs" says Elias Q. Hig-
ginbotham.
81 guess So" says Quincy; "but
just now It is mostly ups-hands-
ups u
The Washington times., 1922-01-22

where his next limousine was com.
ing from.
II is time to ask the movie mag
mates what they do with all their
profits. when they hold these poor
stars down to sweat-shop wages.
which seldom reach a point ex-
ceeding $45o.ooo year, even in the
most favorable cases.
One star confessed to US that he
made only s325,00o all last year.
and It was supposed to be q good
year at that for the pictures. zone
cannot get along on that, you
know" said he. II would Jolly we'll
chuck the game entirely II were
not under contract. There is some
thing wrong. would not mention
my beggarly stipend at all had I
not lost all sense of shame and
decency."
It will be a sad commentary on
our well-known sense of Justice in
business II we are obliged to start
a soup kitchen and bread line for
poor movie actors, and let us hope
It will not come to that.
Put yourself in the place Of one
Of these men. Probably he loves
good food and neat clothing and he
enjoys an occasional trip on an ex-
cursion boat in the Summer as you
do. He has q right to expect a
living from the world after putting
all his energy and brain power and
muscular energy into his work, Ia
boring ceaselessly eighteen hours
a day In the studio kissing heroines
and hugglng vamps, and Is then
obliged to retire to his stuffy attic
at night with not more than $780,
900 to Jingle together in his
pockets.
Right in our midst we have hun.
dreds of these poor movie actors,
helpless victims of graspdng film cor
porations, who have not more than
three automobiles and fifteen ser
wants apiece and who stagger away
from the cashiers window Satur-
day night carrying not more than
s1,75o for the weeks work. Then
look at what the rest OF us have.
Aren't you ashamed Of yourself?
Are you not imbued with a great
desire TO rush 70 the rescue OF
these poor fish?
~. a-xs-s- ns-Gs- n----A
The Washington times., 1922-01-22
Oh, the Poor Movie Actor!

are working in the movies for a
pittance. Think Of only $4,000 a
year and bust out crying.
Were it not for the grasping
movies he might be making fully
IS a day travelling for whip
socket concern.
Picture the average man trying
to get along on $1,000 a year for
photographs and $4,000 a year for
clubs. Preposterous. And this
The Washington times., 1922-01-22

man is not one OF the most pitiable
victims, either.
The other day we met one on
Broadway, a poor wretch who swal-
lowed his pride and admitted that
he was trying to struggle along on
$500 a week, but his face was
pinched and drawn and We could
see that he was waging a losing
fight. We could tell by the tone
Of his voice that he didn't know
The Washington times., 1922-01-22
On the Broadway Express

with the underground smart-sst)
- love The pitter-patsr and Illuminating
And the gossip and the scandal that ksar,
- And the ardent eonvsrsahon the marital relation
BY the lady with her elbow b my
How dearly love 10 huddls and sascHonasy sudNs
In the whisksrs Of the right
Who with such shusion led the
He has been embalmins-huid fight
I adj air staio-snd ths way, % dsmoorads
OF the idls-reh who ride train.
And their snsppy malss vsy happy
And wait to be with them again
There nothing of the hustle and the hustle and the tasse
That 10 found where only people msse.
For msrse ripping, With refinement npy dripphns
It's JOY to have them stsndins my fest
When seventh rib 10 broken Just take Il toksn
OF esteem, and I am nonchslant
It's pleasure be poisenously sirsd
By chic and charming subway dsbutants
II has long been ambition to obtain high position
In society-snd I'm there
they like
On the rich, exclusive old Broadway Express.
The Washington times., 1922-01-22
It's a Grand Old World

{ - UNMEN among shootin' up the paesj
Statesmen .-6ggerin' to the
~ Prices a-soarin', moneys very tight;
Photographs playin' jazz day and night.
Forsers .-workin, raisin' of the checks;
There is quite a lot of automobile wrecks.
Russians a-startn' upon the Firms;
Felers pizened from drnlin bum gins
Ineome-tax Is hollerin' loud and long,
Lots of Wall street brokers a-soin' wrong
Burglars s-lootin' of swell cafes,
Hauln' off the Doodle and drays.
People gettn' married and lookin' for war,
Don't know what they a-ssttin' married for.
Pessimists are howlin', things goin' to bust;
Puritans hollerin in great dsgust.
Skirts are settin shorter, morals gone to smash
Gowns will be nothn' but a sash
Men still chase the ponies, still they bet;
Women a-smokin' of the cigarette.
People are a-danein and shakin' the shin;
Light Of true refinement 10 Albumin dim.
Cashiers disappearin and they don't come back,
We're travelin' to hsdcs slippery track.
Reformers s-squawkin' like all sit-out,
Our whole blamed aggresation's going up the spout.
People are a-spendin' more than they can earn,
Luxury and is their chief concern .-
Rents soin' higher, salaries cut,
Business l. a-gettin in awful nut.
Taxes s-growin', mortgages increase,
Twenty countries 6ghtin' and there amt no peace.
Everybody yesrnin' for to live in town,
All the boys a-turnn' Of the farm jobs down.
Crops will be failure, you born,
Nobody to manicure the wheat and corn.
Girls gettin' sassy, boys settin' tough,
Our manners and customs a-gettin burned rough.
Stage 10 the hummer and movies on the blink;
People maxim toddy in the kitchen sink.
Laws are bein' busted, Liberty has quit,
We're the tobosgsn, not doubt Of H.
Coin out of business and our Gag 10 furled;
BUT
Everything considered. IT,. . grand old world.
The Washington times., 1922-01-22
Cogitations of a Cuckoo

Cogitations Of a Cuckoo
~ They have
I monocle form of government over there
would you lii.
Patient cu.tomer-vsy much indeed
Customer had the experience getting
the prop.tors
steak by accident
psrh.p. built during
year OF famine
you any prohibition hooch. Judge,
Judss-No but I have tried . number Of
she married an English duke .@.'.
Did her father go acrossr
mo- .E.'
he
Went to . sIn
And with man did dek.r
When they came back
They hadn Jack
And but jill Of Ticker.
If she say
1t is sometimes a tough Job tender a resignation
burning by
hunting up an old flame once in awhile
oranges at present price they
State
Admrer-You look sweet enough to eat
Fapper-I do eat. we go?
Delightful party,
Yes am giving for wife It's the tenth anniversary
optimis a who tells people o worry
things coming his
Many a rainy
IN man addressing
Fine" yelled a student. whom puck?"
A Broadway q q
phizze
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11

with friends in this city yesterday.
Nathan Goldstefn, of Brooklyn.
visited at the home of friends on
Broadway yesterday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. j. NJ. Parker, of
Main street. were New York City
visitors during the past week.
St. Mary's football aggregation
with a number of the school follow
ers will travel to Lakewood, today,
where they will fight with a strong
combination at that place.
Among the gunners who invaded
the great woods yesterday on the
first lap of the cunning season were
Luke Lenahan, Barney Din, Thomas
Wortley,. City Marshal William j.
O'Brien, James Briggs, Councilman
O. Frank Disbrow. Louis Borlund.
In almost every instance the men
were successful to a certain extent.
The regular business meeting of
the common council was held in the
mayors Office Of the city hall last
night.
The Junior class of the high
school will hold a masquerade
dance in the high school auditorium
Friday evening.
William Briggs spent last evening
at the home Of friends at Red Bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11

from this city yesterday. Two
pheasants and four rabbits fell vic
tim to his craftsmanship. Mr..
Briggs will have one of the birds
mounted.
Councilman Disbrow, Louis Bor-
lund and several friends enjoyed
yesterday cunning in a neighboring
county. The day was spent trying
to think of an excuse for being on a
private property after the party had
been arrested by a deputy. They
were let off with a warning. The
councilman says it took all the sport
out of cunning.
HAS Woman a Soul?" The ques-
ton raised recently by United States
Ambassador Harvey, and which
caused considerable comment
among newspapers. will be the topic
for discussion by the Rev. George
w. McCombe, pastor of the Baptist
church, tomorrow night.
James Wallace, Jr., motored to
New York City yesterday with a
party of friends.
Judge Reuben Forgotson spent
yesterday with friends at Raritan.
John Mccarthy motored to the
home of friends at Old Bridge yes
terday.
James Cox, Of Keyport, visited
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11

nothing could stop him, nothing bar
his way to freedom.
Out of the wilderness lay his road
and his destiny; out of it he must
win his way, by strategy, by cum
ming, by violence-creep out, lie his
way out, shoot his way Quit
scarcely mattered. He was going
outi He was going back to life once
more. Who could forbid him? Who
stop him? Who deny him, now,
when, in his pockets, he held all
that was worth living for-the keys
to power, to pleasure-the key to
everything on earth!
In fierce e~xultation he slapped the
glass jewels in his pocket and
laughed aloud.
1.-THE keys to the world" he cried.
Let him stop me and take them,
who is a better man than II" Then
his long whip whistled and he
cursed his horses.
Then, of a sudden, close by in the
snowy road ahead, he saw a State
Trooper on snow-shoes-saw the up
flung arm warning him-screamed
curses at his horses, flogged them
forward Il crush this thing to death
that dared menace him-this object
that suddenly rose out of nowhere
to snatch from him the keys of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11
BANQUET HELD IN kEYPORT
CHURCH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

KEYPORT, Nov. lion Thurs
day night a banquet was held in the
Reformed church house for n
members Of the junior congregation
in recognition of their attendance
at church service for the past year.
Those who attended forty or more
services were among the guests and
four had attended the entire year,
these including Harold Dean, Bar
bara Van Buskirk, Arthur b. Van
Buskirk and Madeline Van Rikxoort.
Those who had attended forty
two to forty-six services included
Esther Dean, Mildred Sexton, James
r Hyer, Marion Walling, Cornelius
Ackerson, Carrot MacEwan. Louis
Silcox, Crawford Osborn, Winton
Osborn and Agnes Van Rikxoort.
The banquet was given by the
perintendents Of the junior congre-
CATION Arthur S. Van Buskirk and
Judge Harry E. Ackerson, the for
mer acting as POSTMASTER, and
speeches being made by George S.
Hyer. superintendent of the Sunday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11
AMBOY

The South Amboy Yacht Club are
completing plans for an invitation
dance to be held in the auditorium
of the South Amboy high school on
Thanksgiving eve
Few cases of contagious diseases
are in the city at the present time,
according to Inspector Howley. of
the health board.
John Woods is now among the
motorists of the city. having recent
ly purchased an up-to-date touring
car.
James Briggs, local garage owner,
was among the successful gunners
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11

world
: For a moment the State Trooper
looked after the runaway horses.
There was no use following; they'd
have to run till they dropped.
Then he lowered the leveled rifle
from his shoulder, looked grimly at
the limp thing which had tumbled
from the sledge into the snowy road
and which sprawled there crimson
ing the spotless fakes that fell upon
it.
THE END
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11

school; Judge Ackerson, Rev. +. T.
B. Reynolds and Arthur s. Van
Buskirk.
A committee of six ladies served
the banquet which was followed by
a social time for the young folks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11
PORT READING

Mrs. A. Wittenburg was an out
of town visitor on Friday.
Mrs. w. Buffers was an out Of
town visitor Thursday.
Mrs. A. Sepasfe was an out of
town visitor Friday.
Mrs. NJ. d. Luck was an out of
town visitor Thursday.
Mrs. J.. r.. Newell went shopping
in Perth Amboy Friday.
Mrs. j. Samons and Mrs. Cecil
Shaw were out of town visitors
Friday.
A. Mischler of j. H. Weaver &
Co., New York city, visited tho
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
on business Friday.
Instead of asking your friends whare
there's a nice room to rent. read the cias-
sifed ads and find our for ynnr..IF
, 1922-06-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE AND CALL FOR BIDS.


Notice is hereby given that bids
viii be received for the construction
of q storm. sewer in the C..y Of Cas-
lper. Wyoming.
The amount Of the Improvement
proposed is the construction of a
storm running from the june
ton of Cedar street and Railroad
larenue to the junction Of Poplar
street and Yellowstone avenue, ac-
cording to the plans and specifica-
tons now on file in the office Of
the City Engineer.
The plans and specifications for
the proposed Improvement we're ap-
proved and adopted by the City
Council of the City Of Casper, Wyo-
ming, on May 16, 1892. An bids
for said work shall be marked
Storm Sewer Proposals" and shall
be addressed to and filed with the
City Clerk in his office in the City
of Casper, Wyoming, and will be re-
ceived until eight o'clock p. m. on
the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1922, at
which time the bids will be opened
at the regular meeting of said Coun-
ell A certified check in the sum of
10% of the amount of the bid must
be filed with each bid, to be for
feited to the City of Casper as liqui-
dated damages il the bid be awarded
to the Contractor and he fails to
enter into \ contract for such i'm.
provement with the City within five
days from his notification, if he be
the successful bidder to perform the
work and to furnish a bond guaran-
teeing the faithful performance of
the same according to the plans and
specifications now on file, such bond
to be furnished at the time Of the
signing of the contract
Tho City Council of the City OF
Casper reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. All bids shall be
upon uniform proposals, which, to-
gether with copies of specifications,
may be obtained from the City Engi-
neer ut his office by prospective bid
ders for Ten Dollars per set
By order of the City Council
W. A BLACKMoRE,
(SEAL) Mayor.
Attest:
H. a. PRICE,
City Clerk.
Pub. June 8, 10, IT, 1922.
, 1922-06-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

In the District Court, Sixth Judi
cial District
State of Wyoming, County Of
Natrona, SIS.
Orvillc Z. Brown. Plaintiff, ".
Ada b. Brown, Defendant.
To Ada B. Brown, whose last
known ~postoffice address was
Raleigh. in the State of Nebraska
Take notice that orville E.
Brown has filed a petition against
you in the above named court, the
object and prayer of which is for a
divorce n vinculo matrimoni on the
ground of adultry.
You are further notified that you
are required to answer the said pc
tition on or before the goth day of
July, A. ID. 1922. or the allegations
in said petition will be taken as
true and judgment rendered accord
inRis on proof.
Witness the hand and seal of this
court the 9th day of June, A. D..
1922.
HAZEL CONWELL,
Clerk of the District Court, Ma
trona County Wyoming.
Pub. June 10 II, "a, July 1, s,
is, %, 1922.
, 1922-06-17
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Public notice is hereby given that
the co-partnership of NJ. N. Castle
and Matt Mechaley, heretofore op-
Grated under the firm name and
style of Castle & Mechaley, and
Castle-Mechaley Construction Com
pany, has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent, and that any and
all obligations of the co-partncr-
ship shall be paid by M. N. Castle.
who is the owner of the business
from this day forward; and any and
all moneys owing to the co-partner-
ship shall be paid to. and collected
by M. N. Castle, as his sole and
separate property.
NJ. N. CASTLE,
MATT MECHALEY.
Dated at Casper, Wyoming, this
18th day of June, A. D. 1892.
Publish June 10. II, 10, 1922.
, 1922-06-17
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

In the Justice Court, Before W.
E. Tubbs. Justice of the Peace.
State Of Wyoming, County Of
Natrona, IS.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company VS.. Three (3) Cases Dry
Goods.
To Army Goods Store and o. R.
Felmlee. Casper. Wyoming.
You will take notice that pur-
suant to the provisions of Chapter
304, Sections 1902 to 1918 inclusive
Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1920,
the Chicago &. Northwestern Rail-
way Company, claimants above
named. will on the 10th day of July,
1929, between the hours of 9 a. m.
in the forenoon and 4 p. m. in the
afternoon of said day offer for sale
for cash to the highest bidder in
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming,
in front of the office of W. z.
Tubbs, Justice of the Peace. on
South David Street, the following
described personal property con-
signed on the 21st day of May,
1921, by The Manhattan Trading
Company. 500 Broadway. New
York, N. Y, to-wit:
Two Hundred Thirty-five
(235) nap sacks of the ap-
praised value Of Twenty
(20c) cents each------S47.Oo
One hundred Thirty-two
(132) cartridge belts of
the appraised value of Ten
(10c) cents each---- 1920
The Chicago & Northwest
ern 20
Railway claims that there is now
due and owing, together with all
costs of this sale, the sum of Forty
six and no-100 Dollars ($46.00) for
freight and Ninety-five and 40-1OO
Dollars ($95.40) for storage and
warehouse charges, making a total
sum due upon said property at this
date in the amount of One Hum
dred Forty-one and 40-100 Dollars
(~$141.40).
RAILWAY COMPANY.
By JOHN B. BARNES, Jr.
It's Attorney.
Publish June 10, IT, "a, July 1
and July g.. 1929.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29

on the wheat market today. Prices
closed strong 1sc to 2sc net higher,
with May ZIG to 116s and July 1919 to
1919. Corn gained / to 81 and oats
] to 1M1sc.
In provisions the outcome varied
from two cents decline to a like adj
vance.
Foreign purchasing orders which. in
some quarters. were associated with
French plans to seize the Ruhr region.
gave the wheat market a soaring ten
Gcncy the moment trading began and
thi: tendency aftCrWard received more
and more momentum the close being at
almost the top figures of the day. In
thiS connection it was said a leading
Spectator on the bear side had aban-
dCncd his position and had bought
heavily in order to even up his &C
counts. Meanwhile estimates were cur
rent that Europe had taken more than
10000 bushels today in addition to
100000 bushels the day before.
Bulls commended that navigation on
the st. Lawrence would end within a
week and that total stocks of bonded
and domestic wheat at the Atlantic
sea board and Gulf of Mexico and at
Buffalo and on the lakes would be equal
10 only couple of weeks requirements
Tor Europe. Unexpected lirmness Of
Liverpool quotations. heavy rains in
q traditional calendar date to buy
wheat. all helped to stimulate the adj
vance, and SO. too. did a new reduction
in the estimated crop surplus of Aus
tralia.
Corn and oats assembled with wheat.
Country offerings with light and active
demand continued from the west and
southwest. Provisions although dull,
were upheld by the strength Of hogs
and grain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
Stock Prices Up
In New York Market

New York, Nov. 2S.-Bond prices
generally moved to higher ground
in today's market in sympathy with
tie decided upturn in stock prices,
gains of l to . IL points being quite
numerous at the close.
Heavy selling of New Haven is
sues on announcement that the In
terstate Commerce Commissions
gross valuation of the roads prop
erty was placed at $685., 797 600, as
against the roads valuation of $454.
$40. was one of the features. New
Haven As of 1857 broke 8 points, the
8 lbs of 1854. . IA. and the As
of 1856 >. while New York, West
chester & Boston lbs yielded . 10.
The par value of the company's to-
tai stocks and bonds is 1891 ,4S7, 900
Railroad mortgages generally made
good gains, the Erie and some of
the other speculative issues making
a sharp recovery after a weak open
ing. st. Louis e Iron Mountain
moved up points and Seaboard Air
Line consolidated Gs, 10. while
Erie convertible As. series d, New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29

York, Ontario G. Western As and
katy" adjustment '5s each climbed
> points.
Copper and sugar company liens
made the best showing in the indus
trial division. Chile Copper Is i'm
proved 2 3-S points. Cerro De Pasco
SIS ?, and Punta Alegra IS 1. Sharon
Steel IS, Southern Bell Telephone IS
and brooklyn Rapid Transit Is and
certificate Is also were in good de-
mand.
There was a good inquiry for the
Dutch East Indies issues in the for
eign list, the Is of 1947 and 1862
east getting up over point. with
scissors is and Mexican Us. Czecho-
Slovakian IS sold off a point and
some Of the French governmental
and municipal bonds were inclined
to ease in sympathy with the weak
ms in Paris exchange.
L. s. government bonds moved
within range of 8 cents on 500
gains and losses being evenly di-
vided.
Total sales (par value) were $10,-
sci GOO.
There were no large offerings to-
day. Announcement was made that
the $1,500,00O fret mortgage 2O-year
Z per cent bonds Of tie Whitaker
Paper Company had all been sold
The" were offered recently at par
and interest.