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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
GIVE THE CHILDREN A CHANCE

1t was a happy thought on The part or Aldermail-at-
Large Calvin to have traffic diverted from Amboy avenue Tor
a few hours in the evening SO as to give the children a chance
to coast. 1t was a satisfactory arrangement for all con-
cerned. or course it delighted the children to give them
entire possession of the hill, and the drivers of automobiles
and other vehicles were relieved of the danger of running
some of the children down for, traffic or no traffic, some
children were bound to coast and the danger could not be
avoided.
Entirely loo little attention is given the children these
days. Those who ara in charge of government affairs do
not seem TO realize that conditions have changed greatly
since they were children. Twenty or thirty years ago there
was no such things as automobiles and only a fewsof the
more important streets in the large cities were paved; the
woods and fields were close by and vacant lots were numer-
GUS. The natural desire of a child to romp and play was SO
readily gratifed that it was not necessary to give the matter
a second thought.
The present generation Of boys and girls, however,
face an entirely different state of affairs. AS the city has
grown the woods and fields have been pushed farther and
farther away. The streets have been paved and are
crowded with rapidly moving vehicles. The vacant lots
have been built up and police regulations have become more
stringent.
Out Of this changed condition has grown the movement
for playground and recreation centers, bathing beaches and
parks. 1t is an effort to give the children a chance. Unless
The boys and girls of today are provided with means for
gratifying their desire TO play they are going to become
stunted, they will have an unnatural development and grow
IN into men and women with a decidedly biased view Of the
world. There will be something lacking, they may not
known exactly what it is, but they will be conscious OF hav-
inx- missed something that makes a well-rounded life.
And so anything that tends to give play to this natural
feeling Of the boy and girl in these days of feverish activity
ia 10 he welcomed. More of this spirit is going to make
perth Amboy a better and more enjoyable place to live in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
ROAD BUILDING A BIG
INDUSTRY SAYS HASkIN
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

way departments and in this Bu-
reau." saws III. s. Fairbank, senior
highway engineer of the Bureau.
There will be positions open each
year for fully 1000 properly trained
young men, and in order TO give
Il lem the proper additional specialized
training and t o improve its character
in the technical schools and colleges
there was formed in 1920 a commit
tee to develop courses to lit engl-
neers for road WORK. 1t is gathering
and giving to the technical schools
and colleges the information that IS
acquired by the practical ROAD
building agencies"
Results Shown by Figures
To be exact, 1890 miles of Fed
eraI aid roads were completed dur
ing 1921, involving Federal money
to the amoun of $94,057, 0S9, and
a total expenditure of 1891 963,6S2.
>. hese figures represent $3.50 miles
of road in projecls wholly completed
and 1896 miles, the equivalent OF
work done on projects which are
not completed.
Seventy-ive hundred miles were
completed after the first Of July.
! These are the statistics of Federal
aid only, the Bureau says, and dou-
bled they will approximate the
.5hole amount of new work done In
the United States during the year.
According to the Bureau, there
was a grand total Sf $600,0O0,oo
spent on highway construction n
! repair in the United States in 1921
by the Federal Government and the
| States. An estimate of the deriva-
| ton of this sim shows that AZ per
| cent. of the total expenditure was
derived from local bonds and county
township and district taxes, appro-
p%riations and assessments. thirty
three per cent. was derived from
State and Federal sources, and only
10 per cent. was derived from the
taxation of motor vehicles. OF the
$42O, 900, 900 which it is estimated
was expended for construction, the
local subdivisions raised more than
one-half, and motor vehicles were
charged with but I per cent.
On January /, the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads had available $127.771,126
for work on the 1922 program, and
up to February 1. 16 states had ad-
vised the Bureau that they plan
ned to spend from $1,000, 900 to $751;
900, 900 for new highways this year.
Tie country is divided into IS en-
gineering districts by the Bureau OF
Public Roads, each district being in
charge of an engineer. Headquar-
tiers are in Washington, and the
force here now numbers $50 persons
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
VETERAN

After working sc years in steel
mills, Edward guilty retires on PEN
sion. He was the oldest mil
employe OF the American Steel q
Wire Co Started to work before the
Bessemer converte, and open-hearth
process were invented.
: Lookin backward over his life,
GUILTY is amazed most at the way
travelling crs and other machin-
cry have relieved human muscles.
He says, 1.-THE men have more
brains than they used to-"
Average intelligence will steadily
increase as machinery gradually
frees man from dfudgery.
Emery. now consumed by muscu-
lar %effoIt, will flow into the brain.
generating thought, developing a
race of philosophers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
TRAFFIC

Boston, tS relieve traffic conges-
tiol, talks CT building sidewalk
subways.' Walkers, reaching cor-
ners, would cross under the streets
by tunnsl.
The money cos would be S3O,OOo
a tul.nei-$120, 900 for each street
intel sectiol.
Inc rea. cost would be the human
energy and time wasted in climbing
up and dowu the tunnel stairs.
Street tramc now is confusing, al
most 1opeiessly janimed,. during rush
hourg il. n.alv cities. Congestion Will
get ste aGiiy worse as years roll on
Airplane ma soive the problem by
taking traffic off the ground. III not
streets Will have TO DE built with
two or more levels or decks. =
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
LESS TAXES AND MORE WORK

& Less taxes and more work IS what TINS country needs at
the present time. Anything that tends to reduce taxes and
help start the wheels of industry going ought to be en-
couraged. Anything that is going to pile on more taxes and,
incidentally, hinder the return of prosperity ought to be dis
cOuraged.
This, after all, is the main question in connection with
The bonus issues that is so stirring the country at the present
time. 1t affects all alike including the ex-service man. The
following letter and editorial published in the New York
Commercial is very much to the point:
"To the Editor of The Commercial:
'Sir: All my children were i'll the war. My
son, first as an ambulance driver; then when we
entered the war he volunteered and was in First
Division, A. E. f.; my daughter, a nurse at NeuilEy
sur Seine; my son-in-law, a French soldier. These
two received practically no pay, and ], at past
seventy years, resumed my machinists trade and
sent them my earnings. | oppose the bonus. Take
off taxes instead of loading more on us.
PHILIP H. CLARK.
"Schenectady, NY.
"Mr. Clark, it gives us the greatest pleasure to print
your simply worded communication i'll our editorial column
We are proud TO number you among our readers. In thirteen
words you have gone to the very heart of the bonus question
In your lifetime you have witnessed three wars, and you
know that patriotism cannot be measured in dollars and
cents. You have witnessed the direful effects of false eco
nomic practice. You tell us now in those few words what
the effect of the bonus would be in loading us up with addi-
iional taxes and how much greater would be the benefit by
uniting the bonus and taking taxes off.
.sThe pittance the service men would get i'll the way of
d bonus would not compensate them for the extra cost of
things they would have to buy, not only with the bonus
money, but with their earnings and with the earnings of
their families. The most patriotic service they could per-
form is to take the stand you have done and oppose it. 1t is
the most practical stand to take, for it will mean more to
them in actual dollars and cents.
"You, and the rest of us, would like to give these men
who suffered in France the best we have to give. You, and
all of us, are willing to stand whatever burden of taxation
may be necessary to care for the disabled. If il is to be a
matter of adjusted compensation measured in terms of dol
lars and cents, there isn't enough money in the country to
compensate these men.
But when members of Congress openly declare that
they must pass a bonus bill in order to win at the coming
elections, you, and all other right thinking men, cannot re
gard it otherwise than as a willingness to sell out the eoun
Try, not TO compensate the ex-service men, but to buy their
1 way back into Congress
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
ROADS

Poad building rapidly climbs the
stairs as a leading industry. About
1,OOc, 600 Americans now work a,
highway construction during the
good weather season.
That's more than are employed III
the steel ccal or automobile indus
tries.
Roads ike transportation in cities
always are at least five years De
hind requirements To catch up
our economic system might be
changed 10 give every man a road
building job when his regular worl'
is siac,s.
Road building could be made the
solution of unemployment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
YOU AND l
RUNAWAYS

Fifteen is now the average age
at which efri~ ruin away from home.
says an official of Travellers Aid So
ciety.
The age is lower than it used to
be. That's more serious than the
increased number of disappearance.
OId-time meloclama had n ad-
vartage Over modern movies. They
PARTED a truer picture of what hap
pet.s to most runaway girls. Pity
they PASSED out because villains
ovar-did tfeii parts and turned meio
drama into farce.
The Port of Missing Women Is
woisc than Port Said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
IRON CLAD

Sixtieth anniversary of the de-
structive battle between the Moni-
tor and Merrima will be ~"celebrat-
ed March 0. That was the first bat
tie IN which al armored ship figured.
In the same year. 1862, Abraham
Lincoln issued the constructive
Emancipation Proclamation.
l. will DE interesting to see which
anniversary gets the most attention.
Place your money on the Monitor
Merrimac.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
Questions Answers

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News
Bureau. Frederic J Haskin. Director.
Washington, d. c. This offer ap-
plies strictly to information Ihe
bureau cannot give advice on legal
medicinal and financial roublea u
does not attempt to .ettie DOMESTIC
troubles. noI to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject Write
youf question plainly and briefly.
Give full name d address and ens
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
TO the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Q. Has the rate of exchange an
effect on commerce? A. c. Is.
A. The Department of Commerce
says that the present disordered ex-
change situation initiates against
the recovery of the worlds commerce
but that it is IN effect rather than
q cause Exchange has been liken-
ed to a ba9 ometer; the barometer
indicates the weather, but it does
not make the weather.
O.. When was the Home Rule for
Ireland movement started? l.. III. ID.
A. This term in British politics
designated u particular movement,
begun in 1870 to secure for IrelanQ
a local legislature and thus recogS
nize and satisfy a persistent sentiment
of Irish nationality.
@. Will storage hurt cotton seed
which is to be planted? H.. l.. Il.
A. The Department of Agricul-
lure says thai investigations show
that the termination in cotton seed
IS injured oftener by heating in
storage than is generally believed.
@. Was the earthquake OH Feb
ruary LIST as severe as the San
Francisco earthquake? T.. e. D..
a. This earthquake was quite as
severe as the one in 1906. Data
nave mol DttI COIItpllGo SOhSSi M
it as yet, but it was in an earth
quake area that extends from Bril-
fish Columbia to Ecuador, and was
probably along a fault in the earth's
crust 200 to 800 miles long, and
severe for about 10 to Is miles ON
each side of this line.
O.. Is there an inhabited island
on which nobody is ruler and which
is owned by no country? H.. c. j.
A.. You probably have reference
to the Island of Tristan da Cunha,
an island half way between Africa
and South America in the Atlantic
Ocean. This was discovered by a
Portuguese of the same name 400
years ago. England at one time sent
troops there to watch for ships at
tempting to communicate with st.
Helena, where Napoleon was i'm
~prisoned. On the removal OF troops
VIM. Glass and family and some
others preferred to remain. The
colony now numbers nearly 100.
@. Please give me the meaning
of the word rosary? r. A. b.
A. The word rosary" is derived
from the Latin "rosarium"; which
was originally a garland OF roses
and used to crown the image OF thu
Virgin Mary. AS a rosary, in it's
present use, it was instituted in
honor of the Virgin by st. Dominic.
O.. Is Wheat grown in Alaska?
f. G.
A. The Department of Agricul-
ture says some wheat has been
grown in Alaska and that it has been
demonstrated that it is possible to
raise there a great part OF the wheat
needed in the territory.
O.. How many soldiers are there
on the Mexican border? N. r.
A.. The War Department says
enlisted men stationed in Army
that we have 124 officers and l322
posts along the Mexican border.
@. To settle a dispute which or
former President Wilson'S daugh-
tiers are married, and which married
first? J. J. *.
"A. Eleanor Wilson, the youngest
daughter of former President Wood
row Wilson, was married on May Z,
1914, to William Gibbs McAdoo'
Miss Jessie Wilson was. married on
November 25th, 1913, to- Francis.B.
Sayre. The third daughter MISS
Margaret, is unmarried.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
Cut This Quilt Is Worth Money

Cut out this slip, enclose Win %
and mail it to Foley & Co., zsSo
Sheffield ave., Chicago, ILL.,, wrltlns
your name and address clearly You
will receive in a return a trlal PACK,
age containing Foley's Honey ana
Tar Compound for coughs, colds and
croup: Foley Kidney Pills for pains
in sides and back; rheumatism,
backache, kidney and bladder all
ments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets
a wholesome and thoroughly cleans
ing cathartic for constipation, bill
iousness. headaches. and slugglsn1
bowels. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
Had That Tired, Worm Out Feeling

Do you know that "aWful urea
| feeling" Ianguidness. lame or weak
| back, sore muscles, stiff or swollen
| joints, or rheumatic pains usually in
| dictate kidney trouble? Foley Kid
ney Pills act promptly and effective
ly. Mrs. Roberta Lilly. 700 Alton
! street, Alton ILL.,, writes: For three
years / had a tired, wornrout feel
ing. Various treatments failed.
began to improve on the second dose
of Foley Kidney Pills. and today l
feel like new" Sold everywhere
Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
NOTICE tn CREDITORs

John Lawrence Boggs. executor oil
James Lawrence Kearny. deceased, by d.
rection of the Surrogate of the County OF
Middiesex. hereby givas notice to the cred
itors of the said James Lawrence Kearny
to bring in their debts. demands and
claims against the estate OF the said de-
ceased. 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. January 20, 1922.
JOHN LAWRENCE BoGGS,
Executor.
10256-1-2l-9t Dew Sat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
DO YOU WANT THE
ANSWER TO ANY OF
THESE QUESTIONS?

How to wash a silk sweater?
How to make a cement walk
How to make rice waffles?
How 10 detect disease symptoms?
How to handle gasoline properly?
How to cure a pelt?
How to plant spring vegetables?
How TO detect bad milk?
II y TO fight rats and mice?
Tow to bake drop biscuits?
II you want the answers to these o.
any other questions. take advantage o
the free information service conducted
by this newspaper Our Information Blu
reau will answer any question OF fact vol
ask. The answer is sent directly to you
Enclose two cents in stamps for postag'
on the answer for each questions, an,
address
Frederic j. Haskin. Director,
The Perth Amboy Evening News
Information Bureau,
Washington, d. G.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18
Bible Thought For Today

"a GLADNESS IN SERVICE-Serve the Lord with
gladness. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into
his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his
name. For the Lord is good.-Psalm 400: 2, 4.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

This fad of eating raw food prob
ably started IN a boarding house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

'What makes our girls run around
SOP" worries a leading club woman
May be hunting mother.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Now is the time for all good
weather to come to the aid of its
country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Fire Which broke out in y,
r.aasnrv seemed to think, like Con-
eress that we have money to burn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

r. is easy to keep things COMING
your way if you go theirs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Wow SINS

Now is the time for all good
weather to come to the aid of its
country.
"What makes our girls run around
SOP" worries a leading club woman
May be hunting mother.
This fad of eating raw food prob
ably started IN a boarding house.
Fire which broke out in Z.
! Treasury seemed to think, * Con
gress that we have money 10 oi
T. is easy to keep things coming
vour way if you go theirs.
Health hint: Never argue W."
street car over the rlgnt Vi "
rho bridegroom who gave a MINIS
+.r :, worthless check certainly oio-
Mt marry for money.
Tia, dlords profit by u mistake III
rot being one
man VIII is always polite to ms
,r;fa IN m doesn't always re-
member that two is company.
Brown sugar is dropping. Pure
maple sirup will be plentiful.
Babe Ruth left the stage to speak
at a club; but he may have been
singing and they didn't know it.
Sending a wireless. wave without a
permit is the latest crime wave.
One nice thing about poison booze
is a man kills himself instead OF MS
wife.
Tho first s%axophone was made In
1916 and some people haven't seen
the joke yet.
There is nothing about a gfouci
to make fortune smile.
France is making aluminium COINS
Then money won't be such q Dur
den.
with apologies t oMr. k'plinE aE Snd
neace parley we cia,hi Las
/; s"I least and west is best
same things going on behind uie
screen belong behind a screen
The mail fist looks shaky Witch
written by q p~ostoffice per.
rho man with the least credi.
takes the least care OF II.
Italy is spinning cloth out of glass.
People who have glass cloth
shouldn't make it into bathing
suits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

uea,tb hint. Never argue Win ="
naet car over the right OF way
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Frederic j. Haskin, "thc man who
knows everything" answers ques'
lions every day on the editorial page
of the Evening News Ask him your
questions. then watch for the answer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

The BRIDEGROOM who gave d mn
ter q worthless check certainty "'
Mt marry for money
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

A man who is always polite TO ms
wife in company doesn't Always io-
member that two is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Tia, dlords profit by our mistake IN
rot being one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Brown sugar is dropping. Pure
maple strip will be plentiful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-18

Italy is spinning cloth out of glass.
People who have glass cloth
shouldn't make it into bathing
suits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
EASTERN LEAGUE
PLAYERS BARRED
pannot Participate in Series to
Decide Championship
Of Philadelphia
>AMDEN IN THE RUNNING

5lAsTERN LEAGUE players are
barred in the basketball series that
soon be started to determine the
- team In the city of Philadelphia.
M was decided yesterday when the
nonAgers of eight teams met and de-
o4ed that they were willing to enter.
I There were three or four of the more
beominent clubs not represented and It
7Was insinuated that they would refuse
Fta enter. as they planned to pad with
lhlg leaguers. The team that wins.
hOwever. will do 80 on its merits and
nk will be the same men who have been
hn the lineup all year or else they are
iput of luck. The clubs represented
yrs South Philadelphia Hebrews; ca.
khedral, Philadelphia independents,
6(3cth Phillies, lockwood and Kayoula.
There is little likelihood Of any trou-
~ ever the list Of men selected to play,
NJ to date there have not been any
Nets over the player question.
he playing nights in all probability
~ Monday and "Wednesday. and
~ Hall IL expected to be the loca-
The referee question and few
- details are yet to be settled.
u the city's clubs that feel they are
6leh to play for the championship
6o been invited to enter. and the
naclal benefit from the series is not
motive lhnt has prompted the games.
y home teams will reap any benefit.
~ they are working on percentage
Apls regarding the tickets sold
III Travelling teams, such AZ Lockwood
~ North Phillies, VII possibly lose
exknying In the series, but the Vet.
~ 2Chby Wipskill, who was ono Of
4, J, aeiGinateea u the idea, SAYS hs
s. Is! - ..ns1s enSh - ~ ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06

bad management. and for his own team
has played the same men oil yenr. and
Is one Of those who insisted that East.
ern Lcaguers be barred.
A Close Race
The Celts, Potters and Sbceters are
staging a close race IN the Eastern
League. with the CamdenitN' but a half
game behind their rivals. The Skeeters
are idle this week on the home floor ow.
ing to the auto show being held at the
ArmOry, but have two games away,
and II they come through with them the
pennant will be assured.
To split even would keep them In the
running, that is. provided the Celts are
beaten ut Trenton on Friday when they
meet the North Jerseymcn. The Goth
antics have slowed IN considerably
since Ernie Reich has been out of the
lineup, and big George Iiaggcrty does
not give the team the speed at center.
Camden has plenty OF chance to cop
the second half honOrs and should have
won their last game at Gotham. as
they outclassed the New YorkeN from
the field and also ontplayed them. 1t
would not be bad idea for officials
Of the Eastern League to see that the
nets, at either end of the hall are
fasteaed for this xsms snd eliminate
hnch bf the unpleasantne0 occast0ned
by 4 tbcept contest there.