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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29
LEADERS AND RESPONSIBILITY LACKING

It did not take Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer
of Great Britain, long to size up the real situation in America
as far as this countrys foreign relations are concerned. Mr..
Baldwin has just returned to England after being in the United
States several weeks as a member Of the commission sent here to
arrange for the payment Of the British war debt. He found that
there is no real responsible head to the American government, no
one man with the power to speak with authority. It is impossible to
rome to any agreement or for the United States to adopt any fixed
policy in foreign affairs because congress has usurped much of the
power formerly exercised by the executive and his cabinet, and
congress is controlled by a lot of politicians.
It is about time that the American public woke up to this fact
Fhe situation has become humiiating and is placing the United
States in a ridiculous position before the world.
The fact that the constitution mentions foreign affairs only in
connection with the duties Of the executive branch of the govern
ment proves concusively that it was the intention of the trainers
of that famous document that the President should have jurisdic-
zion in such matters. 1t stands to reason, that the foreign relations
pf any nation must be more or less confidential and that negoia-
lions must be carried on by representatives having some real au-
ehority SO that those with whom the negotiations are carried on
may have confidence in what is said and feel that the time and
words are not being wasted. .
But it seems that the American people, judging from the trend
be events in recent years, do not trust even the man they deem
Aworthy of being their President any more. The situation has
Preached a point where the President is evidently afraid to declar'
himself on any subject or announce a policy for his administration
for fear that congress will repudiate what he has done and make
him appear ridiculous before the world. Congress has so many ways
of circumventing the Executive these days and there is always
those in either House ready to embarrass the administration re-
CARELESS of what effect their acts may have on the nation, the
President never knows just where he is at. And then when con-
gress itself is without leadership, as it is at present, the situation
becomes all the more embarrassing.
This lack of responsibility in any one official, the absence of
D real leader as head Of the government is no doubt one Of the
main reasons why the United States is laundering so terribly in
bs foreign affairs today. Congress wont adopt any policy of its
AAwn and it will not let the President adopt one. In the meantime,
world is on the verge of bankruptcy and our very civilization
reatened because of the lack Of American leadership in inter
n affairs, this nation being the only nation capable of af-
2eh hadaxship t this tina
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

Mystics tell you that, if you desire a thing intensely
enough, you'll get it-that your desire will create, help you
materialize the thing you want. It's a diverting belief, looks
good on paper.
But merely desiring a thing will not get it for you.
This is emphasized in the above ~pen-picture by Artist Sat
terfeld. The Indian wanted to fly even more than the modern
white man, for his transportation was by foot or canoe, slow,
difficult.
How the Indian must have envied the gliding gun
His desire, however, did not enable him to fly.
The Caucasian, who has displaced the Indian, flies far
ther and faster than any bird, in his steel airplane.
He discovered how to fly, for this reason: He sought ty-
ing as a service to humanity, carrying passengers, mail, ex-
press, freight. The Indian day-dreamed about flying, but his
chief motive was pleasure.
Plain desire is not the mother of invention
But the desire to perform useful service to humanity Is
the mother Of invention. The dream of the inventor IS Ito
give the world something useful"
When we strive to do something exceptionally useful for
mankind, there unquestionably is a physic force that aids u.s.
Some call it inspiration, - other "divine guidance"
The desire to lessen burdens Of others is what brings
all real progress. And, in most cases, it is what brings sue
cess to individuals.
Too many of us mistake desire for ambition. The de-
sire, to become a material fact, generally has to be useful
And always it requires extreme patience, deep thought and
much painstaking work. s4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

On he mountains and in northeast
ern Victoria and southern New
South Wales, the snowfall Is very
heavy. Forests are practically bur-
led in snow and on the plateaus or
northeastern Victoria h ground Ii
sometimes covered to the depth Oh
several feet from May to Septem-
Der. This also occurs on high
lands of Tasmania. although there
are no mountains bearing perpetua1
snowcaps in either Australia or
Tasmania.
@. If only yolks Of eggs are used
for custards, how many VIII take the
place of four eggs?-k. w.
A. Six egg yolks should be useo
instead of four whole eggs, the pro
norton being one and one-half for
one whole egg. Many cooks think
that a custard is richer and
smoother If yolks only are used.
@. When did the Marine band give
it's 1rst summer concert on the
White House grounds IN. c.
A.. The open air concerts OF the
Marine band on the White House
and Capitol grounds were inaugu-
rated in the summer Of 1854.
Q. What Is IN orange cowry shel
and how much Is n worth I'll. J.
A. 1t is an inflated shell Of ovate
form, the back and teeth being
bright orange. It is 8 to 6 inches
in height and is found in the vicinity
of the Fiji, Solomon and Loyalty
islands. Permission to wear an Or
ange cowry shell is the highest dis
tinction that can be granted among
the natives of these islands. This,
together with the fact that there is
considerable diffcTItv in obtaining
them from deep water outside the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29
WILD LIFE IN
TOLD OF BY HASKIN
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s--Migra-
tory wild fowl-principally ducks
and geese-which but a few years
iago. seemed to be on the verge OF
determination at the hands Of repa-
cious hunters, are now almost
as numerous as they ever were,
thanks to the beneficent operation
of the Federal migratory bird
treaty law, which prohibits the
shooting Of these creatures during
the spring breeding season Il
makes it an offense to sell game III
the market. DIR. E. w. Nelson,
| CHER of the Bureau of Biological
! Survey, in the hearings on the 1924
agricultural appropriation bill, told
the appropriations committee OF the
House that the increase In the
number of wild fowl in recent years
| has been enormous, in spite of the
fact that the hunters of the United
States now number 100000.
DIR. Nelson's testimony was Writ
Iually a report upon the condition CT
wild life in the United States today.
His bureau has charge of the pro-
lection of the desirable varieties
and the determination OF the IN
desirable, and he was able to re-
port progress in both directions.
One of the most interesting bits
Of news related to the buffalo. ~
few years ago the country awoke
to the fact that the buffalo were
gone-almost as extinct as the pas
senger pigeons and the Esquimau
curlew, whose teeming swarms also
might have been preserved had the
nation been as enlightened forty
| years e as it is now. The gov
ernments OF the United States and
Canada and nature lovers privately
in both countries took hold to save
the buffalo, If that were possible.
Today the little handful of buffalo
Of twenty-five years ago has multi
piled into 10000 OF these noble ami
mails, and the future of the breed IS
regarded as assured.
But while the Bureau of Biological
Survey protects such animals rs
buffalo, elk and reindeer, it wages
relentless war of determination
against the predatory beasts-co-
votes, wolves, bobcats and the like
as well as against such rodent
pests as Jack rabbits, prairie dogs,
ground squirrels and ordinary
house rats. Last year the men of
the bureau took the skins and scalps
of $1,000 coyotes and bobcats. and
their poisoned balts, they estimate
accounted for an additional $4,000
of them. The sale of the skins
OF predatory animals netted the
government a considerable revenue.
The killing off of predatory ami
mails in Texas has added an esti-
mated SIS to the value of each acre
of land there, because OF the great
er freedom with which livestock
can be grazed.
Bounty System Not Effective
DIR. Nelson's testimony threw an
unfavorable light on the system of
paying bounties to hunters for the
killing Of predatory animals. The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

Another reason we don't want an.
other war is we don't want Henry
Ford to go off in another peace ship.
Seattle man was kicked by a horse.
How quaint and old-fashtoned.
Chicago Is building q $1oo,o0o,oot
depot to scare strangers.
Beauty secret: 1t takes a little
nerve to use rouge but the men will
like your cheek.
Chewing gum may not be so nice
but 1t is in good taste.
In Atlanta, a cop says he saw a
| statue salute a ghost. Atlanta needs
a law against cops drinking.
The man who thought up paper
napkins is still at large.
French might take money for coal.
Germany has marks to burn.
A young lady got blue In the faes
talking back to u radio.
"a OlL1d ISAAS Ao A1SA
growing a mustache and she is kiss
ing a clothes brush to get tough.
Raising q. baby scientifically would
be all right If you could get it to b
scientific in It's crying.
Trouble with having a political jot
is you are always liable to lose II
| and have to go to work.
Do you know what an 'tsm" is
An ism" is usually an "ain'E""
Easter comes early this year. Il
you mention 1t TO the man who seti
egg prices we will never tell you an
other thing.
The sad thing about having a wifi
is she always wishes you looked like
some blame movie actor.
Paris has a new fern of Jazz. Gu
| the cables and sink the ships.
There can be no harm in saying
Harding has lost his grippe.
All investments that sound goot
| are not SOunQ lHVoSIIil0AAIS'
Some men are too cautious even tt
make q success as a failure.
Hunt the brighter side. Longer
winter lasts the longer it is before
you have to take a vacation.
Times are so bad people are haV
ING IN work for a living. .
There is more parking space
around a library than around
movie.
Every girls permanent wave is t.
give some man a permanent rave.
They are having daylight rob
berries in Boston. If Chicago crook
can finish before morning why an
Boston make hers do that?
We will never know how the hu
man race comes out until It Is over
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

Q. What cities r growing the
fastest ?-F. r.
A. The percentage of increase in
size for a period of ten years was
shown in the 1920 censu to be
greatest in Grand Rapids, Mich;
Hamtramck Village, near Detroit;
Miami, Fla; Wichita Falls, Texas;
Norwalk, Conn.,; Tulsa, OKLA, and
Bethlehem, Pa.
Q. Do they have snow in Aus
tralia Pc. NJ.
A. Snow falls in southeastern Aus
tralia during the winter months, and
occasionally lies on the ground as
far north as Melbourne and Sydney.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29
Oueaions-Answ

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederick j. Haskin. Dtrec-
plies strictly to information. The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medicinal and financial troublss. It
does o attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address nd en-
close two cents in stamps for zturn
postage. All eplles ae sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29
NATIONAL CASE REGISTER co.

'KREBs" only authorized agent q
Middiesex County: new and second hand
Cash Registers on monthly payments
Repairs. supplies. 10 West Grand street
EkzAhezA. n L
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29
Bible Thought For Today

~ REFUGE, STENGTH, HELP-Good is our refuge and
strength, a very present help in t~rouble-Psalm 46-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

In Atlanta, a cop says he saw a
statue salute a ghost. Atlanta needs
a law against cops drinking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

The man who thought up pape
napkins is still at large.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

A young lady got blue In the faes
talking back to our radio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

French might take money for coal
Germany has marks to burn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

Chewing gum may not be so nice
but 1t is in good taste.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

Beauty secret: 1t takes a little
nerve to use rouge but the men will
like your cheek.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-29

A woman tells us her husband ID
growing a mustache and she is kiss
ing a clothes brush to get tough.
, 1923-09-10

are optimistic and In good financial shape; 1aut-
ton and wool production, though still below nor.
NAL, is increasing"
According to the department, the number of
sheep in this country is greater by $4,000 head
than a year ago. The department gives figures
to show that the sheep industry reached the ex-
IRENE bottom in 1920 and 1921. Upon that point
it says:
"The liquidation in that period was the great
est ever known. F1ocks were reduced by approx
imately 100000 head. Income from wool was
wiped out. Returns from mutton and lamb were
greatly reduced and hundreds of flockmasters
were ruined = " = When congress placed a duty
of 21s cents a pound on fresh mutton, 4 cents a
pound on lamb, and 81 cents n pound on wool of
clean content, sheep men were encouraged to
build up their flocks again, and n foundation
was laid for reestablishment of the industry on a
normal footing"
Further on, the departments report states:
at is noteworthy that wool prices began to
advance shortly after the Emergency Tariff
went into effect in 1921. For a time, domestic
wool prices advanced while world wool prices
declined. Wool today has a higher relative pur-
chasing power in this country than any other
the few agricultural commodities that are ruling
substantially above the 1913 level"
These figures and this conclusion exactly coin.
eide with figures and conclusions put out by the
United States Tariff Commission which stated
positively and unequivocally that the Republi-
can tariff enacted by the Republican congress
was the only thing that saved the sheep indus
try of the United States from absolute ruin, as
well as saving many banks and financial ~institu-
lions with loans on this industry from ruin.
In view of these facts it should be evident that
those free trade lobbyists in Washington who
purport to represent farming and livestock in
terests are in reality but using them as a tool
to represent other interests. In fact, these lob
byists arc doing more injury to legitimate farm
ing interests than partially any other influence
of the country. And the sooner the real farm.
ing and livestock interests clean them out, in so
far as they pretend to speak for the farmer, the
better off the agricultural interests will be.
, 1923-09-10
Believed to Be
Unbalanced

CoDY-A. r. Kent. superintend-
cnt elect of the Meeteetse schools.
In wanted for a series of check writ
ing. which extended from Meeteetse
to Cheyenne and Denver, and a de-
tective force is on his track as It
is believed the mans mind is I'M
balanced.
He was engaged to superitend
the schools at Meeteetse through the
state commissioner of education and
came with a recommendation Of n
good past. having held positions in
some of the best schools in Colorado.
He drove to Meeteetse this summer
and about a month ago secured n
temporary loan from the First Nat
ional at Meeteetse. He wrote
checks upon this account. made a
deposit at Cheyenne, wrote checks
on that bank and then made a de-
post in Denver. His check writing
had very little reference to the am.
cunt of money he had on deposit.
Prof. Kent lost his wife a little
more than n year ago and was I'M
able to continue his work in the
school room. After a year spent
in the open he planned to take up
educational pursuits and accepted the
position at Meeteetse.
, 1923-09-10
The Canals Value

The steady development of traffic through the
Panama Canal and the demonstration of the
canals success as a means of transferring bat.
press upon the minds of the people of the coun.
try the wisdom and courage of those who under
took the leadership in the construction of that
great waterway.
The ninth anniversary of the opening of the
canal to commerce was but recently observed.
More than twenty thousand vessels have passed
through the waterway since the opening day, with
an aggregate cargo of 81, 100000 tons, and paving
tolls of about $76,500, 900. A comparison of the
figures for the first year of operation with those
of last year shows how the canal has become
more and more. one of the chief arteries of ocean
travel. The passage was made by 1,311 vessels the
first year, with a tonnage of 5,S6O,OOO, and pay
ing tolls of $i,170,OO0. Last year 1922 ships used
the waterway having a tonnage of q, 210,00 and
paying tolls of $1S,975,OOO.
The canal has not only been Of great service
to the counry in affording a means of water
transportation for this large volume of com.
merce, but it relieved an emergency at the time
when the transcontinenta railroads were suf.
fering from congestion of traffic. More than
that the Panama canal has been a constant as.
slrance to the people of the country that in case
OF an emergency arising out of international
differences 1t would be possible to transfer ships
OF the navy from one coast to the other without
the long delay that was necessary at the time
when the famous battleship Oregon made its
record breaking voyage from the Pacific const to
the harbor of Santiago.
, 1923-09-10
Europe's Growing Debts

Budget deficits in more than twenty countries
the world over, coupled with the consequent nee.
essity for large governmental borrowings have
made the year 1928 a spectacular one in its rec.
ord of national indebtedness.
While a slight increase appears in the mum.
Der OF countries actually reducing their indebt.
edness large increases are shown in the nominal
debt figures of certain other countries, especially
those countries which have enormously inflated
their currency and thus increased the nominal
expenses of the government when measured in a
currency of ever-decreasing purchasing power
ana nave at the same time elected to meet this
growing deficit by borrowing paper money from
their great banks of issue, rather than by furth.
er borrowing from the people.
Statements from Berlin in the public press mt
the floating debt of the German government Mt
81 trillion marks on July IL, liz t~riIlion on
August 10 and 1863 ~trillions on August 20. The
funded debt is stated at 6 5000, O0O, 900 marks.
In Austria the Finance Budget Commission
stated in 1923 that the public debt of the Ans.
TRAN Republic then amounted to 1914 ~trillion
paper kronen.
In Poland. which also follows the plan of meet.
ing deficits by borrowing from the national bank
rather than increasing taxation, the latest avail.
able statement of the Polish National bank
shows its advances to the government nm 10
marks as against onequarter OF a t~rillion Mt
the same date last year.
Latest reports from Soviet Russia, now count.
ing its governmental operations in ouadriuions
state the deficit for the IL months ending with
November, 1922 Mt 1866, 600, 900 DOC. 900 rubles
while the November deficit alone was 966 3os
OO0,OOO,OOO making it quite apparent that the TO.
tai deficit of the full calendar year 1899 npnroxi.
mated two quadrillion rubles.
, 1923-09-10
A New Wrinkle

Anv government patterned after our own Is 10
he congratulated. We have a hundred anu in'
wears success back of us and we home a IL
wears of success ahead of us. But with all our III
oenuity and resourcefulness there are a ie"
tricks in local government that we may learn
from the administration of municipalities as
nracticed in the German republic.
American presidents are supposed to be 1oi'
lowed TT they are, they are also exceeded. Take
the matter of poker playing for example 1t Is
Sin and forbidden both in America and Ger
marv whom played for money. When INDUCED in
l., nr;vate in the homes for instance the game
10 never molested in America unless it becomes
open and notorious. The home Is SELDOM ih'"ueu
nv +be nolice. Different in Germany. The police
lay for the apartment dweiler VINO engages ]"
dr,w and nab him. And in connection have a
very ingenious plan of assisting In the housing
question which is one of moment In Germany as
we'll as ~selsewhere on earth. Apartment accom-
modations are scarce and greatly sought after
and the waiting list is large and 1nslstent' 30
the police, to kill two sparrows at one throw
supplv living quarters to those who nave them
moi and suppress gambling, evict flat jewellers
caught habitually playing poker from the scene
of their crimes and more vlrtnous persons OH
the waiting list take their places
And thus it is, as it always should BE- v1laihy
Is flung into the street and rectitude is rewarded.
IT is n grand scheme and American reforriers
should hasten, as of course they Will to adopt IT,
Still. there may be reasons involved other than
those of ethics and real property. A poker game
in Germany at present is inconcelvafhe without
ttabalized "chips." Such stahalZatlon, even lor
n night. is an insult to the financial genius, so
long and happily displayed, of the German au-
thorities. And "bluffing' and being called are
virtually a government monopoly.
, 1923-09-10
Man Found Dead

Observation-Disclosures Kinzie,
aged about 60 years, who did porter
work around the hotel at Kirby.
was found dead in a cabin Just out.
side the limits OF that town where
he had lived alone.
Deceased was last seen on Sunday
and as he had not showed up by
Wednesday a search was made and
the man was found dead In his cab.
in. Coroner Knight was called and
made an investigation. From the
condition of the body Kinzie must
have died Sunday evening. The
body. partially dressed, was found
in a sitting posture on the cot and
leaning back against the wall, as II
he had been preparing to retire
when death overlook him. As there
was no suspicion of foul play and
death was evidently from natural
causes. II was not thought neces.
sary to hold an inquest.
From papers found in tho posses.
sion of deceased. 1t seems that he
had formerly been IN comfortable
circumstances. It is known that
he was formerly married and has
several children but their where.
abouts have not been learned.
The body was brought to town
, 1923-09-10
CromweH's Bones
May Find Resting
Place In Abbey

LONDON. Sept. 1o.-United Press
The simple matter of laying n
water main in n London suburb will
disturb the bones OF Oliver Crom-
well. destroyer of kings.
Oliver once rested in the haIlowed
precincts of Westminster Abbey.
Charles II had not long returned
to the throne of his executed father
when he decided to make of poor
Oliver an example. Oliver, along
with his chief lieutenants. Ireton
and Bradshaw, was turned out of
his honorable bier in the Abbey.
For n night the bodies rested in
a public bar not far from the Abbey.
At daybreak the three corpses were
carried to the fearsome Never
Green, site OF Tyburn Tree, where
were the public gsilows. The spot
is now marked by n small imbedded
cross near the Marble Arch corner
OF Hyde Park.
On the day. many years ago. when
Oliver and his aids were paraded to
, 1923-09-10
Making Artificial Ice

THERMoPoLIs-The Thermopo-
lis Ice & Cold Storage company
opened for business today. This
plant for the manufacture of artifi-
cial leo is located near the light
plant and has Just been completed.
1t embraces the most modern and
complete equipment to be had and
will turn out five ton of ice daily.
While It is located near the electric
liz hit and power plant it is an entire
ly separate institution. In order to
insure a perfectly sanitary product
.hc ice is all made from water con-
densed from steam.
Messrs. Morgan & Humphreys will
oe distributors. taking the entire
output of the plant and handling the
ice on their own account. The pub
lie will deal directly with them and
delivery service will be started at
once.