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, 1923-01-18
Dr.: Raymond Barber reports tina.

DR.. Raymond Barber reports that
successful operations have been re-
Gently performed on Mrs. Edwin
Rogers OF Rock River. Paul Kirk
patrick. an employee Of the Produc-
ers & Refiners. and c. w. Woodus.
All three patients are being cared for
at the Memorial Hospital.
The Ladies' OF the Calvin Circle
of the Presbyterian church will hold
a social afternoon at the home Of the
Rev. Hood, 100 East Buffalo, on
Thursday next, January IS, at $3.50
p. m. Refreshments will be served
and a collection will be taken.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Baldwin were
Rawlins visitors one day the latter
part of last week from Saratoga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rick, who
have been spending the past two
weeks in Rawlins. as the house
guests of Mrs. Kicks parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. 8. Anderson, left on
After a visit in Los Angeles
and San Francisco, they will sail
early in February for their home at
Pekin, China.
r. A. Logan was a visitor in
Cheyenne a day or SO the latter part
of last week.
II. D. Blydenburgh spent Thurs
day last in the city from Saratoga on
matters OF business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Rasmussen re-
turned home the latter part of last
week, where they spent several days,
while Mr.. Rasmussen attended the
meeting of the State Board of EN-
balmers.
Gus Fleischli returned on Wednes-
day morning from Denver. where he
spent a day or SO the first of the
week on business. He was ac-
companied home by MI. and Mrs. Ed
Parfet OF Loveland. Colo, who
spent Wednesday here and attended
the Rotary banquet and dance as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fleischli.
, 1923-01-18
MISS HARPER MARRIED

The following item. clipped from
a San Diego paper of recent date will
be Of interest to the many Rawlins
friends of the bride, who was form
erly Miss Goldie Harper Of this
city, eldest daughter Of A. A. Har-
per. old time residents:
A hospital romance eliminated in
marriage Wednesday evening when
Guy Allen Parker and Lena Goldie
HARPER were married by the Rev. W.
E. Crabtree. at the home Of Mrs.
Lora MacGregor. 4473 Louisiana
avenue They attended by Leo
Parker. brother Of the bridegroom,
and Miss Wiona Ward. Mr.. Parker
Is a county traffic officer, and in an
accident a few months ago was in
iured. necessitating removal to the
hospital. His bride was his nurse.
, 1923-01-18
ELKs no GIVE CONCERT

On Thursday evening next, Janu-
airy 25th. local Elks will entertain
friends At q Halloween Con-
cert and dance to be held at the home
OF the B. p. o. E. on Fourth and
Buffalo streets.
The concert will be given by the
Halloween Concert Company. a high
class musical organization we'll
known here. The concert will begin
at s o'clock and will last for an
hour and a half. A social dance
will follow the musicale. -
, 1923-01-18
A Dzs

Tho Republican neglected last
week to report the death Of Frank
Haragan. . we'll known citisen OF
Rawlins.
Frank Haragan resided in this
city for q number of years and had .
large number of friends who are
mourning his sad demise. He had
been in poor health for some time
and had been taken to the Murphy
Hospital at Denver, where he passed
away. He is survived by his wife,
mother. two brothers and q sister.
The burial took place at the Grown
Hill cemetery In Denver.
, 1923-01-18
FRED W. WENG DIES

Fred w. Weng. for several years
express agent in this city, died at
the home of his parents at Kirk
land. Wash, on Monday last. He
was 26 years of age at the time Of
his death.
The death of Fred Weng was sad
news to his many friends here. He
was a valued member of the Rawlins
Lodge of the B. P. o. E.. and had
many acquaintance in this section
of the state.
, 1923-01-18
CARD OF

The members of the family Of
Frank Haragan wish to thank the
members of the Rawlins Fire De-
partment for their beautiful floral
offerings and also other friends for
their flowers and kindness during
our sorrow.
MRS. FRANK HARAGAN,
MRS. ELLA HARAGAN,
MR.. AND MRS. JACK HARAGAN.
, 1923-01-18
n

Tho Rocky Mountain Gas Company
reports the following average tom
p%eratures for the past week:
, 1923-01-18
ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY

st. Joseph's Altar and Rosary So
ciety will meet in the new rectory
next Monday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
All members r requested to be
present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
BIDDING ON THE TRUNK SEWER

AS much as its desired to get started on the new trunk sew
er west of the Central railroad tracks so that the railroad com
pany can begin WORK on the elimination of the grade crossing,
the Board of Aldermen is fully justified in rejecting the single bid
that was submitted at its last meeting for this work. There seems
to be something rather unusual about this bidding. The first time
the bids were advertised for there were no bids whatever. The
second advertising brings one bid at what seems to be an ex-
ccssive figure.
Granted that a contractor is up against many unusual prob
lens these days, it would seem as if there should be more activity
in the bidding for a job like this than is apparent. That the con-
tractors are interested, is evident from the fact that several at
tended the meeting of the aldermen where the bids were to be
opened. 1t looks as if there was a desire to have someone set a
figure. This figure being put in by only one contractor could be
Exceptionally high, the bidder well knowing that it would be re-
jeeted and that he would have another opportunity to bid in com
petition with others. But by his single bid he succeeds in setting
an excessively high figure IS a standard for others to go by.
Having startled the aldermen with a bid of 100000, it is now
safe to put in any figure under that amount, especially if two or
three contractors bid, feeling reasonably sure that the contract
will be awarded to the lowest bidder, no matter how much above
the actual cost of the work it may be, so long as it is fairly well
under 100000. We do not believe the contractors are in a com
bination for the purpose of running up the price of this work on
the city; there is too much competition among them for that. II
Il j rather peculiar situation, however, and knowing that the work
of the city, and that some scheme was on foot to make the tax
payers pay a whole lot more for the construction of this sewer
than the job is really worth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
MONEY FOR EVERYTHING BUT PARKS

Money for everything but parks. That is the thought that
comes to US as we read about the seven hundred thousand dollar
bid for the trunk sewer, the fight over the contract for new fire
hose, and the plan to build a filtration plant. When all these
things come up they seem to be taken care of in one way or an
other. The city is financially able to resurface a great many Of
its streets, build a new school, remodel its fire alarm system and
do all these other things, but when it comes to giving the people
something worth while in the way of parks and recreation there
are no funds.
There is nothing that Perth Amboy needs more than parks.
Cities half the size of Perth Amboy in other parts of the country
pride themselves on their park system. They have a place where
their people can 60 to get rest and enjoyment during the hot sum-
mer months. Parks are a great asset to any city. Central park
in New York, the purchase of which was severely criticized by
many at the time, is an asset which alone equals the entire debt OF
the greater city.
Perth Amboy has a wonderful opportunity to establish a park
well worth while along the river front where bathing would be a
decided feature. The city already owns a greater part of the
lande needed. The purchase of the gas works property has been
hanging fire for a long time. The excuse always has been that
the city has not the money to buy the tract. Yet there seems to
be ample funds to do practically everything else. Isn't it about
time to stop the blufing and do something really worth while for
the people in the matter of parks?
The proposed park along the river front would not only be a
great benefit to the people and a wonderful asset to the city, but it
would be an advertisement the value of which cannot be estimated.
What a showing such a park along the river would make from the
passing trains, carrying their thousands of passengers between New
York and the coast resorts. 1t would change outside opinion of
Perth Amboy, and, God knows, we need to do something to change
that popular opinion. To have a beautiful park with recreation
ground and bathing beaches stretched out along the river front,
would at once stamp Perth Amboy as a desirable place to live in.
Manufacturers seeing such advantages which mean SO much to
the workers in industries, would feel that Perth Amboy was a
good place in which to locate.
With a municipal election coming on, one would think that
some candidate would seize upon this issue in his appeal to the peo-l
pie. But it would have to be something more than mere campaign
promises; it would require earnest effort after he is elected. He
ought to talk parks day in and day out until something is accom-
pished. Such a man would become a lasting benefactor to his
city and his name would forever be remembered by a grateful
people.
Perth Amboy needs a great many things and there will al
ways be ways for spending the peoples money. The way to get
parks is to go after them. It is time to insist that the city officials
give this matter consideration over everything else.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
YOUR MEMORY

An exceptionally keen memory is often a sign of ill health,
claims the medical editor of the London Times. A new idea
this, that there is apt to be something physically at fault
with the person who remembers too much of the past, especial
ly the unpleasant. &
Strong and healthy people seem able to forget the unpleas-
ant things of life-dismiss them from their minds as we dis
card old rubbish not worth any further thought.
The unhealthy, particularly the brooding Inconsistencies,
garden their troubles. They keep disappointing memories in
mind-nurse and coax them along. Like the person who EN-
joys poor health"
The art of forgetting, within reasonable bounds, is as de-
sirable an accomplishment as the development of keen mem
DRY. All Of US have rough bumps and heartaches in life. Ii
we weren't able to forget them, existence would be dismal
drab.
Memory has to do with the past. The man with keen mem
DRY is often anchored back yonder. Quite the reverse of the
man with the ability to forget he has rung down the final
curtain on the past: is living in the present and for the future.
Europe's chief trouble is its inability to forget the preu-
dices, injustice and hatreds of the past.
Forgetting is not an accident, it's an effort Of the will
power, claims the London medical editor. The stronger our
will power, the easier for us to blot the past from our conscious
minds.
The jovial healthy person with the art of forgetting has q
great advantage. He may not be able entirely to ignore the
unpleasantries of life as they come along, but he at least
doesn't meet them with a m~agnifying glass.
A good memory is most valuable when accompanied by
a good forgettory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

O. Did Frank H. Hitchcock have
charge of the Taft campaign in
|190S?-E. c. d.
A. In the contest for the presi-
Dental nomination the original Taft
headquarters were in Columbus,
with Arthur I. Vorys, of Ohio in
charge. Later Frank II. Hitchcock
opened eastern headquarters in
Washington, and after the National
IConvention he was made chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee.
@. Where were the most lives lost
during the Civil WAR;. j.
A. There were more dead in the
Civil War within a radius of twelve
miles of Fredericksburg, Virginia,
than anywhere else.
O. Are fowls the only animals
that have gizzards "A. NJ. p.
A. Various fishes, reptiles,
crustaceans, insects and other inver-
tebrates also have gizzards.
@. When was the play Secret
Service" produced?-A. K. K.
A. Secret Service" was first
staged in 1895.
@. What is the meaning of gin"
in cotton-gin Pc. *. j.
A. AS used in machinery, gin is
an abbreviation of engine. =
@. What British flag was flown
on the Mayflower ?-W. r.
A. Flags of the World" says that
the union flag at that time was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
YOUR HEALTH
BY DIR. CLIFFORD C. ROBINSON
Your Breath

lOur DEChtH
Offensive breath is not dangerous,
but it's extremely unpleasant and
not very sociable. 1t can be prevent
ed and cured.
The causes are all well known.
The nose, mouh and digestive tract
are the offenders. A good pleasing
mouth wash used regularly and a
gargIe for the throat will afford de-
quate prevention in most cases.
The teeth are frequently the cause
of bad breath. Remove all food ma
terlals from your teeth by careful
brushing and use of dental floss.
Infection of the nasal sinuses, the
nose and throat cause bad breath.
Certain types of catarrhal trouble
are offensive. y
Careful treatment is necessary, il
you have allowed "dry" or chronic
catarrh to affect you. Consult your
physician without further delay. Pus-
infected tonsils also cause bad
breath. Have them removed on your
physicians advice.
Diseases of the digestive organs
cause bad breath. If you have a
coated tongue in the morning, your
breath is offensive. The cause may
be the result of a diet which does not
demand complete mastication and
lyou overeat. Reverse peristalsis may
occur. This is a Backward c%ontrac-
tile movement from the stomach or
duodenum which will deposit the
yellow coat from the bile on the
back of the tongue.
Don't bolt your food or wash it
down with tea or coffee. Don't soak
your food to avoid chewing. You
will rob your stomach of the neces-
sary saliva, which is the first di-
gestive aid. If gastric fermentation
or constipation troubles you, bad
breath will result.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
FARMERS TOUR in CARAVANS
AS STATE ORANGES ACT
Guarded BY state Police

out in advance AMI arrangements
were made sor The successive camp
sites.
Guarded BY State Police
The State of Michigan this veal
sent along a couple of motorcycle
police to assist the in every
possible way, protect it on the high
ways and insure order in the ranks.
The procession of over a hundred
automobiles moved across the coun-
try in excellent orier and the camps
were laid out with expert attention
given to considerations of I'VE
fence, sanitation and accessibility.
How far this movement will go il
is impossible to predict. 1t seems en-
tirely likely that tile oranges Will
organize their members SO hal avery
year will see from various
States making trips Across the coun-
try, learning what other sections are
doing and knitting the whole fariIl-
Ing community into a closer body.
The National Grange was organic
ed in 1856 by o. II. Kelly. Mr.. Kelly
was an official of the Department of
Agriculture who was Sent out TO re-
port on agricultural conditions in
the South and to recommend meas
Ires for then Improvement. He
found farm conditions bad and the
farmers hopelessly disorganized. In
1867 he with six others organized
the National Grange of Patrons of
~Eusbandry as the best meana OF
getting community action by the
farmers and showing them how CO.
operative effort would improve their
situation. The move was eminently
successful n in a short while the
grange movement had spread to
every state. Both men and ome
were admitted from the start and
IN n sense the National Grange
may be regarded as the first national
organization which granted womon
Suffrage for it permitted women to
join in it's deliberations and to hold
grange offices.
There are four degrees in each
state grange and two in the national
body. By 1874, 10, 900 oranges had
been organized in the various states
and In 1875 the membership was
l,bOO,O0O. Immediately the farm
ers began to realize benefits from
the organization. At the tims the
movement started, the Department
or Agriculture was not a full fedced
department, hut merely a bureau
under the Department Of the IN
lterfor. The efforts of the National
Grange resulted IN getting this bu-
reau raised to Cabinet rank with a
Cabinet memner at its head.
FREIGHT rates We're a problem in
those days ust as they ave now and
che of the att'cns a ributed Iargely.
10 the grange vas tn. inv creating
the interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
1i6
ENlftl@
W0KLd
BY A. H.
(NEA Service Writer)

SAN FRANCISCO-By their hats
do you know them in San Francisco
and the bay region these days.
And by the same token It's easy
to spot visitors from the east. Be-
cause, upon first sight, they urn and
stare at the peculiar" hats.
Oakland started it when it got the
Idea for a yearly Mardi Gras on the
shores of Lake Merritt.
The idea was conceived of form
Ing an organization known as the
"Dons of Peralta," named after the
Spanish soldier who once held a
royal grant for the territory where
the east bay cities now stand.
But instead of the usual button,
or pin, 1t was decided that all dons
should wear a hat modelled upon the
lines Of the old Spanish ~grandees
and respondent with red and yellow
ribbon. And now such hats are
thicker than ants at a picnic.
Then San Francisco, never to be
outdone, decided that hats had to
be the official regalia for welcoming
the pony express riders from st. Joe.
The old beaver" game has taken
a new lease on life, except the cry of
beaver" is replaced by the Hey,
sombrero! Score one!"
Modern scientific achievements
were the main exhibits in two recent
divorce cases here.
The first one happened when a
woman introduced testimony that
her husband, ostensibly at the office,
vas out j%oy-riding instead. 81
couldn't be mistaken" she Said, "be-
cause while his Office was only a half
dozen squares away, his speedometer
would show an increase of 60 to so
miles some evenings.
But she was eclipsed by the
woman who complained that her
husband vas completely ~engrossed
away from her and parlor felicity.
1--WE hardly speak a word a day."
she said.
Hmm" pondered his honor. do
you suspect there's an affinity?
81 should say So" thu plaintiff re-
Piled. TITS that radio set he's got
down in the basement"
Speaking of the march of progress
here's one that will bring grief to all
former lovers of Young Wild West,
Deadwood Dick, ETC., of boyhood
days.
In the old days when there was
a bad'un to break in, 1t was an event
beloved of the cowman, and il the
rider grabbed leather" or was
thrown, all he got was loud outlaws
and razzing.
But recently a sixty-one-year-old
cowboy on the Adobe ranch of Ma
dera was thrown by a bronze and he
got $~1,265.40 from the State Indus
trial Accident Commission!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12

probably displayed from the mast
head 1t was a blue flag on which
the red cross of St. George and the
white cross of st. Andrew had been
united in honor of the union of Scot
land and England in 1903, when
James " of Scotland assembled the
throne of England as James I. The
Mayflower also displayed st.
Georges cross-a red cross on a
white field-at the foremost, and the
red ensign-a red flag with a st.
Georges cross in the upper corner
next to the staff.
Q. Wa George Washington ever
in England Wv. G. II.
A. Washington was never outside
the confines of this country except
when he accompanied to the West
Indies his half brother Lawrence.
from whom, later, he. was to inherit
Mount Vernon.
@. Does the United States own
any territory in Africa ?-D. ".
A. 1t does not own any territory
in Africa, but maintains a friendly
interest in Liberia. a republic found
ed by Negroes from the United
States.
Q. What are the four English
words ending in ''cion PHI. l.. L.
A. They are: Suspicion, coercion,
epinicion, and internecion.
Q. What is the composition of
platinum and what will melt It? =
A. S. G.
A. The Geological Survey says
that platinum is not composed OF
anything else; it is an element, and
can only be melted in an o~xyhydro-
gen or o~xyacetylene flame or in an
electric arc.
@. What is the total invested
capital of steam railroads Pc. w.
McN.
A. 1t is estimated that on Decem-
Der 20, 1920 the sum of $20,122,000,-
900 represents the total invested cap
ital of steam railroads, par value.s
Q. What percentage of French
inhabitants have returned that were
driven from their homes as a re-
suit of the war?--T. N. NJ.
A. Robert Mason gays that out
of 100000 so affected 96 per cent
have returned.
@. Do human beings ever suffer
from CHAMBERS 10. ON.
A. Acute CHAMBERS may be COM
municated to man by the postular
matter coming in contact with any
part where the skin is broken, and
not a few deaths have happened
through this cause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
Probate WILCOX VIII

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 12-
BY the will of Mary Wilcox, of
Menlo Park, who died April 26, and
filed at the surrogate's Office here
today. her entire estare is left to q
daughter, Rebecca A. Sullivan, and
a son William, because they have
looked after her in her late years.
The other three children Daniel v.
of Trenton. John L. " Newark and
Margaret Schroeder OF Jersey City,
are cut off with requests of 81 each.
The will was drawn January 20,
1928. and witnessed by Anna Ged-
ney. F. d, PENS and Il. NJ. PENS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, Direc.
tor. Washington. d. c.. This offer
apples strictly to information. The
bureau will not attempt to answer
medicinal and financial troubles. It
soes not attempt to settle domestic
trousles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name Ind address ana en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
TO RECEIVE BIDS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sent. 12-
The Board of Freeholders at their
meeting tomorrow afternoon will
receive bids for furnishing a SO. 600
gallon water tank at the county
workhouse. Bids viii also be re-
ceived for the supply of 500 ions of
coal for the workhouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
H EOLDTOWN
treet by Street-Know Your citv
Robbins Street

Robbins street extends from Wal
trous lane to Second avenue. and ia
iald out on the property of John
The street was surveyed
IN May 1920, by Mason & Smith.
thoroughfare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
YOUR WATCH

Serves You ID Hours a Day. All Year
But it requires cleaning and al
little oil. Bring 1t to us for this i'm
portant work.
RELIABLE JEWELRY SHOP
1904 Smith st. Tel. Ss5-W
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12

Texas ballplayer was pinched for
flirting. Tried to make a hit. He
will be out soon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
sport 'KercnIers

When handkerchiefs are worn
round the neck with sports cos
tunes they are generally accom-
panied by one of the same pattern
in a similar size knotted round the
crown of the hat.