Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-26
THE REFEREE
(By Albert Apple)

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Einstein Ia marked for assassina-
ton on the death list Of the secret
society that is plotting to restore the
monarchy in Germany. So claims
Professor Herzen, the Belgian.
BY bringing man closer to an un-
derstanding Of the fourth dimension
Einstein is easily n of the three
greatest living scientists. And worth
more to humanity than all the NOS
archs OF Europe ever had combined.
Assassins unfortunately do not
realize that, whether they are mon
archists or anarchists, their pistols
and bombs are futile. Their griev
ance lie against a system, not indi-
viduals. Assassination merely trans
fers authority and activity to other
individuals: The system goes IN as
before. Three American presidents
have been assasinated by madmen,
but their Jobs quickly were filled.
The presidency itself is bullet-proof.
Broadcasting church services by
radio will tend to disintegra.e
church organizations, warns Rev.
DR.. e. J. Van Etten OF Pittsburgh.
only the fittest preachers will sur
vive, and struggling churches will,
more Or less, go to the wall"
His fear is not altogether ground
less, but after the novelty has worn
off the truly religious will respond
to the human instinct to congregate
together when worshipping, In addi-
ton, the radio will carry religion to
millions who otherwise never would
attend church." Any slump that
the radio may cause the church will
be only temporary.
A sneeze throws disease germs
nearly IL feet, and the germs hoat
in the air several seconds before fall
ing. SO estimates a French scien-
tist. The person who endangers
others by sneezing or expectorating,
except into a handkerchief is what
our roughnecks call "a punk citi-
ZEN" Usually it's done though.
lessly. This 10 a friendly reminder.
Surely none of US desire to make
others Ill Intentionally.
Interesting
The American magazine now has
more than 100000 circulation. 1t
is rapidly overtaking the leader,
Saturday Evening Post. A few
years ago, before Editor siddall
took charge of the American, its
circulation was only a few hundred
thousand. Its rapid and terrnen-
dous growth is success in the high
est degree.
The American "tells folks how to
be successful but that isn't the
main reason for it's growth, since
other magazines have tried the
same and not gotten much OF any
where. The Americans ucces is
due to it's being interesting, as with
all successful magazines and news
b past and present. Make
your personality interesting, that's
Of first importance in getting ahead.
There never was a leader that
wasn't highly interesting, mag
netic.
Italy has 100000 unemployed.
Great Britain has about twice as
Even Germany has thous-
ands Of idle, supported by the gov
eminent.
In contrast, the United States has
labor shortage. The steel industry
~,pects March to be a record month
Pretty good place to live is your
ccmment-and ours
Heinie
Germany reports that in b
whole of 1922 it exported 1870 mil
lion gold marks worth of goods.
And it bought and imported from
other countries $500 million gold
worth. Leaving Germany in
the hole the equivalent of about
500 million American dollars. An
interesting problem is how Ger
many, at this rate, can pay lndem-
nifty by her foreign trade. The hg-
ures, Of course, may be juggled by
Berlin for political reasons. II so,
a. lot of our tax-dodging corpora
tons would like the address or
Berlin's bookkeepers.