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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
MUNICIPAL GARBAGE COLLECTION

Alderman Paten presents some very convincing figures IN his
defense of the removal of garbage by the city. Unless they can be
successfully refuted Mayor Wilson hasn't much ground for refus-
hg to sign the warrants to meet the payments that are due.
The municipal collection of garbage was started last summer
ss an experiment. When bids were opened for letting this work
out bv contract it was found that new bids were far in excess OF
the amount then being paid. The city felt that the new prices
Tere excessive. The fact that the city has now been collecting the
garbage itself for the past six months at a considerable saving
byer the old price, not to mention the saving over the new bids
that were submitted, is evidence that the plan is a success.
At the same time, the fact must not be overlooked that the
service rendered the public has been greater under the municipal
collection than when done by contract. Before the city took charge
it was impossible to have anything removed from the curb but
ashes, paper and garbage. Today, with the city doing the work,
any kind of rubbish that is placed at the curb is carted away. Thus
we have every week a cleanup week as property holders do not
have to let the rubbish pile up in their yards and cellars until the
annual cleanup week comes around.
1t is also significant that the Board of Health has been more
active in looking after the garbage collection since it has been
under the jurisdiction of the street department. The city wagons
are not permitted to load as the wagons under private contract
Loaded so that a great many more trips have been necessary. This
is good work on the part of the Board of Health, but it shows
that the collection by the city has been much more strict and there
fore more expensive. Still a decided saving is shown.
1t is to be regretted if politics is to be allowed to creep into
this matter. Instead of trying to dscredit the present ATTEMPT to
save money for the city there ought to be the heartiest co-operation
and encouragement 1t looks as if Alderman Patten has made good
in this experiment and because he is a Democrat and because the
democrats are In control of the council is no reason why Republi-
cans should try to make the new move a failure. We are all work
ang Tor the advancement of the city regardless of politics and fl il
ScaH be shown that the city can collect its own garbage at a consid-
cradle saving of money it ought to be done.
Unless it can be shown that the figures from the comntroller,s
office as presented by Alderman Patten are misleading and wrong
tne aldermen would be justified in proceeding With the purchase of
up-to-date equipment for the removal of garbage thereby doinc
away Win N necessity OF hiring teams and wagons any longer.
Anotner wise step would be to require a separation of the material
to be removed, at least keeping the ashes, garbage and naner sen-
arate. Ihs would not be a hardship and once the taxpayers were
convinced that it meant a further saving of money for +bor +bor
would fall in with the idea readily enough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
AUGUSTUS s. A

In the death of Augustus S. Crane, publisher of the ETvoha4h
Journal, New Jersey journalism has lost one of its most dis+in-
gulshed members, Mr.. Crane was a typical newspaperman
through ms energy, skill and enthusiasm he built up a newspaper
mat IS recognized as one of the most prosperous and influential
publications in New Jersey. His ideals of what a newspaper shouId
zoe were OF the highest and he was constantly endeavoring to mt
9 lnro practice. That he succeeded in a large measure is evil
Gent from the confidence that the public has in the Journal.
A lifelong resident of Elizabeth, Mr.. Crane was one of the
most active workers in advancing the interests of that municipal.
ay. His newspaper was always found back of every cause that
was Tor the general welfare. Conservative in temperament, he
never hesitated to fight when he felt the cause was just, and when
hhe Journal took sides it always turned out that is was on the
Right side.
Being publisher of such an important newspaper Mr.. Crane
influence extended far beyond the city of Elizabeth and Union
fUunty- he was a statewide figure and his counsel was always
sought and listened to with the greatest respect. The state of New
Jersey, and the city of Elizabeth in particular, has lost a valued
end respected citizen. The loss to the press of the state is beyond
estimation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

York with it's forty-three repre-
sentatives would not have any more
voice in the choice of a president by
The House than one of the five states
that are 20 small IN population that
they have only a single representa-
tive each. That Il something for
constitutions. t'nkerers to ponder
ever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

@. What do the authorizations
as o.v., c., and d.? A. L. M.
A. The a~bbreviation q.v. stands
for the Latin phrase quod vide,
meaning (which see". It notifies the
reader that an article will be found
concerning the word it follows, in
the alphabetical place it should occu-
by. C. stands for circa meaning
"about". 1t Is used to explain the
fact that the exact date Of a happen
ing is not known, that It was, FOR
example about 1900, C. 1900. D. is
the abbreviation for died" It is
generally employed when the date of
death but not of birth is known.
@. What is the significance Of the
pencil shaped object that hangs on
the French Fourragere cord? Have
the colors OF the cord and the word
Fourragere any particular meaning?
r. B.
A. The pencils of the French
Fourragere do not have any partic-
ular significance. For two decora-
tions the Fourragere comprises the
colors of the Croix de Guerre. which
are green and red. For four decora-
| lions 1t has the colors of the Medal
lie Militaire. which r yellow and
green. For six decorations the col
| ors of the Legion of Honour, scarlet
and gold, are used. The word Four
| ragere is French, literally meaning a
lettering rope.
@. What kind of a candle was a
watch? D. G..
A. Years ago some candles were
marked into sections, which would
burn certain lengths Of time. These
were called watches.
@. What are the homes of the Els
KINDS made of? A. L. G..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
MIR. WARS

The resignation of Walter H War; as general secretary of
be 7. M. G. A. will be received throughout the city with a great
deal of regret. 1t is gratifying, however, to know that Mr.. War;
Is not to leave this vicinity, but is to go into business in Wood
bridge where he recently established his home.
The N. G. A. in this city has become one of the most pros.
porous in the state under the direction of MI. War;. With his
cd business judgment, his great executive ability, pleasing per-
sonality and fine Christian character, he has won for himself the
esteem and respect of all.
The influence that Mr.. War;, as Y. m. c. A. executive, has
welded over the boys of this vicinity is inesimable. Parents have
cen glad to have their sons brought in contact with him. His
\ anny disposition, encouraging word and inspiring example of
" sacrifice and devotion have helped many a lad over the thorny
H4es and fred his ambition to do greater things.
{QThe Y. M. C. A. loses a valuable man with the resignation of
4. WAR;. His place will be hard to ell. The fact that he is to
X emains here, however, will still make it possible for the associa-
4ion. for which he has done so much, to continue to profit by his
wise counsel and advice. The Y. M. G. A. is the more firmly fixed as
IA indispensable institution in this community as a result of Mr..
Warr,s associations with il.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-With
the advent of the new year mas
come the open seaso for presidential
aspirants. Along with that there
has opened the period of greatest
activity for the political prognostica-
tors who are always prepared to tell
US what may happen in the great
q~uadrennial sweepstakes, but who
rarely hit upon what does happen.
They are already busy figuring out
possibilities" and If they are as
much as so per cent correct In their
speculations the country is o to
witness one of the most interesting
contests for the presidency in it's his
tory.
The possibilities, of course, begin
with candidates-men who may or
| may not, will or will not, should or
should not, seek the Job now held
! down by Warren G. Harding. Next
the country is asked to consider what
| may happen in event of the appear
ance of a new political party of suf-
| fcient strength to be a formidable
factor in the election.
After that, logically, ONE con
s~Ideration of possible e~yentualities in
| case no candidate should have a ma
Jority in the next electoral college
anu Liz CIlO4C0 VI lAG A4CAb PISSA
dent should be thrown into the
House of Representatives.
That is a thing that has happened,
and therefore : may happen again
Tut its occurrence in 1924 is con
tingent upon the development of a
third party that could poll a sufh-
cent number of votes to give it such
| strength. in the electoral college that
none of the presidential candidates
could receive a majority of the bal
| lots. Granted that possibility the
prognosticators can run wild, for al
most anything might happen.
When the choice of a president is
| thrown into the lower branch oil
congress as the result of a stalemate
in the electoral college, each state
has one vote which shall be deter
| mined by a majority of the repre-
sentatIves of that stare present and
voting. A quorum Tor the election
of q president in this manner con-
sists of "a member or members iron
two-thirds of the states, and a ma
| lcrity of all the states shall be
necessary to a choice"
Thus, thirty-two Of the forty
| eight states must be represented II
the House when such an eventfu
day comes, and in order that there
may be an election, one of the can
didates must receive the vote OF
twenty-five states. Only three can
didates may be considered by the
House-the three receiving the
highest number of votes in the cleo
toral college.
Newly lec ed Members May Decide
Now If all these complications de-
velop 1t will devolve upon the rep
resentatives elected last Novembel
to undertake the great responsible!
CT president-making, They will no
be indicted into Office until Marcel
4. next, and they will comprise thu
House that will be sitting In Feb
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

A. Their dwellings are OF TWO
kinds. In summer they live In tents,
or tupiks, made of sealskin. In win
ter they live in igloos. Some are
built of stone, chinked and covered
with moss and banked with snow.
Some are made of wood, and some
are made of blocks Of hard-packcd
snow.
@. Was the yard originally the
length of a Kings arm? e. A.
A. 1t is said that the yard was
originally defined by royal decree as
the length of the arm of King Henry
I. The British yard is now the dis
lance at 81 degrees F. between two
lines on a bronze bar kept at the
Standards ONCE, Westminster, Lon
don.
@. What is the difference between
an ocean wave and an ocean swell?
A. The words are given as ynon-
yms, but in practical use a distinc-
ton is made. Swell IL the name
given to ocean waves not produced
by wind in the locality in which they
are met. They are, however, set In
motion by storms occurring at a dis
lance.
@. Has South America higher
mountain peaks than North Ameri-
A. Mt. Mckinley. 20. SOC feet high,
is the highest mountain in North
America; Mt. Aconcagua-Chili-Ar
gentina, 23,080 feet. is the highest
mountain in South America.
@. Why is it said that the progress
of civilization Is proportional to the
quantity of sulphuric acid used? L.
S. H.
A. The Geological Survey says
that the reason that the progress
Of civilization Is proportional to the
quantity of sulphuric acid Is that
sulphuric acid is a key chemical and
Is an important substance used to a
large extent in the manufacture Of
those products which r made in
increasing quantities as civilization
progresses. It Is used in the manu-
facture of artificial fertilizers, expio-
sives, paper, soap, glass, paints pow
derNin the preparation of chemicals,
bleaching, and the m~etallurgy of
metals, in purifying mineral oils, in
dyeing calico printing, tanning. and
refining of gold and for other pur-
poses
There's profit ana satisfaction for scores
of people in the Classified Ad Section or
tcday's paper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

There's proft and satisfaction for scores
Of people in the Classified Ad Section OF
tcday's paper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

Among the wild movements OF
foot are the 1929 dances.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

Hunters say smokeless powder q
stronger, so are smokeless cigars
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
leaps VIII Knock Out
Your Cold In A Day

They get right down to the root of
the trouble, knock out the conges-
ton and bring relief in an almost
unbelievably short time.
N odope, no quinine, no unplea-
SAINT after effects. Just a happy
combination of the old time reme-
dies your family doctor used to pre-
scribe, put up ina prescription form
that you will like.
Get a package today from your
druggist and read the money back
guarantee.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
Questions Answers

Any reader can get thu answer to
n question by writing The Perth
Bureau, Frederick J.. Haskin, Dtrec-
tor, Washington, D. G. This offer ap-
plies strictly to information. The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal.
Bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medicinal and financial troubles. It
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address md en-
close two cents in stamps for .sturn
postage. All eplies ae sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

Talking in your sleep isn't as ba
as sleeping in your talk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10

Generally speaking, too many peo'
pie are generally speaking.
A great many men sorry they live
here ought to be glad they live any
where.
The nice thing about being a man
is you don't have to kiss somebody
that needs a shave.
1t isn't what a man stands for as
much as what he helps with.
Very few people worry when a
| kicker kicks the bucket.
Yo uhear about people laughing
at their own expense, but 1t Is hard
to do If you are broke.
Talking in your sleep isn't as bad
as sleeping in your talk.
The man who said honesty was
the best policy never tried telling
an ugly girl how she looked.
Absence of street cars doesn't
make the heart grow any fonder.
iOtOs l. 1S - NV
being worm quite as much this win
ter.
A bird in the bush is worth two
in the hand. II vol have no hunt
ing license.
How our enemies succeed the
devil alone can tell.
Perhaps the big onion crop last
summer explains why there are not
more marriages this winter.
kids glad they are back to school.
Christmas cigars are made by the
thief who was given enough rope.
Jazz music will not stop until
boiler-making pays better.
AFTER Christmas what?" asks a
trade journal. Ask dad he knows"
Doing nothing is hard to stop.
1t is easy to go to sleep when 1t
Is time to get up.
OLly LIlluS WOI6C tIAdu DVilS pOLAl
cred Is being ignored.
Germany is so hungry she could
eat restaurant hash.
"Check Booze Output"-headlins
Too many checks on the booze cut
put are cashed at the bank.
A plumbers pipe dream is a
| dream Of a broken pipe.
Hunters say smokeless powder 81
stronger, so are smokeless cigars
Among the wild movements or
foot are the 1928 dances.
York with it's forty-three repre-
sentatives would not have any :no-'
voice in the choice of q president b,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-02
''Newlywedding" Must Continue, Else
Grist of Divorce Courts Will Slacken.

wise photographer puts his
prettiest wedding pictures in the
street show case, and wedding
rings are the jewelers. choicest
showing just now.
Speaking Of wedding pictures,
/ notice the fashionable phOtOg-
raphers don't show pictures with
the groom. You have to sidestep
into the little streets to see the
happy couples together. In some
Of them the groom sits and the
bride leans upon him, or clutches
him with q firm grip as much as
to say:
AN EIGHT.YEAR WAIT.
I've got you nOW-just try to
make q getaway"
In one picture / noticed i'm one
Of these little places the groom
had tucked the end Of the brides
veil over his arm.
IL made him look like q good
waiter on duty at first glance,
and who knows perhaps he was
They may have had one Of those
eight-year engagements.
But, as / was saying, at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-02

fashionable photographers where
one picture costs fifty dollars,
notice the brides are taken alone.
Maybe it's like rates at expensive
hotels, where q room costs eight
dollars for one and twelve for
two and the bride doesn't think
the groom is worth the extra
charge Of the picture. Or maybe
the fashionable bride figures that
IL the marriage don't last her
next husband won't mind having
the picture Of her as bride
hanging in the parlor, as their
new friends will think he was the
groom at the time it was taken.
But for the sake of distant friends
and relatives the groom OugE1ta
be IN the picture, to, at some dis
lance perhaps, so that in case of
future fuses and final separta-
ton he can be neatly eliminated
and the picture reframed as IL
he had never existed on the
plate!
Cruel calculations, I'll admit.
but at least it will make him feel
more important at the time than
being ignored entirely or half
hidden behind flower girls and
tall bridesmaids.
IL is customary for the bride
to throw her bouquet as she
leaves the church, and they say
it's a cinch that the girl who
catches it will be the next to be
married.
That's all a lOtta bunk. You
gotta be as good at catching a
beau as a bouquet or you'll spend
the rest of your life being a
bridesmaid and bouquet catcher.
Better to miss the brides
bouquet and make q hit with the
best man while he's in a mar
rying mood!
Some girls marry for love and
some marry for leisure, but what
ever you do. don't marry for
spite.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-02
BY FAY KING.
Well, here it Is June again!


June, the month OF weddings!
The very air is filled with the
Whit Of orange blossoms, and
the church bells are jaxzing out
the joyous news that another
pair are stepping down the aisle
to promise that love and cherish
stuff until death or divorce do
them part!
Is isn't right, Of course, but It's
so these days. You can't think
of marriage without mentioning
divorce, and it's no wonder some
brides start celebrating their we'd
ding anniversaries by the month
instead of by the year, but, thank
goodness there are .sti1 happily
married sweethearts looking for
ward to their golden wedding an
nfversaFy together!
WINDOWS DRAW FEM.
The florists OutdO each other
displaying bridal bouquets, and
women are crushing pet cOrnS
crowding up to windows to have
a look at wedding finery! The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-02

A jury in criminal court No. 2
Justice Bailey presiding yesterday
found Louis Cook, colored. to be OF
unsound mind. Cook was indicted
recently on a charge of assault with
intent to kill, October 10, 1921 Nor
ris Ross. Attorney James A. OShea
appeared for Cook.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-02
''W|SED"
To TURKISH
PLOT
Shrine Festival Pictures to
Fool MosIems on U. S. Aims,
Mystery Man Claims.

A low, rakish-loolzing individual
with a Goldberg beard. and smoked
glasses flat.wheeled to the city
editors today, dropped thumb
marked communication, dashed into
a telephone booth always mistaken
by loco visitors for the exit door,
backed out, went into high and
vanished toward the elevators.
Here is what the city editor read:
us the Washington Times
aware that the great Shriners'
festival will be carefully photo
graphed and all it's main features
made use of by the representatives
Of the Turkish government now in
this country? The pictures and de-
scriptions will be sent to Anatoiia
there to be used to impress on the
Turkish people that there is a won
derful tide Of enthusiasm for
Turkey in the United States and
that Mohammedanisnf has now such
a grip there that in Washing ton,
the capital, a great festival to Allah
and the prophet was held for days.
There will be plenty OF occutar
proof that this is so and when the
President will be shown wearing
the fez the climax Of conviction VIII
be reached and the Turks will be
easily persuaded that America en-.
dorses her policy Of Armenian ex-
tinction and desires the re1nstate-
ment of the Turkish power"
No, we weren't aware; not by a
jugful. Neither are the Shriners.
Neither are the Turks.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-02

East Third street. who has been con-
fined to her home for several days
with grip, has developed pneumonia
and Is seriously I'll.
Betty. the four-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Milhelme,
OF %. The Strand, Is confined 20 her
bed with grip. Howard Dodd who
has been 81 with grip Is improving
Mrs. Cramer Herrick. OF the Bald
ton, IL IN az her home with grip.
Mrs. John Brldewater. OF sixth and
Delaware streets. Is confined 20 her
bed with grip.
Edith, the young daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. W. r. Harrington. OF Rear
station. Is confined to her bed with
grip.
Charles Belvine. OF Delaware
street. who but recently recovered
from a serious illness and resumed
his work as a motorman on the New
Osstle Trolley line. suffered re-
lapse yesterday. He Is confined 10
his bed and is IN serious condi-
ton
Mrs. Frank deli. Janvier. chair
man OF tho Current Event Glass
Friday afternoons for February, will
read before the class AZ $50 this
afternoon. Mrs Andrew Ehason and
Mrs. Horace L. Deakyne, members
Of the committee viii serve tea.