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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
Sudden CHANCES

Two commercial travellers, one from
London and one from New York, were
discussing the weather in their res
pective countries.
The Englishman said that English
weather had one great faults sud
den changes.
"a person may take a walk one
day." he said, "attired in light sum.
mer suit, and still feel quite warm.
Next day he needs an overcoat."
That's nothing" said the American.
My two friends, Johnson and Jones,
were once having an argument. There
were eight or nine inches of snow on
the ground. The argument got heated
and Johnson picked up a SNOWFALL aud
threw it at Jones from a distance of
not more than five yards. During the
transit of that SNOWFALL, believe me
or not, as you like, the weather chang
ed and became hot and summerlike,
and Jones, instead of being hit with
a SNOWFALL, was-er- scalded with hot
water"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
CITIES DOUBLE
HEALTH BUDGET
Infant Welfare and School hy-
gIene Among Items Gaining
Attention, Says Report.

Baltimore.-Oities Of America are
placing increasing Importance on the
health Of the community. From 1910
to 1920 health department budgets
were enlarged to degree promising
marked benefits, 1t Is indicated in an
analysis by w. Thurber Fales of the
School Of Hygiene and Public Health,
Johns Hopkins university,
The average for As cities showed a
06 per cent increase in per capita ap-
prOpriations 1910 to 1926 and an ex-
pense for health departments Of 7O.4
eants In 1920. The greatest increase
was made by cities of 100000 to oOO,-
600 population. averaging 125 per cent.
Two itema-Infant welfare and
school hygtene-indicate an awakening
Of the nation to the importance Of CIV
ing every child better chance for
healthy development. The American
Child Health association, under the
presidency Of Herbert Hoover, has been
acting as a clearing house for child
health information to enable private
agencies to supplement and assist Off
edal activities.
Every City Spending More.
Every city, MIR. Fales finds, showed
an increase In its health department
budget Milwaukee, with 34S per cent
increase, headed the list, while Eliza
beth. N. J., showed but 26 per cent,
according to Mr. Fales' figures.
Health departments OF 81 cities sur
veyed by Mr.. Fales revealed per capita
expenditures for all purposes except
construction of or addition to build
lngs OF e7.4 cents. Health service
funds for activities dealing directly
VITA the protection Of public health
aside from the cost of hospitals for
averaged 51.6 cents per capita.
Bridgeport, Conn, Yonkers and
Flint. Mich, were at the top Of the
LIST In per capita expenditures solely for
health service with rates of 104.e
cents. $50 cents and 1872 cents.
In 72 cities child welfare and school
hygiene expenditures ranked next to
the more general costs of sanitary In
spectiOn, communicable disease con-
troll, food inspection and administra-
ton Even so, the amounts spent on
these services by health departments
were not great, that for school hygiene
being 80 cents per capita and for In
FAINT welfare 8.6 cents.
Figures 0hen for Forty Cities
Because school health supervision is
under control Of the board Of education
In many cities, Mr. Fales doubts that
these figures present a complete picture
Of this service. In 30 cities where
budgetary provision is made to cover
all school health supervision Mr.. Fales
found an average of 8.8 cents per
capita.
Figures Of the per capita expendl-
lures for the total health service for
the first 40 OF 81 cities, as found by
Mr.. Fales, are shown below.
These amounts do not include money
spent for contagious disease hospitals.
sanatoria, garbage or refuse disposal.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
Only Natural.

Bobby Teacher licked one OF the
kids to-day and the scholars all
laughed.
MAJ hope you didn't laugh.
Bobby--No, furnished the fun.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
Obviously.

Dolph Why do you want to make
rich match?
Kep-so won't have to scratch for
living.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
up to Date.

Parents my son very progress
sive do you think?
Teacher-Great Scott, yes! He's
the worst insurgent in the whole
school.-Pnck.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15
What Advertising does
for Telephone Service
FROM WINTRY BLASTS
TO SUNNY CLINICS

Every telephone
through the central offices
every day huge frafc dispatched with
speed and made possible only by the of
who the and those who furnish
than
would public in
loss of hundreds of hours each day n operating time,
increase in operating toce,
of
with (Which o handle HI samoan onto of traffic.
Telephone Service il the mos personal of public
operators be, theyne
well dc, without aid helped
every hand by telephone who know and do their
This advertising
Advertising purposes of rules,
1t explains andh to useth
change sched plan
of operation.
keeps in hwith
the service
understanding
telephone organization and $ vidualm ember
S thousand sofother
workers, ueofyo
increased, is is kept
NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
q
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15

'eWhy, this is great, tu4..~4~- -
Potter. 81 wonder if you like to eat as
much as | do? 1t would be such a
comfort to find somebody to keep me
in countenanee. l eat so much more
than any of the other girls that they
all get thru and leave me. Isn't it pa
1Aetic?"
She laughed low, thrilling laugh.
Hawkins subjugation was complete.
lie ordered corned beef and cabbage
in a trance of happiness.
4 Gecstah prison chaplain, recently
" oiatcd catered one Of the cells on
Als Iir ragnd Of inspection and thus
add esscd the prisoner who occupied
it.
telL ny man. do you know who ]
am?"
mo. nor | dinna carel" was the non
chalant rcrly
well I'm your chaplain"
"Oh, We are? Then l haze heard o.
We before."
"And what did you hear?" returned
the chaplain, his curiosity getting the
better of his dignity.
well, l heard that the last twa
kinks We were in We preached them
bath empty; but can say ye wilma
find it quite sac easy to do the same
VII this one"
If you happen to hear q woman
praising mans wisdom it's sure
sign that he is not her husband.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15

If you happen to hear woman
praising mans wisdom it's sure
sign that he is not her husband.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-15

When She Bought Peroxide.
S'She's a decided blonde"
"When did she decide it3''
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
BIG COTTON CROP
Biggest Part Of Valley Staple AIread,
Ginned.

San Benito, Tex. Aug. 1f-The big
gest half of the 1928 cotton crop Is
now in the bale and from this time on
until the last bale is brought in there
will be a gradual slowing down of the
gins. =
According to the best figures OBJ.
tainable n safe estimate as to the to-
tai number Of bales ginned in the Sar
Benito district by 6 o'clock Saturda :
night is G500 bales. Up to Friday
morning the three gins of this city had
baled 1910. Rio HShdo 572. Olmitc
400 and Santa Maria $50. thus max.
ing a total of 6332. At the rate cot.
ton is being brought to the gins there
will be no doubt as to the number
reaching $500 or better. The most op-
tomistic cotton men say the valley
will produce more bales this season
than last, while the pessimists say not
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
The Romance of,
Small Business
By EDWARD MOTT WOOLEY
Copyright. 1923 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

however, and l did not know just what
to do-try u small bank or big one.
Finally l decided to cal on Chieago's
largest bank.
Il met the credit man, laid my
cards on the table, ard told ray story.
After his investigation / received u
letter telling me to call. He extend
ed me a credit of $500 oil the very
statement on which the other band
had wanted 10 cut me down on $500.
Since starting with my present bank
| have owed it in excess of 100000.
l attribute my progress to my ability
TO take advantage of opportunities,
knowing j could get the money to
swing big deals.
1t is necessary for beginners to have
the name that will get them credit,
and to get with the right bank-one
that caters to their particular kind
of business. Credit is developed like
an infant. If given the proper atten-
ton and food, it will grow into a
strong, robust business"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
Del Rio TO Be Host to Several Hun
bred Postmasters.

Del Rio. Tex, Aug. 11.--An execu-
tive meeting of the Del Rio Chamber
of Commerce was held Wednesday
evening TO make arrangements for the
postmasters' convention, which viii
meet here August %, "a and 20. Much
interest was manifested at tie meet
ing, and a number Of committees
were appointed, Postmaster b. ]. Nc
Dowell, of Del Rio being made general
chairman.
Several hundred visitors are expected
here for the occasion, and the enter
tainment committee plans TO make
their stay pleasant. The entertain
ment features will include a chuck
wagon luncheon in Nc Sico, a recep-
ton at the San Felipe Country Clue.
an automobile excursion TO Devils
river, a oall, and BATH g parties.
Earl Sellers, Frank Dunn, Tom Miller,
W. y. Weathershee. ID John Doak
have been appointed TO arrange for
the chuck wagon luncheon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
WALTER J. HIRSCH Of Chicago.

Out in Butte. Mont, Walter j..
Hirsch was clerking in general store
at a salary of $50 week. That was
all right so far as it went. but he
had an overmastering aspiration 10
conquer a certain city of rather APP
palling Dimensions lying 10 the east
ward, and known by the curious name
Chicago.
In these romances We have had
many small town stories, but men
succeed in the big cities, too, il they
have the fighting spirit and the in
genuity of Walter J. Hirsch.
Il left Butte for Chicago deter
mined to get into business for my
self regardless of how small an en-
terprise it might be-" he says. "All
the money l could get was $500 loaned
me by my brother. In Chicago things
didn't look so rosy for a time; it was
hard to find any business l could get
for the capital i had"
This was around 1913. Mr.. Hirsch
must have hunted through all the
hooks and corners of the midwest me-
tropolis for some promising business
waiting to be bought for $500 and fed
up. No doubt there we're plenty OF
hungry little businesses that would
have nestled UP TO him for less ready
cash, but Anyhow you'd never guess
what sort CT enterprise he did find at
last--something he could own and run
himself I quote his own words:
81 finally ran across potato chip
factory which looked 10 me a step
ping-stone to bigger things. With the
thought in mind of adding other lines
in order TO make my business larger,
| began the manufacture Of peanut
butter. buying from q fire insurance
company the remains of a small pea
nut butter factory.
Like the proverb, large oaks from
acorns grow my present plant is the
outcome
In other words, from an original
factory containing less than 100
square feet, with the entrance through
an alley in the rear, the business has
grown to a five-story fireproof build
ing almost 30 times as big. employing
CO people, and known as the Walter
J. Hrsch Company, makers of Rare
BIT" peanut butter. The annual busl-
ness is $4,000.
Mr.. Hirsch considers his banking
experience an important factor in his
success.
81 began by borrowing $3.50. and
after two years increased my credit
TO $780,. he says. zone day on en-
tering the bank l ran into the cashier
who stopped me and asked sarcastic
ally il l thought the bank was my
partner. / replied that it was to the
advantage Of every business man to
helm his customers grow: H. ought to
be TO the advantage OF this bank to
help me, too. He did not think that
way.
IT could see that bank ~ that
kind was no place for me- adds Mr..
Hirsch. "My account was very small,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
New Teachers Announced.

San Marcos, Aug. 1.-THE faculty
of the Southwest Texas State Teach
ers' College will include the follow
ing new members on its list: II. NJ.
Greene and Grady st. Clair, depart
ment Of history: Misses jennie Nc
Crery and Katie Boyce, department
of home economics; Miss Hope III.
Wilder, kindergarten; Dora &. Net
terville, English; Jsmes c. Sheffield
and II. G.. Stands. physical training
for men; Robert A. Tampke, history
and English. sub-college: Mrs. X. Z.
Harrison. Spanish, sub-eollege: Miss
Minnie knispel, supervisor second
grade. training school; ]. Z. Bach
man. principal, Westover rural school I;
Miss Willie Caver. home economics.
science. sub-eollege; Ernest Shepperh.
industrial arts, sub-collese: l.. H.
Kidd registrar, Adele Mitchell. az
sistant librarian. The college VIII
open for registration for the fan tern
on September 30.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
FRANK SHAY, OF NEW YORK.

ly have small-town backgrounds. To
be sure, in a large city one runs the
risk of existing only as one corpuscle
in the crasis of the whole; while in q
small town he has q chance of becom-
ing Il multitude Of molecules. Down
on Christopher Street in Lower New
York, however, Frank Shay has TO-
cused the eyes of many biblio-mani-
&C on his little book shop.
Mr.. Shay gives his earlier history
in the following graphic paragraph
Born in East Orange, n. j., in
1883: educated in the schools OF
Brooklyn, until at IA l was thrown
out for being too rough"
In 1905 he began his heterogeneous
career by dispensing books via mail
order.
But ] found other lines tsuch as
window-cleaning, night-watching, ct
cetero) more profitable he says. In
1911 he worked as cStaloguer for a
book auction house. You see the book
octopus had him; however far he
might wander in his escapes, eventual
IL he returned TO its irresistible
clutches.
By 1912 he was managing a plS
book shop, but he tired OF book mon
gering and decided to try homestead
ing out west. For some reason lie
changed his mind and turned railroad
worker and lumberjack :or awhile.
Making a failure Of both jobs, he de-
cided that after AL New York was his
destined nook: and back he hied him
self and helped found the Washing.
ton Square Book Sh,l IN the heart OF
old Greenwich village.
Then wanderlust, prompted by I'M
paired health, compelled Frank Shay
to seek outdoor work again. aud TINS
time he turned to the sea. But before
long the thrill OF sailorlng waned ana
the wanderer returned to the welcom-
ing embrace OF the washington square
Book Shop.
Next General Crowder invited him
to be one Of the first five per cent OF
the draft. and he accepted with alacrl-
ty. In 1919 he was released, and soon
opened his present shop-the first I'M
der his own name.
Il started with S4OO. which L Dor
rowed," he relates. My stock was
more radical than otherwise. My first
order for Main Street was Tor one
copy: within three months 1 passed
the thousand mark. The one big dit
ficulty in the early days was getting
people into my shop. The idea OF
guaranteeing books did the trick, ana
soon i had difficulty IN caring LOT my
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
CHARLES II. HORNER. Of GIou
cester City. n. j.

The postwar rehabilitation left
many a soldier jobless. There were
some men, however. who took theiI
destiny in both hands and plunged
into the ocean of Independent enter.
prise. Several of these Small Ro'
mances concern erstwhile> doughboy,
who thus guided the threads of the
Three Sisters.
These boys had acquired the big
ger mental swing while in Franct
Old vacations looked trivial after the
mighty currents that had swirled
around them in the world conflagra'
ton: and now back in America again
life took on new possibilities, and
they felt the impetus of courage
hitherto unknown.
When Charles III. Horner OF
Gloucester City, n. j., received his
discharge from the army he began to
sean the armament for some occupa.
tional planet with not too many
satellites. He observed that there
was no transportation to Brooklyn,
one of the government-built villages
in southwestern Jersey-here was his
lucky star.
With an embarrassment of riches
amounting to five hundred dollars
and n Queen Elizabeth gas buggy,
he started a "bus" line between Cam
den and Brooklawn-a distance of five
miles-in October of 1919. Camden
as you know, is just across the Della
ware River from Philadelphia.
Naturally the business flourished
the first year $1,000 wore out the
strings of his money bag. Horner
was obliged to add another car, and
still more, until today he has four
buses operating between Gloucester
City, Brooklawn and the Camden
ferry plaza, and keeps a fifth in re-
serve.
In September Of 1921 Horner &C,
quired a half-interest in a line op'
Grating two uses between Clayton
\. j., and the Pennsylvania railroad
You see the bus monad had bitter
him hard. Later he bought out his
partners interest, and now he op
crates eight buses.
But that wasn't all. The Infection
which for n time amounted only tO
autoitis developed into garagecitis. He
started a garage in Gloucester City,
with the idea ultimately of operating
a service station exclusively for buses,
Now he-owns bus service station
in that city, perhaps the first of its
kind in the east.
Horner's buses are all heated. He
charges a seven-cent fare. and sells
eight tickets for fifty cents. The
drivers are all of the best type, ex-
perts in their line.
my principal business getter is
advertising n dependable, scheduled
bus service, and maintaining it," he
says. Il play up the fact that buses
ran when the storms Of this year
tied up the trolleys. Besides, if one
bus is delayed another comes along
and picks IN the passengers; with
trolleys the whole line is blocked"
Horner knows his buses are good
ones because he superintends their
manufacture in his own body works
not much chance of quitting one
over on this wide-awake Jerseyite.
He is also president of the Camden
County Bus Association, controlling
100 buses. Apparently they know
go-getter down there when they
see one.
Sure; he has had to buy several
money bags since the first one burst
three years ago. His present cash
receptacle is required to accommodate
100000 yearly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Cameron Sheriff to
Wage Relentless War
On All Law Violators

San Benito. Tex, Aug 1f.-If
every county in Texas had a sher-
iff of the caliber Of the sheriff of
this (Cameron) county. there
would be few law violators and
those who did violate the law
would be punished. In the Browns.
vile Herald. Colonel Robertson.
the sheriff. has letter that should
be read by every citizen of the
county and of the adjoining coun-
ties as well. in this letter he ex-
presses himself in his own way
and tells the people what to rx-
pect If they persist in doing those
things that the law Of their conn
try says they must not do. AMI
Solonel Robertson is by no means
four flusher' nor a grand stand
performer. he is a real. live sher-
iff and means to live up to his pre-
election promises.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
SAY FISH POISONED
Boyd Also Hears Reports OF Dynamit
ing In Marion County.

Austin, Tex, Aug. Nv. w
Boyd. state game. fish and oyster com.
missioner. said Saturday that county
officials of Marion county are inves-
tigating reports of alleged dynamit.
ing and poisoning of fish in stream
and lakes in that county.
This Investigation will follow a per-
sonal investigation of the reports made
recently by Boyd. A grand jury in.
vestigation or a court of inquiry will
probably be held to investigate the
charges.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
239 CITIES REPORT
BUILDING IN JULY
TO BE INCREASING
Month Totals $685..
COZ for IA Per Cent
Gain Over July 1922.

Building is active throughout the
country according 20 reports made by
239 leading cities on building permits
issued during July. The reports show
ed gain of IA per cent over July
of last year and a loss of A com
pared with June of this year, it was
announced by well known loan and
mortgage firm.
Permits for the 800 cities aggregat-
ed ,$233, S16,602 compared with S204,-
291 ,504 in July of last year, and
S244,GS7 ,007 for June of 1923.
The eastern states gained pa per
cent over July, the central states
gained 1.15, the Pacific coast states
gained 400 but there was loss of
z per cent in the southern states.
Valuation of construction in July
permits in the principal cities and the
gains over July, 1922. are:
City 1928 Gain.
New York. sol COS, S32 S17.GOl ,5O1
Chicago go. $685. $50 negligible
Los Angeles. 15,QS3,273 100000
Cleveland =. S,457,O40 x3.000,O00
Milwaukee =. 3.S41, $50 $4,000
(x) Indicates loss.
Cleveland showing a loss of about
$3,000,000 compared with July, 1922,
showed gain OF $4,400,000 over
June. 1923.
Cities comparing favorably with
June this year and July last year show
permits aggregating:
Atlanta. s1.913,0S0; Dallas, ST.
161 ,603: Kansas City, Mo-. S1,S07,-
$50; Minneapolis. S3.ST3, $50; New
Orleans. S1.425, 200; San Francisco,
S3,237,115. and st. Louis, S2,906, 4G3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Trades Day Success

Runge, Tex. Aug. 1.-THE Trades
Day put on by the Runge chamber OF
commerce proved to be big success
Large crowds of people from the sur
rounding territory were present to see
the large displays of various things
Prizes were given to a large number
Of exhibitors. About $50 in prizes was
given away by the chamber of com
merce. Cotton picking is now in full
swing and there is quite large de.
mand for cotton pickers. Pickers arc
being secured from Houston and vari.
Gus other places.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
con.iier Tax Matters.

Uyalde, Tex. Aug. ii.-Ibe board
Of equalization for the UYalde inde-
pendent school district was IN SESSION
last week az the ,ounty tax col
lector's office. They will be IN sss-
sion for some da5s and proper nouss
will be made 70 property owner. %
changes made in their valuations; -ae
board Is composed Of =. u SsSie'
w. J. Pilgreen and b. Y. sharp.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
BUY CRUDE OIL
Hida'go County TO Use Miranda Crude
In Irrigation Plant.

The Hidaleo County Water I'm
provement District No. . at Pharr,
has purchased 10000 barrels of Mir
ando crude oil TO be used in the covn-
ty irrigation plant, according to the
Primrose Petroleum Company who
made the contract.
This oil will be shipped at the rate
of five cars daily and will be put in
storage by the purchaser for use dur
ing the coming irrigation season. ac-
cording TO Raymond Brin, district
manager of the Primrose Petroleum
COMPANY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Returns From Visit.

Yoalium. Tex, Aug. lid. Z.
Cain. proprietor of the D. B. Cain
Grocery company of this city. to-
gether with Mrs. Cain and son, Earl
Cain, has returned from an extended
visit to Mississippi, Tennessee and
other points.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Is License Tax.

Austin, Tex, AUG. Il.-Ihe staIe
motor vehicle fee will be held n
license tax and not an occupation
tax. and accordingly not subject to
placing one-fourth of its proceeds in
the state school fund. in TN opinion
which win be furnished State Treas
urer Terrell By ,de attorney generals
department early next week, state
officials said Saturday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
NEW YORK BONDS

New York. Aug. 1l.-Following is an
official list of bonds traded In on the
New York stock exchange today with
prices up to and Including the close OF
the market. Total sales today were So
0l2000 against holiday yesterday. $3.-
9SS, 600 week ago s5,0l7. 900 n year ago
and sS.457.600 two years ago.
From January l to date 50. 06S SIG. 900
against s2645, S92. 900 a year ago and
sl.s25. $780, 900 two years ago.