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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

which now was frozen solid. In the
binding snow-wrack he never even
saw 1t, and stepping on air, he
hurtled down the bank and rolled in
a confused heap in the deep snow at
the bottom. For full minute he lay
there, out of the wind and biting
SNOWFALL, feeling like a man who
has stumbled out of bitter cold to a
soft couch in a warm room. His
post dominated his wavering facul-
ties, and he staggered to his feet.
"Helen!" he muttered. "Helen-"
He faced the bank of the stream
on the other side from that which
had caused his downfall. Then he
paused. There was something
twenty seconds passed before he re-
membered. His rifle! 1t was some
where in the snow, he must find it,
for he might yet have need of 1t.
He CROPPED about and presently re-
covered it; then after considering
for a moment, instead of ascending
to the level, he began to walk down
stream, sheltered by the high banks
The banks of the stream lowered
and opened suddenly. The whitening
force of the blast struck him, the
snow buffeted him and for a mo-
ment he stood held in his tracks,
then the wind momentarily slack
ened and dimly through the driving
snow he caught sight of something
that loomed shadowlike before him.
1t was the bluff that he was seeking
ana as he moved towards it, the
wiad broken grew less boisterous
though a steady stream of fine hard
snow swept down upon him from
its height. The snow blanketed
everything and he could see moth
ing; then he heard a dog yelp and
stumbled forward in the direction of
the sound. A minute later, in the
shelter of SONS high rocks he saw
a campfire, beside which a team of
dogs in harness huddled in the snow,
anchored there by the sled turned on
its side, and by the fire a man
crouched and stared into the snow
wrack. AS he visioned them Stane
slipped the rifle from the hollow OF
his ann, and staggered forward like
a drunken man.
The man by the fire becoming
feet. In a twinkling his rifle was at
his shoulder and through the wild
| canorous note OF the wind, Stane
caught his hail. "Hands up! You
murdereri"
Something in the voice struck
reminiscently on his ears and this,
as he recognized instantly. was not
, the hail of a man who had just com
| mitted terrible crime. He dropped
his rifle and put up his hands. The
man changed his rifle swiftly for a
pistol and began to advance. Two
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Public Opinion
AN APPEAL
EDITOR EVEN

, EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
May I, through the pages of your
publication, reach the hearts of
those who have the true Christmas
spirit, and who are eager to pass
on little of their good cheer and
happiness to others.
So often l hear people say 81
love the cold weather." as they
cheerily face bitter winter breezes;
and again, | hear them counting the
days to the one when they cry to
their friends, Merry Christmas!"
My heart grows heavy as the mer-
curry drops, for 1 know the misery
and suffering it brings to many
see the shadows gathering thicl1ly
around the hearths where stockings
can not be hung for Santa Claus,
and where no CHEEKY blaze burns in
comfort and home gladness.
Will you help me to make Christ
mas comfort and cheer possible for
thousands of prisoners families,
who, otherwise, would find it a sad
and helpless day? I want to send
warm clothing for shiverlng little
bodies. shoes for FROST bitten feet,
toys to bring laughter to quivering
lips, and food for hungry little
mouths.
l think can promise that we will
make every dollar go very far.
All donations of money, clothing
or toys. should be addressed to Mrs.
Ballington Booth, The Volunteers of
America, "a West 2Sth street, New
York City.
Every donation will be officially
receipted.
Believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
MRS. BALLINGTON BOOTH,
New York City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
TIME TO CLEAN UP


We begin to understand why Chief
Tonnesen wants $1,000 to hire out
side help to clean up the city. The
scandal that has developed in the
police department here involving
two members of the police force
who are accused of having COM
PEELED a bootlegger to pay them
large sum of money, will tend to
bring the matter to head. 1t may
be that the chief feels that he cannot
trust his own men to do the cleaning
up. If any of them are accepting
graft from bootleggers it stands to
reason that they are not going to
arrest them.
That there are honest policemen
there is no doubt. The conduct of
few, however, reflects on the whole
department. 1t is very evident that
nine-tenths of the bootlegging now
going on could be stopped IL the
police of all the cities really made
an honest effort to stop it, A police
man cannot stay very long on one
beat without knowing pretty much
what is going on, and while he may
not have the actual proof, his sus-
picions would warrant carrying the
matter to the authorities who could
set the evidence. When private
citizens see the lawless business go
ing on all about them, it is ridieu-
lous to assume that the police, whose
business it is to look for just such
thing, are ignorant.
The general rer ort is that regu-
lar fee is paid by the bootleggers In
carting their booze through the
towns and cities on their route.
There is no proof, as far as we know,
to substantiate this report, but 1t
persists and is said to come from
lDOOLlH68eIS lHCiAiSNlNI9s AAS ~ NNSfN
is, evidence of this kind is not very
reliable. 1t is one thing to be moral
ly certain of what is going on. and
quite another thing to be able TO
prove it to the satisfaction of a
judge and jury.
Judging from the extensiveness of
the bootlegging business, however,
it is evident that there is something
crooked somewhere. and 1t is not
surprising that a conscientious
police chief who really wants to do
his duty, asks for outside help-men
who are known neither to the boot
lleggers nor to the regular police-tc
handle the situation.
Perth Amboy has gained much
unfavorable criticism in the past be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
THE TRAFFIC SIGNS
EDITOR EVENING NEWS.

GDlIOR EVENING NEWS:
VIII you please put this letter in
your editorial columns, in reference
to the traffic Icoths.
The idea of giving the traffic men
booths, is very good, but is inetii-
cient in one material respect, and
that is las to the go" and stop"
sign. AS the signs on the booths
now are, both the Go" and stop"
are colored improperly. The GO"
is black on a white background and
ground. In gloomy weather these
ground. In glomy weather these
are rather hard to see.
What should be done, is paint the
GO" green with white lettering and
the stop red with black lettering,
making it easily visible in all wealth
er. Or if not that, then the present
tin GO" and stop" sign, but the
glass sign the way suggested is bet
ter because 1t can be used with good
advantage at night. 1t will avoid a
lot of dispute.
Citizen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
PERTH ANBoY EVENING NEWS MONDAY DECEMBER 10 1923

agency to exercise government su-
pervision Of the coal Industry. Close
ly allied with this subject Is the gem
eral question of methods of adjust
Ing controversies between capital
and labor.
When congress tackles the solu-
tion of the transportation problem
much will be heard about govern
ment ownership and the Interstate
Commerce Commissions valuation
Of railroad properties. Many amend
ments to the Act of 1920 will be
proposed. including one to abolish
the Railroad Labor Board and an
other to enforce the much discussed
consolidation of the railroads into
few great systems.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
As 1t Appears
One Case at the
tuberculosis Clinic

A family living in a small indus
trial town was brought to the tuber-
culosis clinic by the local health
officer. The mother was found to
have moderately advanced tIbercu-
losis and also the boy, The father
had venerable disease in COM
municable stage and was also found
to be a mental case. Arrangements
were made for him to be committed
to a state institution and the mother
and boy were sent to Bonnie Burn
sanatorium. The three younger chill
dren were found to be undernourish-
ed and sent to the preventorium. The
Older girl who was apparently
healthy and good pupil in school
secured home in the town with a
family and could go to school and
assist in some light household work.
The tuberculosis league also made
arrangements for the baby to be
boarded with family nearby until
the mother returned. The mother
improved rapidly at the institution
and returned to the town where she
was visited by the nurse, re-exam-
ined at the cNnic and put on proba-
ton for two months to see whether
'tiS HouIu NC awe ~ support tie
children in the preventorium and
herself. The overseer of the poor
supplied groceries for the family
when the children returned from the
preventorium until the mother was
able to keep the family together. The
children all had their dental defects
attended to at the preventorium. The
baby is still being cared for in the
home of the. family who arranged to
take care of the child and will prob
ably be adopted by them. The father
died in the institution and arrange
ments are being made to secure a
Widows pension.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
port it Fundamentally.

! puEl II NHOl6htdIteuiys
Il am unreservedly in favor OF
lower taxes all along the line" the
senator says. 'If surtaxes were
lowered capital would be brought
into new fields. notably housing.
where it would reduce rents. Hence
favor reduction in surtaxes, but
especially do I favor reducing the
load carried by the multitude of
workers paid modest salaries"
There is sound sense in this argu-
ment. The senator is equally sound
in his position on the bonus. There
is nothing too good for the wounded
and disabled men, he declares, and
he would vote every dollar In the
treasury for their relief. "They
come first" says the senator. II
am not in favor of a bonus for
able bodied ex-service men," the
senator goes on to say. "The perma-
nent advantage of lower taxes to
them and their friends will far more
than offset the temporary advantage
secured by a bonus, cash or other
wise"
This is apparent to everyone who
thinks the matter through. 1t Is a
foregone conclusion that the vast
majority Of the ex-servlce men
would choose cash rather than
any other form in which the bonus
might be paid. While there is no
doubt a great many of these men
could use the four or five hun
dred dollars that they might receive
to good advantage. for many others
II would be Just that much to blew
in" For the man who would use
ne money to good advantage a re-
duction in taxes would be as advan- |
tageous as the bonus for he is doubt
less already employed and probably |
has a family, and reduction in
taxes would help business, reduce |
costs and add to the general pros
perity of the country, which. after
II, means more to the thrifty man
than any temporary advantage he
might receive from the government.
AS President Coolidge so we'll said
N his message regarding the re-
luctlon of taxes: High taxes reach
everywhere and burden everybody,
rhey bear most heavily upon the
Door. They diminish industry and
commerce. They make agriculture
They increase the rate
If transportation. They are charge
IN every necessity of life" All of
his is true, and everybody knows
hat it is true. Any senator or con-
-ressman who shuts his eyes to the
to be attained from
of taxes is false to his
rust.
1t is gratifying to find Senator Ed |
wards at the very outset of his term |
rising above politics and taking a |
statesmanlike view of a great public |
question. He places himself beside
Senator Glass, Senator Walsh, Sem
,tor Underwood, Senator Bruce and
,ther leading Democrats in the up
per house of congress. 1t shows
and a determination
% nut the welfare of the whole |
country first. The senator has made |
N excellent beginning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Farmed Same Patch
Since the Year 772

France offered a medal to every
family able to prove that it had
farmed the same land generation
after generation continuously for
three centuries or more. So far, 750
families have come forward and
claimed medals. The La Fargue
family has been farming the same
patch of ground since the year 772.
Amazing, especially to our wander
lust nation. Americans are a gypsy
race. Our national spirit is much
more developed than our community
spirit.
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yards away he stopped.

SIdHe! Dy-.
Then Stane recognized him. 1t
was Dandy Anderton, the mounted
policeman, and in the relief of the
moment he laughed suddenly.
"You, Dandy?"
Eyes! What in heavens name is
the meaning off it all? Did you see
anything? Hear the firing? There
are two dead men out there in the
snow" He ierked his head towards
the lake. "And there was a dog
team, but lost it in the storm. Do
you know anything about it, Stane?
| hope that you had no hand in thir
killing 2"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
SENATOR EDWARDS RIGHT

For once the Evening News finds
itself in accord with Edward l. Ed
wards. former governor and now
United States senator. The senator
has declared himself in favor Of
TAX reduction as proposed by secre-
tarv Of the Treasury Mellon and IT.,
after studying the plan, he is con-
WINGED that the plan will do all
that is claimed for It he will sup
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Tedious Jobs
As Most Wearing

Carrie l.. Hurley has been sewing
seams in government mail sacks for
twenty-six years in Washington, ID.
c. She sews a seam four feet long
then does the same task again, so
on, seven hours a day, six days a
week, year after year. Some one
figures she has stitched four million
mail bag seams. Similar monotony
will be the fate of nearly all Ameri-
cans il our industrial civilization
continues to it's logical conclusion.
We are we'll on the road to the day
when each persons work win be an
endless repetition of single move
ment-like the auto assembler who
tightens certain bolt on machine
after machine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Common Honesty
Worlds Greatest Need

New Haven policemen nearly had
heart failure when Jacob Abraham,
banana peddler, walked in with a
$40 bill which customer had given
him by mistake, and asked the police
to help him find the owner. How
many of our big problems, little
ones also, would disappear II all of
us were as honest as Jacob Abra-
ham? What this country needs,
more than anything else, is common
honesty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Real Sign of
Prosperity Here

A New York newspaper prints this
item on its financial page; THE first
shipment of the new crop of Florida
strawberries, eighty quarts. arrived
in New York yesterday and sold
promptly at $3.50 a quart" The
farmer who raised those strawber-
ries probably would have a stroke IL
he heard about the price paid by the
consumers. When $3.50 a quart can
be paid for berries, there certainly
is prosperity in this country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Home HaSards
BY j. III. TRUETT
Director National Safety Council

The majority of fires which occur
in the United States every year are in
dwellings and a large proportion CT
these fires are from strictly PREV
ventable causes. Most of these areE
due to poor housekeeping and the
careless handling of fire and inflam-
mable materials.
Accumulation of rubbish in and
around the house provides an ideal
place for fires to start. Fires seldom
start in clean places.
Never keep ashes in wooden re-
ceptacles, nor pile them against
or in the basement. Do not burn
quantities of paper, excelsior, shaw
ings and other rubbish in fireplace
or in the firebox of stove or fur
mace. The ashes clog the flues and
the long flames may start SCOT fires.
Burn such materials in the ashbox
beneath the fiebox; it does no harm
there.
Oily rags may ignite spontaneous
ly. If they are not burned after
use, keep them in a metal container,
preferably out of doors.
Beware of any stove polish which
contains benzine or other inflamma-
BILE liquid.
Never bring kerosene can near
stove which has fire in 1t and
never pour kerosene into a stove,
even il you think the fire is out.
Many persons have been burned to
death trying that experiment.
DO not fill kerosene lamps or
stove tanks quite full. Leave a
little space. The same precaution
applies also to gasoline stoves. Do
not fill the tank while the stove is
lighted. Where gasoline is used, al
ways fill~it by daylight and have
the room we'll ventilated.
Do not go away and leave a fire
in the stove or furnace with the
drafts turned on. 1t may become
oYerheated and start a fire.
The fireman is q fine fellow per-
sonally, but no one wants him to
call on business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

cause of the bootlegglng business. 1t
would be big thing for the city If
there could be a genuine cleanup
here, giving the city some notoriety
of a more favorable sort.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

mittedly, but any deterioration that
is taking place is attacking both
sexes equally. Women average a
$3.50 say. They always have and
always will.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Says Men Are
Slipping Badly

Women rapidly are becoming the
dominant sex and man will be a
timid, shrinking creature of the fire.
side and boudoir. Joke-writers be-
gan telling us this, long ago. Now
they're backed by the German scien-
lists. Matthias and Mathilde Vaerting.
whose book on the subject has been
translated for publication in English,
We disagree. Men are slipping ad-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
ToDAy,s nIRIE TuoucuT

TODAY'S BIBLE THOUGHT
GLADNESs AND SINGING:-
Serve the Lord with gladness: come
before his presence with singing
Psalm 1902.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Pert Paragraphs

Big windstorm did lot of damage
us, congress Is in session.
Better a dark horse before a
nomination than a white elephant
later.
There's Ford, but he isn't dark
horse. Henrys scare horses.
Here's exciting radio news. Dish
pans are being used for antennae.
Now more girls will see them.
Sometimes our radio sounds as If
dishpans were being broadcast.
A man captured in Mckenzie,
Tenn, had $1,000, but was not on
his way to buy a ton of coal.
Imagine the surprise in Cincinnati
when an explosion turned out to be
a bomb instead Of a still.
A million dollars may be spent
fighting New Jersey mosquitoes,
which is less than a penny each.
New York man ate fifty-three hot
dogs. This is dangerous. He will be
barking and chasing cats next.
Terrible news from London. Doc
tor has a. serum to make men tire
less. These serums make US tired.
What II your boss hears about
the new serum to make men tire
less?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

New York man ate fifty-three hot
dogs. This is dangerous. He will be
barking and chasing cats next.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Presidential aspirants are worrN.
ing over a dark horse appearingA
and giving them the horse laugh.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Terrible news from London. Doc
tor has a serum to make men tire
less. These serums make US tired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
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iat'en.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

A million dollars may be spent
fighting New Jersey mosquitoes,
which is less than a penny each.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

What II your boss hears about
the new serum to make nen tire-
less?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Experts say Eyes, We Have No
Bananas" is made of old tunes.
Well, now they are old twice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Imagine the surprise in Cincinnati
when an explosion turned out to be
a bomb instead Of still.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Ine evening News Is always glad to re-
Eelve communications from its readers but
letters Intended for publication must be
reasonable In length and must be signed
pY the name and address of the writer. tf
requested the name will not be published
pEless personallt es are INDUCED In.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Perth AMB0Y EVENING NEWS
eo'ssned caits except Sunday at Je~a-sea
street corner CT Madison Avenue.
Perth Amboy. N. j.. BY the
FHhfH AMBOY EVENING NEWS co.
Telephone 400 -40t-40z
LOGAN cLEV1NGBR. Editor
y r OLMSTEAD. General Manager
oubs7rlptiln Price ty mail postage AMI
Msr tax. ! month. 65 cents; l year $3.50.
:, entered at Post Office at Perth Amboy.
". j.. as second class matter.
Branch Oftices-New York, f. r. North
Up. SO5 Fifth Avenue: Chicago. Suite 1il9
Association Buil6ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

A man captured in Mckenzie.
Tenn, had $9100, but was not on
his way to buy a ton of coal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
CHAPTER XXI
ChIgnOk's Story

When Stane set his face to the
storm he knew there was a diff
cult task before him, and he found
anticipated.
Hs came to a sudden descent in
the trail that he was following. It
was made by a small stream that In
spring flooded down to the lake but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Here's exciting radio news. Dish
pans are being used for antennae
Now more girls will see them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

Sometimes our radio sounds as If
dishpans were being broadcast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

.aopr.,ae. @assNeA seRv,es.iAs:
Evening star., 1923-05-11
PRESIDENT CONFERS
ON ROAD SPEECHES
Plans to Make Several Addresses
in Course of Trip
to Pacific.

Recent conferences of President
Harding with political advisers of his
administration. including Postmaster
General Harry S. New. Senator Curtis
of Kansas, John T. Adams. chairman
of the republican national commit
tee, and Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt. are understood to have covered
the subject of the Presidents speeches
on his forthcoming trip across the
country on his way to Alaska.
The President will probably leave
here about June 20. He is consider
ing, 1t is said. making addresses at
ST. Louis, Kansas City. Mo-; some
point in Kansas. Denver, Salt Lake
City. Helena, and probably Boise. Ida
ho. as well as at Seattle. After his
soJourn in Alaska. which will cover
approximately three weeks, he may
speak in Portland San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
President Harding has recently
Evening star., 1923-05-11

made 1t known that he does not de-
sire his speechmaking to be regarded
as a campaign effort in the right of
Evening star., 1923-05-11

jects and the national questions Of
the hour, such as the railways and
agriculture.
Evening star., 1923-05-11

possible candidate for renomina-
ton. At that, however he is ex-
pected to talk upon economic sub
Evening star., 1923-09-25
sALE-sUBURBAN PROPERTY.

5-ROOM HOUSE; TWO LOTS. 700
4-room bungalow; gas, elec. ........... 5000
Elegant new 5-room bungalow. ....... $3.50
S-room house; large lot. ot............... $3.50
Broom modern bungalow. ....-..... 4TJ0
Phone Hyattsyille eSe-M-
l.. w, Randolph. Mt. Rainier X
Evening star., 1923-09-25
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

FIRST TRUST NOTES, $500 TO IS 600; PER
cent interest, per cent bonus. 737 18th.
GRAY. Main 1414.
MONEY no LOAN ON DISTRICT REAL Es-
tate secured By FIRST or second trust MAR
SHALL McKIBBIN, 21z W0od'd bldg. n. 3046.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR GOOD SECOND
trust notes on ID. c. property. See Mr.. WILL
LETT. 1909 III ST. nv. PaOne Main 1928.
md AND 3rd TR. LOANS EXPEDITIOUsLY
negotiated; large and small ANTS; per. attn.
Harry w. Kellams, T2S 18th st. NV. NJ. s33
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WOODBRIDGE D. c

New Groom house: hardwood floors; ami:
11a squares from cars. Can make terms
A 7-room house, u square from cars; hard
wood trim. Terms.
New Broom bungalow; sleeping porch open
fireplace. $500 cash.
A Groom house; hardwood floors: ne-piece
sink: ami. Price. $500; $50 per mo-, in
GLIDING all interest. Can arrange cash pay
ment.
Other new houses and bungalows at reason
able prices. Can make terms. Choice lots
M. 0. BULL,
North 6A1i-J 1000 II Ave- " n
Evening star., 1923-09-25
RENT--FARMS.

FARM HOME on POTOMAC-9 MILES FROM
District; desirable either for trucking (40
acresl or as residence for commpter. A. V
21e 18th st. s.w. Main 1880 Br. ~.
SMALL TRUCK AND POULTRY FARM IN
nearby Nd; house. fruit good road; house va
cant Address BOX 912-H, Star Office zee