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Bogus and Real News

Take for instance the pages of publicity and IL
Illustrations carried by the metropolitan press on
the occasion of the Dempsey ibbsons prize fight,
or "boxing match" as those who seek to give such
events as respectable standing as possible are wont
to call it. Relays of a~irplanes rushed photographs
to the Atlantic coast for publication and no amount
jim money WINS spared to picture the event through
the press and the films. Dempsey received millions
way for the next fight, which will be pulled off
shortly.
Contrast tho publicity given in these events with
the rev lines that are sent out over the wires
when a railroad places a s5O.O00OOO order for new,
equipment or material which will give employ,
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showers the roads have been quite
we'll dried ou for several days.
OF course. It will require some lit
tie time to get the roads back int
the condition they were in befor'
tho flood for the highway was ex-
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tremely fine this year and It wal
not difficult to make the trip from
Greybull to Denver in two. or two
and a half days. Within q short
time. however. his will again be pos.
sible-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
YOU AND FORD

It took Henry Ford TWELVE YEARS to sell his first
million cars. It took him only SIX MONTHS to sell his eighth
million.
Here YOU have a clearcut illustration of a principle that
regulates success in nearly every field of endeavor. It is SO
universal a principle that it is almost a natural law.
This is the principle: Getting started is nine-tenths OF
the battle for success. Once We are ION our feet"-defnitely
progressing toward our goa-our progress increasingly be-
comes easier.
Every ~selfsnade rich man, looking back over his career,
knows that it is more difficult to accumulate the first $1,000
than any 10000 that follows. Hence, the expression: :" Money
breeds money"
The fastest locomotive has a lot of preliminary work, de-
voted to mechanical tests, inspection and getting up steam,
during which period the locomotive doesn't travel at all. IT
stands still until ready to make its fast run to destination.
The championship prizefght lasts only a matter OF MN
utes. But il is won or lost in the years OF training beforehand.
It took the allied armies more than four years to develop
the strength and momentum for the comparatively short cam
paipn that knocked out Germany. AT many times during those
long years. and right up to within a few months OF the Ger
man surrender, it looked as if the allied preliminary work
had been largely wasted. But it wasn't wasted. Inc tables
were turned. and success came, virtually overnight.
Once you get an army on the run, victory comes fast. 30
does success, after we get firmly on our feet.
After the seeds sprout in the garden, comes a period IN
which the outlook seems almost hopeless except to the ex-
pernnced gardener. The fight against weeds and cutsworms
and insects is a neck-and-neek contest. And then, almost
overnight. the garden wins the fight. Thereafter 1T requires
comparatively little care. The harvest is won or lost IN the
discouraging period early in the game.
Why, then, ever allow ourselves to become dlscourageo,
no matter what we are attempting or how great our setpackst
Night is blacklist just before the dawn. AND tne average
career is bluest just before we win.
Most of us are nearer success than we realize. success
~ . q he right around the corner. Trouble is, the ma
at the critical moment when they are on the verge OF getting
across"
The leaders Of men are the ones who hang on in the crisis
when the others lose heart and let go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
THE BRIDGE MEMORIAL

With the advertising for bids on the new state bridge span
ming the Raritan river here, the outlook for starting actual con-
sfruction work on the new structure is exceedingly bright. After
a long period of waiting, Investigations and controversy in one
way or another, the dream of the people Of this section is at last
be realized.
The plan advanced to make the bridge a memorial to New
Jerseys soldiers and sailors who served in the World War is
also gaining in favor. Numerous resolutions have been passed
by organizations in this section, urging that the memorial idea be
carried out when the bridge is being constructed. AS a climax
to this agitation, the memorial plan will be brought up at the
American Legion convention to be held at Wildwood this fall.
No doubt Governor sizer will attend the Legion convention and
hear with his own ears the plea of the war veterans for the memo
rial bridge. With the governors aid, it is felt, the plan will be
adopted by the State Highway Commission.
The new bridge stands fair to be a monument to progress
In this section of the state. How fine it would be if it also stood
as a memorial to the valiant deeds of New Jerseys finest in the
battle for democracy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
HARVEST

The labor situation in Canada is described as being SO serious
that the call for 1000 men to help with the immense harvests
there must be met through the Importation Of men from the
mother country-Engand. The incident is referred to as offer
ing the first instance in history where a country of such size and
proportions as the Dominion of Canada has been obliged to call
across the Atlantic for help in an agricultural enterprise.
Happily, in Canada every means is at the disposal of the gov
eminent for assisting the farmers. The railroads are offering I'M
usual transportation facilities to those who desire to assist in har-
vestng Canadas great crops. The steamship lines are coopera-
ting in carrying out this enterprise. Whatever of individual
genius and influence can be used is freely given to the govern
ment in its effort to solve this problem.
A rather interesting situation thus developed is that in Eng
land the plan has the wholehearted support of the British govern
ment, which sees in the enterprise a fine chance to relieve mate
rally the unemployment situation n Great Britain, at least tenn
porarily. The recruits will acquire work at profitable wages, and
many of them doubtless, will be so enamored of Canada that they
will elect to take up their future homes there. So much in the
way of settling a serious economic question will have been done
through the harvesting demands Of Canadian farmers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

Q. How many greenhouses are
there in this country?-S. S. H.
A. There are about 1900 estab-
lishments using some type of fore
ing structure for the production of
plants, flowers, and vegetables. An
area of some $500 acres is covered
with glass and it takes from $50 to
5000 tons of coal to heat each acre.
Q. How many countries have
women as rulers?--J. NJ. B.
A. There are three women rul-
ers in their own right in the world
-Wilhelmina, Queen of the Meth
erlands; Charlotte, Grand Duchess
Of Luxembourg, and Waizeru zaudi-
tn, Empress of Abyssinia.
@. How large are cameras made?
Il. ]. p.
A. What Is believed to be the
largest camera is in the Interior
Department Building in Washington.
1t is used by the Geological Survey
to. photograph maps and charts. 1t
weighs 3 1-2 tons and makes pic
lures n yard square.
@. Why is the word "mush'' APP
piled to driving dog teams?--B. F.B.
A. "Mush" is the short form of
"mush on which Is a corruption
of the French word "Marchons''
(let us march,. This was the cry
OF Xoysgsnrs and colreury de bota
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
ABoLrsH1NG SEASONAL LAYoFFs

Unusual interest attaches to the announcement of a soap man.
fAfacturing company that it will guarantee its employees steady
employment the yearround. The explanation made seems to hold
promise that the evils of seasonal employment in a number of in
dustries may be reduced or abolished.
It is news to most people that there are dull and active sea-
p for soap. Of-hand one would say the demand for this product
IS as constant as for bread, making allowance even for a type
apparently this assumption is correct. Notwithstanding, the
corporation mentioned, doing an enormous countrywide business,
has felt periodical depressions due to jobbers purchasing heavily.
This made it necessary to operate the factory at high
speed for a few months. Then would follow the natural reaction
and it would be necessary to lay off thousands of employees.
This condition is to be changed by an alteration of the selling and
distributing system of the company that will eliminate middlemen.
1t has been recognized for long that seasonal layofs of
large numbers Of employees by a great variety of industries were
kpctp+ing. The apparently unavoidable unemployment coming
Ariodieally to certain classes of workers made for instability. 1t
d accounted in large degree for the Floating worker and for an
uneconomic labor turnover in factories and offices. How to avoid
seasonal unemployment has been a problem engaging many minds,
including those of government Investigators specially assigned to
study it. Small progress has been made for reasons that are more
readily understood in view of the soap company's statement.
Admittedly there will always be a large amount Of seasonal
business due to the necessity of bowling to natures laws. But it
is evident that where there is disposition to change existing prac-
tees in lines which can free themselves from periodical depres-
sions ~artifcally cause improvement is possible to the benefit of So
ciety and industry both. The example set by the soap company
is worthy of emulation by every manufacturer who can adjust his
business as this one has done.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

to their dogs.
@. What is the maximum range
of the largest guns on United states
battleships &c. M.
A. The maximum range OF the
16-inch guns is $4,000 yards.
c.. How many motion picture
companies are there in the United
States &c. l.. @.
A. In 1921, the latest year for
which figures are available here,
there were 127 establishments in the
United States engaged primarily in
the production of motion pictures,
SO being classified as producers OF
motion pictures and "A as producers
of projection films.
@. How many dope fields are
there in this country?-G. l.. c.
A.. 1t is estimated that in May,
1922, there were in the United States
approximately 10000 0 confirmed
drug addicts and 10000 600 persons
Subjected to addiction"
@. Is former Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger, living?-R. c. II.
A. Richard A. Ballinger, former
secretary of the interior, died June
6, 1922, at Seattle.
@. Where is New Caledonia p
J. p. G..
A. New Caledonia is the souther-
most island of the Malanesian group
and a colony of France, about $50
miles from the coast Of Australia. 1t
has an area of 1850 square miles
and a population of 52,71S. 1t was
formerly a penal settlement, but no
convicts have been sent there since
1890.
@. What coloring matter has the
greatest strength?-M.% p. NJ.
A. Comparative figures on that
subject that would, be comprehensive
are not available. 1t is said, how
ever, that scientists have demon
strated that a single grain of indigo
will color a ton of water.
@. What is the unmined supply
of anthracite coal in this country p
NJ. v. M.
A. Engineers estimate that there
remains a little less than fifteen bill
lion IONS of anthracite in the Penn
sylvania fields. The total anthracite
reserve of the world is 54~2,10S,000,-
900 tons, of which $4,000 600, 900
tons are in China.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

attained a certain degree of pro-
ficiency to play a round or a series
of rounds in unbeatable form, and
they all dream of the miracle-the
rainbow of the championship, at the
end of which is the pot of gold.
Jones a Real Champion
Bobby" Jones who now wears the
title for which any professional
would have given his eye teeth, is a
real champion, according to all the
experts. Vardon, Ray, Duncan,
Mitchell and other great English
players have said that he is the fin
est amateur golfer and the greatest
shoemaker in the world, and they
ought to know. Certainly his record
bears them out. In the last four
open tournaments in this country he
has averaged a fraction under "A
strokes for every 1S-hole round, six
teen in all, and that is a record that
has never been equalled in contests
of hat character. Walter Hagan,
rated as the best of the tournament
playing professionals, is fourteen
strokes behind Bobby" in his total
for those same four open events.
Young Jones made his appearance
in national events in 1916 in the Ma
tional Amateur, when he was but
fourteen years of age, and he has
been close to the head of the list in
every n of the big contests since.
But until this last struggle he has
never been able to annex one of the
major titles, and among those who
follow the game there had come to
be a belief Cr a tradition that he
couldn't win. To put it bluntly, they
said that Bobby" didn't have the
heart" to play through a grueling
championship and emerge a victor.
Even at Inwood it seemed that
these critics might be right, for the
Atlanta youth certainly Cracked"
when he had the title within his
grasp. In his final round, if he
could have played the last three
holes in par, four strokes each, he
had the championship all wrapped
up and tucked away in his bag, but
he took two bad 5's on the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth holes and then a
calamitous 6 on the Eighteenth
which made it possible for Cruik-
shank to tie him.
However, Bobby" indicated HIM
self splendidly in the play-off. He
and Cruikshank were all even COM
ing to the fateful Eighteenth and on
his second shot the youngster had to
decide whether to play safe for a
sur tie and a possible win or play
boldly for the pin and a sure win.
His ball vas in a bad lie and the pin
was almost 200 yards away, with a
dangerous water hazard intervening,
near the green.
Right there Bobby" demonstrated
that his heart was all it should be.
1t took courage of a high order to
essay the difficult shot and skill of
the same degree to negotiate it, but
he did it,
As it happened, Cruikshank took
a 6 on the hole and Jones might
have played safe and won with a 5,
but he elected to stake everything on
one supreme effort and play the
game as a real champion should play
it.
The last shot cost the canny young
Scotch professional a fortune. II
earned Bobby" Jones a place among
the immortals of golf. and it will be
talked about wherever and whenever
tournament tales are re-told for
years to come.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

AhdyD6 HuIOp0 CCulu dETtSb 1lct
statesmen for disturbing the oeaee.
A Los Angeles mans wife has left
him eight times; not once, we'll bet,
being on payday.
Texas is fighting boil weevils with
the boil weevils.
A wild man is reported near
~Steubenville, o., sor it may be a stray
big league pitcher.
What's in a name? About $5,000,-
900 gold will be gotten from a ship
which sank off Ushant.
Former senator is being sued for
breach of promise, but not, as one
would think, by voters.
Ten Days of Grace Enough
Headline. Not the Grace we know.
Hungary reports a bumper wine
crop, which may bumper few heads.
Every day now more trouble is
being mixed in the Ruhr basin.
Wonder If you a uss before a
girl wearing knickerbockers!
United States uses 40 IONS of pos
tage stamps a week. Why don't you
people pay your bills?
Macmillan says he will stay in the
arctic Is months, which is an awful
lot of corned beef.
Some man claims he has a serum
to make you tell the truth, but it
sounds like a lie to us.
We have a few too many prohibit
~tionists with their eyes aloft and
their thoughts a cellar.
They keep that see oolgirl COM
plexion at the drug store.
A calamity is when a lazy man
gets stung in the seat of the pants so
he can't sit down.
Monday was wash day once. Now
1t is the day we get the list of killed
and injured.
A girl in one of these fancy bath
ing suits with rufhes looks as IL she
has just seen a rat.
Some June husbands are working,
Others are making their homes with
the parents of the bride.
A pessimist is an optimist in re-
verse,
Legal tender is getting tougher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
The Old Town
Street BY street-Know Four City
Mcclellan Street

Mcclellan etreet extends for the
length of one block from Market to
Smith street. 1t was laid out in 1869
by Smith & EDDY and named after
General GeorgeSB Mcclellan. The
street is considered one of the fin
est in the city and the residents take
great pride in keeping undesirable
buildings from being erected along
this thoroughfare. Alderman-at-
large Richard J.. Calvin resides in
Mcclellan street. The street has all
city Improvements including paving,
curbing and sidewalks. There are
also many shade trees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
THE REFEREE
tBy A,bcr. Apple,

"Big'
French are quite pleased at the
final report showing they dug TO-,
$4,000 tons of coal in 1929 from
mines in the Saar district, compared
with 12,S75,000 tons mined by the
Germans in 1918. The peace treaty
turned these mines over to France
for 10 years.
A years output OF the Sarr mines
is not quite as much as American
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
Ouestions-Answers

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederick J. Haskin. lDirsc-
tor. Washington. D. c. This OFFER 40.
piles strictly to information. The
medicinal and financial troubles. lt
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on nj subject. Write
your question plAlnly and briefly.
Give full name and address and eh-
close two cents In stamps for return
postage. All epilSs " scat direct
TO the INQUIRER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

Alaska wants to be a state. but
doesn't owe enough money yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

Here's summer half gone and none
of the returning vacatienists have
their ears frost-bitten.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

"Girf of Nineteen Gone"-Head-
line. That's too many's girl.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
Bible Thought For Today

- THY WILL, NOT MINE-Teach me to do thy will; for
hou art my God. thy spirit is good; lead me into the land OF up
143 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28
Psychology

The shady side OF the street is the
more popular side for women's es-
Establishments, as every experienced
merchant knows, comments Frank
S. Slosson of Chicago. Easy to IN
derstand, Just a case OF following
the line of least resistance-com-
fort.
This trait probably was acquirsdt
through generations of women going
down cellar to get canned fruit, po-
tatoes, etc. But give the men time,
Frank. A generation OF going down
cellaFpto inspect the home brew may
work wonders with the men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

miners bring to the surface in one
average week.
None of us realize how big and
powerful our country is. The one
state, Texas, may be a bigger factor
in the world in a few centuries than
all OF Europe combined. You cou.d
drop Germany in Texas and walk for
months without finding it.
Hoax
A practical joker printed ads in
European papers, falsely claiming
that the Russian soviet would pay
250,O rubles apiece for cats to
fight the rat menace in the Don
Valley.
Result: Cats are disappearing N
Europe, thieves stealing and snip
ping them to Moscow and Petrograd.
This news is brought by Vladimir
Ge3ikavitch, Russian tallow meT-
chant. He says crates of cats as
piling up by the thousands in Mos
COW, and filling the air with thelr1
meowings.
However, it's an i'll wind. etc.
Russian fur merchants say they can
use the cats. After all, the prac-
ticai jokers run the world, even
though few of them have sense
enough to realize how ridiculous
their proposal sand actions are.
Busy
If you think your work in monot-
onous and requires a barrel of ef-
fore sor a pint of results. ponder
this:
DIR. L. Armbruster of Berlin esti-
mates that bees have to visit nearly
three million heads of clover to.
get a pound Of honey.
Natures purpose is to keep us
busy, compel us to struggle hard Tor
existence. She doesn't car about
the results we get, for she starts de-
stroying rs fast a we create"
Can this life be a state or punish-
ment for a previous existence?
Business
We Americans are< tending to
make a religion of business, COM
ments Dean Inge OF st. Paul's church
in London, after bordering his visit
to u country last year.
Books are published for the de-
votional exercise of the young busl-
ness man, and are preach
ed to prove that the practice OF the
Christian religion usually leads to a
handsome income"
This is the 1928 way of charging
us with worshiping the Almighty
Dollar. But there is no reason why
'being good shouldn't pay hand-
somely. !
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

These days a mans outlook in life
depends upon his lookout.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

1t is easy to be anything. Hard
part is keeping on being 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

One might even say about the
presidents job these candidates don't
want nothing else but.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

Maybe Europe c9uld arrest her
statesmen for disturbing the peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

A Los Angeles mans wife has lefl
him eight times; not once, we'll bet
being on payday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-28

Texas is fighting boil weevils with
airplanes, much to the surprise of
the boil weevils.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Waterbury, Governor Templeton.
in address. said he would never run
for another office.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
IN TWO YEARS SUN
ECLIPSE IS COMING
Good News for Those Who
Watched Moon Capers Last Night

New Haven, March 3,-|Thc moor
1895 last night and while It was not
a clean-cut eclipse 1t could be seer
distinctly, Many took advantage OF
the free entertainment, The ecIin9r
was greatest at 1889, according to
Dr. Frank Schlesinger, director "a L.,
Yale observatory,
At 1882 a little more than third
OF the moon was in the shadow made
by the earth which, at the time OF
the eclipse, was between the sun and
the moon. Or. Schlesingcr said that
the eclipse was interesting more from
u spectacular standpoint than from
"A scientific one. II was examined at
the observatory with field glasses but
telescope was not used. DIR. Schles-
niger said that there are several
eclipscs OF the moon each year. About
once in every two years there is a
total eclipse.
While or the subject Of eclipses, DIR.
SchleSinger told OF a total solar
eclipse that will occur here at 9:15
a. m. Jan. IS, 1925. It will last nearly
two minutes The sun has not been
in total eclipse in Connecticut since
before the days OF the f!rdy The
ophiIus Eaton, who founded this city
500 years ago, The last time the sun
was in total eclipse here the Indians
whose territory this was probably re-
garded as an i'll omen. The chances
are about even that the eclipse will
be visible, since it happens in
winter month, the sky may be so
cloudy that it will not be seen, DR..
Schesinger said.
The Yale observatory will make
preparations to study the eclipse,
which will be visible practically
throughout the state. The shadow
cast by the moon and the earth will
be about 100 miles in width on the
surface of the earth. New Haven
will be exactly in the middle of this
100 mile strip. DR.. Schesinger said
that he has calculated the middle Of
the strip within a half mile. He has
been laughingly telling his friends
that the center will pass over Ed
wards street