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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
FAITH OF AMERICANS

While the hearts Of the American people are filed with GRIEF
At THAR great loss. there is no dsmay or doubt expressed in their
emotions. The country suffered a tremendous loss when the
heart Of the late President Harding ceased to beat, but the Ship
Of State, fashioned by wise and devoted hands down through the
years. will sail on safely under the leadership of Calvin Coolidge
American.
In This way the staunchness of America is again shown. The
certainty of the government is made more pronounced. Faith in
America was well kept by the people in those critical war days
when President Wilson was at the helm. When Mr.. Harding be-
came President, he found a united people to help him perform his
colossal task. The people today renew their pledge of faithfulness
under their new President, Coolidge.
With the lfeless body of Mr.. Harding speeding across the
country he loved so deeply and steadfastly, on Its way TO the ma
tional capital and to its final resting place at Marion, Ohio, and
with Calvin Coolidge in Washington to carry on the work of the
late chief executive, the nation, in mourning, pauses. The trend
of events, with all the attending suddenness and shock, has over
whelmed the people. At the same time it is characteristic OF the
American people to look into the future, not from any sense of
uncertainty. but in a way that makes manifest their interest in
the afafs of state. Even in their great bereavement they cannot
but lock- upon Mr.. Coolidge with some speculation as to how he
viii elnduct himself in office as the nations chief executive.
analuing- the political situation as it stands today, 1T
hould be remembered that Mr.. Coolidge was considered by many
Z IS Presidential timber, even before the nomination of Mr. Hard
ing at Chicago. Mr.. Cooidge's record as a public servant is
marked with success and efficiency. His faith in America and his
understanding of its needs are only two of his dominate qualities
Unlike other vice presidents he was included in all the discussions
cf President Harding's cabinet, a custom, without tradition
started with great foresight by the late President. In this way
Mr.. Coolidge starts upon his task in close touch with the AFFAIRS
Of his country and in full comprehension of the nations problem.
A tremendous responsibility has been placed upon the
shoulders of President Coolidge, but he is ready. With the aid OF
the American people he will turn his opportunities into the stern
realization Of the ideals most cherished by the America he loves
SO well.
The caIL To-Day is for Americans to continue the good fight
= d keeG the .fnA of the man who made the supreme sacrifice IN
Jehaf of his fellow countrymen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

O. How often does the Leviathan
make the transatlantic voyage tx.
A. The Leviathan fl scheduled
to sail from New York for South
ampton and Cherhourg every three
O., Is there such a thing as a
seIf-starting pump?-A. l..
A, There is an automatic starter
for use on pumps In mines, sub
ways, railway tunnels, ct cetera,
which starts the pump when rising
water touches a floatswitch.
@. How many airplane lines are
there running in Europe?-M' IL
E.
A. Sixteen companies are now
operating airplane routes connect
ing London with the Near East,
Soviet Russia and France with
North Africa and covering an ag-
gregate of 5000 miles. These are
in addition to military airheets.
@. Who invented the armored
tank that was used In the war;
A. The earliest patent for a
caterpillar armored tank was
granted in Germany, Feb~r2 rs, 1912,
to Gunter Burstyn OF Austria. The
number of this German patent Is
252,815 and copies of it are on die
in the u. s. Patent Office. The tank
illustrated in this patent has long
adjustable arms extending from the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

- AA0 RlCSti bLdIC GL
unrest among the negroes, due in
a general way to the unfair treat
ment of such tenants"
1t is interesting to note that of the
negroes questioned as to their rea-
o n for moving to the North only
21.12 per cent mentioned better
educational opportunities.
Difference in Living Costs
Not only does the negro make
more money in the North, but it
costs him less to live, according to a
Department of Labor statistician. At
least this is true of certain centers
of the two sections. For example,
the Calumet district aroun Chicago
is compared with Charleston, South
Carolina, and with Houston, Texas.
For Is food commodities the cost is
shown to be 24.S cents higher in
Charleston and 1875 cents higher in
Houston than in the Calumet dis
trict.
However, with the negro farmer
and farm laborer who leave the
South it is not so much a matter of
living more cheaply as it is one of
living better. In most instances
they have been accustomed to liv-
ing on a scale that is little better
than what the economists term a
bare subsistence level'. Their
houses are tumble-down affairs that
are often inadequate even as
shelters. Their food is of the poor
est sort with little or no variety
the same old things day in and day
out. Their clothing Is limited to
makeshift garments and they rarely
know what it means to possess any
thing that is not second hand.
Living under these conditions the
southern negroes receive letters tell
Ing them how their friends and re-
latives live in the North and they
think they are hearing fairy stories
or tales of a veritable promised land.
And they have the faith of chill
dren and all true believers, so they
set out to get their shares of the
good things of life. Sometimes they
find that their dreams come true.
Not infrequently they are soon heart
sick for the old home. But the move
ment northward still goes on.
One of the immediate effects of the
exodus has been to improve condi-
tons for the negroes who remain
in the South. Employers there are
learning that if they are to hold
the labor upon which they have
been dependent so long they must
pay better wages and offer other
inducements that will compete with
the attractions of the North, and
they are reported to be doing this
generally.
Another result If this labor move
ment is said to be a general rise in
agricultural standards and methods
for the South. Cheap labor and
slipshod ways go hand in hand and
the usual result is poorer crops than
might be Obtained. If the southern
J plantation owner or farmer must pay
more for his help he mist get larger
returns from his land, anu this
means that he must give his workers
better implements and must adopt
more up-to-date agricultural
methods.
1t remains to be seen whether the
southern negro will be happy and
contented in the North, 1t is certain
that he will not find the change in
climate altogether to his liking, and
it is admittedly a question whether
he can and will adjust himself &c
! the harder work and the discipline
- -. s.J,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
AUGUST

What is the matter with August2 1t ist the only long midsum-
mer period Of hot days, few showers and no holidays. There IS
Mot even a suggestion of a national celebration between Independ-
enee Day and Labor Day.
August was not always the forgotten month of the year. In early
times the name was unknown. When the year was divided into
ten months by the Romans the period of heat and humidity was
marked by dry rivers, lakes and creeks was called Sextilis. His
tory says it was Caesar who changed the seasons and gave us the
month of Augustus, now shortened to August.
Why not consult the ~goddesses, Ceres, Jomona and Flora, and
get a proclamation naming some day in August for a national
festival, in commemoration of the cereals, fruits and flowers? Or
Why not get some tabled mermaid-nymph to set apart a day for
national aquatic sports and liven up the month of AugustH There
are enough days to spare, the time between light and darkness is
long and the danger in outdoor revelries is not so great as in some
ffher seasons August days and vacation-time are too bright to
IS passed ID the hum-drum Of everyday existence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

front and from the ear to enable
it to cross bitches that are wider
than the length Of the body of the
tank.
o.What was the original name of
Albany, New York?-T. NJ. G.
A. The name of Albany was as
sumed in 1854. The settlement
had previously been known by the
names, Fuyck and Beverwyck.
@. Is Harvard a college or IN
stitute ?-T. &C. r.
versity although 1t retains for its
legal name and academic depart
ment the title of college. The
state constitution that refers to
Harvard is older than the Ame-i-
can Constitution and the name of
its founder was familiar long be
fore that of George Washington.
@. What Is the motorcycle mile
record ?-T. N.
A, The one mile record for the
motorcycle was made by Otto
airy %, 1921, in 0.3s rs seconds. y
Q. From wh~atscountry did Frank
Inns ancestors come?-J. NJ.
A. Franklin came of a line of
sturdy blacksmiths who lived Cor
200 years in England only IL miles
from the manor house of Wash
ington's ancestors. 1t 81 interesting
to reflect. in the light of subse-
quent history. how the r~ink-coated
huntsmen of W~ashington's aristo-
cratic family may have had their
horses shod by Franklin's kins-
men.
@. What is spongy platinum
J. L. G..
A. Platinum sponge is metallic
platinum in a gray porous spongy
form obtained by reducing the
double chloride OF platinum and
ammonium. 1t occludes oxygen, hy-
drogen. and certain other gases to a
high degree, and is employed as an
agent in oxidizing.
Q. What is the process called
when a chameleon changes the coll
or of its skin "A. j. R.
A. This is known as Metachro-
sis. and Is due to changes in the
size Of the pigment cells of the
inner layer of the skin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
THE REFEREE
tBy Albert Applet

Snow
One cteam shovel and three five
ton trucks remove as much snow as
can be handled by so men and 10
teams, according to Engineering
News-Record. The man-power
method costs $265, the mechanical
way 1927, last winter in Hartford,
Conn.
When machinery can do for 1927
the work that costs 1855 when per-
formed chiefly by human labor, men
naturally are cut of jobs. But they
soon find new ones.
Labor-saving machinery tempo
rarily Injuries people whose jobs 1t
takes. But the man-power thus re-
leased becomes available for effort
in new fields. This is the process by
which our standard of living grad
ually rises.
Gone
Two bone harpoons, notched like
saws. were lost 10000 years ago in
an English peat bog which preserv-
ed them until discovered recently.
These har~oons belonged to Mag
lemose men who WALKED from
Denmark to England. In those
days-according to the anthropo-
logical journal, Mantle North Sea
was dry.
Since then, geography has chang
ed and so have men. Some philoso-
pher said that nothing is eternal ex-
cept change. But let's forget the
ancients. Pondering them too in
tently is apt to make us wonder IL
effort Is futile. The only effort that
is not futile is the improvement of
self. That's our life purpose.
Big
American machinery in one year
has turned out more shawls than
Paisley community made in a cen
fury. This is the amazed comment
of w. H. Barr, Scotch merchant,
who visited our country recently.
America is the worlds power
house-its dynamo.
Wall Paper
The Pullman cEs' works in Chi
cago has been making dining cars
decorated with wall paper. The idea
Is to give each car a little variety or
personal touch. It's a reaction from
the monotony of Standardization.
A travelling salesman, writing us
about n of these cars, says he
found 1t more interesting than the
World Court, the Harding trip to
Alaska or the election of Magnavox
| Johnson. People are most interest
ed in the simple details %(routine
equipment) of life.
Now
Everything has itssgood side, even
a heat wave. Metropolitan Life In
surance co. finds that the death
rate decreases almost q third n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

July, August and September.
These three are not the lealthiest
months of the year. Their death
rate is low because people take bet
ter care of themselves in summer
than in winter-ea less, dress prop
erly and get fresh air. Health Is
nine-tenths up to ourselves, one
tenth controlled externally. Our
death rate is highest in winter. But
the healthiest people in the world
are Eskimos, who spend most OIL
their lives in winter.
First
A factory in Strong, Maine, gets
an order by radio from Japan Tor a
carload of toothpicks. Few OF US
realize that the radio is primarily an
invention of immense practical val
ne. rather than a scientific toy Tor
our entertain. nent. 1t is not I'M
probable that at some future Date
radio will be the chief means OF
communication 1t may even sur
pass speech when airplanes scatter
population.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
GARBAGE AND THE BEACHES

Governor silzer's action in trying to rid New Jersey bathing
beaches from the obnoxious garbage nuisance has borne fruit. For
a time, at least, it is indicated that the New York garbage sco"s
will be hauled far enough out to sea to prevent the refuse from
being forced up on the Jersey shores during the high tides.
Perth Amboy has not escaped this nuisance. Not only has
garbage been washed up along the shorefront here, but the pres
ence of oil has added greatly to this unpleasant situation. If any
cooperative action is taken by the New Jersey shore towns to
combat this nuisance, as is suggested by Governor Silzer, it is
hoped that the local officials will be quick to register their pro-
test to these indecent conditions and join in any plan for relief
that may be instituted by Mr.. Silzer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
The Old Town
Street by Street-Know -Four City
MARKET STREET.


One OF the first streets laid out
In the city was Market street. 1t
extends from Water street straight
through to Hobart street. Although
the street is nearly all residential,
many garages are making their ap-
p%earance on the street near the
state bridge. The street has all
modern improvements and is IS feet
wide. The Central Railroad tracks
cross Market street near Elm street.
Beginning at Davidson avenue the
tracks of the abandoned Jersey
Central Traction company are laid.
The tracks are not in use now.
Market street is the connecting link
for New York traffic to the shore
and at Prospect street, Market street
is part of State route 4 although the
street is maintained by the city.
More trafic passes on Market street
on a busy week end than probably
any other road In the state, Many
trees can be seen along the street
from the beginning to the end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Be good this hot weather. Jail
is too combining.
United we sit.
A word to the wives is NOT sue7-
cient. nv eul
Nothing is as deadly as a mos
quito. He murders steep.
Having cold feet doesn't keen vo,,
cool in August.
Judge says a man can marry on
SSO a month. We say he a If she
ooeSht know about it.
When we learn how hungry . hao.
u.s. we can tell you how bunerr
camping out makes people.
me mad college graduate informs
US several men working under him
make more than he does.
D~ootlegSers are too busy to IA 70
their vacations now. 'aAe
very few trains have been knock
gu orr the track in the annual dyire
tHcIH Dy autos.
Los Angeles race horse nou :.
seeing ghosts. May be lust tbs
shost Of a chance. "e
weeds are keeping out lettuce
from getting a head.
Days are getting shorter, bu+ tbe
iiot ohes are not short enough.
we like winter better than sum
mer because flies don't.
Wonder If you can throw rocks a.
a girl in knickerbockers? al
Bathing beaches have a nuu.
noating population. ~
Must be great to be an oys.o.
Oystefs get four months vacs1ion
~ man with a fly swetter in eseb
ndnu can't see anything So ver,
wonderful in nature.
These candidates throwing that,
mas INTO the presidential ring NAV
set them stepped on.
wasn't funny?
me June husband tells us he
would k to see a comb withoui
mar In it just once more.
II the summer a young girl,
fancy lightly turns to fancy clothes
Our objection to work is there
are SO many other things to do.
Song writers are not as ragged
as their music.
h smallest thing on earth ma,
an electric fan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
QueAions-AnsW

Any reader can get the answer 70
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederick j.. Haskin. Direc-
niles strictly to Information. The
medicinal and financial troubles. !e
does no attempt to settle Aonestc
troubles. not TO undertake =
tive research ON any subject. write
your question plainly and osistiy.
dive full name and address ana ah-
close two cents In stamps Tor return
postage. All spilbs 90 sent dirscs
to the inouiTar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
Bible Thought For Today

- HUMILITY OF CHRIsT-Let this mind be IN you'
which was also in Christ Jesus. Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem otner
better than themselves-PhiL 25, 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04
Many Bracelets

Many bracelets are worn by the
fashionable woman-some plain,
some studded with jewels, some in
gorgeous colors-all on one arm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

cool in August. 'o'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Nothing is as deadly as a mos.
quito. He murders steep.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Judge says a man can marry mr.
S9O a month. We say he can if she
doesn't know about it. ee
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

cient. ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Everything has itssgood side. even
a heat wave. Metropolitan Life In
surance co. finds that the death
rate decreases almost a third n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Be good this hot weather. Jail
is too combining.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-04

Wnen we learn how hungry a bear
20 we can tell you how hungry
camping out makes people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21
TIMES BABY PEGGY
PICTURES SHIPPED
Lyric Theater to Show VIM
nerS Here Sunday,

Word was received at noon today
by A. r. Choinard. Of the Rhodes
Choinard Film Company, 511 Mer-
chants Bank building, that the COM
pleted film showing the three winners
of the Indianapolis Times Baby Peggy
contest, have been shipped from Chi
.cago.
This will make it possible for the
Lyric Theater to present these movies
Sunday and all next week. The Uni
versal Film Company, which releases
the Century Baby Peggy comedies
also has furnished several hundred
feet Of film showing the original
Baby Peggy. In this way the local
patrons of the Lyric can see the good
lob local judges did in selecting the
three winners.
The Rhodes Choinard Film Com
lany took movies of the three win
ners in University Park Thursday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21
POINCARE FINDS
BRITISH NOTE IS
UNSAT|SF ACTORY
Several Propositions Unac-
ceptabIe, But Considered
as Basis for Discussion,
By United Press

By United Press
PARIS. July 21.-Premier Poincare
and his ministers, considering in secret
the British note to Germany, already
have found several of it's propositions
unacceptable.
This leaked out despite orders no
Indications of the notes contents or
Frances reaction was to be given to
the public.
1t is said the French government
will accept the note as a basis of
discussion.
From authoritative sources 1t is
learned the British note proposed an
international commission TO be ap-
pointed by those nations expecting
reparations, to determine Germany
capacity for payment. This, as well
as other points of the note, were said
TO be unacceptable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21
PART OF THE lob,
COMMENTS KING
Councilman Leaves Meeting
After Remark by Woman.

It's one of the prices of holding
public office" said City Councilman
John E. King today in commenting on
a remark against his integrity said to
have been made by Mrs. E. F. Stewart.
1878 Shelby ST., at a meeting of the
Southeastern Improvement Associ-
alton at Bradbury and Shelby Sts.;
Friday evening.
According to persons at the meeting
Mrs. Stewart remarked that King got
tips" The meeting was to consider
an effort to get the city to widen as
well as resurface Shelby St. Question
arose as to why King was there.
King left the meeting.
A resolution asking the board of
works to widen the street was lost by
a three to one vote. Property owners
would have to pay more If the street
were widened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21
WATER CASE
STEP BY STEP

June Indianapolis Water
Company at public dinner an
nounced $10,000,000 expan-
sion program. Petition for in
creased rates forecast.
June s Water company
petitions public service commits
sion to authorize increase.
June 14-Federation of Civic
Clubs announces intention to
wage war against increase.
June 1S-City Council goes on
record as opposed to increase.
June 29-Taylor E. Groninger,
city corporation counsel, de-
mands detailed report from
water company.
July 8-Mayor Shank brings
his political organization into
fight. Begins speaking campaign
against increase. Circulation Of
petitions against increase begun.
July 12-Mayor Shank asks
Governor McCray not to permit
Edgar M. Blessing to sit in the
case because of a visit to Atlantic
City as guest of president of In
dianapolis Water Company.
July 16-Blessing withdraws
from hearing.
July 17-Chamber Of Com
nerce announces 1t will be repre-
scented at hearing by counsel and
will cooperate with city to fight
increase.
July 18-Hearing opens before
four commissioners. Oscar Rats
presiding in the place Of Bless
ing.
July 20-City opposes 'struc-
tural overhead" charges as tes-
!. titled to by company engineers,
July accompany witness tes-
titles profits are made. Hearing
adjourned until Monday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21

fist World Alliance opened at Stock
holm today with 1000 delegates from
United States in attendance.
Henry Ward, Tiffin, Ohio. printer.
maintains he has a hen which laid
three eggs in one day.
New bike" plane with foot power
was used successfully at McCook fly
Ing field Friday when the machine
rose three inches and flew twenty feet
Bootleggers used mustard gas against
Federal agents and escaped after ex-
citing chase through Washington,
D. c., Friday.
British court at Cairo has SEN
fenced five Egyptians to hang after
conviction of conspiracy to murder
British officials.
Finley Peter Dunno. creator Of Mr..
Dooley," is recovering from an opera.
ton in New York for acute abdom-
inal complaint.
IeSIuClll 1ObBIdN5 has udIueQ q
commission to settle boundary dis
pute between north and south Ireland.
Mayor George Leach, Minneapolis,
has filed suit for divorce on grounds
of desertion.
Nationwide search Is being con-
Quoted for Loyal Males, 10, Lima,
Ohio, missing for six weeks.
A. H Fouts, prohibition agent, is
being held in Columbus, Ohio on a
charge OF first degree murder.
. President Millerand, France, Friday
pardoned 1890 minor offenders, serv-
ing short jail sentences.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-21
BOARD VOTES TO
OPEN CLIFF TON ST.
Hearing Held on Damage and
Benefit Rolls,

The board Of park commissioners
today approved opening of Clifton st.
from Thirty-Sixth st. to Northwestern
Ave. and Thirty Eighth st. The street
will run in a curve through corner
Of the Woodstock golf links.
Final hearing on damage and bene-
fit rolls on Pleasant Run Blvd, be-
tween Shelby and Prospect SITS, were
also brought before the board. About
400 property holders are affected by
the damage roll. All but six have
been settled.
Only one reduction, $40, was made
to any person holding any Of the
$500 pieces of properly affected by the
benefit roll. No accurate estimate has
been made by the board of total va1u-
alton,