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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
WATCH YOUR STEP

1t would be well for the Republican majority in the legisla-
sure to watch their step in connection with the state highway mat
ter. They just about saved the reputation of their party by their
belated acceptance of Governor Silzers plan for a new State High
way Commission; to do anything now that would interfere with
carrying out that idea would certainly discredit every member
who helped to overthrow the compromise program.
Governor sizer has played his part well; he has won the con-
Hdence of the people. They are satisfied that in this matter of the
state highways the governor is making an honest effort to have a
businesslike administration in the highway department, assuring
an economical use of the $4,000 900 which is to be spent on roads
during the next five years. The governor has worked in the open;
he has shown a willingness to meet the Republicans more than
half way, and he has convinced the people of the state that, in this
matter at least, he has no political axe to grind.
: It is to be regretted that the same cannot be said of the Re-
pubicans. The three-man commission appointed by the governor,
assuring a businesslike administration with politics eliminated,
was a Republican idea. 1t was the Republican party that made
the biggest issue of the highway question during the campaign
For the Republicans, therefore, to reject their own program simply
because it is being advanced by a Democratic governor is the
cheapest kind of petty politics.
Besides the appointment Of a State Highway Commission,
there is another feature of the highway program that must not be
overlooked. This is the pledge for open specifications and real
competition in bidding on the paving contracts. Both parties
way Commission are tied, no matter how excellent the new COM
mission may be. In all this agitation, therefore, over the appoint
ment of a new commission let the legislature remember that the
matter Of specifications and competition in the material to be used
for paving is not to be forgotten. And care must be taken that
the law as passed is adequate. There must be no jokers hidden
away in some more or less involved sentence that will furnish a
loophole for the patent paving crowd to get away with the lion S
share of the highway money.
While there are other big matters pending at this session of
the present legislature, the administration in general and the
reputation Of the individual members viii stand or fall on this
paving issue. The people are extremely interested in every phase
OF the matter and it will go hard with the man who is tainted with
suspicion when the session ends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Q. Give a short sketch of Lin.
coins life.-L. E. s.
A. Abraham Lincoln, this sixteenth
President of the United States, was
born near Hodgenville, in Hardin
Co., KY, February IL, 1909. HIS
ancestry has been traced back 10
Samuel Lincoln OF Norwich, Eng
land All Lincoln's schooling CON-
bined would have made up one year.
At the age of 81, Lincoln moved
with his father to Illip OILS. In 1882
he was chosen captain of a COM
pany of volunteers for service in
the Black Hawk war. On his re-
turn from this expedition he set
tied in New Salem; was candidate
for the legislature, but defeated at
tia polls; studied law; 1884 was
elected to the legislature and a sec
ond time in 1886. In 1916 he was
elected to congress. Following the
formation of the present Republi-
can party in 1856 Lincoln received
ITO votes for vice president; in
1850 he was elected President Of
the United States, was reelected in
1854 and after the end of the Civil
war was busy with plans for recon
struction when on April IA, 1855. he
was shot at Ford's theatre, Wash
ington, by John Wilkes Booth.
Q. What was Lincoln's religion?
H. P. N.
A. Lincoln is quoted as having
made the following statement to IL
friend on this subject 81 have all
my life been a fatalist. What is to
be will be or rather I have found
all my life as Hamlet says There is
a Divinity that shapes our ends,
rough-hew them how we WILL" Mr.
|Lincoln's wife has stated that Abra-
ham Lincoln hEd no religious faith
in the usual acceptance OF that
word, but with him religion was a
sort of poetry In his nature. Twice"
says Mrs. Lincoln, che seemed to
think especially about religion, once
when we lost u son William, and
the second time when he went to
Gettysburg." Mr.. Lincoin's secre-
tary while he was President is quot
ed as having said that mo man Oh
earth had firmer faith in Proyi-
dence than Abraham Lincoln. He
believed in God and Immortality but
did not believe in eternal punish
ment but in rest after this life. He
valued the truths of the Bible aid
while he belonged to no denomina-
ton he made Golden Rule Of Christ
his practical creed. Lincoln. ike
many other great men, was not what
might be technically called a Chris
tian. He never Joined a church, al
though he was always spoken of as
a very religious nature.
@. Where did Lincoln die?
A. The martyred President diei
in a small brick house al SIG 10th
street, across from Ford's theatre.
A Lincoln museum is now located
there and 1t Is known as the Old
Lincoln Memorial Collection.
1t contains books, papers, medals,
statuary, original photographs, au-
tograph letters, documents and fur
niture from the old homestead in
Ill.
Q. Please tell name Of theatre and
name of play presented when Lin
coin was Shots. e. dup.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
OPEN r

By taking up the Fayette street opening now before the work
of depressing the railroad tracks has started the aldermen are
showing the right spirit. This a development that has got to come.
preston is completed and the new bridge is finished before taking
Rctioni
Whatever the cost Of opening Fayette street from Staten
Island sound all the way through to Convery place may be now,
it will be a great deal more if the work is delayed. In the interest
of the city and for the sake Of the taxpayers who have to pay the
bin, the necessary steps should be taken now to get the work
started.
We are sure that all those who read the special report on the
City Plan Commission on the Fayette street development are con-
vinced Of the feasibility of the improvement and realize as never
before how unequally the burden Of taxation is distributed. By
opening Fayette street through to Convery place and assessing
instead of by the acre, the city will profit greatly and it is only
right that this should be done.
According to the report from the city hall, there is an increase
of nearly one million dollars in the amount of money to be raised
by taxation in Perth Amboy this year. 1t is known that valuations
have been raised, but an increase in valuation, if accompanied by a
are increased and the tax rate goes up at the same time, however,
it is like being soaked at both ends and the people, and the indus
tries that are the life of the community, suffer.
Why, then, should any vast tract o. idle land be permitted in
the city ridiculously under assessed and remaining undeveloped
GEAR after year, but increasing in value all the time greatly to the
Ct of the owneri 1t is time for the city to assert itself; insist
he development that is so essential to the ciys welfare.
Lgette street improvement should be put through without
axanaanA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Were you ever lost in the woods-hke the man In this
pen-picture by Artist S~atterfeld?
It's a frightful experience. And the party who gets Lost
generally is the victim of his own care1essness. The wise man
does not venture into a forest unless sure he can lind ms way
out, It is rarely a woodsman or trapper or lumberJack VINO
leaves his bones in the forest. Generally the victim is some
one who explores a labyrinth of trees OF which ne IS ignorant
and where he usually has no business.
From the man lost in the woods, we can learn many
things:
FIRST: It unwise to stake everything on exploring a for
est with which we are not familiar-especially by investing
in propositions "outside our own line" and in industries OF
which we are ignorant.
SECOND: In investing or in trying new enterprises, go
slowly, keeping the edge Of the forest in sight until anil
arity justifes a gradual penetration toward the interior.
Previous generations put it in this form: Don't carry all
your eggs in one basket.
THIRD: The most terrible forest that any one can get
into is debt. Debt, like a dense woods-harder to get out OF
than into.
FOURTH: Humanity does not yet know its ultimate goal.
It is like the man lost in the forest, fighting to find a way out
of troubles, occasionally having fits of hysteria. The trees
are ignorance, fear, dishonesty, vicious motives and failure
to cooperate.
Satterfeld, in drawing his man in the forest, has created
a graphic picture of life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
HONEST ABE"

Again we observe the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth
In 1909. And it occurs to many Of us, that Lincoln is steadily be-
coming greater with the passing of the years. He died in 1865
only ffty-eight years ago, which is a short period in humanity
hhtory-but already he is being glorifed into an almost legendary
character. That is because history is classifying him as a force
rather than as a man. lis philosophy of personal liberty and the
proper nterrelationship of human beings is, today, a world influ-
fnce.
From log cabin and obscure poverty to the presidency and
international fame Lincoln towers as an indelble reminder OF
what America offers to real ability, regardless OF humble origin.
Sure the career of "Honest Abe is a constant inspiration to all
Americans struggling to make this a better world for themselves
and for others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

and Robert Todd Lincoln. The last
named is the only one still living.
Q. What we're Lincoln's nick
ntmes ?-I. nj. G.
A. He was known as Honest Abe
and Father Abraham.
O.. What was Lincoln talking
about when he was shot?-G T.
A. He had just remarked that he
should like to visit Jerusalem.
@. When did Lincoln a "You
can fool all of the people some ~
the time; some of the people all CT
the time; but not all of the people
all ri the time PIP. M.
A. The Wisdom of Lincoln. pub
lished in 1908, says that Abraham
Lincoln employed the expression N
a speech made at Clinton. Illinois
on September 8, 1858.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

The first sign of spring will be
the funny new soft drink names.
Raising a family is an expensive
hobby, but usually worth the money.
Europe seems to think peace will
take French leave.
The ma of the hour seldom lasts
longer than that.
Only thing certain about Febrary
weather Is it's uncertainty.
A Montreal man a lift $50
pounds. That is two kegs or nine
cases.
Isn't 1T strange that golf is d
Scotch game and 80 expensive?
The man who tells a girl he would
die for her wouldn't be so rash il
he had ever tried it.
Our kick against the future is 1t
moves as fast as we do.
People who worry about every
thing usually worry about nothing.
Some men would rather stay
homo than go to church. others
would rather go to church than
stay home.
A man can be pretty smart, but
never both smart and pretty.
Nice thing about having a family
is you can ask the judge to pity
them when you get arrested.
Moving all the seasons up three
months would satisfy everybody.
A sure sign times are getting bet
ter is skin game men are being
caught with bigger hauls.
With IS hours a day to worry
some people spend 1t all worrying
about how they look.
Quickest way to begin a thing
right is to begin it right now.
Our favor4te toast during these
dry days is buttered.,
You can't be a bowling c ces by
simply bowling.
The fine thing about having a hus
band is you a tell him who else
you could have married.
"Raise them not to dance cheek
to cheek" advises a writer. Sure,
: feed them on onions or garlic.
Longer winter lasts the longer it
will be before we have to try to
open street car windows.
Reader asks II the boy seeing
with a transplanted pig rye is liable
to get a sty in 1t. No.
All OF us wonder where on earth
our money goes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

A. "Our American Cousin" IS the
name of the play which AbrahaIn
Lincoln was attending at the time
of his assassination in Ford's the
atre at Washington, D. c.
@. What were the names Of Abra-
ham Lincoln's children Pm. b.
A. The Lincolns had four sons,
Thomas, William, Edward Baker
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
CAPITOL
* JOKES
BY THEODORE r.. BURTON
U. S. Representative From Ohio,
rTxvauty-SecOnd District

L was walking to the House one au-
tumn day and 1 noticed an old white
haired darby putting coal into one
OF the government office buildings.
AS I passed, he smiled and said:
"Mornin', senator"
That flattered me a little, since |
wasn't a senator. so l stopped and
asked him his name.
George Washington, senator" he
answered.
"H'm, George Washington, eh?
Seems to me I've heard that name
somewhere BEFORE"
every likely, senator, very likely
I been dom this sort of thing round
here now for about rs years."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
Bible Thought For Today

- SAFE IN THE LORD-That they should seek the
Lord.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being-Acts IT:
81, 28.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
Camden Mans Amazing
Message to Rheumaties
After Suffering Intense Agony for
Many Years-He Wants to
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At the same time I had q terrible itch and,
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rub and scratch. 1t almost drove me crazy. I
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Seeing your advertisement In a paper. ! thought
I would take another chance and told my
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You can imagine my surprise after using Cam
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Moving all the up three
months would satisfy everybody.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

A man can be pretty smart, but
never both smart and pretty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Some men would rather stay
homo than go to church. others
would rather go to church than
stay home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Reader asks If the boy seeing
with a tr~anspIanted pig eye is liable
to get a sty in 1t. No.
All OF us wonder where on earth
our money goes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12

Nice thing about having a family
is you can ask the judge to pity
them when you get arrested.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
ARE COMPLETED
FOR AMERICAN LEGION
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY

With over $50 entrants registered,
plans are complete for the American
Legion field meet TO be held at the
RariLan Copper Works field on Ne
mortal Day. next Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. under the d!-
rection of Rufus Allen. athletic Of
fcer of Post AS.
Word to the effect that st. Mary 5
and schools 7 ana 3 r entering
strong. and that their entrants ave
training hard has been received.
These with d long list of entries
from the Grammar school indicate
that there Will be plenty Of compe-
tition on the field next Wednesday.
Two other events that will create
plenty of interest are those OF tbs
County Vocational school and the
High school. The High scoohl en-
trants are utilizing every minute OF
their time in preparation for the
event and some good events Will
undoubtedly be witnessed. while the
vocational school athletes have lost
little time in warming up for the
meet.
To the winners of the various
events bronze and silver medals Will
be awarded. while every participant
will receive some sort of a ribbon r
trophy. The judges for the affair
hav been picked from Perth
Amboy's leading athletic circles an |
these judges will be on hand to see
that the meet is run of in real
style.
The following is the list Of events.
SAM to be run on a schedule Cf
two minute intervals: Junior girls.
40 and so yard dashes. a basketball
throw and standing broad Jump
while the girls in the intermediate
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
SCHEDULE
REARRANGED
Industrial League Games to
be Played on R. C. w. and
Maurer Grounds

The recent decision of officers of
the local four team industrial base
ball league to play game on the
Raritan Copper Works field and one
on the Maurer field each Saturday
afternoon, has resulted in the sched-
ule committee rearranging their
schedule for the league contests.
This Saturday the A. S. & r. and
r. c. w. will play on the latter's field
while the two Terra Gotta teams will
play on the Maurer diamond. The
following week the A. S. & r. will
engage the Atlantics on the Maurer
diamond and the New Jerseys will
take on the Ingots on the downtown
field.
The remainder of the schedule fol-
lows:
June On. J. t. C. VS.. A. s. & r.
Maurer.
June "a. T. c. VS.. r. C. w,
r. G. W.
June ia. T. c. VS.. N. j. I. c.,
r. c. w.
June ia. s. & r. VS.. r. C. w,
Maurer.
June ga. T. c. VS.. a. S. & r.
Maurer.
June 2S-N. ]. T. C. vs.. r.. C. W..
~ - W.
June SO-A. S. & r. VS.. N. ]. t. c.,
Maurer.
June 30-R. c. w. VS.. A. It. c., r,
C. w.
July IN. j. Il. c. VS.. A. 7. c.,
Maurer.
July 7-R. c. w. VS.. A. S. & r.,
r. G. w.
July IA. T. C. VS. A. S. & R.
Maurer.
July AR. C. w. VS.. N. j. T. c.,
r. c. w.
The two leaders, the Shelters and
Ingots, clash this Saturday on the
downtown field while the t~ail-enders
play on the Maurer grounds. The
Raritan Copper Works team, accord
ing to the above schedule, will be
called upon to play only one game
on the Maurer grounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
MAURER NINE
VS.. AQUEHONCAS
First Game Between Clubs
Cancelled on Account of
Wet Grounds

John M. Urbanski's Maurer Ath-
letic Association baseball team will
travel to Tottenville on Sunday af-
ternoon to engage the Aquehonga
Club team of that place. This game
will be played IN the Aquehonga
field.
The combination of Manager H A
w. Kreischer is credited with VIC
tories over the All Collegians of
New York city and the Libertys of
Loni Island. while the Maurer
tribe defeated the Nationals of Lin
oleumville and the Crawford nine,
and lost to the Landings of New
Brunswick and the Carteret Field
Club.
Ems, an Elizabeth twirler, who
pitched the Crawford game last
Sunday, is expected to start on the
mound for the visiting team in this
contest while Austin Bull Hornsby
will do the pitching for the Aque-
honga nine. Gulowsen of Huguenot,
will also be available for mound
duty with Kreischer's Club.
On Decoration Day Manager
K~reischer's team will engage the
Wilmingtons. of New York city, IN
the Tottenville field. The Bloom
field Field Club. the combination
which recently defeated the Amboys,
also is scheduled for the Aque-
honga grounds in the near future.
Tho Maurer-Aquehonga game
scheduled sor several weeks ago was
cancelled on account Of wet grounds
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
R|CHMONDS COMING
NORTH FOR COLORED
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

In the Richmond, Va, Colored
Giants, baseball fans in this vicinity
will on Sunday afternoon see II OF
the strongest colored mines eVer
booked to appear on a local HELD
This outfit will engage the Perth
Amboy Baseball Association nine on
The Raritan Copper Works field.
The Richmond negroes are coming
Alorth for the purpose of engaging
Nm games with the Royal Colored
Giants, the present colored cham
pions and other leading colored
teams in this section of the country.
lit has always been said that there
are stronger colored teams in the
south than are boosted of in the
north.
Several weeks ago the Royals reg
istered a ,7-3 victory over the locals
and as the Amboy team will be about
the same on Sunday afternoon as
it was in this contest, the real
strength of the Richmonds will be
told as a result of their engagement
with the Amboy nine. The Virginia
team is also booked TO play some
strong other white semi-pro mines
up this way and therefore will work
hard to score a victory over the To-
cal club.
Five pitchers and about fifteen
spther men, backstops, infielders and
Youtfelders will. make the northern
Invasion with Richmonds. 1t is prob
able that at a l~aterxdate this combi-
nation will have a nome field in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24

north for the remainder of this sum-
mer. That is the way every success
full white or colored team does after
engaging in a number of travelling
contests.
Harold Arthurs who performed at
third base for the Washington AM
orleans in this city two seasons ago
and with the Red Bank Orioles last
year, will hold down the difficult cor
ner for the Amboys in Sundays game
and for the remainder of the sea-
son. The balance of the local line
up will be chosen from Gene Lid
gate, the new backstop; Smith, Bur-
nett, Sosnow, Loeser, McAuliffe, NIL
Ter, Flynn and a second pitcher
whose name has not been given out.
1t is understood that Manager
Poulsen of the local team dickered
for the services of Alb Herman of the
Colgate University nine and also
Williver of the Lafayette College
nine. Herman halls from Midtown
and is popular in this section.
The fact that men in the class of
Bill McGill, Red Nelson, Tom Dow
ney and similar stars were brought
to this city by Manager Poulsen is
evidence that he is trying to give the
fans the best baseball possible. These
men are now playing with New York
and Pennsylvania state league teams.
Kelly and Brownmiller are sched-
uled to do the officiating on Sun
days contest which will be started
promptly at 3:15 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
ZEAL INTEREST nv AMERICAN LEGION TRACK MEET
Crimson and White 9
Registers Victory Over
Crawford BdHtOSSerS

Showing reversal OF the form eX-
hibited the previous day when they
were handed a neat laeing by the
South Amboy High School represent
atives. the Perth Amboy High school
b~alltossers yesterday afternoon
downed the Crawford High school
team on the latter's field to the tune
of a 15-l score. The game went seven
innings.
Henry Westcott pitched his second
game of the season for the Grim
son and White. He allowed the Gram
ford batters two hits in his six in
ming stay, the Monsters only run
being collected off Wilson in the
last inning. Westcott also was the
batting star for the victors, making
four hits in as many trips to the
plate.
For six innings one man reached
third base on the Crawford side.
Westcott famed eight batters and for
the first four frames the home play
ers did lot collect a hit.
Chapel, colored southpaw, did
the pitching for the Crawford team
and nineteen safeties were collected
by the Crimson and White batters
from his delivery. He walked four
and struck out two batters. The Wis.,
iting club collected four runs in the
first, fve in the second, one each in
the third and fifth, three in the
sixth and n in the seventh.
Seaman, Larson, Rasmussen and
Westerfield made three hits apiece
for the Amboy team, Fl. Hannas col
lecting two of the hits credited to
Crawford. Cox, colored, did the UNI
piring.
The box score: