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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-25
"No, amigo: yo no he pedido
a Vd. simplemente Piperazina;
yo quiero "PlPERAZINA DR..
GRAU" iHay su diferencia!"
FL Director de la....
tcOnsinusci0n de Ia Ia. paglnA,

parade que otros elementos que no han
aprendido conocer ell corazon y la NAL
dad humans como esos periodistas Ell
sus grandes obras concepciones no
velescas.
De aqui que, siempre pensamos que
George w. Lewis haria un magnifi"o
jefe de policia. Tiene todo 10 esencial
para clio. Valor, cultura, inteligencia,
sSgacidad una compression perfecta
Ge la naturaleza humana, este undo
SUI conocimiento del pueblo y las
costumbres nuestras le colocan en- con-
diciones ideales.
Y tratando ahora del asunto que mo-
two esas consideraciones generates, CO.
mo via de ensayo sobre 10 que ibamos
a decir, placenos hacer constar que ell
espiritu de compenetraci6n y de coope-
racion entire ell cuerpo de la policia in
sular habilmente dirigida por el Sr.
Lewis y los funcionarios encargados de
hacer cumplir la ley de prohibition es
perfecta hay una ammonia en- la uni
dad de accion que tiende que Ell SER
vicio sea cada dia mas y mas eicaz.
Esto es de todo punto conveniente-
nos ha dicho ell Sr. Barrett-Director
Federal de Prohibition. Nuestra oficina
esta altamente satisfecha de Ia ayuda
cooperation efcacisims que recibe del
Departamento de la policia de Puerto
Rico, particularmente del departa-
mento de la poicia secreta, que nos ha
rrestado servicios tan valiosos e i'm
rortantes, que ha motivado ell que me
viese precisado escribir una carta al
Jefe Lewis en- prueba de reconocimien-
TO agradecimiento.
81 la prohibicion, que cuenta hoy en-
el personal suyo, distinguidos ex je-
tes del cuerpo de policia esta de dla
en- dia haciendoss mas mas eficaz, Sc
debe en- gran parte al esfuerzo COO
peraci6n que mi oficina recibe del Jefe
Lewis de La fuerza a sus ordenes, por
todo 10 cual merece ptblicamente ms
tongratulaciones que no me muestro re-
misc a otorgarle."
De 10 anterior Sc desprenden unas re-
laciones armonicas, de intima compene-
TRACTION de intereses afines, entire un
Departamento del gobierno federal y
Tn departamento del gobierno insular,
todo acknowledgements producido por esa
tuerza irresistible y de attraction que
ell periodista ejerce en- todas las cosas
ell que pone su corazon y su inteligen-
cia al servicio del pueblo, como hace
el Coronel Lewis.
Segdn parece, las ilnicas dificultadeS
que en- el future podrian surgir entire
los agentes federales y nuestras auto
ridades, Sc deberan, acaso, al cr1terio
cue con respecto las Cortes insulares
sustent6 ell fiscal Wells, cuando Sc opu-
so a que fuera trasladado al Tribunal
Municipal de San Juan un case de vio-
Isci6n la ley Volstead que Sc orig1no
eli la Corte Federal, segun Sc desprende
de 10 que decimos en- otro sitio de este
periodicc.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-25
MUNICIPIo DE CAROLINA

AvISo A LOS SRES. MEDICOS
Sc encuentra vacante la plaza de
Medico Auxiliar de Beneicencia de esta
poblacion con un haber annual de 1852
0olares.
Dirija su sohcitud al DR.. Luis Car
cia de ouevedo, Comisionado Municipal!
de Beneficencia. Adyt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-25
INVESTIGUESE

por que la FERRETERlA BO-
RRERO, de Bayamon, vende tan
tas camas, mas barato que San
Juan. Un experto dijo: porque
las inporta por grandes canti-
dades y no cobra Iujo. Y otro di-
10; porque Sc conforna con ga-
mar POGO, y, vende mucho. De
su opinion.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-25
FLORES NATURAAEs
San Juan, P. r,

lQu1ere I'd. conseguir Hermoso
Bouquets? Bonitas Cofonas y otrOe
trabajos Artisticos en- flores uatura
les Lame al telefono 800 Santurce
(Stop ~, Martin penaI sera Atas
a,c. ror & Sra ISABEL PARSl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
THE REFEREE
(By Albert AppIe)

Slaves
When the old Egyptians buried
King Tut, they put in his tomb a
lot of "ushabti," statues of people a
few inches tall. These were sup
posed to come to life as slaves. to
wait on Tut in the underworld.
Same principle as burying food and
weapons with the dead. a custom
that our Indians also had.
If Tut could come to life today,
also his slave-statues, he would
trade the whole batch of them for a
flivver. You have real wizards as
your slaves when you drive an auto.
ride in a street car or press a but
ton that operates anything electri-
cal.
Blizzard
More than 10 feet of snow fell
this winter in Portland, Me. To
equal that the weatherman has to
go back SO years.
Weather runs in cycles, like near
ly everything else. Cutting down
the forests may have lessened snow
fall in some districts. 1t may also
have effected rainfall. But strike
an average temperature over periods
Of ten years each, and the climate
has not changed since the first rec
ords were kept more than a century
age. Some old settlers believe other
wise. But the terrific winters they
tell about will repeat in future years
when the cycle finishes its revolu-
ton.
Coal
Coal has been so scarce in Quincy,
Mass, that it could be obtained only
on a doctors prescription.
Meantime, enough unmined coal
underground in u country to sup
ply US for over O thousand years.
Various suggestions have been
made for putting a stop to our
periodic fuel shortages. The most
sensible one is for consumers to fill
their bins in summer when coal Is
begging for buyers. This particu-
larly applies to big industrial users,
for homes consume only a tenth of
Americas total production OF soft
coal and a half OF its hard coal.
Hauling
How would you like to make your
living hauling stuff at a price of a
cent and a fifth a mile for each ton?
For instance, to haul five tons Of
coal or furniture for six cents d
mile.
That's what the railroads did last
year. They received an average or
less than cent and a fifth a mile
for carrying the average ton Of
freight. The rate may be too high,
at that. But it shows a tremendous
economy, compared with the cost OF
most of the other things we do in
civilization. Big volume of business
is the reason.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

The speed mania, characteristic Of our generation, Is get
ting worse. Auto drivers are harder to curb. People are
boiling their meals faster. Our obsessed nation rushes to WORK,
then rushes work so it can rush away. 1t rushes dinner 80 1t
can rush to the movies. The picture over, it stampedes to be
first out.
Look at the auto driver in this pen-picture by Artist
Satterfeld:
The motorist pictured above is a typical American He's
speeding as if he were rushing to a hospital. But that's not
his destination. No, he's on his way to work.
Does he like work, Uncle George? He must, to be so eager
to get to it.
No, Rollo, he merely has the speed craze. As soon as ne
parks his car, he'll go to his office, eated at having saved a
few minutes by speeding. Then he'll fritter away several
hours during the course of the day. Or, no matter how bigs
his hurry, he'll always have time to stop and watch sewer
diggers, a fallen horse, a street fight or other Important
events such as the youth demonstrating shoulder braces in
the drugstore window.
Individually and nationally we are hurrying at break
neck speed-and most of the time without any destination ex.
cept the goal of getting there fast. Accommodatingly they
take us to the graveyard in automobile hearses.
And, by our mad nervous rush, we're missing the finest
things of life. Also we're putting the brakes on progress.
A case in point is aviation. The capitalization of airshipsl
is being delayed because the air leaders are concentrating
on trying to attain a speed of 1000 miles an hour instead 0
making a safe air machine easily handled and salable at
low price. u
'. Todayis national slogans are: "Let's start something"
and |EStep on the gas" A hundred years from now, what
difference will it makeF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

G. What is the origin of the
to newspaperdom? II. G. T.
A. The expression THE Fourth
Estate Is a name humorously given
in recent times to the newspaper
press or the b 'dy of journalists as
constituting a power in the state
distinct from ti.at of the three n Ii
teal orders. The clergy, mobiles and
commons compose the other three
estates.
@. How did Canada get its name?
H. N.
A. The name Canada" is derived
from the Iroquois Indian word
"Kanada" meaning "a cabin" The
name Canada" began to find place
on the map soon after Cartier voy-
ages. 1t appears from his "Bref
Recit" to have ben applied by the
Indians to the kingdom or district
extending from Ile-Aux-Coudres on
the lower st. Lawrence TO the king
dom of Ochelay, north of Stadacona.
The name was first used officially
when Francis I commissioned Sieur
de RoberVal, a friend of Cartier, as
Lord of Norembega, Niceroy and
Lieutenant-General in Canada" in
1910.
g. What IS the difference between
a ladyhird and a ladybug? A, r.
A. These names are both given TO
a beetle of the family Coccinellidae.
g. How are lakes formed? c, D.
A. There are three kinds of lakes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
TIME FOR REAL SERVICE

While our city officials are ~quibbling over who is in control
Of the police force and what particular man shall be assigned to
throw on and off the lights at Perth Amboy's Fortysecond street
and Fifth avenue, the really important things are getting by with
put notice, much to the discredit of the city.
For instance, we read that within the past two or three weeks
numerous trucks loaded with booze have passed calmly through
here, waited patiently at the ferry for the boat to come in whereby
to cross the sound on the way to Manhattan, only to be nabbed by
the ever alert police on the Tottenvlle side almost before they
could get off the boat. Two of these trucks were stopped yeser-
day and their drivers arrested. If the Tottenville police can de-
tect these bootleggers, why cannot the Perth Amboy policeP
1t seems that the favorte route up until a short time ago was
by way of Elizabeth, but after the Elizabeth police arrested a few
Of the drivers and confscsted their trucks the route was changed
so as to use the Perth Amboy ferry. Apparently there was Moth
ing to fear as far as Perth Amboy was concerned, but the activity
Of the police on the other side of the sound is making this route
rather unhealthy, too.
With our chief Of police merely a 6gurehead and with those
who are supposed TO be his superiors quarreling and countermand-
ing each others orders, how can we expect efficiency hereG It is
about time somebody assumed full responsibility for the depart
ment. The real remedy is to change the whole form Of city gov
eminent so as to bring it up to date. Not only the police depart.
ment, but the whole city is vitality concerned in this. We realize
our handicap in developing the city more and more. What's to be
done about It? Is not the present farce in running the police de-
cartment enough to arouse the peoples
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

Original consequent lakes r the re-
suit of irregularities of the land,
such as some of the shallow lakes OF
Florida. Lakes of normal develop
ment are those formed by interior
ence of drainage in rivers. Tulare
Lake in California Is an example Of
this. The third class of lakes is that
which includes those of accidental
origin. Lake Geneva, Switzerland,
belongs in this class.
Q. What /; meant by the dots OF
marks under the authors namelM
library books? j. I. S.
the American Library Association
this mark is placed under the name
to indicate that the name of the
author Of the book has beei. verified.
Q. What is in a plant that makes
it green? I. NJ. c.
A. The mesophyll cells contain the
green color bodies known as chlor-
aplasts.
Q. Does the soldier carrying the
guldon in the artillery have a special
rank? c. H. H.
Is usually a first class private and
wears only the Insignia of his rank.
There is no special insignia for tina
guidon b arer.
Q. Who or what were the 'ladies
of hell? a. NJ. p.
A. During the world war the Gery
mans called the Scottish Highland
regiments Ladies of He'll.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

IN the world. The strike was the
reason.
Poland Opened New Territory
Another interesting instance of
how world demands equalize and,
through hook or crook get filled, is
that Poland increased coal produc-
ton despite the political disorders
which plagued her during the year.
In 1921 Poland produced about s.
oOO,oO0 tons of coal and in 1922 she
PRODUCED nearly $4,000 900 tons.
inns 2OO per cent increase is under
stood to be accounted for in part
by the opening up of new territory.
Germany, held her own, nearly, in
coal production, though harrassed
by unprecedented ~upheavaIs in in
custrial conditions. With her cur
rency dropping hourly in value and
her b conditions lamentably up-
set, she managed to keep coal pro-
ductton nearly up to the previous
year. In 1921 German coal pro
duction was las, SOC, 900 tons and in
1922 was nearly 141, 00O, 900 tons.
Lignite production in Germany in
creased substantially and made up
for the comparatively slight loss in
coal production. German produc-
tion OF Ignite in 1921 was 123, 000,-
GOO tons and in 1922 was 37,0OO,-
600 tons, an increase of 15,000,0 900
tons or. counting the entire btu
minou fuel output. giving Germany
a net increase of 10000. 900 tons.
Other important countries Just
about held their own or showed COM
p~aratively slight setbacks in coal
production. Canadian production
held fairly steady around 10000 900
tons for both 1921 and 1922; Bel
CLAN production dropped from &c.
100000 tons in 1921 to 2~1.230,000
in 1922; Czechoslovakia dropped
from 11,60O,0 900 tons in 1921 to 49,
100000 in 1929; Japan dropped from
100000 tons in 1924 to $4,000, 900
tons in 1922.
So the story goes all over the
world. In countries where labor,
financial or political difficulties
seemed to be bringing the industrial
world to ar end because of strikes
and hampering difficulties in coal
production, there were only slight
recession in coal output when the
accounts were cast up at the end of
the troubled year and in countries
where there was relative freedom
from such embarrassments, coal
production increased enough to
make UP for II losses in America
and elsewhere. Even with our six
months strike we produced in the
United States a third OF all the coal
produced in the whole world in 1929
and that world production shows an
increase over the preceding year, so
the lesson seems TO be that the world
muddles along after all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
MUST FIGHT FOR TH1RTY.FooT CHANNEL

There is still much work to do in securing a thirtyfoot chan
mel up the bay from Sandy Hook to this port. In spite of the fact
that congress passed the rivers and harbors bill carrying an ap-
preparation of $56y0OOy0 900 covering all the recommendations of the
army engineers, it is announced from Washington that the money
may not be spent on the projects as suggested in the engineers
report. It for Perth Amboy and the Raritan bay interests to be on
the alert to see that the advantage thus far gained is not lost.
Secretary Weeks has been forced to deny the truth Of a report
that was sent out from Washington a few days ago to the effect
that he intended to use most Of the ~$56,0OO,OoO on the Ohio and
SIonongahela rivers. In denying this report, however, he laid en-
phasis on the fact that the War Department is not bound to spend
on New Jersey waterways and those in other states, the amount
estimated by the chief of engineers as necessary for their develop
ment, and that the whole plan of the engineers may be upset.
It is the community that puts up a real fight for what it be-.
1ieves justly due it that will get its share Of the appropriation
The community that remains indifferent and does not seem to care
is going to ind itself cut of and the money that should be spent
fer its benefit will be used elsewhere.
Rest assured that Newark will get busy regarding the money
intended for the development of Newark bay and Passac river,
New York will insist that it gets what is coming to it. The West
and Middle West will send large delegations to Washington to
see that they get all that is coming to them, and as much more
as they can get.
What is Perth Amboy going to do to see that her interests are
not Forgotten?
We have been advocating a ~thirty-foot channel up the bay for
years. This is the first step in the real development of the Raritan
district. Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Appleby, the thirty
foot channel for Raritan bay was included in the last rivers and
barbors bill. When an effort was made to cut down the appropria-I
ton so as to exclude many Of the projects included in the bill, the
New Jersey delegation in congress stood firm for the full amount so
that the New Jersey waterways could be taken care of. Now comes
the threat that, after all this work, the War Department is likely
to ignore the recommendations Of the army engineers and use the
money appropriated as it sees fit, with preference being given the
-ivers of the Mississippi valley, as usual.
Are we going to stand idly by and see this put over on US?
Any community where there is local pride, a civic spirit and real
enterprise would be right after the authorities at Washington and
would give them no peace until it gets what it is entitled to.
Raritan bay has been put of long enough. With the %thirty-foot
channel up the bay so near a reality are we going to see it pulled
from our grasp without lifting a finger to prevent it,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

Q, Who is the governor of Alaska?
w. w.
A. Scott C. Bone holds that office.
Q. What is the Ivory Cross? A,
NJ. P.
A. The Ivory Cross is an organiza-
ton founded by Miss Ada Elizabeth
Fletcher during the late war for the
purpose Of aiding in the dental care
of discharged service men of the
English forces, and. since the war
has continued its work and en-
braced IN its score free dental care
of worthy civilians. This organiza-
ton sells pictures of st. Apollonia,
also a booklet giving her history.
The funds go to pay for dental care
Of worthy poor.
G. How much more soap does it
take to wash things in hard water?
G. L. c.
A. 1t depends upon the degree of
hardness. A general statement is
that it takes four to eight times as
much soap to make a satisfa tory
cleansing lather when hard water is
used than when soft water is avaiIa-
BILE,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue Goa ed-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth
a lazy, no-good feeling-you should
take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a SUBJ
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DIR. Edwards after II years of study.
Dr.EdwardsO Olive abletsareapurely
~vegetablec compound linked witholiveoil.
You viii know them by their olive color,
Tohave clear, pink skin, bright ewes,
no pimples, a feeling OF buoyancy like
acknowledgements mus getatt the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
1aye no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. Take mi or two nightly and
1ote the pleasing results. Millions OF
boxes are sold annually at i5c and soc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

The father of English literature,
Chaucer, replied bfdjoc shrdu en-
Chaucer. spelled as he pleased, Just
like a stenographer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
The Old Town
Street by strcct-Know Your City


Ashley Street
Ashley street is located in the
northern section of the city and ex-
tends from Amboy avenue east 10
the Pennsylvania railroad tracks.
Except for curbing and cutters, this
street is unimproved. The people
of this section OF the city desire
more than anything else the install
iation of sewers, and 1t is expected
that when the aldermen have COM
pleted the installation of the Lehigh
Park sewer, the residents of this
street will be fairly we'll satisfied.
The street itself is not in a very
good condition at the present time,
but within a few years 1t is expected
that both paving and sidewalks will
be laid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

March had five Fridays. That was
very hard on the fish.
His presidential boom is another
Ford coupe.
Marriage doesn't reform movie
stars. They get married again.
One sign of spring is a coal dealer
frowning.
Men drown their BORROW. A wo-
man shoots him.
Rouge changes the complexion If
things.
A bad prophet is a loss.
It's an i'll wind that blows a mans
w horn.
If cash was paid for all autos it
would be safe to cross the street
1t is quite possible for a thin mar
to be thick headed.
1t has been three years since
some girls eyebrows met.
A traveing man tells us his suit
case weighs about three gallons.
Dame Runnor seldom grows older
gracefully.
The nearest approach to perpetual
motion is some men loaflng.
-
"What is the dangerous age?"
asks a writer. This is 1t.
One sign of spring in Pittsburg
was when someone stole 225 barrels
OF beer.
Perhaps a Los Angeles mar claim
ing he has driven 10000 miles
couldn't ind a parking place.
New York cop has been charged
with rohbing a man. The man
should have yelled for a burglar.
Boston has limited phone talks -
i've minutes, which is hardly long
enough to Guess whosis?"
Two full Rooms in April indicate
a big crop Of weddings this June.
Some say the Egyptian note In
dress shows originality. Others,
however, say 1t shows aboriginality.
In spite Of the fact that Russian
dancers in America get big pay
they dance sitting down.
Very few can sing our national
anthem all the WAY. but evervhodv
knows How Dry ] Am"
Best acting in the movies is done
by the mai who emiles as you
squeeze past on his pet corn.
John Howard Payne was lucky.
John never heard a saxophone
moaning his Home Sweet Home"
The father of English literature,
Chaucer, replied bfdjoc shrdu en-
Chaucer, spelled as he pleased, Just
Il a stenographer,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
Ouestions-Answer

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau Frederick ]. Haskin. Dirsc-
tor. Washington. D C. This Offer au-
plies strictly to Information. The
medicinal ana financial troubles II
does not attempt to settle 6omest'c
troubles moi to undertake sxhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly Inc briefly.
Give full name and address ana en-
close two cents In stamps for return
postage. ALI eplies ae sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02

John Howard Payne was lucky.
John never heard a saxophone
moaning his Home Sweet Home"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-02
Bible Thought Tor Today

"a SPIRITUAL WEAPONS:-For the weapons of our war
lure are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down
Of strongholds.-2 Corinthians 104.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-20
Early Church In America.

The Church Of England, which be-
came the Episcopal church In America,
came with the very first settlers to
Virginia, before the Pilgrim Fathers Of
1920 had settled at Plymouth.
Parsons throughout early Maryland
were paid their salary In tobacco. The
parsons worked hard for their pay in
this queer coin, for often they had to
ride many miles to their churches on
horseback through rough bride paths.
or sail the salt waters In frail skiffs
One Of these good men In Delaware,
at place called Appoqulnimink, was
practically bitten to death by mosqui-
toes, for he was so poisoned by them
that he died of fever.
Episcopalians inherited from the
Swedish Lutherans at Wilmington, Old
Swedes church. built In 1898. and now
one Of the oldest buildings In the
United States continuously occupied
for worship.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-20
Strongheart

Famous police dog, the
wonder dog who thrilled
the world in ''The Silent
Call" now in a greater SEN
SatiOn