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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
"CAT CAME BACK"

The birds that build their nests house this
spring probably will be the that camped near you
last year So claims H. knight Horsfeld in his book
"sidelights Birds
Patriotism the instinct of seeking old homes year after
highly developed in BIRDS "he fields and woods
which constitute home for them being resought year after
year"
How do they find their way backa
Horsfed writes that the strange wayfndng power Of
migratory birds leading to the idea that there exists IN
birds an occult power which be eassed foednd
ING sense SEPARATE and additional to the tive senses
possessed by people and animal life
Some of u.s. who considered queer merely have sixth
psychic sense ;, nj,
Birds are very human Hersfeld comments. He thinks
the re that makes return to former homes is their
assionate attachment for their native andsther true
bomen which fascinating period OF their lives Is
SPENT ~ :. ;.
Horsfed also claims that certain bird families have dis
nct sense of the rights of property Sometimes they fight
and drive invaders of what they consider their exclusive
territory Wh rocks is clear that given belt OF trees
marked out as the property Of particular colony In
other words, fence. -. .
All of MS have recognized and dogs this instinct
which brings birds back their former homes AS the old
saving goes tsThe cat came back.
INT the cast will back unless it has affection Tor
its old home or kittens that need its according to Prof
r Fl Herriek of Western Reserve University
The cat says Herrick returns home by the power OF
orentaon sense of direction. ''Ths power Of orenta-
on is keen muscular feeling far keener tnan tna
nosessed by the lies through the feeling OF It's muscles
sense of direction in its most acute form.
dog owned by Frank FarroW recently was SOLD ana sent
bv exnress from Denver 700 miles away 1t re-
4,,,ned home limping. Vaudeville will stand BY
nrn to more important though possibly less interesting
world events.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
CONSIDER MrDDLEsEx FIRST

There is some satisfaction having the State Highway
Commission give consideration the roads IN Mddesex
ss # starts out on it's career Middesex lies in the center
AZ the state 1t by the heaviest Travelled highways
in this section And both of these roads run all the
ay across county For start operations therefore, 1t
fitting that local conditions should be taken up.
1t particularly appropriate that Mddsex sneud be nrst
in minds of the because there m no DOUBT na
the budng Highland Park road about which so
has written Of the main causes for the
criticisms against the old state highway board and which led
p to the of it's members The board naturally
wants to become thoroughly familiar with this situation
Then there the AmbOy matter that must receive
prompt attention The State Highway Commission jointly IN
rested city of Perth Amboy the building of the new
route between city and Woodbridge Some doubt has arisen
as to the feasibility of the road it being built Expert
advice necessary This the highway commission will be able to
give
every to believe that under the new regime
only the best and any faults the Amboy
Aayenue stuaen will be quickly pointed out and remedy found
route important ignored When the road is built
mast permanent There is much involved and
rsHta important permit Of makeshft improve
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

@. What is the standard size ana
weight of a bar of silver -S.B.G.
A, The Treasury Department
saws that there is no standard size
and weight fer a bar of silver. How
ever, they generally approximate
the size of an ordinary building
brick.
@. Who is the Englishman whose
portrait appears on bulgarian
stamps "A. L. B.
A. The portrait is that of James
Beurchier, who for thirty years was
correspondent fer the London Times
in Sofa, He died two years ago, was
buried in Rillo, Bulgaria, and the
series of stamps was issued in feeeg-
nition of his friendship for Buigar-
ia.
s. 4 L. D.
A. Blue baby is a medical name
given an infant with eengehl!ai
heart malformation producing cyan
esis.
@. Did the United States Govern
ment have to pay France fer the
ground in which American soldiers
were inferred ?-B.F.
A. The War Department gays
that during the war France set aside
sufficient ground for the burial OF
American soldiers. After the war,
however, the American dead were
concentrated in American cemeter-
les for which the American govern
ment is now paying. The French
government is purchasing this iahe
from its owners and the American
government is reimbursing it.
9. What is a quincedonia?- C.
n. 7.
A. This is name applied IN
some southern states to one OF the
varieties Of the Chinese ounce.
0uinced enia is mingling of the sci
entific name cydonia with the word
ounce.
Q. Why is Starved Rock so call
ed.-R. RS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

A. Starved Reek is a high indsns
ted pinnacle between Utica and Otta~
wa, Ill. It's name indicates the fats
of the last Of the Illini Indians who
were besieged by the Iroquofs In"
dams until their supplies gave out
@. From what language do the
words human beings come?-S.C.T,
A. Human Is derived from hu.
manus, a Latin word. Human
means belonging to man or man"
kind. Being is derived from the verb
to be, which is from the Anglo Sax
on, beon, beonne. A being is that
which exists in any way" Uniting
the two words, the phrase means
creature belonging to the genus
homo,
q. New can the eelof be sss IN
cotton wash material ?-E. w. H
A. Te set the color in eetton :,
wash materials, such as glnghem0
soak it In q salt or vinegar soluden-v>
/ cup salt er-half cup of vinegar
to each gallon of water. Dry with"
cut FiasiHg.
@, Hew does the Manx cat ait.
fer from ethers:-H.H.W.
A. 1t is usually tailless, ana de-
cidedly elevated hindquarters.
Q. Is a child born OF American
parents living in Alaska eligible to
the Presidency?-M.V.D.M.
A. A child born in Alaska is an
American ana would be eligible to
the Presidency when of the reqair-
ed age.
@. OF what denomination is Billy
sunday?-A. P.
A, Billy Sunday is evangelical
formerly a Presbyterian.
LOOKING FOE O place to liver Reaa
the real estate ads In the classified ad
sAatio9-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Any reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing fhe Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
p,,-e.u Erederiek J. Haskin, Direc.
80 VS. sfinRton, D. G. This offer ap-
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medicinal and financial troubles. u
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor 10 undertake exhaqs.
tive research on any subject f,u WFite
Eiye full name and address and ca
close two cents In stamps for rstaFa
postage. All eplles ae sent dlEses
to tho inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

W - hS"SScHtdClNe FROM W1SCOus
sin, Sixth District
l like the old story of the
Scotchman and the American.
They were travelling in g. railway
carriage in Scotland.
The American took out his pipe
and asked the Scot for a match
Grudgingly the latter dug one up
and laid it on the sill of the car
window beside the American.
Thanks" smiled the visitor.
He watched the Scot fill his owr
pipe from a package of very good
tobacco, then began TO feel in hi;
own pockets and 1nelly observed.
"Gesh, that's funny! don't seen
to have any tobacco"
"Then," said the Scetchman
"ye'll no need the mateh"-and re-
covered it from where it lay on the
window sill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Reader asks if the $4,000 New
York spends cleaning up an inch OF
snow is a slush fund? Yes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Anything can happen these days
A prominent movie star says she i:
not contemplating divorce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
Bible Thought For Today

thee he shall suffer the righteous
to be moved-Psalms 55 90
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Slender girls will have their vogue
with King Tut's Egyptian styles
Plump girls hope they dig up a fat
Eskimo next time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

First sign OF spring in Leistewn
Pa, was when boys tried to burr
up the high school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
i 011le| I
}l&lh|
| With !
| bmSfrnsI

No Easter is complete without
sameone saving that women mus
think it is Decoration Day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

First sign OF spring in Leistewn
Pa, was when boys tried to burr
up the high school.
Some people are lucky, A Kansa,
City man had his wooden leg Gu
off instead of his good one.
Writer says the average flappei
should go and hide her face and W,
say she does it with rouge.
In New Orleans, a sailor eXhibite
a shaved cat as an African hairlesI
monster. Well, it was a bare cat
There are trees in California said
to be 1900 years old and we hope nc
archaeologist digs them up.
People live longer in Texas. Glenn.
Hyder of Houston is seven feet and
four inches tall,
st. Louis woman says her hus
band has been greuehy ever since
she married him 27 years ago Won
der il he was grouehy before?
Fall Hurts One"-heaedline. So
| does spring.
1t will be warm enough in q few
weeks to wash your elbows.
What tickles q man more than
getting out his summer suit an6
! finding a dime in the pockets?
There are books and books or
how to play golf, when what most
players need is one on how to stop
Half the broken telephones arr
caused by replies to "Bet you can
guess who this is talkingq"
A man raises cain with the waiter
about burned toast because he ear
get that kind at home.
No telling what you could hea,
with the energy yeu spend every
day in saying nothing.
When some men do stay home a
night they stretch out and sleep un.
til time to go to bed,
We would hate to be book agen
because they must think everTbod,
stays mad all the time.
When you see a stenographer sit
ting around reading, it is a move
ana not a spelling book.
III BARRIERS talk too much and wo
men talk too much how much d
wshen BARRIERS talk?
The hFst sign of spring anywher
is when the small boy hides the gar
den rake or the carpet beater.
Every day is tag day for the auto
ist who doesn't obey the laws.
Being a rugged character is har
because rugged characters usual
have so much chin to shave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

LOOKING FOE O place to liver Resa
the real estate ads in the classified ad
eAatioa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Some people are lucky, A Kansa.
City man had his wooden leg Gu
off instead of his good one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
CAPITOL
tx JOKES
BY FTORAIN LAMBERT

U. $. Representative From Wiscou
sin, Sixth District
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

Writer says the average flappei
should go and hide her face and W,
say she does it with rouge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
GIRL BANDIT To
BATTLE FOR
LIBERTY
LAWYER Plans to Force HanC
of Police When Client Is
Heard in Court.
Nv International News Service.

CHICAGO, June 23.-Fred G..
Thompson. the man.woman against
whom the police have filed a
charge Of numbering Richard c.
Tesmer in a hold-up, was to battle
for his liberty today when he was
to appear before Judge Rooney and
plead to the charge. Meanwhile the
nolice were still trying to find an
underworld character named Slim,
who, they say, may have been the
companion Of Thompson the night
of the murder.
some one whose identity remains
ooncaaled Is most anxious that
Thompson shall be freed. The police
are Just as determined to hold him
as was shown by the hurried filing
of a murder charge to prevent his
release on a writ OF habeas corpus
when they admit the only evidence
to connect him with the crime is
the Identification by the widow.
Thompson's lawyer planned to
force Mrs. Tesmer into court to re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
employees
DROP IN
HEAT
Temporary War Buildings
Ovens, Insanitary, and Brand
:. ed as VeritabIe Firetraps.

Hundreds Of women employed
in the temporary war buildings of
the Government have been over
come by the heat in the past few
days.
Many of these buildings are
flimsily constructed and are ex-
ceedingly poor fire risks.
Government records, especially
those of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, are housed in these build
ings, and should a fire occur, they
would be destroyed without any
chance Of their being duplicated.
Are Literally Ovens.
Most of these temporary build
ings are constructed Of beaver
board and wood. In warm weather,
with their poor ventilation, they
are literally ovens. and David H.
Blair, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has asked Congress on
several occasions to give him suit
able quarters for his employees. He
has several times criticised the
lack Of sanitary equipment of these
buildings.
Court yards in the middle Of the
temporary buildings provide suf-
ficient light, but they are mere
wells. No air can circulate through
them and on a hot day the air in
these buildings Is sitting. In his
report to Congress asking more
modern buildings Commissioner
Blair stressed the insanitary condi-
tons Of the buildings.
Several complaints have been
made by women clerks in these
temporary buildings. One report
was that in one division alone
several score women were treated
in the rest room for heat prostra.
ton.
Federation Will Act.
Luther c. Steward. president OF
the Federal Employees Union, said
today that individual cases of heat
prostration of people employed IN
the temporary war buildings on the
internal revenue had come to his
attention He said that he would
take formal action on the matter
as soon as one Of the unions locals
protested to him.
At the next session Commissioner
Blair will probably again bring be-
fore Congress the dangers that lie
in the flimsy, easily combustible
buildings.
In the meantime the plight OF
those who have to work through
out the summer in them continues
to grow worse with their health
endangered by the lack Of proper
sanitary equipment and poor ven
tilation.
Should a fire occur in one Of the
buildings occupied by the Internal
Revenue Bureau tax records that
never can be replaced will be de-
stroyed with a resulting heavy loss
to the Government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
FINED FOR ENDANGERlNG
HIS CHILDREN IN AUTO

An autoist who endangers the
lives Of occupants of his machine
is a reckless driver, In the opinion
of Judge Schuldt, sitting in traffic
court today.
While trying to make a turn on
E street between Eighth and Ninth
streets southwest. Hirsch Zelasko,
1886 K street southeast, lost con.
troll Of his machine, causing it to
climb a tree. Little damage was
done to the car.
Arrested by Traffic Policeman
Milton D. Smith, Fourth precinct.
Zelasko was charged with careless
driving because be jeopardized the
lives Of his four children seated in
the rear of the machine. Judge
Schuldt fined him SIS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
u. S. TAKES RUM OFF LINER
|'Pussyfoot'' johnson
Sails To Make
Sahara "Dry"

NEW YORK, June 23.--Wil-
liam E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson,
who lost one eye trying to
show the Britons the advan-
tages of prohibition, sailed to-
day for Europe, Africa, and
points east, planning before he
returns to help make the Sa-
hara desert a bit dryer.
While the Moslems have
taught abstinence from liquor
for 1000 years, there are quite
a large. number Of sheiks still
roaming the arid lands who
imbibe quite freely Of the cup
so lauded by one Omar Khay-
yam.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
MISSING,
CUSTODIAN
ARRESTED
John E. Brown, Of Redmond
Company, Said to Have Con-
fessed $46, 500 Theft.

John e. Brown, custodian Of bonds
for the Redmond Bonding Company,
1916 K street, was arrested early
this afternoon by Headquarters De-
tectives Thompson and Vermillion
charged with misappropriation Of
bonds totaling $46,500.
It is alleged that instead Of de.
posting bonds received to the credit
Of the concern he invested them in
stocks, and lost the whole amount.
Detective Inspector Grant and
the central bureau mon credited
with Browns apprehension declare
he has admitted the theft. The
specific charge is larceny after
trust.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
PLAN $4,000, 900 MERCER
or LARGE SILK CONCERNS

rs NEW YORK. June 23.-Plans for
more of the largest silk and ribbon
manufacturers of the United States
are now under consideration, it was
reported in the financial district
today
Such a combination, it was said,
would be able to so regulate the
market for raw silk as to eliminate
the speculative price fluctuations
which are largely responsible for
the present unsettlen1ent in the silk
industry Another factor is the
elimination of waste in production
and transportation, and the conse-
quent economy of operating under
one directing head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

Inquiry in business circles in this
Southwestern region shows that in
the matter of the consolidation Of
railroads this territory has a mes
sage which both from the standpoint
of facts and from the standpoint of
politics is bound to be heard by the
country.
The President spoke to deaf ears
here when he emphasized the as
serted need of saving the weaker
roads by consolidating them with the
stronger ones. That point was the
vital point Of his speech. In fact it
was the single outstanding point of
his whole argument for consolida-
ton. He rested his case essentially
on the proposition that somebody
must save the weaker roads, and
that since he did not want the Gov
eminent and the taxpayers to do 1t,
Continued on Page 3. Column S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
OFFICIALS
IGNORE
SHIPS
SEALS
British Captain Files Formal
Protest-Not Medicine,
Health Service Decides.

NEW YORK, June 23.-Act-
ing upon Government orders,
United States customs officers
today removed from the British
liner Baltic liquor which had been
brought into American territorial
waters under British customs
seals. The liquor was loaded
upon trucks backed up at the
White Star pier.
Delayed By Collector.
When the customs officers first
went aboard the Baltic the work OF
removing the liquor was held up
by a telephone message from the
offices of the collector of the port.
After an hours delay the officers
resumed their labors and soon cases
of beer, stout and whiskey were
carried from the ship.
It was understood that the delay
was due to the failure Of the pub
lie health officer to arrive on time
to make formal decision as to
whether the liquor was intended
for beverage purposes or medicinal
uses.
Finally the public health officer
arrived, examined the liquor and
determined it was for drinking pur-
poses. Then work of unloading
was resumed in earnest.
The official British customs seals.
by which the shipping company
had hoped to preserve the liquor
stores intact in American "prohibi-
ton waters" had been previously
broken by United States customs
authorities.
When the United States authori-
ties boarded the Baltic at her pier,
they were met by Capt. John Rob
erts, her commander, who, with
Chief Storekeeper George Edge, con-
Quoted the party to the ships store
room, below and aft.
Deputy Surveyor Saunders broke
the British customs seals on the
door. Then Storekeeper Edge opened
the lock and United States customs
agents started removing the liquor.
All the liquor on board was taken
to the Knickerbocker warehouse,
used by the prohibition director for
such purposes. Deputy Surveyor
Saunders turned it officially over to
Mr.. Garfield and the latter issued a
receipt for 1t.
Captain Files Protest.
Captain Roberts presented let
ter of protest to the deputy sur
vevor. The letter was as follows:
June %. 1928.
ITO the United States collector
of the port of New York:
"I, J. Roberts, master of the
British steamship Baltic. from
Liverpool, protest against the
breaking Of the British customs
seals and the seizure by the United
States customs authorities Of the
ships stores of wines and liquors
held under seal on board this ship
for consumption exclusively outside
the territorial waters of the United
States. (SlgJ j. fIObEH1S,
Master"
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon who was here today to sail for
E,lrope on the Majestic, issued or
ders Thursday to port authorities
here to seize the surplus liquor
stores of the Berengaria, Cunard
line ship. The Baltic came into
port yesterday with a supply of
liquors for the return voyage with"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
BURNS
TROUBLE
j HARDING
Torrid Rays Blister Presidents
Face-Addresses Kansas
Farmers Today.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
Internati6gaaI News Service Staff

HUTCHINSON, Kan, June %:
His world court and railroad
speeches behind him, President
Harding. came out among the
"dirt farmers of Kansas today
to talk agriculture.
From far and near the Kan
sans flocked to Hutchinson today
to hear the Presidents address at
the fair grounds this afternoon.
One of the greatest gatherings
Kansas ever has seen was in pros
pect, bidding fair to eclipse even
the audience of $4,000 which the
President addressed last night in
Kansas City,
Suffers From Heat.
The terrific heat Of the Missis.
sippi valley, coupled with the
strenuous program the President
everywhere is called upon to carry
out, already have begun to tell on
him. A swollen and sunburned
face today attested to the rigors OF
the Missouri sun. At Kansas City
last night it was necessary to apply
ice packs to Ny Harding's lips be-
fore his speech. .
Mrs. Harding, whose health is at
the best delicate, on the other hand
apparently is standing the strain
of the trip excellently. She said
today she had always been good
carnpaigner"
Immediately following his speech
this afternoon, the Presidents spc'
cial will pull out for Denver, Col.
For HarG1ing's complete ad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
BOLT FROM CLEAR SKY
KILLS BARTON FARMER

CUMBERLAND, Md, June ga
bolt of lightning. apparently from a
clear sky, struck Fred McGruder,
fifty-three, while working in a field
near Barton, killing him instantly.
McGruder had been driven from
the field by a shower and had re-
turned to work, the shower appar-
entity being over and the sun shining
when he was struck Two brothers
of McGruder working in the same
field escaped injury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
IN CANADIAN
DIVORCES LAID TO WAR

OTTAWA. June 23-An enor-
nous increase in the number Of
divorces in Canada. said to have
been caused by unrest of the war,
was disclosed by the bureau Of
statistics.
Divorces numbered So in 1918. In
1919 they jumped to 376 Last year
644 DEGREES were granted.
Divorces are granted in Canada
only by the Dominion Senate on
limited grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
WEST COLD TO HARDING PLAN
FOR MERGING ROADS
By WILLIAM HARD.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 23.-President Harding, the
fearless Western traveller having delivered speech the
World Court in city which against the World Court has
delivered speech the consolidation of railroads
city which firmly and almost fanatcally opposed to the
consolidation of railroads. and the overwhelming chances
that just President Harding has already accepted the
prospect Of stringent reservations the World Court he
presently will be pushed by his spirit of fair play into accept
reservations his railroad consolidation idea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
2 ON SCAFFOLD KILLED;
ONE, EALING. HURTS BOY

RED BANK, N. j., June %
Joseph Piecola, of this city, and
Henry Osborn, of Port Monmouth,
were killed when a scaffold on
which they were working collapsed.
The body Of Osborn, who was in
stantly killed, struck five-year. old
William Little. who was walking
along the sidewalk, breaking the
boys shoulder. The men were
removing a cornice when the scat.
fold collapsed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
King Albert Suffers
Broken Wrist When
His Horse Falls

BRUSSELS, June 23.-King
Albert of Belgium suffered a
broken wrist when he was
thrown from his horse today.
King Albert was thrown
when his horse stumbled and
fell. Medical aid was sum-
moned at once, and it was
found that a wrist bone had
been broken.