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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
JAM MESBURG

A large number of members
greeted the initiatory team of Fidel-
ity Lodge, Independent Order Odd
Fellows, at their meeting on Wednes-
day night when the initiatory degree
was conferred on the Rev. Weaver
K. Eubank, pastor of the Jamesburg
Presbyterian church. The floor work
was unusually finely executed and
numerous visitors from Whitney
Lodge of Spotswood expressed cd-
miration in short talks. At the close
of the session a special memorial
service was held by the members
present in honor of our lamented
President, Warren G. Harding. An
agitation was started for the vista
ton of nearby lodges by the local
order.
Mrs. William K. Irons and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Irons, of Spotswood,
visited relatives on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Flumerfelt
and children are spending the week.
end with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Burd, at Port Muir
ray, making the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rule and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rule and chill
dren, of st. Catharines, Canada, are
spending several weeks in this sec
tion visiting relatives and friends Of
twenty years ago when they made
Helmetta and Monmouth Junction
their home. They are making their
home while here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Dawson, of lower Jamesburg.
Mr.. Rule is superintendent of re-
pairs for the traction company in his
Canadian town.
Frank M. Denton will occupy the
pulpit of the Jamesburg Methodist
church this Sunday in the absence
of the pastor, Rev. William H. MUIR
ply, who is on his vacation.
Mrs Rene G.. VanCleaf visited her
sister, Mrs. Harry Abrams, of Roeb-
ling, who is Ill in st. Francis Hospi-
tai, Trenton.
Paul Gilliliand, of Buckelew ave-
nue., employed by the Pennsyivania
Railroad Company at Trenton, is
spending this week sightseeing in
Vermont and other points east.
The baseball game scheduled be-
tween the Jamesburg and George w.
Helme Company team of Helmetta
for tonight has been set for next
week, owing to the day of mourning
for our late President, Warren G.
Harding.
Rev. Weaver X. Eubank, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, is spending
his vacation period, the month of
August, In study at Princeton Uni
versity preparatory to taking addi-
tional degrees. He will occupy the
pulpit each Sunday as usual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

@. How much does private car
cost ?-E. F.
A. Such Pullmans are built to or
der. The cost of such a car is
around 100000. These cars are
attached to regular trains, with
generally speaking, the exception OF
limited trains) and a minimum or
25 railroad tickets is necessary tor
their haulage. The cost of the rail-
road ticket is governed by the class
of train to which the car is at
tached.
O. Where is William Penn bu-
ried "A. H. H.
A. william Penn, his two wives
and seven of his eleven children, are
buried in Jordan's churchyard, two
miles from Beaconsf1eld, Bucking-
hamshire, England.
@. Should pups be washed ?-H.
F.
A. Do not wash puppies until
they are three months old unless
they get into filth which can not
be removed otherwise.
Q. Did American forces take
from Colombia the right of way for
the Panama Canal ?--H. F. d.
A. The United States treaty with
SONCl
United States the right to take the
Panama Canal was rejected by Co
lombia August IL, 1903. Shortly
after this Panama, which was in
Colombian territory, revolted and
Instituted a separate republic. The
United States thereupon made a
treaty with Panama which was rat
if1ed by the United States, Febru-
ary 23, 1904; Panama December 8,
1903, whereby Panama granted to
the United States the right to con-
duct and maintain the Panama
Canal in perpetuity on payment of
$10,000,000 cash and an annual
payment of $250,000 SO lcng as the
canal should be occupied by the
United States. Colombia put in a
claim for damages an don March 1
1921, an award was made to Co
lombia of $250,000,O00 for loss of
territory to be paid in yearly In
stallments of s5,000,000. The first
installment has been paid.
@. What was the total value of
Australian farm crops in 1927
H. G. K.
A. Australian farm crops we're
valued at 72,223,488 pounds.
@. Who is the girl who was made
poet laureate of Oklahoma 20. o.
L.
A. Miss Violet McDougal has been
appointed to this position by the
governor of the state.
@. How many acres of forest land
are owned by farmers?-M. o. G.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
A NOVEL NEW YORK SUBURB
TOLD OF BY MR.. HASKIN
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

When this minister began to
preach TO his complex congregation,
he looked about for some charitable
work to do during the week. But
his made-to- parish did not
offer much scope for social welfare.
The apartment owners were mainly
young professional and business men.
Every owner had submitted refer
ences and been approved by repre-
sentatives of his corporation before
he moved in. The minister finally
decided to spend his spare time in
some other section of New York
where welfare work was more need
ed.
Fine Community Spirit
An interesting side of life in this
suburb is the community activities
Carol Kennicott, who tried to devel-
op a community spirit in the Main
Street" town, would regard the
apartment house suburb as a noble
example of what might be accom-
plished. There are as many local
organizations as would be found in
the average town of 10000 people.
The residents could join groups
downtown, but they seem to prefer
playing together. To mention a few
results of this attitude, there is a
Southern club, a womans club, a
chess club. a press organization, and
the third largest tennis club in the
country. The residents further dis
play community spirit by taking part
in annual harvest festivals and tour
naments with the abandon which the
Main Street" heroine labored to in
ject into Gopher Prairie.
All the points about the suburb
so far described would not make 1t
a successful experiment If it were
not for the attempt to make 1t a
home town with the apartments
serving as homes. Low ceilings, tiny
bandbox rooms, and windows over
looking narrow, paved courts have
been eliminated. The effect of a
beehive divided into neat cells, which
so many city apartments give, is
avoided. One group of six story
apartments is built in the style of
the turreted French chateaux. An
other suggests a Rhine castle. Others
are colonial, and a group now being
erected is to resemble a row of
Italian villas, with cream colored
Wills anu Itu lllSu TOOlS.
These varied styles of architec-
ture, with their dictinctive skylines,
do not conflict because of the dis
tances between the buildings. Each
group is a unit, set off by itself,
having it's doorways fronting on a
street and garden court in the
center of the square.
Every apartment is said to over
look the garden in which the build
ing is set. These gardens are con-
Isiderably more pretentious than
hedged-in lawns. There are beds
of coleus and other foliage plants,
old fashioned stone walks, with
grass growing between the stones,
larched gateways, pergolas, stoone
benches, fountains. and box trees.
The suburbanite thus finds his gar
den ready for his enjoyment when he
comes home at night, and II he still
fels an urge to make things grow
he goes over to his garden plot to
dig.
In short, this so-called Greek
state" of about 500 acres is the re-
suit of a belief. And the belief Is
that the New Yorker wants to be
rustic--if he can have his compact
city apartment transplanted to a
garden 20 minutes from Broadway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
The Old Town
Street by Street--Know Your City
MECHANIC STREET

Mechanic street runs parallel to
State and High streets and extends
from Fayette street north to the
Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks. Many
autos use this street instead of State
street. The street is a wide one and
has all modern improvements and is
paved. Mechanic street is mainly
residential street with some business
establishments near the corners Of
Washington and Broad streets. Sew
eral industrial plants of prominence
are at the northerly terminus of the
street while at the corner of Me-
chanic and Fayette streets. the new
ST. Mary's high school has been erec-
ted. The st. Marys church and rec
tory is at the corner Of Center street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

A. The Forest Service estimates
that farm wood lots amount to 1907
0O0, 900 acres of forest land.
@. In swimming events are COM
petitors allowed to anoint their bo-
dies with oil ?-H. L. F.
A. The Amateur Athletic Union
does not allow any preparations to
be used in events conducted under
their rules. It is said that swim
mers who have attempted to swim
the English Channel have used oil
i've oil to anoint themselves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

The mad college graduate tells us
the men who wrote "Yes, We Have
No Bananas" made $4,000.
Good news from Seattle. Woman
stabbed her husband. Maybe they
are running out of ammunition.
Aviator who flew from Chicago to
New York wasn't any better off.
Keep away from Waukegan, Ill.
Haircuts are rs cents there.
Marshaltown (Ia.) golfer who
broke his wife's jaw while driving,
claims 1t was an accident.
Not having time to become CASH
iers, three men robbed a Pawhuska
(Okla.) bank by force.
Chicago gas company will make
its girls wear sleeves and the girls
will laugh up them.
In Detroit, two detectives disguise
themselves in bathing suits. They
may catch cold.
European lecturers have quit COM
ing to America. It's too hot. Some
body would shoot them.
Many may enjoy learning a dane
ing school burned in New York.
Books on etiquette are still in de-
mand, although reading them is con-
sidered bad etiquette.
American girl has married Turk
Prince. Bet she's boss.
Firpo thinks he can knock Demp-
sey for goal. Dempsey knows he
can knock Firpo for some gold.
So many people are wearing
glasses. In few generations babies
may be born with them.
Many golfers keep their clubs at
home so neighbors will know where
they are going.
When a young couple Dragged
about their new machine 20 years
ago it was a sewing machine.
Bread Is the staff of life. Wheat
is so low and bread So high 1t seems
to be a crooked staff.
Every now and then some one you
haven't missed comes up and tells
you he is back again.
The hustle is coming back. Also,
the hustle and hustle.
Many are taking advantage of the
warm spell to cuss a coal man.
These are the days of mad dogs,
and people.
Scratching a bite irritates the
skin, also the bitter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

Marshaltown (Ia.) golfer who
broke his wife's jaw while driving,
claims 1t was an accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

The mad college graduate tells us
the men who wrote "Yes, We Have
No Bananas" made $4,000.
Good news from Seattle. Woman
stabbed her husband. Maybe they
are running out of ammunition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

Aviator who flew from Chicago to
New York wasn't any better off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

Keep away from Waukegan, Ill
Haircuts are rs cents there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

Not having time to become cash
lers. three men robbed Pawhuska
(Okla.) bank by force.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

- Bible Thought For Today
- REAL SERVICE love another-Galatians
5I3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24
By Ray Gibson.

~ GRADY, the plumber. was
eating luncheon in Broad
~ way restaurants simple
repast of porterhouse steak,
French fried potatoes, asparagus
tips, creamed cauliflower, hot
mince pie and coffee and cheese
when a distinguishe looking
gentleman, in an afternoon suit,
high hat and walrus mustache,
all three of English cut. paused
at his table and addressed him
in persuasive British drawl:
II awsk your pawdon. Isn't
this Sir Ambrose PaddIeford De-
Witt, the celebrated SCULPTOR
lit is not" said O'Grady, Its
Sir Patrick Dennis O'Grady, the
CELEBRATED plumber"
What a deuced droll beggah
you are! l wish the British am
bassador could meet you. An old
bunkie of mine, the ambassador
Sir Gookin Hamilton Jones Fhz-
Jones. Would you not like to
meet him? You'd be chawmed,
I'm shuah, and so would he"
They found Sir Gookin at a
fashionable hotel-and in a mag
nificent rage.
What a beastly bit o. luck:
he stormed,, furiously pacing the
gilt palm room. II bet bloody
'rotter a five-pun note that they
have thousand dollar bills in the
States, and now he claims, I've
lost the wager because I~cawn't
find one" don't sup
pose either of you-.'',.r' It. p.
"Why, sure" said O'Grady, and
unprotected a hankroll as thick
as the steak he had eaten.
Here's one fresh from the print
in press"
"Sayed!' joyously cried Sir
Gookin, and snatched the bill.
1.-The chappie just stepped into
the grill. III fetch him back in
a jiffy.'' And he slapped his top
hat on a table and dashed from
the room. ..~
OGrady and the Lord of Bunk
hurst discussed the joke on the
chappie for few minutes. Then
Spitz-Spitz frowned and said:
What is OBTAINING Sir Gookin.
I wonder? Perhaps I'd best look
him up. Just keep an eye on
nay topper, old squash. I
shawn't be long"
O'Grady, alone, kept an eye on
both toppers.. After half an hour
he cleared his throat. tucked the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24
LIES WHZRLIGIG, THE STORY ORA 81, 900 BILL

at a sleepy-eyed negro washing
a confectioner's window. There
was one persons is this crowd,
however, unenthralled by the
: window-wa sher's quaint activity,
and this add individual was Eels
McCleevey. a gifted pickpocket
of wide renown.
In his accomplished manner
Eels McCleevey was cheerfully
going through the crowd. And
then he ran his deft fingers
through Sir Gookin's pockets, ex-
tracted the thousand-dollar bill,
slipped through an alley, boarded
a street car and called on Fannie
Tucker, also a member of his
fraternity.
Eels McCleeVey was an excel
lent workman, but Fannie was a
better one. In less than ten min
utes the thousand-dollar bill was
snugly tucked in her stocking.
She's been dreaming all winter
of a rabbit-skin coat worth ninety
eight dollars and priced at a thou
sand. So she sped to Jake Ter
nitz, the furrier, and when she
left she was gloriously ar
rayed in rabbit skin and Jacob
was gazing lovingly at the treas
ury note.
Its SIM" he unused, ito see
this nice fat baby loaf And he
journeyed to the office of Roger
L. Valentine, president and treas
urer of the North Pole, Explora-
ton Company and exchanged his
thousand dollars for shares of
Polar stock.
The door had scarcely closed
behind him when Mrs. Valentine
entered; and the look on her face
was the sort of look that men
have known since time began
the look of a woman seeking
cash. Roger Valentine, of course
knew that look and his fingers
strayed instinctively toward his
money pocket.
At this moment Mr.. O'Grady
sat at his mahogany desk in his
.palatial plumbing parlors, smok-
ing dollar cigar and concen-
trating on the problem of how to
retrieve his thousand-dolar loss.
He was hopefully studying his
sucker list when the door opened
to admit Mrs. Valentine.
THAT model bathroom outfit,
she asked pointing to his window
display. How much?'
Zone thousand dollars" he
promptly told her.
She opened her purse and laid
the thousand dollar bill in the
hand of O'Grady, the plumber.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24
PART V.
The River Quarters
CHAPTER l.

Kestner sat in a brown study.
1t was three full hours since the
murder of Antonio Morello in the
Alambo. Not a word had as yet
come in to him, and here was sit
uation, he knew, where time was
precious.
On the rosewood table in front
of Kestner lay what was left OF his
third cigar. About his feet was a
scattering of ashes, the residuary
evidence of an hours Vesuvian
mental ferment. Confronting him
on the polished table top, not vi.
like huge pawns on an abandoned
chessboard, stood three telephone
transmitters. Two of them were
Kestner's recently installed private
wires. The third was the switch
board connection of the hotel it,
self.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24

, ing by the arm a small and
vigorously protesting messenger
boy.
There's tn guy want"' was
that youths triumphant cry as
Kestner made a spring for them.
What's wrong here?" barked
out the Secret Agent.
This gink's tryin' to butt into
my business. He comes up on tn
run an grabs me after I hand
over that message o. yours
Where did you hand it?'
"W'y, to tn dame herself as
she hops into taxi an beats it
for Broadway without even waitin'
to sign for it"'
Kestner wheeled about and
stared eastward. There was no
taxi in sight.
WAS she alone?" was his next
quick query.
Yep"
mot with a tan man of about
fifty?"
"Oh, that 81 guy grabbed tn
first taxi an' got away as though
he was Answerin' a three-alarm
call. That was b'fore tn dame
wit tn bag come out o. the
hotel"'
We're too later gasped Kest-
me-.
He suddenly turned about and
caught Wilsnach by the coat
sleeve.
You got that man Carlesi?"
he demanded. And his heart
went down as he read the answer
on Wilsnach's somewhat bewil-
dered face, even before his lips
spoke the words.
II thought 1 had him cornered,
but he gave me the slipt'
Kestner's hand dipped.
20 God, what mess for one
morning. he breathed aloud.
Wilsnach stepped back a little
and stared at his superior. 1t
was not often that Kestner lapsed
into emotionalism over trivialities.
But this man earliest is only
small potatoes" argued Wilsnach.
He's nothing but
Never mind what he is cut
in Kestner, we've got to get
that man if it takes us round the
worlde
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24

toppers under his arm and went
to the room clerk.
I'm not a gamblin' man." said
he, "but I'll bet you a gutta-
percha factory against a rub
Lord Spitz-Spitz nor yet of Sir
Gookin Jones F1tz-Jones."
You win in walk" replied
the clerk.
Here's their; hats" continued
O'Grady. "Give 'em to your
head : bellhop."
And he swung on his heel and
strobe from the place, entered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24
A Serial Replete With Romance, Adven-
ture in the Worlds Capitals, and
Stirring Situations

-~UT the memory of what had
so recently taken place in
~ that dingy-walled room, and
the thought that now of all times
he could be of help to the girl
so sorely in need of that help
carried him across the room and
down the many-odoured hail to
the elevator.
The car rose to his floor, in
response to his frantic pushes
ON the bell-button. A second later
he was shooting down towards
the office.
Did a tall man and a girl
with a leather bag go down here
a moment ago." Kestner asked
the close-cropped negro-boy operat-
ing the car. That youths heavi-
ly impersonal face lighted into
sudden interest. as he felt a coin
pressed into his hand.
yes, sab, dat young woman
wen down about two minutes
ago! But tn tall gen'elmun, I
see him go down by tn sta'ahs,
sab, on de trip wen de woman
rung FIR me, sahv
WAS he hurrying?"
Eyes, sah-he was trabbelin',
al right
Kestner stepped from the eleva-
tor-car to the office-desk. A pale
eyed clerk, with a head as bare
rs billiard ball, was leisurely re-
addressing heterogeneous pile
of Matchmaker.
Beside this Matchmaker Kesr-
ner placed a card on which he
had scrubbed his name and adj
dress.
II think you had better call a
policeman, he said to the pale
eyed clerk, still bent over his
letters. "A man has just been
murdered in No. 17"'
The shining bald dome moved
upward with incredible rapuity.
"A mans been whft?" he
Yacuously demanded.
IF you want me hter ring me
up" cried back Aestner as he
made for the door of the Alambo.
Outside that door his quick eye
fell on Wilsnach himself. His
colleague of the service was hold
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-24
By Ann Lisle,
Whose Series Of Married Life
Have, Won a Big Popular
Success.

dolly enough it was q
matter of pride with
me that Jim should not
ask any favors. of Ralph Lacy,
who would gladly have given us
hours of his time helping with
the copy for the Star. And Jim
was amused, tolerant, admiring
and grateful in gratifying stages.
I felt that I had sold him COM
pletely on the score Of his wife
and her job.
This is a little different from
last Saturday night, isn't it,"
asked Jim at our end of the first
week week in the home that
proving so perfectly satisfying.
"I was just thinking Of that
myself" I confessed.
Where were you this noon
when tried to get your" asked
Jim. Lacy dropped in and we
wanted you to join us for lunch.
We took Betty in your place, and
1 think she made regular ten
strike with old Ralph"
She's wonderful / said care
lessly. I'm glad you gave her
little recreation. I feel as If
Betty were living almost entirely
in memory-or with Terry's ghost,
and that isn't good for her.
You wouldn't have thought so
If you'd heard her play up to
Ralph" replied Jim. 1--WE never
seen Betty show her admiration
for a man so frankly. If it had
been Envy your might have said
she was trying to vamp Lacy"
"Oh, Jim-don'tr' 1 said. That's
going too far. After all, Terry
has been dead but few months.
He reached up and pulled me
down so his face rested against
mine. And gave myself over
to the sense of absolute peace
and comfort and belonging / al
ways have when Jim is in a half
tender, half playful mood. His
hand on my hair, seemed to put
me absolutely in tune with the
world.
II wish everyone could be as
happy as we are" I said at last
when he released me and got up
to fill his pipe.
You say that in one of your
cryptic tones. Lady" laughed
Jim, Now let's see how. near
your old man can come to fol-
lowing your mental process.
You're still thinking of Mabel
Storrs, and have chosen this
subtle way to drag me back to
the girl in whom 1 didn't show
enough interest when you men,
toned her a few moments ago.
Isn't that it?"
You darling. blessed lamb"
laughed. That's precisely it. I
can't claim to be a 'misunder-
stood woman when you have this