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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
IMMIGRATION L I

InsHtent discussion Of immigration problems is moving Wash
ington to formulate legislation on the subject which will constitute
a considerable item on the new congressional program. Secretary
Davis and the chairman Of the house immigration committee are
preparing a joint effort which is bound, in one phase at least, to
provoke general public discussion some months hence.
Instead of a miscellany of rules, the proposal seeks first to
establish a single code embracing present regulations covering i'm
migration, naturalization and exclusion. This feature Of the bill
will doubtless be generally accepted.
A second item, the fruit of recent experience at Ellis Island
and Mr.. Davis, trip abroad this summer, is calculated to obvlate
some of the glazing iniquihes of the quota reception system as
currently operated. 1t is proposed that our consuls be pressed into
service to assist in determining whether prospective immigrant
shall receive a quota certificate. The details of the plans are not
fully disclosed but the intention obviously parallels public senti
ment. and it is difficult to foresee possible objections to any sensl
BILE scheme for relieving periodical chaos at our ports.
The feature Of the proposal which implies a capacity for arous-
ing argument is a scheme to swing the balance of immigration
sharply back to Northern Europe, by establishing quota figures On
racial populations as shown in the 1890 census instead OF mat Oh
1910. Those who sponsor the idea contend that whatever the rule
may be concerning the ~desirabilty of one alien or another it is
true that a correct balance requires some cut in southern entrants
to compensate for heavy immigration of these people for a genera
ton prior to the war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
Fewer Students
Spurn High School

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.--If the boy CT
girl who formerly quit school" at
the end of the seventh or eighth
grade is not actually becoming ex-
tinct his ranks are being decimated
annually according to reports COW
ering ar average ten year period
compiled from the offices of public
Instruction in ten central ste IS.
The percentage of increased high
school attendance for the period was
taken as the medium for estimate.
The average increase figure for the
decade was found to be 95.4 percent,
with extremes ranging between 1000
percent, the figure reported by Okla
homa, to 40 percent, that of Iowa.
While the figures do not unquali-
fiedly represent the Increased pro-
portion of grade school students en-
tering high schools-the factor of
increasing population applying
largely in eve states-they do in
dictate that the former gulf existing
between the eighth grade and high
school gradually is being eliminated.
In Oklahoma, according to a state
ment issued by Luther Russell, state
high school inspector, the increase
In IL years from 1910 to 1921 was
from 6,125 to 62,021. or 1000 per-
cent. Figures supplied by the de-
partment of education of Kentucky
set the increase from 1856 in 1913,
to $4,000 in 1928 an advance of
203 per cent, while in South Dakota
the total number of high school stu
dents in 1922, 1868, represented a
jump of 1862 percent from the 1860
enrolled in 1912.
Vernon NJ. Reigel, state director of
education for Ohio, gave the in
crease in that state al 100 percent,
an advance from $1,000. the figure
for 1921, to 17S,705, that for 1922.
Voicing the belief that the show
ing in his state was particularly good
in view of the strong call of the
many industries of the state FOR
boys to get out of school into work."
Thomas e. Johnson, superintendent
of public instruction of Michigan,
reported the increase there at from
49,466 in 1912, to 106, 496 in 1922, an
increase of lis percent.
High school attendance in Kansas
has increased Sc percent during the
last ten years, according to j.. w.
Miley, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, who placed the figure
for total attendance in 1913 at 3d.
OS2 compared with 72,774 in 1922.
A jump of 70 percent in high
school attendance from 1913 to 1928
was reported by Leonard b. JOB, as
sistant state superintendent of pub
lie instruction of Indiana. The exact
increase was given as from 59,S22
in 1913 to an estimated total of 101,-
425 in the latter year. Compulsory
attendance up to the age of 16 years,
was given principal credit for the
| good showing.
The percent of increase during the
last decade for Illinois was set at
az by Francis G.. Blair, state super
| intendent of public instruction. To-
tai high school enrolment in 1912
was 74,56S and in 1922, 163,097.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
UNDER YOUR FEET

Charles Darwin found $4,000 "fshworms" in the average
acre of British soil. The number was around half a mil
lion an acre where the soil was exceptionally rich.
Right now is the busiest season of the year for earth
worms. Wherever the autumn winds are making withered
leaves flutter to the earth, our old friend fshworm is dragging
the dead leaves into his tunnels, there to rot and enrich the
soil.
Professor J. Arthur Thompson, in 'The Outline of Sci
ence,' % records that, on the average, the fshworms in an acre OF
ground pass 10 tons of soil through their bodies each year
Fand they have been doing this for many millions of years.
They cover the surface at the rate of three inches in Is years,
and they are thus continually circulating the soil. An age
long ~ploughng field, which was so thickly covered with hard
flnts that it was known as The Stony Field, was left I'M
touched for 80 years, after which a horse could gallop from
one end to the other without ever striking a stone"
Darwin wrote this ftThe plough is one Of the most an
cient and most valuable of mans inventions; but long before
he existed the land was, in fact, regularly ploughed by earth
worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other AMI
mails which have played so important a part in the history OF
the earth as have these lowly organized creatures"
The earthworm made life on earth possible for man. We
couldn't continue existing, without its assistance at preparing
the soil Of the food we eat and for the trees SO chemically
necessary in our system of air supply.
Despite the earthworm's important function in natures
scheme of things, a lot of us are surprised to learn that it has
a purpose other than to be used as fish bait.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue oated-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 sub
stitute for calomel--were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after IL years of study. =
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets eapurely
vegetablecompoundmi mixed witholiveo oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
Tohave a clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like
childhooddaysy you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results. Millions of
boxes are sold annually at l5c and Soc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
BIameS Taxation
For High Carfare

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 10.-(By
h Associated Press Municipal,
state and federal officials were Wig
orously assailed for their extraya-
gance in a special tax report made
today to the American Electric Rail-
way Convention here. William H,
Maltble, of Baltimore, is chairman of
the committee making it.
The report declared hat owing to
governmental extravaganza, in part,
every workingman in the United
States is paying an average tax of
81 a year which is hidden in his car
fare. This is about two-thirds of a
cent u of every fare.
"One of the most serious problems
of the day is thai of municipal, state
and federal extravaganza" the re,
port said. The check upon public ex-
~travagance is to be found only in a
demand on the part of the public for
economy, and one of the first and
most important steps in the deyel-
opment of this public demand is the
elimination of indirect taxation. APP
proximately 10 per cent. of the gross
receipts of the street car companies
of the United States Is devoted to
some form of public burden. The
average fare at the present time is
6.92 cents so an average of nearly
two-thirds of a cent out of every
street car fare collected in the Unit
ed States is an indirect tax upon the
street car users for the benefit or
the general public.
1.-THE average workman riding to
and from his work 900 days in the
year pays in this n item an indi-
rect tax of approximately 81.
'If this indirect tax and other
numerous indirect taxes which he
pays could be bundled together with
the relatively small direct tax which
he is called upon to meet. Labelled
and known to him as a tax, we
would find a pressure for public
economy making itself evident at
the polls in unmistakable fashion.
Among the 'obsolete' taxes point
ed out bv the committee is one for
paving between car tracks which
had its inception in horse car days
when the animals hoofs destroyed
cedar block pavements between the
rails.
Car riders do not realize the report
declared, that state and federal ho"
les which fix the car fares Of the
country, figure all of these taxes in
when arriving at a fair fare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
YOUR HEALTH
ATAxIA
BY DIR, CLIFFORD c. ROBINSON

The public may not be as much
interested in the and effect of
loeomotor ataxfa as some few NOR
tails who suffer its tortures. But not
a few may be on the way and UNI
aware of their peril.
To avoid its terrible inroads, live
the ,hygienic life all your life and
then you won't have to try and live
it when it is too late.
Locomotor ataxia is a disease o.
the spinal cord and the nerve cen
tiers. 1t is caused by syphilitic trou-
BILE. No other real primal cause has
as yet been discovered. The progress
of the disease is slow. 1t continues
for years, with occasional shooting
pains" The sensation may be de-
scribed as the variety that comes
and goes.
Sometimes these pain attacks seem
rheumatic in character, They may
also be called neuralgia pains. or
kidney stone pains, gall stone trou-
BILE and many others, as locemotor
ataxia has many aliases. Sometimes
these attacks are varied by, occasion
al forms of nausea. dizziness or seri-
Gus stomach trouble,
At other times you are disturbed
by mysterious pains or sensations
which are almost indefinite and i'm
possible to localize.
Locomotor ataxia has its inception
in the posterior nerve roots, where
they attach to the spinal cord. 1t
will then extend into the spinal cord
and will finally involve all the nerve
tissues between the posterior arms
and also the outside nerve tissues in
many cases.
After some time the nerves of SEN
sation or pain r destroyed. After
this period the afflicted person can
not navigate well. This is the stage
we all know, when we see the one
afflicted incapable of coordination
in his movements. He is uncertain,
insecure and clumsy.
The nerves which control walking
are out of commission or dead and
enc cannot exercise control. Success
sive stages lead to other and higher
nerve structures and finally to their
destruction and the end Of life's
processes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

@. How many people have visited
Mount Vernon within the past two
years?-N. e. G.
A. The Mount Vernon Ladies' As
sociat'on says that 497,232 persons
have visited Mt. Vernon in the past
two years.
Q. How many matches are used
daily &c. III.
A. 1t is estimated that 100000
900 matches are used in the United
nearly 100000 flames are struck
each minute.
Q. DO more women or men visit
Eurepe?-S. n. @,
A. A Cunard Line official made
the statement that about two-thirds
of the liners passengers were wo-
men and girls.
@, l would like to know the
amount of gold in the United States
Treasury.-B. T.
A, According to the circulation
statement of the United States
Treasury September /, 1923, there
is 1854, 204,761 in gold coin and
bullion held in the Treasury.
@. What is the origin of Hal
lowe'en IS. L.
A. Halloween is t relic of pagan
times. In England the influence of
Druldicial ceremonies is evidenced
in the ancient Halloween fires.
Certain of the customs which used
to prevail in England were survi-
walls of the festival of Pomona the
Goddess of Fruit. Halloween is
called by this name, because the
festival falls on fha auataf,~ nf
October 81, which is the eve of vigil
of All Hallows the festival of Al
Saints: this falls on November LIST.
@. When did late Prince of Mon
AGO visit Washington Nv. L.
A. Prince Albert of Monaco Wis
tied Washington in April, 1891. The
Prince drew his from the
most famous gambling resort in the
world and spent them IN deep sea
dredging in the interests OF science.
The Prince and Professor Albert
Einstein came here at the invita-
ton of the National Academy of
Science the Prince received the
Alexander Agassiz medal awarded to
him in recognition of his researches
in the science of the ocean; the
professor merely as a distinguished
guest The National Geographic
Society also gave the Prince a medal
Prince Albert died in June. 1922,
and was succeeded by his son Prince
Louis.
Q.How long did it take Lincoln
to deliver his famous Gettysburg
speech?-R. c. S.
A. Lincoln occupied about five
minutes in reading his great grafton.
Il was received without applause,
probably because the hearers were
too moved for demonstrations. Mis-
mel. The individual producer is
merged in the association. The as
ISOLATION is salesman and forward
ing agent for all members alike.
When this law was written the ut
most precautions were taken to pre-
rent these combinations of exporters
from turning around and selling in
the domestic market. They are not
allowed to sell a pound of their wares
within the country but may get any
price possible outside.
1t will not be ar easy task to get
congress to pass an Import combi-
nation bill because there will be
many Senators and Representatives
who will think that If a combination
is permitted to exist it will be used by
it's members to exploit the domestic
market as we'll as to get the ad-
vantage of cooperative purchasing
abroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
THE
treet by Street-Know Your City
WiIIOcks Lane

Willocks Lane is n of the old
original streets of the city and was
used in the early days of Perth Am
boy as a way to get TO the Wilcox
property. AS time wore on it be-
came a general thoroughfare and
now forms a connecting link be-
tween Smith and Fayette street. 1t
is but fifteen feet wide and has never
been graded or curbed. 1t has a
sewer however.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. Direo-
tor. Washington. D.. @. This offer
tpp-tes strictly to information. The
ourean will not attempt to answer
medicinal and financial troubles. 1t
iass not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
i've research on any subject. Write
YOUR question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and en-
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To- the inquirer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

taking the silence, Lincoln said to
a companions: 81 have failed again.
Edward Everett the renowned or
ator also spoke at the d%edication
exercises at Gettysburg his speech
lasting two hours. He was splendid
ly received, but what he said was
soon forgotten.
Q. How much brighter is full day.
hght than full moonlight?--R. Il.
A. Recent experiments nave proved
that full daylight is about 100000
times as bright as full moonlight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
Bible Thought For Today

PRAYER IN THE MORNING My voice shalt thou hear in
the morning, O Lord; in the morning will l direct my prayer unto
thee, and will look up-Psalms 53.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

dple dfOuHu the nome.
Seattle mans secretary was named
Rose. His wife met her. She is the
last Rose of summer.
Charlie Chaplin visited in New
York. Bet the walters ducked after
handing him his pie.
Utah doctor says COW milk not so
good as goat milk. Trying to make
goats out of our lows.
Boston woman divorced. Hubby
refused to battle. Couldn't she stick
it out until winter?
Hail, rain and wind storm hit
Woodward, Okla. At first they
thought it was the governor.
T Hunter got shot in Tennessee. 1t
|Swasn't an unloaded gun case. 1t
was a loaded dice case.
Oyster prices are going up even
though they &C down so easily.
Indications are lambs and chick
ems will be cheaper. This does not
include the human ones
Plane to carry a 15-ton bomb will
be built, and could practice a bit by
carrying coal.
Milwaukee mar has driven one car
255.O0O miles. Parking space must
be scarce there.
Nar 1 frio1 haId IN kaur Vail onot
$4,000, but wasn't worth it.
Style makers say the silk hat is
returning. Wish we were young
enough to throw rocks again.
Big picture hats may come back.
Probably an effort to make us quit
riding street cars.
Doctors have a drug that makes
a man Va savage. Girls should not
look good enough to eat.
Many peoples idea of raising kids
is teaching them to close safety pins
before swallowing.
The world needs an automatic
photograph stop that will not stop
in the middle of a record.
Much time and worry would be
saved around the home by having
cigaret ash designs on rugs.
Some people are so timid they
don't put an elbow on either arm of
their theatre seat.
The saddest words Of tongue or
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

They say there is an increase in
child labor. We say it isn't notice.
able around the home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10
BOY SCOUTS

Boy Scouts of America will in &C
cordance with their annual custom,
observe with appropriate memorial
ceremonies the birthday anniversary
of the late President Roosevelt, Oc-
tober 81. Local councils and troops
throughout the country are now
planning to commemorate in var
ious ways, such as by tree planting,
memorial hikes, rallies, father-and-
son meetings, civic Good Turns, etc,
the high ideals of patriotism and
manhood of this scout president who
won through his support of the
boy scout movement, the honorary
title of chief scout citiZe1.
That Troop 3 Boy Scouts of Amer
lea will be the most advanced body
of scouts in the city was decided at
a meeting held recently. A new scout
master is now in charge and with
valuable assistance of an assistant
scout master, the patrol leaders n
the cooperation of every member of
the troop much work will be com
pleted during the coming term.
A hike was held on Sunday by
eight of the scouts, at which time
several tests were passed. Plans are
now underway Cor an overnight
day to Camp Kirk. near Spot.swood.
All members of Troop 3 are re-
quested to be present at the local
high school in uniform not later
than 7:15 Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

The saddest words of tongue or
typewriter-"Been out late so now
must fight her." Z
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

The world needs an automatic
photograph stop that will not stop
in the middle of a record.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

Exporters now are permitted to
combine. The Webb Pomerene act.
passed a few years ago, authorizes
exporters to form combinations to
sell their goods abroad. The Ameri-
can government Is not concerned
with the operations of a trust which
is selling only to foreigners. 1t seeks
merely to protect the American peo-
pie from domestic trusts. Fifty-fve
export corporations have been or
ganized and are doing fairly well,
They have their agents abroad and
an association Of copper exporters,
for instance, will handle all copper
exports. Competition among the
members does not exist. Whereas the
Independent copper exporters form
erly would cut prices and compete
with each other in selling their pro-
duct to various foreignwpurchasers,
they now through the export combi-
nation, deal through the single chan
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

Utah doctor says COW milk not so
good as goat milk. Trying to make
goats out of our cows.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

Doctors have a drug that makes
a man Va savage, Girls should not
look good enough to eat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-10

Boston woman divorced. Hubby
refused to battle. Couldn't she stick
it out until winter?
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-31
Fire At GrangeviIle.
POINDEXTER TO LEAVE.

Rev. Dean POlndexter VIII
preach his farewell sermon in
Cottonwood, Sunday, September
End at 11:15 a. m.
Rev. Poindexter will leave for
his home at Pennington, Wash,
Monday and from there will go
to the annual Methodist confer
ence to be held in Spokane, Sept.
4th to 10th. After the confer
ence in Spokane he will go to
Salem, Oregon to study in a
theological seminary.
Rev. Poindexter has been in
charge Of the Community church
in Cottonwood for the past year
and during his stay here has
made many friends not only
among members of his own faith
but others as well. He is a man
sincere in his faith and what
more can be asked of any man.
The best wishes Of his friends &c
with him to his new location
wherever that may be.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-31
WILL TAKE UP ART.

Miss Margaret Shinnick left
Thursday morning for Chicago,
Illinois, where she will visit for
the next two weeks with rela-
tives. From the big city she
will go to Watertown, Wis,
where she will make her home
with her grandparents and at
tend the University of Wiscon-
sin, taking up the work of art.
Margaret is a graduate of the
Cottonwood high school and her
work as an artist for an anna
teur, has drawn a great deal OF
favorable comment from the
public on various occasions when
ever her work was exhibited.
She had a natural inclination for
this work and with the proper
cultivation her friends belive she
will progress well in this profess
sion. Her many friends here
wish her the best of success.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-31
BRUNER SELLS LAND.

l.. A. Bruner an old pioneer Of
Idaho county, but now residing
at Asotin Wash, sold his 240
acre tract of land two miles east
Of Cottonwood, Saturday TO
Bernard Ovel, for & reported con-
consideration of $4,000. 1t is
also reported to have been a cash
deal. Mr.. Bruner has owned
the property for many years.
Mr. Ovel, the purchaser, is a
young man who by hard work
and by saving a little each year,
was able to buy a farm Of this
size in a comparatively short
time.
Z. Only a few months ago we
heard this young man make a re-
mark that hit us very forceably
when he said people says that
times are hard and / cannot see
it that way as / believe that any
one can save a little if he only
bends his efforts towards that
goal" And Mr.. Oved's recent
business transaction shows that
he knew what he was talking
about. That he will make a sue
ces at farming is a foregone con-
clusion.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-31
MISS TELCHER WEEDS.

Miss Esther Telcher, only
daughter of County Auditor and
Mrs. Henry Telcher, was mar
ried at Grangeville, Wednesday
morning to w. R. Henry of
Yakima, Wash. The Rev. Henry,
father of the groom, officiated.
Immediately after the wedding
ceremony the newly married
couple accompanied by their
parents left for outside points,
the wedding party passed
through Cottonwood, Wednesday
morning and they stopped here
for a short time and visited at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Rookie.
Mrs. Henry is an accomplished
MUSICIAN and a graduate of the
Linfield college, Oregon.