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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-19

While the cabinet was in session.
the oil committee was hearing be-
hind closed doors some of the evi-
dence on which Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, Montana, has asked tl32s
the attorney generals attitude -
war1 the oil program and sis Corr
duct generally be invesrisa ed. s.
In addition to the inforuatfon 4 =
en- by the Montana senator, the com
mittee also was asking a group 81
New York brokers to disclose
whether their books show any oil
specuiatlons by past and present
hlgh ofncials of the government.
President Coolidge has given nc
special consideration to the selec-
ton. or a successor to Secretary
DENLY.
Neither has he given any consid-
eratlcn to the possibility that As
slstant Secretary Roosevelt will re-
sign and to the contrary he expects
Mr. Roosevelt to remain in office.
Having come through a period of
close senatorial scrutiny with q
stamp of approval, Atlee Pomerene
ana owen j. Roberts, special gcv-
eminent oil counsel, today, began
preparations for their work with
conference with President Coolidge.
The two attorneys discussed with
the President the general situation
but said they reached no final de-
eision relating to the details of the
legal proceedings to be instituted tO
recover naval oil reserves.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-19
Plan Social Session

One new member joined ana plans
were made for a social session TO
be held at the next meeting by the
Goodwill Association last night at
Goodwill hall. Willis Hull was
named at the head of a committee
to arrange for the social event which
will be held next Monday night.
Trucks-Ford One Ton: 21 different
body types WE HAVE EN- for inlmedi-
ate delivery. Dorsey Motors, Inc. Open
Evenings. S0ls-2-ls-lt'
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-19
REPRESENTATIVE

For exclusive territory for "A househola
necessity which sell in this district at
Profit per article great giving steady in
come to proper party.
Demonstrations will be held hourly at
address given today and tomorrow. First
one complying with company's terms to
get agency.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-19

III. to be raised by tazes.s1. s4s, ,ss2ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Exit Leon?

Dispatches from Russia reveal the dissen- sion within the presidium of the Bolshevik party. Trotsky, it is said, will be busted from the party because of his tendency towards menshevism. It is not likely, however, that the war minister, who personally wrote the most stirring polemic against Karl Kautsky and parliamentary socialism, i. e., menshe- vism, should now reverse his political belief What Trotsky is doing, is opposing the ex- tremists in the ranks of the Bolshevic party. Lenin and Trotsky both admitted that the era of communist. Marxian commonwealth, must be postponed indefinitely and that Rus sia must devote itself to a gradual super cession of the capitalistic mode of society, by way of transition period. "There can be no communist state in capitalistic world" was the verdict of the leaders after three or four years experimentation. Communism lm- plies universal acceptance" is another maxim and therefore Trotsky counsels the propaga- tion of the soviet system in other countries until the time is reached when it is more generally accepted and Russia can take the next step toward pure Marxism. The younger element, who lack the brains of Lenin and the tact of Leon, want to get t9 millennium at once Trotsky counsels moderation. For his pains he will be thrown out of the party, if the dispatches are correct. Riga dispatches on Bolshevik doings are sometimes little off color At one time they were famed for hav- ing Lenin die every Tuesday and Friday, while Trotsky used to be shot on Sunday mornings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
THE WOODS FIRES.

The state forester, who was recently in Birmingham to investigate the orlgln of forest fires which have been contlnu- ous of, late in many parts of Jefferson county, was quoted as of opinion that many of these fires were deliberately set. While it is hard to understand why any one should be capable of such an outrage the punishment of those found guilty would be salutary.
 Forest fires have been serious for the last two months in many parts oi the state. Citizens residing in the Shades Mountain and Red Mountain districts have employed men to guard thelr prop critics, including their homes, from ire dangers, and many reports of losses to farm properties and timber-lands nave been received from various sections. Be- cause of the long dry season and the ln- flammable condition of woods and flelos the danger of extensive losses is grave and already there have thousands ot dol lars of damage not only to the pubic domains, but to private lands and build ings. L, been started by careless dropping o1 cigarettes, matches or cigars in the woods or by campers failing wholly to extln' cuish their camp fires. While thls can not be regarded in criminal light, the results are frequently none the less ois astrous, and hence the importance ot the utmost caution under the circumstances Everyone who goes into the woods ol fields is obligated to refrain from any ac' Cf thouphtlessness which may increase the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Keep Then, In School
THE ideal of complete schooling for every
 child is still far from realization. Even
By H. ADDINGTON BRUCE

THE ideal of complete schooling for every
 child is still far from realization Even
 in countries of abundant provision for public education there are great numbers of children who leave school long before they should.
 In the United State, for example, about g. 100000 children leave the elementary schools every year without completing the school course. The exodus begins even before the twelfth year of age, and thereafter becomes increasingly rapid. According to estimates of the American City Bureau, of every 100 boys and girls enrolled in school at nine, only 36 will be attending school at the age of six teen.
 And, as rule, the children who cut their schooling short, from choice or compulsion, are gravely disadvantaged all their days. Society is disadvantaged with them. As pointed out | by school superintendent, MT. M. B. Moore
 "These children go into blind alley jobs that lead nowhere and mean nothing in the way of additional education. Their subsequent his tory shows that they advance from an initial wage of sixteen dollars per week, and that they are unable for the rest of their lives to reach any greater income.
 "They marry early in life, produce large families, and constitute that portion of human kind that make our health problems, our problems of unrest in the labor world, and the greater part of the social problems with which we are confronted"
 | Of course there are exceptions, and chil- dren of next to no schooling sometimes con trive to do exceeding well in later life. Still, they remain Outstanding exceptions to the rule that the ampler the schooling, the brighter the life prospects.
 It will not suffice, though, to attempt to keep children in school merely by the anact- ment of coercive laws. The children who now quit school by myriads do so, in many cases, simply because the schooling provided does not meet their particular needs, or is such as to stifle rather than quicken in them a love | of learning. ',
 Some educational experts, in fact, insist that the major factor in driving children out of school is the inefficiency of teachers "who neither understand the subject that they are trying to teach nor the child whom they are endeavoring to instruct" Another undoubt- edy is the use of dry -as-dust textbooks, and yet another is insistence on the memorlzlng ot much insignificant knowledge.
 All these factors need to be taken into account if any really satisfactory solution of the problem of school attendance is to be reached.
 Certainly no greater mistake could be made than to rely on child labor laws and compul- sory education laws alone. Child nature must be reckoned with, and the schools whenever necessary re-adjusted to meet it's Legitimate demands.
 Else children will as ardent1y as ever yearn to exchange the tedious tasks of the school room for the more exciting activities of the outer world From the emotional conflict thus engendered as great hurt may result to many as results from the attempt to meet life's duties and responsibilities unprepared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
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"The State--It Is l."

CIGNOR MUSSOLINI is confronted with new dilemma. The opposition parties
 have inaugurated system of political non cooperation. They abstain from attend ing the sessions of parliament and it becomes doubtful whether the dictator shall be able to continue the sessions because of a probable lack of quorum. In a real democracy, of course, this would be a signal for the gov erning party to abdicate or to submit to vote from the people. But in an autocracy it is of little consequence. The opposition is not consulted anyway. They are merely present to fill the seats of the house and to give the outward semblance of parliamentary form of government That's the way it was with the first and second Russian dumas. They also deliberated and promulgated decrees for the betterment of the country, but when these bodies had reached the stage where their new proposals should become binding laws, the Czar intervened and dissolved the duma. Nicholas thought to dam the flood of radical ism by repression. In the end the flood broke the dykes of autocracy and swept the dykes of autocracy and swept the Romanoff throne away like a broken reed. Signor |Mussolini, as former socialist, still believes, in the economic interpretation of history. He has plenty of precedents to show him the way to destruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
The Right Word
A NEW ARRIVALS PROBLEM.
 Hind the Error i'm This Article.)
By w. CUR1Is NICHOLSON

The following letter has been received from Ruth Lowenthal of New York City: .N II am stranger and live now some weeks in New York.
 II had today an argument with lady. said to her, Why do you not write as IF "She laughed at me and corrected me: Why do you not write like me? "Who is right?"
 The correction your friend made is correct; ; as, Why do you not write like me. If you wish to use as, you would construct the sem tence as follows: Why do you not write as do?
 The mistake many Americans make before an expression such as T do; ;" as, Why do you not write like do?
 Wrong: He speaks like philosopher would.
 Right: He speaks as a philosophers would.
 Right: He speaks like a philosopher
 Another Good Paper.
 The name of Frank s. Mink of Brooklyn, N. Y is herewith added to the list of those who were successful in the recent test. Mr. Mink made only three mistakes in test that was more difficult than any "The Right Word" had offered
 Yesterdays Error.
 Wrong: Any one having only three errors in. their answers
 Right: Any one having only three errors in his answers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
o1rR HEAVY TRAFFIC TOLL.

While there are some inaccuracies Tn xba renort of one of the leading insur- ance companies in it's chart setting torth the number. of deaths and injuries from automobile accidents in 1923 Tn tnlrty- eight cities with from one hundred thou- sand to two hundred thousand popuia- tion, the figures do not speak well Tor Birmingham. They report fifty tatall- flies for that year, and the death rate IS given as 25.52 per one hundred thousand nonulation. As a matter of fact the rec ord from responsible local source shows fortv-seven deaths and 339 injuries, while bv the same chart for the period since the first of January of this year were re- norted 29 deaths and 344 injuries.
 Comparisons reveal a much larger number of fatalities during 1923 than for the first ten months of 1924, though the number of injuries for ten months of this wear has already exceeded those for the whole of 1923. This indicates that, though there were more automobiles Tn Birmingham during 1924 than in 1923, there were approximately more accl- dents of a less serious character. There is no good reason, however, why Dr. mingham should stand at the top ot the list of thirty-eight cities in it's class Tn automobile casualties.
 Norfolk, Virginia, for example, with an estimated population of l59,OOO, reported onlv seven deaths from automobile t1+af- fife during 1923, a ratio of 4.4O per one hundred thousand people, while Birmingham's record was more than 25 killed per one hundred thousand peo- ple. Norfolk's streets are narrow as com pared with Birmingham's, and the city's area is scarcely fourth of Birming- hams. That shows what can be accom- pIished in reducing the fatalities from Automobile traffic with ordinances that are effectively enforced. /
 While the beacop-light system has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
No Use Hiding Truths
By JOHN CARLYLE
A young Englishman, just before he killed himself, wrote to his sweetheart:

A young Englishman, just before he Killed himself, wrote to his sweetheart:
 Give up reading H. G. Wells"
 London has been quite excited about the letter and the advice. Should girls really give up reading Wells? Is MT. Wells too ad- vanced? Are new and fresh ideas dangerous Shall we keep truth and the discussion of vital problems covered from the sight or the young
 A London newspaper gathers interesting opinions from those who should know about the suitability of Wells for girls. The opinions are curious and interesting.
 One woman writes: "Only those with un- balanced minds are affected by novels girl is sure to read book she is told not to read.
 Says a member of the London county council
 II do not agree with everything that Mr. Wells says but there are many worse things a young girl could read"
 And young girl undergraduate remarks:
 T read Ann Veronica few years ago and was rather bored by it. cannot understand how it could give ideas to anyone" That IS rather hard on Mir. Wells, who IS supposed to give ideas if nothing else.
 Arnold Bennett, able and brilliant British novelist, sums it all up by saying:
 T think the suggestion that anyone shoulu not read Wells is ridiculous"
 Well, what do YOU think
 l think that young folks whose training in home and school-especially home-has been such that they have decently balanced mlnd' and whose mothers and fathers are setting them a decently balanced example should be able and privileged to read anything that IS lit to print
 We shall not make better race by hiding ideas in closet. In the first place, it can't be done. In the second place, it shouldn't be-
 Start early to teach your children to discrim nate Then give them the benefit of ideas and of truth. Don't be afraid of the white light which shows up the far corners of mans experience with the world and with life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
BIRMINGHAM MUST NOT FAIL.

Announcement that the second annual appeal of the Community Chest will be continued until the necessary amount is raised shows that there has been failure by considerable percentage of the peo- pie to respond to this worthy call. It was originally planned to close the campaign on Thanksgiving Day, as it was hoped and expected by that time the necessary amount would have been raised The workers have been active and have done all that could be expected of them. De- spite the favorable industrial conditions in the district and the promising outlook for long continued period of prosperity, however, needs of the charity and be- nevolent interests have apparently not been fully recognized, and additional eff forts by the workers are necessary to complete the task.
 The cause is no less worthy than it has been heretofore. In fact, conditions call for even a more generous community re- sponse than ever; for the needs are more pressing and the practical benefits more promising. It is believed that there are many citizens who have failed to recog- nize their duty to this undertaking, and who have not appreciated the results to the community to come from supporting the movement. To these special appeal IS made by all the agencies which will share in the distribution of this fund.
 The Chest is not altogether a matter of charity. It makes a strong appeal to all who have at heart the community welfare. Nobody questions it's practical needs. Nobody should question its prac- tical benefits. There is much more than a sentimental side; it is a builder of high CT civic ideals and broader standards of citizenship Many a boy and girl who would otherwise have no chance to make good in life has, through it's aid and in- fluence, become self-supporting, self-re- specting and valued citizen. Thus in responding to this worthy cause the en- tire community benefits from the develop ment of character and increased efficien- cy. That is important for all who have hesitated to help this cause to keep In mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Alabdn,a Going Ahead

Alabama is going promptly ahead With It's state port and terminal institution at Mo- bile The state to the west Of us lost no time in seeing an opportunity to serve the pro- ducers and manufacturers and shippers or its territory-and ten million dollars was au-
 thorized in the initial bond issue for the construction of these terminals to serve the
 whole of Alabama. Already Mobile is feeling the impetus and stimulus of the creation ot center of market-touch with the world for Alabama; already there is perfectly apparent all over Alabama a steadying feeling among the producers-knowing that they will have stable method of marketing. The ten mil lions in bonds are being converted into cash and the actual activity is under way. The port commission the other day ordered a heavy locomotive and large number of fat cars to be used in the belt line that will be necessary for the construction of the terminal faclll- ties and then afterward for the operation of the terminals. Alabama is forging right ahead; she understands that she must be in the lead-if possible; at least she must keep up with progress. And Georgians must not forget that if the great productivity of the state is to be advanced and enhanced, II Georgia is to be even alongside her sister states the state port must be realization at Savannah at the earliest promise moment. Patriotic Savannahians-those who are loyal to the larger interests of the city as whole to all lines of business, and to the great SUD-
 porting region back of Savannah--are persist ent in their everyday planning and working for every element of influence that will bring the state port to Savannah at the first pos sible moment. Unselfishness will be neces- sary, concert of thinking and planning and action there must be-but with these the state port will be eventually-and not long ahead great institution in Georgias great port oity-Sayannah News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
CaiIlaux Comes Back.

Monsieur Joseph Caillaux, former premier of France, is again full-fledged citizen of the republic. The senate confirmed his amnesty after listening to a plea by M. Herriot. Though he was never found guilty of high treason, but merely for having had dealings with the enemy, with view of reaching peace before both nations should sink to their knees exhausted, he was sentenced to five years punishment from the capital. That stigma has now been removed. M. Herriot may even take him into the cabinet or he may content himself with making M. Caillaux ad- visor of the treasury, as he is admittedly, even by his opponents, one of the ablest financiers in Europe Against the plans of M. HerriOt now comes the OminOus growing of the old Tiger, from his country villa in the vendee. NJ. Clemenceau threatens to take the platform against Caillaux if he seeks election to the chamber. The old, vindictive "Boche hater" is not going to forget the man who opposed his slogan of war to the bitter end" It is perhaps we'll to recall M. Cailleaux's "crime.' In 1916 France was reeling under the blows of Verdun, and England was slowly but sure ly sinking to her knees in the merciless sub- marine warfare. There was no chance to talk to the enemy directly, so M. Caillaux went to Switzerland and there met Prince Sixte de Bourbon, an Austrian subject. They talked of bringing proposals for an armistice before the two combatants. Later Gaillaux went to Brazil and met some Germans, again for the purpose of taking peace, and certainly did not accept any bribes to play into Germany's hand. In a sense he acted from motives of the purest patriotism. Had he, succeeded in being indirectly responsible for bringing the war to a close, with an honorable peace by agreement, he would have been hailed as the greatest Frenchman of the century. But he failed and more millions of Frenchmen ana allied soldiers were doomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Watching The Parade
VKE FARNUM was sitting around with me \ had i
By JOHN PILGRIM

IKE FARNUM was sitting around with me \ the other day. Just talking. There had been too little rain and too much ire Tn the woods for us to take our annual deerhunt this year and we were mourning about It. Ike had just finished telling me of the Sprlng- field rifle he had just had resighted-
 Stripped those military monstrositles oft and put on a peep" Ike had said
 When in came Maurice Mum. Getting bit fat, is Maurice, and a shade gray and ne wears glasses. Otherwise quite all right lie listened to the concluding stanzas Of Ike epic and then hurled his wet blanket;
 Its just as well you didn't go hunting, said he. When a man gets to be fifty years old his hunting days are over. It's time for him to buy him bird dog and scatter gun and stay near the shore"
 Well, sirs, and ladies, I have never seen or heard Ike in better form. He passed his fiftieth birthday more than one year ago, but if he is a day over thirty-five you'll have to lack him to make him own up. He IS as young and alive today as he ever was, except that he is harder to kill than boy is. mlddle-aged man who has kept himself in good condition gets to be like dry rawhide. He cans be cut' torn or stretched.
 ."Td have been as fatheaded an old fool as you are, Maurice" said Ike impartially, If Id let myself slip the way you have! The trouble with you is that you quit this life when you got to be fifty and haven't reached the life to come. No wonder you're old ! You act old and think old and talk old. If ever said to myself;
 "I'm too old to go a-hunting'
 "Well, I'd be too old to go a-hunting. But I haven't said it and I never will"
 Yet I can remember that few years ago Maurice was tougher and faster and harder than Ike Farnum ever thought of being. He has just thought himself into age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
THE GRECo-TURKIsH EXODUS.

Some criticism has been directed at the League of Nations for its part in the transfer of Greek population from Turkish territory and Turkish pop ulations from Greek territory, in Eu- rope and Asia Minor. As it happens, however, the league is playing the role of Good Samaritan in this far-reaching in terchange of populations. It will be re- membered that the league had nothing to do with the agreement under which these population shifts are going on. That agreement was a part of the Lauzanne treaty, between Turkey on the one hand and the allied powers on the other. The hegiras were being carried out with much distress and danger of pestilence under the terms of the treaty and were three fourths completed when the leagues at tention was called to the inhumanities at- tendant on the situation.
 Under the leagues direction about 450,- 900 Mohammedans will be transported and 100000 Christians, mainly Greeks and Armenians. The league established a medical director and sanitary inspector together with disqualification and supply