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★ Bible Thought For Today
HOW TO ESCAPE FROM EVIL:—Because thou
hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most, High,
Ihy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his
angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.—
i Psalm 91:9-l 1. _
RIVALS FOR THE FREE ZONE
Thai the efforts of the Raritan Terminal and Water
ways Association to have a free zone within the Port of
New York located on the south shore of the Raritan bay will
meet with considerable opposition from other sections of the
port is apparent os the developments for the port as a whole
are discussed. Newark is the latest contender for the free
zone and the Chamber of Commerce of that city is preparing
to make a strong bid for it.
As Elizabeth has already been agitating a free zone
on the meadows adjoining that city, it is likely that Elizabeth
will join forces with Newark because the interests of the
two cities are practically the same as far as Newark bay,
on which the free zone would be located, is concerned.
Another rival for the free zone will be Jamaica bay
where there is an influential group well organized and al
ways on the alert to push that section to the front.
Raritan bay has advantages over all these places for a
free zone such as the Port of New York needs. For accessi
bility to the open sea, sufficient room for the vessels to op
erate, a sheltered harbor where the trans-state ship canal
will terminate, and with adequate territory surrounding to
permit of unlimited growth not only for manufacturing con
cerns, but for cheap homes and low cost of living, not to
mention the all-important railroad facilities, there is no sec
tion of the Port of New York that can touch the south shore
of Raritan bay for the location of a free zone.
Having this W'onderful advantage it remains only for
the people of this section to arouse themselves and put up a
light for this development. Every municipality in the Rari
“Tail section is vitally concerned. It is something well worth
going after, but if we remain indifferent we will never get
very far.
It Is imperative that for the next year particularly and
until the locations of the free zones in the Port of New York
are finally settled upon, the advantages of Raritan bay be
kept constantly before the authorities.
WHY THE UNITED STATES IS INTERESTED
If a man owed you $10,000 and was known to be in a
iveak financial ..condition you would be greatly interested in
bis welfare, wouldn’t you?
If the man’s financial condition became such that a
ineeling was called to consider the situation and endeavor to
reach some satisfactory adjustment of bis affairs, you cer
lainly would be one of those present, wouldn’t you?
You bet you would. You would be at that meeting no
matter what else you might have on for that date. You
would be there early and you would slay late. You would
doubtless have a lot to say, too.
If you should decline to be present giving as you reason
that you did not care to become mixed up in the man’s afi'airs
it would be natural to suppose that there was something
worng with you, wouldn’t it? The fact that the man
owes you $10,000 would indicate that you were already
mixed up in the man’s affairs abojdt as much as it was possi
ble to be and now Unit the man was ip. financial straits your
interest in seeing him come successfully out of his difficul
ties would he particularly great. You would doubtless play
an important part in endeavoring to get him on his feet again
so that he would be able to pay back that $10,000 which he
borrowed.
Europe owes the United States $10,000,000,000. Eu
rope is in great financial straits. It is verging on bankruptcy.
A conference has been called to meet in Genoa to consider
ttie entire economic situation of Europe. The problem to be
solved is how to straighten out European finances so that the
nations can get on ttieir feet again and do business in a solid,
substantial way once more.
The factHhat Europe owes the United States ten billion
dollars has warranted the nations of Europe in inviting the
United States to participate in the conference. It would be
very peculiar if the United States were not invited to parti
pate. under the circumstances, and. as in the case of the in
dividual with $10,000 involved, one would suppose that the
United States would not only accept the invitation to be
present, but would be on hand early and stay late, having a
great deni to say in the proceedings.
So far as being afraid of becoming mixed up in Euro
pean affairs, the United States is already mixed up in Eu
ropean affairs to the extent of ten billion dollars. That ought
to be enough. If the United States ever expects to gel that
money it certainly has got to help get Europe out of its pres
et financial chaos. This country has everything to gain and
little to lose by participating in the Genoa conference. Why
President Harding should hesitate to accept the invitation to
send delegates to Genoa is difficult to understand.
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THE OVERSEAS WOMAN
REMEMBERS THRILLS
Daily Letter by Frederic «J. Ilaskin
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Those
who said that tho women who went
overseas wuold come back changed
seems to have been right. Overseas
women, back from huts and can
teens, have not been content to set
tle dow'n to the old routine o£ work
and play. The thrill of being in con
tact with a world war is not easily
forgotten.
Because of the memories of that
thrill, small groups of the women
who had been across began to form,
and when they got together they
talked not so much about "what we
did” an what it would bo interesting
to do now. Out of these scattered
little clubs in various cities there has
recently grown up a new national
organization called the Women’s
Overseas Service League, with units
in a number of cities and states.
The organization last week pre
sented a request to congress that the
league be incorporated, and tho bill
authorizing this lias been passed
upon lavorably by tho Judiciary
Committee.
Tho president of the local unit ex
plained to ns that overseas women
entered service in response to tho
government’s call, and by a nation
al charter they will receive national
recognition for their services. The
overseas women, she pointed out, are
a unique body: “Such a group of
women, who held positions directly
connected with war operations, nev
er existed before, and we hope there
never will be need for such a group
again. But wo wish to .remain in
existence so that we may bo ready
for service and to preserve tho com
radeship of the war days.”
According to the bill before con
gress, only women who served over
seas for tho allied cause at some
time between August 1, 1!H4, and
January 3, 1920, aro eligible. This
makes eligible overseas women of all
the various war councils and asso
ciations. It excludes, however, wo
men who have gone to Europe to
do reconstruction work since Jan
uary 1, 1920.
The reason for the existence of
the new league is set forth in the
bill: That the purpose of this cor
poration shall bo to keep alivo and
develop the spirit that prompted ov
erseas service, to maintain the ties
of comradeship born of that service
and to assist and further any pa
triotic work; to inculcate a sense of
individual obligation to tho commu
nity, state and nation; to work for
tho welfare of the army and navy;
to assist in any way in their power
men and women who served and
were wounded or incapacitated in
tho World War; to foster and pro
mote friendship and understanding
between America and the allies in
tho World War.”
Some of the units are already at
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Men’s genuine all wool
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work carrying out this purpose. The
gi^s cannot work as they did in
Franco or Boland, because most ol
them iiavo liositions and interests
that take up their time, but ill a few
hours snatched here and there ths
overseas girls are carrying on.
Some units have undertaken to
keep tIre soldiers and veterans in an
institution cheerful by supplying
them with hooks, games, music and
entertainment. The Seattle unit has
opened a service men's information
bureau and reading room lui tile
men of that city. Summer picnics
for tlie men in a X’ublio Health hos
pital were another popular project
engineered by this unit last fall.
Another group lias an employ
ment bureau for ex-soldiers. Omaha
girls back from overseas have givei
bonelits of various sorts to help a
new vocation school and hospital ltu
ex-servico men. The list could be
extended indefinitely. Tho girls tools
about tho home town to find sonu
phase of welfare that needs help
and then they go quietly to work.
The overseas girl learned to work
efficiently under what would have
been regarded as impossible condi
tions in peace time. Kvery membei
of an overseas league unit lias this
background of experience and tradi
tion, and that accounts for the
amount of work the units arc able tc
do in spare time. There aro no nov
ices at welfare work among them
Kvery member is at home ia sonu
lino of social service, whether it it
in a library, canteen, hospital, 01
recreation center.
Help lTiemplojinoilt
Scattered after their war service
tho girls could have made very lit
tle use of their experience. Organ
ized, they are at hand wherever v
call comes. Already, there have
been several requests for their as
sistance. In the New York employ
ment crisis, the local unit of over
seas women was asked to help tlu
city find employment for tho desti
tute. Colonel Forbes of the Veter
an's Bureau also called on tho leagut
to help him in his clean-up campaign
to adjust claims that had not heel
decided by the bureau.
The league asjiected to interest it
self in several lines of welfare wel l
with which no other organizatioi
seems to ho concerned. For instanei
there aro overseas girls themselvei
wno Rimm'u nuiii in. ii ini. ■.'
If their injuries could lie shown ill
rectly duo to service some provisiot
was made lor them. Tint iu a fcv
cases, women have developed tuber
culosis or nervous troubles whlcl
could not bo dctinltely conneotec
with war experiences, but whicl
nevertheless were probably brougli
on by strain and hardship abroad
Tho league hopes, when possible ti
help such girls iii their reliabillta
lion diUieulties.
Almost all organizations of till
post-war type have worked out me
mortals of all sorts and degrees o
idealism in honor of their war dead
The league's plan for a tribute to th
women who lost their lives oversea
is especially fitting. The oversea
women, whatever their lino of work
were much concerned over the trou
blcs of tho destitute children o
France. Mis. Oswald Chew, natiomi
president of tho league, who has jus
sailed for Europe, expects to loo
into the possibilities of the league es
stablishing an orphanage in soin
French city. „
In nine months 2,000 of the 24,00
women who went overseas from tTu
country have been organized int
units of tlie Women’s Overseas Set
vice League. Perhaps it should b
explained that this large numbei
i "1 000. includes nurses. The nurse
wlio served In the army, navy an
I marine corps are admitted to til
j American 1 .egiou as well as to th
women's overseas league. Other wo
men who served in the war, how
; ever, were not provided for in th
j service organizations: so the leagu
claims that its organization Is not
I duplication of any other project.
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Stefansaon says it Is never colder
than 110 below in the Arctic. Janitors
must suffer from the heat.
Tho female of the specie is more
deadly than the male.
| . "Who wants this bonus?” orates a
senator. Their name is Legion.
The first sign of spring is seed
catalogs.
biggs are feeling so cheap they hate
to go with their old friend ham.
There is a scarcity of ex-bootleg
gers. _
Lots* of men wish they had a good
home—so they could mortgage it and
buy a car.
The school year and mother's va
caton aro half over.
Chicago ships hams and grand
opera singers to all parts of the
world.
A bathing girl nevgr hides much
from a photographer.
New York still captured in a
morgue had an ideal location.
An Indiana woman was fined $200
Cor shooting at her husband. And.
no doubt, her ^husband paid it.
Some birds in the big league are
not worth two In the bush.
Summer is coming and we’ll see
What tho girls have up their sleeves.
Health hint: These days you had
better not invite anybody to dinner
unless you want him.
A politician who keeps his ear to
the ground gets it full of dirt.
Our latest fake yellow peril Is
synthetic gold.
1 IT. S. army shirts are being sent to
Russia. Veterans say they won't get
recognised in them.
Centenarians aro getting numerous
but most of them are men.
Consider the tittle pin—its flat
head never sees tho point.
’ Farmers are supporting Ford's
' Muscle Shoals plans. They are also
supporting all the rest of.us.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
WALCOTT, la., Jan. 27.—Walcott
is looking up In a religious way. This
village, whose chief executive. Mayor
Strohbien, no less than three months
ago boasted that it had never had a
church within the limits of tfcc com
munity in the last sixty-five years
now has a Sunday school.
According to Dr. Leroy Coffman,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Davenport. Ia., the Sun
day school was established as a re
sult of the influence of a little girl
who had attended vacation Bible
school at' his church. Dr. Coffman
states:
"The mayor was opposed to Its
existence but the written permission
of all other members of the school
board of this city of Walcott in re
sponse to general sentiment in its
favor, obtained the school building
for the Sunday school and it is now
an established fact.”
Dr. Frank A. Houser, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church of Davenport
recently rnadu an inspection of this
village and reports that: "Some
weeks ago a Sunday school was
started in Walcott, perhaps the first
in all the history of the town now
in Its sixty-fifth year. There was
no decided objection to the Sunday
school being started by the young
people and children of the village
but in case a church was started the
mayor threatened to close it.
"We looked into the educational
conditions and found that the regu
lar school only this year was ad
vancing to an Intermediate grade
preparatory to a high school course,
which some of the students take in
Davenport, twelve miles away. The
town is sixty-five years old and has
never sent a person to college from
its immediate village precincts. Sev
eral have taken to academic and
normal courses at Cedar and Iowa
Falls, but no one entered college.
There have been three from the
country or farm house who attended
Ames Agricultural college, but, I
could only learn of one that took
the full course.”
Dr. Houser also reported that al
most the entire community that lo
cated here are known to have im
migrated to this country froip Hol
stein and the Danish Rhenish bor
ders about 184*. This village, dur
ing the world war was known as
"Little Berlin.”
Learn One New Thing Every Day
BULLETINS BY THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
GUNNING FOR PROFITEERS AN
ANCIENT PRACTICE
Profiteering in foods and high
wage demands by labor are far from
being ultra-modem problems.
Ancient Egypt flogged its profi
teers in the market places, and
medieval England passed maximum
wage laws, according to a communi
cation by Ralph A. Graves to the
National Geographic Society, which
says:
"Following the devastation of the
Black Death in England in 1348
1349, cultivation of the fields was
utterly impossible, and there were
not even enough able-bodied labor
ers to gather the crops which had
matured. Cattle roamed through
the com unmolested and the har
vest rotted where it stood.
"Out of the situation which re
suited from the Impoverishment of
the labor resources of the kingdom
grew the first great clash in Eng
land between capital and labor. The
peasants became masters of the sit
uation. In some instances they de
manded double wages, and whereas
formerly land-owners had paid one
twelfth of every quarter of wheat
as the harvesting wage, they were
now forced to pay one-eighth.
"Parliament hurriedly passed
drastic laws in an effort to meet the
new condition. Statutes provided
that ‘every man or woman, bond or
free, able in body and within the
age of three-score years, not having
his own whereof he may live, nor
land of his own about which he may
occupy himself, and not serving any
other, shall bo bound to serve the
employer who shall require him to
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Questions-Answers
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any question by writing The Perth |
Amboy Evening News information j
Bureau, Frederic J. Haakln, Director,
Washington D. C- This offer ap
plies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on teg*J.
medicinal and financial roubles. It
does not attempt to eettle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus
tive research on any subect. Write
your question plainly and briefly. |
Give full name adn address and en
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postage. All replies are nsnt direct j
to the Inquirer.
q. Can women be retained in the
Postal Service after they marry?—
A. A. A.
A. The Postuffice Department
says that according to the latest pos
tal regulations women can be retain
ed in the Postal Service after they
become married. They are simply
rcqu'red tr make a statement show
ing the date of the last day of work
where the old name is used, and the
first day at work where the new
name is us^.d. A copy of this state
ment should be pu-sented to lady's '
supe;vising officers, in most cases
her postmaster.
Q. How many Ford cars wcrM^
made last year?—W. M. C.
A. In 1921 there were 1,093.900
Ford cars manufactured.
q. Does an ex-soldier drawing
total permanent disability have to
pay his War Risk Insurance I rera
iums?—p. W. , „
A. A former soldier who is I lly
ana'permanently disabled is entitled
to the benefits from his War R sk
insurance and therefore no prem
iums are due.
q. Can an advertising phrase bs
copyrighted?—C. P. G.
A. Mere word- or phrases cannot
bo registered separately for protec
tion under the copyright laws. Thus, .
forms of words having mainly a spe
cial purpose, such as advertising
phrases, or so-caliert slogans, legends
mottos, catchwords, riddles, sign
board inscriptions, and any similar
mere combination of words, are not
subject to registration in the Copy
right Office. Where such words or
phrases are in the nature of trade
marks or other identifying devices,
they may sometimes be protected by
general rules of law against unfair
competition, but tho Copyright office
has nothing to do with such pro
tection.
Q. What will remove liquid *iass
stains froni crockery in which eggs
have been preserved?—P. M. A.
A. The Poultry Division says that
the best way to remove water glass
stains from crockery is by use of
vinegar and water.
Q. Why does a. rooster flap his ✓
wings JUiit before he crows?—F. E.
A. The Poultry Division says th
they know of no real reason why
rooster flaps his wings before crow
ing. It is probably an indication of
vigor. Joy and strength.
Q, What 19 the temperature of
Popayan?—A. M. P.
A. The City of Popayan, Colom
bia. is on a high plateau, and the
climate is spoken of a perpetual
spring.
Q. How was the capital of Okla
homa moved from Guthrie to Okla
homa City?—O. P.
A. The Constitution of Oklahoma
made Guthrie the capital until 191S.
In 1910 an election was held whioh
voted a change to Oklahoma City.
This election was held invalid by
the State Supreme Court, whereupon
the governor called a special session
of the legislature which passed a
measure moving the capital to Ok
lahoma City. The supreme court de
clared the laws constitutional and
the matter was settled.
Q. Is Mies Robertson the first
Congresswoman?—W. O. O.
A. The first United States Con
gresswoman was Mi3S Jeanette Ran
kin of Montana who was elected to
the Sixty-flfth congress (1918-1919).
do bo, provided that the lords 01
any bondsman or land-servant shall
bo preferred before others for his
service; that such servants shall
take only the wages which weye
customarily given in 1347’ (the year
prior to the first appearance of the
plague).
‘'Violation of the statute meant
imprisonment; and it was further
provided that any reaper, mower,
workman leaving service should
imprisoned. If workmen demanded
more than the regulation wage they
were to be fined double, and the
land-owher who paid more than the
prescribed sum was to be fined tre
ble that amount. Runaway laborer*
were to be branded with an ‘F’ as a
perpetual sign of their falsity. No
bail was to be accepted for any of
these labor offenses.
"The first ordinance in English
history, designed to curb the greed
of the middleman, was passed near
ly a century earlier (in 1258) when
thero was a bountiful harvest, but
destructive rains caused the heavy
crops to rot in the fields.
"But England did not originate
food control measures. A low Nile
In 967 A. D. resulted In a famine
the following year, which swept
away 600,000 people in the vicinity
of the city of Fustat. G’awhar, a
Mohammedan Joseph, founded a
new city (the Cairo of today) a
short distance from the stricken
town and Immediately organised re
lief measures.
"The Caliph Mo'izz lent every as
sistance to his lieutenant, sending
many ships laden with grain; but
the price of bread still remained
high, and G’awhar, being a food
controller who had no patience with
persuasive methods, ordered his sol- ,
diers to seize all the millers and
grain dealers and flog them in the
public market place. The adminis
trator then established central grain
depots and corn was sold through
out the two years of the famine
under the eyes of a government A
spector." Jrm
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
William Morris, executor of Heeler A.
Greacen. deceased. by direction of the Sur
rogate of the Gounty of Mlddleaex. hereby
give* notice lo tbe creditors of tbe eai-t
Heeler A. Greacen to bring in their debts,
demands and claims against the estate of
the said deceased, under oath or affirma
tion within elx month! from thto date or
they will be forever barred of any toll in
therefor against the said executor. V
Dated. December 15, 1921.
WILLIAM MOBU1S.
Executor.
9594—12-16-91 oetv Frl.
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