The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
SMALL BOY THEIR WORST FOE.
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE MEN
WANT HIN 81 PPRESSED.
lie nre~s Stone and p,s,s Hail in the
STREET and 10 Breaks Oindows-Ob-
ureperous In VAR - Drrus Time
Iramt~ ard Hurrlr. use Losrsa.

Tho small boy wi, playr hsi, md ,hrows
stones In the s,r,-'t - a thorn in tho side
20 the plate glass insurance man. A short
time ago a plate glass insurance man whose
company had paid OUT thousands Of doll
lars for damages. all causssi by tn. bali
playing. stone-throwins small boy. venturcd
to writ. a letter on the subicc; 81 the sup
r.ssiun Of the small boy Co Police Com
missioner Partridge
A storm broke over him that ne will nos
forge, for MANY a dsv The man Who
tried to SUPPRESS the hand organ In this
city had An easy time ~ II COMPARED 10
what bcfcll the man who wanted to de-
prve the small hoy ~ his str>.t pleasures
ana amu-cmen,s.
lie vas ~cnrooned and made fun 81 from
one end % the countrv To the other. and no
hasn't written another lester on the sub
j.~t since. Though his VIEW have not IN
icrgpu- Rny change
The plhte glass insurance man has hi
rpubl.- and what matse his lot doubly
hari. h- saws. - that he rBnnot do any.
thing 20 rctnedv them sithout tsing crit
lcisei and abused. He says that he has
mover had a chanre Ia tell HI. side OF thO
story.
THIS IL where he gets n chance. IAsfen -
what 2 A Smith claim agent 81 this Iloydo
Plate Glass Insurance Company. has -
-ay
This plate glass insurance man. sau
Mr.. Smith. has to pay every claim that 10
made on him lie never gns~- to Law over
what app-Qrs 20 lie u fraud he jus, rays
up. and that end the matter
He travels ia more tough luck than all
the other Insurance. psnrlc put her.
becausa he has 20 pay for all the Careless
ncs- Of people whom he Isn't insuring. a.
well ~ that 81 those he in-ur--
NO one ever know how a plate slass
window comr- Ia h. broken Usually Q
plate glass window iust falls out hv ITSELF Z.
L. ee.tn~ 20 gct tir'-l of standing up In q
frame. and - decides to take "a tumble.
You might ~ well try To extract informa-
tiun from "a cigar store Indian as tn GET IN
formation about "a broken window from
any ono. ~ , rule. no on" knows any,
niug nhDu' h.
Plat siaH- Insurance will he Q better
business when IA" police put the small hoy
when" Le belongs. Why, tine small boy
costs W Thousands Of dollars every year.
vet Il We venture Ia suggest to the police
thai De- i" keIs decent and orderly in the
public -tncts. W. have all kinds ~ hard
things -aiG about W..
filny went around with n torch setting
fire 20 houses ana ~rour~. "a wouldn't h. an
/ 'NA ~ W. ~ NttAAA. WY Nv u " " 10
outrage to stop him from PLAYING hall and
throw iug stones IN ID" street when that
amgr"'uru' costs NJ thuti-nnds oi dollars
n yCar'
Plate glass j. de-' roycd in large quan,i-
tia- each war. especially In th!s city, and q
variety = hinge contribute" to this loss.
A. I have SAID. the small 10y IL the worst
enemy We have.
III. Is had enough a, all times. but for
the PAS frv veal. 10. hEs ls.n worre than
ever That n "a account II the spanish
war and the Borr war.
a war awakc- the small boys desire for
GLORY n. hear atsW Il from hi- parents
r IN -rruol. and hen he aHd mis- gang get
w "a li'tir war 81 their own.
ION crowd play Beers and the other
crowd, Br'i'sh. Then Trey advance on ora
another with sticks ana stones. and YOU
can -c the result. 4 few windows are
broken. the soldiers take to their heels:
YOU couldn't fix th" daInag- on any one 10
save your life. and - when the claim II put
The c.rsus and he Wild West show also
contribute To- Our troubles. Every time
tno bows J!aV circus or Wild West. Q few
windows 80 10y ~" hoard, and we have TO
put 'h'm iu again
In the vuuJ,ri 1t j. snowballs. in the sum-
mrr n r. ha-'i,all-, 49, a chang, in seascn
really affords w. very little rrli'f.
i nav" no hesitation ia saving that our
gr,at'-' l,sS each wear IN this city comes
from tr" small lsov II Ne could get proper
Pablo. protection We would cut the loss in
half tl" first year, hut We can't seem TO got
THAI
-TramYs are another source Of great
trpubl. - us When = hohu IL thrown OFT
Of 4 saloon. his soul thir-t- for vengeanc,.
Ne wauder- out lat" the rOad and picks
up a ,uhhIr -ton" or a brick Then ne
shir- u a. th" window ~ m" saloon.
SuImttiU,~ b." hits the saloon window.
sor.; iuc- bee lands on tho window 81 ths
stnr. u"N' door Ia any case, II il our loss.
II ir~ut - ~ any good To have him
arrested H." l. without rc-ources and
really enjoys sizing known a. the man who
threw DO" brick
Burglar c,t-" a us great deal 81 los.
tpr Nc matter how small a hole they cut
I'm q stur" window. the man wants a new
NlliYW. and uf course he has to have IL.
We have suffered great damage through
burglar. and In most cases the windows
have ho"n Destroyed IA this way in broad
daylight by thieves who have cut openings
IN show windows large enough to get their
hand VA
Every time there 's a street shooting
afray. we have 20 replace a few windows.
A. = ul" thc-" thing occur atnight and by
IA" tiiu" "" sr' around. The man who did
20" -huutiug has disappeared.
"" cant get u cent ou, OF him. It's tho
same ~ ia mus' ct-e~, Ne have To stand the
-utir. l.S.
You would he surprised At tho large
nurIt-.r Il windows that are broken each
year through car~c!"Ssness Often the
.'t,nming of a door will break a window.
Ths man who slammed the door IL very
sorry. hut thcf" isn't any way that he
car b. made TO pay for The window.
Then again street signs will fall and
break wiudpws III" man who own the
-igu would really b" indignant II you asked
HIM 10 paw fer the window Careless
-,prr~su"n hr,ak hundreds Of windows
. year ami skyiarker- break hundreds OF
= pihrf-
We ~rrpls~r hundreds ~ Window every
year wli,n hav" l~-'n b oxen 10y explosion
ur bv heavy winds. bat W. expect to do
that Il is the damage We sustain from
small boys and careless men. that We think
w. ougli Co. L.. able 10 reduce
The small boy ha- already placed one
kind ~ s'or" beyond th" pal" 81 plate glass
insurpn,r "" will not ir-ur" Chinese
laaud,irs. ~av" ia good rcighborhoods.
for the small boy L. never 49, happy as
when -hytur bricks through the hint
| IMAM NtUuuNF
II We can ever ret Ia" p"Ncc - give us
the protection ". are entitled to IN his
matter ~ IA" small huy. "" az" going 10
get rd e ~" most cNUrn~ir" REX that We
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