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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
BY III. AddingtCn Bruce.

The other evening | heard Thomas
Mott Osborne plead for saner treat
ment of criminals.
What we actually do through the
way We deal with men convicted of
crime" he, in effect, maintained, "is
to increase the menace of criminality
instead of lcssening it. So far from
making prisons places of reccnstruc-
| ton, we have let them become insti-
tutiOns for rendering their inmates
less fit to lead worthy and productive
lives.
Every prison should be a school
| for efficient citizenship. Instead men
| are so degraded and embittered in our
prisons that their great aim, when
they regain their freedom. is to take
revenge on a society which they feel
has not dealt fairly with them"
Then, in recently published book
on Penal Discipline" by Mary Cor
don. l read this:
IF the penal system has any good
effect on any prisoner, | failed to
find it. 1t appears to me not to be-
long TO this time or civilization at all.
I'VE not only do not deter. but we
do actually make over our criminal to
crime. We merely ill-treat the man
or woman. who none the less ignores
and escapes us.
The huge proportion of uncured
and undeterred criminals which we
have always had to show for our meth
ode ic a cuFfininnt Droof of tho fni lin rn
of our penal system"
And. a few days afterwards, | came
upon the following in news dispatch
giving the opinion of Louis Victor Ey
tinge. whilom inmate of state prison:
The prisons of this country do more
harm than good. They must either
be revelutionized or abolished.
THE way to revOlutiOnize prisons
is. first. take the prisons out of poll
tics and the politics out of prisons.
Second. give every man a pS.ChOlogi-
cal trial before you give him a court
trial. Third, let a triumvirate of
one business man, one morailst and
one pSychiatrist govern every prison.
Full brains, full bellies, and active
fingers are what prisoners need. They
need, too. an amount of study and
play equal to that of work"
All of the above, l submit, consti-
tutcs what may be termed prison
sense.
The trouble with our prisons is not
merely that they are so often dens
of brutality and cruelty, where the
human rights of prisoners are cal
lousy disregarded. They are hot
beds, also, of vice and crime, deform-
ing rather than reforming.
And they will always be that, to
the increasing peril of society, until
an aroused public opinion forces on
legislators n radical reshaping of the
penal system with n view to making
all prisons what Thomas Mott Os-
borne rightly says they ought to be
schools for eff lent citizenship.
Does mere punishment of prisoners
profit society anything? Does degrad-
ing Of prisoners make them better
men? Ordinary intelligence, to say
nothing of the rising tide of crime,
compels emphatic answers in the mega
| tive.
| Copyright, 1929. by The Associated
| NcwsDapcrsD
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
THE PRESIDENTS COURT PLAN

President Hardings conditional pro-
posal that the United States join the
international court set up by the League
of Nations will likely bring into conflict
again the unCompromising elements in
the struggle that began with the sub
mission OF the Versailles treaty to the
Scratc Extremists on one side may be
expected to say that here, at last, is an
opportunity for America to save the
world. Extremists on the other side may
protest that to have anything to do
with the international court would be
to betray the American people, who
overwhelmingly rejected the league.
Dispassionatc citizens will sec in the
proposed project neither great good nor
grave danger. They will realize that
the international court will be no more
or no less potent for good or for evil
by reason Of its origin. The fact that it
was created under the auspices OF the
league docs not signify that it would
devote its energies to the execution OF
the Versailles treaty.
Yet it IS wcll-nigh inevitable that
.llllCl II dill IlClllDCI sup Ill llllS NllDulldl
will be both advocated and opposed DC
cause OF the courts origin, and that, too
despite the reservations proposed by Sec
rotary Hughes and approved by Prcsi,
dent Harding. What the American PEG.
pie rcpudiated when they voted on tho
league issue in the last presidential cam
paign was the policy OF ENHANCEMENT &c
which President Wilson was trying tc
+ commit this country. They did not re.
pudiatc the idea OF world cooperation
for peace. TO an unprecedented either
it must be plain that the reservations
prepared by Secretary Hughes woulC
safeguard our traditional policy 81 non
involvement.
In short, it would appear that thu
question placed before the United State
Senate j, one upon which any mcmbc
OF that body might vote either aiirma
lively or negatively without stultiiyin!
himself or even being inconsistent.
This j, not 10 say that the matte
, is one OF no importance whatever.
that wore true. then it would be in1por
tant to kill the measure without dc
= lay. TO ratiiy the Presidents Pla
! might set in motion forces that woul
= ultimately produce such IN information,
understanding as Mr. Harding has, az
70 vocatcd from the outset.
t The danger, il there be any at Il
= would probably be more apparent tina
70 real. The Europeans. or some OF then
might place a wrong Interpretation upO
t America, action, thinking that a la.
She had decided to undertake what 81
r has steadfastly refused to do. Cons'
c Iqucntly they might shirll their rcspor
: aibilitics while longer, depending upo
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
"TWO-IN.oNE" EGG
R0bstown Hen Startles Owner With
Freak Output.

RobstOwn, Tex, Feb. 2s.-The mir
acle hen has been found. She is the
property of o. G. Owens. According
to Owens, the hen, at one sitting,
provides sufficient eggs for an ordin-
airy mans breakfast.
Owens exhibited in the Chamber of
Commerce display window, Monday,
an egg. Or was it an egg? Anyway,
it las of the same substance. How
ever, it was of immense proportions;
more than double the size of ordinary
hen fruit.
The most striking popularity rested
in the fact that after removing the
inner part of the large egg for the pur-
pose of preserving the shell, it was
found that there was another within
the large one, the smaller one being of
ordinary size and mould. "Two-in-
one" Owens branded it as he placed it
on display. He breds the Rhode
Island Red variety of poultry.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

kind of you" his companion replied
What did he say?'
ooh. l told him you wcIc 0ne of til
kCenest men / knew, that you hat
opened several new branc!rrs, al o
which were making money, and thu
you had settled large duwrics upo.
your wife and daughters"
THAT was really kim Of YOU r.
pied his companion again: land. o.
the way, who was it you were sp3ak
ing to-"
Mr.. Moss" was the answer.
Mr.. Moss. Who is heT'
Don't you know" came the reply
He's the income tax assessor"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

iG personal" he added. 'hut | h;
my suspicious as to who stole IL
chickens. l shall be glad il the Ina
who took dem will not put any none
III the box when it is passed roul
and then shall know if dose susI
cionS are right or not"
Now, breddcrn," announced Il
minister, 81 don't want YOUR dime
spoilt by wonderin' wharc dat btu
der lives VINO don't lock his chickci
Up at night. Dat brud1er dent exis
tnah friends; he was n parable fC
the purposes of finance"
A man walked into a cigar store Al
asked the man behind the counter
"Can Nnm recnm-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

great man asked:
What is a lake,"
There was n long silence. Mob :,
could answer the question. Ar Ia
Willie's chance had cone and hi
Land shot up into the air.
well, Willie" asked the superb
tendent, what is it,"
"A hole in the kettle, SIR" was IL
pround answer.
Two business men, although u
catwardly enemies, were not too We
disposed to one another.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
NOT WORTH THE PRICE


II has been suggested that the next
president OF the University OF Texas
will have to labor under the same handi-
cap which has prevented DR.. Ninson and
his predecessors from making that in
sttutiOn a university OF the first class
.-urIesS the state constitution should be
so changed as to make tho school imam
cially independent Of the Legislature.
This prospect may be seized upon by
some people as argument in favor OF the
constitutional convention project. They
NAV call upon the citizens OF the state
to take their choice between authorizing
the framing OF new constitution and
condcmning higher education in Texas
10 a hopeless future.
The voters probably would not "fall
Tor" such a trick. 1t is indisputably true
that the present method of financing the
University is unbuSincsS-likc to an alb
surd degree. Whether the school is to
get needed funds depends too largely
upon the whims of the lawmakers. They
not infrcqucntly squandcr upon worth
less projects millions OF dollars and deny
the Uniycrsity's request for thousands
that arc vital to the performance OF its
work.
But why discard the present consti-
tuition in its entirety, and adopt a
wholly new one, as a means Of placing
@ny state institution. or all Of them,
upon business basis;
\ single change made in the organic
l., = ,,...,,iI 41,o had;
cap under which the University is op-
Grating. The Legislature could sub
nit to the people such an amendment
without seeking authority for calling a
constitutional convention to make whole
sale changes or frame an entirely new
document. And single amendment
would have a vastly greater chance OF
adoption than would the proposal to
tear away the old foundations OF the
government.
1t is doubtful, however. that any
change beneficial to the University or
any other state institution will have a
chance OF being initiated in the Lcgis-
laturc until the constitutional-convcn
ton project shall have been disposed OF.
III law -illt-hNI> d! bNlIl upD!l SuDlIll-
ting the matter to the people despite
the fact that the people have over
whclmngly opposed every such move
in previous years. so, the University
real friends might as we'll compose them,
selves and wait Tor the voters verdict
But if that verdict should be negative
it would not mean that the people were
opposed to making the University indie
pendent OF political control in the mat
ter Of financial maintenance 1t would
more likely mcan--ii tho voters Consid
cred tie University situation at all
that the people were not willing to sac
rificc the old constitution even for thu
benefits which the University would dc
rive from a busincss-likc plan OF op
Grafton.
With the ncw-con,titution move de
fcatcd, friend, OF the University coul,
propose single amendment to nee
that institution, needs. and BY Ik
process each OF the alleged detects il
the organic law could be examined. an
cast out if found to be as representa-
by the proponents OF amendment rc,c
buttons.
e r.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
Pointed Paragraphs

It's neck or nothing with the giraffe.
Kisses are worth their face value
in any market.
The busy man wonders how the
ioafpr manages to live.
The secrets the average woman can
keep are those of her toilet
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

mend q good
c,gar?'
of course I can,
sir :" replied the
polite clerk, who
had just received a
weeks notice. but
what they expect
me to do here is
recommend these
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
CAPITOL
A~ JOKES
BY EDWARD Il. BROWNE
L. 5. Representative From Wisconsin,
Eighth District.

SECTION hand IN
a railroad had 10
make n report to
the claims de-
partmcnt on n
COW that Il q d
been killed by a
train.
He filled out the
form provided in
such cases with no
difficulty until he
came TO the last
line. which read:
Disposition Of
carcass.
He puzzled over
this for n moment.
Then his face light
ed up, and II Z"
Nt.rptn,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

an Nsl' - WEI
strained to ca &
every word t.
man uttered. ever
hand was itcliin
to o. the fir,
raised in reply.
The cxaminatio
was coming to Il
unusually success,
full close when tn
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

y WWTEIN VT 1T Ut
cX t d, anC
Cpringing to hi.
feet, made n it'll,
SJccch. Shouts OF
Order =" and "Sit
drwn :" had no ef.
fcct on the pcrpc
traitor of this
breach of orchcs.
1"al ctiuItcttp Tho
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

Hub Cstandrg before mirror)-Tt is
going, II is going, it is Eong-Nifc-
Why. John. you're repeating the COuc
formula. DO you believe in 1t" Hub
II is certainly true when applied to my
hair. Boston Transcript.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

ltu EStlC'u u T.
tho night bcfG
without lockil
the dOGY of 4
chicken house, Al
on ri,ing in :
III o I'm ing l.,
found thGt all
Chickens had d.
appeared.
"T ,iunT want
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
A Laugh or Two

When Padcrcwski made Ills first d
pearance in Boston many years a,
one of the 'cellists in the orchestI
r,n,h
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

While old King Tutankhamcn couldn't
take all his wealth with him when he
died. still he sealed it all tip in the tomb
and there wasn't any estate Tor the sur
viving relatives to go to court about,
anyhow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

Anyhow, these stories about 4 ruin
fleet of the New Jersey coast have had
the effect OF stimulating maritime inter
est in even DIR most remotely inland
hamlcts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

The airplanc has been used in Ohio
to produce rain. it IS said. Prohibition
i, being used everywhere to make it
wet, too.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

The superintendent was paying b
annual visit to the village school.
Every face shone with cleanliness
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

train. one re-
marked to the
ether: II met a
frined of yours
the other day and
took tho Oppor-
tuzity of putting
in a good word for
YOU"
That was very
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
MEMBERS OF TIE AssOCIATEp PRESS.

The Associated Press exclusively entitled 10 the
publication Of all dispatches credited to
II Or not otherwise credited this apcr and also tdat
local news published herein All rights OF rcDut ca
ton Of special dispatches herein also reserved.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
Luncheon Clubs.
Thursday
City Club at the Guntcr.

TOURISTS Club, 1I5 East Crockett
open from s q. M. to II p. m.
Schwab Field. North Flores street
championship cowboy contests, start
ing at > p. m.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

Grating 'ccllist was n Pole and
ended his extempOrc speech. CLOWN
with pride. thus: You STE there Pay
e!ewski, my countryman, Il Pole ic1
scCndo). He is like Caesar (fortl
siino). He came, he saw, he i
IUIred :"
At the little church the minister,
Cclorcd man, announced that he i.
GREETED to state that n certain broth
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28

Motion Pictures.
Princess: Mary Pickford in Tess
of the Storm Country"
Empire: Gloria Swanson in my
American Wife"
Rivoli: Wallace Reid in "The Ghost
Breaker"
Rialto: 1.-THE Hottentot."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
Where to Go
Vaudeville.

Vaudeville.
Majestic: Vaudeville and pictures.
Stock.
Royal: Edna Park and players in
within the Law"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-28
Prison Sense

kind and gentle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
THEATRES
Strand Attraction

1.-THE Prisoner of Zenda," which
was shown yesterday at the Strand
theatre is one of the seasons super
plays. The magic of Rex Ingram,
director of Tho Four Horsemen,"
has given this old Anthony Hope
classic of love and intrigue and ad-
venture a new permanence on the
screen. And as it comes to life in
all the beauty and magnificence
which only the screen could give t.
1t becomes a thing of pure romance
and enchantment.
This picture may or may not have
cos Metro a millin dllars. but it is
certain that it could have been no
more beautifully nor no more i'm
pressively made had it cost ten times
that amount. 1t would be impossi-
BILE to suggest actors who could bet
ter the performances of the various
members Of the cast which has been
assembled to im~personate either
thro Ugh the printed page or in the
Edward Rose stage version.
Lewis Stone gives af1awless per-
Torrance of the dual role of Ras-
sendyll and King Rudolph. Alice
Terry is a most charming and regal
Princess Flavia. Robert Edeson is
an ideal Colonel Sapt and Stuart
Holmes and Ramon Navarro as
Black Michael and Rupert of Hent-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Difmas Theatre

Picture goers of Perth Amboy are
in for a real treat when G~oldwyn's
new Rupert Hughes picture, "Souls
for Sale" is shown at the Ditmas
theatre for six days, beginning this
coming Monday. for this production
affords a glimpse into Americas
great wonder city to make believe,
Hollywood. 1t has been adapted to
the screen by Mr.. hughes himself
from his novel of the same title and
has been directed, edited and titled
by him.
Although the story deals with life
and events of the motion picture
colony, MI. Hughes has not forgot
ten how to be easy. natural and hui
man in the telling of his tale. 1t
possesses an abundance of all those
qualities which have endeared him,
both as a novelist and motion picture
author-director, to the American
public. In addition to the to-be-ex-
pected and greatly admired qualities
of Mr.. Hughes, one may find in
Souls for Sale" his conception of
what the screen spectacle should be
revealed in the destruction by fire
and storm of a great modern circus,
covering eleven acres of ground. This
forms the dramatic and highly rom
antic climax of this realistic story of
motion picture people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
within comparison distance of the

within comparison distance of the
newest Dustin Farnum venlcie
"Bucking the Barrier which Will
liam Fox has produced and which
opened at the Crescent Theatre last
night for a three days run.
The tense Brightness of the Klon-
dixie gold mining districts is exuded
from the shadows on the screen and
thrill the onlooker uncannily. The
photography, credited to Lucian
Andriot, is n of the striking fea-
lures of the production and in a
great measure is responsible for the
excellence of the whole.
The viriie Farnum p%ortrays the
Klondike miner who inherits the
large English estate and hfAre
finds the woman of his heart, enly
to lose her and again seek the
wastes of the northern drifts. In a
temporary blindness during a sleet-
laden blizzard, the woman returns
with a ~regenerated love and a re-
habilitated faith in the man.
Colin Campbell's unique direction
is visible in many OF the highly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Majestic Attraction

Bayard WELLER. Metro director and
playwright, recently made a flying
trip from Hollywood to New York,
in response to inquiries from Nero
politan managers concerning his lat
est photoplay, Sherlock Brown
with a view to adapting it to the
stage.
This picture. a comedy drama.
starring Bert Lytell. is now being
shown at the Majestic theatre. Mr..
WELLER both wrote and directed t.
Lenore Coffee of the Metro scenario
staff. prepared the script for the
scre IN. It's story has to do with en-
tangling of a CORRESPONDENCE school
detective in a first class and real
criminal net.
So far as is known, this is the
first instance in the history of the
American stage that the customary
-ocedr. adapting pictures from
plays has been reversed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

We have no monopoly in style or quail
ity. but we certainly have made a corner
n value In Famous Henry Clay Shoes; all
,tyles; all one price, $3.50. so exclusive
stvles now on display in our store at 81
smith Street, Perth Amboy, N. ].
95O67-5-25-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

Eau are the perfect villains of your
Imagination. Others who give SPLEEN
did performances are Barbara La
MARI, Malcolm McGregor, Edward
Connolly and Lois Lee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25

dramatic sequences of the film, and
to Airline Pretty, leading lady, must
go considerable credit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Crescent Attraction


OF the many pictures of the Far
North which have been exhibited
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
Poor Richard Said

"A PENNY saved is a penny earned" In his day.
1 \ pennies were as large as our quarters. Yet all the
pennies in the world wouldn't have taken Poor Richard to
a movie, bought him a Aiver or paid his street car fare.
The pennies ofa hundred years ago were not as big in buying
power as those Of today.
But Poor Richards advice is still. good. And it is no less
valuable when applied to dollars instead of cents.
Every year you spend a large proportion Of the money
you earn. So much for clothing. So much for shoes.
So much for things to eat, house furnishings, garden seeds,
tools and what not.
There's just one way to save money in making you pr-
chases. Know what you want before you buy. Read
the advertisements.
They tell you what is new and good. They tell you
where and when to buy to best advantage. They help
keep you posted on what the stores and manufacturers
are offering.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-05
Lean los Enfermos
del Estornago

Son innumerables las preparedness
que Sc recomiendan para los trastolnos
intestinales, La PEPsINA Y RUIBAR-
30 DEL DR.. BosQUE, es formula, tan
l6gica que Sc recomienda por 81 sola y
Sc abre paso por sus propios .ner1tos,
la Pepsina estinula Ell jugo gastrico. y
el Ruibarbo actua sobre ell higado. Pa
ra los casos de dyspepsia, acidez, desor-
denes intestinales, malas digestiones, la
Pepsina y Ruibarbo del DR. Bosque
dara un resultado siempre satisfacto-
rio. Una cucharita un cuarto de hora
antes de las coinidas disuelta er medic
vase de aqua dara, Ell resultado spete-
cido. Preg-lntele su medico. La pep
sina v Ruibarbo BosQue, esta la
venta, en- todas las farmacias de la isla,
Y principalmente, en- las droguerlas CO.
mo la P. r. Drug Co., de San Juan y
Ponce. j M. Blanco Inc, Sierra Cara
bis. Arecibo Drug Co., Manuel Marin
de Mayagiiez Advt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-05
VariOs miiembrOs.....
continuation de la Ira. pag)

Hay que pensar-nos decfa Mr.
Richardson's que la sombra de
esa Ley que fue aprobada por la
Legislature sc han creado cuantio-
SOS intereses; infnidad de personas
han empleado fuertes sumas de di-
nero en- caballos; otros estan esta-
bleciendo importantes potreros y la
Corporation ha empleado fuertes SUI
mas en- la construction del hip6dro-
mo y son miles Y miles de dolares
que quedarian afectados de un solo
golpe 81 nosotros apelamos a una me-
dida tan radical como la de cerrar
el hipodromo 0 suspender ell Pool;
pero todo clio tendremos que olvi-
darlo, 81 vieramos que nos es abso-
lutamente impossible conseguir por
otros medios que las carreras Sc ha-
gan dentro de la mas extricta legali-
dad.'
Parece que esta entrevista soste-
nida por los miembros de la Conf
sion Hipica con ell Gobernador hi
70 que muchas personals pensaran en-
que el Gobernador estaba conside-
rando oficialmente la question rela-
tiva al cierre del hipodromo debido
las inmoralidades que tantas veces
han sido denunciadas en- el deporte
hfpico, ell cual ha dejado de ser un
deporte para convertirse en- un ne
gocio demasiado lucrative para unos
pocos y a veces hasta para una sola
persona.
Fue esta circunstancia la que nos
obligo a investigar cual era la ver-
dadera actitud del Gobernador es-
te respecto y fue entonces que nos
informaron que ell Gobernador, por
ahora, no considerable el cierre del
Hipodromo hasta yer 81 la Comision
Hfpica en- la cual tiene gran confan-
"a hasta la fecha, consigue morali-
Ear el juego del Pool procede de
10 contrario a cerrarlo por un ITEM
po para que este sirva de castigo
los que no han querido conducirse
en- forma correcta y legal en- el hi
podromo.