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out by the records of this particular
bonding concern.
Some of the deductions made by this
official are particularly interesting. For
instance he finds that the young, I'M
married man is the greatest risk. Fully
seventy per cent of the defalcations and
| forgeries in the United States are by
unmarried men under the age of thirty
years, he declares. He puts the married
nan better risk than the single Nan
by 4 ratio Of six to one ard this ratio
grows c1rcsrondingly higher as the mar
ried man advances in years. Thus, de-
spite the fact that normally. the mar
ried man is carrying heavier load, a
growing family, increased costs of liv-
ing and various other burdens in a finan-
cial sense, he becomes a better, steadier
and more trustworthy employee and bust
nessman.
There is another angle to Our modern
business world however, that is startling.
Women in business are far more honest
and painstaking than men. This official
declares that a woman is a far better
bonding risk than any man and woman S
record in dishonesty and defalcations
of all kinds is better than that of the
male employee
Statistics show, this official declares,
that out of 100000 surety bonds is
sued in 1922, there were only about
10000 dcfaulted. OF this number only
about 1000 were deliberate, well thought
out thefts. All OF the remainder were
due to various causes, largely weaknesses
in character due to drinking, gambling,
speculations, 100 great financial burdens
at home, living beyond means, and vari-
Gus other causes. The dcfaultccs were
at heart honest, they never intended to
do a wrong. They got into trouble and
did not know how to get out and kept
getting deeper until apprehended Most
of them would never fall again ii given
4 chance
A plea for the fat man is contained
in the data compiled by this company.
That fat man is good risk. He usually
has a happy disposition, takes lie as
1t comes and does not worry, speculate,
gamble or live beyond his means. He
is listed as preferred risk.
Nothing is more hopeful than the YER
dict that the average man and average
woman is honest. Were it otherwise.
what sad place this world would be.
The average person is entirely trust
worthy and has enough character to re-
sist ordinary temptation And it is the
ordinary person who carries the heat
and burden Of the world. 1t is the ordi-
nary man and woman who makes the
living, rears the children and hands the
old world over to the next generation
in good running order.
Yet in every business, especially where
many employees are hired, there is always
the great gamble, the gamble with the
human element But the odds arc all
in favor of the business. The percentage
of loss from dishonesty is surprisingly
small in the aggregate.
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Platoon Education
By'H. Addington Bruce.

The platoon plan of education-also
known as the work-study-pla plan
has passed beyond the experimental
stage. Originated only few years
ago, it today has a place in the school
systems of half a hundred American
cities, and seems TO be growing IN
favor ever more rapidly.
1t has, indeed. much to commend it.
For one thing it helps TO solve the
thorny problem of preventing over
crowding of the schools without add
ing excessively TO taxpayers burdens
or denying children a full-time school
ing. What is far more important, it
provides type of schooling that meets
as the usual type does not, the re-
quirement of social education, and at
the same time contributes more direct
ly than the usual type to the deyel-
opment of character as well as of in
tellect.
The platoon plan aims specifically
to make children socially adaptable
and useful, and aims also to protect
them from the moral hazards of city
life. As pointed out by Superintend-
ent William Writ of Gary, Ind, i'll an
exposition of the plan:
The city home is no longer able
profitably to occupy all the time OF
the child out of school. The city school
does not have sufficient time for
the general education Of the child. On
the other hand, it is city streets and
alleys, amusement halls. and gambling
dens which provide activities for the
children of the cities for over five
hours of the day for the 36J days of
the year.
THE cities must have an institution
that will provide constructive activi-
ties at work and play as a substi-
tute for the present five hours of de-
structive activities. Those wholesome
activities for work and play should
be provided in connection with the
cbild's study school, where he may
spend the day in study, work, and
play"
And, in a pamphlet recently issued
by the United States Bureau of Edu
cation, Miss Alice Burrows thus de-
scribes the way in which the platoon
plan seeks to fill the need indicated
by Mr.. Writ:
Under this plan half the children
are in classrooms while the other
half are at work and play. For exam
pie. school is divided into two parts,
each having the same number of class
es and each containing all the eight
or nine grades. The first part, which
we will call the A school, comes TO
school in the morning. say. at 80.
and goes to classrooms for academic
work.
while this school is in the class
rooms, it obviously cannot use any
of the special facilities: therefore the
other school-the b school-goes to
the special activities. third to the
auditorium, one-third to the play
ground. and one-third divided among
such activities as the shops. labora-
tories. drawing and music studios.
AT the end of one or two periods
= the A school goes to the
playground. auditorium. and other spc-
cial facilities. while the Ii school goes
to the classroOms.
So on through the day. a rotation
scheme giving all the children equal
ity of opportunity for personal devel-
opment. and keeping them BEAUTIFULLY
and pleasurably occupied. In its ac-
tual working. rs stated. the platoon
plan has already so demonstrated its
worth that more and more cities have
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

cident thereto, ranging from the bal
lot to prohibition.
We may in time, come to have an
Eskimo sitting in the halls of Con-
gress as a member of that legislative
body. Possible in midsummer scs-
sion he might surround his desk with
ice for comforts sake. At all events,
the Eskimo is very much a part of
Alaska and as such, it is to be hoped
he will not be plundered and cXter-
minated.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22
New York Day by Day
BY O. o. AI'INTYRE.


Manhattan slowly
picking bits of string paper cigar sumps and what
Most of them hair the shoulders bearded all
unkempt enduring
the hopess beaten How and where they live is big
mysteries.
ar
Iof pins. The police call him THE Pin Picker"
Along the Bryant Park there another who
Bible his
Second Avenue has character known Jerry the Wan He
heavy shock of white hair that falls below his shoulders and whi
black smoked
Until few there a venerable old
pead front of the each night the audience leaving He
time he account by
cancelled checks that of his aiding
However,
police official
in world of which they have little cognizance.
p g. Wodehouse tells of friend dropped
head swahed bandage.
What happened o a friend.
pushed head through plate window night"
What in the world did that for?"
"eb he said houghtful 1T seemed to be good idea then"
An innovation has been way
They pile
for oil
at japanese
for rt chicken shop for
place for thick black coffee - - "
Down at the Bremhal Playhouse
like to play AT the finish of the performance
nave been entertained the
port east He directs lives above
stage he make
only anxious that his little theatrical sfs
tCopyrgh' l92S, BY The Mcknight Syndicate Inc)
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adopted it, and 10 steadily increas-
ing extent.
Detroit, for instance, began in 1918
by putting two schools OF the platoon
plan. Now nearly fifty Detroit schools
are on this plan. In Pittsburg the
Board of Education voted more than
a year ago to "platoonize all the
elementary schools. About one-third Of
the Akron. Ohio, schools are under the
platoon system.
The United States Bureau of Edu-
cation at Washington. ID. c.. / might
add. serves as a clearing house for in
formation regarding the platoon plan
and its development. All inquiries on
this subject should therefore be ad-
dressed to the bureau.
Copyright. 1923. by The Associated
Newspapers)
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Pointed Paragraphs

It's wonderful what good memories
people develop after they have done
you favor.
Some men can't understand why the
truth will nearly always serve better
than a lie.
The market price of airships would
Indicate that only the rich can pose
as high filters.
When town woman spends few
days in the country she refers TO it
ever after as a house party.
There are men who quit telling you
how smart they are only to inform
you what smart children they have.
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- = - Al NAAACN
I u r n e d up late.
Asked W h y, he
said it was really
q toss-up wheth-
er he should come
there that morn
ing or go to church.
And l had to
toss up fifteen
times" he added.
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L Wogldn [ III,
in one of thosi
things, not if yol
paid me. ThinI
of the accidents
But we hav,
accidents, d o n
we?" said the con,
ductor. Traffic
fog and fools OF
the road see t
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22
CAPITOL
A--J JOKES
BY ISRAEL NJ. FOSTER
!. s. Representative From Ohio,
Tenth District.

WO men, a little
lovercharged wit i
shooch, were riding
in a motor car.
The automobile
weaved W oozil y
.lalong the street,
Ybarely missing a
mice old lady, scrap
ing a fat gentle
mans legs, skid
ding crafty around
a five-ton truck
and niraculously
escaping a crash
into a plate glass
window.
At length. one Of
the men protested.
Gov - ha priaI
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22
Bicycle Tires Saved His Life.
Wichita Falls. Tex. March oo

Luther A. Cune, mail carrier. wa.
probably saved from electrocution by
the rubber tires of his bicycle which
he was riding. physicians commented
yesterday. A trolley wire broke. strik
ing Cune TO the ground. but he fell
no i'll effects. The rubber tires fur
nished an insulation so that no cir
cult was made. the physicians con-
cluded.
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- ~ 49,
asked the town
lady of the farm
er's wife. You
may w ell ask.
missus." rep | i e d
the rustic. II sup
poset I'll have to
put it in one of
the pigsties, but
what I'm TO feed
- a-r
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Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Notwithstanding and pictures
Stock.
Royal-Edna Park and players.
Motion Pictures.
Empire-"The Flirt."
Palace-"Broken Chains"
Rialto-"A Blind Bargain"
Princess-"The Beautiful and
Damned"
Rivoli-"If You Believe II, It's
So"
Tourist Club. 11j East Crockett
street, open from s a. m to II p. IN.
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pAhNA Ndf ht
cruel selfishn e S S
of the Bolsheviks
reminds me of a
story. A lady and
a gentleman were
out walking. The
gentleman pointed
to a beautiful bird
on a balcony.
What N nifu IN
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

A patient operated upon in hospital
the other day had twenty-seven spoons
in his stomach. Probably he had been
dining at one of these swell hotels where
there are more spoons on the table than
food.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

The human bones dug up by a work
man on ranch near San Antonio TUNED
out to be beef and pork. bones, recalling
another famous murder mystery when
butcher killed calf in Highland Park.
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tOIlt.
Noiselessly h e
stole up behind
her and gave her
a kiss. How dare
your she cried.
Il beg your par
DON" he bluffed.
why, l thought
you were my sis
ter" She came out
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

A North Texas stenographe- who
made two million dollars in oil is still
operating typewriter because she likes
the work. Yes, and we'll bet she can
spell, too.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

DeSJ puTL W eusl
afternoon to fix
in t h e garden,
that's as firm as
a rock. Even the
combined forces of
the clements can,
not b ri n 8 it
down"
Later in the
day he found the
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look on where you're drivin'."
Look out where I'm drivin'." ex-
claimed the man at the wheel. LOOK
out where I'm drivin', HI. l
thought YOU were drivin'."
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keep such a beautiful bird Gagged up
on a balcony Yes said the lady,
warmly. Wouldn't the dear little
thing look just sweet on my hat?'"
He saw her sitting in dark cor
ner and knew that his chance had
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

The woman who invented porterhouse
steak, died the other day at 81. The
woman who invented round steak is
still running a boarding house doubtless.
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pole on the ground.
did you do this?" he demanded Of
his eight-year-Old son.
mo, father" was the reply "a
sparrow perched on it. / saw it my.
SELF
General Gregory Semenov, the Co.'S
sack leader, said in New York the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22
A Laugh or Two

The NOTORIOUS driver looked at the
speck of an airplane overhead and sad
to the conductor:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22
Luncheon Clubs.
Thursday.
Loins Club at the Gunter.
Take No Part In Fascist Move.

Washington, ID. C., March @.-
Commenting on published reports
that an attempt was being made to
perfect Fascist organization in this
country, similar ito the one existing
in Italy. the IAllian embassy, in a
formal statement last night said.
Ambassador Caetani. had been " APP
preached by young men seeking his
advice for the formationof Fascist. "
He has constantly declared" the
statement continued. "that for obvious
reasons Of correctness towards the
United States government. the Italian
representatives could not have any
thing to do with the formation of the
Fascist, nor participate in their
meetings and manifestations.
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"Oh. I dunno" replied the driver,
thoughtfully. Say you do have a
smash-up on n bus; well, there you
are But if you have an accident on
an airplane, where are you?"
At a golf club one Sunday morn.
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"There," he said, as he surveyed theI
clothes post, which had taken him the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-22

"And what will you do within
striped kimono your son says 1ie'fis
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into the light. You silly IDIOT" she 3
giggled, Il am"
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$4,000 Violin Stolen,

Chicago. ILL.,. March 22.-Theft of
violin valued at $4,000 and which
was made in 1851. was reported TO the
police yesterday by music company.
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{, goodness only knows"
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to TIL
for publication OF all dispatches credited t
II not otherwise credited in this and also tina
local published herein. All rights OF republca
ton OF special dispatches herein also reserved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21
One Bad Inning Causes
Downfall OF All Stars:
Return Game

One inning showered with bad
breaks caused the downfall of Frank
Rogers, who recently closed his sea-
son with the Scranton nine of the
New York-Pennsylvania League, in
the six inning fracas played between
the Y. NJ. c. A. representatives and
"Rube" ForgotsOn's All Stars at
South Amboy last night.
Rogers held the opposition for the
first two innings, but errors in the
third which accounted for the three
tallies were responsible for the
sudden storm of hits. The boy from
the Mechanicsville section of the
city, came back after the third in
ming and held the association team
scoreless.
Brckalew, the opposing mounds
man allowed but two hits to the
Stars, this pair of safeties being
made by Slower and Murray Bor-
lund, who clouted the ball for triples
For the remaining five innings of
the contest, the ~" finger had the
star breaking their necks on his
puzzling deliveries.
Borlund. the other local Lacquer,
played first base for the Stars and,
-hesides- clouting a three base hit,
made several spectacular plays at
the initial sack. Let's and Hyson
played well in the field for the "Y"
while Lyons and Let's led the asso-
citation at the bat. Monaker receiv-
ed Rogers in great style.
Tn box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21
LEAGUES MINUS |
HON EQU|NTET
TottenviIIe Legion Team viii
Play Travelling Games Only
this Winter

The basketball committee of the
Beauvais Post, American Legion, OF
Tottenville, has satisfied itself, after
promoting the great indoor game for
two seasons, that there is not a hall
on the Tottenville end of the island
suitable for the pinewood floor sport.
A report of the committee at a re-
cent meeting of the post members
resulted in a representative post
team being organized to play travel
ing games only. David Preacher,
well known basketball player, a resi-
dent of this city, was chosen to or
ganize a team and to book travelling
engagements.
Two seasoDs ago the Tottenville
representative team had a big fol-
lowing and played evera games at
the local auditorium with the repre-
sentative team of this city in that
year. The Beauvais Post quintet also
played several contests on local
courts last winter, and during the
1922 and 1929 campaigns
played its home contests on the Ami
citia hall court at Pleasant Plains.
1t is probable that Manager
Preacher will organize practically
the same team as last year., and win
then issue challenges to the leadingz
~ouintets In this vicinity. Near th6t
close of the last baske tball campaign
it was announced that the legion.
would have a court of its own in
Tottenville, but no action has been
taken in this direction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21
TEAM
WINS THREE
DanviIIe Outfit Wins First
Three Games of Post
Season Series

Ed "Blackie" Regan's Danville,
Va, baseball team COPIED the first
three games of their post-season
series with the Greensboro, NC,
club for the championship of the
Piedmont circuit. The seven game
series started on Monday.
Danville. the second half cham
pions, had an easy time defeating
Greensboro, on the latter's field in
the opening game. The final score
was 1875, and. Regain made a double,
singel and a sacrifice in four official
trips to the plate. The speedy
Water street athlete also stole three
bases. In the second game also at
Greensboro. Danville was given a
real battle, but won out 6-5.
The third game the first of the
series played at Danville, was cop
ped by the home club, Sc. Wednes-
days victory made it necessary for
the T-obasconists to anney the ba-
con in one more game, in order to
win the championship.
The all-around work of Regain
and Freddy Dorman, Newark bas-
ket ball tosser, well known here.
has played a prominent part in the
uccess of the Danville team to date,
just as it did in the second half
championship fight. Dorman is the
shortstop of the Danville club.
Regain is expected back in this city
early next week, unless a cham
pionship series is arranged with
another league champion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21
YANKEES COP
IN AMERICAN
Victory Over Browns Ends
Fight-Giants Idle-Need
Four

Sam Jones, New York Yankee no
hit twirler, pitched the New York
Yankees to their third consecutive
American league pennant. in a con-
test with the St. Louis Americans at
the Yankee stadium yesterday after
noon. At the conclusion of play, h
Yankees were leading 4-3. The
Huemen can now lose all thei- re-
moiring games and still win.
Babe Ruth batted 800 yesSer-
day, making one hit in two official
trips to the plate. He was given
three passes by Pitcher Van Glider.
The Philadelphia Athletics won from
Chicago in another American league
game yesterday, Detroit beat Pos
ton in the first game of a double
header, and the second contest was
called at the end of the tenth in
ming on account of darkness, with
the score tied 30.
Cincinnati's pitching mainstay
Adolf Luque, lost a mound duel, to
Whitley" Glazner, of the Pirates, in
the first game of a double header
yesterday. The score was 20. The
Reds won the second game after
eleven innings of play, 81. The
New York Giants were idle yesterday
and need to win four more contests
to cop the Heydler pennant. The
Brooklyn Dodgers were beaten In
a Suggest by the Chicago Cubs yes
terday afternoon.
In the International, Baltimore
walloped Newark, and Reading won
from Jersey City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21

NEW YORK. Sept. 2O.-Ladies'
and gentlemen
Allow us to present Nose Solomon,
until recently holding down the first
sack at Hutchinson, Kas., in the
Southwestern League.
He's now appearing here under the
able direction of Mr.. John McGraw.
Mr.. Umpire, call the game!
But where is Hutchinson? you
ask. Now that's a foolish question.
Don't you remember you heard all
about it back in 1912 when Smoky
Joe" Wood turned back Jawn's
And don't you know Babe
Adams veteran Pirate pitcher. and
Ivan Olsen of the Dodgers once wore
its colors?
And Nose says he's going to keep
the town in the limelight. If he
keeps or going the rate he was when
he packed his trunk and started for
New York, he certainly will.
His bid for big league honors lies
in his hitting. He was batting .4O2,
with 81 home runs, when Howe's lat
est statistics were promulgated. And
since then, he banged out a couple
more homers.
AS usual gossip has it that McGraw
paid big for Nose, knowing he'd be
a good drawing card.
Solomon's home is in Columbus, o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21

"Chuck" Solador, efficient Newark
referee, will of1iciate in the basket
bah games played by the Perth AM
boy quintet of Messrs. Lowenkopf
and Levin on the Auditorium court
every Saturday night beginning
October 6.
Solador, an official in the New
York state basketball league the past
two seasons, is popular here having
refereed many games on local courts
during the last three years. He has
decided not to go upstate this win
ter, and will referee for the Original
Celtics, worlds champions, at the
Seventy-first Regiment Armory in
New York City on Sunday night and
for the Amboys here on Saturday
night. 1t is probable that he may
be signed to officiate in court con-
tests at the st. Mary's Lyceum on
Wednesday nights.
A Glass Referee
Solador made a big hit when he
refereed his first game for the Orig
inal Celtics last year, and his sue
cessful showing resulted in Manager
Fury of the champions signing him
for the balance of the season. The
offer made to the Newark official by
the Celtic manager for this year re-
suited in Solador calling off his plans
to go upstate. Everywhere he salts
fies.
The Newark resident is equally as
good when in charge of a baseball
contest. He is scheduled to umpire
the overwhelmingly game tomor-
row.
Amboys Workout
Under the leadership of Captain
David Hank Thsmas, popular local
basketball tosser, the Amboys held
their initial workout of the season
on the New Brunswick avenue court
last night. A good sized crowd saw
Jack Cremmens, Dewey Schwankert,