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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

Men often wonder what women talk about when they're
alone. We presume women have a reciprocal curiosity.
Henry T. Moore decided to make a scientific investiga-
ton of sex differences in conversation He tells about it in
the journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Every evening for several weeks Moore walked up and
down the ~night-fe district of Broadway in New York, listen
ing to the talk between men, between women and between
mixed groups.
He discovered that, out of every 100 women conversing
with women, A were discussing persons of the opposite sex,
men. Twenty-three talked about clothing, building and in
terror decorations. Sixteen discussed persons of their same
sex.
Where a woman was talking to a man, in % cases out of
100 the conversation was about men and the same number
about money and business. These were the leading topics.
In the case Of a man talking to a woman, the talk in 25
out of 100 cases concerned amusement. Second-choiee topic
was money and business, %.
Where men were with men, no women present, the talk in
49 out Of 100 cases had to do with money and business. Amuse-
ment ranked second, IA out Of 100. Third came persons of
the same sex, 13 cases. And only 8 out of 100 conversations
were about women.
According to Moore's eavesdropping, money and business
dominate nearly a half Of the conversation between men,
while nearly half Of the talk of woman-to-woman deals with
men.
Here is a contrast Of interests that might be expected as
a biological matter. 1t strikingly emphasizes the wide gulf
that separates the two sexes, as regards capacities for va
rious kinds Of enthusiasm.
OF course, Broadway is not altogether typical OF life in
general. It is a center of diversion and the crowds found
talking there at night are light-hearted and none too serious
minded. Still, it's in our recreational moments that our real
selves-our suppressed or repressed desires-rise to the sur
face.
Moore found that the two sexes have this in common:
Their conversation is-or, at least, was on Broadway-limited
almost exclusively to money and business, amusement, per-
sons of the same sex, persons of opposite sex and clothes, buHd-
ings and interior decorations. Rather dismaying outlook for
the more Serious topics Of life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

Q. Is banking a profession or a
trade? K. B.
A. The Bureau of the Census
classes banking under the heading
of trade.
@. Where are the pest collections
of colonial furniture? NJ. A. G.
A. Some of the many permanent
collections of colonial furniture may
be found In the Connecticut Histori-
cal Society, Hartford, Connecticut;
the Pilgrim Society, Plymouth. Mass
achusetts; Van CORTLAND Mansion,
Van CORTLAND Park, New York;
American Antiquarian Society, Wor-
cester, Massachusetts,, and Mount
Vernon, the home of George Wash
ington.
@. What will take paint off win
dow glass? J. w. U.
A. Mix American potash, 8 parts,
and unslaked lime, 1 part. Apply to
glass with a stick, allowing the mix
ture to remain for some time.
@. How long does II take for moth
eggs to hatch? S. L. E.
A. After the sexes pair, the female
clothes moth deposits fifty or more
eggs which hatch in about a week.
These eggs are usually laid on gar-
ments, or in fact any wooden materi-
al hanging in dark closets or stored
in trunks. In about a week the
small white larvae begin to- feed on
the dry animal fibers of which the
cloth Is made.
@. When did julius Caesar die?
c. D. H.
A. On March IS, A B. c.. at a
meeting in a hall attached to POM
pey's Theatre, Rome, Caesar fell,
pierced by 20 wounds.
@. What causes seasickness? r.
v. b.
A. The primary cause Of seasick-
ness Is the motion OF the vessel and
It is generally believed to be by a
reflex disturbance of the nervous
system due to the violent and un-
usual stimulation OF the organs of
special sensation concerned in MAIN
tanning the equilibrium of the body,
particularly the semi-circular canals
Of the ears, the eyes, the diaphragm
and also of the abdominal viscerar
especially the stomach. However, in
some cases it Gems to be primarily
oks gastric origin; others purely psy-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
GERMANY

With sanguinary riots occurring in the great cities and indus
trial centers, and famine looming up as an acute problem; with
the population largely demoralized and hopeless, and the allies
themselves in dispute as to what is the best remedy to apply to
the situation, Germany has at least reached the edge Of the abyss.
Shrewd observers, however, still hopeful that she will not be sent
over by revolution. Barring that possibility, then, any change at
all is likely to be for the better. SO the resignation of the Cuno
ministry and the coming into power of a coalition government
headed by DIR. Gustave Stresemann may be looked upon as Offering
brighter prospects for the conquered nation than have been vii-
bic for some months.
With Great Britain and France at odds as to the course which
should be followed with reference to Germany, the problem of
rehabilitating the country, collecting PREPARATIONS for the war dam
age done to the allies, and providing security against another at
tack on France is one that BATTLES the most astute statesmen.
1t is obvious that conditions cannot continue as they have been
much longer. The tension has about reached the limit. If it is in
creased something will snap. If the deadlock is to be broken; il
healthy conditions are to be restored and justice done; if real peace
is to settle down once more upon the world, concessions will have
to be made all the way around.
Let US hope that the new government of Germany will take
the initative in the matter and propose terms Of settlement more
acceptable than those the Cuno ministry was willing to consider.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

President Coolidge has caused surprise in some circles by Sc
Letting former Congressman Slemp, of Virginia, as his secretary
1t was a wise political move, some agree, which Others see only
a general upsetting of Presidential precedent in the appointment
While Mr.. Coolidge will, no doubt, seek the Republican nomi
nation for President in 1924, his move in naming Mr.. Slemp should
not be viewed only from political standpoint. The new chief execu-
tive, no doubt, in seeking to lessen the cares of his office and feels
that his statesman-secretary will help in that way. Governor
SIzer in appointing Fred NJ. P. Pearse as his secretary, made an
excellent selection, it has been shown, as the latter often acts as
"a capable substitute when the demands upon the governors time
and strength are too heavy. In this way, President Coolidge will
find Mr.. Slemp, a popular selection when calls from the people are
sounded. 1t is regarded likely that Mr.. Coolidge seeks to relieve
the cares of his office, which proved so fatal to Mr.. Harding, and
there is every indication that Secretary Slemp will prove a great
help in that direction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
146
WOKld
BY A. H.
(NEA Service Writer)

A4NA4&A wv NACG
SAN FRANCISCO-Brightly col
ored shoes have conquered that por-
ton of China which has moved
across the ocean to this city.
Chinese flappers, some in their
oriental costumes and some in those
Of the oocident, a be seen daily in
red, green and other gayly colored
shoes and stockings.
Market street recently witnessed
an addition to the fad.
| Two young ladies promenaded the
shopping district, one in red, the
other in green footwear. Each led
an airedale puppy, whose harness
matched to a tone the color of his
owners shoes.
Thus the fad spreads merrily while
! Tony, semi-offioial bootblack Tor the
co-eds at the university, grieves.
"They gotta the blue, they gotta
the red, they gotta the green, they
| gotta the white and a few they gotta
the black and TAM" says Tony.
This was a good job before they
gotta all the new colors, but low,
cant make money fast, can't get
| rich."
When Marjorie Rambeau, stage
star, returned here for an engage
ment, she got an ovation such as
other cities accord presidents.
That's because San Francisco
cherishes a warm place in Its heart
for those who have started success
full theatrical careers here, and
makes their surprisingly large num-
Der one of its boasts.
The Alcazar theatre alone boasts
| such names as Blanche Bates, Laura
| Hope Crews, Ernest Glendinning,
Bert Lytell, Belle Bennett, all of
whom served their novitiate there.
Others r Marjorie Rambeau. JEFF
ferson De Angels. David Warf1eld,
AL Jolson, the late Frank Bacon,
Frances Starr, Robert Warwick and
San Francisco's own Lolita.
A former letter from San Fran
cisco noted the tendency of Califor-
mans to celebrate upon any Excuse.
Maybe it's a heritage from the Span
ish and Mexican love OF f1estas, may
be it's the climate (Which ultimately,
50 natives say, is the cause for all
good things).
OF course, an election is a valid
excuse. Thus when a proposed meas
ure to annex Venice to Los Angeles
was defeated by a close vote, the OPP
%ponents of annexation formed a
parade, announced by whistles, auto
horns, cowbells and other noise
makers. Maybe the fact that Los
Angeles has Sunday closing laws and
Venice hasn't had something to do
with 1t, but our guess is that the pro-
ponents of annexation would have
paraded had the vote been the other
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

chical or nervous. Some authorities
suggest that the attack is due to a
congestion Of the nerve centers in
the spinal cord which are related to
the stomach and the muscles con-
cerned In vomiting.
Q. What do daddy-long-legs eat?
L. M.
A. The lame * usually applied to
so-called harvest spiders, which feed
on tender rootlets of grasses and
grains.
@. What is it called when one
writes shorthand on a typewriter?
D. r. +.
A. 1t is called ~phonotypy.
Q. What was the original wom-
ans magazine? C. H. c.
A. Godey's Lady's Book was the
first women's periodical in the Unit
ed States, having been established
in 1880 at Philadelphia, by Louis A.
Cooley.
@. How long did the TrancoG
Prussian War of 1870 last? J. G. q
A. War was declared on July 10.
1870, but the first overt act of war
did not take place until August 2.
Paris capitulated on January %.
1871, and on February 16 the armis-
tice became general.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

form, ether and red pepper. which
was represented as a cure-all for
internal and external use and as a
specific cure for diptheria, rheuma-
tism, la grippe and all aches and
pains. Many mothers were found
who took patent medicines for their
supposed help during childbirth.
nd even after the medicine had been
analysed and declared misbranded
by the Federal authorities they con-
u to be used extensively.
What These People Need
As a result of the study. which is
the eighth of a series of studies of
country mothers and babies made by
the Children's Bureau in Kansas,
wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia
mississippi and Montana, the Gov
eminent experts recommend as the
immediate need of the mountain
mother the establishment of n rural
pubic health nursing service. This
would bring to the mother in her
nome proper instruction in maternity
and infant care.
n report also recommends n
hospital service which would pro-
VIDE for maternity cases, medical
care available to every home in the
area, a full-time county commission
er of health and regulation of the
practice of midwifery"
The county which was covered in
the investigation is situated In Geor-
gla, but that State Is praised in the
report for Its rapid strides in pub
TIC health achievement" since the
time of the bureaus study. The re-
port also states that noteworthy
results, especially in the protection
OF maternity and infancy, were OBJ
tained through legislation and an
especially vigorous and effective adj
minlstration of the State board of
health"
But better prenatal and natal care
Is still urgently needed by the moth
ers of the district studied in Georgia.
however, If their babies are to have
even as good a start in life as the
babies hat are born in the congested
districts of many of the larger cities
of the country.
The report concludes:
"A survey of State health activ-
tiles UP to the close OF 1921 shows
marked progress in Georgia in the
promotion of measures of protec-
tlon for maternity and infancy. The
State has been admitted to the
United States death-reglstration area
and registration of births Is rapidly
being perfected to meet the require
ments for admission to the birth
registration area.
"A division of child hygiene or-
ganized in the State board of health
has developed a well-rounded pro
gram for the conservation of the
health of mother and child.
State legislation for the
ion of blindness was enacted in 1918.
County organizations for health
work, provided for by legislation in
1914, has developed slowly"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
THE REFEREE
lBy Albert Applet

Lotteries
Uncle Sam, piously opposed to
gambling, objects to the big lottery
conducted by the Cuban government.
The Cubans might make Uncle
Sam stutter by asking him: IF you
are sincere in your p~rejudices against
gambling and lotteries in general,
why do you permit stock exchange
speculation in your own country?
And how about your economic sys-
tenn, in which success on a big scale
depends nearly as much on the law
of chance as on effort and worthi-
ness?"
The attempt to make American
women again wear long skirts APP
pears to have failed. While women
made noticeable concessions in the
way OF lengthening their skirts, the
sidewalk-sweeper was unable to at
tract any large following nationally.
Short skirts are coming back Of
icially. This is shown by the new
fall models displayed at the National
Merchandise Fair in New York.
Some designers are predicting that.
by next summer, skirts will be as
short as ever. Meantime, men in
c%reasingly adopt knee pants
So runs the sand through the
hourglass.
G.. Nash Morton objects to the way
newspapers and writer's generally
have Of belittling the Devil by spell
ing his name with a small "a. He Is
an individual with q most distin-
guished personality, and If anybody
is entitled to a capital ID, he is"
A capital suggestion, in two ways,
and this column assures Mr.. Morton
that hereafter Wen give the Devil
his dues. It's about time, for Satan's
family is increasing at an enormous
rate.
Romance
From the deserts of Morocco
comes Moulay Hassan Sarsar, to
spend a vacation in the United
States. He describes himself as a
"Mohammedan sheriff" That sounds
like Arabian Nights" It thrills the
imagination.
Alas, Sarsar spells the picture by
admitting that, when not enforcing
the laws, he's selling sewing ma
chimes in the desert.
Civilization is extending its mon
otony to all far corners of the earth.
It's a lucky thing for posterity that
writer's have embalmed romance in
fiction. The Age of Machinery may
make this a frightfully dull world
In another fifty years.
Loafng
The average American is working
&c minues a week less than he work
ed two years ago. So reports Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board.
In the long run, the number of
hours worked does not matter as
much as how hard we work when
we're on the job. 1t Is quite easy
to make a days work of grinding
an ak.
The board finds that the average
American works about so hours a
week. Obviously, 1t didn't include
the hours of housewives, whose
work is never done.
Wrecked
Ten million men, who were
wounded in the World War, are
drawing pensions from the various
governments, according to the Inter-
national Labor Bureau. Germany,
which started the war, has only
1870 900 on her pension rolls.
The total, in a rough way, is
equivalent to every tenth person in
the United States being crippled
badly enough to require government
aid. History will put the soft pedal
on this sour note from the war or
gan. History glorines war, to per-
petuate it.
H
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

MANY think authors a superior
lass" thinks an Atlantic one. Some
think some are second class.
Books are like friends" says
Book Chat writer. We don't think
so. Books never borrow money.
Takes are like DEATH" says Sulli-
in Metal Workers Journal. And,
we add, so are taxis.
China has no commercial crook
edness," says a Harper's writer. As
you know, she isn't modern.
Golfers says director of our budget
chews gum as he walks. But that
isn't where our money goes.
Mencken says something about
baseball in the Nation. We didn't
stop to read what 1t was.
"P r o C r a S t | o n is China's
trouble" writes Ching Ying Fang.
That, and their Chinese names.
Average politician is a comedian"
says Dawes. 1t won't make any
mad. All are above the average.
"Belgians applaud an act, good or
bad" says Actor A. V. Powell. May
even applaud acrobats.
"Stars have social Instincts says
Isabel Lewis. Movie stars, we add
have a divorce instinct.
~ have been a fool all my life"
said Tom Foley in court. They didn't
get him for perjury.
college 1ife's in a state OF in
nocuous desuetude," says California
educator. We thought so.
Novelist has no right to SANDER
society,"" says one. Why not? Society
ISLANDERS novelists.
Some Of our farmers are becom-
ing so we'll educated they can't tell
when it is going to rain.
People Just back from summer re-
sorts may enjoy learning one has
burned in New Hampshire.
These are the days people are as
hot as a oma with nine kids in a
day coach.
The common Or garden variety of
people are growing popular.
After vacations come the breach
of promise suits.
"
An auto in hand is worth two in
the ditch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
Questions Answers

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any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin, Direc-
tor. Washington. d. c. This oner
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to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
The Old Tow,
Street by Street-KnoW -Four City
MORRIS r.

Morris street is about zoo feet
long, extending from the Fox Hill
Road into the property of he c.
Pardee Company. The street Is grad
ed but has no sidewalks or curbine.
The street is severed. A few houses
are found along this thoroughfare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

"Tentuckian's never uncouth,"
writes Burman in the Nation. But
often, we add, uncaught.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

my amS'tion is to beat Tilden,"
says a ten player in Sport. Ours
is to whip a collector.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

"Oaths are conservative" says a
IBookman writer, who maybe never
hit his finger with a hammer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

Without work man degenerates,'
thinks Yale Review writer. With
work, in August, man ~evaporates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
Bible Thought For Today

- OBEDIENCE ye love me, keep my COMMANDMENTS
John 14:15.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

MANY think authors a superior
lass" thinks an Atlantic one. Some
think some are second class.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

Books are like friends" says
Book Chat writer. We don't think
SO. Books lever borrow money.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-03-01
AMERICA NAMED AFTER
MAN WHO DESCRIBED It
By The Associated pre-so

CLEVELAND. o., March L. Col
umbus discovered America but Amer
icus Vespucius described it and as
result the continent bears the name
Of the historian rather than that OF
the discoverer. NJ. S. Pittman. OF
Michigan State Normal College, Ypsi-
lanti, Mich, told the Department OF
superintendent of the National Ed
ucation Association here today.
"Comenius. that great educator OF
the seventeenth century, put his
thoughts into written form. but he
lacked suitable press agent and in
consequence education lost two CEN
turtles of possible progress said DR.
Pittman. Publicity is the trailblazer
which discovers and marks the paths
along which civilization may march
with safety. 1t is the agency by
which an established civilization
makes known its virtues and its
blessings.
The thesis The pen is mightier
than the sword, was once debatable
but not since the act of publicity has
been so highly developed Organized
opinion is the worlds greatest power
and publicity is the creator of pnb-
lie opinion. Educational publicity
then is the trailblazer, the lightgfyer
the radio, the opinion maker. the war
machine of educational progress"
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-03-01
BANDITS FOILED IN ATTEMPT
TO ROB BERRYVILLE L. d
nv Tn. Associated Press,

WINCHESTER. VA. March l.
More than 200 shots were fired at
three men who attempted To rob the
postofiice at Berryville. near here.
early today. and although one of the
bandits was wounded, they all es-
capped in an auto
The front door of the postoliice had
been broken open and a large charge
CT dynamite set off near the safe. Tive
explosion aroused the neighborhood
and more than a hundred people,
some scantily clad. rushed to the
scene and many fired at the robbers,
one of whom was hit before he reach
ed the automobile. The machine. II is
believed. headed toward Winchester
and local and county authorities are
searching the countryside for the car
and its occupants.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-03-01
JAPANESE BANKERS IMBtED
WITH OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT

TOXIC. Mar. 1.-The Japanese
business world opened the New Year
with considerable anxiety as to what
the next twelve months will bring
forth. Conditions prevailing in De-
cember. when several small banks
went to the wall. owing TO their spec
ulative dealings, made foreocdlngs
rather pessimistic. but iRto this cloud
Governor Inouye of the Bank of ia
pan. brought ray of sunshine. He
expressed the view that the gradual
decline in the prices of commodities
was hopeful sign and expressed the
belief that the fall would continue
until the index figure stood at OF
al owe 1914 Today Japan's index
figure stands at 1871 compared with
207 in 1921: London's being l61 CONS
pared with 1877 in 1921 and New
York's 154 compared with 124.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-03-01
TiitRsDAY, MARCH i. 1923.
u. 5. LEADERSHIP ESSENTIAL

Those who interpreted the
withdrawal of the last khaki-clad
troops from the Rhine as the
symbol of our complete isolation
from the madness of Europe
must be sorely nettled. Are
there, they will ask. still some so
foolish as to want to get back
into the slough into which Eu-
rope has fallen? The answer is
simply that we art not out OF it,
and can not get out by any such
simple process as repeating a
formula, or a fetish. American
leadership is necessary in helping
to solve the worlds economic
and financial snarl
The present activity OF indus
try and commerce is clearly
enough developed in spite OF Eu-
ropes chaos, in spite of Our re-
fusal TO participate helpfully in
settlements, and not because OF
it. While today we have all the
trappings OF apparent prosper
ity, it NAV well be doubted il
we have reached the solid, sub
sctantial basis that is essential to
long-continued progress. An in
crease of l3 per cent. in the cost
of living during the past year is
something to cause serious
thought. From recent expert
cnce we ought to know where
sharp advances Of that nature
lead. The trained economist, in
deed, looks upon sudden huctua-
ton i'll the index. numbers with
much the same alarm as the phv-
stefan watches the change of a
fever thermometer. Price stead
mess is the best evidence of eco
monte health.
Sooner or later the world will
he forced. by sheer exhaustion,
To settle its difliculties-of repair
atoms, debts, finances around a
council table, instead of in mill
tary camps. For one thing. eco
nomic conferences cost less than
armies. When that time for set
Element comes, the United States
can no more stand aloof than can
any pnterested party to an arbi-
tratip1 OF business problems that
concern his livelihood.