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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

grain
1t has been intimated that there
will be a noticeable change in the
st. Mary Speedway basketball ros-
ter before long. The Speedways
play the Englewoods, of Brooklyn.
on the Fayette and Mechanic street
court tomorrow night.
Many baseball trades will be dis
cussed at the American and Nation
al league meetings to be held IN
Chicago a week from today.
The start of the inter-class bas-
ketball games at the local hlgh
school this afternoon, marks the
opening of the 192S-24 basketpaii
campaign at the State street 1nstl-
tuition.
Joe Lynch, bantamweight cham
MON of the world, heads the boxing
card to be presented at the Newark
armory tonight. There are a num-
Der of good supporting bouts.
EARLY in the New Year, officers Tor
the Raritan Copper Works athletle
association will be elected and then
the gossip for baseball in this city
next summer will get under way.
Bowling fans throughout the state
are awaiting with interest the CRASH
of the Jersey City and local Elks
bowling teams in a state league
match on the local alleys, THURSDAY
night.
Considering their showing in the
opening match of the season n
practice sessions held since, mem
hers of the local Y. M. c. A.. varsity
volley ball team will have to step
some to hold their positions
SPIT. BRIEFS TAKE 3
From present indications there
will be no attempt made to run pro
fessional wrestling in this city oui
ing the present season
Matchmaker Ed Poulsen, Oh the
National Sport Club, mas
his complete program for the MN
show of his organization 10 DC pfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL FIELDS

Now that the football season has
ended, colleges and schools through
out the country will devote thtir
time for athletics to basketball,
wrestling and boxing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
LOCAL BOXERS
FIGHT TONIGHT
Hazel, Terio, Nelson Harvey
and CurIey on Brunswick
A. A. Card

Battling Hazel, of Fayette street,
light heavyweight champion of this
city, may be the light heavyweight
champion of Middlesex county be-
fore this day is over, as he is sched-
uled to fight Harry Apologize, of
New Brunswick, recognized cham
pion of the county, in the eight
round semi-final bout on the Bruins
wick A. A. program to be presented
in the Masonic hall at Highland
Park tonight.
In the feature eight round bout
on the Brunswick card Tiger Nelson,
fast rising local middleweight, will
swap punches with Sammy Green of
Newark. Nelson fought twice at the
local Auditorium, winning both
bouts, his second by a knockout in
record time at the expense Of Bat
Ting Schultz, former German mid
dleweight champion, now a resident
of this city.
Fanny Terio, former local light
heavyweight champion, is to fight
Jimmy johnson of Newark in the
feature six tonight, and Kid Harvey
of North Amboy and Johnny Mich
aels of Newark will exchange blows
in another six. Jack Curley of Fords
has been matched with Young Or
lando of Bound Brook in a four, and
Battling John and Young Bobby of
New Brunswick are the contestants
Mn another our. Forty rounds of
boxing has been promised and the
price of admission is $1.10.
Charley Malone, proprietor of the
local Smith street gym where all OF
the local boys and boxers from sur
rounding towns have trained, has
made arrangements to have several
special buses leave this city for the
fights tonight. The first bus will
leave the gymsat Z O'Clock and stops
will be made at Fords and Metuch-
en-. The buses will remain in High
land Park to bring the fans back to
their homes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

This city and vicinity will be we'll
represented at the boxing show in
Highland Park tonight under the
auspices of the Brunswick A. A.
Several local boys are on the pro-
gram.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Townsend Five Beaten

The Townsend FIVE, Of
lost a hard fought game to the com
pany G quintet at Asbury PARK on
Saturday night. Four points sepa-
rated the two teams at the hnisn'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Answered by
JAMES BLOUJN

Is a high b~ackswing on the ball a
necessity?
Answered by
JAMES BLOUJN
Worlds Classic Bowling cham
Mon. Former American Bowling
Congress individual champion and
Au-Around champion. Greatest
bowler in the game today
T advise that bowlers using a high
backswing discard it altogether as 1t
Is a, fault which is probably lowering
their scores materially: This high
backswing does much to throw a
n1aver off balance and destroy his
aim. Furthermore it increases the
slide of the ball and cuts down dts
roll and in this way decreases its
ability 10 knock over the pins.
Copyright, 1923, Associated Edi-
tors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Police

Referee-"Chuck" solador.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

The various teams entered in the
local bowling leagues have about
warmed up to their task and from
now on some interesting battles
should be staged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

Some important doings in the way
of rifle and revolver shooting are ex-
in this city during the next
two weeks. The local Rifle Club is
dickering for an important match
the present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Lightnings

Referee-Geneski.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Carteret
TottenVIlle

Referee-"Ruhe" Allen.
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1.-THE MISTLETOE BOUGHT"

The mistletoe hung in. the castle hall.
The holly branch shone the old oak wall
The Barons retaners were blithe and gay
While keeping the Christmas holiday.
The Baron beheld with fathers pride
His beautiful child. young LOvel's bride.
And she with her bright eyes seemed then to be
The star Of the goody company.
The Mistletoe Bough o! the Mistletoe Bough,
I'm weary Of dancing" the maiden cried
Here tarry moment I'll hide. I'll hide.
And. Lowell be sure thou'rt the first to trace
The clue to my secret hiding place"
Away thee she and her friends began
Each tower to search, each nook to scan
Young Love he cried, "Oh! where dos thou
hide?
seek thee in vain. dear bride"
The Mistletoe Bough, O., the Mistletoe Bough
They sought her that night and they sought her
next day,
They sought her in vain when week passed
away.
In highest, in lowest in loneest spot
Tho young Lowell sought wildly he found her not
And years now flew by. and their grief at last
Was told as a sorrowful tale long past.
When Lovel appeared the children cried
THE old man, he weeps for his long lost bride"
The Mstletoe Bough o the Mistetoe Bough.
At length oak chest that for years had lain hid
Was found in the castle, they lifted the lid.
A skeleton form was found moldering there
In the dress and the wreath of the lady fair
Oh! sad was her fate. for in sportve lest
She hid from her lord in the old oak chest
Ii closed with spring, the bridal bloom
Lay whitening there in living tomb
The Mistletoe Bough. o. the Mstletoe Boush
Thomas Haynes Bayy.
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New York Day by Day
BY o. o. M'INTYRE.

~ York ,pI 4-Apameut owners say there are so 900
NJ in
The initiated appeave the house
design alton of Mems Dainss
strict the barrier they somehow into
the
ceasing fight retain the bloom youth Daily visit the
Wrinkles compilations spell prime requisite
htheaedo have laugh trouble know how
story They herd together all of the
salons afternoon.
stonepe pay they buy the
stage midnight snack temptation proves too strong
gided pals
In their paance they become and n
discard
mwhence they impossible.
fiber weakened social workers in almost every
of the reetpaoing broadway with set
The D' growth of the
idea In this tenant his apartment
made his history and present before he
become one of the owners.
The New York Guild extraordinary pheao%e
Century a The Guild
build dollar aid housing its patrons
cudes Ferguson. "Ilm Jane Cg H6 %e h19sf
Tie Slapped" ar r." and poor Gynt But the ,ua
ganzation develop 1t believes the play is
the thing.
few years ago shuff picturesque doctor OF the BOW
m Who had drink but who administered 10 ne poor
Free PASSED East Side physician gone
Eernand Seeger Heidelberg who died in cheap nat
tter novy abtmous and fellow OF many
medical societies his patients and refused gh one IA,
r The world him the nomination for mayor Du
he would up MS work.
The first touch of spring by the return several
operating in the fiat bu
the % strolng roupaaors
handed during other means OF earning
There little German band from New 1ork tha "au i
here 10 1ccpyright 1923 by Syndicate Incl
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EXTREME CLEMENCY

Whether Governor Walton OF Okla
homa acted wisely in announcing that
there would be no legal hangings, cleo
trocutions or other forms of capital pun
ishment during his term of office is a
question that may be expected TO give
rise to nationwide disputes. But to take
positive, uncompromising stand on
either side would be 10 display high
degree of that sort of self-assurancc
which epitomizes some Of the most Ia
mentable shortcomings Of the world
today
The matter divides itself into two
phases, represented by two questions,
thus: Will the promised discontinuance
of executions result i'll an increase in
capital crimes? Has society the moral
right to inflict death upon any of its
members for any offense whatsoever?
The two questions, widely different,
would cover the entire subject if they
could be answered beyond the possibility
of mistake. Concerning the second one,
civilized peoples have ever been unable
to agree, and it is notable if not sig
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are expected to pay the bills, TO ascer-
tain just where their government, whose
function is to manage their affairs, is
"at." Figures handed out by the IMAM
agers"--aren't they "some" managers
make the average taxpayer WOODY.
Nor, perhaps. has the worst yet be-
fallen them. But some day, possibly,
the ante-raisers may find that there is
nothing in the Jackpot except their own
wishes. The taxpayers may suddenly
withdraw from the game with the SOL
ernn announcement that they have a
horse to feed-and go home iii the wee,
small hours of long, dark and profit
less night.
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nificant that normal persons have feel
ing that they, personally, are not ac-
countable for executions performed in
the name of society, of which they are
units. 1t is only when responsibility
for capital punishment is so widely dis
tributed that nobody is conscious of
sharing in it that civilized community
can bring itself deliberately to send a
human being into eternity.
Yet that is only one side OF the ques-
ton. Whereas many people believe that
the. divine forbiddance Of taking human
life was not meant for individuals alone
but extends to the mass of which they
arc parts, this more-or-less religious con-
viction seems to be at variance with
one of Natures basic laws-self-preser-
walton. Society, to exist, must protect
itself. Can such protection be accom-
plished in all cases by means of i'm
prisoning or isolating him whose acts
are destructive not only of individuals
with whom he comes into contact, but
of society itself?
Consider the case of confirmed
killer. Suppose-and there have been
such creatures-that upon being impris-
oned he is constant menace to the
lives of his keepers. Would society
commit greater wrong, if any, by put
ting quick end to his earthly existence
than by requiring some of its useful
members to jeopardize themselves for
the sake of prolonging his life?
To the practical person it would seem
that society has perfect natural right
to protect itself by any means that may
be necessary to insure that end. Whcth
err capital punishment is absolutely essen
tial to society's self-preservation is
question upon which the opinions OF
many good men divide. There are those
who refuse to accept even Blackstone's
dictum that the most effective way to
discourage crime is to make the penalty
severe and its infliction certain.
The present-day prevalence of crime,
when considered in conjunction with the
frequency with which murderers and
other offenders against society escape
punishment, would seem to afford at
least negative confirmation of the old
English jurist's judgment. Positive con-
firmation could be gained only through
4 reversal of the modern tendency to
acquit criminals or give them another
chance. But no such reversal has ever
taken place. Vicious men are numer-
Gus, and. sometimes it seems that their
expression of their viciousness is in di-
rect proportion to the degree of Glenn
ency which society and its authorized
agents grant to their kind
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THE FLIGHT

Upon cloud among the stars we stood;
The angel raised his hand, and looked. and said
(which world, of all you starry myriad
Shall we make wing to?" The still solitude
Became harp wherein his voice and mood
Made sphcra music round his haloed head.
i spake-for then had not long been dead
LET me look round upon the waists, and brood
A moment on these orbs ere l decide. .....
What is yon lower star that beauteous shines
And with soft splendor now incarnadincs
Our wings?-There would go and there abide
Then he. as one who some childs thought dvines
That is the world where yesternght you died.
Lloyd Mifflin
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Watching the Parade
By John Pilgrim.

Little by little Kinky Forbes is
beating down mis- dread of the tele-
phone. He is conqrering that pre-na-
tai complex, or whatever it is. The
time will come when, being confront
ed with the task Of calling some one
on the wire, he will not say:
"Sure. I'll call him in l few min
utes.'
Instead of putting off the job of
sitting down in nice, comfortable
chair, and lifting a four-ounce re-
ceiver off the hook, and saying few
pleasant words, he will do it at once.
IL he doesn't do it, Kinky has been
assured by excellent authority that
he will not have any more job than
a snowbird. The boss is getting tired
of his dilatory streak.
"The fact is that / just naturally
hate to start anything" Kinky con-
fcssed. reluctantly. I'm not lazy. |
work hard enough. But l hate to
start"
winch is the TACT. Once hiHhy
has broken ground there is no more
earnest laborer. II he makes an APP
pointmcnt with n customer he will be
at that customers door right to the
minute. no matter now far away he
may be, or how hard the storm is
storming, or what may be the con-
dition of Kinky's constitution. He has
all the dominant tricks you read about
in the magazine ads, too. He pierces
'em with his eye, he thrhsts a stiff
forefinger at 'em, he produces the or
der book at the psychological mo-
ment, and he leads 'em into signing
almost before they know. But. once
that job is done. Kinky is done. He
can find more ways to kill time be-
fore he picks up another job than
there are in the book.
you've got a learn, said Kinky's
boss, when he talked last with the
boy. "that there is only one second
of time in all eternity. Tha. second
is NOW. 1t doesn't matter much
what happened yesterday, and you
may never see tomorrow. The only
second that concerns you Mt all is the
one that is being licked off right
NOW. NOW"
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Pointed Paragraphs

Some women's only interest in life
is to dress to kill.
The less she means it the louder a
woman can laugh.
Why is it that fat woman seldom
has q disagreeable temper?
If matrimony doesn't make a
woman wise there is no hope for her.
Think what you please. but keep
most of your thoughts to yourself.
A loafer may make Il hit with some
people, but he doesn't get paid for
it.
Flattery will open woman's heart
much quicker than it will a mans
purse.
A pedestrian is a chap who tries to
interfere with the progress of an
automobile.
Wise is the chap who catches on
at the proper time and lets go at the
psychological moment.
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Beautify Schools
Ry Ill. Addington .Sruce.

There still are many school authori-
ties to whom may be justly addressed
the reproach, "Hideous are the schools
you provide for the children in your
keeping" Building of barrack-like
architecture. sadly in need of paint,
unadorned indoors and out, kept none
too clean, such still constitute fire.
quently the halls of learning for little
folk.
And if the defense be attempted
that children do not attend school for
aesthetic enjoyment, but for the bust
ness of instruction and study, the
further reproach is justified:
"That itself is reason their
schools should be beautiful. Your
neglect of the school buildings makes
it hard indeed for the children to
profit from instruction and study as
they should"
Always, and particularly in the case
of children. the effect OF an I'M
pleasant environment is to dull the
mental faculties. Even the 1spira-
ton of a teacher of exceptional per-
sonality may not suffice to stimulate
the minds # children to receive and
creative activity when the teaching
must be done amid ugly school sur
roundings.
Nor do such surroundings tend only
to mental Justification. Earring the
sensibilities. they cause nervous
stress which variously manifests IT.
self in restlessness. irritability. mood
mess. If only as an aid in the main
tanning of discipline. identifying OF
schools is much TO be desired.
1t is to lie desired, too. as an aid
in raising standards ca thought and
feeling generally.
Children kept habitually il contact
with the disagreable and the mediocre
can hardly be expected to acquire
any keen appreciation of the truly ex-
cellent or any ardent ambition to
excel themselves. One of the saddest
phenomena of today is the wide
spread contentment with mediocrity.
This. must in part be attributed to the
physical aspect of our schools.
Remember always. ladies and gentle
men of school boards. that childhood
is the formative period of life in every
sense of the term.
Remember that the inanimate no
less than the animate has a share
in forming the ideals, the character.
the life philosophy. So far MS the
inanimate is in your control. take
care that its influence shall be for
helm. not hurt.
Have your schools architecturally
graceful andl attractive. clean and
well kept. For psychologically I'M
soui.d whitewashed walls substitute
wall coverings of brff color or a
soft blue or green. Let the furnish
ings of all classrooms be selected with
a view not merely TO efficiency but to
the cultivation of taste.
Danish chromos and inferior pic
lures of all sorts. Give preference
to really artistic reproductions Of
masterpieces. good prints of which
can be obtained at no great expense.
Let 4 little statuary of cultural value
find a place. And don't forget that.
besides being decorative, flowers have
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an inspirational significance for the
plastic minds of children.
Remember, too. that it is doublJ
your du,y to bring children into con-
tact with the beautiful in schools,
since many little ones have no con-
tact with the beautiful in their homes
The day may fortunately come when
this is far less commonly fact. Mean.
while. ladies and gentlement of school
boards, be alive to your responsibility
and your opportunity.
Copyright. 1923. by The Associated
NnMsnaners.l
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A young Canadian who didn't have
the eight dollars admission fee, tried
to evade the immigration officers by
walking across girder that spanned
Niagara Falls. They should have adj
mitted him. A young fellow who want
ed to get in bad enough to do that
belongs here. He was just unfortunate
in having been born in Canada.
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A Cherokee Indian has been released
from prison after serving % years for
crime he did not commit. He'll be
about even at that. He has been under
no expense and has saved no money.
Had he been outside he would have had
to work at job all that time and still
have saved no money.
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started, dad sought the cellar. w
he had a lettering outfit. A little later|
he appeared and hung in the parlor the|
following placard:
"All who sent presents valued at
more than $40 may kiss the bride
An English shopkeeper noticed a
tax collector looking closely at his
shop. Presently, notebook in hand,
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censc for it?" came question No. 3.
NO." Jones replied. An entry was
made in the notebook.
Then, allow many does the trap
hOld?"
"Five," said Jones.
Another entry.
"How many wheels has it," the
officer persisted.
None" answered Jones.
"Why. what kind of trap is it'll"
"A mousetrap," quietly answered
Jones.
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stantly killed; money refunded if ou1
method fails. 81 post free"
He Immediately sent a dollar to the
advertiser, and received in due course
a small package which. on being
opened. disclosed a wooden mallet
with label tied on to it which read ::
Hit 'em on the head with this; re-
peat if necessary"
A well-to-do lady advertised for Al
caretaker for her town house and af-
ter interviewing large number of
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in producing a
perfect specimen
of h is favorite
flower-the rose.
One day. whi!s
glancing through
t h e newspaper
the following adj
vertisement caught
his eye:
Rose pests in
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add 10 the accom-
panying chatter.
last question UNI
der discussion was
10 what persons
should be allowed
to sal e the
daughter of the
house after the
ceremony. if any
hodv Whom This
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applicants she at
last found ohe
that suited her.
Thank you for
giving me the job
ma'am," said the
new caretaker. II
hope you won't
think NE imperti1
nent for asking
questions, but you
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A Puzzle a Day

The value of hat, shirt, and a
pair of socks, added together, give
the value of PAIR of shoes. S6.7j
If the price of the hat, the shirt, and
the socks are multiplied together, the
result is again the value of the shoes.
The hat and the shirt are both worth
the same. What is the price of the
various articles?-
Nacfarday's aucuar.
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cheerfully died on
the morning of
h is arrival in
Harrisburg. In
stead, however,
he went for a.
walk. accompan-
led by tie native
who was to in
troduce l-i-i to-
-. s xAl
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New York has a murder mystery in
volving fair Broadway butterfly, a
wealthy married man and packet Of
letters. Periodically this case occurs
only with different names and different
circumstances but always, the letters
They never learn.
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the officer enter
ed and began Al
conversation a i
follows: /" Y o II Il
name is JONES'"
YES" Jones
answered.
"You keep al
trap?" |
Il do, indeed" |
"Haye YOU a LID
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stated in the advertisement that you
must have a married man. Are there
any duties for my wife?'
'Oh, no." replied the lady OF the|
house. 81 wanted a married man sol
that | could have somebody who Is
used ID taking orders from woman.
Dad is a practical fellow. He took
little part when the wedding was
being rehearsed and had little to|
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A Laugh or Two

On a lecture tour in Virginia, Bret
Harte was once seized win so terri
Bile headache that he would have
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evening. The latter held forth at
great length on the healthy climate
of Harrisburg. whose low death rate
was one per diem. Great heavens ~
exclaimed Harte, who had been telling
his escort how he felt. Has today's
man died yet?"