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The citizen., 1905-08-04
rupt Men
By Governor JOSEPH w. FOLK of Missouri

w HEN bad men get bad man in office they support him
II "a in all the evil that he does. BAD CITIZENS ARE
COMBINED; good citizens divided That the
WV chief of lawbreaking If good citizens would
join hands in patriotic endeavor the lawless could not
control anything for they constitute but small proportion the
tire population The effectiveness of law depends entirely upon HOW
TIT rs EXECUTED.
When the prosecuting officer attempting enforce the law
against those of power he may find himself beseged
political friends plead inducements and hopes may be held
oa for essened activity ANNILATION MAY BE THREAT
EEED he proceeds Pursuing steadily the that he
mapped with the good the people alone vew may
himself hedged in times by wall of hostile Influences, but
@ looking beyond that great public that he serving friendly
glance kindly clasp of outstretched hand will en-
courage him for further effort He expect the good opinion
those AGAINST WHOM he enfoces the law. THEIR i'll will is
the hest evidence of his sincerity Every pressure may be brought
hear him from his conception of honest effort If
aer his usefulness public gone may be far
for him allow oene by unnotced but he should rather
the approval OF HIS CONSCIENCE than paudits of
those who would profit by his neglect of duty.
Corrupt support for office and expect THE
PRIVILEGE OF LICENSED LAWBREAKING. Officials are
elected enforce the law and have right permit aess
personal obligations than they would have the
public funds pay private debt When all
ruled by law could be above the law and the would reign
all
A CONDITION BE THE HIGHEST FORM OF CIVIL
LzATIoN. THE INDIFFERENCE ELECTORS
OF REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
To good action question supreme importance
Those who would destroy the laws always active and work while
Sleep the nvncbe
the people of law they get BUT THEY MUST
FIGHT FOR IT There the conflict and law
between the and the false the and the wrong
the evil and the good The people will uphold the laws when they
derstnd the necessity of it. for the ory OF the people will do
right WHEN THEY KNOW RIGHT. There a time
when unsesh teachers of the public needed more than
+ Of tho
people They do much they their calling remedy
the things that dshonor As they ministers Of the law is their
duty keep the fountains of law pure and defIed The person
who in private e discharges the civic responsibilities resting upon
him may perform great public service he who faithfully does
his duty in public Office
PRIVATE CITIZEN, A A E
Election
The citizen., 1905-08-04
j. F. Stevens,
New Chief Engineer
For Panama
Capable and Energetic Expert Who
Will Dig the Great Canal 'Wher-
ever He Is. There IS the Army
Headquarters Pluck
and Perseverance.

a SHORT time ago Secretary
IA Taft was looking for an ex-
A~ perienced engineer to advise
the Philippine commission in
regard TO the construction of railways
in the Philippine Islands under the
plan of government aid adopted by
congress. James J. I'M said he knew
the right man for the place. He named
John +. stevens From 1890 10 1903
Mr. Stevens was chief engineer of Mr..
Iill's road, the Great Northern. and
in the former year he laid out the ex-
tension OF the road through the Rockies
to the Pacific coast III doing this he
started from Assiniboin with two In
dian guides and Il pack mule The
Indians deserted him. and the mule
died but Stevens persevered in the
work and after much hardship COM
pleted the task. locating the line as it
now runs. Stevens pass. in the Cas-
cade mountains, was named in his
honor. Mr. Stevens accepted the offer
to be the government expert in railway
matters in the Philippines and was to
have gone to the islands with Secre-
tary Taft and his party of tourists.
But while he was preparing to leave
John f. Wallace threw up the post of
chief engineer of the Panama canal in
order to make more money working
for private corporations. and his place
was offered TO Mr.. Stevens. The latter
was not long in deciding TO accept it
and so packed his grip for the isthmus
instead of the orient 1t was virtu-
ally transfer from one branch of the
governments service to another. 1t
was more than that. however, for it
was an important promotion. The
man who digs the Panama canal will
be known as one of the greatest en-
glneers of his time. No task of the
magnitude of this has been undertaken
and carried cut by amy engineer of the
present generation. Mr.. Stevens will
The citizen., 1905-08-04

u IIUIUUSIIIIVos
with which she does her work. When
she determined to devote her talents TO
historical writing, she went to France
and for three years studied hard under
the foremost French authorities on his
tory, supporting herself meanwhile by
writing for American publications.
When a request came to her to write
a life Of Napoleon for an American
publisher and be ready in thirty days
with the first lnstallment. she had the
The citizen., 1905-08-04

he Is llle llTSI on
servative speakerof
the house of com
mons in seventy
two years.
Mr.. Lowther was
born in 1873 and
educated at Eton,
Kings college. Lon
don. and Trinity
college. Cambridge.
He has been Il
member of parlia
ment for twenty
years ami repre-
Seutpd Grqat Brit-
The citizen., 1905-08-04

james William Lowther. the new
speaker of the British house of COM
mons, is a member of one of Great
Britain's oldest families When Queen
Elizabeth was reigning Sir Richard
Lowther, an ancestor of the speaker,
was high sheriff of Cumberland, and
even then he was the thirtieth knight
IN succession. The speakers brother,
Gerard Lowther, was formerly secre-
tary of the British legation ut Wash
ington and is now Engiand's minister
to Morocco. Speaker Lowther is nota-
bic as an apostle of the policy of pro-
lection, which in England is known as
fair trade, as opposed to free trade, the
traditional economic policy of England.
He occupies unique position in that
The citizen., 1905-08-04

tion from the public. She then signed
her contributions simply "O'NeHl."
When she became Mrs Latham she
added her husbands name in sign
ing her work, writing the signature
"0'Neill-Latham." Her first marriage
proved an unfortunate one and She
obtained a divorce and actively re-
sumed her literary and artistic work.
This brought her into frequent inter-
course with Mr.. Wilson. who had short
ly before that time succeeded to the
late II. c. Burners chair in the Office
Of Puck. He admired the fair artists
work and engaged her to Illustrate a
novel he then had ready for the press
entitled THE Spenders." Admiration
for the artist herself was soon added
to admiration for her talents. The
book and the wedding were announced
about tue same time
The citizen., 1905-08-04
MILTON o. PURDYs TASK.


OF halironu PERSECUTION.
Milton Dwight Purdy, assistant at
torney general of the United States.
has an important task ON his hands in
the preparation of a case against west
ern railroads charged with violation of
the interstate commerce law. His eff
forts will be directed to showing that
the roads in question are in contempt
of court for violating iujunctions grant
ed in 1892 by Judges Phillips and
Grosscup of the federal court restrain
ing them from giving rebates The in
functions were directed against such
powerful transportation corporations
as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Re
railroad, Chicago, Burlington AMI
Quincy, Chiclg, and Alton. Missour,
The citizen., 1905-08-04
Gossip About
"A Few People of
Prominence
Harry Lehr, Entertainer of the
Smart Set - Ida Tarbell and
Standard Oil-Speaker Low
ther er-Maeistrate Deuel.
of New York.

AIRY LETTR, the
society man who
has been de-
scribed as court
Jester to the
American royal
ty of New York
and Newport" is
in the midst of
his busy season.
Mr.. Lehr origi-
nally won popu-
larity in the
smart set by
what some are
wont to call his
''originality."
His entrance in
to select circles
was coincident
with his some
what eccentric
Il u ' E II l uFe III
wading in Il
fountain at mid
night beneath
the rays of the
moon with Mrs.
Frederick Geb-
hard. 1t was not
long afterward
4haA h. a4,4I.eI
The citizen., 1905-08-04

said that as a cor
poration lawyer Mr..
Dill became con
vinced that combl-
nations Of capital
had grossly abused
their privileges and
ought to be regu-
lated. In order to
participate in some
degree in bringing
to an end the meth
The citizen., 1905-08-04

MI. hOC X eI clleT
claims to be at
tached. Miss Tar
bells friends pre-
dict that she will
be the Nemesis of
Rockefeller n d
Standard Oil to the
end Of the chapter.
Much of the Sc
cret of this writer's
success as a histo-
rian is said to lie in
The citizen., 1905-08-04

century. He is one
of the principal
stoc k b olders in
Town Topics, a
weekly publication,
and receives IA sal
AIRY for work done in
the Town Topics of
zee. Edwin NJ. Post.
New York broker,
alleges that Charles
III Ahle. who bore
The citizen., 1905-08-04

The most ardent baseball "fan" in
the diplomatic corps in Washington is
his eXcellency Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, who is spending the summer at
Amherst, Mass. Thirty years ago the
Chinese minister 10 the United States
was a resident of Amherst while pre-
pairing for Phillips academy at Ando-
yer, and the late Senator Hoar in in
Producing the diplomat from the orient
The citizen., 1905-08-04

courage to accept the commission. To
many it might have seemed like fools
stepping in where angels fear TO tread
but events proved that Miss Tarbel
was by no means unequal to the task.
The citizen., 1905-08-04


the more staid members of Newport
society by playing dolls with noted so
cial leaders and assisting Mrs. Stuyye-
SAINT Fish and Mrs. Hermann Oclrichs
to escort Il rag doll through the streets
of the fashionable summer city. Some
of his adventures were more strenu-
Gus. Once he had fight with bear
on an ocean steamship. On preparing
to retire he discovered the bear oc-
cupying the berth in his stateroom,
and, supposing it to be an animal that
had escaped from confinement on the
deck below and wandered to his
apartment. he gave a cry and ran
with more haste than dignity to the
cabin. 1t tranSpired that bruin was
stuffed and had been placed in Mr..
Lehr's berth as joke.
The citizen., 1905-08-04

Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell is ever ready
for the fray when it comes to a battle
with the Standard Oil company or
its founder and chief representative,
John D. Rockefeller, She was called
on by Mr.. Rockefeller's attorney to
explain or retract some of her state
ments in a recent magazine article,
and the way in which she complied
with the request did not leave the case
much better for the oil trust magnate.
Miss Tarbell insists that, however good
as business policies the Standard Oil
methods may be, they cannot be made
to tally with the Golden Rule, the foun-
dation principle of the faith to which
f,,l 10,
The citizen., 1905-08-04

at the time star SIR cHENIuNG
player He was the LlANG CHhN9'
hero Of game with Phillips Exeter
academy in 1891 and made three
base hit with two men on bases. This
gave the .Andoyer team commanding
lead The minister has never forgotten
this three bagger" His Oldest boy,
Master Ardee, stocliy, round headed
youngster promises TO be quite as IA
nous baseball player as his father.
The Chinese minister regrets that
sports are not more popular in China.
He believes that strenuous games are
a, good thing to develop manhood ana
hopes to see them introduced in his ma
tive country.
The citizen., 1905-08-04

Judge James B. Dill, who gave up an
income of 100000 Il year from corpora
tion clients to accept salary of 5000
as a member of the New Jersey court
of errors and appeals, occupies a
unique position. lie is famed as a
trust lawyer and has participated in
the formation of some 700 large cor
porations. and on that account the ac.
tion of Governor Stokes i'll appointing
him judge was criticised in some
quarters, but. on the other hand, sew
eral representatives of powerful cor
porations We're strongly opposed to his
appointment, this opposition being
based on belief that his course as a
judge would be antagonistic rather
than favorable to their interests It IS
The citizen., 1905-08-04

ain at the international conference in
Venice in 1892 He will hold Office un-
til the dissolution of the parliament in
which he was elected and, though nom-
mated by the government, is regarded
as an officer of the house and draws Il
large salary. In England the speaker
on taking office is allowed $4,000 to de
fray the cost of his robes, wigs and
other frills and fXings. In addition to
this the nation makes him present of
1900 ounces of silver plate for his ia
BILE and two hogsheads of claret for his
cellar The master of the buckhounds
is required to provide him with good
fat buck and doe. The ClothworkerS
company yields him an annual tribute
of Il width Of good broadcloth." Rent
free, he occupies as his official home Il
lordly residence at Westminster palace
The citizen., 1905-08-04

George Bernard Shaw, the famous
Irish playwright, critic and novelist, is
a strict vegetarian His athletic recre-
ations are cycling and swimming His
plays, candida" and John Bulls 9th
er Island" have been very successful.
The citizen., 1905-08-04

Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel. of New
York whose name has been conspicu-
ously mentioned in connection with
scandals growing out of the sale of a
book entitled "Fads and Fancies of the
Four Hundred" is a city magistrate
and has been a prominent member of
the New York bar for a quarter of
The citizen., 1905-08-04

a SHORT time ago Secretary
"a Tart was looking for an ex-
A~A perienced engineer to advise
the Philippine commission i'm
The citizen., 1905-08-04

U :: +: $ ; ) $: !: :: :: :: : =: E: @ s E y y
join hands in patriotic endeavor the laves could not
The citizen., 1905-08-04

7 NCLE SAM has about $1,000
100000 in the treasury at
> Washington and is now en-
~ srqUnl In ,,rnt;,,.. AZ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
CAUCUS NOMINEES
FOR u. S. SENATOR'S.
republicans Name John Kean -
Democrats eieCt Cot Stevens
for the Empty Honor.

Trenton, Jan, l7;-rhe Republican and
Democratic m mpers of the L gislature
caucused last n gh' on candidates for the
United states senate. TIL Republicans
agreed unanimously to reflect Senator
John Kean, no other candidates being
named. The minority caucus developed
a contest between former United States
Senator James smith Jr,, Of Newark and
Col. Edwin A. Stevens OF tIobJken.
Col. Ste vens had the unanimous support
Of the Hudson delegation and was fnslly
chosen.
Following the Republican caucus Sen
tor Kean held q reception. at which were
present nearly all the members of the
Legislature. State officials and many
guests who had come to Trenton in an
ticipation of the inauguration of Goyerno.
Stokes today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
PUBLIC OPINION

Editor Evening News:
I'm not much of a sporting man but !
became quite interested in the match last
night between H. p. Hansen and Egeherg
I suppose that your paper today will tell
all who read it that H, p. Hansen won
over Egeberg, but every one who was
there, knows that Hansen was trying to
get up a foot-race and wasted more time
off the mat this way than Egeberg needed
to pin him to the mat the last time in the
thirty minutes. We also all know that
Hansen was down for good and just one
half minute more would finish him, nc
more or less. After the bout Hansen, with
out breath, came and declared thai
would pick Egeberg up for an even match
in mixed style and furthermore declared
that he always did the best he could, jus,
like any other l little boy would do when
he was telling his Papa" At any
time I nave $40 to bet on Egeberg that Ii c
can throw Hansen in thirty minutes.
Truly yours, OBSERVER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
Local Items


Patrolman Andrew Jensen reported off
duty on account of sickness last night.
Patrolman Hanson reported for duty
last night after IL short illness,
Miss Anna Sorenson, formerly of Perth
Amboy, now of Plainfield, has been "A
Perth Amboy visitor for the last few
days.
c. NJ. Van Duscn this morning dis
posed OF Il young peddler unceremonious-
ly entered his house. He left more quick
" than he entered.
The front of the store Of the Glasgow
Il coat of paint.
A large attendance of the friends of the
Catholic Club, from this city and by
places, is expected at their dance in
Wilder Hall a week from tonight.
Miss Edith Stocks, Of Connecticut, is
visiting relatives in State street.
Among those who received Invitations
to attend the Inauguration ceremony of
Governor Stokes, today, was former
Mayor Ira B.. Tice.
Public Service linemen are at work on
State street in front Of the High school.
Arthur II. Hope, of Asbury Park, well
known in this city, has been granted u
patent for Il button attachment.
Police Sergeant Clarkson Durham, who
has been attacked by the grip for two
days was compelled to leave off duty this
noon.
Michael Honski, medical patient, was
taken to the City Hospital this morning.
The Foresters have a double installation
tonight.
Loyal Association expects to initiate
several candidates tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
S GIN OF PEACE BETWEEN
RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH

The first definite manifestation that
peace has actually Deen declared be-
tween the Pennsylvania railroad and
Gould's Western Union Telegraph
Company is the friendly manner IN
which these interests, after two years
of bitter warfare, are now %co-operat.
ing in clearing certain sections OF the
railroad system Of the telegraph com
pany's poles and wires. The burying
Of the GouId- Cassatt hatchet Included
the recognition of the contract made
with the Postal Telegraph Company
to furnish telegraph facilities on the
eastern lines of the Pennsylvania rail
road system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
RctrinI Nor burton.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE case
Of Senator j.. Il. Burton was decided
by the supreme court Of the United
States dismissing the writ of certiorari
to the circuit court of appeals for the
Eighth circuit and reversing the yer
dict of the district court for the east
ern district of Missouri on the ground
that the payments to Burton were
made in Washington. The district
court was, therefore, reversed and tho
case remandcd for Il new trial.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
MORE CHANGES AT
THE COUNTY SEAT.
.SheLlaL IL He k1lAlNg AE.a.

sNEttttf ~ HFtL Aet mrs -'''''
New Brunswick, Jan. '11;-The re-
Dublicars Lave made another change
n the city government affecting the
treat department Of the city. John
Workman, who has been the assistant
TO Street Commits Toner William f.
Harkins and foreman of the street
cleaning gang for seventeen years,
has heen replaced by John L. Kemp,
who was formerly in the grocery bust
ness here. James Reed, who was also
in the grocery business at Il time,
has been made stableman. Mr., Wort
man was made assistant to the street
commissioner when Richard Hagamnn
was street commissioner. THE street
cleaning force Will also be changed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
W DIvORSE CASES
IN new BRUNSWICK.
SbeciaL ID Tie EgeniNg Nes0s.


New Brunswick, J an. l1:-Papprs
in two local divorce suits, both
brought by husbands on the ground Of
desertion on the part of the wives,
have bosn filed in the Court of Chan
Gerry by local men. Jacob W~olfson, a
clothier, has br 7uQlIt sui against his
wife, Mrs. Sarah Woifson, whom he
married in Pnilad lphi4 in 1878, on
the ground that she deserted him in
June two years ago.
Charles NJ. Gedney has also FILLED q
divorce petition against his wife, who
was formerly Miss Jennie Baird ana
whom he married in 1901. He alleges
that she deserted him in 1902 and that
she is now living with her mother.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
STATEN ISLAND.
Jersey Legislatures Bill FOrbids
Taking of Watea.

Trenton, Jan. Il :-In the Legislature
Assemblymau Dnffield, OF Essex. intro
dueed a bill aimed at the New York cor
poratio ion which is ~endeavoring to supply
Staten Island with water from the Pa
sale River. Mr.. Duilield's bill prohibits
the -,l-,of fresh Nater from rivers or
lakes Of the State To municipa tiles Of
other commonwealths.
1t is alleged by North Jersey people
that the aunihilation of the Passaic Riv' I
is threatened because of the demands be
ing maie on its waters for domestic and
m ,nufacturing purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
OBITUARY..

Hazel, the three-year-old daughter of
Elijah and Josephine Jones, colored, is
dead at the home of her parents, New
BrunsW ick avenue,
Adolph, the only child Of Oscar and
Annie johnson, died last night at the
residence of his parents, IT'S Rector street,
Mt the age of two years and four mott $
Mrs. Johnson and thelr SON nau De-n II
his country but two months, coming
here to join Mr.. johnson. The fun era
was held this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
HALL AVENUE
IMPROVEMENT
Petition for Grading and EIec-
trio Lights Other Routine
Matters.

5.Ha;l avenue property owners are
after improvements in that section OIL
the city. Last night, at the meeting
f the Board Of Aldermen, q petition
was read and referred to the street
committee, asking that Hall avenue,
from the bridge over the Central rail
road to Woodbridge road, be graded.
4 request was also received that two
more electric lights be placed along
Hall avenue, between the points
mentioned. This was referred to the
lighting committee.
Eagle Hose Company, in a oommun-
cation, announced TINT Martin Han
sen, William Fullerton and Charles
Lpmbeck had been elected members
If that company and that Raw Bower,
Mr.. Allen and Andrew McCabe had
peen dropped from the roll. The
action Of the company was c|oncurred
Protection HOOK & Ladder Company
announced that c.. f. Brewster had
esigned as a member OF that com
Dany. b W. Harrington, Of the same
company, having served seven years
as all active tiremen, and having n per
centage OF g.. tbs company asked that
he be given his exemption papers.
The request was Granted.
A communication from the Eagle
Hose Company announcing their cleo.
ton of officers and asking that thor
combination wagon, o in posses
| sion of Lincoln Engine Company, be
| turned over to them, was referred to
he fire committee, after the election
had been concurred IN.
The bonds Of the following officials
were approved: 3. Frank Henry,
Charles NJ. MacWilliam, John H.
Gregory, @. ~. Fothergiil, William
Il Fullerton, y, Il, Crowell. William
Walters, james f. N'Brien and K. A.
Peltler.
An ordinance fixing the %appropria-
lions for the fiscal year beginning
| March /, was passed on first reading.
| All the amounts were left blank.
The committee on streets eco
mendsd that the petition of the prop
erty oUner on Dawson avenue asking
for curb and flag sidewalks, be
granted.
Resolutions that $500 be- transferred
from the contingent account to the
poor account; that the assessment
commission for the Ohauncey street
sewer he appointed; that the First
National Bank be made the depository
for all city money; and That the com
mittee on printing advertise for BIDS
for the printing Of the annual finan
cial statement OF the city, were
adopted.
Aldermen Stacey and Rossi were
| elected members of the Board of
School Estimate to confer with the
mayor aud two Nom beers of tile
| Board Of Education
Aldermen Rossi, Stacey and Grouse
were appointed a committee DO en-
gage an accountant to audit aud revise
the city books and SYSTEMATIC the
methods,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-17
ABLUT Fifty FEET MORE.
About fifty feet more Of work re-
mains to be done on the new water
main on the south side of the river
by the Grouse company.
IsaIscr Takes u Had In strike.

BERLIN, Jan. IL Emperor William
has interviewed personally in the coal
strike. The emperor while dining With
the minister of commerce, Herr MOllcr.
talked over with him the swift spread
Of the strike. which has already en-
braced nearly 100000 men and the Ger
tainty that German industry would be
seriously affected should the men quit
work as threatened. His majesty said
it was The duty of the government to
bring It's Judgment and authority to
bear on the mine owners and on the
miners.