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The Jersey City news., 1906-11-30

Resolved, That the specifications pre-
date for the repaying of Academy street,
from Summit avenue to Cornelison ave-
nue.. etc, be and are hereby adopted and
ordered filed, and the Clerk Of this Board
directed to advertise for proposals in con
fornity Herewith
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-30

Tbe Committee on New Water Works
presented the following
Resolved, That S2250 be paid TO J.
William Griffin, for cash expended suit
Jersey City VS.. 2. H. Flynn, ct ais, Oeto-
Der, 1906, claim No. 319
Charge Water Account, New Water
Works
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-30

GEO NJ MCCARTHY.
City Clerk.
tSale No. $780,
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-30

GEO NJ MCCARTHY,
Sale No. 1859.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-30

Resolved, That S60S. 40 be paid to VIII
liam Van Keuren, final on account OF
contract No. 1879, for repaying of Van
Worst street, from Montgomery street to
York street
Charge Special Street Account, this
Improvement
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27

Lore ROsebery, former premier Of Eng
land. has entered protest against the
proposed reform spelling upon the
ground of its immortality This may
seem somewhat shocking, but the noble
earl brings some characteristic English
logic 10 bear upon the case. which must,
even though it may not convince. at
tract considerable attention.
Lord ROsebery contends that it Is
only the wise. the good and the truly
virtuous who concern themselves 10 any
extent about spelling. as the case now
stands. The student who delves and
burns the midnight oil is the man who,
IN the end. preserves the nations honor
and integrity To him. the earl thinks,
the ability 10 properly spell represents
hours of patient industry and toll The
careless and shiftless are the ones who.
not knowing how to spell. guess at it,
and follow "a more or less satisfactory
phonetic system of their own-to relieve
themselves of the worry Of ascertaining
the proper way TO spell. tt is only
through cultivation of love for the
beautiful that real virtue is created. or.
rather, acquired, il this titled English
man is to be believed aud anything that
tends TO encourage shiftlessness tends
also to weaken a mans moral nature.
Hence these tears
It must be admitted that the argument
is not without attractiveness. The east
est way out of task is not always the
best way out To "a true lover OF the
beautiful and the interesting the tac-
ing of a word back to its origin. often
through Cor should we say thru his
torical ages. is something that appeals
20 scholars, az least. To decapitate. alb
brcviate. or otherwise mutilate "a word
that has a peculiar or an interesting
genealogical value is. from certain
standpoints. TO be deprecated
II Lord ROsebcry's theory is not sound.
at least &c arrests attention
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
SATURDAY. OCTOBER p. 1896.
Policemen and Legitimate Duty.

We admit some degree Of ignorance as
TO conditions in other cities, but il would
certainly appear that in Washington the
police force has much 20 DO outside OF
legitimate duty. Only a few days ago
the health officer INDUCED in a plaintive
appeal because a policeman had been dis
placed from his proud seat upon the pound
wagon, while the judges of the police
court were quite disturbed not long ago
because there was Il rumor that the po-
liccmen who are now acting as bauins
Tor that court were to be transferred 70
street duty There seem 10 be police
men everywhere-that is, in all of the
Out-Of-the-way places where they ought
not TO be They take the place Of watch
men at the District building. they act rs
clerks at police headquarters, some OF
them serve as photographers and print
ers, others are detailed rs assistants in
various branches OF the local govern
mcnL Recently the board of education
wanted three policemen assigned 10 make
children so to school. The health Office
utilizes the police force 10 prosecute Of
Tenders against its regulations. and, last
of all. the citizens of Tenth street north
west have appealed TO the police because
their sidewalk is covered with mud
To the average man it would seem as
il the legitimate sphere of police duty IS
limited. The streets ought 10 be faith
fully parolled, life and property ought
TO be protected peace and order MAIN
tanned and prompt aid rendered in cases
of public emergency. ia Washington. as
has already been shown. the police are
called upon 20 do al manner of things
from taking the census TO distributing tax
notices. This condition of things ought not
To continue. Policemen ought not to De
chasing tagless dogs or writing warrants
IN the police court. Congress ought To nj
these places with clerks and other em-
ployes. and the District Commissioners
should present the situation 10 the Ap-
preparation committees in the most forci-
bic manner. The police force is none too
large. at best. and its personnel ought not
To be further crippled by these assign
ments TO eXtraneoUs duty
The citizens OF the District are entitled
10 the largest possible share of police
protection, and every action which tends
10 keep the force within its proper sphere
of duty viii meet with public approval
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27


MI Harriman's requirement uf Illinois
Central control. which has been fully an
ticipated in railway circles. marks another
important step in the concentration OF
railway management. if not OF actual
ownership. which has been going on with
accelerated rapidity in recent years. BY
adding the Illinois Central to his system.
Alr. Hartman obtains great highway TO
the Gulf, which viii be Of strategic value
in the competition already beginning for
traus-isthmian traffic His conquest Of
this road and the downfall of its independ-
end policy have brought out many ex-
pTeSsions OF regret from the Western
press, as extending the sphere Of Wall
street influence in railway management
A few men now dominate the national
railways. and the prediction that all our
railway systems viii be eventually UNI
der the control Of one man seems meas
urably nearer fuldHment
Our economic history shows that il is
impossible to maintain independent and
competitive railway systems. and that
while danger fnheres in railway console
dalton. it has not been productive of all
the evils that were expected Of it. Actual
mergers of competing lines may be pre-
vented by legislation, but there IS nothing
in law or in equity 10 estop ownership Of
railway stock BY identical or friendly in
terests. and concentration Of railway
ownership has largely taken this FORM
The public Is as powerless to curb the
soaring ambitions of Hartman as it was
years ago to curb the operations Of Could
or Vanderbilt. Nothing can be done but
watch the game and see how it works out.
But if there is no way to check the con-
centration Of railway management. there
is "a way Of keeping the management
within bounds, and that is by the Federal
regulation of Interstate commerce. The
progress of railway consolidation throws
the burden of protecting the public inter-
ests. so far as they are affected by the
methods and practices Of railway opera
ton, upon the national government. That
the Federal government is prepared to
accept this burden appears clearly enough
in the recent Federal railway legislation
and in the activity Of the Executive in
enforcing it. A Hartman may 20 on in
creasinS his power I'm the railway world.
bat he eniarges his responsibility to the
public az an equal pace. He cannot be
permitted 10 do what he pleases with his
empire. The people win insist that his
vast power be used to promote honesty in
railway service and equality in the terms
upon which it is rendered Perhaps in the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27

What is termed a real crisis in the
relations between the United States and
Japan has arisen, 10 all appearances. out
OF a comparatively small matter. If We
are correctly informed, children of Jap
3nese residing in san Francisco are re-
quired to attend separate schools. and
are de5arTed from white schools only.
Their segregation, therefore, is on all
fOurs with the segregation of negro chill
Gren in cities where there is a large col
ored population. Whether the education
of japanese children in separate schools.
the instruction being the equivalent of
that given white children, constitutes "a
violation of the treaty rights of the Jap
anese presents a rather Tdce question Of
treaty Interpretation. If il should Doe de-
cided in favor Of the japanese. they would
possess rights greater than those ac-
corded many millions of American citi-
zens whose children attend separate
schools.
The outbreak of anti-American feeling
in Japan is another illustration of the
difficulty experienced by foreigners in I'M
Outstanding our federal and decenTalized
form Of government. san Fraucisc0's
treatment of japanese school children is
a purely local matter, with which the
Federal government has nothing 10 do;
and the Secretary Of State, in dealing
with ii, has at his command only the
forces Of moral suasion. If he should de-
termine that the japanese are deprived OF
their treaty rights by the education Of
their children in separate schools, he
could bat point out to the San Francisco
authorities the error Of their ways. hut
there his jurisdiction would end Doubt
less it is largely due TO their failure 10
realize the merely local nature OF the
grievance complained of that the Jap
anese have been misled into manifesto
lions OF anti-American sentiment.
A question of school management IN a
single American city has small bearing
en- the sentiment of the American people
toward the japanese. our Oriental friends
should calm themselves. 1t is not yet
time TO tabulate the fighting strength of
two such good friends among the nations
as the United States and Japan.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27

Like Ajax defyins the lightning. our
good friend Mai, Armes plants himself
upon the steep declivity of Connecticut
avenue and halls the passing car. The
autumn sunshine fills the surrounding
Landscape with "a golden glow. e. The dis
lance the naples and the oaks are masses
of brilliant color. the sweet gum
is outlined as Il pyramid of deep. dark
red. and the purple asters nod their pretty
faces 10 the vaerant breeze The catbirds
whistle merrily. and in the nearby hollow
The happy buIlfrog COOS softly to- his re-
sponsivc mate.
Ia the midst Of this serene and joyful
picture, the doughty major stands with
flashing eye and with grim determination
on his rugged countcnancc. From some
where up the road "a trolley car appears
II hustles by. 0biivi0us TO the majors
can and an unconscious of his wide-eX-
tended arm. The m6t0rman ignores the
stalwart figure and waves merry ha ha
as ne sails toward town. Ia other ages
and in other lands. this would not be
This Is no way to treat the hero of "a
hundred fields When Caesar stood upon
the Appian Way and signaled to the pass
ing chariot. the Roman driver obedientlv
stopped, and when Napoleon lifted his
commanding army the champinE steeds OF
every p0st-chaise came to an instant halt
What boots it if man goes forth upon
3 sanguiHary field and leads his comrades
in "a gallant charge. il. in his later days
the trolley car needs not his mild behest2
The thought appaus us The blood of "a
thousand heroes b1ils I'm indignant pro-
test The ardOr OF our military youth Is
all aroused and anxious 90 resent this sad
indignity. Excuses are in vain. and if
there is % single blast upon The majors
bUgIe horn an army viii arise to spread
tho gore of caIous motormen upon the
ground.
We hope that Maj Armes viii not ac-
cept "a compromise. This is no time for
parley or faint-hearted yielding. The cars
must stop, or there viii BE- trouble II
nothing else viii do, he should array him
SELF in an the glory OF his gorgeous uni
form, with golden epaulettes and re-
splendent sword, and stand upon the
track If that doesn't stop a trolley car.
Wen give it up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27

Won ma .a..fr..- .. .---.-..-
Cd great "'"i 'i com PAM
'7 because you "'H SCI amy
Nor, E'oA hii'e-in'lt Pies.
Aet don [ make % Ike they used Co.
YOU fret They seem tu coucaet ii along
the same plan MS they fa hash and ,,i,...j
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7''''' magazines. IL
i.''ei'' "9 "@H De s"ee'ehed nash as any
IAHs else Even when YOU setthe eX-
penSiVC kind. with the gilt label and the
assurance that il iy beloved 10y rayqIrv
and cried for b,. tho ,obf1it,. =, r,. NV
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Tue 5000 "'o STANDARDS. IL IS with oar
Hlact-medt as d IS with our politics
neither is what &c used % be-"
Just So The mfnce-meat isn't what il
used % bc- The kind Won used m oat u.ae
made along about this time of Inc .s.,-
and wan raFs4lfrf ,.r- .r..s. ned ,.r.-..-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
SHE SAVED HER JOB.
Letter e. the President from an Iowa
Census Untce Clerk

shu1ndoab Ioual Cor. 81 Louis P0siDispatch.
Col joan a. Masters, manager of the
electric plant Of this city. has a sister IN
the Census Bureau at Washington. How
She came 10 get the position forms an in
lerastiHg E0oSevcltian incident.
Miss Alice \. Masters had been en-
ploved iu the Census Office of and on
since 1S39-nUt reguIaTly-under civil ser
vice rules. but because she was an ex-
pert. proficient. and skilled in the work
she WAS assigned 10 90. But early In
this year she was left out. under a more
strict application OF the civil service
rules She sought employment elsewhere
and studied fOr a civil service cXamina-
ton -Four weeks ago she came here on
Cd visit So har brother. and while here
wrote to President Roosevelt frankly
telling Him Tie story OF her work i'm the
Census Office and the loss Of her posi-
rioH and then went on cat 10 Colorado
Cor a vacation.
one might suppose that the President
would pay no attention TO the plea OF z
poor girl away out In Iowa. bar he did.
In "a short time message came 10 her
from the Chief Of the Census Bureau TO
come at once. for "a permanent position
bad been given her on aSOunt Of special
qualifications and high efficiency. So she
hurried 60 Washington and has a good
position for life thanks 10 the kind
hearted President
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
Stone Has 10 Season.

From the New York Press.
They were looking at the monster. arch
o- 81 Johns Cathedral, which serves as
a sort of north star in the land naviga-
tions OF 0ut-of-town sightseers in Har-
lem. ana. I'm fact all Ct upper New York
City
Wonder why they don't put some real
New York business enterprise into this
affair."" said one.
- skysCTgpeT construction company
know or could finish the job in a year. -
saiJ another
Dnc OF The workmen chipping away at
large mass of stone overheard the con
V,rs1tiou.
"IH tell You one reason why this work
is not rushed alonC" said ne. we have
t1 wait for the stone 10 season. A piece
OF marble or limestone fresh from the
quarry is as little fit 20 go into wall
for a cathedral rspeci8lly-as "a plank
from q freshly cut oak Is 10 form the
trim in a. house We allow stone 90 sea-
son two years before using it. This cathc-
dEal is being nut us TO stay. Then ne
tCid them there was another reason FOR
tbe rather slow work ard that had 10
DO with The matter Of funds
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
Responsihilitr for RadieaIism.

President Aiellen's view that the Bryan
agitation has made possible Hearsts can
didacy is rather disingenuous. 1t is Of
the same order as the opinion of some
olher people that Roosevelt has likewise
contributed 10 the vogue of Hearsusm.
Why does not Mr. Meuen come To- the
heart Of the matter and inquire whether
railway managers have not had something
10 do with the growth of the radicalism
they regard as SO dangerous 10 the coun-
try2
It has been frequently noted that Mr..
Hearst hnds no lack of ammunition for
his anti-c7rporation campaign Fresh in
mind is TIE conviction OF the New York
Central for violation of the rebate law.
Only the other day &c was shown by sworn
testimony given in Chicago that a rail-
road bought three elevators from a IA
vored shipper, leased them to him TO-
nothing, and paid taxes. insurance. and
repairs. BY methods such as this comDe-
ution with the favored shipper was made
impossible And The Herald's recent dis
patches from Kansas City arti Omaha
have disclosed the vain efforts Of indie
pendent grain shippers TO get fair treat
ment from the railroads.
These are bGy a few of the things which
furnish the raw material Of Hearstism.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27

Railroad managers are directly response
BILE for them. But We are glad 10 note
an awakening sense Of public duty on the
part of railway men. as evidenced in the
cordial support given by many of them
almost ali Of them. in fact-to the en-
forcement Of the rebate law and the new
rate legislation. And as this respect for
and obedience To the law increases there
viii be less force in the Hearst move
ment.
Let the responsibility for radicalism be
placed where it belongs, upon those who
have created the wrongs. as well as upon
the agitatorS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
His Day of.

Prom the Atlanta Constitution
A postmaster. not many miles from
Bnlvilic. posted the following notice on
his shutter recently.
All parties expectin' mail are hereby
notified to git all that's comm to 'em in
advance-any time before next Thursday,
that bein' the day We have app'inted to
go huntin'-not havin' had holiday from
tine government since July 4. and the said
government seemin' 10 forget that bein'
only human, we need rest and recreation
occasionally. There's some little mail
here for the Joueses and the TompinseS-
but it don't amount to much, as it's all
got 1-cent stamps on it. There amt nuth-
i'm much in the business nOhow.'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
w1BOwS FORM COMBINE.
Chicago women Have Plan to
Make Their Lives PIeasanfer.


Prom the Chicago Chronicle.
A Chicago widow. plunged suddenly into
poverty. left with four young children to
support. started out eight years ago with
a brave heart 10 learn the lesson Of hard
I experience which a woman in such cir
cumstances who has never before had to
face the problem Of breadwinning must
painfully acquire. She met her difficulties
as they came. though many times she was
driven nearly % despair, and out Of the
years Of labor and Of trials such as none
who has not faced them can form any
conception of has been born noble idea.
a great purpose 20 aid those unfortunates
who 10 thousands must come after her
with the same heavy load 20 bear
The woman is Mrs. Emella Tenney, go
Ia Sale avenue The purpose she has in
view is that of forming "a great co-opera-
1 tive association and home for widows In
Chicago who & re left like herself. with
slender means and with children to sup
port ID Is probably the first thing Of the
kind ever attempted in any city.
The plan has already been started in Il
small way. The association was organ
lied last December. 1t has now seventeen
members living in various parts Of the
clty.nearly ali women Of small means and
with children dependent upon them, APP
plications for membership have lately
/ been received from six others who viii
shortly be voted in; regular f0rtnighUy
meetings are held; a number of modest
entertainments OF various kinds have
been given. each of which has added a
little 90 the small fund of the organiza-
ton. and it is now felt that the time has
come 90 make an actual commencement in
the work Accordingly q state charter
was applied for ii few DAYS ago and
the officers are now ia search OF a fiat,
centrally located. capable OF housing
about 1--WE OF the families and OF low
enough rental to suit their slender means
and strict ideas Of economy.
10 viii thus be seen that the association
is 20 present content 10 make the hes Of
things as they are not despising the
humblest Of beginnings. and that they are
proceeding upon very practical and
c0mm3n-spnsc plan.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE


I'm up against it once again; have to carve some
'po'tp" cut
And yet, unhappiest Of men, I know not what to
write about
But anyhow. start I've made; I've done two lines
and this is three
There're lots Of tricks in every trade. The poet
knows a few, you see,
Verse one looks truly spies ard span, and now to
stauzs two pass.
l N sure perform The stunt ! can my former doubts
have gone % gTass
OF failure n0w I'm not afraid; in fact. The end Is
vel view,
Fer thcre are tricks in every trade. ana cen the
poet knows q few.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
Virginia's state Flag

From the Petersburg IndcZ-AUDcal
And now we are told that the beauti-
full flaG 81 Virginia. with its "Sie Semper
Tyrannis' motto and its emblem illus
trating the fate Of tyrants. is not Vir-
giuia's flag at ali in lcgally-authorizcd
sense That is "a matter for the attorney
general to determine but whether the
authority appears on the statute books
OF not. il is authorized by the higher law
of the public sentiment. and woe be the
iconoclastic legislator that should dare to
offer a substitute for IL,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
when Brother Williams Weakened.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Yes sur" said Brother Williams 70
the stranger. de foot of graveya' d
rabbit kotehed in a graveyard. in de dark
or dc moon. viii sho' bring good luck Ter
yander. en- de rabbit-he sho' dar fer de
ketchin"
"AH sighL eaten him Tor me. and III
give you $40
Brother Williams eyed the crisp, new
bin in the strangers hand:
Hit sho' is a heap or money he said.
cen Lawd knows I needs it too bad ter
talk bout. but, come ter study bout Il.
ddr's 50 much dark er de moon in dat
graveyard you can see ter ketCh Tab-
biff'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
30 More Ereak Yachts.

Sir Thomas Upton is entitled to the
thanks Of the sport-loving community for
bringing the New York Yacht Club 70 bis
way Of thinking IL the matter Of the
rules to govern the next contest for the
Americas cup. He has been right in his
refusal 20 challenge for the cup unless
permitted To do so under conditions al
lowing the construction of a seaworthy
boat, instead Of the freaks in naval archi-
lecture required under the old rules.
The next contest for the cup viii be,
therefore, between real seagoing vessels;
and not between mere racers Encour-
ageIncnt viii thus be given designers and
builders to produce boats OF utility, rs
well as beauty, and to contribute some-
thing of substantial value 10 ship-build-
ing craftsmanship. For all this, much
credit is due the persistence Of Sir
Thomas. who deserves 30 win the cup
aext time but probably won't
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Frank Mack's Two Big Keats.

way out at Santa Ana Cal. Frank w
W Mack died a few days ago o. con
sumption. For a quarter Of "a century
he was one Of the most alert, tireless, and
successful news gatherers in the United
States. but his really great achievements
were hidden under the cloak Of anonymity
that covers American journalism Two Of
bis most notable achievements are now
recalled. When Gen. Grant lay dying al
Mount MeGregor, Mack was one OF the
army of newspaper men on watch ready
to fash the first news of death. He was
connected with one Of the press associa-
tons, and In order 10 serve the interests
OF that concern he had made an arrange
ment with one of the attending physicians
to signify the death Of the distinguished
patient by the doctor passing "a hdndBer-
chief over his face as he came out of the
death chamber The signal was given "a
agreed upon. and Mack beat all o. his
rivals by half an hour. lie also was the
reporter who. In covering the famous
Burchard meeting az the Fifth Avenue
Hotel cOmDreheHded the significance OF
the words 'run, R0manism and rebel
liOin. and. acting upon f. caused the
defeat Of James G. Blaine by publishing
the preachers fatal break