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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
The Admirable Crichton.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Will you kindly inform an old reader
through your question column who the
Admirable Crichton was? B.
1.-THE admirable Crichton was a name
given to James Crichton, a youthful pro-
Dizzy, who wasIthe wonder of his contem-
poraries. Born in Scotland in 1850, he
took the degree of Bachelor of Arts when
he was IL years of age, and of Master
Of Arts when he was Ia. At the age Off
we find him in Paris. challenging all the
most famous scholars and philosophers to
a public discussion, at which he held him
self ready to answer any question in the
ology, jurisprudence, medicine, logic,
mathematics. or any other science in any
one of these twelve languages; Latin,
Greek. Hebrew, Arabic, Syrian, Slavonic,
French. English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
or Flemish. either in verse or In prose
as might be desired. He succeeded in
carrying out his boast, to the astonish-
ment of all, and it was then that the
title of Admirable was bestowed upon
him. In Rome, in Venice, in Padua, he
earned similar triumphs. Nor was he
simply distinguished as a scholar; he was
an accomplished dancer, fencer, rider,
musician, painter and actor, was hand
some in person, engaging in his manners
and a thorough man of the world. This
prodigy was, in 1852, secured by the Duke
of Mantua as a tutor for his son, a dis
sipated and worthless young man. In the
year 1883, Crichton, one carnival night,
was assailed by three masked men. He
succeeded in disarming and unmasking
the principal, when, finding that he was
his pupil, the dukes son, he knelt down
and presented him with his own sword.
The humanity prince ran it through erich
toms body.-Ed.1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
rHE ournAaE 1N A LAW.

1t is up to the Senate to do something
with the amendments to the Potable
Water Commission law. The Legisla-
ture in passing that law did a great
wrong to the State and a great wrong
to the city of Newark. Upon the plea
that the potable waters of the State
were to be conserved a law was passed
that virtually confirms all the claimed
rights of the East Jersey Water Com
pany; gives that company a stand it
never had before; provides for the
building of a great reservoir for its
benefit. and confiscates one-half OF the
contract water supply of the city of
Newark. Practically, the new law
drives Newark out of the P%equannock
watershed. The outrage of this law is
as yet imperfectly realized by the peo-
pie If the law is permitted to remain
unchanged they will realize its effect
very keenly a little later. The Senate,
which meets tomorrow, is looking to
adjournment, and it cannot better use
the time left for legislation than
amending this unjust and dangerous
law.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1907.
BOARD OF TRADE AND UTILITIES
BILL.

One decided expression of opinion in
regard to the Senate public utilities
bill will give pause to the Senate when
~ meets tomorrow. 1t is the resolution
PASSED by the Newark Board of Trade
last night, taking strong ground against
the bill passed by the Senate, and prac-
tically indorsing amendments TO the
bill passed by the House. In this reso-
luton the Board of Trade demands
the abolition of both the Railroad Com
mission and the Potable Water Commits
sion, the one ornamental and the other
vicious, their powers to be given over
to a public utilities commission. In the
Judgment of the board the powers con
ferred by the Senate bill are entirely
Inadequate, the commission not being
able to enforce it's orders and having
no control of capitalization, while there
are no penalties prescribed. The House
amendments provide all that the Senate
bill lacks, except the abolition of the
Potable Water Commission, which can
be added in another amendment. A
State commission to be invested with
all the powers contemplated in the
House amendments should be composed
Of men of the highest character and in
tegrity. Instead of dividing up salaries
among three commissions at the rate
OF $4,000 for each commissioner, it
would certainly be better and much
cheaper to pay salaries to one commits
sion alone at the rate of $1,000 for each
commissioner That would make an
ideal commission. The duties of the
commissioner would be equal in i'm
portance n responsibility to those of
a Justice of the Supreme Court or a
Vice-Chancellor, and the same rate of
compensation should therefore be paid.
a.ae members of the New York Public
Utilities Commission are highly paid,
it can be seen in the character of
it's work that there was no mistake
made in this policy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
INDICTMENTS AT THE STATE HOS
PITFALLS.

A thorough investigation into the cir
cumstances of the death of Enooh
Silvers, the sick patient at the State
Hospital for the Insane at Trenton who
was fatally beaten by two attendants
in February of last year, has been re-
quested of the Grand Jury Of Mercer by
Justice Reed. The whereabouts of the
two attendants is unknown. Justice
Reed said nothing in his charge yester-
day to indicate the duty of the jury to
investigate the hospital management
and indict the management and Off
GERS, who are as much responsible for
the death of Silvers as the two attend
ants.
After the Hahn committee shall have
brought out all the facts in con-
nection with the management of the
Morristown Hospital the Morris Grand
Jury will doubtless be similarly in
structed by the presiding judge. For
mer Mayor Beatty, of Hackettstown,
died in that institution after having
been brutally beaten by two attendants.
In this Ease also the managing officers
permitted the assailants to escape and
hushed up the affair. In the two State
asylums there are confined several
thousand patients, subject entirely to
the will and completely at the mercy
of their keepers. Being insane, their
testimony is not taken in any ase in
volving personal wrong, and if they are
beaten or robbed or ill-used in any
way they have no redress.
The circumstances of the deaths of
and Beatty would not nave been
divulged if the Legislature had not or
dered an investigation of State expendi-
lures. 1t was by accident that the dis
closures were made. When, therefore,
two fragrant cases of crime in the State
hospitals are discovered should not the
law deal with the utmost Sc
verify with all who may be implicated?
Is it not necessary to throw every safe
guard of the law around the 5000 insane
patients confined in the State and
county asylums?
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

The course of the Senate is by no
lei pleasing to the voters who fol-
lowed the New Idea banner last year,
whatever it may be to the New Idea
leaders. Not all of these voters in
dorsed the attitude taken by Senator
Colby, Sheriff Sommer and others
since the party primaries We're held
and the wabbling by the Senate has not
treasured them. Tomorrow the Legis-
lature will again meet in session, and it
remains to be seen what the Senate
will do.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
VIEWS OF EDITORS.
Rrvnn in the south.

Nowhere else in the whole United States
are business men more tired of Bryan and
Organism than in the South. That part of
the country wants to go ahead n cares
nothing for the shifty notions of the Peer
less. His candidacy is confessedly hopeless
from the beginning and would raise seven
kinds of calamities to the South itself If
it were successful. Even If Bryan is taken
for the candidate of the Democratic party
1t is because the South despairs of resort
to one of its own statesmen and Bryan
is about the only one left in the North who
cares to go over the Niagara of politics by
running against the Republican candidate,
whoever he may be.-Buffalo News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

vesting a public utilities commission
with their powers. These are the Rail-
o Commission and the Potable
Water Commission, both of which were
created to regulate public utilities. 1t
would be idiotic legislation to create
three h~igh-salaried commissions to do
the work of one. And one commission
can much better do the work of all.
The managers of the State Hospital
for the Insane at Trenton have de-
cided to put down three new artesian
wells. 1t is the old story of locking the
stable after the horse is stolen.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is always doing something, and nothing
is too big for it to undertake. In addi-
ton to the vast projects that it is now
carrying out, the company proposes to
construct a subway, to cost from &c.
100000 to $751; 900, to run through a
part of Philadelphia in order to re-
duce the distance by about three miles
that the rains have to run. If all the
railroads OF the land showed the same
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

was looted to the amount OF nearly a
million of dollars, is probably only a
~foretaste of what is to come. The COM
mission has struck a trail that may
lead to even more extraordinary de-
velopments. It was expected when the
commission started in on its inquiry
that s%candalous things would be dis
closed, but it was hardly expected that
the disclosures would hurt the reputa-
ton of such a man as William C. Whit
ney.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
"A Sailors vote.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Has a sailor in the United States Navy
the right Of voting in a national election
when his ship is away from home? JED.
There is no provision made for sailors
in the United States Navy whereby they
may cast their vote outside the country.
During the Civil and Spanish wars ar
rangements were made whereby volun-
teers were able to cast their votes while
outside the limits Of their own homes.
-Ed.l
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
Passing Of the Locomotive.

Whatever else is true, it is certain that
in a very few years no obnoxious, smoke
putting locomotive will be permitted TO
enter any large city. Some towns have
already placed a ban upon them as a
nuisance since electric power has been
made easible When economy, cleanli-
ness and speed all unite in favor of cleo
trliication. the locomotive will have to
give UP its work after th~ree-quarters of
a century in which the worlds material
development has exceeded that in the
thousand years Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
Frenk Prescrlptlona.

A New York druggist is preparing a
unique scrapbook. 1t contains the
written orders of some customers OF
foreign birth, and these orders are both
curious and amusing. Here, are some
that were copied from the original:
Il have an acute pain in my child's
diagram; Please give my son some
thing to release it."
Dear Docther, Piles gif bearer five
sense worth of Aundie Toxyn for gargle
baby's throat and ~obleage."
my little baby a eat up it's fathers
parish plaster. Send an anecdote quick
as possible by the enclosed girl"
This child is my little girl. 1 send
you five cents to buy two sitless pow
ders for a grown-up adult who is sick"
-Home Herald.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
ANY country. Right or wrong.Y

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Who was it that said My country, may
she be always right; but, right or wrong,
my country" and on what occasion?
A. s. r.
1.-THE sentiment was expressed by Stephen
Decatur at a banquet in Norfolk, in April,
1916, hut not exactly in the words you
quote. What he said was: Our country;
in her intercourse With foreign nations.
may she always be in the right. But,
right or wrong, Our Country. Ed
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

Excuse me-" said the old lady with
eyeglasses in the art gallery, but
haven't you got any more figures in
marble?'
''Those are all, madam" replied the
polite attendant. rs there any par
ticular one you are looking for?"
Yes; wanted to see the statue of
Limitations my husband was talking
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS InquirerA
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

20! my" exclaimed the excited
woman, who had mislaid her husband,
"rm looking for a small man with one
eye"
well, ma'am," suggested the floor
walker, politely, IF he's a very small
mar maybe you'd better use both eyes"
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
True sympathy.

Limmer's famous restaurant used to
| have the character of being a rendez-
vous of viveurs; in fact, it was averred
that so many of It's habitues suffered
from delirium tremens that when some
one who was one of that persuasion
was dining there, and a mouse came
on the table and begun to nibble a
piAce of bread, a sympathetic waiter
observed to him:
Don't be afraid, sir; it's a real
mouse."-The Graphic.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
A Suburban student of Literature

AT he Boston Public Library they
have a system for the delivery of
books in the suburbs
This order was once received from a
suburban patron:
Dear Mr.. Librarian-Please to send
me the following books: The House
of Three Gables" 1.-The Vision of Sir
Longfellow,' and 1.-THE Last of the Mo-
hegians," by John Milton, and greatly
oblige.-The Circle.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

"Your interview was an entire sue
cess" said the admiring friend.
II don't know about that" answered
the statesman.
'But there wasn't a single misstate-
ment."
''That's Just it. There's nothing for
me to deny, and consequently the dis
cussion is so scant that l get little or
no celebrity out of it."-Washington
Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

amount of enterprise it could not be
said by a Western railroad magnate
that there was a necessity for the ex-
penditure of a billion dollars for new
equipment of the railroads of the
try to meet the actual demands for
transportation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

It was shown by transcripts from the
books Of the Standard Oil Company by
the prosecuting officers in New York
yesterday that since 1882 the profits Of
Standard Oil had aggregated s925,O11,-
6s7. More than a half of a billion dol
lars in dividends has been paid. But
itmust be remembered that a large per-
centage Of this was not tainted money.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
JUDGE FORT SPEAKS TO HEAR PROM THH
IE0LSLATUPE

Judge Fort has at last spoken out straight and plain on
the excise question, as all V&o knew him expected he would
Rejecting the pleadines and exhortations of tmorous rinmers,
he has manfully told the voters of New Jersey just where he
stands and what he proposes to do if elected Governor. These
are his words, uttered yesterday at Mount Holly: 81 do not
care for a man who is afraid to give his opinion n a subject,
and the people will not tolerate such a man. l stand for the
Bishops bill and all that it implies, and if elected Governor
will see that it is fully enforced"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
Movbe Nothinr win REMAIN.

Loraine-Is it true that you are en-
gagged to Fred?
Clarice-No; I have not given him a
definite answer yet. 1 want to wait
and see how he looks after the football
season is over.-Judge.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

That declaration clears the atmosphere SO far as Judge Fort
is concerned. Everybody knows just what they will vote for
when they vote the Fort ticket next month, but does anybody
know what a vote for Katzenbach means? Is he for or against
the Bishops bill Is he for or against its rigid enforcement,
not in spots, but all over the State? OF course he must tell
us before Election Day, but he will help himself and his cause
he delays not at all in making his position as clear as that
of Judge Fort.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

An extraordinary story told to the
New York Public Service Commission
by Anthony N. Brady, telling how five
captains OF industry participated in a
transaction in which the treasury of
the Metropolitan Security Company
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
Right.

Grandpa, what makes a man always
give a woman a diamond engagement
ring?"
The woman."-NIontreal Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

Impecune-Tm poor, sir, but I love
your daughter.
Old Rocksey-Tut! tut! young man;
you ant make money as quick as that
in this world.-Harper's Weekly.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
IN HUMOROUS VEIN.
Mixed.

Mrs. Silas Corntossle-Now, don't
complain Silas, Hiram is merely sowing
his wild oats.
Mr.. Silas Corntossle-Eumph. Looks
like he's mixed a whole lot of rye with
them oats.-Augusta Herald.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

There is no room for doubt and quibbling there. He is for
the so-called Bishops bill and intends to see that it is fully
enforced. That means that Sunday violations of the law must
stop in Il Atlantic City, Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson. 1t means
that Judge Fort, if elected Governor, will compel every Sheriff
to do his duty as Sheriff Sommer is doing his in Essex, and
SO long as the law remains unchanged it must be honestly
enforced.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
FROM STAR

anonymous communications cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names of correspondents are not required for
publication. but as a guarantee OF good faith.
Ed
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

While the Gubernatorial candidates are casting about for fresh
material for their numerous speeches many voters would like to heal
from both of them just what they'd do o suggest to end the scandals
of incompetent, inefficient and absentee State officials, of dual office
holding and of fragrant nonfeasance in office. For instance
What is the best, quickest, most effective plan to get rid OF
the Trenton Asylum managers?
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

Two highly expensive new commits
slons can be dispensed with by simply
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

Answers to Correspondents.
H. EDwARDS.-You would make 100
per cent. profit of course.-Ed.
j. e. Hive cannot give business or
professional addresses in his column
Ed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

In addition to the State platform we further declare in
favor of any and all laws which had their conception in .weak-
ness and were enacted by a mistaken influence known as the
blue Laws" vesting any person or persons with legal power
to infringe upon the personal liberty of the welintending and
moral public by determining and fixing in harmony with their
own standard just what is allowable for the whole people to do
on the Sabbath day.
That is part of the resolutions adopted by the Burlington
County Democratic Convention. 1t is manifest1y the work of a
perfect master of the English languages lucid and clear and
simple IS one of John Bright's orahons. Everybody has a
guess as to what it means. The Trenton True American 81
guess is that it deprecates the enforcement of the "Blue Laws, ;"
though no ordinary wayfarer would think of such an answer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

These are the factors that will be most influential in deter
mining the Gubernatorial contest in i New Jersey:
The attitude of the candidates on the excise question.
What the Legislature does Immediately to make good the
campaign promises.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

At least as interesting as that declaration is the comment
of the Trenton newspaper thereon.
1.-The so-caned Blue Laws, may not, +" it says, "be in har-
mony with the personal opinions of a great many people, but
the principle on which they are founded is sound, and when
put to the test will be sustained by a large majority of
the voters of Burlington County
Yea, verify the principle on which such laws are founded
is sound 1t is the principle that convinces men, and women,
too, that they know what is good for their neighbors better
than they know themselves. 1t is the principle that has bred
fanatcism, intolerance and bigotry in all ages-the principle
which prompted the early settlers of New Jersey to refuse to
those not of their religion the right even to live here. 1t is
the principle which led to the passage of the vicious Anti canteen
law. 1t is the principle which underies the disposition to
regulate our eating and drinking. J. M.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

Candidate Forts declaration on the Bishops bill is ex-
lpEcit enough.
Candidate Katzenbach has so far lodged that issue abso-
|utelyi but he cannot continue to do so. His promised big
mass meeting in Newark will be worse than a fzze if he per-
sbts in lodging.
Until Mr.. Katzenbach has committed himself fairly and
squarely it is rash to say what the effect of the Sunday closing
agitation will be.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10

On the legislative end the Democrats have a little the bet
ter of it. While playing politics as hard as they know how
they have come nearer making an attempt to fulfil their Con-
venhon pledges than have the Republicans. But the record
isn't closed yet. Possibly when the Legislature convenes to-
morrow the Senators may show the effects of some recently
discovered wisdom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-02
PRODUCE MARKETS.

Eggs-Receipts 3,157 cases miscel-
laneous lots, cases returned, l0M lSc;
cases included l5l2 a iSlac; ordinary
frsts. l6Q Sc; firsts, packed in new
whitewood eases and must be 55 per
cent fresh, 22c, prime firsts, packed In
new S0-doz whitewood cases and must
be 65 per cent fresh, 24c, extras packed
especially for the city trade and must
be so per cent fresh, zee; dirties, No. l
IA y Wl5 lac, No. ,, la &c; checks, il
Ole; seconds, 12@14c; Refrigerator
eggs, extras, zoe frsts 1872 a 19c; or
binary tirsts. i6U1lc
Potatoes Receipts, so cars; choice to
fancy, 81 a Csc, fair 70 good. 504 65c.
Sweet potatoes illinois. $2.60@ ?. 75i
Jerseys, S3.S5@4.00 per brl; Virginias
S260W2.75.
Veal-Quotations for calves in good
order were as follows: SO to so lbs
weight, 607c; so to so lbs, q &c; So
to 100 lbs 9U10c.
Dressed beef-No. l ribs, 17c; No.
loins, &c; No. round, &c; No, l chuck
Live poultry-Turkeys per Id, Ito
lie; chickens, fowls, Sc; springs. l0A2c
roosters, &c; geese. 5000 e 100 ducks
FrGit-Apples, s15o@5oo per hrl
60cn $500 per bu; crabapples, $500 q
4.5O per brl; S100 rs per bu; banan
as iumbo per bunch. $500; straight
sl75t culls 1925 a 150; bouquets zoe q
81 0O lemons. $500 q 500; oranges
$25G@5.5O; pineapples, $4,000 900 pc
brl: peaches Michi gan, 20 W3oC per /
bu basket grapes i5q 20c per ST
basket; pears, s2.50G4.50 per brl
Berries-Cranberri Cape Cod, $50
$1,000 per bril-
Automatically FORD, canleIo uPeS
California green fruit-Grapes, SocG
s2.25 per case; pears, S1.S5 a S.65 pc
Beans-Pea beans. hand picked
choice s285; common to fair, sl.S5Q
21O; red kidney, per bu choice Sz.4o 4
. - s-s1 o.. }. =