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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
TAKING UNEARNED MONEY.

Few die and none resign can well be
said of the commission sinecures in
this State. The tenacity with which
the arbitration commissioners have
held on year after year is marvellous.
The flood commissioners were to go
out of office on May 1, but The bill
abolishing the commission hung fire,
and the Legislature this week con-
tinued the salaries of the commission
ers from that date to such time as the
repeater act may become a law.
Now a proper sense of self-respect
should impel these commissioners to re-
sign without taking this unearned
salary. The Legislature declared last
spring that the Flood Commission was
of no use and should be abolished.
That left the commissioners no moral
status, and they should have vacated
office forthwith. In pocketing salaries
from May / until the repeater act goes
into operation the commissioners simply
put their hands into the public treas
try.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
. wELL-ENDowED POLITICIAN.

Lemuel E. Quigg, long the right
bower of Senator Plat. admits that
since 1902 he had been paid by the
Metropolitan system, for salary and
expenses, $217.SOO Quigg began with a
salary of $1O,O 900, which was afterward
increased to $4,000. Although he testi-
fed that he was employed as an ad-
wiser to the company and its officers,
Quigs was not a lawyer when he was
hired, nor did he possess any experience
in railroad affairs which would qualify
him as an adviser in railroad operation.
But he was at the time chairman of
the Republican committee of the Coun-
ty of New York. In ave years he was
paid S5s, 900 in salary and 1853, 300 in ex-
penses. Mr.. Quigg Is unable to explain
these expenses, and the accounts and
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

Not long ago one of the chiefs of the
paid oflcials-the general manager, SO
it is said-of a certain important rail-
way alighted at a little junction station
away in the hear of the country. The
railway dignitary was returning alone
from a fishing expedition, and was we'll
burdened with luggage of various
kinds.
The porter at this station proved a
perfect paragon and waited upon the
traveller with the utmost possible po-
liteness- He Immediately gathered to-
gether all the travellers traps and said
that he would look after them well un-
til the departure of the ranch train,
when he would see that they were duly
handed over to heir owner.
Impressed with the p~orter's aiacrity
and courtesy the general 4nanager
handed him a fairly good tip, which
was accepted with expressions of graft
tie while the official went up to the
Il say, my man, do you happen to
know who 1 ann" he inquired.
Indeed, l don't, sir; I haven't the
slightest idea" was the ready reply.
We'll, I'm the general manager of
this railway, and / suppose you know
that there's an order in your book
which speaks in the plainest possible
terms against taking tips from passen-
gers"
Begging our pardon, SIR" responded
the quick-witted porter. 1T says we are
not to take gratuities from the public,
but there's nothing in the rule book al
all against our taking such a gift from
a Fellow Servant."-Exchange.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
rHE vrrA1 POINT on THE cAMpA1aN.

The great interest of the address
which Judge Fort will deliver at the
Kruger Auditorium tonight will be the
stand he will take on the excise ques-
ton. Judge Fort has been a Student
of State politics and affairs for many
years, and his long service on the
bench never diverted him from that
study. He has, besides, as a judicial
officer, had exceptional opportunities to
post himself on all the phases of the
question which are embraced in the
word excise.
There have been great social changes
in New Jersey in the last half century,
and the greatest nave been witnessed
in the last twenty-five years. We are
not the same our grandfathers were.
We live differently, think differently
and act differently. Grandfather's social
coat is a misft today. The laws that
regulated daily life half a century ago
are not all for our generation. though
some that are almost forgotten remain
on the statute book like so many haunt
ing ghosts of the past.
Judge Fort has observed and studied
these changes. He has seen a popu-
lation once native and parochial be-
come cosmopolitan. He has seen the
old Connecticut idea, planted in New
Jersey two hundred and fifty years ago,
gradually retreat before the incoming
tide of immigration, bringing with 1t
old world ideas and customs that now
largely enter into all American life.
He must recognize existing conditions
n understand the policies that are
applicable to them.
AS the STAR pointed out before the
primaries were held, the excise ques-
ton is the predominant one in the
State election this year. The two gu
ber~natorial candidates fully recognized
that fact, and both of them properly
reserved their declarations until they
were ready to make them. Judge Fort
will make his tonight. Mr.. Katzenbach
will make his a little later.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
BuBoN1c PLAGUE TAKES HOLD.

1t is now acknowledged in San Fran
cisco hat the bubonic plague has taken
serious hold. Reports show there are
fifty-one verified cases and that there
have been twenty deaths. Some thirty
suspected cases are under observation.
The disease has cut a wide swath of
death in India and other parts of Asia,
and it continues to number thousands
of victims. 1t has been found that rats
communicated the disease, and it is
feared that the rats of San Francisco
are infected by it. The plague existed
before the great fire, but that holocaust
in which millions of rats were con-
sumed failed to extirpate it. The bu-
bonic plague may develop into a ma
tional danger.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

There will be lively times in Jersey
City tomorrow night. Both the
ty and city Republican conventions will
be held in separate halls, the Dickinson
men controlling the county convention
and the Faganites the city convention.
The party candidate for Governor is to
attend the city convention. 1t does not
appear that he will attend the county
convention. The coincidence of the two
meetings, with their intensely hostile
partisans, promises trouble if Montague
in force meets Capulet in force on the
streets between the two convention
halls.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

Said the New York who COM
mitted to the tombs the chauffeur who
killed John H. Darcy, of Newark, in
New York on Wednesday night: i've
made up my mind to deal severely with
these assassins who run over people
and then IN a cowardly run
away" The machine that killed Mr..
Darcy was an automobile truck of the
Adams Express Company. The driver
was sober, but careless. He was earn
ing his living when the tragedy oc-
CURED. In the case of the killing of
Marcus j. Jacobs the evidence is that
he was running his automobile simply
for sport. He not only tried to escape,
but in doing so took the risk of killing
other people on the street. Any lack
of severity in either case would be a
crime.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
origin Of AHumbug.D

To tho Editor of the Evening Star:
VIII you kindly inform a regular reader
of the origin of the word ~''humbug?'
e. K. Il.
[Among the many issues of base coin,
which, from time to time, were nae in
ireland, there was none to be compared
In worthlessness to that made by James II.
at the Dublin mint. It was composed of
anything on which he could lay his hands,
such as lead, pewter, copper and brass;
and so low was its intrinsic value thai
twenty shillings of 1t was worth only two
pence sterling. William Ill, a few days
after the battle Of Boyne, ordered that
the crown piece and half crown should be
taken as n penny and one halfpenny, re-
spectively. The soft, mixed metal OF which
that worthless coin was composed was
known among the irish as Vim bog, pro
nounced Omm bog, that is, soft copper or
worthless money; and in the COURSE of
their dealings the modern use of the word
humbug took its rise, as in the phases,
That's a piece of uimbog." Don't think
to pass of your uimbog on me-" Hence
the word humbug came to be appAed to
anything that had a specfous appearance,
but which was in reality spurious. 1T is
curious to note that the very opposite of
humbug, that is, false metal, is the word
sterling, which Is taken from a term APP
piled to the true coinage of Great Britain.
as sterling coin, sterling worth, etc. This
word came from the coinage OF the Ester
lings-German traders. who came from the,
east of England, and in the reign of
John !. stamped pure coin in England. And
thenceforward the name Sterling was
applied to STANDARD coin in Engiand.-Ed.I
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
British-Japanese Alliance.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What were the terms of the treaty Of
alliance signed by Great Britain and
Japan? R. w. S.
1.-THE treaty relates specifically to the
affairs Of the far East, and particularly of
China and Korea. The negotiations stipu-
late that If either party in the defense Of
its interests in those states should become
involved in wa with another power the
other high contracting party will maintain
a strict neutrality and use its efforts to
prevent other powers from joining in hos
tilities against its ally. But if any other
power should join in hostilities against
either ally the other party will come to
its assistance, will conduct the war in
common and make peace in mutual agree
ment.-Ed.1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
Reckless Auto Driving.

To tho Editor of the Evening Star:
Referring to the murder of Marcus ].
Jacobs on September 20 by an automobile
owned by DR.. Morris, / as a law-abiding
citizen wish to state IL as my opinion
that the law for preventing automobiles
from speeding is not being enforced as it
ought to be.
In my opinion automobiles should run
at a very slow pace in the busy sections
Of the city. and not the limit of the speed
law. A persons life is constantly in dam
ger from the reckless driving of automo-
biles as conditions are at present.
A fine imposed for reckless driving will
not prevent autoists from speeding.
The guilty ones SHOULD be punished by
terms Of imprisonment to the full extent OF,
the law. ID. GOLDFARB.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE.

The significance of the reception of
President Roosevelt in the Middle West
does not lie in the crowds that throng
to see or hear him. There is, after all.
not much meaning in crowds. When
Andrew Johnson Swung around the
circle he was met by immense crowds
everywhere, but the sequel showed that
the feeling was mostly curiosity. So
when Horace Greeley made his cam
greeted him everywhere. and yet he
was badly beaten by Grant. Mr.. Bryan
drew immense crowds when he toured
the country in 1896 and 1900, and he
vas defeated at the polls each year.
Roosevelt is not making a political
v He goes West for an object
distinctly non-political, but he al en-
braced the opportunity to enunciate
certain policies of his administration
that maj oe said to be non-partisan.
He does not travel as a Republican,
but as the nations executive, and he
appeals not to partisan sentiment but
to patriotism and common sense. AS
for the principal object of his journey,
the great waterways convention at
Memphis. the entire population of the
Mississippi valley and of the whole
Middle West and Southwest are deeply
interested, and there is a sympathetic
interest in all the rest of the land.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

Frank S. Katzenbach, jr., was the
guest of Newark Democrats last night
and the most pleasing incident Of the
evening was the presence and greeting
of that stanch and loyal warhorse,
Farmer-O Orator MARITIME, who just
missed the nomination himself. But
disappointed expectations do not phase
the Farmer-Orator He was piqued at
first, but. bless you, he is all over that,
and he is right in the harness.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

The brave ship was wallowing in the
waves that threatened to engulf her
at any moment.
Hastily the captain ordered a box OF
rockets and flares brought to the rail,
and with his own hands ignited a num-
Der of them, in the hope that they would
be seen and the passengers and crew
rescued.
Mid the rockets red glare, a tall,
thin, austere individual found his way
with difficulty to the rail and spoke to
the captain.
Captain" said he, II must protest
against this Observation-Disclosures. We are
now facing death. This is no time for
a celebration. Success Magazine.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

If the Legislature shall finally adj
journ Friday of next week it
will leave fostering all the evils
and abuses disclosed in the
State institutions without making
any effort to effect reforms. There are
"reformers' gathered at Trenton, and
some Of them are in the Legislature,
but they chase after certain individual
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
A wnrm Bash.

and ordered roast beef. coffee and rolls.
In a few minutes a trim little waitress
tripped up with the order. AS she
turned to leave the young man discov-
cred that the meat was about as cold
as a refrigerator.
II don't care for cold beef" he said.
Il should like to have 1t hot"
The young woman took the plate.
and going to the dumb-waiter shaft
shouted down: "Hortense, I want this
meat hot; pour some warm gravy on
it!'-Harper's Weekly.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

The "Citizens' Independent Party is
just now in embryo. What and who 1t
is belongs to the region of conjecture.
But it is on the qui vive, and 1t has
plans to put an independent ticket in
the field for Governor and Assembly.
1t is only waiting for the two old party
candidates for Governor to declare
themselves. Then 1t will act.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
Judging by the Name.

BILL hear they're playing a piece in
which several prominent New York
politicians figure?
Jim-Yes, The Man of the Hour" it
is called.
'Oh, is hat it? 1 thought it was
The Great Divide. "AYonkers States
man.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

State Treasurer, and the bills OF the
commission. after auditing. will be
paid by the treasurer o the comp
troller's warrant. If that system had
obtained in the past the old commits
sion would not have gotten away with
$780, 900 in three years.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

AS Governor Stokes humorously OBJ
served at Spring Lake last night, no
matter who is elected Governor, Spring
Lake win w him-that is to say, in
the summer and fall.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

1t takes a heap O. week days
To prepare for Sundays rest;
1t takes a heap o. ripenin'
Till the fruit is at its best;
1t takes a heap o. practise
Till you learn to sing a song
A lot o. patience is required
To push this world along.
1t takes a heap o. weather
Coin every kind O. way,
Before We see the splendor
OF a truly perfect day.
An It often takes long sorrow
Ere you earn the right to smile,
But it sure is worth the waitin'
To be happy for awhile.
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

most of the checks have disappeared.
The case of Lemuel E. Quigg is of gen.
eral interest because it is typical. There
are Quiggs even in New Jersey.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
Totals 49,.

Of course, most Republicans will take issue at once with
those figures. They may plausby argue that the conditonsI
this year are more favorable to their side than they were last
year, when the CoTbyies were fighting the regular organization
and even with that, the Republican plurality in the
State, on the Assembly ticket, was 1,432 Here are the Of
fetal returns lon the pluralrhes in the respective counties in 1906:
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

On what grounds are we to expect such a large falling off
as is predicted in the Republican p1uraHties in Atlantic. Camden
and Mercer Counties And the guessing table first given above
on next months election omis altogether Gloucester County,
which last year gave eleven hundred Republican plurality.
J. M.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

"Are those the Johnson children
Yes; isn't the boy the picture of his
father?' HE is indeed; and the girls
the very photograph Of her ~mother!"-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

hobbies of their own and are deaf, dumb
and blind to everything else. no matter
how important.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
Another Suggestion.

In this the art Of living hes:
To want no more than may suffice.
old Quotation.
This too, is pretty cute, you bet:
To want no more than You can get.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
Not Incredihle.

First Boatman to Second Ditto-'E's
got more brain in is 'ead than you and
me as got in the rest of our bodies
Taller.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
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, 1907-10-04
Realism.

Co1ored Lion Tamer-What you gwine
to do wild dat paint, Andy?
Irish Handy Man-Sure, the polar
bears goin' in here, and sorra an OBJ
stacle there'll be betune him and the
Bingal tiger but half an inch o board,
so it's the way I'm goin' to paint a
little sketch of an iceberg on ut, just
to desave the varmint!-Punch.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

Hereafter all income. including fines
and licenses. of the State Fish and
Game Commission viii be paid to the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
A Mesmerist.

Hes a good salesman
Persuasive, Ell ~"
Persuasive? He could sell the Cuban
government a now plow!"-Washing-
ton Herald.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
IN HUMOROUS VEIN.
Lost to the world.

what books have helped you most? p
said the literary girl.
After some thought Mr.. Dustin Stax
replied:
Those which our able corporation
attorney has just advised me to burn"
Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-30

weather Probabilities.
Fair; west winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-30
FIFTY soUs-o eyaN=o.
Ncwberr,. =. a.. suffers Iren Disas-
trou. TIret Ios.. r5oo,ooo.


trous Tirct Loss. r5oo."oo.
LAURENS. :. G.. March 3o-Driven
by stiff wind. IRE swept both the
business and residential sections OF
Ncwbcrry. a town of 500 population
thirty miles southeast Of here, and
caused n loss that may reach half
million dollars. Approximately half n
hundred residences were destroyed.
and n score II business houses In the
heart Of the town are In ruins.
The conhagration started In the rear
Of the Newbcrry hotel. and. famed by
gale. the flames spread with great
rnpldlty. The citizens became alarm
ci. and appeals for assistance were
photographed io Columbia and In this
city. hut engines could not BE- sent into
Newbcrry on account of the desiruc-
ton ~ the railroad tracks. The New
berry IRE department cxcriei every
effort io cheek the flames. hut the nrc
soon was beyond control Two hours
after the Ere broke out the entire city
water supply was exhausted. and the
town was lrft practically NJ the mercy
Of the flames.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-30
p,,.. a. Railroad si,saus..

BOSTON. March 30-II. NJ. Whit
ney. a prominent Massachusetts Dem
ocrat and former candidate for lisuten.
ant governor. has made public letter
he had Just received from William j.
Bryan dealing with the railroad cues
iion. Afr. Bryan writes In part: Il am
In favor Of both national and state
regulations. and also believe that
public ownership Il the ultimate solu-
ton Of the railroad question. In my
discussions on this subject I have
pointed out that because % the danger
OF Capitalization In ownership by the
federal government o. all the lines !
prefer n system in which the federal
government will he confined % the
necessary trunk lines aud the owner
ship ~ the rest OF the lines be- left 10
the states"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


.essA 80 a'o~r ss~esss.~s
Henry Root and John Hancock are
at home for Easter vacation.
Easter candy. Get box aud enjoy
the day. 6cc and zoe at J. M. Ayres'.
DR. II. G. Day has returned from
Greenfield where he had been since
Monday.
Miss Florence Brooks OF Mill street
went TO Rutland today for a week s
visit with friends.
Edward Heslop who has been at the
American house several weeks return.
ed to Boston this morning.
The hour for tho G + meetiag In the
Congregational chapel has been fixed
for o clock not 1880 as first announc
ed.
Mrs Philip Schuyler and daughter
Phyllis who has been quite i'll Ia Mon.
treal several weeks, are expected TO
arrive home this afternoon.
Rollin Turner who has been 10 the
employ Of j. II. Loring n Co. ten
years, finishes work there today aud
will now work on his farm.
The funeral OF the late Elijah Rudd
will he held from his home Monday at
Up. M. Rev Isaac jennings oiiicat-
Ing. Ire burial Wlil be Ia the Center
cemetery.
The funeral OF the late Mrs A. VII
cox wii be- held fran her home Sun
day afternoon az > o'clock. Rev Frank
4 M...eta s.Ht.tutlas, flHA AAAu tBt1l
be taken Monday morning Ia Gard
ner.
A rifle ball whizzed through q win.
dow at II. II. Merrlll's coal office, FRI
day, passing between Mr. Merrill and
a gentleman with whom he was talk
ing, Embedding itself In the ceiling.
Careless use OF firearms should be
looked out for.
Mr. aud Mrs WIN II. Murray OF Rut.
land. Mr. and Mrs james Cuiliton and
son. John Hederman, John Mahar,
Mrs Thomas NcGrath, OF Hoosick
FALLS and AIR and +. W. Frasier OF
Cambridge attended the funern OF NJ.
Culliton, Friday.
The early morning Christian Endea'
vOr Easter service OF the Congrega'
tional society will be- led by Mrs II.
u. Webster. Topic Easter thro' the
year" Remember the hour, O'Clock
An the former members Of the society
and the young people back from
school aud college are especially In
viied Everybody viii. be welcome.
Come To this helpful and inspiring
sery ice.