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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
A BISHOPS, LAW cI1NCHER.

A jury commission will be advocated
in the Legislature next winter, and will
meet with strong opposition. Nearly
all the sheriffs of the tw~enty-one coun-
ties will be opposed, and they will be
backed by other influences. The fight
on the bill to be introduced will be an
outgrowth of the struggle over the
Bishops bill last yea and of the excise
issue in the late election.
In Hudson, Passaic and Atlantic
counties the Bishops law is not en-
forced as it is In Essex, simply because
the sherifs do not go out of their way
to enforce 1t and do not draw grand
juries to indict, and municipal authori-
ties are indulgent. A jury commission
appointive by the court. would draw
the grand juries, and would be COM
posed of men who would draw grand
juries favorable to indictment for viola
ton of the law, and also of officials
who should permit the law to be vio-
lated.
The effect of this would be rigid en-
forcement in every county. The At
lantic City hotel cafes would have to
close, the lid would go on tight in Pas
sale and Hudson counties, and there
would be equal enforcement throughout
the State. The partisans of the Bishops
bill propose to follow UP their advan-
tage by clinching the Grand Jury, and
there will be a dry Sunday in New Jer-
sey next year If they get a jury COM
mission bill through the Legislature.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
FlndIng a Lost soverelgn.

Look here, misterl Did you drop this
here sovereign" !
The party addressed turned around ana
looked at the buotblack. as the latter heio
out a sovereign In his hand.
why. good gracious! let me see-why,
yes; you're a fine boy, you are; heres a
couple of shilllngs for you. That's right
my boy; be honest-it pays"
So saying, the delighted man slipped the
sovereign into his rocket and walked on.
And you hadn t lost the money at all!
inquired a companion of the fortune pos
SCISSOR. DIS the two comfortably rested their
elbows on the bar and proceeded to nice
the respective ends Of their noses IN d
couple of glasses.
of course not. But. you see. l gave
the kid two shillings, which was certainly
fair. And I'm just eighteen shilings 10
the good" exclaimed the individual as
he tossed the coiE under discussion on 10
the counter and called for change.
The barmaid picked up the coin, gave
1t a careless glance, and quietly pusneo
1t back.
Counterfeit she said.
For the next minute 1t was so quiet you
could hear the beer foam.
And this Is the highly moral CITY Oh
Lbndon!" bitterly exclaimed the dupeo
man. as he passed out into the cherries
street. TO think that the very poo'-
blacks are Observation-Disclosures.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
MONDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1907.
NO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Government ownership of railroads
and mines does not meet with the favor
of the American Federation Of Labor,
which, at its national convention at
Norfolk, Va, onDSaturday refused by a
vote of 154 to 40 to sanction the PROPOSE
ton. The reason given is logical from
the standpoint of organized labor. Ma
tionalization of the railroads and mines
would put an end to labor organization
in those departments of labor. The
Federal government would tolerate no
kind of organization among its en-
ployees and submit to nc d~ictation, and
the railroad and mine services would
be conducted u the same lines as the
postofice.
There is also another point of view.
In a country governed by a politi-
cal party 1t would be impolitic to
place at the disposal of the party in
power a vast organized force of men
whose personal sympathies, if not in
~terests, would naturally belong to the
existing regime. With national owner
ship there would be a great increase of
bureaucracy and every bureaucrat
would resist political change. however
necessary. 1t is a serious question also
whether the government could maintain
and operate the railroads and mines as
efficiently as private enterprise and
without a heavy annual deficit.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

than at the present time. The only
problem that has been faced is that Of
keeping currency from being diverted
from local circulation to New York,
where 1t has commanded a premium
from those needing the ready cash, and
our conservative bankers have well
provided against the drain, while meet
ing all Inc reasonable demands Of the
Business community.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
Time for serious Thought.

It is time for the large and growing
number of persons all over the land who
sympathize with. If they do not actually
work for, the abolition by any practical
means of the drink nuisance. to seriously
examine into the vital question whether
this present spasmodic wave of premature
prohibition, which bids fair within the
next few years to place prohibition avs
on the statute books of a good many
States, really is a desirable thing. Earn
estly do we hope and fervently do we
pray for the time when mankind will get
sense and self-control in the use of al
cohol and the things which contain 1t. but
well may We question, while the leaven
Of education and influence which is to
bring about that time is working, whether
1t is wise to substitute the uncontrol of
fictitious prohibition for the partial con-
troll Of a licensed traffic. Again 1t resolves
itself into the familiar question: Does pro-
hlbition by law of the liquor traffic ac-
tually stcp-even diminish-the consump-
ton of liquor? Until 1t has conclusfvely
proved its power in that respect we can't
afford to experiment too much with what
is called prohibition.-New Haven Register.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Congressman James e. Watson, Of the
Sixth District, told a story while in town
last week, about the operation of the pure
food law, intended to illustrate his ex-
pressed theory that more people would be
good If they had to be.
at was while we were wrestling with
the pure food bill at Washington he
said, that 1 got a letter from home, writ
ten by a man from whom 1 bought a big
quantity Of maple syrup each year. He
urged me to fight for the pure food bill.
Now. l couldn't help remembering. to save
my life, that this man bought five barrels
of brown sugar at the opening of the
maple molasses season. So I wrote him a
note suggesting that the advocacy Of q
pure food measure seemed odd from a man
who bought hve barrels OF brown sugar
before beginning the manufacture OF his
pure maple syrup.
Never feazed him. He turned my letter
over and wrote on the back: I know L,
but / want the law TO make me do rightF'
Indianapolis News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
A READING HABIT REFORM.

A Connecticut deacon wants to re-
form the reading habit of the people.
He has noticed that the popular taste
does not run to theological works and
books Of that kind, but rather inclines
to the meretricious novel. Norwalk.
Conn, has a public library, and this re-
form deacon proposed at the annual
meeting of the taxpayers that NO more
novels for the library should be pur-
chased for one year. A resolution to
that effect was enthusiastically voted
down.
There are novels and novels. The
great novel writer's like Dickens,
Thackeray and Scott teach morals in
parallels and convey truth in it's most
attractive garb. namely, fiction. There
are novel writers who teach history to
those who would never study history
otherwise. A good novel appeals to all
that is best in human nature. A library
selected by purists of the class of the
Connecticut deacon would be a dreary
affair. The dust would collect thick on
the unused volumes, and probably even
the deacon himself would be a rare Wis
itor.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
A LESSON IN PAVING.

A wise municipality profits by the ex-
p%eriences of another municipality. 1t
was on Thai principle the National Mu-
nieipal League was formed, and It's pro-
ceedings have been educational. For
an object lesson Newark may look d.
rect to Baltimore, which has concluded
an experiment In street paving that is
of interest to cities generally. Six years
ago a street in Baltimore was divided
Into strips. running from curb to curb,
and eleven paving companies were in
vited to put down samples of their
work for comparison
The pavements were asphalt, vitrl-
fed brick, asphalt block and pine wood
blocks thoroughly dried and treated
with creosote and rosin. After six
years usage, in which all parts of this
composite pavement were used alike, IT
was found that the vitrihed brick pave
ments were Clipped, crushed and prac-
tically gone. The sheet asphalt was
uneven and contained bad holes. The
asphalt block contains holes and it,
contour is changed. The wood pave
ment alone has not d~eteriorated and
shows scarcely any sign of the sis
years hard usage. As a result the mu-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

That our city does not have sufficient
police protection at the present time
admits Of no denial, and al addition of
sixty patroImen to the force would be a
moderate increase. Every precinct is
short of men for duty, and in the out
lying districts the beats are so long
that there is only a show of police pro-
lection. The business of the police de-
partment is to protect life and prop
erty, and IL it does not do this properly
and efficiently it fails In its object.
Newark is constantly growing and the
departments must grow with this
growth, and the police department es-
pecially must keep pace with 1t.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
Sinipiihed Spelling.

Two gentleme- who are not altogether
~unacquainted with the location of one or
more of the executive departments in
Washington. were recently discussing the
'tsimpletonized' spelling order of the
Presidents; and as both are gentlemen of
legal a~ttainments, they naturally took OPP
posite sides on the question of the prac-
ticability of the proposed reform, in order
to have a good argument. One of them at
tackled the whole idea as absurdly foolish
ut is most illogical and silly" said he,
land the boards list of 300 words contains
gross inconsistencies. They say spell fan
tasy' with an e. but not phenomenon
nor philosophy"
We'll" said his friend. II can see some
reason for not spelling the latter word
with an f You know, most of the gentle
men on the board are doctors of philos-
ophy, and they would very probably OBJ
ject to having D F. placed after their
neutrality-suspicious. Inquirer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
How DlaboIo Is played.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
| have seen numerous articles about the
game "~diabolo,'' but none telling just how
it Is played. Can you enlighten me as to
rules, etc? G. j. X. p
1--WE cannot pretend to expert knowledge
on the subject of rules ourselves. We
understand that the player uses a pair of
light sticks connected by a cord where4
with to twirl a heavy spool with broad
fanges. When the spool has gathered
sufficient momentum he throws 1t Into tho
air and tries to catch it on the return and
to continue to spin 1t and toss it. So fan
as we can 1nd out this is all there Is II
the game. There are said to be many
variations, however, by which contests aGe
arranged somewhat after the style of TN
nis.-Ed.]
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

It would be the height of absurdity to
hold that the Board of Works can take
no preliminary steps under the Lane
dock act until the new year because the
act, although adopted by the people.
does not become legally operative until
the new year. 1t is within the province
of the board at any time to make ex-
aminations and plans in order to Sc
cure necessary information. The linn
itation of the act obviously relates to
the issuance of bonds and the expendi-
ture of money under the act. Any other
preliminary action taken by the board
cannot be questioned.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Kindly inform ne as to when and how
the game of chess had its origin?
g. 8. w.
[The invention of chess is attributed to
the Persians, AM its names In European
and Asiatic languages are derived from
that Of the principal piece, the shah or
king. From internal evidence the game
could not have been a direct invention, but
appears to be Q modification of an an
cient method of divination. 1t retained
Its divinatory character in Europe until
the tenth century. Its immediate ancestor
was a game of dice chess, played by four
persons. of which the Hindoo Chaturanga
is a significant type. and probably in
the direct ancestral line.-Ed.1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
VIEWS OF EDITOR 5.
NOTICE. on Coins.

It is to be hoped that no one Will be-
come hysterical over the omission OF the
motto, I'm God We Trust" from the
new $40 gold pieces, in view of the fact
that the motto has not appeared for a
long while on quarters, dimes, nickeis
and cents. With the sentiment itself no
one could possibly quarrel, provided he
is allowed to put his own Interpretation
upon it; but the appropriateness of
tamping 1t on coins may be debatabie.
1t might seem to some that there are
many other sentiments of universal APP
pllcation, such as Honesty Is the Best
Policy 1.-TWO and Two Make -Four,
1.-THE Tariff Is a Local ISSUE" ETC., which
enjoy an equal right to expression on the
nations coinage.
1t will scarcely be claimed, however,
that the coin of the realm is the proper
place for the PRONUNCIATION of utterances
which may tend to arouse controversy or
cause misunderstanding. Mr.. Roosevelt's
instinct In this matter, as in many others,
shows how closely he is In touch with
popular feeling.-Boston Globe.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
The German Flag.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
BY giving a description of the German
national flag you will greatly oblige and
settle an argument. READER.
[The war flag of the German Empire
has the Prussiar eagle In the centre, sur
rounded by a black circle, from which
radiate TOUR black lines at right angles,
two being vertical and two horizontal.
This divides the flag into four almost
square fields. The one In the upper left
land or staff corner consists of black,
white and red stripes, with a black cross
In the centre. The other three squares
are white. The black. white and red square
with the cross is also made into an In
dependent flag snd used as a Jack" in
tie ierman Navy. The same without the
cross is the flag Of the German merchant
marine.-Ed.l
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

The principal interest in the Novem-
Der term of the Court of Errors and
Appeals, which opens at Trenton to-
morrow, win attach to the railroad tax
issue, which was carried up on appeal
from the Supreme Court. Upwards Of
two and a half millions of tax annually
depends on the opinion to be rendered
by the court. None Of the judges who
sat in the case in the lower court win
participate in the judgment OF the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
He KneM.

There is a well-known Federal official at
Washington whose family stoutly maintain
that he is absolutely color-blind, a conten-
ton as stoutly refuted by the official Ill
self.
On one occasion at table his wife re-
marked a new tie her husband was wear
ing. I'll wager you don't know what
color the tie is she teasingly suggested.
TITS blue" said the husband.
"Righti But how on earth did you
known
WELL" said the husband. with the same
assurance, when 1 bought 1t yesterday
1 told the clerk that If he didn't give me
blue, I'd throw him out Of the window
Harper's Weekly.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

If the weather is favorable tomorrow
there will be a large gathering of State
politicians at Trenton to V the
situation, discuss legislative organize
ton and congratulate successful candl-
dates. Governor Stokes will act as gen.
eral host, as is his duty on such &C.
casions. and the grist will be Furnished
for the ubiquitous newspaper scribe to
grind into his Trenton dispatches.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
"Nevcr a Good war,
Of the Evening Star:

10 the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Who was it said "There never was a
good wal or 0 bad peace?''
Franklin appended these words to a
long letter written September II. 1888. at
his home In France. to Josiah Quincy, of
Boston, .dass. The long letter ended with
the following: but enough of these per-
sonalitles. I quit them to rejoice with you
In the peace God has blest us with. The
definite treaty was signed on the Cd inst.
We are now friends with England and
with all mankind. May we never see am
other war, for in my opinion there never
was a good war or a bad p~eace."-Ed.]
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
A Card of farming

Did Mr.. Borem ever call upon your
asked Miss Knox.
Eyes. he called last evening" said Miss
Wise. 81 was quite delighted when the
girl brought up his card"
"Delighted?'
Eyes; you see If she hadn't brought un
his card, l might have gone down to him,
thinking 1t was someone else. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

nieipaffty has adopted the wood7page-
ment. which is. it may be remarked, an
altogether different affair from the rot
ten wood pavements of three decades
ago in Newark which bred such an OBJ
stinate prejudice to his kind of paving.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Transatlantic interest is now fixed
upon the new I~eviathan. the Maure-
tania, which mas started on her maiden
voyage westward across the Atlantic,
carrying thirteen millions in gold to
exc out American currency. On her
trial trip the Mauretania developed a
higher rate Of speed than her sister
ship which lately broke all records. and
she promises to win the queenship Of
the Atlantic and hold it for some years.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

William J. Bryan is willing to run for President again eff
the people want him. William has undoubtedly read the
legend Of Bruce and the Spider and he refuses to be discour-
aged. When nominating time draws near he can tell better,
however, whether he really cares to persuade the people to want
him If the reactonares in the Republican party succeed in
nominating an ant-Roosevelt ticket then the Nebraskan can be
depended upon to go after the Democratic nomination again as
hard as he rel did. But if some man like Taft is chosen to
continue the Roosevelt policy, and meantime the panic-makers
fail in their purpose, Mr.. Bryan is likely to be busy-too busy
to offer himself as a sacrifice on the altar of his party.
J. M.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
Home Rule for Alaska.

II 1t is the purpose of the Federal gov
eminent to mold Alaska into a territory,
the time TO do it Is now; or II 1t is the
purpose of the nation to withhold this
blessing, Alaskans are entitled to know
it. and they should know it now the
issue should be forced upon Congress. and
Congress should be forced to act upon 1t
one way or the other.
II Alaskans really wan the home rule
that they nave so long insisted upon, they
must demand recognition in party plat
forms at national conventions, and the
delegations OF both parties, and especially
that Of the Republicans to be named at
Juneau. should be instructed to bend all
of their energies to securing recognition OF
home rule for Alaska in the next national
Republican platform, then Congress will
give he~ed.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Vacant land owned by the City of Newark can be put to
no better purpose than to be used as Fairgrounds. In that
category is the tract opposite the Morton Street School which
is under the control of the Board of Education. 1t ought to
be turned over to the Fairgrounds Commission so that they
may provide amusement, exercise and recreation for the young
sers in that part of the town. Encourage the boys and girls
in every way to participate in all kinds of harmless athletic
exercise and that will keep them from the street corners.
Eliminating sentiment, eliminating the personal pleasure that it
gives all right-minded people to see young folks enjoying them
selves in a rational manner-cutting out all that and bringing
IL down to the most materiarstc basis, we shall find that that
policy will pay us.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Errors Court. Former Justice Fort,
who prepared one of the two opinions
Of the Supreme Court, is now the Gov
ernor-elect
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
ADVISING a Statesman.

"If you must monkey with restrictive
legislation, Abner, why not go in for some
thing POPULAR"
Can such legislation be POPULAR
"It can. Make 1t a penal offense for
man to ask for a haircut on a SATURDAY,
Observation-Disclosures Courier-Journal.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

COnaOHuEl

Poor John!-He was a kind and forbear-
Ing husband" sobbed the widow on her
return from the funeral. YES" said q
sympathizing neighbor; but it's all fG
the best. You must try and comfort your
self, my dear. with the thought that your
husband Is at peace at Unsatisfactory
Bits.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
Art.

Art.
The art of saying things is one
No modern statesman ought to lacki
Yet more artistic work is done
Outlines in taking of 'em back!
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
WOULDN'T FHRR6 -sR ZINE -Sp0RE--ugTH - CONSERVATIVE"
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET IN THE FIELD? ETC., ETC

Speaking for the " conservative interests" ex-Judge Morgan
J. O'Brien says that if Roosevelt and Bryan are the opposing
candidates next year a third ticket may be nominated and
elected. Wouldn't it be great to SET such a third ticket in
the field? First, imagine the popular delight at having a chance
to vote for say, Senator Joe Bailey as President and E. H.
Hartman as Vice President ! And then the fine Endorsements
that they could get from Rockefeller, Ryan, Belmont and the
Whole bunch. including all the Trust lawyers and not forgetting
the great and only Bourke Cochran.
Why, a ticket like that, with such backing, would run SO
fast that it couldn't help going over the edge of the earth and
disappearing into space.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Mrs. Baye-She Is simply mad on the
subject of germs. and sterilizes or filters
everything in the house.
Mrs. Kaye-How does she get along with
her family?
oh. ever her relations are Ftrained."-
Exchange.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Teacher-Jimmy. north Is in front Oh
you. east on one side and west on the otner
side; now. what is behind you?
Jimmy thinking a while, then LOOKING
at the teacher)-I just told ma you woulu
see that patch in my pants.-Judge's LII
brary.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18
Not Df.putabIe.

First Lawyer-You are a shyster!
His Opponent-And you are a black
guard!
The Court NV. gentlemen. let us take
up the disputed points in the case.-Phila-
delphia North American.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Newark has become one Of the i'm
portant financial centres Of the country.
and the solidity Of its financial instltu-
tons was never better demonstrated