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Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
A hit of Sea Romance.

n was fortunate escape WHICH 'no
ooo Messengers on board the liner
Mount Royal had when they maue
nort after tossing about for four weeks
in wintry seas. Twenty-eight days
unseen and unsignaled was the recoru'
and after vainly battling with the
waves, which strained and disaoleo tne
boilers, the ship took the back track u
gain the nearest land.
The speed and regularity attained
hr ocaon steamers make the record
of the Mount Royal unusual. IN Tue
DAYS of clipper ships few weeks de-
Law in making port gave no cause for
alarm. There were fewer ships tneh
on the course, and the fact that
straying ship was not sighted had no
significance. Few passenger steamers
on the Atlantic remain unaccounteo
for. Three years ago the Huronian'
bound on a winter voyage and carry
ing forty-nine people, vanished from
human ken. The Naronic was lost III
the winter of 1898 and the Georgia IN
March, 1897. The fate of these two
ships has never been cleared up. And
vet it is possible that tidings of the
disasters which met them will cone In
some strange way. The Anchor line
steamer Republic, from New York to
Glasgow, disappeared in April. 1869,
and more than twenty years afterWard
a sailor in the Hospital For the Insane
in Liverpool recovered his mind and
stated that he was on board the Re-
public and that she struck an iceberg
in the mid-Atlantic and sank immedi-
ately. He had been picked up at sea
by passing vessel, but was unable to
give an account of himself.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Business Failures In 1907.

During the first three-quarters of the
past year the record of failures in this
country was low. The total in number
for the whole year was lower than in
1904 and in 1901. The average number
of failures for ten years ending with
1907 was 9,116. In 1904 the failures
reached total of 10,422 and in 1901
1867. The number in 1907 was 1O,-
2S5, according to Bradstreet's figures.
In amount of liabilities the failures
Of 1907 hold second place on the rec
ord. In 1893 the aggregate liabilities
were $402, 100000 and last year
amounted to $371, ,342, ,692. Although
the liabilities in the failures of 1907
run close to those of 1898, the troubles
were not so serious when the proper
tion Of failures and liabilities to the
number of firms in business and the
wealth and credits represented in busi-
ness are taken into account. Naturally
a quicker revival than that which fol-
lowed the conditions of 1893 may be
expected.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
War Alarm Waves.

Until Fighting Bob" Evans gets
back in Hampton Roads we must ex-
pect war alarms to come across the
Atlantic by wireless and cable with
out ceasing and also without sense.
Sensationalism in the war rumor line
has it's headquarters in Europe, and
the yellowest of our native news "fa-
kris" could go to school there and be
shown that Americans are babies at
the business.
Generally the rumors of war start in
Paris, and the newspaper offices Of the
world are deluged with inside" in
formation supposed to leave no doubt
that Japan is sharpening it's sword for
battle. Then Tokyo or st. Petersburg
or the Philippines will be used later as
an outpost to give touch of genuine
ness to the alarming report. Any old
canard is made to do duty in this work
of keeping the war idea to the fore.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

.,to. in the current Popular Sci
.nce Monthly argues that landlordism
10 getting to be prevalent IN the lafn
,ng districts Of this country ana tha'
r,s;ne number of our farmers
occupy rented land. The artlcle s'a'es
that the percentage OF rented iarihs
hos increased steadily for the past
tvontv-eight years and that the hign-
,st percentage of tenants is founu III
,ho most fertile districts. Naturally
wise farmer wishes to put in his nara
work where it will pay best and II not
ohlo ~ own the right kind of soil VIII
rent it. 1t speaks we'll for the farm
ing industry that farmer can pay
rent for his land and make both ends
meet.
Naturally the owner of a good piece
of farm land wishes to hold 1t II ne
on, do so without danger of its run
MING to waste. If he finds tenant
hoth norties are benefited, for it is evil
dent that the tenant wants a better
s;+a than he can afford to own. 1t
cannot be argued that the increase OF
tenantry among farmers in this coun-
try shows tendency toward evil Eu-
ropean conditions. America is a great
country. Often young farmer rents
land in order to stay near his relatives.
The selling market may be favorable,
and by renting few years he can
make enough to buy what he wants
in the neighborhood or elsewhere. The
cry for some years back has been for
more hands to till the soil. While an
increase in small farm holdings may
be beneficial, it is not an ill sign that
good farm lands are titled by tenants.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Faith Cures In the Orthodox Church.

Faith Cures In the OrCnOuOX CnuTcH'
1t was to be expected that should
the orthodox church engage in the
work of healing human ills by faith
the results would be gratifying. The
key point in curing by appeals to the
mind is the suggestion that the suf-
ferer is right in wishing to be well.
The question is where lies the power
to effect the cure. The average suf-
ferer is inclined to think at first that
nothing much is the matter. The ne
cessity of going to regular physician
is in itself often depressing, and the
patient waits until the ailment has
progressed SO far that the serious Wis
age of the doctor is but natural under
the circumstances, however much it
may add to the patients mental de-
preston.
Many systems of faith cure which
have become popular in this country
ask the sufferer to look to some hui
man source for aid, generally appeal
ing to the patents own reSolutlon. A
few direct the thought to a higher
power. Utmost confidence is essen
tial in every case, and of course the
higher the authority the more intense
and lasting will the confidence be. To
orthodox believers the church is the
agent on earth for the supreme power
of the universe. The thought that
this omnipotent power is enlisted for
the relief of individual human ills is
inspiring at the very start. The sur
roundings of patient seeking relief at
the church portals will be cheering.
The aim of the church is to lift up.
1t points upward, and exaltation of the
mind is often just what the sufferer
needs to open up the springs of heal
ing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Industrial Barbarism In Japan.

Disregarding the supposed hostility
of Americans to their nationality 3d.
900 Japanese entered the United States
during the year ended June 80, 1907,
through the regular immigrant chan
nels. This is double the quota for
1906, and it is believed that thousands
more came in by way of Canada and
Mexico The Manchester Guardian re-
Gently Investigated labor conditions in
japan and reached the conclusion that
the Japanese emigrants are driven
from home by cruelties unparalleled
perhaps and certainly not exceeded in
any other country in the world today.
To quote:
Japanese industrialism is a soulless ma
chine in which the worker is ground to a
degree that would not be tolerated in any
country where those that bear the bur-
den of industry were intelligently and
sufficiently organized to protect them
selves. And woman. being the cheaper
vessel suffers the nethermost weight of
it ALL During the last twelve Snonths
there has hardly been a week clat has
not witnessed some exhibition of united
protest against the injustice of the pres
ent labor conditions. Strikes and other
Manifestations of discomfort have broken
out in all lines of industry and among all
classes of workers. In some instances
the outbreak was so furious as to result
in murderous rioting and wanton destruc-
ton of extensive property.
Within a generation home handi-
crafts have been crushed in Japan un-
der that juggernaut of progress, ma
chinery, with it's factories and mills,
it's densely peopled centers and its
scramble for shelter and food And
the employer is no longer neighbor-
ing patron, but soulless industrial
magnate or corporation. Says the
Guardian:
There are no laws regulating the hours
of labor In some cases, as on railways,
twenty-four consecutive hours are the
rule. This excessive strain upon the
workman is doubtless responsible for the
increasing frequency of accidents on jap
anese railways. Often as one passes
station at night the whole staff appears
to be asleep and probably is. Factory
operatives usually work from a. m. to
6 p. M, with few minutes at noon for a
bit of rice to eat. Many of the factory
workers are women, for the most part
young girls, and these suffer much from
the constant strain of time and activity.
They are drawn chiefly from the poorer
classes and are usually ignorant and
wholly at the mercy of the foreman or
employer. 1t is said that the lot of the
Japanese factory girl is the hardest
known to woman. She is enga ged in a
toll that is physically exhaus IL g, her
mere pittance keeps her underfed, and
she is without either protection or SYM
pathy.
Life is held cheap, and there is no
attempt to prevent accidents endan-
gering the safety of operatives. Ev-
erywhere throughout the industrial
system is shown that barbaric indif-
ference to suffering and slaughter
which the yellow men displayed in the
late war From the grip of this grind
of industrial greed and cruelty the poor
cody gladly escapes to any port that
will take him in. Worse than he leaves
behind he naturally supposeS cannot
exist in all the world.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

went into operation at the beginning
of the year. Its object is to overcome
the tendency which has exhibited itself
for some time past to desert the farms
for city occupations. A great deal is
hoped for from the new measure by
its advocates, but the pessimists do not
hesitate to predict that it will not
prove efficacious for the reason that
in the present state of agricultural
competition farming cannot be made
to pay in many parts of the British
isles.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Tho I,oudon Times, Change.

The recent transfer of the owner
ship of the London Times is an evil
dence that even in the conservative
old world institutions are not un-
changeable. This celebrated newspa-
per was long believed to be as stable
as the Bank of England itself. A
large part of the British public consid-
cred it's opinions upon the great ques-
tions of the day as unanswerable SIM
ply because the Times expressed them.
That the Times could make or unmake
war was long British tradition. Its
daring and uncompromising independ-
ence earned for it the nickname
"Thunderer" and it is this peculiar
feature of the paper which it is be-
lieved must change, owing to the new
interests which have secured control.
Originally the Times was financially
strong, but it's policy of fighting to a
finish every cause which it espoused
resulted in losses from which it never
recovered. OF late years it has en-
gagged in book selling and in many
ways suffered loss of prestige. More
enterprising journals have taken the
field, and the owners of the Times
were unable to bear the strain of fierce
competition with their resources Grip
pied.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

The present year should be marked
by notable demonstration of the abil-
ity and wisdom of American business
men and the sound sense of the Amer
lean people If less time be given to
idle and expensive pleasures and more
time to the sane conduct O. the enter
prises which furnish legitimate profits
and afford employment to labor the
marvellous resources Of the land be-
fore long will overcome the devasta-
tion wrought by spectators and fren-
Zied boomers.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
An Emergency Currency.


Although Senator Aldrich seems to
have worked along the line of the least
resistance in drafting his senate bill
authorizing an emergency currency, it
is likely that the measure may be
amended in important respects before
it comes to final vote. Doubtless it
represents the views of many influ-
entail bankers and government Off
cials, but there is variety of PROPOSE
tions appealing with an almost equal
force to the national legislators.
The aim of the Aldrich bill seems to
be to give the country additional cur
rency to a limited amount when the
financial conditions of the country are
believed to demand it and at the same
time make its circulation improbable
when the crisis which brought it into
being has passed. The provisions of
the measure are certain to be carefully
studied and the thought Of the country
directed to a plan which is at least
clear cut and has ripe experience back
of it.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Socialism and Orthodox


The notion, which is held by 'sa, sa,,.
orthodox teachers that religion ana 'Vae a
rialism are tending toward n rn,S 80
effort which may be permanent y
work maryels in society is viporosa aua
combated by the Rev. DR.. p Ss
syth, an ultra orthodox English d,., W.
DIR. Forsyth declares that desire r. y,
In social reform is part of his ro,,. m
Writing in the British Congrepat,os'
lst, he says that the ideals Of ms' w
Socialists of the day and of wort,s Ivy
men who are not Socialists ara =.
cerned especially with the exaltoHas
of their own class" and confines.
These ideals practically become th,,.
ligion. They will listen readily '. to IN. re-
thing the minister of Christ has " auy
which serves or promotes them rsay Say
will willingly utilize the church in sy .l,y
way. They will listen to the tale ~ MY
Christ who sympathizes with these osn,. ~. d
tions and contributes to them. Rnt p,ts' ,pa
the church or its minister claims a h. Snen
ing for a message which every man eat, an,
every society must absolutely ohev aAa aas
serve; when we preach a Christ wbo I'M nv,
only serves man, but by right Of tiO. o.
service claims the total surrendar ',
service of every man and race; when Nna AN
pass. as we must, from the gift of C,b,,". ss
to the demand Of Christ, the responsihi,'t iiiss
to Christ, the total Inundated. uncona; y
tional. worshipful, triumphant surrenSo,
of self to Christ, then the social ideausts
have no use for u.s. They talk angry clan
trap about the church's lust of dominion
the aloofness OF the preachers. their hang.
ing back. their cowardice. self seek,n.
pietism and all the rest of it.
The doctor argues that the lack NJ
harmony between soeialistic and ro.
ligious ideals is fundamental, becanso
christianity does not make mans
happiness" it's first concern. His own
sympathy with the principles of So
cialism arises from his belief in Christ
and not simply in human nature" To
quote further:
Society, we all feel, must be SLOWLY re-
organized so as to provide scope for mora
manhood But we need something mor
than that. Society cannot create mora
manhood cannot provide the dynamic
which demands the scope. And it is m,
religion that Christ can and that Chris
| alone can. And I would like to close o,
| this note. 1 would like to say that tn
| true church of Christ Is worth more thai
! any scheme of social order. And there
| in the gospel of Christ that which mus
| produce such a change in society as wi
1 leave the Socialist programme far benin
| and far below and bring to pass, even
| history, things that it has not entered tn
| heart of man to conceive.
The difficulty seems to be, as D.
| Forsyth suggests, that the Socialist
idea of Christ as brother merely is e
sentially incomplete as a dynamic
To the believer Christ is first to be a
cepted as Redeemer and served 8
King.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Last year was a pretty good one for
giving. The panic hit the rich, but
perhaps they had made their contribu-
tions to benevolent objects before it
arrived. One computation is that the
large gifts of last year amounted to
$120,000,000. In round numbers the
gifts to education were $71,OOO,OOO;
to religion, over $9,000,O0O; to mu-
seums, art galleries and public i'm
provements. over $17,0OOOOO, and to
libraries, under 100000. But these
items only aggregate $1OO,OOO,O0O.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
The Presidents Persistence.

Failure to pass the scrutiny of the
supreme court has made the employ
ers' liability bill something of an issue
for the administration to cope with.
The president has already spoken for
the principle which lies behind the bill
and is committed to it. Comments by
the press of the country upon the ad-
verse decision of the court show gen.
eral sympathy with the main features
of this particular piece of national leg
islation.
One feature of the act which the
court declared unconstitutional was
radical in that it abolished the COM
mon law rule that one who has been
guilty of contributory negligence can
not recover. The amount of negligence
attributable to the injured employee
might be considered in fixing the
amount of damages. A bill applicable
to government employees only, drafted
to meet the presidents views as to
what the whole body Of employees OF
the country require for their protec-
ton, may become a model for state
laws that will stard the constitutional
tests in every case. State laws might
go even farther than congress went in
the bill recently turned down and not
fall under the ban of public opinion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23
Employers Liability.

Adverse decision by the supreme
court of the United States upon the
constitutionality of the employers liza
0ility act was not unexpected, because
capable jurists had already given their
verdict against it, on grounds similar
to those recited in the opinion of the
highest court of the land Since the
passage of the act in 1906 cases have
been tried under it In two United
States circuit courts of different dis
tricts, with results unfavorable to the
complainant, both judges declaring the
act Of June 1, 1906. unconstitutional
and both reaching their conclusions by
the same line of reasoning
The right of an injured employee to
recover damages from his employer is
not endangered by this decision. The
question before the reviewing court
turned upon the power of congress to
deal with this particular phase of the
relation between master and servant.
The idea that the employee is entitled
to damages for injuries sustained in
operations controlled by his employer
is. widely upheld in this country, and
in his last message to congress the
president recommended the early en-
actment of model employers liability
law under which government employ
ees may be protected.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

The flag of the gallant war frigate
Chesapeake, which was hauled down
after the brave Lawrence fell, Is a
souvenir of defeat, but the sight Of 1t
is calculated to stir the American
heart. 1t is believed that this flag is
among the relics preserved by an &C.
centric Englishman, and the proposal
to secure it for preservation here is
timely The heroic deeds of our old
navy have been told in story, but it is
only of recent years that the nation
has come to realize the vital impor.
tance of the work done by the old
wooden ships. Sea power meant some
thing then too.
The immortal words of Lawrence,
Don't give up the shipv' can never
fade from our cherished traditions, but
with the flag which waved over the
hero when he spoke them as he lay ia
tally wounded on display here the
story will be given a present day in
terest. The ship Chesapeake was de-
stroyed by the captors. Even a bit of
one of her timbers would be worth pre-
serving as relic, and the flag was as
much of a factor in her glorious career
as one of her guns. By all means let
the tattered ensign be preserved in the
land where it belongs and where it
will be fifty honored
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Copper figures third in the list of our
mineral products in 1905, with an out
put of SIT, 7,595, 1888, while gold and sill
yer are only credited with a yield of
$132, ,63O,20O. Even clay products and
oil and gas stand higher in the list Of
products Of the United States than the
so called precious metals, which appeal
SO strongly to the imagination.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

When the fire drill was first intro
duced in the New York public schools
the innovation was criticised as u
"fad' likely to do more harm than
good. Recently $500 children respond
ed to the signal when the building was
on fire and marched to the street with
out disorder or accident, a vindication
of one "fad" at least.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Though we are still getting bulletins
and reports based on the census of
1900, the time has come to begin active
preparations for the enumeration of
1910. Bills have been introduced COW
ering the main features Of the next
census, and an appropriation of $14,-
100000 will be asked.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Alfred G. Vanderbilt is going to Eng
land to teach coaching. England will
think it knew something about coach
ing before Alfred G.. Vanderbilt was
contemplated. There was Uncle Tony
Weller, for instance.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

By long odds the gayest and most
inspiring sight in New York on New
Years day was the spectacle of Mark
Twain, arrayed in that famous white
flannel suit, walking about the streets
of the metropolis. "My clothes match
the weather." he said when people in
quired about the raiment.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

An unofficial estimate places at about
100000 the number of telephones now
in use in the world. This aggregate
has been reached in little over thirty
years. Modern business would stag
ger for season if the "hello" instru-
ment was to drop suddenly from avail
ability,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Congress is going to deal with the
navy reorganization problem. Consid-
ering the quantity of pickering when
the present unsystematic method OF
dealing with that branch of the serV-
ice engenders, no one will deny the
need of legislation of some kind. But
IL any think that it will be enacted
without storms they are mistaken.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

The record breaking flight of an air.
ship under perfect control of about
one-half mile, as made recently in
Paris, shows what an infant aerial
navigation is in 1908.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Coming so close upon several dis
tressing mining accidents. the rout of
the employers liability act in the su-
preme court seemed like hard knock.
But the principle is just one, and
legislators will be able to draft one
that will hold.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Now the coinage of the new gold
pieces will have to stop because there
is not enough room for 1908 in Roman
numerals. Most Of us are willing to
accept them with any old date on
them.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Secretary Taft is affectionately re-
ferred to by many people as Bill
Governor Hughes shows no disposition
to take the cue and encourage people
to call him Charley.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

The effort of the German govern
ment to turn the tide of German emil
grafton in the direction of the German
colonies in Africa has been baked by
the stubborn good sense of the emf
grants. They know where they wish
to go and why. They prefer America
before Africa.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

In spite of the triumphs of wireless
telegraphy on the ocean now and then
passenger ship is reported long over
due, and no tidings from her reach
shore until she brings them herself.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

In times of controversy about af-
fairs Of the army and navy it is well
to remember that the president is the
commander in chief of all the forces.
His word is law. and in the long run
his wishes have much the same sig
nificance
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

That Wall street editor who predicts
a revolution in this country probably
got the notion from the one which re.
Gently shook up his immediate neigh
borhood.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

The land which holds the remains
Of Paul Jones should provide niche
for the flag Lawrence died under while
fighting losing battle, simply because
it was more glorious to die losing than
to live and not fight.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

One French writer charges Boni de
Castellane with occasionally becoming
profane. Possibly the count thinks lie
can rehabilitate himself by trying TO
make noise like man.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Another man who has realized The
fragility of New Years resolutions is
the one who vowed never again to in
dulge in profanity when the alarm
clock goes off,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

Advocates of "safe and sane" cele-
brations must find congenial atmos-
phere lowering about on Washington's
birthday.