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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-03-19
THE AMERICAN IDEA,
lnGiWduaIiSm the Keynote of Our
National Success.

Charles L. Edgar ard Walton Clark OF
the National Civic Federation Com
mission on Municipal Ownership Show
Why American institutions Should
Not Be Abandoned at the Demand Of
Socialists and Municipalizers.
The efforts of the National Civic fed
Grafton have resulted in commission
of Americans whose first interest in
this investigation rs in al else is TO
do what they may to preserve and coz
time the American idea AMI American
institutions. believing that the high
state Of civilization and prosperity
in America iustifies the American idea
and the American method and places
the burden of proof heavily upon those
who would say another idea and an
other method would result in improve
ment in the condition Of the people
Believing this TO be the thought and
intent of the membership of the COM
mission and of the committee subor-
dinate to it. we still believe that there
are ll-N III ill- Alll.'l i'tA t''NtlN AOlll4i-
that may be rcmedied or cured. We
believe that the remedy should be ap-
piled and the cure effected without any
Unnecessary departure from the Amer
lean idea and the American system
We believe that the framework upon
which may be built purity Of admins
tration and the highest possible good
of the citizens Is in existence with Us
and that it is not necessary in the ef-
fort TO cure the ills from which the
body polite may be suffering 10 de
stroy that body We submit that, llv-
ing i'm a land where peace and pros
perity are the common lot, we must be
very cautious of change This does
not mean that where abuses are found
TO exist. they should not be promptly
and mcrcIeSsly cradicated. but It does
mean that changes IN system should
be undertaken only after conclusive
proof that such changes viii result in
lettering the condition Of the individ-
ual. We had better bear the relative
ly few Ills we have than subject our
selves 10 unknown conditions that may
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
ELKS, NAME.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star;
How did the. fraternal society of Elks
come to fix upon it's name? H. ".
1.-THE selection of a name was left to a
committee of five. The name of Benev-
olent and Protective "Buffaloes' was
suggested, but the three Americans on
the committee insisted that the new or
der should be thoroughly American.
Some of the members happening to
meet at Barnum's Old Museum We're
favorably impressed by the appearance
of a fine elk's head, which was sus-
pended in a conspicuous place. In look
ing up the listing of the elk, the chair
man became deeply impressed by the
description of the animal in Goldsmith's
Animated Nature" and Buffin's NAT
ural History" where it is described as
fleet Of foot and timorous of doing
wrong; avoiding all combat, except in
fighting for the female, and in defense
of the young and helpless and weak y
His researches and report confirmed the
committee in their choice of the name OF
"Elks" for the organization.-Ed.l
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- o long, old chap! See you LATER and n man in the gray over
coat shook hands with the maj in the brown suit, and dashed for
That's the way Ito say good-by," remarked a nan to a girl as he looked
up Broad street for their car, "you never see a woman making a short fare
well speech like that She has to start saying good-by at east an hour before
she intendst to TO-, so that she car get all of her. parting admoniions in"
Really" drawled the girl; land when did you draw your concuaons?f
"Euh! a man would have to be both blind and deaf to keep from taking
notice, A woman will call or a friend. A Dol as She gets in she'll AMI
nounce that she intends to stay fifteen minutes. Two hours later ou will fine
her with lat on, making ready % depart A half hour after that you viii
find her with her coat on, still ready to depart; and twenty minutes later you
find her N the hall, still about % leave. And o know it is true, is ii
not?'
ut is not" the girl replied promptly INC with vgor; you got you idea
out o. a comic paper. Besides women d not sit u half of the night to play
poker, and bet and g to stag parties, and smoke" she ended triunnphanty.
Fine sort of arguer you are!" declared the man CONTEMPORARY; "a
gets cornered she starts to talk about something Else" ~
(Which goes to prove how clever she is" began the girl; "a man is too
|pigheaded to give vi a subject until he's caught, but" Y
"A woman cannot stick to anything, not even her. W statements he in
terrupted. but you have not answered my remark about the long farewens of
women. D o they or d, they not?"
"Wen" she hedged, men do lot have interesting things to discuss, like
women, and if you lave anything interesting 70 say and you just happen to
think of it o. you way nut of a persons house, isn't it better to say it than to
go all the way home and call Ter UP on the telephone2'
"of course; but why wait until you start away3 Just think how comfort
able you could be, sitting in an cas- chair during those two hours OF spend
in the chilly hall, standing first on n foota then on the other. How is it
men don't do those things?"
Because they are lot women"
"And because they do not possess the gift of everlasting gab" jeered he,
as they walked toward the car; and she made a auc mouth, as she turned
to say "good-by and do nt forget to tell Elsie thatI I'll expect her early to-
morrow afternoon, and When you come down to the house again please
bring" fMf f0
"A long farewell" cried he. rs the conductor interrupted lei speech by
asking hr to love lively
Women are long "fareweners" There is getting away from the fact
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
THE USE OF MONEY IN ELECTIONS.

Mr. Bryan wants to enter upon and fight a campaign without the use of
any money. he would undertake to make the fight without In national com
mntee and without a dollar in the trea sury. An election of any kind entails
a certain amount of expense. Organization is vitality necessary or a political
party, and money makes the organization &c. Speakers expenses must be
paid, halls must be hired, and there n a thousand and M other expenses
all legitimate to be met. Without. the expenditure OF a dollar improperly the
cost of a national campaign will u up into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars
porate interests that have selfish objects In view and the USE of money for the
corruption of the ballot. The conscience of the nation is aroused against that
evil, and so well has 1t been exposed and diSredted that n o political party or
ganizauon would now dare to ask or accept a donation of the kind. In the
state election in New Jersey last November there was n evidence whatever
Of the use of Corporation money" and the charmen of the State commit
tees pledged their committees to make n o improper use of campaign funds
But they had to make personal appeal L to members of their parties for in
divdual contributions.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
DOTING MOTHER SHOULD NOT
SELECT DAUGHTERS HUSBAND
Up-to.date Girl Would Not Elope if She Had Her Say About
Maters"It Takes Two to Make a Bargain
BY BARBARA KENT.

- oCIETY women are wondering why it is that so many young women
are clipping. Is it because of the anxiety OF ambitious mother to marry
S their daughters to titled men? Can W Re attribute it to the fact that so
mamas, or is it because these young women are tired Of elaborate affairs and
would rather go to the minister's housea and wed the mn If their choice?
Many excuses for Opponents have been sought, but it seems that it is
up to the young women themselves 20 explain their action. A socety girl re-
Gently said that it wasn't customary Tor young women to be as obedient to
parents al they we're in the days of old. The young woman of today hid
much rather have a word Of suggestion in the selection Of her husband. She
doesn't stand by as did Ter sister of long ago, and blushingy abide by her
mothers wishes
1t is true, however, that the od-fa shioned girl did stir u courage enough
to elope occasionally, but in thosed days it depended largely OF the lover,
who usually can al night and stole his sweetheart, riding away with her
on horseback. Nowadays, the elopement is as much up to the young woman
as the man, and they do OF leave Of horseback, but in an automobile. The
modern girl makes her lovers path far moro easy for him than the girl of
long g could ever dream of doing.
But it is undoubtedly true that if the girls of today we're given a chance
to select their W husbands, and we're trained to, know that n o matter
who or what the circumstances may be, love is the ruler of the happy
home. there would be fewer unhappy marriages Int still fewer Opponents.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
WHAT JUDICIAL REFORM SHOULD MEAN

Chancellor Pttney is in favor of a reform OF the judicial system, at least
to the extent of establishing a n indie per dent court of appeals, and in dis
cussfng the subject at the dinner of the Hudson County bar last night he re-
marked that a bill would be introduced in the Legislature this year for the
necessary constitutional amendment.
Lawyers generally favor a indepen dent court to replace the hybrid court
we now have. But many lawyers go much further and want the judicial
changed on the plan proposed by the judicial commission to the
Legislature last year Governor Fort favors the commission amendments. tits
not merely the overworked Supreme Court judge who is to be relieved, but also
the itgant a we'll as the practitioner. More leisure for the Judge doesn't spell
reform in the judiciary. We want quicker civil justice and a sdNare deal
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ALEXANDER AND ARISTOTLE.

To the Editor CT the Evening Star:
What is the story of Alexander the
Great having proved himself to be
wiser than Aristotle, his teacher?
M. r.. L.
las Benjamin Ide Wheeler in his
book on alexander the Great-the
Merging of East and West in Universal
History" $4,000 tells the story, it runs
as follows; GAS Aristotle had with him
once in his school a lot of boys, sew
eral of whom We're sons of kings, he
said to one of them, When, some day,
you become a king in your father
stead, what favor do you think you
will show me, your teacher?' The boy
replied, You shall dine at my table and
I will make every one show you honor
and respect, Then turning to another
the teacher asked the same question,
and this one answered, I will make
you my chief treasurer, and will con-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
A TAX FOR ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES.

Motorists generally are low well content to pay a reasonable tax to the
State recognizing the fact that 1T is only fair that they should contribute
some part of the cost of road repairs which in the whole State is very large
They feel, however, that it is lot right to assess a high tai upon the auto
mobile while all other vehicles, includm ing the heaviest laden trucks, g o en-
tIdy untaxed, This looks to them like discrimination and the tax looks like a
class tax.
entire Justice Of the tax, at the same time expressed his sense that all
vehicles using the highways should contribute something TO pay for repairs,
and his. belief that ultimately Ill vehicles would pay a road tax. according to
wear and teal. The tax On an ordinary horse vehicle would be small, but
the aggregate in the whole state would be large. 1t may be found that a
moderate and almost nominal tai all around will pay the entire cost of keep
ing the improved roads of the State permanently in good repair
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
AN EVIDENCE OF RAILROAD HARD TIMES.

A reduction of 10000 men in the force employed by the great Baldwin
Locomotive Works a Philadelphia is pregnant witt meaning Not long ago
the Baldwin works a surfeted with orders and the plant a rn day
and nigh. and couldn't supply the ord es for locomotives Now thousands Of
locomotives are idle and stored, the orders for new onesh have been counter
manded, and as there is little work to be done but repairs, n army of
workers have beer laid off.
Whatever the cause, the fact is ndeniable that the railroad business of
the country has received a sudden and severe check, and the railroad BUSH
ness is, after ALL only a reflection OF general business, of which lit is the serv-
ant When goods are freely in transit the railroad is kept busy; when
trade falls off the railroad has so much less to do But the opening Of the
spring may bring Improvement, and perhaps those ten thousand idle men will
be pt back to work
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
A MUNICIPAL LoDoINo HOUSE.

A municipal lodging house for the destitute wayfarer at night appeals
to the charitable mind. 1t is a sad reflection on a Utterly cold night that
there IRE homeless people who n without food or shelter and are compelled
to tramp the streets or offer themselves al prisoners 1t the station houses.
If municipal care of these waits could he confined to the deserving and not
attract vagabonds from other places to Newark it would be most commend-
axle
The danger of a municipal lodging house is that It is calculated to attract
tramps to Newark and be a refuge for the worthless class of men who ire
in the habit of begging a dime Elm saloons At night to pay for a cheap lodg-
ing house bed. If a institution of the kind can be conducted under str ct
rules to exclude the mere vagabond and the chronic tramp. it viii be en-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
pARDONABLE.

"Talk about neryeT' shouted the
great inancier. THE fellow ctually
had the nerve to call me a bare-taced
robber."
"Oh, we'll" we gently i~nterposed, lin
his chagrin over mis- loss it was no more
than natural that he should fail to
notice your mustache milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
IT IS TO LAUGH.
A HI ANSWER

Joakley-Here's a problem for you.
If it takes nine tailors to make a
man
coakley-The average fellows only a
ninth of a man, Ell?
Joakley-No; I was going to add:
How many tailor-made gowns will it
take to break him?"-Philadelphia
Press.
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DEMONSTRATIONS

I'm no weather prophet,
But I've noticed this one thing,
A leap-year, a man and a widow
viii denote an early spring.
Also when a street car
Ere it stops begins to crawl,
And a woman steps off backwards
Twill denote al early fall.
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
WHOSE BUSINESS?

"How do you do?" said Miss Gaddie,
who had just opened a millinery estab-
lishment. Did you know 1 was in
.terested in business now?'
"Why, yes replied Miss Knox; Il
supposed you were, as usual, but 1
didn't know whose.'-Philadelphia In
quirer. ,-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
COMPREHENSION OF HUMAN NATURE.

$50 you think that man mas the
faculty of p~opularizing himself!' said
the political leader.
1T am sure of it," answered lat
Sorghum. Il have seen him laugh at
the same story half a dozen times
without letting on that he has heard it
before."-Washington Star.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
ONE WOMAN,S WISDOM.

Her Husband-My dear, how did you
happen to employ such a pretty nurse
girl?
His Wife, didn't happen to do it.
I did it because l wanted the children
to have police protection when they are
iin/the park or ON the street.-Chicago
News.
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THIS is NO JOKE.

Il advertise when business is dull"
boosted the first dealer. What do
you do when business gets slow?'s
Eve never had to. meet such condi-
TONS" answered the second dealer.
"You see. l advertise all the time."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

the mild minister took the squalling in
FAINT in his arms.
'"The name?'1 he murmured, dipping
his long, slim fingers into the font.
Charles Louis Augustus Rembrandt
Frederick Henry Napoleon White" an
swered the young father calmly.
Dear, dearl" murmured the minis
ter, turning to the sexton. "A little
more water, Mr.. Holyrood, If you please
"a little more NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Inquirer.
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suit you as adviser in all that is
brought me for decision Then he
turned to Alexander with the ques-
ton, And now, my son, what do you
propose to do with me, your old
teacher, when you come to sit upon
the throne of your father, PHILIPPE And
Alexander answered, What right have
you to ask me such questions about
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
BORN INTO POVERTY.

Il tell you, that boy and his sister
have lone WELL"
They rose from a condition of great
poverty, didn't they?"
Il should say so. Why, they were
born into the family of a United States
Army officer. Life.
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that which the future has yet to
bring? AS l have 10 assurance of the
morrow. l can only say that, when
the day and hour is come, then 1 win
give you answer We'll said,' ex-
claimed the master. We'll said, Alex
ander, world monarch! for thou wilt
one day be the greatest king of all"
Ed
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07
Mr.. BRYAN.s CANDIDACY.

Mr.. Bryan's asserion in his speech last night that he is not seeking the
Democratic nomination will doubtless be bad news to the Republican man.
agers,w who have been persistent in ma ntaining that he not only seeks but
demands it.
Beyond question, Mr Bryan has the confidence of the great mass o
Democrats of the country, who would support him. Loyalty If he we're noml-
mated, but Mr.. Bryan unquesuonaby wants his party to be successful be-
fore anything else, and he knows that from past experiences he could not
be elected without the electoral vote Of New York and New Jersey, which
he lost by such overwhelming matnities when he last ran. Unless there is
a decided change in public opinion in these States before the convention meets
it would not be surprising if Mr.. Bryan would refuse to allow his nam
to be presented in Denver. No public clamor of his enemies could drive
him to this. but loyalty o his party, his desire for it's success and to carry
out the principles of Democracy .wou1 d induce this act OF self-enacement
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MODEST AMBITION.

$50 you expect to convince your con-
stituents that you are a great, good and
wise man. said the sneering friend.
mo, l don't" answered Senator
Sorghum. "An l am trying to do is to
show tina the other fellow is worse
than l am. The average political
triumph doesn't get much beyond being
accepted as the lesser of two evils" -
Washington star.
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IN

OF bills that smile and fade away
What pictures sad are painted;
A lot are introduced each day
That never get acquainted.
Washington Star.
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FROM STAR READERS

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 star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07

why a small army of policemen with painckthesmen and sherins depu-
ties should have been sent last night to the hall where William J. Bryan
made his address. is best known to the police and county criminal authori-
lies There was no prospect of a roy at the meeurs>and there was no
reason to believe that Mr. Bryan himself was in danger of physical violence
ana needed police protection
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Woggles-There's lots of automo-
bile talk nowadays.
Goggles-Yes; there are three
stages of auto talk.
Woggles-So?
Goggles-Yes. First you talk
about buying one; next you talk
about running one; lastly you talk
about selling it.
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All AbInxe.

Editor-Did you see those sleeping
cars that were reported ablaze?
Reporter-No, sir. When I got
there they were all smoking cars.
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Dinks-You should lay up some
thing for a rainy day, old man.
Winks-A rainy day doesn't bother
me. What I want is enough surplus
to enable me to face a few cold
waves.
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DON'T KNOW WHEN
AND HOW TO SAY "GOOD-BY"
But Apt Illustration Proves They Fail to Give Men the Credit Latter
Deserve for Making Speedy Departme--SuCh Is the Wayof the Sex.
BY ADA LYNN.

~ o long. old chap! See you later" and the man in the gray ov
coat shook hands with the mar in the brown suit, and dashed
49, a car. (
The bee., 1908-11-05
JUNGFRAU RAILROAD
LINE BEING QUILT TO TOP OF
HIGH ALPINE PEAK.
Greatest Notwithstanding Feat Ever
Attempted-statlons Hewn Out Of
Solid Roek-survey Daring
In Itself.

Luzerne--An electric railway is be-
ing laid out to the top of the Jung.
frau, that great Alpine peak of the
Bernese Overland which towers with
Its eternal SHOWS 1900 feet above the
level Of the sea. IL is the greatest
Notwithstanding feat ever attempted
by a railroad. Already the railroad is
in operation up TO Eismeer station,
which is at an altitude of more than
ten thousand feet. The work on the
completion of the line is being pushed
steadily. all the engineering problems
having been solved, and before long
the traveller, with no physical effort
Of hts own, will be able to stand on the
summit Of the Jungfrau and see the
Alps below and around him.
This daring project really is an ex.
tension OF the Wengernalp railroad
which for some tlmo has run from In
terlakon up to Schneidegg, a station
more than six thousand feet above the
level Of the sea. The protector OF the
enterprise was Adolf Guyer-zelber,
who died in 1889, leaving his work to
others. When the project first was
laid before the Swiss government 1t
was thought that It might be danger
Gus to health II not to life to trans
port tourists in so short time as the
railroad would take to make the trip
70 such an altitude as the top OF the
Jungfrau, ON account of the rarefied
oNoNA 30 10 -. 81 N
height. This sudden change was
feared to be perilous, but experts
were called in who decided that
short stay at the altitude OF the peak
Of the Jungfrau would not affect the
ordinary man In good health. So the
concession was granted.
Beyond the station where now the
trains stop at Eismeer the line Of the
road runs for nearly all the way