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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
WOMAN NOT WASTEFUL.
Charge That the American Is Elk.
travagant Answered
From Appleton s.

FROM Appleton
No other charge has been brought
against American women so frequently
as that of eXtravagance. Every foreign
observer who has written a volume based
on impressions gained from a four weeks
tour in the United States has repeated
the assertion. The method of these
writer's is always the same. They begin
with a glowing tribute to the American
woman and end with a doleful shake of
the head over the amount of money she
demands for her dressing. her travels.
the maintenance of her household and
her numberless personal eXtravagances.
Your women are wonderful creatures,
they say in effect. beautiful clever, at
trTctiVe and Self-reliant. but-alWayS this
staggering but-they demand a degree of
luxury in their style of living that taxes
the energies of their husbands and IA
theirs almost to the breaking point TO sup
ply.
This leads up naturally to the compan-
ion picture of the American man as the
willing slave of his Womankind. working
day and night to heap up mora dollars
for them to spend. i,urrying himself TO
an untimely grave TO provide them with
unnecessary luXuries. living. thinking and
talking nothing but business, sacrificing
even the pleasant society of these same
charming women. as We'll as all oppor-
tunitieS for his own culture and enter
tainment. in his ceaseless effort to pile
up greater and gretaer golden tribute TO
the sharers of his name and estate.
These two works of Imaginative art
have been exhibited SO frequently that We
ourselves have come to accept them as
measurablv accurate and in Il way to
glory in them, thereby encouraging the
very tendency which they purport to rep
resent.
In main the charge of extravaganza as
the special sin of American women Is a
haseless one. Almost all successful
Americans are eXtravagant with tie
cheerful wastefulness of easy success.
But the eXtravagances o. American
women are retail and purposeful while
the eXtravagances of their husbands are
often wholesale and reasonlesS. The
woman who spends $1,000 on a coming
out ball for her daughter does it TO secure
the latter's social advancement. She
takes her children abroad to study from
the same motive. She contrasts pleas
antly with the man who breaks up boat
thousands Of dollars because Of u fancied
slight from a yachting club or with, the
Chicago millionaire who boasts that he
changes his shirt no less than six times d
day and that the local laundry near ms
country place complains that its faclli-
ties are oVertaXed by his sending forty
eight of these garments TO it every week.
TO import an expressive British phrase.
we have both male and female DounderS
among us. but the former are rather more
numerous and considerably more Often
siye than the latter. Our Coal Oh john
ms without exception have been men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22

a good cause quickly that of any
other mana statemenL | can back up by
numberless instances fight here at home
And what is as much. he stands ready to
give his time and effort without stir:
whenever any measure looking to the
public good is set on foot. More in
stances. if wanted. And SO l say without
hesitation that ] believe the value of his
service to his community is second only
to that of the honest and fearless news
paper. always first. and is usually about
as little appreciated or reQuited. If he
has a datractor. let such Il one pause
and looking back over his citys progress
observe how my competitor has been
ever at the wheel. u lift here pull
there. push yonder. And ne has been
light-heartcd when others We're ready to
despair.
But see What is that alert figure
yonder. approaching now with rapid STEP
"A smile of greeting on his face. an eager
hand outstretched to mine word of
cheer as he passes on?
1t is my competitor: and may he live
long and prosper!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
RESULT OF COMPETITION.
Strong Influence on the Methods o.
Business

From Speech by W. G. Montgomery After Dinner
of Illinois Real Estate Mems Association al
Decatur.
My competitor. let me tell you. is a ter-
rife fellow. Do not believe it when men
say to You that it is only those persons
who have tried every other business
under the sun. and failed therein. VINO
drift finally into ours. My competitor
never drifted anywhere in his life, at
least not down stream and if he ever
takes the notion TO do a little drifting on
humanity's tide, it will be in most part
against the current. straight on over
rocks and shoals and no number OF
dams, even. no matter how spelled. will
ever check him
And he never failed: that is unless YOU
take into account his failure to observe
the prophecies in his treatment of me.
Such treatment; such IA tracking of me
down. Such rounding Of me Zip. In
my StrivingS to hold out against him, he
keeps me up until unseemly hours of the
night, he gets me out Defines of morn
irgs, ard lie gives me many 4 bad night $
rest between. He wears league boots
and they are noiseless as gum shoes and
tr3ckles@. II" never sleeps; he Is ire
pressible: he is ubiquitous. Good luck is
his Landnaiden. and good fortune his
familiar star. There is lion in the
way
ne IL Il 10 1 ger a wire
giving me good steer? He gets wire
less, and beats me 10 il. Do | get a
hunch? Lo. he gets hump on himself
and is there now. Do ] have an in
spiration of some good | can do one OF
my fellow men? Well. he had il first and
| find lie has already done" him and
done him ''good'-''A lion is in the
streets
You have heard of that modern YER
sion of the old saying. Figures won't
lie Inn Iiar vii fiyIr oil
ing to take tina; other ancient ada ge
Competition is the life of trade" and
express my private views by adding but
death to the trader"-a proposition. | an
sure. to which all the real estate Rocke-
fellers, Roserses and Ilarrimans present
will agree
My competitor makes money: yes. why
shouldn't he? And his money is ready in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
Camel Better Than Horse.
IN the National Geographic Magazine.

From the National Geographic Magazine.
Costing about as much as good horse.
the camers speed is equally great. his
life considerably longer and his ability to
carry a load equal 10 that of three
horses. while the fact that he can travel
Tor week. or. If necessary. nearly two
weeks without water renders him inval-
liable to those great sandy stretches. He
can also go for several DAYS with little or
no food. subsisting meantime upon the
fat stored up in the humps on his back.
which nature seems to have provided as A
storehouse for sustenaIce in case of abb
sence of food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22

Lucius c. Royce of Hartford. Conn. was
appointed temporary receiver for the Sew
rectors unanimously voted that the busi-
ness Of the corporation be discontinued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
A New Orleans Market.

From the New York Times.
Visitors to New Orleans never fail to
retain the most pleasant recOllectiOns OF
the hou spent at the Old French Mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22

Two additional bodies were recovered at
Jacobs Creek. Pa. from the Darr mine
by worKmen employed in removing the
deLris of the disastrous explosion last
December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
Sale of q Monroe Street House.

A two-story house being built by l.. T..
Breuninger on the north side of Monroe
street directly east of 18th street has
been purchased by II. P. Marston through
Thomas j. Fisher & Co. Tie house. which
is not yet under roof. is to be four rooms
deep. heated by hot water and have an
attic and cellar. The lot is Is by 100 feet
10 an alley. The price paid was 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22

Slight earth shocks have been expert
enced at Horta. Azores. for the last tire"
days. but no damage has been done.
After one of the strongest of the quakes.
which took place at night, some of tic in
habitants of Horta left Their dwellings
and repaired TO the open.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
NEW |MPROvERS
WANT MORE CARS
in SOUTH END
Improvement Association Is
Formed and Another Meet
ing Arranged For.

With the Improvement of the Wee
quahic Park section as their slogan
Inc the securing of better trolley facili-
ties the immediate object, the Wee
quahic Park Improvement Association
organized last night at Schwartz's Hall,
Bergen street and Hawthorne avenue.
After the organization had been per-
fected, officers elected and comittees
appointed, the twenty-five members
adopted a resolution to work for better
trolley service for the mile of territory
west of Elizabeth avenue and south of
Hawthorne avenue, which is without
any service A definite method of pro-
cedure viii be outlined at the next
meeting at Schwartz's Hall Monday
night, September q.
w. H. Lawrence was elected presi-
dent and Edison b.. Gould and Charles
Schwartz, secretary and treasurer,
respectively. A committee to draft a
constitution and bylaws was com
posed of D. e. Gould, d. j. Jones, w.
f. Thevenet, H. WITT and A.. Ephron.
The committee on new members, who
will work to increase the membership,
consists of j. c. Hallock, Fl. A. Golede,
H. Stack, F. j. Massey and G. ]. Bur-
ger.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
SUMMER EADGEAR
GIVES WAY TODAY
TO FALL STYLES
in Newark Run Range of
COIors from Bottle Green
to Whitish Gray.

Straw hats were sent back to the
woods with a vim today, yesterday be-
ing the last day upon which they were
ST opposed to be worn by mere man.
Not one man in fifty appeared on the
streets with his summer h%eadgear, and
Of the few who wore straws, a ma
jority did so from a lack OF memory
rather than courage to face the verbal
~snowballing' of their friends.
Many and varied were the styles of
mems hats seen today. They varied
from thte relic OF Ia st season, generally
in evidence, to the newest of the new
Merry Widowers." In color the head
gear OF Newark's male population also
showed a remarkable range, running
from bottle green. originally black, to
light gray, with intermediate tints
apIenty.
The last call for the retirement of
veteran straw hats will be heard to-
night, the general inclination being to
give today as a day of grace for the
absent-minded ones. The sale OF fall
hats at stores is now at its height. n
merchants declare they are doing a
rushing business.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Flour-'Re-
ceipts. 62,O67; sales. $500. Steady. with
a quiet trade. Minnesota patents. $50
@5.T0; winter straights, 4.1504.30;
Minnesota bakers, 4.20@4.60; winter
extras. 3.40@3.85; winter patents, 4.40Q
4.75; winter low grades. 3.3003.75.
Wheat-Receipts. 1873. 100; sales, $50,
900. Affected by big Northwest receipts
good rains through Kansas and a bear
ish visible, wheat broke half a cent
this morning with considerable liquida-
ton in evidence. September, 107A; De-
cember, 1O6h@106 1910; May, 10SB@
1885.
Rye-Dull; Nc. 2 Western, 81 f. o.. b
New York.
Corn-Receipts, $500; sales. one
Pork-Firm: mess, 17.00M17.25; fam
lily, 19.00@20.00; short clear, 13.50@19.5 50
Lard-Strong; Western, 10.60010.T0.
Sugar-Raw, quiet; fair refining. $40
centrifugal 9S test, $50; molasscs sugar
3.15. Refined, quiet; crushed, $50; pow
dercd. $50; granulated. $40.
Parliamentary; refined, all ports
8.45m8.50
Cofee-Quiet: No. Z Rio. 6h: No.
Santos, S.12.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans, 2sG4G
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
QUEENS WHO SMOKE.

Somehow it seems unimaglnable that
Queen Alexandria or the German En-
press or the Queen of Rumania should
have taken to the cigarette habit" to
which most of the younger consorts of
European rulers confess. Yet Carmen
sylvia is on the list of Queens Who
Smoke" which has just been pub
lished, and explains that she hasanever
yet put a poetic thought into writing
without the best of nerve soothers,
a cigarette. between her lips. The
Dowager Empress of Russia, Queen
Amelia of Portugal and the Dowa-
ger Queen of Spain are also among
the smokers, and of the younger gen.
Grafton, the Empress of Russia. who
had never smoked a cigarette before
her marriage is now probably the one
whose daily allowance of cigarettes Is
the largest. But. then, ladies Gig
arettes'' in Russia are of tho very
mildest .~kind--almost as mild as choc-
olate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Advertiser,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
LOSSES
WIPED OUT BY
SPIRITED RALLY
Stock Market Shows Early De-
cline from Yesterday, but
Bulls Check Movement.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-All of the
active trading stocks sold u to lower
than last nights closing on the opening
sales today, the decline reaching the
latter figure in the case OF American
Smelling and Southern Railway
Lackawanna sold at an Oh .
and Iowa central /. The dealings were
quite active.
II a.. m.-Supporting orders ana Gov
ering by the shorts caused a rapid rally,
which wiped out the opening losses.
Reading was bought on a heavy scale
and advanced 2 points from its low
figure, touching 1875. Profit-taking
clipped a good fraction off the rally
afterwards and speculation became
quiet.
IL m.-Weakness in the Hill group
depressed the list in sympathy for q
time, but the resiliency of Reading
and strength in Erie were counterfeit
ing influences. Bonds were Irregular.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
DEPUTY'S ASSISTANTS
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Three Under $500 Bail for AT.
tack in BeIIeyiIIe.

The six Italians and three negroes
connected with the assault on Special
Deputy Sheriff Stackles in the Silver
Lake section of B~elleville, Sunday
morning, were arraigned before Police
Justice Connell last night. Stackles
was able to ppear on the witness
stand with his head wrapped up in
bandages.
Three of the Italians, Raffaele Co.
piceieo, of awrence street; Michael
Ramino, of Heckel street, and joseph
Lucarillo were held in $500 bail for the
grand jury, the first for carrying con-
cealed weapons and the others for as
sault and battery. Nicholas Ramino
n Harry Diemo We're fined SO and
costs. and John Diemo and Lucarlllo
n Nicholas Christiano were fined $40
and costs on charges of disorderly
conduct. The three negroes, Frederick
Winn, Joseph Little and Scofield Lowe,
were paroled.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
A QUAINT COMPLIMENT.

On Mark Twain's I'D birthday a
Hartford clergyman said of him:
mo wonder he finds happiness in old
age. All the aged would be happy IL
they were as sympathetic and kind as
he. He is constantly going out of his
way to please others, and the result is
that he is continually plasing himself.
Listen, for instance, to the quaint
compliment he pad me the last time
he came to hear me preach. He waited
for me at the church door at the end
of the service, and, shaking me by the
hand. said gravely:-
81 mean no offence, but I feel
obliged to tell you that the preaching
this morning has been of a kind that I
can spare. I go to church, sir, to pur-
sue my own train of thought. But
today I couldn't do it. You interfered
with me. You forced me to attend to
you, and lost me a full half hour. I
beg that this may not occur again."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
BIG CALL FOR OSTRICH
PLUMES; TIPS ON BUYING.

ut is easy to tell a good ostrich
plume" said the forewoman In a large
wholesale feather house. The quill
should be one continuous piece, smooth,
glossy and pliable, the fiues wide,
pliable n without defective marks
visible to the eye.
when buying a black ostrich plume
always be careful to select the one with
the finest gloss. Dull blacks and brown
blacks indicate either a poor quality of
plume or poor dyeing. If 1t is the latter
the plume may be redipped, but IL the
former 1t is no good except for lining,
and poor lining at that.
Never in all my years In h cusi-
ness has there been such a demand for
ostrich feathers as this season. Never
before have the plumes been so beau
tiful or in such variety"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15

capital, $125,000; incorporators, John
Casale, Daric Roberti and Raffaelo
Angelic; to manufacture self-running
motor fans. etc.
The Nienstadt Corporation, Hoboken;
capital, 100000; -incorporators, A. e.
Nionstadt, Elizabeth E. Bauman and
Otto Kiug; to engag as chemists,
druggists, etc.
Dorsett-De Marrais Company, Hobo
ken; capital, $4,000; -incorporators.
Timothy w. Dorset. Albert Villaret
and Joseph A. De Marrais; to manu-
~facture timers sheet metal special
ties. general sheet metal works, etc.
Goldstein-Ffneberg Company, Jersey
City; capital, 5000, 900; inc~orporators,
Charles Barbash. Willard C. Fisk and
Clinton E. Fisk; to deal in food
products, cereals, meats fish, etc.
The Linden-Elizabeth Company. Lin
den; capital, 100000 incorporators,
Charles L. Schwerin, Florence Schwerin
and Henry s. Crouch; to deal in real
estate and engage as builders, con-
tractors, etc.
tai, $3.50, 900; incorporators, F. r. Han
sell, John A. MacPeak and George H.
B. Martini; to manufacture gas and
gasoline engines, automobiles, bakers
machinery, etc.
Arlington Construction Company,
Newark; capital, 500, 900; incorporatocs,
John T.. Amin, Alexander d. McF'aul
and Julius Tenner; to deal In real
estate and gas as builders, con-
tractors, etc.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
WOMEN GENIUSES.
Men Are Brain Capitalists -Fem-
ininity Is Unselish.

Quite a new theory is advanced
about the genius of women by an emil
nent German psychologist. who mas ar
at the conclusion that there are
far more women geniusss than men
geniuses, and that 1t is not because
they do not exist that great women
poets and great women musicians n
great women doctors do not rise upon
our horizon, but because women are
more. unselfish, more "comm;nistic,' as
he puts it, with their brains thar men.
Men are brain capitalists -thty use
them for one purpose only. for their
own satisfaction. whereas women GIVE
theirs in many ways for general pur-
poses, and so amass, as 1t WERE no
special store.
This is a gallant Theory; one hopes 1T
is true. 1t is pleasant, anynow, to
think we are all possible Wagners or
~Eeethovens. Shakespeares or Goethes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
BOOTH DEBTS SWELL.

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Liabilities swell
and assets shrink as investigation pro-
ceeds into the affairs of A. Booth &
Co. 1t has been found that the organ
ization has outstanding 81, Oo0. 600 more
paper than was Acknowledged in the
company's statement. Furthermore
graft is said to have permeated the
concern, the doubtful methods of a
responsible officer being adopted more
or less by employees down the line, es-
pecially those employed In distant
cities. The erroneous reports of the
head office were emulated by branch
Offices. it Is alleged. For the sake of
commissions agents misstated the
amount of their sales and invoiced
merchandise Of hand at double the ac-
tual holding. including river and sea
food that had persisted as live assets.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
NEW JERSEY CORPORATIONS.

TRENTON, Sept. 15.-Certificates of
Incorporation have been granted to the
following companies:
The Electrical Alloy Company, Nor
ristown; capital. 1000; incorporators,
Frank S. Reigart, Wi2mot Fl. Nissan
and Joseph E. Packer; to manufacture
electrical metals M alloys Used in
the manufacture of electrical appar-
abuses.
The Cagoona Furniture and Novelty
Company Qncorporated), Paterson;
capital, 100000; incorporators, Emil F..
Moench, E.. M. Schwartz ard George H.
Quandt; to manufacture furniture and
novelties.
Perth Amboy Building COMPANY.
Perth Amboy; capital, $4,000; incor-
%porators, Morris R%osenfeld, Nathan
Cohen and William Cohen; to deal in
real estate and engage as builders ard
contractors, etc.
Roberti & Casale Self-running Fan
and Keyless Lock Company, Newark;
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
RAILROAD PRESIDENT
PREDICTS PROSPERITY.
Joline, of the katy" Sees a Re.
viyal of Business.

Extremely optimistic opinions as to
business prospects are expressed In
the annual report of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad for the
year ending June 80 last. published
yesterday. The president Of h road,
which traverses a large and impor-
tant section OF the Southwest, Is Adri-
an H. Joline. Mr.. Joline says:
Present indications point to a large
volume of traffic in the coming year
There are signs of a revival of activity
in Industrial and commercial lines, anil
the agricultural conditions along our
system are excellent"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
BLOOMFIELD HIGH HAS
INCREASED ENROLMENT.
Attendance Twenty Greater
Than Last Term.

The Bloomfield Board of Education
last night appointed Miss Hazel Bur-
roughs, d teacher, to succeed Miss
Anna Durkin. Superintendent Morris
was given authority to appoint teach
ers for the night school. which opens
shortly. The contract for conveying
pupils from Brookdale to the High
Schoo was awarded to Bloomfield
Rowland.
The total enrolment in the High
School is 20S, an increase of 90 over last
term. 1t was resolved to present books
to those pupils who are punctual in at
tendance during the coming term.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
ON LIVING IN THE PRESENT.

The preachers of Simple Philosophy
say:
"Dream not Of the F~uture-live wholly
Today"
But I find it exceedingly pleasant
With Winnie for comrade. In fancy to
roam
To the time when her Pa viii present
Is a home,
For then we shall live in the present.
-Lippincott's.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Sept. 15.-Amer.can securi-
ties opened easy and generally lower
today. Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul was steady and "a above parity.
The rest Of the list. under the lead OF
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific,
declined u to v below yesterdays
New York closing.
In the afternoon New York supported
its favorites temporarily and caused
an Improvement, but sold soon after
and the market finished dull at about
the noon level. Reading was firm and
copper shares were weak.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The cotton
market opened steady at q decline of
3Q5 points and ruled about 4 to 5
points net lower during the, early ses-
sion under scattered selling, which was
encouraged by lessened apprehension
of damage from the tropical storm and
Indifferent cables. Business was quiet
during the middle of the morning, and
the market held fairly steady in tone
with prices a point or two up from the
lowest.
The market was quiet late in the
forenoon, with prices a couple OF
points up from the lowest at a net de-
cline of 597 points.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
RASH COMPLIMENTS.

I'm in a difficulty over my girl"
whats wrong?"
"Ive been saying such nice things to
her that she's getting conceited. II 1
quit she'll think l don't care for her
any longer, and If l go on she'll think
she's too good for me."-Puck.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
THE SPECTACULAR INSTINCT.

THAT great bandit, Raisuli, has left
the country to go into the show bust
ness, has he not?"
YES" answered the sultan. He
wasn't a regular bandit. He was a
brass bandit. "-Washington Star.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15

Poor Pat!" sighed Mrs. O'Toole.
He whit to New York for the first
time. avn he was robbed av livery
cint.'
AVN was ut a highway robbery?"
asked sympathetic Mrs. Brady.
mo, ut was a low-way robbery. Pat
Wor robbed in tn subway.r-Chicago
News.