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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-08-01
(By DR.. A. Hausman.)

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1t is exactly the here in America though we have
monarchy and but a small standing army. But we
have large army who live far better than the average
citizen without doing stroke of work. And the same as
in the old country, find the whole POLITICAL legal and
clerical power opposed progress and from the
That it is difficult introduce improvements and
reforms simply because the people do not hold out any
inducements for persons themselves in behalf of
the public welfare The foolish system of short
must necessarily corrupt the government. Although the
people here know better than to believe in divine origin
of the government they fall into another superstition which
answers the purpose just we'll Whenever had a
versation with born American, who had been out
of the country about the miserable government his final
argument would be invariably: The laws good enough
if they only enforced This is the great political mis-
take of the American people, the fault of the disgracefu
corruption lies in the laws they longer fit for the
present age the people have outgrown hem and they
defective if they do not carry in themselves the power
to control their proper execution This be done only
by stimulating the interest of the person hired by the
people, in the right direction. Human nature is the
all over the world the average man will be honest if it
his interest be So he will steal if that pays better
In Germany the official honest, because it is his interest
be So here he steals because it is his advantage to do
So the people do appreciate honesty they only respect
wealth. not the in which it is gained 1t is true
that nfractons upon honesty not entirely excluded
among any nation but is it not better that instead of
hundred dollars be stolen? Another foolish argument
against reform the bugbear of Capitalization,
quence of longer lifetime term of office. How
any public institution be operated without system
and central power? Only make the subaltern officers in
dependent in position from the supreme power and reform
of the whole department will be the result Mutual CON
troll and improvements will be the natural sequence of
sured position but it now the holder of an office has
no interest in the effective operation of the department.
He dares denomce his superiors if he detects any
Irregularities and does not attempt to abolish abuses be-
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-08-01

cause he expects to out of Office before long The idea
of rotation of Office is childish and stupid though there
many offices impossible that every citizen can have
his turn. And why should not a person make certain
branch of political economy government Of lifelong
study and occupation the any other profession
Referring to the curious fact that the nations in the old
country sacrifice themselves for the personal ambition of
their rulers, we found the perverted egosm
stupid vanity arising from ignorance. Taking Napoleon
for example, thousands gave up their life for the glory
empty name and boosted of the great battles they fought
and though they only played passive part in these
historical events being nothing but food for the cannon
trained dogs, who fetched the spoil for their and
rewarded with welldeserved contempt This IRA
tonal sentiment of vangory springs from national
ty, the foolish pride of being born in certain part of
the planet This stupid egosm keeps up the political wars
in Europe between nations who have real for
fighting ca other. Tn America it forms the greatest
obstacle for political and social reform. The great
of the people grow up imbued with the idea that it is
enough to be born the free soil Of America to be
great and wonderful man, and that everything here
perfect it be- because it is free Under this belief
the people easily led and governed by the law the
by the bride. They robbed and abused to an
that is quite incomprehensbe for former subjects
of the kings and they bear it with patience and humility
becaue Are not the greatest and freest nation in the
world don't make laws which therefore must
be the best in the world This self deusion makes them
moral towards the the belief in divine provi-
dence reduces the ignorant people in the old country to
slaves Napoleon appealed to the vanity of his soldiers,
he promised them glory and took their lives; here, the
politicians hate the concet of the and take their
money Patriotism is sad necessity when sefdefense,
the preservation of the state the future welfare of the
nation demands the sacrifice of lives but if person
claims individual merits from the accidental fact of being
born in certain spot he is usually sadly lacking other
qualifications as useful member of society. How stupid
of man to boast of the deeds of Washington Lincoln
as his personal merits These had duty to perform
in their days and it is their merit that they did it and
were satisfied with prding themselves of what some
one else had done before them. But it is weakness
vanity of the lesser ntellecs Of all nations to pride them
selves with the merits of Others their great men, although
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-08-01

SELF-DELUs1oN MAKES CowARDs OF MEN-BELIEF IN
DIVINE PROVIDENCE REDUCES MANKIND TO SLAVERY
The TENOR OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
LIFE AMERICA.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
SPIRITS EXPLODE AND
BADLY BURN MAN.
Employee of Froehlich & Sons
Victim Of Peculiar Accident.

When a barrel of spirits exploded on
the SECOND foor of Froehlich & Sons
warehouse, 40 Mechanic street, at noon
today one Of the employees of the place
was severely burned on the right arm
from the wrist to the shoulder. 1t IS
feared that a bone in his foot IS
broken. Two physicians were sum
moned in to attend him, and after his
INJURIES were dressed he was sent home
A large crowd was attracted to the
scene OF the fire when the alarm was
sent in. The fire which had resulted
from the explosion was not a large
one and was easily extinguished by the
lremen with chemicals.
1t is believed that the explosion was
caused when one of the employees
approached the baIrel with a light
The gases which wire escaping fiared
up and the flame waf communicated y
those pent up In the Parrel.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
RICH LOOT FOR
DARING THIEVES
Entered Home OF Mrs. Anna
Maui and Escaped With
JeWelry.

Thieves entered the home of Mrs.
Anna Maui, 53S South Tenth street, last
night, by the use of a key through the
back door. NJ one heard the intruders,
and they made their escape with valu-
ables. According to Mrs. Maui, they
took a gold brooch set with pearls, a
five-stone opal ring, an o~pen-faced gold
watch, a revolver and a penknite.
Plainclothesmen Kaas and Sebold were
detailed on the case. but SO far have
found no trace of the intruders.
Robbery in Paterson Street.
The residence Of James Kowalski, Of
So Paterson street, was entered yester-
day afternoon by thieves. who ran
sacked the house during the absence
of the occupants. The burglars profitet
by the absence of the residents of the
second floor and also ransacked the
apartments of Anthony Miller.
A dissertation of a man seen by thu
neighbors running away from the real
door was turned over to Plainclothes
man Brex, as follows: About % to 81
years of e 5 feet s inches in height
weight about IT'S pounds, wore a ligh'
white straw hat and q green sack coat
Miller lost a gold nugget ring ant
Kowalski lost a suit of clothes ane
two gold rings.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
SAVED
( BY HIS COMRADES
Overcome in Jewelry Store
Blaze, He Has a Close
Call.

In a supposed incendiary fire In the
cellar of George ]. Busch's jewelry
store, at Springfield avenue and High
street, early today, one of the fremen
from Engine Company No. 20 was over
come by the smoke and escaped serious
injury only by the assistance rendered
by his companions. The identity OF
this fireman was kept secret. The fire
did $500 damage.
A man on his way from work saw
smoke issuing from the cellar of the
store, and turned in an alarm. The
call was answered by five of the COM
panies. No. 20 was first to arrive, and
the men found the cellar filled with fire
and smoke. 1t was while an attempt
was being made, to u a hose to the
forward part of the cellar that one of
the members keeled over. He was car
ried out into the air by his companions.
There restoratives were applied and the
man resumed his duties within a few
minutes.
Mr.. Busch has been spending the past
few days at Bradley Beach, and learned
of the fire by telegraph. 1t Is believed
that the blaze was started by some one
who has been using the cellar as a
sleeping place.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
CHIEF ASTLEY'S
LATEST IN BADGES
Says Fire Board Authorized
Them in Present Controversy.

In connection with the discussion of
the issuing of the new fire line badges
by Fire Chief w. c.. Ashley, when, 1t
was said, that the Board of Fire Com
missioners had never sanctioned the
use OF the badges, the following state
ment was made by the chief today:
I'm order that the public may under
stand and draw their own inference in
regard to the ridiculous publicity re-
Gently given fire line badges, the fol-
lowing is an exact copy of the minutes
in reference thereto of the meeting of
the Board of Fire Commissioners, held
April :, 1909. Commissioner Stratton
offered for approval a design for a new
fire line badge, and moved that it be
adopted. Carried. Commissioner STRAIT
ton then moved that the chief engineer
be given permission to purchase these
/ badges and distribute them according
to the rules governing this matter.
Motion was carried. 1t was stipulated
that the price is to be So each, the
badges are to remain the property of
the department and are to be subject
to recall by the president of the board
or the chief engineer at any time"
1t is claimed that the charge for the
fire badge is greatly excessive and h
those who have a right to them are
denied their use without paying the
%eXorbitant price. 1t is asserted thai
the fremen's pension fund is the sale
instigator and beneficiary of the high
price. Fire badges used to be free.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
SCHOOL BUILDERS
AFFAIRS TANGLED
Harry N. Reeves Named Re-
ceiver to Wind Up John R.
C0urter's Business.

Judge Cross, sitting in the United
States District Court at Elizabeth to-
day., appointed Harry N. Reeves, a
lawyer OF this city, as receiver for John
r. Courier, an influential building con-
tractor of Montclair, who up to the
presept time has been engaged in the
construction of the Montclair Grammar
School. The petition was made by
Jones G. Gleason. of this city, acting
for Ogden & Cadmus, of Bloomfield,
and two other creditors. Mr.. Reeves's
bond was fixed at $4,000, and he i'm
mediately qualified.
This action wa taken after the de-
PENDANT had yesterday made an as
signment for the benefit of his credi-
tors to Peder Larsen, of Montclair. The
assets are said to be worth $25 900,
while the liabilities will come up to
more tina $50 900. Among the CHIEF
claims are those of John 8. Carlsin,
$50, 900; William Person, $4,000, and a
Montclair bank.
The school on which Courier was en-
gagged was contracted for at a price OF
several hundred thousand dollars, and
the bankruptcy action leaves the Town
officials in a bad way.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
NEEDS NO LANTERN
TO FIND HONESTY
East Orange Fairgrounds Conn
missioner Receivers SIS He
Lost Year Ago in Hotel.

Thomas r. Creole, of 1858 William
street, East Orange, says he doesn't
need any Diogenes lantern to locate
honest people in this world. He de-
clares he can find them without search
ing. He comes to this conclusion after
winding up thirty years experience as
q commercial traveller. He is now
about to retire.
"When / was in Omaha about a
year ago." says Mr.. Creole, Il stopped
at the Paxton Hotel. and just before
leaving l had occasion to go to the
cashiers desk and ask to have a So
bill changed. After handling he cashier
my bill a friend attracted my atten-
ton and l forgot all about my IS in
silver and went off without it.
Il never thought about the matter
again until the other day, when, after
a years absence, I walked into the
Paxton and the young woman cashier
informed me hat she had the So in
silver In an envelope belonging to me-
Besides being chairman of the East
Orange Fairgrounds Commission, MI.
Creole is a New York commission mer-
chart.
"And I might add he declared in
closing his story, that, as / am about
to quit the road, after thirty years
continuous travelling, l believe SO per
cent. of all the poor and middle class
of people / have met were and are
absolutely honest"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
ITALIAN LAB0RERS IN
FIGHT DOWN NECK,

In the alteration between Michael
Melchinonne, of PIP Academy street.
Mapoie Libno, of 81 Canal street. and
Joseph Rugiaro. of 20 Monroe street,
in which the latter sustained a severe
scalp wound while the three men were
working in Market street. corne of
Jackson, yesterday. Judge Hahn, of the
Third Precinct Police Court, dismissed
the case to be settled outside of court.
The three men were in the service of
the Public Service Corporation. and
We're Strengthening out the tracks on
Market street. Rugiaro claimed that
the other men mad assaulted him with
out any provocation ard that Libno
hit him on the head with a large cob
blestone. Defense for prisoners, how
ever, claimed that Rugiaro had in
hicted the injury himself, striking him
self on the scalp with a hammer which
he lifted to hit the other men with.
An excited tlrong Of italians gathered
to hear the case
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
WRIGHT TO FLY
OVER HILLS TODAY
Will Make CrOss-cOuntry Trip
in Aeroplane ii Weather
Is Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-"Over the
hills and faraway'' Orville Wright will
fly In his aeroplane his afternoon If
That ''lf' Is. mighty in its bearing
upon the performances of tho wonder
full machine OF the Wright brothers. 1t
conjoins to all statements that a flight
will be made. clauses making the fight
contingent upon the wind being light
or quite moderate. the motor in good
working order or some other condition
Of air or machine just as It should be.
Yet a flight Is likely to be made this
afternoon. The wind late In the after
moons recently has not been heavy, and
this morning there was promise OF a
similar condition for the hour hat Is
favored by the Wrights for their trials.
The motor of the machine, too, has
been working quite well of late, save
for the misbehavior of yesterday. h
inventors, then, however, were confi-
dent there was no serious trouble and
were certain that the defect could be
remedied easily.
With Orville Wright will go Lieuten-
ant Benjamin Foulois, of the signal
corps of the army, as a passenger.
Some one, recalling the last request
of Lieutenant Lahm, q loyal Ken
tuckian, before his fight of the day be-
fore, that Kentucky blue grass be
planted on his grave, asked LieutenEit
Foulois If he, too, were a Kentuckian.
He caught the inference, but shook his
head. mo, l am from Connecticut" he
said. You might make it a nutmeg
Tree"
ALTHOUGH the most favorable meteor
illogical conditions. as regards wind,
prevailed throughout the morning, the
brothers Wright announced today that
they would not undertake their speed
fight from Fort Myer to Alexandria,
Va, and return until after shutdown
tonight, as the bright glare of the sun
into which they would have to sail for
at least half the distance might inter-
fere with their sighting of the stake
balloons.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
DARING RESCUE OF
SLEEPING CREW ON
BURNING BARGE
Michael McEvOy, Engineer of
Jackson Street Bridge and
Tenders Are Modest Heroes.
R0WED TO SC0W AND WOKE
UP MEN JUST IN TIME
Nine Saved from Flames Which
Burn Boat to Waters
Edge.

Attracted by a glare on the water,
Engineer Michael McEvoy turned from
his post on the Jackson street bridge
early this morning and saw a govern
ment scow lying near the Harrison
shore, enveloped in flames. He re-
membered hat nine men were asleep
on the scow, probably of the
death which threatened them.
To see was to think and act with Nc
Evoy. and summoning Michael Clark
and Jack Tully. bridge tenders, he or
dered them to man two ~rowhoats, while
he himself ran to the telephone, telling
fire headquarters of the blaze. He ran
back, jumped into one of the boats as
1t was putting off, and urged the boat
men to hurry.
AS the two sk!ffs approached the
flaming scow their occupants saw no
sign of life upon it. No dark figures
were %silhouetted in the flames. although
1t seemed impossible that men could
sleep with so terrible a danger near
them. McEvoy ordered the small boats
put as near the scow as the leaping
flames would permit.
Hello, there" he cried again and
again. Get up, the scow is on fire"
He was preparing to attempt to
board the boat when a figure appeared.
The man who had come up from the
hold hurried back and reappeared d
few seconds later with eight COM
panions. At first it seemed that it
t-o,IJ ho ,p in,IAcGibln foot fn ynt an
of the hame-eneircled men off the burn
ing scow safely, but it was finally ac-
complished and the two boats loaded
with the rescued were rowed back to
shore. On the return Journey Captain
Mccormick, of the scow, discovered
that in saving his coat he had lost
$136.
In the meantime as the boats We're
pulling for shore the fire engines had
arrived, and crossing the bridge to the
Harrison side were fighting the flames
from thar shore. Captain Smith, of the
tug Florence, put out to another scow
which WASH enaced by the fire and
lowed it to safety. Returning, he
turned the hose of the Florence on the
burning boat. He used river water,
ana the Oily CO1COCllOn Scellleu TdlIel
to add fuel to the flames h a to aid
in q%uenching them. When the fire
finally struck down to the coal which
was stored in the hold it was seen that
the scow was doomed.
Engineer McEvoy mcdestly refused
to permit himself to be considered a
hero today and his attitude was shared
by Clark and Tully.
s 1T was nothing at all to talk about, >
said McEvoy. I'VE saw the scow was
burning and simply rowed out and took
the men off. That was all. Nothing
very grand about hat SO far as 1 can
see.'
1t was though.
The. scow burned to the waters edge.
1t was owned by the government n
was used for dredging purposes.
Six of the nine men who were saved
from death by the bridge men are
Captain Mccormick. William Langan,
Charles Louis, John Kirk. James Moore
and Engineer Jess. The other three did
not give their names.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
PREMON|TION Of
EVIL CANE TRUE
Young Pennsylvania Engineer
Loses Leg Under an
Engine.
10 strong was the p~remonition Of evN

No strong was the premonition Of evil
which possessed William j. Collins, a
brakeman employed by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in the Waverly yards,
that he hesitated about going to work
> last night. He spoke of his uneasi-
ness to his landlady, Mrs. William
Parker, at 374 Peshine avenue, and was
advised to take a night off. Some time
later, while he vas riding in front of
an engine, young Collins, who is but %
years old, slipped in front of it, and
his right leg was cut off between the
knee and TIE ankle. He was taken to
the Market street station in a train
and later TO St. Mlchaers Hospital.
Collins came to Newark from Wor-
cester, Mass, six months ago. His
uncle, James Laycock, of Frelinghuysen
avenue, while working as a brakeman,
had his arm cut off ten years ago.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
ExcURsIoNsTs HEAR ROBIN HOOD.

Upwards of 200 parishioners Of the
Greek Cathokc Church of Bayonne en-
joyed a trolley excursion to Olympic
Park yesterday and witnessed a per-
formance of robin Hood by the
Aborn Opera Company. The arrange
ments were under the general charge OF
the rector of the parish, Father Mex
colline. The excursionists enjoyed
themselves hugely at the park, and be-
fore they went away some of them re-
marked that they, didn't know Essex
county had anything so fine to offer in
the way Of summer amusement.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
HARRY PULL|AM
DEAD, A SUICIDE
President of National League
Expires, Unconscious
to the End.

NEW YORK. July 29.-Harry c.
Pulliam. president of the National
League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
died today after shooting himself
thror-h the mead in his room in the
New York Athletic Club last night.
Although a bullet from his revolver
passed entirely through his head, sew
ering both optic nerves and causing
instant blindness, MIR. Pulllam lived
from $50 o'clock last night until $40
conscious soon after the shooting was
discovered, and was unable to make
any statement as to his reason for
committing suicide, but 1T is gener-
ally attributed to ill-health.
Mr.. Pulliam was in his office yester-
day attending to the business of the
league, md went to his room at the
athletic club last night. 1t $50
o'clock a signal from the telephone IN
his room was thrown up on the switch
board in the club rooms. The operator
responded, but, receiving no call, sent
a messenger to ascertain the trouble.
Mr.. Pulliam was found lying on the
floor. dressed only in his underclothing
and with a bullet wound through his
head. The telephone receiver appar-
entity had been knocked off it's hook
when he fell. A revolver lay on the
floor near his hand.
Made No Statement
The clubs physician was summoned,
but there was little he could do to re-
lieve his patient, and it was evident
that death would ensue within a short
time. A coroner, who was called, at
tempted to obtain a statement from the
dying man, but without avail. To all
questions as to how he was shot Mr..
Pullfaln, who was Their in a semi-con-
scious condition, replied that he did
not understand, and asked: What
shot?" He soon became unconscious,
but later revived a little and COM
planned that his head ached and asked
the attendants to rub it. No note or
other explanation of the suicide was
found in the room.
Throughout the night MIR. Pulliam
fingered in a s~emi-conscious condition.
Members of his family in Tennessee
and Kentucky were notified of the af-
fair last night.
President Pulliam's health. and par
ticularly his nervous condition., had
beer 50 poor for several months as to
cause much alarm among his friends.
After the spring meeting of the Ma
tional League in February he was
granted an indefinite leave OF absence
and spent several months with rela-
tives in Tennessee and Florida. He re-
turned to his duties about a month
ago, and seemed TO be considerably inn
proved by his long rest. His health
soon began to give way again, and il
is reported that he recently spent a
week in a sanitarium. A report was
current today that Mr.. Pulliam wrote
his resignation as president of the
league before shooting himself, but this
could not be confirmed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
"JOSHUA Ill.," INNOCENT
CAUSE OF ROW, RELEASED

Jacob Koehler, who calls himself
Joshua Ill.," and over whom the po-
lice and the asylum authorities had a
dispute, was released last night In the
custody OF a friend. Joseph Miller, who
said he would take Koehler back 10
Germany. Koehier has only been IN
this country about six months.
He was examined by DIR. Clark on
Tuesday and committed to the asylum
The asylum authorities refused, how
ever. to send for the man. and as the
police would not take him to the asy-
.lum, Koehler remained In the Fourth
Precinct police station until last night.
when the appearance of his friend
solved the difficulty.