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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
Big Mac Believes His Ambition
to Learn to Play Is Rank
Nonsense.

comes like sausages-in links. He SEE
a man has to be caught young an
broke to tn game or he won't ever be
a star. He seq it's an acquired taste
like eatin' olives or Chinese cookin'.
Mike seq hat when a good player
then he swats a little white pail with
a shiny stick and sends a telegram
to tn next state to have tn author
tiles intercept it,"
do they ever git hurried playin'
guff?" asked the coal-passer.
Sure they do" said Big Mac. Mike
SEE that out at tn links they have a
ambulance busy all the time carryin'
cracked ice in tin pals to tn injured
all over the place. Ye see, tn players
git so far away from TIL clubhouse that
when the whistle blows they can't git
their overalls off in time to catch a car
an they overhead themselves in con-
sequence. That's what Mike seq, but
he seemed to be a bit mixed on TIL
game"
D they ever play CUFF out O. doors ?"
asked the coal-passer.
John" said Big Mac, taking the
~coal-passer by the sleeve, you really
ought to see a doctor about that head
of yours. Whether it's overstudy or the
heat I dunno, but you are sure shown
signs of a terrible breakdown. One OF
these days, if you. amt careful, thai
head of yours'll bust with a loud re-
port and scatter confusion an dismay
all over this power-house. That's about
all there is in your head, / reckon.
"As for playin' golf. If you don't gel
busy putin an foozling' that coal in
here I'll see hat you have time to &C
and play the game all you want"
NO" said the coal-passer, picking
up his shovel with a sigh, I'D like tc
play it all right, for l got time Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday, but / think
| won't try. ! never could learn tC
smoke them cigarettes"
Then he went to work with a heavy
heart. =
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
The C0al-Passer Wants to Know
About II and Persists in
Putting Questions.
BY 6. A. THOMPSON.

"WHATs all this I hear about the
boss playin' CUFF when he's
not on tn job?' asked the co~al-passer
in the hearing of the Chicago News
writer, as he came from behind the
power-house boilers, wiping bread
crumbs from his yellow mustache.
You don't need to know said Big
Mac. the fireman. Such as you car
keep Ut your appetite for rye bread
and beer without gettin' your picter on
the sportin' page. You attend to trans
portin' the contents of hat coal car
into the hoppers an never mind about
the game of goff or TIL boss, either"
But what's the game?' persisted the
c~oal-passer. Gould | learn to play it
do you think? I have Saturday after
noon an Sunday around this place an
nothin' to do. D'you think I could play
CUFF here in tn boiler-room?'
Go on said Big Mac. contemptu-
ously. DO you think a man plays
goff with me ham while he shaves his
self with the other? Are you dreamin'
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
Diverse Opinions and Aduice
About the Game of Coli

that the game can be pulled off under
a silk parisol on TIL front porch, like
playin' checkers? No, no, my boy.
The noble game of goff,' continued
Big Mac, standing close to the coal
passer and wagging a grimy finger in
his face, SIS a gentleman's game. A
boy like you that comes to this country
from the wild forests and barren hills
of tn far away an has to be roped an
throwed like a bronco to get tn first
shoes on to him can't expect to know
about goff."
Tell me how it is played pleaded
the coal-passer. Then I'll know
whether I'll like it or not
"You wouldn't understand if | should
explain tn game to you,' said Big
Mac, in a plying voice. Your mental
apparatus amt equal to tn strain.
Besides, l don't know a darn thing
about it myself except what Mike told
me after he come back from fixin' up
tn boss's b~ungaloo."
His what?' asked the startled coal
passer.
It said tn boss's bungaloo,' repeated
Big Mac. That's tn dump he's got to
spend tn summer in out by tn club
house. Mike was out there about tn
plumbin', but to hear him talk you'd
think he had took a correspondence
school course in Coffin. Mike SEE it
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
PROSPERITY AND
STOCK GAMBLING

pool with the return of prosperity. The immense crops of the
West have given new life to all business enterprise and a new con
fdence in investment. If the surplus wealth of the country can
be put into legitimate investments in legitimate ways, and not be
hazarded on the turns of the stock market, the national prosperity
will increase and be on a solid basis. The desire for sudden
wealth. the gamblers hope of a fortune overnight, have sunk
hundreds of millions of capital that have gone to swell the fortunes
of the shrewd operators who manipulate the stock market. Our
laws forbid lotteries and other recognized gambling methods, and
the gambling instinct turns to Wall Street and the stock market.
Thousands of men who would not think of betting on "A card
gamble in stock prices. There have been so many severe object
lessons against speculative gambling in stocks that many have
been warned. If the spirit of speculation can be kept down and
the allurements of Wall Street disregarded we will have IL long
period of prosperity. Otherwise, we may look for another crash
at a not far-distant day.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
MEAN MAN.
AT THE CLUB.

$yill you lend me $40 until tomor-
row. NJ IMAM
"WhvfT hardly know you"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10

There is an accumulated
fine of s66,00O,O 600 by the
State of New York against
the city of New York, at the
rate of $4,000 daily, for pol
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
OUR SHARE IN
NEW YORK'S FINE

luting the waters of the bay with sewage. And New York city
goes right OIL accuhulating the obligation at the rate of $31.0J
a day, and even the Merchants Association doesn't seem TO care.
But if that fine or q greater one is ever collected, New JERSEY is
fairly entitled to one half, for this State has had half of the
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10

The country has had some
costly experiences of the
evil of speculation. and
there is danger of another
big plunge into the whirl-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10

How reluctantly the gen
eral public bestows its APP
prevail, and with what avid
ity it proclaims its censure,
in it's summary of any given
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were Issued
In San Francisco Friday, January y. 100.
EREEMAN-WIILIANS- J. Freeman
"a. San Francisco, and Elizabeth Williams
II, 2105 California
FREEsE-ALyES- Edward B. Freese, %. go
Scott ST, and Evarista v Alyes, %. Oak
land
IAfAAIURA- SANO-Nichii Imamura. g. and
IRA sano. "a. both OF 5000 Twenty third St.
MERTENS- SCHWEITzER-G J. Mertens,
= and Felicia b. Schweitzer. 10, both Of
San Francisco
OAKLAND Jan. 22-The following marriage
licenses We're issued today:
oUGHERTY-LARKIN- A. Dough
erty, %, and Dorothy A. Larkin. "a. both Of
Stockton.
MARTIN-C0LEMAN-W Martin. 81. and
Maggie Coleman, %. both of Oakland
MULLER SIsER-EphraIm Muller, "a. and
Annie kessler, Il. both OF Oakland
PARUKENFES-C CONSTANTINE - Costa Paru-
kentes, %. Oakland. and Ellen Constantine.
II. Siege.
STERN-G0IDBERG-Jsr Stern, IS, and
Lille Goldberg. D. both Of Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
TWO RAILROADS RELIEF
ASSOCIATIONS ATTACKED
Companies Declare Ohio Legis-
lation and Liability Act Illegal
Ic..-l ID - II III

MlLLERSBURG. O., Jan. 22.-Actlons
against the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania companies relief as
sociations was begun here yester-
day by D. T. Simpson. prosecutor OF
Holmes county. One suit is against
the Baltimore and Ohio. the other
against the Cleveland Akron and
Columbus and Pennsylvania. the petit.
tions being alike.
Custer OF these associations from
Ohio and distribution OF the $4,000. 900
which. IL is alleged. the Baltimore and
Ohio holds. and the fund Of from
$1,000. 900 to s2.000.000 held by the
Pennsylvania, is the prayer of the Pc
titions.
The suits are brought under the
amendment passed last April OF the
act enabling the chartering OF rail-
roads IN Ohio. by which railroads were
barred from conducting OF aiding IN
conducting associations which require
members 10 waive any rights to dam
ages for personal injury or death
That the case will be fought was
evidenced BY the Baltimore and Ohio
answer last week in a damage suit by
the administrator Of former en-
ploye's estate. The suit was under the
new employers liability law. The
railroads declare the latter uncOnstf-
tutional because Of restricting freedom
OF contract. citing the employees con-
tract TO waive right TO damages a. an.
other defensa
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
WOULD fQUALHE
BRIBERY LAWS
Senator Anthony Proposes Civ
ing Bride Takers Time
to Consider
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

CALL HEADQUARTERS sAcRA-
MENTo, jan ga boodler will have
10 days grace to make up his mind
whether he will keep or return bribe
which he has accepted If a bill intro
duced by Senator Marc Anthony of San
Francisco commends itself to, the leg
isiature.
The peculiar departure from the
present law suggested by Anthony is
that if the man who has taken q hribe
experiences change of heart and
makes clean breast Of his crime to
the district attorney within 10 days,
delivering the money which he has ac-
cepted to that official he shall be con-
sidered as not having accepted bribe
at ALL
In addition to this innovation, An
thony wants to reduce the maximum
penalty for accepting or giving a bribe
by two years. The present maximum
penalty was that inflicted recently on
Abe Ruef for bribing supervisor, IA
years anthony thinks II years should
be the limit of punishment
Anthony's bill will prove OF interest
to the graft prosecutors of San Fran
cisco. One of it's objects is to
equalize the law regarding bribery
and for that purpose, the bill provides
that sections 81, 67 SO and 165 of the
penal code shall be repealed and the
proposed law substituted In their
| stead 1t is provided, however, that
no person who has committed bribery
| before the new law goes into effect
shall be exempt from the provisions
of the present statutes. The definition
and penalty for bribery are given In
| the Anthony bill
/ The bill goes on to say:
In any case where bribe is ac-
cepted within the meaning of this act
the officer or person sought to be infiu-
enced thereby alone shall be deemed
guilty, and all other persons having
knowledge of such crime shall be com
petent witnesses thereto; and in any
case where bride is offered and not
accepted within the meaning of this act
only the persons furnishing or OFFERING
such bride shall be deemed guilty OF
crime, and all other persons having
knowledge of the~sa shall be compe.
tent witnesses as to such offense'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
LOS ANGELES TRADERS
WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
Outlet for Wares Not to Be
Found in Hawaii
[SpeeiaI C0rre,pOndsnee Of Thc CaIIl

HONOLULU, Jan. 17.-There is a
disposition here to predict that the at
tempt to be made by the commission
men and others OF Los Angeles to es-
tablish trade relations with Honolulu
will be doomed to failure.
The bark Alden Besse Is sailing for
this port with a cargo or sample goods.
representing many lines. got together
by the Los Angeles chamber OF COM
merce with the plan OF testing this
market as a possible outlet for its
wares. The consi gnment Is being ac-
colnpanied by A. ". f.. Thompson and
other representatives Of the Los Ange-
les iobb1ng interests. whose plans are
to establish a distribution depot In
Honolulu.
AS matter Of fact. the jobbers of
Honolulu claim to be able to sell to
Los Angeles and they state that under
the present trade conditions there is
practically nothing which the southern
California city can exchange with the
islands The exports OF Honolulu are
practically all sugar products, which
have TO so TO the refineries either at
Crockett or around the Horn to Della
ware breakwater.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
SUCCESSOR SUGGESTED
FOR BISHOP O'CONNELL
Rev. Thomas J. ShaIlan Selected
to Head University

WASHINGTON. Jan. p. Rev.
Thomas ]. Shahan of Hartford, Conn.,.
it is stated in well informed circles.
has been selected to succeed Bishop
Dennis 7. O'Connell as rector Of the
Cafholic University of America.
Bishop Carroll had originally been
snoken OF for the position, but was
unwilling to give up his work In Mon
tana.
DR.. Shahan holds the chair of church
history at the university. He is one
of the editors of the Catholic encyclo-
media and is considered one of thezmost
Scholarly men in the American church.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
NAVAL CONFERENCE OF
POWERS DEADLOCkED
Great Britain Working Desper-
afeIv for Reconciliation

LONDON. Jan. 22-There is grow
ing impression here that the powers
will not be able to reconcile their dir-
ferences and that the international
la ST month is doomed to failure.
= Great Britain is working desperately
To nreyent this and Cancelled the meet
ing called for. this morning after ar
nm the discussion of technical subjects
only. -, -,
continued until the delegates whose In
sistanca that the views of their gov
eTnIilents shall prevail brought about
the deadlock have received more deii-
mite instructions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
MARRIAGES

BUST0N- MOREIDA-In this city. January 20.
1909, by the Rev. f. l. Walz, pastor Green
Street Congregational church. Lenous Bun
ton and Rose Morefia. both OF San Fran
DoRwARD-wOLFF-I this city, Jsuaary 20.
1909, by the Rev. W. +. Dugan, pastor Stew
art Memorial Second United Presbyterian
church. John g. Dorward OF San Francisco
and Lena c. Wolff of Alameda.
L0RENZ-LASZER-In this city, January 20,
1909, by the Rev. j. II Schroeder. John J..
Lorenz of San Francisco and Louise n. Z.
Lancer OF Berkeley Cal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by man
VIII not be inserted. They must be handed tn at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence Of persons author
lied TO have the same published Notices re-
stricted simply TO the announcement OF the event
are published once in this column free OF charge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
Eastern Critics Answered

The truth about the great battle. in
which the citizens of San Francisco
joined with the public health service
Of the government to guard the nations
health by protecting its western gate
way against the advance OF Asiatic
pestilence. is told at the request Of
Sunset magazine by DIR. Colby Rucker
of the marine hospital service in the
February number Of the magazine
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23

WILL MAKE RUM FROM MoLAssEs- Homo
lulu, Jan. PA distillery il 20 be started near
Ffilo soon TO utilize the moiasses produce OF
number OF sugar mills there for the production
OF rum. This is the first effort In this direction
which has ever been made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
BIRTHS

TAZEAU-In this city. January 20. 1909, {,
the wife or Theodore f. Tazesu. a son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
Bankers viii Attend Sessions

a committee. consisting Of Alden AM
derson, F. l. Lipmann. Frank Anderson.
j. X Lynch and J. c. Welsh has been
appointed by the San Francisco clear
ing house TO attend the sessions of the
state legislature during the coming
week in the interest of the proposed
tax amendment. The committee will
IN sacramento
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
Commend AssembIyman Ofis

ALAMEDA. Jan 22-The Alameda
Improvement club has adopted resolu-
lions commencing the work done by
Assemblynaan Frank Otis in securing
the passage by the assembly of the
embracing bill Otis is member OF
the Improvement club.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23

Adviees were received yesterday
from Nevada by the Western Pacific
that the engineers had gone all over
the road in Nevada and that no dam
age had resulted to the tracks from
the recent heavy rains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

A Nd here a word two regarding the
\ trast OF temperament in this most successful
partnership may not be amiss. Mr. Taft nature
IS vivid and imJhsive He takes 10 the coors
in life army officer travelling with him
marked. and once out OF range OF the call Tor cali
culating. weighing, processes IN legal matters.
and affairs OF state he Is spendthriftIy generous.
magnetically unreserved and compellIngly optl-
mIStlC.
Against this Mrs. Taft character first ac-
quaintance appears rather austeTe. And though
much Of her apparent restraint had its origin IN
ditiidence which She has overcome As constant
terest IN her husband awoke determined effort
TO express cordialty still the wife OF the President
is natively interpretive. rather than radiant.
The practical phase OF things makes foremost ap-
peal 10 Mrs Taft and she has a ready grasp of utl
tartan details and cautious eve for results. She
sIlendidlv adequate never aggressive supplement
10 President Taft's nature.
Whenever congratulated upon his administration
OF the Philippines. the President inclslve reply Is
Mrs Governor General Is fifty per cent OF the rule
over there" And certain incidents bear At least
contributive testimony TO that effect.
The shocking OF infant mortality IN the Islands
Al once claimed Mrs Tafts appalled, attention. and
She tool, her problem. Gradually She persuaded
the native women TO accept medical attendance and
proper food for the babies. When She what
might be done She took the matter 10 Mr.. Taft and
suggested official organization IN the work. As result
there far reaching charitable society known
as The Drop Of Milk which dispenses sterilized
milk and has accomplished wonders in the phys
zeal regeneration Of young Filipino children So.
they returned and Mr.. Taft stood IN the great hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

BY KATHERINE
GRAVES BUSBEY

President putting the daylight hours scheme
TO personal test, he asked.
The clerk smiled. Whenever he has anything
important TO get off, he does this. He SAYS he
doesn like TO go 10 the breakfast table worried
he returned as If a President who gave up sleep
TO appear interested and carefree at the morning
meal with his family was a matter OF course.
IL is-in the Taft administration.
And this quiet regard OF inner household
courtesy is reflected III President and Mrs. Taft's
attitude toward the people merely large
family circle. Mrs. Taft's touch in Subst-
tuting her colored butler for plain clothes
officials Al the front door OF the White House
gives the visitor Al once the impression Of enter
ING a home and not an institution.
To have grasped immediately this one telling
point as expressive Of the Presidents and her
own feeling Of hospitality characteristic Of
Mrs. Taft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

~ POST OF our Presidents have been called from
MI the shadows OF a secluded family fireside
the slight emInence OF local stump TO
the Office OF Chief Executive OF the nation; their
wives stepping from plainest domestcity struggle
with the social intricaces Of White House rule So
that President Johnson daughter voiced the trepI-
dalton OF not few OF her predecessors and thosefoow
my her as hostess the " he House in her remark
the threshold, We plain people from the noun
tans Of Tennessee You must not expect much OF Us.
Bur the election of Mr.. Taft brought element
worldwide experience into the " hite House, and
regime OF rigid Formally. adoption OF modified
court etiquette would not have been illoglcal-lt
was thought. For had not Mr. Taft been the first
ruler 10 succeed Spanish abSOlutlsm the Philip
pines had he not been set TO govern there order
al civilization that recognized authority only by its
regal po1np. Moreover he and Mrs. Taft had been
favored guests in European courts received by the
Dowager Empress Of China and by the Pope IN
Rome enjoying hospitality IN the throne circles OF
Russia and Germany. II would not have been I'M
natural for the point OF view regarding leadership IN
our Republican Court 10 have been tInged by these
experiences. At least no nominees IN White
House management could bc expected.
Yet the morning before inauguration Mrs. Taft APP
peared short skirted and businesslike in Center
Market that red brick shelter rambling over several
blocks in Washington business district and spilng
over INTO hucllster trade and old tirginny Aunty
stands along lis edges which Is three days IN the
week the Mecca IF all good housekeepers.
Mrs Taft had with her the hOusekeeper She had
engaged for the White House, and there followed an
initiation into the methods and means OF marketing
that Mrs Taft had ALWAYS practiSed during their
Washington residence IN other official capacity The
housekeel,er Mrs Iatirav, learned where the best
for different supplies were located and with great
care were indicated the particular cuts Of meat, the
variety fruit and vegetable preferred Toy Mrs TAFT
This practical action Mrs. Taft part Is signil-
cant Of the attitude toward family life IN the n he
House under this administration There still 10 be
a Taft household with certain traditions OF ulTre-
tentious routine and close relationship I'reserN cd
outside that absorbing demand for social generaishp
IN public entertainment that comes with the OCCu-
,,ar1f.,- Of he White House.