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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
The WILSON l.

HVPON what ground does DR.. Wilson base his liam TO ieaier-
ship of the Democratic party? None whatever except us
own statement. made in the closing days II me tampalgh'
when success was assured, that ne should o conSrae nus iecdoh
The Democratic party nominated DIR. Wilson for governors il did
not designate him as leader. If DR.. Wilson considered that the gov
ernorship included dctatorial leadership, and if he was unwilling
to accept the former without the latter, why did lie not make the
condition manifest before the State convention and thus give rue
party an opportunity to accept or reject his terms: Clearly that
was his proper course. Party leadership is a matter for the party,
not for disaffected Republicans. to determine. WHY did or. VIII
son refrain from declaring himself at a time when a declaration
would have meant something? Was he fearful that his terms would
not be acceptable? Again, upon what ground does DIR. Wilson base
his Judgment that the people are committed to the election of Mr..
MARITIME and not to former Senator Smith for the senatorsh1p!
Who bore the brunt of the attacks of the opposition throughout
te entire campaign? Mr.. Marines name was not seriously men
toned during that period by DR.. Wilson or by anyone else. Mr..
Smith was the issue. and the only issue, so far as the senatorsh1p
was concerned. Although he had not declared his candidacy, and
had not. in fact. decided whether he would accept the position
under any circumstances. there is no question that Mr.. Smith was
universally regarded as certain to be chosen senator # the Legis
lature should be Democratic. Republican papers did not fartoon
Mr.. MARITIME. They Iampooned Mr.. Smith. Republican orators did
not attack Mr.. MARITIME. They directed their assaults at Mr.. Smith,
and no one else. Day in and day out the people were warned that
a Democratic legislature meant James Smith. IT, for senator. In
their ewes Mr.. Smith. despite the fact that he had made no an
nouncement, was just as much the sole candidate for senator as
DIR. Wilson was the sole candidate for governor. Upon that clear
and undisputed Observation-Disclosures by DIR. Wilson, and
undisputed by anyone-the voters went to the polls and gave the
Democratic party a legislative majority on joint ballot. What
possible warrant has DR.. Wilson for declaring that the people are
committedt to Mr.. MARITIME. and not to Mr.. Smith, and by what right
does he assert that his leadership was an issue and that Mr.. Smiths
candidacy for the senatorshipfwas not?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
The People 5 Rostrum

nor do they want to stand sponsor for
RAM Incompetence in any representa-
tive they send to Washington. If a
Mr.. MARITIME is no more fit to be United
States senator than the ordinary pot
house politician. Republicans voted for
Mr.. Wilson. I am n who did SO. and
included his assemblymen. 1 sincerely
regret it because Mr.. Wilson ppears
coerce them to cast aside their on
stitutional prerogatives.
We also had some very brainy rem
tlemen who once on a time usurped the
time-honored methods OF organization,
and after they ran their gallop n
snatched a few big offices and subsidized
under the influence of time and sanity
Of thought. I had hoped, indeed, that
my vote and the many other Republi-
can votes given to Mr.. Wilson would
teach q lesson to III craok-bra1ned
crowd of crab-like Progressives, but
never expected to go out of the frying
EoIl iiIt tllO IL VI a oCG VI AAiChA -
would think of sending a MARITIME to
Washington to represent" us I voted
as much for James Smith, jr., as for
Woodrow Wilson. / did not expect to
be made ashamed of my State and to
be compelled to a the ridicule COM
ing to me and to every one if a mere
political hack-a IS to l prater and a
"sockless JERRY is sent to the United
States Senate from New Jersey.
The "free-trade' Evening Post, of
New York, is giving us some 'pasty"
reading matter these days, but can't
Ego" their free-trade MARITIME. Can
Mr.. Wilson continue to stand for it and
have us put him down as a fr~ee-trader
himself? If l were a Republican assem-
blyman and our WI candidate a no
chance my vote would go to Mr.. Smith
and saw US all from ridicule-or worse.
NINTH WARD REP.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
Read. Mark and Digest !.

10 the Editor OF the Evening star:
Every citizen. Republican as well as
Democrat, should read, mark and in
wardly digest" the vigorous reply made
by former United States Senator James
Smith, jr., to DIR. Wilson, who is try
ing to out-Teddy Teddy In his as
sumption of power, and like a one
famous king is trying to make every
body believe that he is the State.
Some time ago l wrote to your col
umns something to the effect that If
DR.. Wilson is given enough rope he
will readily hang himself. He has
pretty nearly enough now A few moro
inches to the political funeral Of the
would-be dictator. the combined execu-
Observation-Disclosures three-heads-
in-one, the States unholy trinity, will
have contaminated the suicide for
which no lone is to blame but HIM
self.
But the more MIR. Smith is ham
mered," tho greater grow his chances
Of success. Things always work out
that way n. o. r.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, submits
a curfew ordinance to the city fathers.
His action will cause something of a
shock to the rest of the country. Daily
p~erusal of n OF the stock American
jokes had convinced 1t that Boston boys
and girls Of a curfew age spent the
early evening coming the dictionary or
delving in history, science or art.
The idea that enough Boston children
are displaying un-Boston character
istics to warrant a curfew law is a
repugnant Perhaps it testlhes to
the growth or the decay of the Hub
In other cities an influx of population
from other sections of the country
would be regarded as legitimate growth
Boston, if forced to extremes like this
through barbarian hordes, could not
but feel it was deteriorating.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
THE INSIDE STORY.

That American countess who ao-
quired a number Of fairly good
limitations of ths old masters,
which had been marked UP from $40
to $780, 900, has dropped the suit she
brought against the swindlers.
Many reasons for the failure Of
the plaintiff to pursue the pfosecu-
ton to the bitter end have been
volunteered, but IN u opinion It
has been left o us to divulge the
only genuine. name-blown-fn-ths-
bottom one.
Before she acquired hor expensive
set of chromos the countess made
no secret of the fact that she was a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
AFTER A BIG HALL.

"Binks used to be daft on the SUBJ
Ject of buried treasure. What's he up
to now?'
He's got up an expedition to Asia
Minor to try to find the place where
Methuselah stored his birthday pres
ents."-Toledo Blade.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

native of Boston. Evidently she
regarded that as a mitigating cir
cumstance when her American
origin was considered.
When the story of the unfortu-
nate art deal-or misdeal-was
bruited about considerable stress
was laid on the Boston beginning
of the lady victim by those who
were Jealous. doubtless, OF her good
Judgment in choosing a birthplace.
Naturally the whole transaction re-
Elected considerably on the Hub.
A number of influential Bos-
tonians are believed to have urged
the countess, in the interests of the
fair name of their city, to abandon
the proceedings and permit the
public to forget II in its well-known
style.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

For literature which sparkles or bris-
ties, according to the nature of the
case, with the strange and unusual to
a degree which fiction writer's dare not
attempt. one must read tho history of
the world day-by-day in the news
papers.
That craving for thrills cannot be
satisfied long by purveyors of the mar
velous and mystifying in fiction. as
there is a limit to invention, and just
as soon as the wonders begin to tax
credulity the more intelligent readers
quit in disgust.
Thus the story of the Prodigal Son,
since it was simply and powerfully told
in the Scriptures. has been served up
by novelists and short-story writers in
no less than 1000 different forms, and
that is a conservative estimate. But
the most daring of the writer's who
used the theme have never essayed to
go as far as the facts have gone.
An Elizabeth lad ran away from
home when he was IA years Did. That
was three years ago. He reached
home in time for Christmas this year,
in possession of a large sum Of real
money.
Would any writer of fiction dare per-
nit a prodigal to return prosperous at
the age of seventeen?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
HOLIDAY %HxTRAyAGANcE.

We'll have to stay pretty close to
home for awhile. You see, we took
an expensive trip Christmas"
Where did you go?"
ITO New York and return through
the new Pennsylvania tunnels"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
WILL SOUND THE DEPTHS.

This subway scheme would seem
to solve
The problem of congestion.
It's possible through 1t to reach
The bottom of the question.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
STRANGE.

She received December 26 the stft
she had selected for herself a month
earlier, and had insisted upon. and
yet she was not happy.
THE Christmas spirit seems to be
decidedly on the wane," she unused.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

An expert has answered that world
wide query which sprang into being at
the height of the Cavalieri-C hanler
imbroglio: Who's looney now?" for
New York State in a most startling
manner
DR.. Albert Warren Ferris, president
of the New York State Commission in
Lunacy-no less-says that one out of
every 279 persons in the Empire State
Is insane. AS compared with a 47.6 per
cent. increase in population since 1890,
DIR. Ferris fnds an increase in the
number OF crazy persons of 1899 per
cent.
There car be no doubt that con
ditions of life in New York city are
responsible for the startling figures DR.
Ferris finds for the State. Similar in
vestigations in States which do moi
boast a metropolis might perhaps not
result in findings worthy of special
comment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
AN EARLY MORNING REASON.

WELL"
"Y'see, m'dear, I felt sho bad
T. think this wash last week of
such a nice year. I took a III m
thin for it,"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
NEWS.

The owner Of the fre-trap, in the
ruins of which a number Of persons
had been unfortunate enough to
perish, rubbed his hands together
with greatest satisfaction.
I'm as good az absolved from all
blame now" he soliloquized.
They've ordered an investigation"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

Mexican reyolutionists are, to say the
least, extremely presumptuous. When
a strong. dignifed man like Diaz, whose
word has been law in Mexico for 10
these many years, says there Is no
revolution down there, that should set
tie it.
In the face Of not only one, but sew
eral such official announcements how
ever, the Mexican insurgents, with an
~cffrontery seldom. If indeed, ever sur
passed, continue to insurge. That this
instruction is no mere figure of speech
may be CLEANED from the recent battle
of Nal Paso. where the government
troops were defeated and routed.
Conservatives everywhere will depre-
cate that worldwide tendency, which
has manifested itself during the latter
part of the present year, to step-in the
manner of speaking-on the neck of
constituted authority.
This tendency has been responsible
for the downfall of Manuel, the threat
ened abolition Of the English House of
Lords, the horrible discontinue of the
Republican party in the United States
and the Mexican. imbroglio. ,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
WHO SAID THE PLAYS THE THINGp.

"Oh. don't you Just adore Soth-
ern? I'm crazy about him. I saw
him last night in Hamlet"
And you enjoyed 1t very muchf'
We'll, I should say so. But, Of
course II was all sothern: the play
wouldn't have amounted to any,
thing without him"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

Fans-the dyed-in-the-wool boys
didn't take kindly to the proposal that
baseball rules be changed to give the
batter the advantage of one more
strike II one less ball. The four
strike, three-ball proposition could
never be popular, because it changed
the game fundamentally-a game that
has stood just about where it was when
it was evolved to that point where it
came to be recognized as the national
game.
Pitchers may be developing a little
faster than the batsmen, but the
struggle between them is still interest
ing enough to make basebal1s box
Office show greater receipts each sue
ceeding season.
Why, it would be necessary to re-
wise our very language if such a change
were made. Three strikes is now
recognized by the dictionary-makers as
meaning the end of certain situations.
The effectiveness of that American
classic Casey at the Bat would be
destroyed. as no one would think Of at
tempting to write In another strike.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27
x THE EVENING STARS TWO-PAGE MAGAZINE X
WM.TE
OR SEEMS so.

The christmas cigar" as q suhteo4
for Jest
Grows annually more Of a curse;
Then, too. you oan see IL Is useless
at best,
As the Christmas Cigars getting
worse.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

The STAR extends the privilege
OF these columns to the public anu
invites signed communications OF
not more than one hundred words
treating of topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

al L III that a iiiolI 1 ~
a good minister nun ha three things,
education, piety and common sense,
but If he mum lack something, he better
ha ommon sense and nae the ither
two AMOS H. THOMPSON,
LOG South Grove street.
East Orange, N. J.
IN either Party Cares for Incompetence.'
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
One of your readers and a Republic
can, not a working party man, but just
an ordinary voter, I want to give ex-
preston to my thoughts on the. Smith
Wilson-Martine fight, for fight it seems.
What puzzles me is this: Why DR.. Will
son attempts to have 'the tail wag the
dog" The governor-elect says, with
emphasis, hat 4S,500 voters, a majority
Of those who tool cognizance of the
primary senatorial candidates., make
It a mandatory duty on the part Of the
Democratic assemblymen-elect to stand
by MARITIME. How about the 10000
voters who absolutely ignored the
primary candidacy of MARITIME and NC
Dermit? What did they mean by ignor-
ing this part of their ticket? Unques-
tionably they meant to totally Nignore
the candidates and repudiated them ac-
cordingly, or they ignored the direct
primary voting idea in choosing United
! States senators and thus emphasized
their desire to stand by the only con-
stitutiona1 method of electing such
viz, by the Legislature of u State,
or else they preferred James Smith. My
party orators insisted that a vote for
Wilson meant a vote for Smith. Let
me tell you something. 1 know hundreds
Of Republicans here who have very
high regard and respect for the ex-
senator. They fought him man times,
indeed, but admit they had a foeman
worthy of their steel, and they grant
him that need of praise which is COM
PEELED anon square, fair men, inter-
| ested in the advancement of their city
and State. He has been a factor fol-
years in this advancement. He is pub
lic-spirited; abreast of the times. We
admire his ability and we have to ad'
nit his strength against u party. He
stands by New Jerseys interest on the
tariff and reflects her conservative, II
old fashioned, notions in the matter OF
\ too sudden and too radical changes In
legislation. It seems to me that neither
Republicans nor Democrats desire te
plunge into "Martinesque" vagaries
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

invade, with impunity, their depart
ment of the government.
Mr.. Wilson's conduct as Governor
elect reminds me of a very wise OBJ
servation made by a good old Scotch
Presbyterian elder. They were discuss
ing the qualities of a good minister,
After a long talk about the import
ance of learning and religious devo-
ton, one of them said:
Brethren, I think that a man to be
a good minister nun ha three things,
education, piety and common sense
but If he nun lack something, he better
ha common sense and a the ither
two AMOS H. THOMPSON,
LOG South Grove street.
East Orange. N. J.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
SWORD FOR HALsEy.
Presented to New "CoIoncw nv s.n,,.
Press Gnllcr>

Especial 10 The Times.Dispatcb !
Washington, d. c.. February The
proudest man in Washington, no onr
excepted, is Edwin ~ HaIsey. assistant
superintendent OF the United statcs
Senate Press Gallery. Governor vii
liam Hodges Mann. of Virginia. made
him colonel-a real. live colonel
and corps OF Washington press cor
respondents has donated him reg,,.
iation dress sword, elegant In design
and finish. for keepsake, Ia Inemory
OF the day of his promotion
Twelve years ago Colone! Halsey
started official life as page IN the
Senate gallery, and has been pro-
noted gradually 10 his present proml-
nent position. He is nephew OF SEN.
ator John w. Daniel. and brother OF
Senator Don Eialsey. of Lynchburs.
where he was born. There VIII be
no one on the Governors staff that
will wear his uniform better than viii
Eddie Halsey.
The sword was presented at O'Clock
to-day by Il. b. Clark, one OF the most
gifted correspondents of the gallery,
in the presence of fifty or more mem
bers of the gallery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
INDICTED FOR PERJURY.
Charge Grows Out Of Recent Local
Option Election In ROnnof,c

Especial TO Tho Times Dispatcn.l
Roanoke. Va, February 1.-THE Fob
ruary grand jury in tho Corporation
Court to-day returned a true bin
against ~. w. Lynch for PERJURY ON
the witness stand. Young Lynch ng-
ured in the recent Investigation OF tho
September local option election case.
in kimbail Ward. At the invcstisa
tion of the Judges of the ward. which
resulted in complete vindicat!on OF
the Judges. young Lynch swore that
he had cast vote. The evidence
brought out that his act was NOT
known to any of the three judges. tho
two Clerks, the chalIcngers or other
persons about the polls during the day.
lie swore he had given his name ana
was handed ballot, which he cast.
he even went SO far as 10 say that
there was some dispute between hin.
SELF and the judges as 10 his name.
vet he could not identity any OF inc
election officers. all o. waotn wnrc
present ut the Investigation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08

from Norfolk county. Where he had es.
capped from the county home and was
bound for Edenton, where he had a
daughter residing. About II o'clock
nc was directed to a vacant tenement
house. where he was told lie could
spend the night, and some sympa-
thizers started a fire for his comfort.
At o'clock the neighborhood was
alarmed by screams for help, and citi-
zens rushing out found the old man
wrapped in flames. Blankets were
thrown around him and medical aid
summoned, but his condition was be-
You'd human aid. He lived, however
In terrible agony until III o'clock last
night. The remains were taken in
charge by Perquimans county authors
ties and buried
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
FLOOD ENDORSES pLAN.
Thinka FARMERS Arc Wise to Bulld
Linc-CrusliinE Plants.

Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch.l
washington, u. G., February 7,-Sev-
oral members of the Virginia delega-
ton IN Washington arc very much in-
terested in the plan OF the Farmers.
Institute to build and operate lime
crushing plants, after tho Illinois idea.
,Representative Flood, who has lust
returned from the state, said today
that he was heartily in favor Of the
suggestion, which will take the shape
of q bill soon.
1.-THE plan is one OF the wisest ever
suggested TO a Virginia Legislature"
said MI, Flood. There can he no
genuine Improvement without the use
Of lime on many OF the farms of East
ern virginia, Our farmers as a rule
-a,rs,.nois abs To taN from So to sd. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
ASKS DAMAGES or $4,000.
suit Against Durham Traction COM
pnny ms Result OF Death of Emp!oyc.

Especial TO The Dispatch.
Durham, n. G., February T.--R. Il.
Houston. administrator OF u. L. Hous-
ton. his son, to-day entered suit against
X. II. Wright and the Durham Traction
Company for $4,000 damages for the
death OF his son. The latter was in
the cE-ploy OF the company and work
ing in the cellar of store last Feb
ruary, wiring It, when lie came in
contact with live wires and was Killed
almost instantly. a formidable array
Of lawyers Is employed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
DECISION AGAINST WIDOW.


Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch I
Winchester, Va. February ,-Rv de-
cision handed down to-day By Judge
Thomas W. Harrison, in the Circuit
Court OF FREDERICK county, Mrs. Nlcr-
rie Whitacrc, OF New York. widow of
James L. NNhitacre a former Wincres-
ter lawyer, is entitled only to the res
dental property in Winchester ana
one-third of the estate allowed by law,
instead Of practically two-thirds Of the
entire estate, as was claimed by Mrs.
Wh!tacre. The viii was contested by
r. L. Lee Whltacre. brother, and 9TH
CT heirs at law OF Mr.. Whitacre. The
estate is worth about s3t,OoO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
SAMlUELS CASE POSTPONED.
illness Of Counsel for Defendant
Causes Continuance.

Danville. Va February THE sec
ond trial OF w. Berl Samuels, slayer
OF Sheriff William v. Flanagan, of
Draper, n. G., was called this morning
at 10 o'clock in the Corporation Court,
Judge a. NJ. Aiken presiding, but was
continued until next Monday morning.
The continuance of the trial was
due TO the sickness Of Attorney b. III,
Custer, counsel for the defendant, At
torney Custer was in The courtroom,
but stated that he was Just recovering
from an attack Of grip, and did not
feel able 20 go ahead-wita the case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
Bnnk stock Change, unn,,.

oPtcINI 70 TIC TImes-DIspntch.l
Staunton. Va February ii A.
Kennedy OF Augusta county. has ac-
CURED 40 shares OF the capital stock
OF the stanton National Bank for
about $4,000 securing the interest OF
H. u. Sproulc, a. l.. Miller and the,
Misses Miller for himself and asgo-
c!ates. whose names have not been
disclosed. The bank is capitalized at
100000, and has a large business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
Get. Appointments to Annapolis.

Especial to The Times-D Dispatch.
Newbern, \. c., February T.-Con-
gresham Thomas, of the Third Com
gressional District, has appointed Cam
p. Bartling, of Newborn, to the va
cancy now existing in the Annapolis
Naval Academy for this district. aIr.
Bartling is a member of the Tenth
Grade in the City High School, and
left to-day for Annapolis, where he
will at once enter the preparatory
school there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08

on record as opposing the Rison d.
yorce bill and viii Join in the fight
against It. Nrhe Episcopal Glorious
adopted strong resolutions In opposi-
ton to the bill. which will be for
warded immediately TO the Legisla-
turc. Bishop Tucker met with tho
Glorious