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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
III BATTLE WITH II WA7EP-sNAkE

I'D ERHAPS if the people of New Jersey knew all the influences
I6 and arguments that have been brought to bear by the East
Jersey Water Company interests to prevent a favorable re-
port on the McCran water diversion bill they would feel alarmed
at the dangers that will encompass the bill in the various stages of
legislation through which it must pass to become a law. In the
report OF the unamended bill in the Assembly last night only an
outpost victory was won against the powers of darkness. The bill
must undergo the ordeal of the regular readings in the Assembly,
and Mt every step it will encounter ambuscades, snares and pitfalls.
The sleepess watersnake lobby, as fertile in expedients as it is rich
in financial resources, is already operating in the Senate. II, as is
expected, the bill shall pass the House, the attitude of President
Frelinghuysen will be fairly defined by his committee reference.
If the bill shall be reported out of committee without the joker
amendment proposed by the attorneys for the watersnake there
will be hope for its enactment. It should be remembered that one
Of two objects is sought by the watersnake, either the killing of
The bill or its enactment with the amendment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

The STAR extends the privi-
lege of these columns to the
public and invites signed COM
municatfons of not more than
n hundred words treating OF
topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
THEORY.

Father. had George always 6sea
a very truthful little boy before he
told about cutting down the cherry
tree?"
History is a little obscure On
that point, my son. I think. how
ever, we may assume that this
burst of veracity was either a des-
perate expedient or IN experiment,
and that it was so successful the
small father-to-be of his country
determined then and there to stick
to the truth all his life"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
NO Joke.

1.-THE government should own the
railroads. asserted the socialist.
Not on you life" answered the citi-
zen. IF it did, every time a man
missed a train he'd vote for a change
of administration Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

penalty if the boards orders are not
carried out.
The Board of Trade, which makes a
speciality OF talking about all the good
it has done for Newark, might rest Il
moment from it's labor of ~self-congrat-
ulation and turn it's attention to this
point. A lot of us would appreciate
civic interest of that kind. A. M. b.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
G0oD For IN.

The fact that washington's BIRTH
day, next to the Fourth of July, has
been one of our most persistent,
faithful and regular national holt
days. should not be lost sight of
today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
THAT'S NOT NICE.

DO you think the suffragettss
could gain much by a kissing cru
SADIE to aid their votes for women
campaign"
mot until they began to run ZONE
new pictures"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

1t is not at all probable that any
public utilities bill will be passed at
this session. The understanding at the
beginning of the session was that the
Legislature would not enact any bill,
but would leave the subject to be
dealt with by the Legislature of 1911,
when no important election will be in
prospective. There are other impor-
tant matters, however, that cannot be
referred to future legislation, for they
contain the elements of danger in this
years election to the party in power
at Trenton. A session barren of good
legislation at a time when important
legislation is needed and demanded will
be something that could not be ex-
planned to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie in the coming election campaign.
Philadelphia has 4 political partisan
police force that is one of the annexes
of the machine thai controls the city
government. The policemen are ward
workers n heelers. 1t happens that
the men who compose the mobs that
have made the city a theatre of riot
are the voters whom the policemen or
ganize in every election to support the
policemen politicians to have any heart
iii the business of clubbing the men
whom they expect to marshal at the
polls in the next election? 1t is un-
reasonable to expect 1t. And the job
of the policeman depends IN his sue
cess as to vote-getter.
The decision by the Supreme Court
yesterday to refuse a certiorari asked
for by a contractor to review the con-
tract awarded by the Newark Board
of Education for the construction of
the proposed East Side Commercial n
Training School is calculated to dis
courage the activity of disappointed
contractors in rushing off to the court
to upset an award to another contrac-
tor. The text of the decision houid be
carefully read by contractors generally.
1t will save them trouble and expense
III oAo ~ 49,
awakened to the necessity of Federal
supervision and control. They are going
to meet and talk about it in Washing
ton next Friday. Evidently recent
events in Jersey City have prompted
the thought. With the cold storage
plants subject to the police power of
the States and at the mercy of local
grand juries, the operators realize all
at once that there is trouble ahead for
them.
Philadelphia's political rulers are
safely in Florida, far removed from
the madding crowd of rioters, most of
whom did their bidding in the recent
city election and helpd to roll up a
majority of 1O1 900 against reform.
The Legislature decorously adjourned
over today in honor of George Wash
ington. If only the Legislators could be
persuaded to honor him by emulating
his virtues and patriotism!
King Edwards speech from the
throne was somewhat enigmatical. 1t
wasn't at all like one of Roosevelt's
messages to Congress. Roosevelt never
dealt in enigmas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
BY MAIN STRENGTH.

Whats all that noise in the
Kitchen"
20, don't be alarmed. That's just
wife walloping one of those cheaper
steaks a bit so that it will be tender
enough to eat."-Detroit Free Press.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
AHEAD THAT MUCH.

But anyway that Black Hand
leader who was sentenced to thirty
years hard labor in a Federal prison
the other day can have the laugh on
his friends, who must continue to
worry about the cost Of living.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
HE'LL NOW BUTTER NOW

One OF our local burglars was the
victim of a most amusing mistake
the other day. He had been reading
the general stories about the cost
of living, but had neglected to fol-
low the market quotations on the
foodstuffs.
So when a particularly fine oppor-
tunity presented itself for making
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

a killing in his chosen profession
he deliberately passed up several
hundred dollars worth of silver
plate and annexed two pounds of
good butter.
On his way home he saw a sign in
a grocery store window which read:
Best butter IS cents He remem-
bered that a few days before it
had been 40 cents. He was so m
barrassed over his blunder in steal
ing the butter after it had gone
down in price that he forgot his
usual caution and was captured.
In endeavoring to escape he
slipped and fell. So when he was
searched the butter was found on
him.
This should teach even those of
US who are burglars to read the
market reports.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
ON THE d
WANT TO KNOW.
BY m. T. W.

Hey, what's all this fuss about,
Flags and lights we como to seer
For whom now are we all to shout,
George-or is it Big Bill t.? !
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

The Legislature decorously adjourned
over today in honor of George Wash
persuaded to honor him by emulating
his virtues and patriotism!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

King Edwards speech from the
throne was somewhat ~enig1natical. 1t
wasn't at all like n of Roosevelt's
messages to Congress. Roosevelt V
dealt in enigmas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22

~Philadelphia's political rulers are
safely in Florida. far removed from
the madding crowd of rioters, most of
whom did their bidding in the recent
city election and helpd to roll up a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
UNCERTAIN RETURNS
FROM COTTON FIELDS

Memphis, Tenn, July 24--The Com
mercial Appeal Will tomorrow print this
summary of crop conditions:
The week gives mixed and rather
uncertain returns from the cotton fields
Considerable Improvement attendant
upon dry weather Is shown In Alabama,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas,
While northern Louisiana is rounding
Into state of fair promise
The Carolinas and Georgia suffered
from heavy rains early in the week, SO
that little cultivation was dore on the
(Iater days, while Texas and Oklahoma
without rain appearing at time when
the CROP may suffer, IN fact some loss
has already been sustained In southern
and southwestern Texas.
In the central and eastern states thu
-cropis being laid by" in a rather poor
condition, some of the fields still being
very grassy Ten days without rain
would permit of a rather considerable
Improvement, but the crop has received
much less work than it would have
gotten with normal weather The plant
remains small and seems late 1t has
put on little fruit and In many places
has not begun to bloom freely. Esti-
mates on conditions seldom run higher
than IS per cent and are often below
this. There are limited districts in all
the valley and Atlantic states, how
ever, that give good account OF the
crop.
The plant is fairly well fruited, al
though in Texas and Oklahoma will
do well If rain is received this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
IMPROVED DEMAND
FOR COTTON GOODS

New York, July 24.-The demand for
cotton goods broadened during the week
and there was some recovery In prices
from the subnormal levels reached In
the past two weeks. The increased de-
mand is attributed quite as much to the
need for merchandise as the change in
sentiment among retailers concerning fu-
ture cotton prices. The supply of goods
has been reduced materially by the very
great curtailment of production and job
bers who have been in the market of
late have not been able to secure the
quantities of staples they were anticipat-
Ing would be offered at low figures.
Converters have been quietly at work
picking up the extremely cheap cloths
and a few of the largest jobbers are
placing orders more literally Fall River
sold 10000 pieces of print cloths during
the week.
The stocks there are being reduced by
sales and curtailment. The recent move
ment in goods for China totaled 5000
bales. Miscellaneous export trade holds
up satisfactorily, the immediate outlook
for cotton goods seems more promising
from the fact that mills have ceased to
sacrifice their stocks and are now look
ing towards values that will show a
margin of profit on costs ofsproduction.
Jobbers' special sales were well patron
lied
Yarns are firmer. Staple prints are
moving better, and there has been q
very general opening of dress ginghams
for spring. Trading in domestic cottons
Is showing moderate improvement. Dem
inns and colored cottons are held firmer.
Duck gives some sign of positive i'm
provemeht, some large buyers having
learned that stocks in mill hands are
low and will have to be made larger as
a consequence of orders. The feature
in cotton goods for the moment Is the
widespread curtailment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
SUMMER DULLNESS
Is NOW PREVALENT

New York, July 24.-The whole iron
industry Is in the depths of summer dull
ness. the United States Steel corpora
ton having dropped It's activities to 60
per cent of its total capacity. Some of
the small independent steel companies
are going relatively more, but others are
less. The American Steel and Wire COM
pany has stimulated the wire trade
somewhat; SO 1t openly dropped 81 per
ton under the previous cuts of $102 per
ton, but In other finished lines business
is decreasing in volume. Even in fabri-
Gated structural steel business Is small.
the aggregate of business last week
being only about 5000 tons. The rail-
roads are still lethargic. The Carnegie
mills are to roll 5000 tons of rails for
foreign orders.
Business In pig iron last week was
light. Sales throughout the country were
but little more than 1000 tons
Pipe works have quietly filled a por-
ton of their recent inquiries with Ala
bama iron at s14.75 delivered on the Della
ware. or 5000 Birmingham for No. 4.
The principal transactions In steelmak-
ing iron was about 10000 tons of basic
and Bessemer taken by Ohio producers
for delivery at Newport, Ky. Basic in
the east was fiat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
SPECULATIVE TONE
REMAINS UNSETTLED
Confusion in Reading of the
Industrial Prospects
STRONG FORCES AT WORK
Effort Is Being Made to Build Up Re-
serve Strength of the New York
Banks-Situation Is Open
tO~Discussion

New York. July 24.-Incidents of last
week served to keep alive the attention
of financial markets TO unfavorable feat
urfs In the conditions of business and
to unsettie the speculative tone in the
market. The power of resistance TO de-
preston shown at times by the market
was testimony to the important progress
made in the speculation toward antici-
pating the conditions now disclosing
themselves and to disposition to count
the possibility of tendency towards I'M
provement and correction.
On the side of the crops the spring
prominence which was given it by the
government report of heavy deterioration
during June. The weather conditions
since have caused hopes of some better
ment of the prospect, also the offsetting
advantage of the large yield promised
for other grains, notably corn and win
ter wheat, have neutralized the influence
of the spring wheat shortage. The inn
portance attached to the offset came into
view in the manifestation of anxiety over
less favorable reports during the week
to carry out the promise FOR the crop.
The fresh advance in the price of cotton
also had to be considered, although the
factor of speculative manipulation in that
movement modified it's Importance.
There was good deal of confusion In
the reading of the industrial prospect. A
rise In the price of copper industrials
was based on reports of an agreement
among the principal producers to curtail
output to the limits Of the present de-
mand, and which is large in ITSELF Its re-
parts were subject to the usual sus-
picion of design for effect on the stock
market. The suspicion was heightened
by the unexpected reduction in the divi-
dend on National Lead stock and the vio-
lent decline in the price of that security
which resulted. The large financial inter-
ests common to this company and the
copper industry suggested conflict of
policy between the leading powers in the
copper industry which seemed to brood
Ill for chances of an agreement
The imminence of the quarterly report
of earnings of the United States Steel
corporation suggested caution while
awaiting the offsets to be shown from
the contraction of the past quarter in the
operations in that industry. The National
Lead action caused the fresh weakness
in stocks at the end of the week.
Strong forces are at work to build up
the reserve strength of the New York
banks. but the banking position in the
country at large remains open to discus
sion. The extension of credits Is regu-
lated with caution in spite of the inflow
of cash from the interior. the benefit from
large government disbursements and the
further imports of gold
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
A NATIONAL JUNIOR REPUBLIC
VIII BE Established on Willie NewbOld
Farm at Annapolis Junction
F rom the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star
DR.. William George. who is known far
and wide as the father of the Junior Re-
public idea, will spend a month In Wash
ington some time during the next half
year for the sole purpose of putting his
shoulder behind the wheel and boosting
the cause of the National Junior Republic
on the Willie Newbold farm, at Annapolis
Junction.
The talk which DR.. George gave the
trustees was full of information regard
Ing the methods and the push and enthu-
siasm which have built the George Junior
Republic at Freevile into the greatest
institution of it's kind in the world. He
stated that he took the greatest interest
in the National Junior Republic, and that
he was very anxious to get the chance to
devote one month to educating the peo-
Die of Washington so that every man
would know exactly what the republic
and it's young citizens were doing.
Some of the trustees asked DR.. George
various questions. How did he raise
money for the George Junior Republic?
How did he interest people In coming to
see It? How did the republic always man
age to have such excellent credit?
To these he answered that the repub-
lie was always getting money; 1t seemed
to flow In from every source. 1t simply
needed public education and great and
undying enthusiasm, and the thing
seemed to go along by itself.
More people come to Freeville now
than ever before" he said. We've had
to build a hotel there for the accommo-
dalton of our guests. They come one year
and tell others about it. The next year
more people come, and the original Wis
itors find that we have made progress
You see they don't want to find a place
not progressing. And there Is no such
thing as standing still. You have either
to go forward or backward. So let us all
get together and push the National Junior
Republic ahead as hard as we can"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
signs and super.titions

From Judges LlDrary
College boys. in spite of their great
consider 1t certain sign
of bad luck to be called upon to recite
in a study concerning which they
know absolutely nothing. With the
same class of men the loss of a race
by an eight-oared crew Is ominous of
a long walk to be taken before long.
Many people of the same general be-
lief differ in respect to their supersti-
lions. For instance, there are many
democrats who believe It Is bad po-
litical omen to walk under a Bryan
banner in presidential campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
After the Summer Courtship

Even If fellow doesn't get anything
else out of love affair, 1t teaches him
a lot about the moon and the stars.
If a girls only response to a hug
is TO feel of her back hair. it's sure
sign she has been there beforehand
likes it.
Don't let girl find out you are made
of common clay, or your name will be
mud ever after.
Half the fun of kissing a girl in the
dark lies in the difficult chance Of hitting
the right spot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25

william, she shouted, In voice fit
to command a regiment. take your
feet of the parlor table this very
instantw
Margaret I want you to know" he
said. in a voice that was surcharged
with manly determination, that there
Is but one person in the world that
will allow to talk to me in that way"
And who is that, sir, may l ask?'
why you, my dear, he gently an
ewered, as he removed his feet from the
table.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25

such as to entitle him to pecuniary COM
pensaton.
NJ. L'Hermitte is brave, persistent
and devoted man. The part of the taxes
he refuses to pay must be under $50 His
active resistance. conducted solely in de-
Tense of principle. will most likely cost
him e10o0 by the time. If ever, he has ex-
hausted all methods of litigation. and is
finally worsted by the tax collector, as
he doubtless will be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
HUBBARD BROS. 3 90

Hanover sasarss New York.
4E4BERs-New York Cotton Ex-
change, New York Coffee Exchange,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago
Board Of Trade. Associate Members
UvsTpee' Cotton Association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BIRMINGHAM ALA.
Surplus $780, 1000.
Capital $1,000, 900.

The Safety Vault Department of this bank has the most
complete and modern equipment to be found in the South
large has been added to this department which is at
the service of the friends and patrons of the bank 1t will
be found convenient meeting place for those who have
private business to transact
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25
other Examples of Code

In story referring to familiar songs
like Nearer Ny God to Thee" Lead
Kindly Light" etc, the code sender
usually transmits only the first letter
of each word. assuming that the ro-
ceiver Is familiar enough with the song
70 do the rest. One sender on a leased
wire tried to run over the Lords prayer
by sending the first letter of each word
Like the Morse alphabet. the Phillips
code Is easily susceptible of many
wrong TRANSACTIONS. and the receiver
must nave his wits everlastingly at
work. He must carry the story in mis-
mind and have knowledge OF about
everything. besides having the speed of
the most expert stenographer on the
typewriter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25

1t is understood that in recognition OF
the courtesies extended to the royal trav-
eler by the British authorities In Africa
the book will be dedicated to King
George.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-25

Princess Ghika, who is better known
as Nine. Lame de Pougy, has been
awarded $50 damages against a, man and
two women who made rude remarks
about a hat she wore some months ago
at St. Germans. The princess lawyer
telegarphed the news to his client In
these words: You win the hat stake,
SEQ"