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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

1a HERE have been some exceedingly strange interpretations OF
the interstate commerce clause of the Federal Constitution
by the attorneys of corporations seeking to override the
authority and the rights of States. But it is fair to say that there
has been no argument quite as extreme as that of the attorney for
the watersnake In the point he tries to make in the United States
Circuit Court that the burying of a water pipe under the Kill Won
Kull and under land belonging TO the State is a part of Interstate
commerce within the meaning of the famous decision by the late
Associate Justice Bradley in the case of the bridging OF the Arthur
XIII. In the latter case an existing railroad system sought a ter
minus at tdewater. 1t acquired a terminus on the Staten Island
shore, but could not reach it without bridging Staten Island sound.
A rival railroad system interfered to prevent this railroad from
reaching its selected terminus. Here was a clear interference with
interstate commerce and an obvious Violation of public policy and
injury to the interests of business and transportation. The State
.Kegisla<SFe, acting within its supposed rights, forbade the construc-
ton Of bridge abutments on New Jersey soil. The issue finally got
into the Supreme Court, and Justice Bradley, in his decision, laid
down q principle that was sound and just. But Justice Bradley went
to the limit. There was no question involved in his decision but that
of a right of a State to put up a selfish bar to interstate commerce.
The railroad was interstate and had a constitutional right to make
interstate commerce by bridges and otherwise. In the case of the
water company the question is whether a private company which
has no interstate business, which is organized simply for private
profit and is not a common carrier, shall draw upon the vital re-
sources of a State in violation of public policy, and transfer those
resources outside the State for commercial gain. Water is one of
the first essentials of human life. To grant to a private commercial
company the power to deplete the State of this vital resource would
b. to grant to it the power of life and death. \ combination of
private water companies might secure control of all the State water
sheds and transport the water out of the State, leaving the State
barren, its soil dried up, its crops persisted and its inhabitants dying
of thirst. In a case of this kind it ii proper to look to the extremity
of the powers that might be exercised by selfish private interests.
A petition for Intervention in the proceedings on behalf of the
United States filed by United States District Attorney Vreeland
on account of the mythical needs of the Federal Notifications on
Staten Island shows that the East Jersey Water Company has again
lugged in the shallow pretense employed by it before in the courts
to secure its one object, control of the State waters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
Freezing Judges Beg for Heal

Freezing Judges Beg for Heat.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Al a recent meeting of the Board
of Freeholders l noted that a COM
munication was received from h five
judges tina sit in the Cour House,
asking that the heating and venti-
lating conditions in the building be
better regulated. This was not the
first protest from the people who have
spent day after day in the tomb-like
chambers, but the protests have
brought about no good results. The
judges letter has been referred to the
building committee. 1t is probable
that the building committee will refer
it to a subcommittee in about two
months. The building committee Will
get back to the Board of Freeholders
with a report.
In the meantime the Court House
attaches SILVER with the cold, faint
from lack of air, and lead, in general.
a fever-and-ague existence.
Some immediate action should be
taken by someone. If the old heating
apparatus is not suited for the build
ing let 1t be torn out and a new one
installed. The boarl spends enough
money in q year to have another little
item added without it being noticed.
COUNTY EMPLOYEE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

A proof that the organized and sys-
tematic appeal to Christmas shoppers
in this city to buy early and avoid the
rush was not made in vain lies in the
statement by the superintendent of
mails at the local p~ostoffice. He said:
THE Christmas rush was the
heaviest the local p~ostofice has ever
had to contend with. AS a rule, the
rush begins a day or two before the
holiday, but this year we began to feel
it a week in advance, and were pre-
pared for it,"
Manifestly the contents of the pack
ages which were sent out a week
earlier thar usual had been purchased
during the "early-shopping" period.
We have always maintained that the
Christmas shopper was kindly, nut
thoughtless, and that a gentle ana
albeit insistent reminder of the hard
ship he or she might unwittingly cause
was sufficient to insure early-shopping
results.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
4 POLITICAL RAID ON CHRISTMAS SUNDAY.

cTN HE invasion of the house of an assemblymanele on Christ
mas Sunday by twOscore men with the purpose of intimidat-
ing him into giving a pledge that he would vote for a sena-
torial candidate whom his judgment and conscience did not approve
was little short of a public outrage. Among these intruders were
many who had voted against him at the polls, and who, therefore,
did not have a shadow of right to attempt to influence his judg-
ment. The men who visited Mr.. Backus represented nobody but
themselves. Their authority to dictate was selfgiyen. The intru-
sion was the result of a private agreement among themselves and
was an act of insolence. Occurring on a Sunday, and on a Christmas
Sunday, the act was worse than mere insolence. There were sena-
torial election campaigns in the past, but none of them witnessed
the spirit and the methods that are employed in the present one
by the partisans of a candidate described by his principal sponsor
as one who as United States senator would be a disgrace to the
State. Intimidation, coercion, misrepresentation and downright in.
decency have thus far characterized the campaign for this candidate
Legislatorseect have been bounded by newspapers and in their
homes, and no INSCRIPTIONS means have been left untried to
Dragon them into pledging themselves against their convictions
and to prejudice the public mind. If such methods always pre-
vailed in politics they would always be practised and we would
witness their recurrence in every election campaign. But experience
has shown that as a rule they have the contrary effect. There is
Il sense of justice, decency and fair play in an American community
that is proof against the arts and influences of men who practise
these methods, even though they should be sanctioned and abetted
by a governor or governorelect.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
WEDNESDAY EvENIN c. DECEMBER 2s. 1910.


cm HERE were 213,273 votes polled for Democratic Legislative
candidates in the November election. All of these voters
were entitled to their say in the choice of a United States
senator. Only about $4,000 of these voters voted in the primary
for the candidate sponsored by DR.. Wilson and about l6o,0oo dd
not so vote. but voted in the election for Legislative candidates
who were unpledged. and, therefore. committed to no particular
candidate. Can 10000 voters be DISTINGUISHED in an election by
the action of some $4,000 voters in a primary, whether II be a legal
or an illegal primary? If the vast majority of voters in an election
declare by voting for unpledged candidates that they have no pref
erences. and, therefore, desire the election of senator to be held IN
the constitutional and customary way. why should this great ma
iority wish. SO expressed, be set aside by the results OF a farclcal
urinary vote that was s. little regarded for some time after the
election that it was not tabulated? The labored figuring and
reasoning done to make an unimportant fractional vote in a pl
mary appear to be the voice of the majority and the mandate OF
the party are simply ludicrous.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
Finish the Job, He Urges.

To the Editor of the Dvening Star:
The Newark Board of Health recently
held an investigation of the bills for
repairs to the ~ambulances used at the
City Hospital. The chauffeurs were
questioned and then the committee ad-
journed, with the understanding that
the investigation would be continued.
Let US hope So" The leakage should
be found and stopped. If this be al
lowed to continue It would be unfair to
the taxpayers. And let US hope the
whitewash will not be applied, as in a
recent investigation here in Newark.
which was very unsatisfactory to the
citizens. I sincerely hope the investi-
cation of the cause of excessive bills
will be continued and the guilty ones
properly dealt with. Yours,
HORACE FRANKLIN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
Do We Need Street signs We Do

Do We Need Street Signs We Do!
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Names of streets on corne poles are
at least traits of civilization. A walk
through any of our suburban districts
would lead a stranger to think himself
in some barbarian country. Newarkers
are not necessarily barbarians. but it
is evident that the rapid growth in
population of the city has outdistanced
our progress in civilization. A city
should never forget it's visitors. New
ark is certainly far behind In Offering
them hospitality. Let us at least at
tend to this small duty towards them
and put up street signs.
y wANDERER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
f'e''EHE6IMN
GGNNNGN4T-A
xNNSAT-A

II anyone ever doubted that the
resolution of coincidence could be over
played at times, or be inopportune
at others, he has but to examine the
circumstance surrounding the sad case
OF n National Guard captain of Mis-
souri,.
The news of the elopement and
marriage of the captains ffancee
reached headquarters a week before
the day set for his wedding. His COM
rades-with what many persons will
regard as mistaken yea and misplaced
sympathy-got up a set of "resolu-
tons and presented them to the cap
tain.
1t is difficult to understand how such
sentences as the following, cu1led from
the document. could be regarded as
balm:
I'VE fully realize the great injury
that has been lone his cardiac organ"
is a wound an army surgeon can
heal Only the kindly hand of
time can repair the gaping wound"
Perhaps. though, on second thought,
the captain isn't popular with his gal
liant and too sympathetic men,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
HEAP BIG CHIEF.

Lo. the poor Indian, has apparent
ly acquired the last of the white
mans customs. Beginning in the
early days of their acquaintance he
easily achieved the firc-water habit.
Gradually through the years he
picked up other manners and ac-
complishments, including poker and
football. The other day an Indian
here in Jersey attempted suicide
after being Tilted. He decided to
be a good Indian, but the knife
slipped.
Further than this our red breth-
rem cannot go in imitation CT us
unless they begin to cultivate Reno.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
OH YOU KAINTUcKl

Down in Kentucky, which will be
remembered as the State boastfng
Colonel Henry Watterson and
Breathitt county, they have a new
game for Christmas parties.
The guests assemble and are per-
mitted even urged = to partake
freely of the refreshments. During
the course of the evening one of the
guests is supposed to make. an in
sulting remark to another of the
guests.
This is a signal for the host to
arise and say: 1.-THE men folks will
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

Possibly the president of Boston Uni
versity was justified in refusing to
permit a college society to present an
equal rights" play, but with such
facts as happen to be at hand it would
seem he had gone a little too far.
Granting he was an ardent anti"
the president should have known and
remembered that 1t is impossible to put
a wetter blanket ove a project or prop
uganda than to have 1t outlined In a
home-talent play presented by anna
teur actors.
An effort to exploit the fundamental
advantages of the Golden Rule in this
could not fail to set the gem
eral uplift movement back a trife.
Since it is admitted that there is
nothing sadder thar homegrown com
edy and nothing more laughable thar
the homegrown tragedy when they
are presented by amateurs, imagine the
havoc a problem play written and
acted under the same conditions could
throw into the cause it purported to
advance!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
TO PUT IT MILDLY.

81 won't say you prevaricate,'' a
little Boston lad
Remarked one day quite recently
unto his Boston dad:
But when vol say that Santa
Claus drives reindeers up on
roofs
You are a nature faker, as / find
no trace of hoofs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
LOOKING TWO WAYs-pUBLIC AND PRIVATE.

IT N his public statement DR.. Wilson said: MIR. MARITIME ! a man
of sterling character, of fine fidelity to his party and to its
principles, and is considered by those who know him best to
be undoubtedly qualified to serve the State well and honorably in
the Senate Previously, in private conference IN his home IN
Princeton. the Governoreect remarked to former Senator Smith
that the senatorial primary was a farce and that 1T would be a
disgrace to the State to send James E. MARITIME to the Senate.
How car these two opposite points of view be reconciled?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
TO AVOID MISTAKES.

Put common pins in the corks of all
bottles marked poison, sticking them
into the bottom and allowing the points
to protrude beyond the corks. After
doing this you will never pick up such
a bottle-even in the dark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

In sentencing the two Brooklyn kid
nappers convicted last week, County
Judge Fawcett, of Brooklyn, gave them
the full penalty of the law-not less
han twenty-five years or more than
forty-nine years and six months. He
said:
Men of your vicious, wicked habits
and practises should be punished as
severely as those guilty of murder. I
regret the law does not provide the
death penalty for such ~atrocious crimes
as o and YOU fellow Black-Handers
commit. Criminals of your class should
have been admitted to this coun-
try"
To the woman Judge Fawcett said:
1T is almost unbelievable that you
could have held these two crying,
broken-hearted, stolen children cap
tives for twenty days, knowing, as you
must have known, the terrible suffer-
ing of their weeping, distracted
parents
Judge Fawcett voices the feelings of
most of the fathers and mothers in this
country.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

The People 5 Rostrum


poses that that settles it, drops the card
into the proper box and goes his way.
If readers Of the Rostrum will re-
member the law they will not wonder
why their deal friends did not receive
the seasons congratulations emblaz-
oned ON a card gloriied with tinsel.
p, O..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

Open windows have often tempted
birds. Why not bird-men? 1t is pos
sible that the bird sees in the aper-
ture a possible avenue of escape from
the wide-wide world to an opener
freer expansion. Perhaps no one will
ever know just what passes through
the mind of the bird-man before he at
tempts TO get in out of the cold with
his machine.
The novice whose ambition runs
away with his judgment has ever been
an amusin' cuss. But enjoyment of his
antics has always been tinged with
the e that he would hurt himself.
When the novice appeared in the world
of aviation after the professionals had
given the flying game a good start and
began to rattle around in it. he excited
risibilities and anxiety as had the
novices of old, but in this instance they
were raised to the nth power.
That malicious imp who drove the
%aeroplane of the latest and most con-
s~picuous novice to promise big things
through the window of a ~roadhouse
had a working idea of the eternal fit
ness of things.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
ARE Vol SnRRYa

81 understand Bixby gets S2l a
cozen for eggs from those prize
hens"
He did, but he's so avaricIous
he's begun to put them in cold stor-
age to see if he can't do a little
better later on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

with strange devices, and ~valiantly call
on the old veterans and the sons of
veterans to follow them.
Oh. no; as the immortal Davy
Crockett said: First, be sure you are
right, Their go ahead" We feel that we
are right If the law of constitutionality
Is right. The elected assemblymen have
the power and the ~prerogative, there
fore the right, to choose the next United
States lat Let them do 1t, and
in doing 1t make their choice a man
equal to the performance of the duties
of the high office. one entitled to the
gratitude Of Democrats, one creditable
to u States greatness, n right on
the tariff, the money question. the
conservation" question and the mo-
mentous question Of electing a safe and
sane Democrat to be our president In
1912. I am q veteran Democrat n a
veteran of the Sixties" hence my
stand for General Success VS.. General
Defeat. Yours, COLONEL.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

The STAR extends the privilege
OF these columns to the public ano
invites signed communications OF
not more thar one hundred words
treating of topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
1t may not be generally known that
thousands of souvenir postal cards are
never delivered because of the ignor-
ance of the senders In regard to the
action of the authorities taken some
time ago, of which the general public
knows naught. 1t Is only by chance
that a sender may find out Just what
he has to do in certain cases.
There is a class of Christmas and
New Years cards that glory in much
tinsel, and it's these that never each
their destination, unless the sender
knows the law. Cards so glorified must
be put in an envelope, like a letter, or
Uncle Sam will not send them. At the
same time, the printer. presumably
ignorant OF this fact, puts his usual
gentle admonition in the upper right
hand corner, Put stamp here" When
that is done, the sender naturally sur-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28
HIS TROUBLE.

What is it, old man? You've
seemed worried for the past few
days; there's something on your
mind. Tell me all about it,
well, if you must know, it's
this resolution business"
Nothing In that to worry about.
You know what you should cut
out. Make up your mind to do it
like a man. and it'll be easy"
You haven't the idea at all. You
see, 1 want to please my wife by
resolving not to do something, and
yet l hate to think of deceiving her
all year"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-28

DMsTM

AMUSING-WHAT?
The President suggests things ne
Would see go in effect;
But who demands them? Hully
geci-
The Governor-elect.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-05

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 l have been waiting to see if 1t wsuld return but 1t has now been six uonths and no sign of 1t coming back and am satisfied 1t is cured for good If you de- sire proof Of the enclosed you can writa any frequenter of the Pavilion Cluh poci Room, Denver, Colo, or of the Fsrd Club, Pueblo, Colo.
 Had I heard of this remedy A, xo,,,. at the start would have been sbc,t sSVV in pocket and not have had q. ~a through the tortures I did for ahopt tgc ana ana q half years. Should any one donhs tnts letter you are perfectly welcon,s te give them my address and [ thIns to prove to the satisfaction of inc r,oS. skeptlcal that this letter ia trus f.. sLs WoIo. I'll not attempt to say how m,,cs gratltude l feel toward you and yo,,. to tto'nSqy, a.S as U would be impossible for me s so express It. But will say that to Era,.S 5chlnlin for recommending if and tha Goscura Remedy Co.,, for f,lrntshtrs I VIII always say, God bless tha,n hss.s Y Yours respectfully, GEO. W. DFPRsn FEPRsn
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