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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

larly from P%arkhurst street to. Thomas,
the tracks being sadly out of alignment
and IN a dangerous condition. | live
IN lower Broad street, and when rid
ing home on a Kearny or Elizabeth
car experience as soon as I pass the
junction of Clinton avenue a sweying
motion. which increases all the way to
Thomas street, and sometimes further
on. The car sways violently from side
to side. as though it were about to
plunge from the track. 1t is hard for
strap-hangers to even keep their feet.
and as the company doesn't run
enoungh Kearny or Elizabeth cars there
are plenty of strap-hangers in the
evening. The reason for the danger
Gus swaying of the car is the fact that
the racks are badly out of alignment
If they get very much more out of
alignment some of the cars will Jump
the track. hope you will publish this
letter, as this zig-zag track matter is
very unpleasant to lower Broad street
residents.
BROAD STREET. TAXPAYER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
LNCOLN's BIRTH, CAREER AND DEATH.

M BRAHAM LINCOLN was born in a rude log cabin on Nohn
IN Greek. Larue county, Kentucky, February l., 1909, one hun
dred and one years ago today. In 1916 the family moved
10 Indiana, where young Lincoln attended the local school and
worked upon a farm. In 1880 the family moved to Illinois, and
Lincoln and his father built a log cabin for a home. Lincoln volun-
teered for the Black Hawk War. and was captain of a company.
Lincoln read and studied and educated himself In 1884 he was
elected TO the Illinois Legislature, and began the study of law. In
politics he was a Wing. He was admitted to the bar, and in 1916
was elected to Congress and served one term. On February q, 1860,
Lincoln, whose growing fame had reached the East, addressed an
immense audience in Cooper Institute, New York, on the issues of
The approaching Civil War. In the national Republican convention
ut Chicago, June 16, 1860, he was nominated for President. In No
yember he was elected, receiving $50 electoral votes and a popular
vote OF 1910. He was reelected in 1864, with 22 electoral votes
and a popular vote of 2,216O67. He served only forty days of his
second term when he fell Il victim to the pistol of John Wilkes
Booth in FOrds Theatre, Washington, on April ii, 1865. But his
great hfecareer had been completed and his great mission ended
He had reached the pinnacle of earthly glory. Starting from the
humblest beginnings in a lowly log cabin in Kentucky, by his own
unaided efforts he attained an exalted position, where he was en-.
abled to use his heaven given powers for the salvation of the re-
public and the eXtirpation of human slavery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
THE SIMPLE BALLOT OF OUR FATHERS.

TT HE fact that fortytwo States, or any number of States. 81 ir
II blanket ballot is not an unanswerable argument WHY the
State OF New Jersey should adopt it. Almost as many States
nave biennial legislatures. Should New Jersey adopt thai aystcm.
too' simply because it exists in a majority of the States? 1t wonld
oe more logical to point out in other States better election result.
than in New Jersey. in what State is voting freer from obiecnc,
able features than New Jersey? In what States is The WORKING of
me ballot system more satisfactory? If it can be shown that IN III
the States that have the blanket ballot elections are better con
Quoted, faner and cleaner than in New Jersey, we will concede vt
once the claim that our State Legislature should adopt the blanket
DaHot. But no such demonstration has been made, and for thu
reason that it cannot be made. The simple paper ballot of New
Jersey is as good as any ballot invented. More than that. il is .
better ballot The system of distributing this ballot outside tn,
pohs ana III time for voters to study it and mark il cannot be in
proved ON. If u voter desires TO abuse his ballot no law " system
can STOP nm, The secrecy of voting insured to the voter is The
y reliance against corruption of the ballot. Guard that secrecy
wen and any simple form of ballot will do. The distribution OF
u ballot AIDS secrecy, since a voter does not have to spend any
time in the booth marking his ballot. and the simpler the ballot
Il more easily 1T Is marked by the unsophisticated. The voters
OF New Jersey instinctively repel propositions for new forms Of
voting. They have rejected the voting machine, and they dent
"ant ue blanket ballot. The simple ballot of their fathers is
good enough for them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
Efficient Policemen.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Too much knocking. is being aimed
at the police force of this city. News
papers with nothing better to do rake
up the past history Of the force, and
emphasize every defect in past man
agement, and make much bones of the
'~depravity' of the force.
The writer has been in many cities
in the course of his business travels,
and has seen many types of city po-
lice. The fat police of New York city,
the fat-footed, ponderous cops of Chi
cago, and the would-be swells of Buf1
falo don't come within a notch of the
burglar-catching coppers who are
scattered over this city where they are
most needed.
After all, the greatest test of the
efficiency of the police in any city is
the way in which crime is checked.
Why not investigate a little along
these lines in Newark? Yours,
COSMOPOLITAN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
A north Arlington PLANT.
BROAD STREET y

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Strive OF the Bergen county
uplends are just recovering from an
Essex and Hudson county hand-out, a
northumberland cemetery.
Your suggestion of another hand-out.
in the shape of IA two or three-hundred-
acre lunatic asylum, does not appeal to
us at all. We are still looking askance
at the cemetery. The fact of our being.
asleep so long-was there anything per-
n IN the cemetery? Now a Hudson
county lunatic asylum! never did like
Snake Hill.
1t is a wonder you would not ugges
something pleasant. The Hudson river
bridge end, for instance. Please do not
give us any more presents from Essex
or Hudson county; we always did be-
ware the Greeks bearing gifts. Now,
dear good nice Mr.. Star, all we ask is
a chance to awaken some civic pride.
One Mr.. Wakelee has other fish to fry,
and just now the fat is in the fire.
N. ARLINGTON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
TO DECIDE A BET.
A COMMENT.

Or. Lamb SAYS that several no
table prisoners committed to the
Asylum for the Criminal Insane at
Matteawan in the past few years
have never shown any symptoms of
insanity. He adds:
"A skilled psychiatrist might have
examined any of these men the day
OF admission and found no symp-
toms of actual mental disease"
An! but there's the rub. 1t is so
difficult to know whether or not the
examining psyehiatrist is skilled. A
psychiatrist may have every an
pearance OF being quite skilled, but
IN reality be bum, so far as psycbi-
atristy is concerned. Psychiatrists
should be submitted to the acid test
before being permitted to examine
anyone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
The People, Rostrum
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out on the farmers grain crops for
their um1ner outing.
trating these nets and traps to the
secretary of agriculture, but he con-
sidered them too complicated for
American farm b~oys-though | after
ward told him l was under an impress
sion that what English lads could most
easily do American lads could do also.
I have killed here, in the last fifteen
months, 1913 sparrows with nets, etc.
JAMES HUNT, ST..
Moorestown, N. j.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
THE SEASONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

III HE joint appropriations committee of the Legislature will
Ii begin work next week to put the seasonal appropriations
in shape. The committee will have as "A guide the special
reports submitted by the State comptroller and State auditor, and
it will have a clear idea of the total amount that can safely be
voted on in the two appropriation bills. Last year it was held that.
the State treasury should have at the end of the fiscal year at
least half a million dollars of free money to provide for the neces
sary expenditures of the first part of the new fiscal year, when the
new revenues are not received by the State treasury. and the com
mittee will, necessarily, keep that point in mind. Nor should it
be deemed any safer this year than last to bank upon any increase
over the cOmptrollers estimate of the treasury receipts for the cup
rent year. What the committee can do is to make a large reduc
ton III the connptrolers estimate OF the probable size of the sup
plemcntal appropriation bill for the current year. Half a million
AnGld he lopnad off there and still leave a generous tata,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

MI ONDAY afternoon at , O'Clock is the time set for the Joint
AVN legislative hearing in the Senate chamber at Trenton on
the question of excessive and oppressive telephone rates
II New Jersey. The grievance is not confined to a small class or
to any particular interest. The imposition is pracised upon all
the thousands of telephone users in the State. The increased rate
since the New York Telegraph and Telephone Company absorbed
the New York and New Jersey Company is an unrighteous tax
upon the people. The absorbed company had waxed rich on its
profits before the merger took place; it earned fat dividends, and
its tolls were much less than those of the monopoly that has re
placed it. There is Il remedy for all this in legislation, but the
Legislature awaits to see how deeply public indignation is stirred
The demonstration made at Trenton n Monday should be of al
character to leave no doubt in the legislative mind.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
NICE OF THEM.

See sugar trust paid government
1904 900 for hack duties. That.
practically an admission of guilt.
isn't it?''
Oh, the highest officials of the
trust nave admitted right along that
those minor employees who were
convicted We're guilty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
STATE MSURING ITSELF.

III HE suggestion in the Governors message that the State
Ii should establish an insurance fund of it's own will not have
fallen on barren ground. 1t will be taken up eyentuallv
AZ the Governor points out, fires are rare in State institutions
ana IL risks are less than ordinary. The State now carries
S5,S92i2o of insurance in private companies, and the assurances
are ph'cea separately by institutional managers. Nor are the
policies kept at Trenton. The plan proposed of having the State
carry ohehali Of the insurance and the companies the other half
until such time as a fund can be created is practicable.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
A QUEER QUERY.

Dear Sir-Should fresh eggs be
kept a week before using?'
Fhat depends entirely upon the
. brandsof fresh eggs. We have seen
eggs guaranteed to be perfectly and
absolutely fresh that we wish now
We had kept a lifetime before using,
so that some one else might have
used them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
A cool bit of Indifference on the part
of the Public Service Corporation Is
its continued neglect to repair the car
tracks in Broad street, from Clinton
avenue to Thomas street. and particu-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

The STAR extends the priv
lege of these columns to the
public and invites signed COM
m~unlcations 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, 1910-02-12
S ON FACE OF 4.

There is something very mys-
ferrous about that recent hold-up
in Newark in which the wife of a
National League baseball umpire
was the victim.
We positively refuse to believe
any one would do a thing like that
simply because he had been ordered
off the field at some time by the
woman's husband.
Granted a man might reasonably
feel peeved II he was call.:d out
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
fyEf'EE6IAB
GOHAGNKTA

There will be Lincoln Day banquets
all over the country this evening, with
an accompaniment of much oratory on
Lincoln and present-day questions, but
.ntel esi will centre in New York at the
Waldorf dinner and upon the address
to be delivered by President Taft. 1t is
rot without certain reasons that the
President will journey from Washing
ton to New York TO deliver an address.
Party e%xigency demands it. There is a
feeling abroad that the President him
self has not made good, and that the
adopted by his administration
will come TO naught. 1t is necessary to
that feeling. It also seems nee
essary to reassure the great interests
whose p~erturhations have lately beer
reflected by Wall Street quotations.
President Taft will have the floor to-
night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12
ON THE SIDE;
HIS AND LINc0LN.s.
BY Nj. T. W.
I simply can't feel very hap

HIS AND LNcOLN'S
I;simply can't feel very hap
Ply bout this birthday biz;
Though no one seems to give a rap,
It's mine as we'll as his.
TO DECIDE A BET.
Hello! Is this the EDITOR
Certainly
Did it snow Thursday?"
Yes; two or three minutes
around noontime.'
Fine! Wait a minute, another
fellow wants to talk Il you"
Hello! Is this the editor?s /,
- Sure
Did it Thursday" i
Yes &
"Um-m. Well, thank you to he
thai is, good night"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

when he was safe by a mile, or
SEM to the clubhouse when he had
merely expressed his candid opin-
ioa or had three wide ones called
strikes on him, without HAVING Il
chance to come back, how could he
possibly hold the wife of the czar
responsible?
We must continue to insist that
a regular burglar turned this trick.
The national game boasts such a
manly bunch of professional
devotees that it is outrageous to
even hint one of them could SO far
forget himself as to rob an innocent
umpire's wife.
Let us hear no more of this sort
of talk
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

A bill Just introduced in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature provides for
stamping all cold storage goods with
the dates OF storage, and that not
more than three months shall inter-
vene between these dates. Food prod
ucts from cold storage houses outside
of the state tina do not comply with
the act are prohibited. A severe penalty
for noncompliance is provided for. We
may always look to Massachusetts, 70"
good legislation OF his character, and
the question is what is the New Jer-
sey Legislature going to do about it.
A boy twelve years old, the son of a
poor Polish immigrant working for
seven dollars a week, arrested and
placed in the county jail on a body
execution on account of a civil judg-
ment for 1893. SO entered against him,
What u monstrous perversion of the
law, Is there no higher game than
that in this State for justice to seek?
II congressional investigation Of the
high prices OF the necessaries of life
is to be a mere compilation of statistics
it will be very like giving the people a
stone when they are asking for bread.
What is wanted is to get at the causes
OF the high prices and remove them.
The belief is growing that the ground
hog knows his business better than
t~hosa~bipeds who sit up to c~riticise him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

The sudden death at Buffalo of An
drew NJ. Clarke recalls to the minds
of many middle-aged Newarkers and
members of the Masonic fraternity a
maj who was well known as Il jour-
nalist in the Newark community be
tween thirty and forty years g Mr.
Clarke was city editor of the Morning
Register, which was started by Z.
Watson Glider, who dice recently in
New York after having attained emf
nence as a poet and magazinist. An
associate on the Register was Colonel
William II. Glider, the Arctic explorer.
who made the heroic trip across Arctic
Siberia that saved from death the crew
of the rescue ship sent by the gov
ernment in search of the Jeanette.
Another associate on the Register was
Edward Clement, for years afterwards
the accomplished editor Of the Boston
Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

Mayor Crawford, of Montclair, seems
TO have been imbued with the jealous
spirit of sectional hostility to Newark
that has been nourished for some years
by the Paterson municipality. Accord
ing to Mayor Crawford, Montclair won't
enter into the scheme of a Passaic
sewer. That remains to be seen. He
favors a sewage disposal plant by five
Essex county municipalities. 1t is evil
dent Mayor Crawford is new to that
question. Mayor Crawford asserts thai,
Newark won't furnish water to Mont
clair, as a club" to force Montclair
to become part of Newark. There is
where Mayor Crawford becomes ridicu-
lous. a man can be elected mayor OF
u town without adding an iota to his
knowledge Of public affairs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

The belief is growing that the ground
hog knows his business better thar
thosa~pipeds who sit up to criticise him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-12

:" r ne ss night 81 n s. ,sr.i saa@f N " ,ns s TO 's and s be saa n a sFoos ls''s or,e m just i@ss
a Dinah had told him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-08
FREDERICK CITY.

Frederick City-Mayor, John Edward
Schell.
Register and Tax Collector-Michael
A. McCafirey.
Aldermen-Lewis A. Rice, Martin C..
Kemp, J. Daniel Crimmins, Henry NJ.
Gittinger, John L. Johnson. Clerk,
Jacob Schmidt. Board meets third We'd
nesday of every month.
City Health Officer-Dr Ira J. Nc
Curdy.
Policemen-George Brengle, Edward
Herwig, William King, John F. Fleming,
Reverdy Dronenberg, John Blumenour,
Edward Herring.
Electric Light Engineer-Edward Tit
low.
Fireman-Samuel Abrecht.
Electric Light Linemen-Frank Ridge
ly, George Wallace.
Market Master-G. William Dams
berger.
Superintendent of Water Works.
Frank F. Tyeryar.
Police Justices Christian H. Eckstein.
John Francis Smith and J. Alfred Ritter,
City Attorney-Edward J. Smith.
City Election Supervisors-CarIton S.
Stull, Henry J. d. Hagan, Democrats;
Tobias Kuhn, Republican. c. Thomas
Eckstein, Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-08
The New Aldermen in Special
Session.

The Board of Aldermen met in special
session at the call of His Honor, the
Mayor, on Friday night, July 1st, and all
of the members were present.
The attorney of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, was be-
fore the board asking for franchise to
ways of the city. On motion of Mr..
Johnson action on the matter was de-
ferred until the next meeting of the
board.
An agreement between the telephone
company and the city for the installation
OF telephone in each of the fire engine
houses, so as to obtain simultaneous
notice of fire was read Upon motion
of MIR. Johnson, the Mayor was author
, lied to sign the agreement
The Mayor and City Register were
authorized to borrow the sum of Sc, 900
for the use Of the city.
The bids for the furnishing of police
uniforms were opened, Two bids were
received as follows: B. Rosenour &
Sons, from SI4.75 to SI6.75 per uniform;
RosenstoCk Bros, SII.5o to $3.50 per
uniform The bids were referred to the
Police Committee.
City Attorney Smith asked the board
about oiling East Second street from
Market street to Chapel alley. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Streets, with power to act
The bond of Officer John E. Fleming
was accepted and approved
The bond of Water Rent Collector,
John !. Biser, was accepted and APP
proved.
Mr.. d. Chester Kemp and DR.. ]. o.
Hendrix asked permission to tap the
sewer on Chapel alley. instead Of the
sewer on East street, as granted by the
board several weeks ago. Action upon
the same was deferred.
Ex-senator Jacob Rohrback and Mr..
Samuel G.. Duvall two of the trustees
of the c. Burr Artz estate of Chicago,
Illinois, were before the board and asked
that third trustee be named by the
board to succeed the late Rev. DR.. T.
R. Eschbach By the will of the late
Mrs. Margaret c. Artz, upon the death
of her daughter, Miss Victorine T. Artz,
the city will receive the corpus of
fund of about SIIo, 600 for the establish
ing and maintaining of public library
A resolution was offered by which Rev.
Henri L. G. kieffer. the present pastor
of the Reformed Church. was appointed
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
of DIR. Eschbach.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-08
wolfsville Waits.

Harry Wills was on brief visit to
Frederick.
Jefferson Wolfe went to Frederick on
business during the week.
Alvey Harshman has had metal roof
placed on his barn.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs c. z.
Deaushter and left them a daughter.
Misses Naomi and Ruth Maugins OF
Haeerstown are visiting Mrs. Anna Maui
gins
Victor Wolf and Miss Anna Clark were
quietly married, June 49, by Rev. w. d.
Nicoll.
Russell Morgan, an employe of Pitts
burg Steel Company, is visiting relatives
and friends here.
Miss Flora Blickenstaff of Smithsburg
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Sim
con Blickenstaff.
Mrs +. c. Schroyer, Miss Mary and
Master Frances Schroyer are visiting rel
atives and friends at Woodbine, Howard
county.
Jacob Palmer son of Harry Palmer,
fell from a cherry tree, a distance OF about
L feet and his abdomen fell across wire
fence He was rendered unconscious,
but is improving.
At the Children'S Day services at the
United Brethren church on Sunday last
the following program was rendered:
Come Thou Mighty King anthem,
school, Raise Glad Noise;" responsive
reading, 100 Psalm prayer; Rev. S. H.
Harnish; reading, Charles Warrenfeltz;
Its Children's Day Again." Glenn
Blckenstaif Million Little Diamonds, -
Gerald Wolf; recitation, can Happy
Time, Ruth Blickenstaff; exercise,
"Children's Day." twelve children; song,
school, My Cup Runneth Over" recita.
ton, Forget Me Not" llein Wolf; reel
tation, Roses" Lizzie Plummer; exer.
else, June" five children; song, school,
Wonderful Love and Cares" recitation
"Robin Red Breast" Mildred Stottle
myer; recitation, Thoughts of God
Catherine Blickenstaff; duet, Blossoms
of June" Misses Maude and Emma
Blickenstaff; recitation, Children May
Come" Florence Blickenstaff; recitation
Message" Maisy Stottlemyer; song
shepherd Divine" school, recitation
Look Up and Sing" Hobart Blicken
staff; exercise, The Shepherd King,
fifteen children; recitation, Suppose,
Alice Wolfe; recitation, Through tn,
Roses" Ella Plummer; exercise, ''Wha
They Tell Us, three children; recitation
The Lonely Stranger" Max Wolf ex
ercise, I'VE Praise Thee" three boys
recitation, The Fathers Praise" Dais,
Bickenstaff; solo, The Ninety an(
Nine" Miss Edna Wolf; short address
pastor, Rev. s. H. Harnish; offerings an(
announcements; "Our Mission" JOIN
Blickenstaff; exercise, Growing til,
King" three girls; solo, Happy Day,
John Blickenstaff;" song by the school
Praise the Lord" benediction.