Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-16
* THE EVENING STARS TWO PAGE MAGAZINE Il

James Martin, whose sudden death
at his home in East Orange yesterday
is announced today, came from Bonnie
Dundee, in Scotland. an ambitious lad'
early in the eighties n found con-
| genial employment in journalism. Fol
a quarter of a century he pursued this
work unremittingly. and from a re-
portership ON the old Newark Register
he rose to be managing editor OF the
New York Tribune. He practically
closed his journalistic career by about
two years service in q managerial po-
sitton on the Newark Advertiser and
Star. Mr.. Martin took as deep interest
in all public affairs as If he had been
ito the manner born and he acquired
an exceptional knowledge of State mat
tiers, He possessed many engaging
qualities that made for him warm
friends and was for years n of the
best known men at Trenton, where he
had the acquaintance and friendship OF
leading men of the State. The news
of the sudden death of this veteran
journalist will be read today with much
regret by men all over the State.
President Taft is on his way to Chi
cago on an eight-day trip that has
perhaps less to do with the public bust
ness than with party politics. There
are party fences to be patched up, n
IN the cities the President will visit,
and at the banquets he will attend,
there may be expected deliverances
bearing o the questions that have
divided the party into hostile camps.
If Canada, in a tariff wal with this
country, puts an export tax on wood
pulp or prohibits it's expectation to the
United States, a rather serious situa-
ton will be created for the white paper
trust. and incidentally for many news
papers not protected by long contracts.
The adoption of such a policy by Can
ada would also have the effect of max
ing greater havoc in our forests.
Easter fails on March 81. The earli-
est date on which the festival can oc-
cur is March %, which is the date fol-
lowing the vernal equinox. That oc-
ours on March 81. Easter comes on the
first Sunday after the first full moon
hat follows the vernal equinox. The
first full moon this year happens on
Friday. March %, and the Sunday fol-
lowing is Easter.
.
The late William Stainsby, when he
was a member Of the Board of Works,
made the remark On the occasion of a
visit of inspection in the Pequannock
watershed, THE time Is not far dis
tant when the city will have to buy
Newfoundland and Stockholm, and,
perhaps, the whole watershed" His
words were prophetic.
Meat prices go higher. The meat
trust suffered loss by the meat boycott
and bided it's time. Now it is recoup-
ing itself. Meat is rapidly becoming a
luxury. The advent of the horse-meat
butcher seems nigh.
Clifford Pinchot's failure to appear at
the dollar dinner of the New Idea in
Jersey City last night was a dire disap-
pointment. All the enthusiasm that
was corked up for the occasion had to
be kept bottled.
May Is is the date when the tail of
Halley's comet is expected to enyelop
the earth. If there is anything very
unusual going on about that tim it
will be sure to be blamed on the comet.
The extraordinary haste Of the legis-
lative majority in framing and intro
ducing a public utilities bill shows an
impelling power behind, the effect of
which had not been suspected before.