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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
XIV. EXTREME rLExIBILITy.

1t is hard to say what Is more con-
spicuous about a person whose hands
are of the extreme type of fiexibility-
his brilliancy or his versatility. There
seems scarcely anything he cannot
adapt himself TO and feel perfectly at
homie in.
Ills greatest danger lies in his very
capability to turn his hand to almost
anything, for he is liable to become IL
Jack of-all-trades and thereby lose his
chance to become a master at any par-
ticular one.
He is extremely sympathetic and
usually very extravagant.
Money is valued by him only in so
far as, by its protean nature. 1t is CON-
vertible into whatever shape its owners
fancy may desire it to take. 1t Is. so
to speak, the emblem of everything
that is p~urchasabIe in this world, and
for this reason alone does he whose
hands are extremely flexible value il.
To him, in other words, money is a
means to an end, while to your stiff
fingered individual it often is priced
as an end in itself. Misers always have
extremely stiff fingers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
THE EXECUTIVE "CURE ALL"

0Ta HE New York Sun in an able editorial leader discusses the
II question whether it is necessary for a governor to disrupt
his party in order to impose upon it IA particular kind of
reform that he personally fayors. The Sun asks, Can such ii policy,
In the end, be successful?o meaning successful for purposes of re-
form, for there can be no doubt about party disruption. The Sun
points out that if a chief executive of IA State announces an imme-
date cureall for evils in politics and government he Immediately
has an enthusiastic following. Let him. says the Sun. present his
program in that aluring fashion which takes as It's models the
advertisements of quack medicines, and the great body of voters,
who are aware of the existence of the evil and believe in the personal
integrity OF the executive, instantly accept his program Is their
Gwn." Practical men who have had long experience in politics dis.
sent from the executive program, and party leaders come into
collision with it. What is the outcome? The party is disrupted.
the generals have departed; even more, the captains and noncomr
missioned officers are gone, but gone over to the permanent oppo-
sition. And what of the disruption of the party? Something,
considerable, the executive can obtain, does obtain. when he acts
within his party; but when he does not, is not the result usually the
defeat of all. the loss of ALP
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
Free speech; Gaynor; Corrisan:


To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
Coincident with the
that a Free Speech League" has been
formed by some "intellectuals'' in New
York, comes the announcement that
Mayor Gaynor will endeavor to remove
telling the truth-or. if it is not the
truth, at least what he thinks to be
the truth.
The two new items that tell us Sf
these things show us very plainly that
there is need for a free speech league,
and as plainly that Gaynor is a cow
ard.
Just think of it, you people that voted
for Gaynor. \ magistrate will be re-
moved from Office for daring to eriti-
else his homo the mayor. OF course,
o al agree that he should be re-
moved. In fact. you ought to see thai
he is banished from pure, crimeless
New York. Hhe i.ea of anybody saying
a word against the Lord of ST. James,!
II Corrigan had II intelligence he
would have Known that New York is
the ~cleanest citX-in the world and that
it's police department is the most eff
Client. Ard rs far as the mayor is con-
cerned. why, he knows all the Greek
philosophers backwards.
Now for the free speech league. The
best thing that Corrigan could do
would be TO join the league. He Gems
to be the right sort of man, and he
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
A POPULAR VOTE ON SUBWAY AND TERMINAL.

IN LII questions in a municipality of large public expenditure
~ that are of a character to be submitted to a referendum
should properly be voted on in a special election, and not in
4 general election, in which the question is complicated with issues
of local and State politics not germane to the question and always
confusing to the voter. The best proposition may be sacrificed or the
worst proposition adopted in the hurly-burly of a general election
On the other hand, in a special election voters go to the polls with
one subject and one definite object in their minds. The vote in a
special election is always much less than the vote in a general elec.
ton, and naturally. In any matter of public expenditure the voters
who are most interested are the taxpayers, who constitute a mi
nority in every community. In a large city like Newark there are
thousands who have no concern whatever in such a question and
would vote indnferently one way or the other if they should vote
at all, so that practically there would be no value in their votes.
For the Newark subway and terminal improvements provision is
made in the Assembly for the holding of special elections thereon.
The trivial objection offered is that a special election would cost a
few thousand dollars, but if such objections obtained weight they
would be Il bar to the referendum principle in legislation now so
actively agitated as essential to reform in legislation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
E.uects Anti-ucxico ,Jfngeism,

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
There is an account in the papers
of the execution in Mexico of four
Americans, who it is said took part in
the i~nsurrection.
II found to be true a lot of people
will probably raise a howl and ask inn
lnediately for a declaration of war.
Many persons will become passionately
patriotic and demand bloodshed as the
only remedy for such an act.
AS a matter of simple justice | think
that if there We're any Americans who
for the love of liberty or the love of
adventure took part in the revolution
they ought to be considered to have
taken their chances with everyone else;
and no one has any complaint to make
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

h Does Jerseys Caesar Feed Upon.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The following are the reflections of
Jersey assemblymen after the confer
ence OF the passage of the Geran bill:
First speaker:
Upon what meat doth this our Gaze
sar feed
That he is grown so great? Age,
thou art shamed;
Jersey, thou has lost the breed Of
noble bloods,
When could men say. till now, that
talked of Jersey.
That her wide walks encompassed
but one only man?
O, YOU and | have heard our fathers
say
There once were Jerseymen that
would have brooked
The eternal devil to keep his state
in Trenton
AS easily as a king?
I cannot tell what you and others
Think of this, but for my single self
] had as lief not be, as live to be
In awe of such a thing as l myself.
l was born free as Wilson, so were
you;
We both have fed as well, and we
both know
Our duties and our rights as we'll
as ne.
Second sneaker.
Men at some time are masters of
their fates;
The fault, deal friend. is not in our
stars,
But in ourselves hat we arc under
Why now should Wilson be a tyrant
here?
Poor man.. l know ne would not be
q wolf,
But that he sees that Jerseymen are
sheep.
He were no lion We're not we kinds.
PAUL BOURNE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
P0LYpORE QUESTION BOX.

Question-Is it possible to tell from
What is known of a persons character
h kind of hands he has?
JULIA PITMAN.
Answer-Not altogether, in view of
the rule of logic that conclusions
drawn from effects are not valid. The
reason is that an effect may be due
to any number of causes. But a good
palmist can nevertheless form a pretty
shrewd guess. 1t is very much the
same as the mental process by which
Sir Richard Owen, the famous anato-
mist, was able from a single fossilized
bone to reconstruct an entire prehis-
toric animal. If I remember Alright, an
actuol specimen tallSipg with the one
Thought out by Owen was afterward
discovered.
So, likewise, in palmistry. II you tell
me that a person is extremely precipi-
tate, acting without sufficient delibera-
ton and giving himself frequent occa-
sion for repentance, it is almost certain
that such an individuals thumb has a
disportionately longer will-phalanx
than logic-phalanX.
And yet, this may not prove to be a
correct guess. For the precipitancy
may arise from qualities that are indi-
Gated by short, smooth, comic fingers.
So. you see, hat while the deduction
from cause to effect is invariably and
universally valid, and you may with
out hesitancy pronounce one precipi-
ate who has a much longer Twill.
thai logic" phalanx, the reverse, hat
is the conclusion that the precipitate-
ness is due to qualities indicated by
the thumb, may not necessarily hold
uood
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
RUDE HASTE.

They were on their honeymoon. He
had bought a boat and had taken her
out, putting her to tend the sheet.
A puff of wind came, and he shouted
in no uncertain tone: Let go the
sheet" No response. Then, again:
go that sheet, quick.v Still no
movement. A few minutes after, when
both were ~clinging to the bottom of the
overturned boat, he said: why didn't
you let go the sheet when | told you to,
dear?'
Il wouldn have" aid the bride, "if
you had not been SO rough about it.
You ought to speak more kindly to your
wife."-London Opinion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

Demand for Friiis BeRets Bad Candy.
To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
The Federal authorities have ! been
working In this city recently and have
seized quantities of impure goods
which go to make our CONNECTIONS, as i
say by the Evening STAR. One kind
of goods they appropriated was faulty
because tale had been used In place of
sugar. II this warrants an investiga-
ton n rigid action by the authorities
We may be sure there are man. other
cases which would bear inspection.
A well-known confectioner, In talking
to the writer about sweet-meats, de-
clared the manufacturer of candy who
made the most attractive looking con-
fections was the most prosperous.
Without investigating, people will pay
literally for candy with the most dainty
and inviting frills on It; they do not
stop to consider what process or chem
icals enabled the manufacturer to turn
out such samples. The confec:ioner
concluded my saying: III the people
did not patronize the stores where the
fancy-looking candy is for sale, we
would not put SO many frills on the
Stuff
Who is more to blame, the manufac-
turer or the customer?
PURE FOOD.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
The People, Rostrum


if they fall victims to what every
soldier must expect.
There is also another side to it that
would be funny If It were not SO tragic.
For the killing of four men some
patriotic" persons would plunge us
into a war that would cost US many
more lives.
OF course this country ought to take
some stand that would prevent an UNI
provoked attack on Americans tn for
eign countries, but to howl war at the
slightest p~rovocation is as Illogical as
it is criminal.
COURTENAY VAN BLARGEN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
Just a Line
About Men
You Know

News ftem-Two painters We're seen
on the top of COVERS store. Perhaps
they We're painting. perhaps they We're
not. 1t was agreed by the -Four Corners
sharpers that spring is HERE9 ?? Ask
tho dummy in the window.
Joseph Conit. former city counsel and
senior member of the law firm OF Conlt
& Smith, is looked upon generally as
the dean Of the Essex county bar.
Certain it is thai more lawyers have
graduated" from that Office than any
other. Some of them have met with
marked success. notably yice-Chan-
cellor James E. Howell. nee Mr..
coult's partner. n Judge jay Ten
Eyek. of the Court of Common Pleas,
once also a member of the firm.
To the readers of Dickens Mr.. Coult's
appearance at once suggests Tulkins-
horn, the eminent lawyer for Lord and
Lady Dedlock, weighed down with
family secrets hat he guards with
Jealous care and dignity.
Ask any official around the Court
House who the most popular man in
the building is. and it is a ten to n
bet the answer will he County Audi
tor Edward L. Conklin.'
Conklin's CHEEKY Hello. %brother."
lever varies in its heartiness and he is
never too busy to stop his work to
answer questions put to him.
And never a day passes but What the
auditor makes glad tho heart of ono or
moro veterans Of the Civil War, for
.Conklin is a sort IF guardian angel to
all the old soldiers in Essex county.
Joseph G. Wolber. secretary 10 Chief
Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd, not only
knows all about meadow reclamation.
but is helping others to know some
thing about it.
Not long ago he lectufed before a
business mems association on this sub
jeet, and though he was the target Of
a thousand questions he stood his
ground well.
Joe has been the secretary to two
engineering boards and has the propo-
sition down pat.
A prominent minister Of this city,
who Is given to righteousness, was un-
able to find his ermo which he had
carafuIlv nrenared
Turning to his wife he said Joilngly.
MY dear, shall | swear Just Il little
bit?'
His 3-year-old, hearing the CONVEX
~sation, innocently interrupted with the
serious remark of, why, papa, you
must not swear; why don't You pray"'
Judge Herr, speaking of the logic
some mel use in giving testimony. was
reminded of the following story: On
a trip west he once stopped at a little
watering station, where he saw people
mo ing what was apparently the only
church in th1 place.
Why is it being moved" he asked
one of the natives.
well you see, we elected a reform
mayor at the last election and he is
very strong on enforcing the law.
There is a city ordinance that provides
of a church: this church was found to
be within the prescribed limit and he
ordered it moved"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
GOOD ADVERTISING.

Nature continues to provide recon-
penses.
Right after an enraSed elephant.
tried to send the author of Little
Journeys" on the long journey, a lee
turer in Indianapolis alluded to Ebert
Hubbard as an East Aurora type of
narrow-minded vaudeville artist.
Some men seem born to have good
advertising thrust on them.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
In TINE THEY MAY.

Dentists are now recognized in the
army. They may rise to the rank of
major.
But it will be some time, no doubt,
before the m~anicurists and ~chiropodists
wear shoulder straps.-Exchafge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

The STAR extends the privilege
OF these columns to the public and
invites signed communications or
not more than one hundred words
treating OF topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

and Mayor Whi.lock. of Toledo, who Is
II of the charter members, ought to
start things goin' when they get to-
gether. GEORGE B. HOLMES.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

The available cash balance in the
United States treasury is 1886, S53, $3.50.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

Mrs. Dora Find, "a years old, 1s7 Or
ange street, died after a lingering i'll
ness.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
MARCH "a, 1896.

James NJ. Durand. of Paris, France,
has decided TO contest the will of his
grandfather, James NJ. Durand, q
prominent jeweler of Newark, who died
here last August. The estate, which is
worth Sf0o. 600. was left to the widow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

Stephen Hebring. the veteran court
constable, rs years ole. died at his
home, y Rutgers street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24

The Bradley prize in mathematics
has beer awarded by the faculty of Rut-
gers College to George S. Mower, '96, of
Newark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
John Dale is Hale
and Hearty Tuesday
at Eighty-0ne Years

John Dale celebrated the eighty-first
anniversary Of his birth Tuesday by a
luncheon with his sons at a downtown
restaurant and a long walk. Aside from
reading, his chief recreation is walking
and he thinks nothing of doing two or
three miles at stretch.
Mr.. Dale is head of the insurance firm
Of John Dale q Son, and he personally
maintains the eight-hour day at his desk
every day, When his son Fred came TO
take him to the birthday luncheon, Fred
had to wait until his father signed big
bunch of letters that he had dictated
three hours before and which his steno-
grapher had just laid on his desk
Mr. Dale has Just returned from the
ecumenical council of the Methodist
church at Toronto at which he had the
honor of being the representative from
Nebraska. He visited his boyhood home
twenty miles north of Toronto and
preached in the church there. All but two
Of the boys with whom he played seventy
years ago are dead.
Mr. Dale is a trustee Of Hanscom Park
Methodist church, which was organized
in his home Much Of his time outside Of
office hours is spent in church work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
Browns Bald Pate
Discussed in Court

Harry Boyd Browns bald pate was a
bright and shining mark for Amos e.
Henley. attorney for Mrs. Lillian Bell in
her 5000 libel suit against Brown, j. w.
Elwood and the Madame Josephine Boyd
system, when he made his closing argu-
ment to the jury in Judge Sutton's court
Tuesday morning.
who was the person who knew all
about beauty culture?" asked Henley.
''Who was the we'll known authority on
diseases of the hands and scalp? Prof.
II. b. Brown, There he is" pointing to
Brown. do you notice much hair on
his head? He is Madame Josephine Boyd,
who spent years in study and made an
nual trips to Europe to learn more about
the beauty business.
He said four months before he went
into this business he was a newspaper
reporter. l suppose he had to leave that
because it is work that requires a man
of brains and honesty and principle and
good judgment"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01

may be used for a suitable building. II
not used for this purpose the entire prin-
clpa must be kept invested, only the in
terest being used.
Money Must lie Invested,
The same provision In made regarding
the bequest to the Child. Saving institute
unless 1t should have an adequate build
ms at the time OF the testatrX's death.
Such is the case and the money must be
invested.
The same provision is made regarding
the Associated Charities bequest
The will bequeaths to the city of
Omaha the property at 9l0-912 Douglas
street recently donated to the city by
Miss Wilson, there being a provision that
If the city accepts, 1t shall receive 5000
for furnishing and fitting the place for
an emergency hospital, A codlcll, made
since the donation was made, orders that
the donation shall not alter the condl-
tions of the $4,000 bequest.
The document states Miss Wilson re-
ceived $4,000 from the estate OF Dan
Allen. She has paid $1,000 to Aliens heir
Ethan Allen, and wants 5000 divided,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
U, P, Shopmen Issue
Card Of Appreciation

The entertainment committee for the
Union Pacific Hhopmen have issued card
Of appreciation for those who helped In
their program recently given at the Lyric
theater and TO the omaha merchants who
attended the program. Following Is the
card:
The local shop federation OF the Harrl-
man lines desire to publicly thank tho
business men and firms that placed ad-
vertlsng matter In our program for the
entertainment held at the Lyric theater
Thursday evening, october %, 1911. and
also extend 70 those taking part in the
entertainment our sincere thanks, know
ing that all acts were appreciated by
those present and we therefore feel that
we should publicly express our apprecla-
ton at this time TO all that had anything
to do with making the entertainment the
success II was.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
FUNERAL OF MRS. SAMUEL
BURNS Is HELD TUESDAY

Mrs. Mary Denmau Burns, wife Of
samuel Burns, ST., was buried Tuesday
morning at Forest Lawn cemetery with
relatives OF the deceased the only at
tendants at the funeral. Rev. J. A.
Jenkins, pastor OF St. Mary's Congrega-
t.onal church was in charge OF the cere-
monies.
The funeral services were held at the late
home Of Mrs. Burns, 5l3 South Fortleth
street, at 10 o'clock. From the home the
procession led to Forest Lawn cemetery
where short services were held.
The pail bearers were Thomas J.
Kelly, NJ. r. Colpetzer, Ward M. Bur
CESS, Frank Wilhelm. Willard Hosford
and Walter Roberts.
Mrs Burns came 70 this city IN lS7.
when but a young woman and laugh;
school. About a year later she was
married TO Samuel Burns. She Is sur
yived by her husband and the follow
ing children: Samuel Burns, jr., r. H.
Burns. Mrs. c. T. Kountze and Mrs. o.
r. Eastman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
Reception Planned
for School Ma ans

Arrangements have been completed by
Miss Kate McHugh, principal of the
high school, for a big reception for the
visiting teachers who come to the state
convention, which will be held for three
days, beginning November s, Miss Nc
Hugh, who is in charge of the arrange
ments for this feature of the meeting
has announced that Max Landow and
Miss Marie Munchhoff have been engaged
to furnish music for the occasion. The
reception will be held at the Rome hotel
1t is planned to make the coming con-
vention the most interesting ever enjoyed
by the state association. There will be
tours to several of the big manufacturing
plants, with a large number of guides,
The trips will include the packing houses
in South Omaha and the Union Pacific
shops.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
Testimonial Sent
Mrs. Ben 7. White

Mrs. b. T. White has received a beau
tifully bound and engraved album con-
tanning preamble and resolutions in mem
DRY OF Ben T. Whites association with
the Chicago & Northwestern railway as
general attorney at Omaha, adopted at
a meeting of the executive committee of
the board of directors held in New York
September lS. 1911, signed by Secretary
Caldwell and President w. A. Gardner.
The chairman of the executive commit
tee, Marvin Hughltt, former president,
as we'll as Mr.. Gardner, president at this
time. were very expressive Of their ap-
probation Of Mr.. White and his services
to the company during the last year OF
his life, when it was known that his
health needed conserving.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-01
Thief Uses Pillow
Instead of a Club

Some robbers prefer rough methods and
have no conscientious scruples about
using a club or a mace TO swat their
victims, but the one who operated on
James Dalglash I'm the White Front
roomng house at 1903 Farnam street Mon
day has IA more gentle method. While
James was asleep the robber entered the
room empty handed and with nothing
more harmful than a soft pillow he pro-
ceeded to put him out OF commission. He
cody smothered his victim into insensl-
bility and then helped himself to Dali
glashs cash, which amounted to 500
The police are looking for a man by the
name OF II. IL. Walker.