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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11

There was organized at the Newark
General Electric Company, Newark, last
night club under the Y. w. c. A.,
which has adopted the Y. w. c. A. con-
stitution. The work was undertaken at
the instance of the managers. The
General Electric factory at Harrison
has had Y. w. c. A. club for some
time, equipped by the company, and In
which the heads of the corporation take
q great interest. The success of the ex-
pertinent led the directors to have a
similar plan started here. There are
about 800 girls employed at the Newark
plant, and the club was started with
t25 charter members. Miss Margaret
Webster, extension secretary of the
y. w c. A., organized the new asso
citation with the following officers:
President Miss Blanche Metcalfe; vice.
president, Miss Pauline Thume; secre-
kary Miss Blanche Boetfch; treasurer,
Miss Catherine McDonough.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11
FLETCHER SNEAD
HAS NO CHANCE
TO GET INSURANCE
Husband of 0cey W. M. Snead
May Not Lay Claim to
Money.

Fletcher w. Snead has no possible
chance of obtaining any of the insur-
ance money left by his wife, Ocey w.
NJ. Snead. That is the statement made
by all persons who have followed the
case closely and who are conversant
with the inside facts.
Franklin w. Fort, who was the first
attorney in the case, said this morn
ing: while I have paid but little at
tention to the case for several ,nnonths
am satisfied that no suit will be
brought by Fletcher Snead for any part
of the insurance money. Mrs. John B.
Wardlaw, widow OF the late Rev. DR..
John B. Wardlaw, and grandmother
of Ocey Snead, is named as the bene-
ficiary of the policies now in existence.
She transferred the policies to a trust
fund for the defense of her three
daughters, Mrs. Caroline B. Martin,
Mrs. Mary w. Snead and Miss Virginia
o. Wardlaw, shortly after the arrest
of the three women.
PhIager Made Trustee.
Judge Archer A. Phlager, of Bris-
tol. Va, lifetime friend of the Ward
law family, was made trustee of this
insurance fund and will handle the
fund and pay all the expenses of the
defense of the three women"
Just what will be left of the fund,
which amounts to about $4,000, after
the expenses of the insanity hearing,
the lawyers expenses and other ex-
penses have been paid is problemetical
During the continuance of the case
from November 20, 1909, when the dead
body of Ocey Snead was found In East
Orange until Mrs. Martin was taken
to Trenton on Wednesday the expenses
have been very heavy.
The attorneys in the case have been
Franklin w. Fort Riker & Riker Sam
uel Kalisch, Chauncey H. Beasley, Of
this city, and Judge Phlager, of Bris-
toll Va.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11
5000 ELK MAY STARvE.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. l1.-Word
was received last night from Jackson's
Hole that 5000 elk are in danger of
starvation unless help is provided for
them at once. The State Legislature
recentlv appropriated $4,000 for hay
but its purchase has not begun.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11
EXPECT TO ARREST TWO IN
SCOTT TOMB DISSERTATION.

ERIE, Pa, Feb. 11.--With the dlscov-
cry that none of the bodies are missing
from the Scott mausoleum, detectives
are bending every effort todav tn Locate
the vandals responsible Tor he dasscra-
tion OF The tomb.
It was expected thar IT less ~ ar
rests would be made early scdag but
.ul to noon nothing material h4e siei-
o. ed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11
CAR CUTS COASTER In TWO.

EASTON, Pa, Feb. 11.--While coast
ing on Fifth street hill last night. a
double buck-sled containing several
boys, ran into an Easton Transit trolley
car Stanley Reichard, aged 10 years.
son Of Frank Reichard. was cut In two
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11
SAN FRANCISCO WINS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
bint resolution naming San Francisco
is the place of holding an exposition in
bis In Seiebration of the opening of the
tanama\ canal passed the Senate today
hsAout 6pposition.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11

Horse blankets, New Stock.
tactnst q Dorsmus Co., fae Broad strest.-,Ady.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
"Lr,r No GUILTY. Man Esc ,,.,: ;,

Many stories have been printed In
the last few days about what me
Democrats intend TO do when the next
congress assemblies nbou, Investigate
ing the several Departments or the
government at Washington. There is
20 be q regular sleuthing match, and
all that has been hidden is 10 be made
Snown, and the Augcan stables are 10
be cleaned. 1t is Il good Wort. that
ought TO be done ana the work, once
Il has begun, should be pressed 10 n
finish. As General Grant is reported
70 have said at the time OF the Wins
key Ring discovery, Lie, no guilty
man cscape.' But the investigation
should be made for business and eco
nomic reasons rather than for purely
partisan and political purposes, ana,
made in this way, it will be all the
more c!Tectivc as a political weapon
WHEN thc-tinne comes to use il, we
trust that II Will not be like the Bal
lingcr inquiry in its inception, its
prosecution or its results.
The story comes from WASHINGTON
that Harvey Phillips, !. Washington
detective employed by the Mexican
rcVolutionists, has reported that GER
tain officers OF the Department or
Justice arc in the pay of the Diaz
Government, that he has obtained dam
aging evidence against them and that
this evidence has been turned over to
members Of Congress who Will air IN,
whole matter IL the special session
jt may be so; but We doubt II ana
Me should not be willing TO condemn
the accused officers on testimony SUP
phed by detective employed by tho
ievolutionists Who arc nghtinc tho
Diaz Government: that is 10 say, The,
ordinary jury in the ordinary court
q justice would require some cor
1oborativc testimony before accepting
lie statements OF q very prejudicen
witness
This Is only one u the many stories
that have been told about what is
going to happen at the special session
&of Congress in the way OF sicu,hing.
The best thing evidently for the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION to do Is for everypodv Ia
resign and let US I'll start over again
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
rnra DAY We CELEBRATE.

This is ST. Patricll's Day, named In
honor Of the man anu priest whose
fame Will last so long as the world
cildures. Wherever men OF Irish blood
are gathered to-day there will be many
al unspokcn prayer for the Patron
Saint whose service to God ana hu-
mainly has affected the civilization OF
tho world
Every year, as the birthday OF this
great Apostle comes round, there is
much discussion about the place of his
birth and the incidents OF his career.
a week or SO ago serious protest was
made in Worcester. massachusetts,
against the use OF history in the
high school, OF that town because the
author claimed that St Patrick was
horr in England. Numerous letters
haze Cccn printed in Northern news
D4pers within tho last few days about
thc place OF his nativity but, as we
have said, it does not matter wherc
he was born--thc fact that he lived
and labored and worked for the ben eft
OF tie human race is enough The
world is better, far better, because
lie lived in it. and because. like the
Master, he went about doing good
Al men arc better because St Patrick
lived anu labored here among mon,
and everywhere on this blessed day
he will be acclaimed as one OF the
greatest gifts OF Goa TO man.
If we could all catch from his life
and work some inspiration for the
higher things, the things that arc
eternal this day viii not have peci,
celebrated in vain MI honor TO the
Patron Saint Of ireland; all honor to
the loyal people who emulate his viz
tues and rejoice that lie was given
to the world TO strive so Loyalty for lis
redemption.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17

living In Government employ. o22.27S
arc In tho competitive classified SER
vice. Tho Civil Service Commission.
tho President and Postmaster General
Hitchcock havo Joined in tho recon-
mendation that first, second, and third
class postmasters be classified. In fact.
tho classification of all officers except
those responsible for the policy Of the
government is also planned. The day
party service and n pull as II lever by
which to lift Government position
will be over.
The most vicious principle supported
by Andrew Jackson was that ito the
victor belong the spoils" Tho civil
service system has been of the greatest
bencnt to this country. because it is
founded on the idea that every man
III this nation is entitled to square
aeal at the hands Of the Government
and an open door into its great ser
vice. Party pull should not outweigh
merit in the disposition OF positions
under the Governments
There is yet much work for the Civil
Service Commission to do, however.
The best thing that II can do is to nut
every officer in the Department of Jus
tive. save the Attorncy-Gcncr undor
inc merit system. AS 1t Is now the
Attorney General appoints all of tho
responsible employees in this Depart
mcnt. There is no reason why this De-
partlnent should not DO like other De-
partlnents In this respect, but 1t is not
Ihen again, the weak point in the
present civil service system is that. in
the last analysis, the applicant is ap-
pointed by an appointing officer. who
has wide range Of discretion. This
would be all right, were there appoint
ing officers who could not be influenced
by outside considerations, by political
motives but too much discretion is
now vested III this appointing officer
vino Is only human. Finally, therefore,
inc appointment goes to the choice Of
the appointing officer and not neccs-
sarily to the man who has the best
qualifications for the job.
Nor is the Civil Service Commission
working for the interest or the service
when 1t refuses to give out information
as TO the duties Of Offices 10 be filled
ana the scope of the subjects to be
given on examination The informn-
tion now given to an applicant for a
civil service examination is so lnoagro
mat II is really nothing. and he does
ho' know whether whom examined say.
on mathematics. he Is to he asked cues
tons in plain arithmetio or complicat Cd
calculus or both
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
LAZY LEGIsL,TltI,I,s.

Governor Colquitts recent rcbukc
or the Texas Legislature on account
OF It's nocent dcsuctudc is made The
subject of a very true general indict.
nent of all such bodies by tho i,ol,,m.
pa state, Our contemporary says that
inc Coiuuitt paper might ''bc sent With
equal justification by nearly cycrv
Governor in the United States TO tbc
laW-maklng bodies OF their respective
COMMUNICATING. It has come to be
the fixed habit OF Legislatures in this;
country 10 asscmhlc and tri,lo fo,
thirty or forty day., ana finally ia
carry through with a reckless rush
such legislation as is absolutely nc
cessary to the maintenance ofthc state
government and its institutions in The
Closing hours Of the session."
None can question the truth OF this
statement Measures OF the creates /
general public Importance are side
tracked, while private, local and spc-
cal bills go through rapidly ana casily.
because they arc pushed persistcntly
Instead of attending to the main bnsl-
ness before the body, the average Leg
islaturc either sits idle or wastes
golden hours in unprontable and IN
necessary discussion. Committee worl,
Is hopelessly prolonged Lobbyists
delay legislation unto death. FAKE
measures are introduced. serving as
the lever by which to boost their
authors in the public eye ana politics,
or to lift a goodly sum Of money from
the interest threatened 10 he attacked.
One OF the most fragrant abuses Of
the right to liberty of speech in this
country IS afforded by those lcgisa-
Tors VINO are afflicted with a mania
Tor talking fully and almost forever
on all bills and other matters which
come up There is too much hot air.
In tho average Legislature
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
a rnEscnlprloN ron loNcnv.r,

Would-bc centenarians VIII he
pleased to know that an nfaliiblp
recipe for prolonsin3 life 10 tho cen
tury point has been discovered by DR..
Lorand. Hungarian physician. lie
has cmhaimcd this prescription In q
book which has had a grea, sale In
Europe. Here is the way the golden
elixir is compounded Tor present day
Ponce de Icons:
Yet porn right Have nothing I'M
favorable In your ancestry. Avoid AN
unhappy marriage. Wear loose collars.
Eat little meat. Drink milk freely.
Exercise rs much as possible in tho
open air. Breathe deeply and regu-
larry Bathc daily, VICAR porous
clothing. Go 10 bed carly and get up
early. Sleep not moro than sovcn ana
q hall hours in a. Very dark room with
an open window. Rest ono Whole day
each week without reading or writ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
LEE AND SI.ANEn,

III the December number of the At
lantic Monthly. Gamalicl Bradford H..
made - study OF Robert Il; Lee" under
tle title of - Hcro's Conscience" in
':hicf he expressed q fairly Just ap-
probation OF the character ana mo-
tiTes or General Lee In an address
delivered in Winchester on Lees Birth
day by Major Robert " Hunter. who
fought With distinguished courage on
the Fight side during the war Agains,
Inc south, DC made this review OF Mr..
Eradford's the subject OF some very
ncftinGnt comment rs 10 one OF MIR.
l5radford's statements. Major Hunter
expressed the opinion that IL did no,
import verify, as 1t shows that he IL
not az wise as TIC old man OF the BibIc
5pr WON lie IS named. The. statcmcnt
70 which Major Hunter OBJECTED was
5t,.ia:
..%''let after all. in lighting for tho
Nonfederacy, Lee was fighting for glav-
cry He must have known perfectly
Wei that Il Nio South trIusnphcd and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
AS HLINn As 4 RAr

IL United States Senator'S arc Ia 10
elected by direct vote OF the people.
population should be made the basis
or representation in the Senate. Tie
/, Columbia State doesn't understand
ms az al; OF course, il doesn't. IL
doesn't sec how the proposed change
! In the election of Senators should
make any difference III the method OF
thelr selection. 1t doesn't understand
that the Senator'S represent tho ro
spectlvc States as States, and not as
SO many communities of people. It
can't or won't, see that Nevada. with
Sl.S75 people, should not BIO entitled
on popular vote to as many Senators
at Washington as New YORK win
o,l13,279 people. IT is further confus-
ing itself with disputatious Thoughts
about the election OF Presidential t,lec.
tors. particularly the two electors who
arc chosen because OF the rcprcscn
tatlon the States have in the senate.
and it doesn't understand why these
two electors should not he chosen b,.
the Legislatures Of the several states /.
neither do VIC.
In most of the States. for more than
quarter OF n century after The Gov
eminent was established the prcsidcn
iiai Electors were appointed by tho
Legislatures. There is no reason why
they should not be so appointed now.
The difference botwccn Senators ana
Representatives is that tho Senators
represent the States as such and the
Representatives represent tho people
of the States. States without popu-
lation cannot claim representation in
the House of Representatives. ana no
more should they have representation.
IN the senate without population ii
the Senators arc to be elected by direct
vote OF the people. II the method or
election Is to be changed. tho plan OF
representation should be changed also.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
uHE TEsrlMoSy Oh nUc,1AnAN.

THE TESTIMONY Oh BUCiIAnAN.
The buchanan News reports that the
general good results and benefits grow
ing out Of improved road building is
seen in tho advance in price OF lands
along the new nacada,n road from
Troutvillc to Tincastlc.
The News says:
Rccenny n sale was made Of prop
erty on this road for the sum OF $4,000
for tract Of land containing about
l15 acres. This Same land was bought
a few years ago ct $l,500. 1t is quite
true that the advance is duo in part
to the general rise in farm prices, but
IT Is an accepted fact that 50 per cent.
or the advance is due to the location
on this now macadam road
This is not only the experience OF
Buchanan, but it is the experience OF
every other county. so far as we have
been able to learn. Good roads are
Tho best investment for any comnun-
ity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
I1A,lrpEN- sIpNEy N ATLANvA.

Charles p. Mckinney, a distinguished
lawyer Of Atlanta is president OF the
Georgia Alumni Association OF lamp
den- sidney College. The Rev. Dr..
Harry Tucker Graham. President of
week to attend n dinner given III his
honor by the graduates OF this College,
and incidentally to make it better
known to the general community. The
dinner was fine, OF course, and the
preaching Of the President iii two OF
the leading Presbyterian churches and
the addresses to the students OF tho
Agnes Scott College, the Donald Fraser
High School OF Decatur, the University
School for BOYS at stone Mountain ana
the Boys High School OF Atlanta were
q great deal finer.
EShth III point OF age among the
colleges Of America, Hampden- Sidney
has wrought nightly for the educa-
ton OF the people, and numbers among
its graduates many of the most emil
ncnt men of this country Since its
doors were opened one hundred and
thirty three years ago, they have never
closed William Horny Harrison,
President Of the United States.
was educated there as were also
eight Governors of Virginia. sixty
six OF the Judges of this state,
III members of tho Legislature.
and among the high State officers at
This time five Of them were educated
Of IIaihpdon Sidney Since tho cstab-
lishmcnt Of this great school five hum
dred ministers among them three
bishops OF the Episcopal Church. were
educated there, and twcnty-scven or
the college ana university presidents
OF this country received their train
ms at Hampton Sidney. TO the Con-
federatc Armies Hampdcn- Sidney con
tributed CT men. the number OF Con
tolerate soldiers educated there num-
herring more than the total number or
the matriculants at The college for
fourteen years before tho beginning,
of the war
This was a part OF the story OF tho
work OF this venerable institution fold
by Or. Graham TO the people OF At
lanta and we arc not surprised that
they should have been impressed by
his addresses and by the opportunities
offered at this school. Seventeen of
the graduates of Hampden- Sidney live
in Atlanta, and more than twenty of
the best men in the State OF Georgia
were educated there 1t would be
well for that State II 1t should SEND
more OF its worthy young men to this
College where the conditions WOO tho
young man 10 noble thoughts ana
great achievements.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
DICKINSON on LAW rNroncEn,,>.r

IN many respects, the least known
and the least conspicuous mompcr or
President Taft's Cabinet Is Jacob Nj.
Dickinson. secretary of war. lie does
not geek The l!meiight ana the front
page but goes abou: his business ana
otsantis7to H. AS matter Of fact, he
is the intellectual peer Of any man
IN the TAFT administration. He il a
better laSycr than Mr., Wickcrsham.
4 We afe to 80 by the books. ana ,n
personal Qualities Of hindlinoas AUD
confederation nc IS uncommonly rlch
In days gone by. he was president OF
the American Bar Association. as ucii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
TIL; NilCt,f,r sysrun,,

since cl"il service reform was written
INTO the statutes of the land. In tbis
time the reform has suffered some de.
teats and some victories but the fruits
OF the merit system have been such ne
10 Justify amply the reform. It IS no
longer an issue III national policies-onc
oy one, tho opponents OF civil service
reform have crept silently TO rest. The
t"eniY-seventh annual report OF the
civil Service Commission says that the
Increasing effectiveness of the merit
sySfcia has strengthened the public
convection that IT Is Indispensable to
economy and efficiency in governmental
anairs.". no one can doubt this
he only setback last year was
an opinion of Attorney General Wick
ersham that mechanics and laborers
ot navy Yards arc not In tho CLASSIFIED
service. though they had been SO re-
sarded This defect may soon be reme-
dled by order Of President TAFT.
OF tho siloss people who make their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
"Thc worst Of crimes is a mob.


The deeds OF mobs not only de-
moralize and predisposc great num-
ners TO other acts OF lawlessncss, but
arc exploited abroad with evil or
fccts."
All OF which is cminently true Ii
should, however. be noted III this con
nection that there is unqucstionaple
eiecadence Of the spirit of lawlcssness
IN the South. The statistics show ii
ana the newspapers show it, Public
sentiment is year by year becoming
stronger against mob law. 1t has
heen many months since there has
been an unlawful execution in Nir
Ginia In other states the number of
such deaths has noticeably decreased
The outlook was never better than
now for the reign OF law in this sec
ton OF the nation. while of other sec
tons the same thing cannot be truth
fully said.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
III. Anthor or.Thc ,o,, f.,u !,

several weeks ago AN lnnuiror"
Lost Cause" The lines were written
on the back OF Il SO Confederate note
,uSt after tho close Of the wur by
| Mi)or n :. Jonas Of Aberdeen Miss
Nv family lived in Aberdeen ana my
uncle mas been for vnnrs aSsocia ted
with Mnior Jonas in editing the Abcr-
Deer EXAMINER. ! am personally &c
quaintcd with Major Jonas and with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
4 FINE RECORD.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has lust
published report showing that not
a single passenger was Killed In a
train accident on that system in 1910
Inc number Of passengers carried was
l"o'ooo,ooo-morc than 100000 moro
than III the previous year.
There We're no collisions OF pass
cnger trains, no derallmcntr. The
number OF accidents Of any kind Is
steadily decreasing, in spite or un-
usually heavy traffic. Counting the
most ihconsenuential injuries, only one
passenger out OF every 100000 sur
fnrcd from such accidents as TOOK
place in 1910.
This cXtraordii;,ry record is not the
creature of chance. 1t has resulted
from the careful planning Of tie nu
thorities Of the road. discipline ana
timely expenditure. NO one Killed lnst
year" is the best possible advertise
mcnt for railroad.