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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
Questions Fire Safeguards.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Are conditions regarding the safety
of lives of employees in factories in
this city any better now than before
the fatal High street fire of November
26 last? The writer believes that they
have not been improved TO any great
extent, and is so informed by persons
in a position to know.
1t Is true that Immediately following
the High street fire there was a great
rush to make changes in exits and
lre-escapes and to do away with con-
ditions as they existed in the Higa
street building. But now that Tho wavs
of horror that swept the city at the
time of the fatality has died away con-
ditions are rapidly becoming the same
as before.
The writer yesterday found a stair
doorway leading to a third floor on
which about fifty girls are employed
locked, while the elevator in the build
ing was out of order. C. L, AMES.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
WAR NEWS OF
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

The Newark Daily Advertiser, now
the STAR, on June "a. 1851, published
the following:
The Franklin street M. e. Church
was last evening the scene of a pre-
ceeding rather unusual in such place
on a Sabbath. Rev.. Mr.. Armstrong
the pastor, having announced to preach
q sermon with reference to the late
peace movements, argued that go
has fixed by eternal law the condition
of peace; thai there is eternal enmits
between right and wrong; that this
enmity necessitates strife. war, blood
shed and l their terrible concomitants
not because the lovers of peace direct
IL. but because the defenders of wrong
will not yield till by lunar instrumen-
tally God brings them under the feet
of the righteous" The sermon closed
with the assertion that no permanent
peace can be had till the abettors of
the Southern rebellion are bruised un-
der the feet of the North. During the
sermon Stephen S. Thorn. who has been
a leader in the peace movements, be-
gan kissing, ~whereupon the congrega-
ton aHolauded and some fifty, rising,
were disposed to eject the offender, but
we're restrained by the minister. 1t
was with great difficulty that some
were restrained from laying violent
hands upon him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
Suggestion TO Bakers,

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
| would like to write a few lines con-
corning n Of our greatest evils, which
is overlooked by many people, and sug-
gest a possible REMEDY for it.
Some of the bakers of our city have
their loaves of bread stamped with a
paper stamp bearing the name of the
firm, and often being made in three or
four different colors of paper. The
danger from these stamps or labels is
greatly enhanced by the fact that they
are sometimes put on the bread by un-
healthy people.
A simple remedy for this would be
to have the bakers use pans with their
names stamped in the bottom of the
pan. L.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

n + the towns in the Passaic valley that have refused to enter into
the trunk sewer contract shall choose a site for a disposal
works in some place within their own territories they are at
liberty to do so. The municipalities that are Joined in the contract
will pay no further attention to them and will proceed to build
the sewer. The essential point is that the towns that adopt the
local disposal plan shall make it local in fact as we'll as in name;
that they shall not invade the territory of a municipality that has
contracted to pay for disposal of its own sewage in New York
harbor. There is more room by 100 per centsfor a disposal works
in Montclair than in Belleville and onehalf more in East Orange,
so there can be no plea of necessity for going away from home to
establish a nuisance. When the municipalities that want local dis.
posal shall abandon the intent to make victims of BeHevile and
Bloomfield there will be no criticism of their enterprise, although
there will still be wonder, and eventually, for them, regrets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
GrntIned.

To the Editor Of the Evening star.
Now that the notorious "keyman''
who has terrorized the residents of the
Hill section for the past six months
is at last within the tolls. l think that
a word of praise for his captors would
not be out of place. Patrolmen Scan
Ion and Dowd, who made the arrest,
displayed an abundance of detective
ability and should be rewarded by the
Police Board for their good work. I
am sure that the residents of the
Fourth precinct at least would be glad
TO See these sleuths rewarded. A lit
tie encouragement would spun the men
on to further efforts. KILLER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
Recently there appeared in your
valuable paper an item asking where
the sprinkler was at the Four Corners,
This question is similar to that
regarding the condition of the
streets at the Lackawanna coal
pockets, in High street. There
the dust is breathed into the lungs OF
hundreds of factory girls and COM
muters going back and forth, and there
is no doubt that there are tubercu-
losis germs existing In this dust.
Why doesn't the street department
get on the job a little o%ftener?
DAILY PASSER-BY.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
>SocIYNNeTB5)
~ >~
0UBURBAN ToWNS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Nelson, of
New Brunswick, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Helena Blocker Nelson, to Ensign Ar
thur Schuyler carpenter, U. s. N, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Carpenter.
Mrs. Clinton G. Halsey and Miss
Naomi Halsey. of this city, will leave
Tuesday for Condine. Me. They viii
stay at the Twin Lakes House.
Mr.. and Mrs, George S. Coke and
their two sons. MIR. George and Mr..
Robert Coke, of this city, sailed today
for Europe. where they will spend the
summer. They will be joined later by
Miss Marjorie Adams, of Mt. Prospect
avenue, who spent the winter in
France.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred l. Manches and
family. of Parker street. have opened
their cottage at West Milford.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
Trihute To the Police.

AAbuAF ~ As DAtN
To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
| want to say a word in favor of the
police officers of Newark and the other
municipalities in Essex county. In
the past six months there have been
six murders committed In Essex coun-
ty, and In every instance the person
doing the killing has been caught.
In the same time no less than seven
murders have taken place in New
York city in which the murderer has
never beer located. 1t is + u that in
this city two of the murderers have
been acquitted by trial juries, but that
was not the fault of the police officers,
as in both instances the persons on
trial admitted they we're the ones who
committed the act resulting in the
death of another. OBSERVER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
THE SUMMER WEEKEND.

IT n the summer season the weekendis the most appreciated part of
the week. Everybody who can leave town Friday or Saturday
for an outing over Sunday does so, and business men, whose
NNmlies are at the shore or in the mountains, count the week ended
FRIDAY night, or, at the latest, Saturday noon. But one doesn't have
TO go bach very far in the past to recall the time when the week end
outing was comparatively unknown and when the average family
had no thought of a summer vacation by the sea. 1t may be added
that people were just as healthy and robust then as they are now,
and took quite as much comfort and pleasure in life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
HOW CRIMINALS CAN ESCAPE JUSTICE.

Pts WO New York professional criminals, arrested for crime in
Ii Jersey City and held in $4,000 bail by one judge, were re-
leased without notice to the prosecutor on $1,000 bail by
another judge. In all probability the bail will be forfeited, as the
money was furnished by unknown parties from New York. Evi
IDENTIFY the Judge who accepted the small bail in the case after the
criminals had been held in heavy bail was imposed on by some
lawyer. But why should a judge permit himself to be deceived?
And why should such a miscarriage of justice be possible? And is
there no punishment for the shyster who practsed the deceit to
enable two criminals to escape?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
1UsTAlNEI
NBoUT MEN,
@CTWoW

William l.. Saunders. ex-mayer of
North Plainfield, who received the de-
gree of doctor of science on Wednes-
day from the University of Pennsyl.
vania, had the laugh on some of his
old associates of the class of 1875, who
were baEk for their thirty-1fth ami
versary celebration.
"Bill,' said one of his classmates
after congratulating him on getting
believe in woman suffrage, not only
that you believe in it. but are presi
lent of the Mems League of New Jer-
sey, organized to help the women get
the vote. How did that happen?"
well. l can't say that l became a
doctor of science today because l am
head o. the Mems League for Suf-
frage,' replied Mr.. Saunders, but /
am for suffrage because of the same
things that lead up to the degree in
science. The method of science is to
inquire into a thing and get at the
facts. If you'll do that in the matter
of suffrage, you will also cone to the
scientific conclusion that women should
vote
The upshot of the incident was that
out of the seven classmates who had
started in to guy Bill Saunders on
suffrage four of them admitted thai
they had been convinced that women
should nave the ballot. The other
three said that there might be some
thing in it.
Frank E. Bradner is a busy member
Of the local bar. and the other day he
was put in a peculiar fix in the dis
position of precious moments. Vice
Chancellor Stevens had asked him y
appear before him, as he was about
to decide an important case in which
Mr.. Bradner vas interested. While
waiting for this vice-chancellor to ge.
through. ice-Chancellor Howell and a
lot of witnesses were. impatiently wait
ing for Mr.. Bradner's appearance in
the chambers presided over by Mr..
Howell. They were compelled to wait
for more than half an hour. In the
q 4 WI III I1ao d CdJC vi
call on the calendar of the Circuit
Court, and there we're pee le up Their .
waiting for him. Messengers flew
around quickly. and before the day
was done Mr.. Bradner with his Gus
tomary adroitness had managed to
satisfy everybody.
"That new English ship Olympic is
certainly a wonder" remarked Police
Commissioner Lyman E. Kane to a
bunch in Jake the Barber's" last night.
"Why. she is over 100 feet longer thar
the longest dock in New York"
"Huh. that's nothing" chimed in
Jake the Barber" I'm a couple of
years Germany will build a boat so big
that you will get on the stern at Ho-
boken. walk to the bow and get off at
Hamburg. You can't beat us Ger
mans"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

ural history knows hat the more any
animal Is prosecuted the more highly
it will develop cunning to attain its
SO the Mosquito determination
Commission, or whatever you call he
officials who have not yet completed
their job. should settle down and study
this phase of a great question.
EAST FERRY STREET.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
LYNCHiNG THERE AND HERE.

II I is observed that when the perpetrator OF a heinous crime
against humanity is caught on the streets in a Northern city
the excited crowd cry Lynch him. and nobody does. A simple
policeman takes the malefactor to the police station. In a Southern
city the case is different. There are no cries of Lynch him. and as
n rule the malefactor is promptly lynched. The negro fend who was
arrested in Paterson yesterday would have had short shrift south of
the Mason Dixon line. How much shrift of time will the New Jersey
law give him before he is sent to State prison virtually for life?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
BY WILLIAn HAMILTON OSBORNE

would-be authors; publishers who are
however, perfectly fair about the mat
ter, who get all the business they can,
and who charge the author for publish
ing his book instead of paying MN.
If his book sells, which is not likely
q am talking now of fiction authors
alone), he gets back some of what ne
has paid; but the chances are against
It's having a large sale; first, because
If no publisher will pay for 1t. 1t Is
likely to have little demand; second
as the publisher makes his money OUT
of the author rather than out of the
buyer, his profit is already in his pocket
when the book first makes its appear
ance.
The publisher who asks you TO pay
for your own publication usually puts
out a good looking book with a good
cover. He is shy on illustrations. HIS
paper and type as a rule are good l
have Interviewed authors who nave
had books published under such CIR
c~umstances. and have interviewed
practical printers accustomed TO the
book and binding trade. The last case
hat came undey my notice was OF a
publisher who charged a man sS5o tor
putting out 1000 copies of an So,ooo-
word story. This meant 800 or 4oo
pages. neat cloth binding. lettering on
the cover in gilt. 1t meant also the
furnishing of a certain number of cir
culars for advertising purposes. Inc
printing and binding man tells me he
can get such a book out for $500. and
would like to have a job.
LCsse-
WHAT, THEN, DOES IT COST, A
publisher to get out an illustrated mover
in frst-class style. with up to date
cover, and all the usual art-frills n
get-up of the modern popular novel. l
haven't the nerve to ask a publisher
about it, and, IL / did. he might have
the nerve to decline to answer. There
are secrets in the publishing business.
Being on the other side of the fence, 1t
is necessary to patch and piece together
what incomplete information can be
obtained upon the subject. If the print
er and binder ear set up his type. pro-
vide his paper and binding for 5000 per
1000. will it cost the big publisher
over 81. 900 Cor less) for, say, 5000 or
5000 copies?
Go
A PUBLISHER, l AM TOLD, CAN
! AXE a fair profit on a sale of 2,ooo
copies of a novel. OF course, he is all
right, if he does not expect the book to
60 over that, before buying it. for he
can then regulate his advance
to the author, can dispense
with illustrations, can limit his
advertising. There are many big
authors in this country, whose names
are almost a household word, who are
the subject of the most favorable and
learned reviews. whose novels have a
steady sale of only 1900 or 5,0OO-not
per year, but per novel. Their pub
fishers know thai the public of these
authors does not vary, perhaps, to
the extent of fifty copies. This. 1t
would seem, is the sure. steady. certain
demand that every publisher would pre-
fer (still talking from the other side OF
the fence. He knows where he stands.
GO
NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE
world has the world read so much fic-
ton. Never has so much fiction been
published. Go a step farther
never has the proportion of
good fiction been so great We
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
H usANDs

T H o USANDS
and thousands OF
times you read in
the advertisement
IF one book or
he other. or in
newspaper COM
inent upon 1t,
that 1t is n of
the six Best Sell
ers.''
This has a
meaning which is,
TO a great extent,
technical.
The Bookman, a
\ ew Yorh literary
periodical, pub
fishes once a
month a a
This chart con-
sists of the re-
port sent in by
retail booksellers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

William ]. Magic. of Elizabeth, for
mer chancellor; Miss Magic and Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Magic, of Princeton.
sailed today on the Minnehaha. to
spend the summer abroad.
Mrs. ]. Fred Mead, of Plainfeld. and
Mrs. w l, l.. Adams and Miss Adams,
of Montclair, are spending the summer
in the Berkshires. at the Red Lion Ina,
Stockbridge.
Ralph Steinhardt. of Van Ness place,
this city. is home for the summer va
cation from the Tome School for Bows.
Port Deposit, Maryland. His brother
Lawrence expects to enter the school In
the fall.
Mrs. Arthur Fl. Mackie and her
mother, Mrs. Nelson Wright. Of Mt.
Prospect venue have opened their
summer home in Nova Scotia, where
they will be joined later by Mr.. Mackie.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
NO COMMENT ABOUT MAINE.

MADRID, June 24.-Today's papers
regarding the raising of the wreck of
the American battleship Maine, but
without editorial comment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

The STAR eXtenus the privilege
of these columns to the public and
invites signed communications Of
not more than one hundred words
treating of topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24
MISS BROWN TO WE'D LIEUT.. BARNETT

ELKINS, w. Va, June 24.-Miss
Katherine Brown, granddaughter Of
ex-senator II. G.. Davis. and Lieuten-
ant Chester p. Barnett, will be mar
ried on June 20 at Graceland, the Davis
home here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

IN THE FIRST PLACE THE
author doesn't publish a book
himself and he doesn't pay for
it's publication unless he can't get
a publisher to put 1t out. There
are publishers, however, who make a
business of encouraging authors or
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-24

Temperature at 1 p. m.....7s degre,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

said. Nevertheless, sat down and
saw a battleship in full resalia. 1t
was black. Suddenly it collapsed and
sank into the sea.
Then / saw, near at hand, man
In uniform, with uprafsed sword.
standing with handful OF men. He.
had a mustache and side Wh1skers-
He said to the men, Reserve your
comment till you hear from us. AS
the vision disappeared, I heard
voice say, The spaniards did not
blow up the Maine
."Then the young man told me that
news had just reached Washington OF
the blowing up of the Maine and said
he was sorry had seen the ship
black, as all our war vessels were
white. later learned that the Maine
was the only black ship in the navy.
How did I see the ship black and
how did the papers later on print a
message from Sigsbee which in sub
stance was what l heard the man in
uniform say, Public opinion should
be suspended until another report?'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

the witnesses and the ropes We're cut
loose, The air craft at once shot up
more than a mile. When it had
reached this elevation and was sailing
over the city, which could not be
seen because Of the clouds below, the
minister performed the ceremony in
the most solemn manner.
There was considerable difficulty
iii finding a place t. alight, and it
was not until the balloon was over
the maneuver grounds of the United
States army at Leon Springs that it
was considered safe to come down.
This was 35 miles northwest Of San
Antonio
Mrs. Stowe, who did not manifest
the least nervousness during the en-
tire trip, although it was the first
ascension she had ever made, said she
liked the sensation OF high flying and
was very glad she had accepted the
opportunity to be married in the
clouds.
AS a result of the trip many bust
ness men of San Antonio have sent
wedding presents to the young couple
and they will have sufficient furni
ture to start housekeeping without
any Individual outlay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
DOGDOr
Nebraskan's B|oodhounds Have
Caught $50 Criminals.
Proof to Show That They Practice the
Science of Deduction With the
Profundity of a Sher.
lock Holmes.

Beatrice. Neb.-A peaceful, white
bearded physician of this town mas
been directly instrumental in the cap
ture, during the last Is years, OF more
thaa $50 murderers, train robbers ana
other desperate lawbreakers.
DR.. ]. B. Fulton has passed his 18TH
birthday. Meeting him at the front
door of his cottage, where he lives
with his deaf sister, it would not pc
easy for you to believe that his name
is the terror of criminals In nail a
dozen states. But speak to the old
gentleman about his fayorite hobby
and see his eyes light up with pleas
ure; persuade him to take you
through the bloodhound farm, which
takes up almost an acre back OF the
cottage and contains upwards OF ~
skilled man hunters; watch him as ne
fondles his fierce pets and you VIII
begin to understand.
Polk, a 5-year-old Cuban blood
hound, and Cheyenne, 4-year-old
English bloodhound, were brought out
of their kennels by the trainer. The
visitor, who had in his youth watched
with awe the great red-tongued brutes
that make tUncle Toms Cabin" shows
attractive, was first struck with the
smallness and apparent docility Of the
two hounds
I'VE usually run a Cuban dog in a
team with an English hound" Doctor
Fulton remarked. THE two breeds
are of about equal ability as far as
following scent is concerned, but the
Cuban dog is more active and ener
getic on a trail, while the English
member of the team, If he is vel
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
FINDS HIS MOTHER ALIVE
Detroit Man Quarreled With His
Father, Then Located Other Long
Lost Parent Through Uncle.

Detroit, Mich-TWenty-fye years of
searching for the grave of his mother,
whom his father had said was dead,
has resulted in William r. Beard of
Detroit finding his mother alive.
She is Mrs G. w. Spencer, wife of
a prosperous meat market owner in
Urbana, @. She was divorced from her
first husband % years ago, the father
taking the boy. Upon being told his
mother was dead, young Beard became
so insistent upon seeing the grave that
about eight years ago he and his faith
er. auarreled over it and separated.
He knew his mother had a brother
named C.. p. Lewis, a horse-breeder.
Reading Of a Mr.. Lewis at an Indiana
horse show, he looFed him up, learned
that he was his uncte, and located his
mGther.