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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Fl UNDlspeNsED EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.

cTTa HE man on the street who has waited eleven weeks for the
Governor to dispense his large and valuable patronage is
asking the reason of the long delay. Governor Fort IN
the first year of his term disposed of his appointments at once. At
the beginning of the second year he had objects to serve in leg1s-
lation and he realized that his only power lay in his patronage. so
he withheld the appointments until near the close of the session.
There was no disguise of the intent to influence legislation. But
Governor Fort realized that he had made the great mistake of his
administration. He lost prestige by it, In the last year of his
term the Governor atoned for his act by making his appointments
without any delay, thus removing all improper influence and
pressure from the executive in legislation. Now the average man
can see little moral difference between the inducements offered by
the lobby and those that may be held out by the executive. In.
either case it is extraneous influence that does not appeal to the
sober and unbiased judgment Of the legislator, but only to his self
interest or personal desires. The natural assumption is that the
prospect of personal qualification is necessary to hold his vote in
legislation. Tonight opens the twelfth week of the session. The
man on the street wonders how much longer the executive patron
age will remain undispensed and prospective benefciaries kept on
the anxious seat.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
THE LATEST AND WORST FACTORY FIRE.

6a HE burning of the excursion steamer General Slocum on June
Is. 1904, in which about eleven hundred persons lost their
lives, was followed by a strengthening of the steamer in
spection laws. 1t was found that large excursion boats had no fire
drill or proper apparatus and that their lifesaving appliances were
practically worthless. Human life on excursion boats has been
safer since that appalling disaster. 1t has required a great holocaust
like that of the factory fire in New York on Saturday to awaken
the community to the peris of life in hundreds of great factory
buildings in New York. The conditions were known, but who cared?
Not the officials charged with factory inspection. Not the legislator
charged with the duty of passing laws to protect human life. Fire.
Chief Croker gave warning, but nobody needed. The factory owners
objected to the cost of lifesaying construction and appliances and
they took the chances for their operatives. But it is not for us in
New Jersey to moralize. New York, now aroused, is likely to atone
for the calamity of Saturday. What has been done in this State in
atonement for the horrors of the High street factory fire? Nothing
Responsibility was not fixed, though it was as plain as daylight,
and Governor and Legislature have completely lost sight of the
promised reform in the factory inspection law in the game of politics
that has been played at Trenton for nearly three months.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

citizens is the fact that structures on
the fire and police departments were
not considered necessary by the twen-
ty-three men who retired from jury
duty after devoting nine weeks to 1t.
In other words it looks as II the
grand jury devoted itself to the BUSH
ness for which it was previously ap-
pointed, namely, the consideration of
criminal charges brought through the
regular channels, and did not waste
time in playing politics by deriving into
matters that had been threshsd out by
the newspapers long before the grand
jury got hold of them.
This cannot be said Of previous grand
Juries. particularly during the past two
years. The one that retired on Sat
urday, therefore, all the more deserves
the thanks of Essex county citizens.
TAXPAYER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
MOBILIZATION TO BE ASSAHED IN CONGRESS-

ca HERE are indications that when the special session of Con
grass meets attacks will be made upon the administration
for modelling troops on the Texas border. Vt is quite GER
tain that the demand will be made upon the President to submit,
all the facts and papers in the case. The act of the administration
took the country by surprise and left it 10 conjecture, but notwith-
standing the reticence of the government as to the purposes in
tended the people of the United States have perfect faith that such
a move would not be made if not necessitated by grave reasons
And the situation in northern Mexico as now developed offers suf
fcient justification. The chronic unpreparedness of the United
States to meet Il great emergency is proverbial, but it is due not to
the executive but to the legislative power. In this case the execn
tive sought to be prepared and was enabled to do SO without inter
ference by a 3 hortsighted and hating policy in Congress. The whole
country is enabled to see without any explanation the substantial
reasons that impeiled the President to take the course he did, and
his promptness and vigor are most commendable.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
A Miac Law.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
1t Is apparent that many citizens do
not understand hat they are compelled
by law to send their children. who are
under the age of IA, to school. This
was shown in Upper Montclair several
days ago, when one of the residents re-
fused to allow the probation officer to
serve a warrant which he had in his
possession upon a youth of tender age,
who had not attended school. The pro-
baton officer was driven from the house
at the point of a revolver. I know that
the probation officer tries to keep these
facts from the public, because they do
not wish to embarrass the children.
Would it not be better for parents to
take advantage, of the law and send
their children to school as long as pos
sible to gain all the education the Board
of Education is giving. N. j.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
HE OUTSIDE STAIRWAY FOR FLRE-EsCApE.

@UTSIDE fre-escapes on the lofty buildings that are now being
w erected in the principal cities are Objectionable in that few
people, and especially women and girls, have the nerve to
descend ther. safely. An outside fre-escape on a building above
six stories might itself be the cause of loss of life. A leading New
York architect shows that the best and safest means of escape is
a spacious enclosed freproof stairway on the outside of the build
ing, to be entered from any floor by outside balconies. AS there
are no openings into the building there is no smoke and the heat
of the fire in the building cannot be felt. There is no building, says
the architect, where such a stairway cannot be put in. And one
can be constructed without marring the appearance of a building.
It can be made ornamental. In the case of hundreds of panic
stricken and hysteucal girls outside freescapes from the upper
floors of u skyscraper would be almost useless. But, familiar with
sarways, they would readily descend by that means. If the New
York factory had been thus equipped there would probably have
been no loss of life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Function and Limitations OF the Stage

Function and Limitations OF the stage.
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
What Is the stage meant for? why
do we go to the theatre? Do we go
to be entertained, or to be instructed,
or do we want to be entertained and
instructed in the theatre? This, it
seems to me, is a serious question and
one that we ought to study.
IA Some critics and persons interested
should reflect the public mind and
should portray the things that the
public thinks about and talks about.
They tell us that the social evil should
be exploited and the horrors of the
present order of society vividly de-
picted in order that We may rid our
selves of them.
Other persons, equally as intelligent,
say that the theatre is not a pulpit
or a political platform; that 1t is meant
for the education of the public in things
artistic.
These persons declare that the stays
should entertain, but at the same time
raise the standard OF entertainment.
There is much room for argument on
both sides. In fact, l cannot see why
both sides are not right. Why should
we Danish the problem play and the
sociological play when there are thou
sands of cultured and interested people
that demand such plays? Why can we
not have both kinds?
1t SEEM to me that the only kind
of play that we ought to prohibit is
the indecent play. And, unfortunately,
at the present time we have many of
these plays. Plays that appeal to the
baser passions Of men and women have
no right on the stage, and our man
ayers should be public spirited enough
to stage only the plays that will benefit
the public. JACOB ABRAMSON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

protection waiting for them-a club
that is run on such principles that
membership alone is recommendation
for honesty and integrity, with an In
telligence department where all mem
bers are registered and work obtained,
doing away with the individual intel
ligence office, very often controlled by
INSCRIPTIONS people who demand their
10 per cent. twice over. Cannot one
of your able writer's now, while the
subject is being agitated, write up the
servant girls side of the question.
There is much detail and interesting ex-
periences l for one could give to SUBJ
stantiate the claim that the maids as
well as the mistresses need a philan-
thropy that will benefit them-not the
projectors alone. Respectfully,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Practical Charity.

the Editor of the Evening Star;
So many wealthy men with big
hearts, like Carnegie, for instance, are
always ready to help suffering
humanity with their wide-open purses.
Foundations OF all sorts are instituted
and gifts to individuals from heroes
up or down, whatever way you want
to put it, are the order of the day.
Has it ever occurred to any Of our
great philanthropists what a vast
amount of good can be done for the
pool sick? I mean for the man OF
whose life depends upon a
change Of scene and air? It would be
just as easy to keep track Of these
through the hospitals as watching the
newspapers for heroes. X. x.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Grand Jury Did DUTY.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The action of the December grand
jury that was able to wind up it's WORK
on last Saturday and did not find 1t
necessary to make a presentment to
the court calling attention to a lot of
defects in the system of running the
county government should appeal to
all citizens.
1t shows for n thing that the sew
eral matters-construction affairs at
the Overlook asylum, difference be-
tween the governing authorities at the
same place, poor work performed on the
House of Detention and many other
matters-have been corrected to such
an extent that improper conditions that
formerly existed have been righted.
Another thing that should appeal to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Raps Trolley Company.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
At a recent meeting of the Board of
Works, President McCarter. of the
Public Service, appeared to ask for
concessions for his company. He said,
SO the papers inform us, that the city
and the company should work to-
gether. because their interests were
Identical. So much for that.
Last week the members Of the board
and the public utility commissioners
went or a tout of inspection prepara-
tory to a bill that will be introduced
in the Legislature to empower the
board to compel the trolley companies
1t seems that certain lines could be
connected in a way that would bene-
fit the citizens.
A bill similar to this was introduced
in the Legislature last yea and was
defeated by the traction company in
terests. Although the interests Of the
city and the trolley company are identi-
cal, il is, nevertheless, necessary for
the city to go to Trenton to get the
company to do certain things, and be-
cause the interests are identical Nc
Carter and his associates see Mt to
fight the city.
This talk of identity of interest is
really disgusting. It is about time
that the corporations thought of some
thing new. This old gag is wearing
itself out. The Board of Works evil
IDENTIFY does not agree with Mr.. Nc
Carter, for, from present indications,
1t seems bound to fight for what it
thinks Is a just law.
BERTRAM DWYER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
XIV. (cONTINUHD.) J

Before entering upon a detailed dis
cussion of color I hope I shall be
forgiven for a digression in the nature
of a reply to a correspondent. The re-
ply is u~navoidably SO long that the
space allotted win necessitate this in
terruption in the regular course to make
room for the Question Box"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
UNITED ITALY FOR HALF A CENTURY.

eTTa HE fftieth anniversary Of the unifcation of Italy as a nation
begins today and extends throughout the week. All Italy is
rejoicing in this event, which means so much for the Italian
people. The sons and daughters of Italy in the United States share
in the celebration, and wherever they are found in this broad land
they are concentrating a day that is as much to Italy as indie
pendence Day is TO the American people. In Wallace Hall tonight
there will be appropriate exercises under. the auspices of the eleven
Italian.American lodges of Newark and visiting lodges. The senti-
ment of United Italy finds a sympathetic response in every Amer
lean heart.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Just a Line
About Men
You Know

THE extra confusion which some
times exists at the Four Corners" said
Sergeant Michael Tully, who is de-
tailed there, rs chiefly due to the
drivers who think they a get across
ahead of anyone else il they make a
bold dash without waiting for the sig
nal. Then, of course, we hold up traf-
fic while we go after the offender n
bring him back. He not only loses
time himself. but holds up hundreds of
others
Newspapers are often criticised,
sometimes Justly, sometimes unjustly,
for misspelling proper names. Usually
the critics do not take into considera-
ton the conditions under which the re-
porter works. Where the magazine
writer has weeks and sometimes months
to prepare his STORY" the reporter has
minutes, at most. The material which
the journalist" assemblies at his lei
sure the smoke-wrapped reporter may
have pried loose in The shadow or
crumbling walls. Therefore, what is
more often than not excusaole in the
reporter Is ~inexcusable in the magazine
writer. The author Of THE Newark
Factory Fire in the current McClure's
refers repeatedly to Fire Chief Asher"
whoever he Is.
A prominent golfer of this city tells
the following story of the golf links
al a time when John D. Rockefeller
was less proficient as a golfer thar he
is now.
What shall 1 do?" asked the Stand
ard Oil man of a caddie when in an
awkward position.
you see that flag over there" the
boy said, pointing to a red banner wav-
ing in the wind. Make a long shot
for that"
John d. did as he was told and the
ball fell within easy distance of the
hole.
The caddie, who did not know the
identity of the famous financier, ex-
claimed as he saw the success OF the
stroke, IF you had my brains and
had your arm what a combination we
would make"
Michael Padula, justice of the peace,
banker, jeweler and leading citizen ct
the Silver Lake section, who up to d
few years ago was a cobbler on High
land avenue, had a peculiar accident
to him at the spot where he
formerly conducted his mending estab-
lishment.
Mr.. Padula was driving his automo-
bile through Highland emu to visit
the fond spot where he had started to
build his fortune. In the place where
he sat day after day is a 1ve-story
brick building. When he had reached
this place he slowed down his ma
chine, and to his surprise the machine
to back up and dashed into one
of the stores. What would have hap
pened If the frail one-story shoe
mending place were still standing
there is what trouble him.
A man on West Kinney street had a
large card tray stolen last week. A
plain-clothes man was sent to investi-
gate the case, and after asking many
searching questions he finally left, say
ing, IF you find the thief or the tray
be sure to let US know"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

A delegation from the Newark
branch of the National Council of
Jewish Women visited the Young
Women's Club, at 100 Belleville avenue.
The local branch intends to start a club
for young Jewish women Miss
Beatrice Maybaum, Miss Kussy, Miss
Marx and Miss Leicht comprised the
committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

Christopher Blake, one of the best
known and oldest residents of Irving
ton, is dead. He had held the posi-
tions of postmaster, collector. assessor,
village trustee, township committee
man and commissioner of appeals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

The People 5 Rostrum


The STAR extends the privilege
Of these columns to tho public and
not more than one hundred words
treating Of topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

Two men We're burned to death and
four badly injured in an explosion at
the extracting works of Dickerson &
Spence, Hamburg place and Avenue L..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
MARCH IL. 1904.

The Woman's Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the P~resbytery of Newark is
holding its twenty-fourth annual ses-
sion at the Third Presbyterian Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

A man on West Kinney street had a
large card tray stolen last week. A
plain-clothes mar was sent to investi-
gate the case, and after asking many
searching questions he finally left, say
ing, 'If you find the thief or the tray
be sure to let US know"
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT May rer:=

is class He had gone into this en- rrnrise with much the same spirit in rhich he had stolen gates and Elis- iaced signs during bis brief college .areer. and he was now disposed tin he presence of pretty gtrll to carry out with uudimiuished impotence 'Ii only means ane. anyway" he as urad himself
 CavanaEh did not trust Gregg. ather. and as this was the first time le had been called upon To arrest men 'ar killing game oat of season he could s1f afford to fau of any precaution- rired and sleepy as he was he must iemaiu CD guard But you and your tsuShteT must @ to bed ai once. he sESfd
 I.lze. under the spur ef her dram slked on with hliter boldhess, berst- nE she town and itS peanle. Grezg steaed 10 her with expresssonlesS ris- Se his eyoS drVawily 6xed on Lees 'sce. huf his cesupzuton, the old herd IT. seemed to nalpifste with shame md fear And Ross had the feeling at be moment that tn this racged. En- kenps old hobo was the skeleton of me of the old time heroes- He was raSfed with drink snd vorn hy wind md rain hut he wss very far from seins commeaplaee-
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05

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 The md szs immediate effect Of Suamp-Poot. Ire great kidney and bla3se- -z-eiv. $ soon realized. T. stands The Aie1sse because its re1lar kable health T~s.5rlzs properties have been proven n ..tl7lsz=1s of the most distress ing eases. If "a need medicine you
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05

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Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05

rHE EYE or HER REVOLVER STARED sraAIGHr lSTo HER PRISONER PACE have had sense enough fo keep out of this bus ness He spoke with difficult tY. aad hls voice was hoarse with emotion
 Lz. turned 10 Lee The dos said TO iIa1r hat guess here's where l dnw aae feel faint
 Kos. har ied 10 her sidc. while young Gregg teuaersv handsome flask Here something.
 IIee ra6 # away Not from you. Inst reach aaaer my desk Ross youH 1ud some brandy there That's t." she called Us he produced bottle. eutchiug II eagerly, she added They say it's poison. but its my meat to- night Little remained of the woman in iize. and the old sheep herder eyed per with furtye curiosity
 "I was afraid you'd shoot" LIze ex- plained to Ross. and didn't want you to muss up your hands on the dirty ioafers had the right to kill They were trespassers. and I'd 'a' done il too '
 T don't think they intended to ac- tually assault me" he said but it's a hit discouraging to find the town so indifferent over both the breaking of | he laws and the deings of d drunken mob, I'm afraid the most of them are a long WAY from law abiding people | vet"
 Joe. who did not like the position in which he stood as respecting Lee. here made an offer of aid T don't suppose any word Is any good now. but if you1l ct me do it I'll go out and round up | Judge Higley. l think l know where le is"
 To this Lize objected, You can't 10 that. Ross; you better hold the fort lere til morning"
 Lee was rather sorry. too, for young Sregg, who bore bis bufreting with he imperturhable face of the heroes of
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05
CHATER NIL

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