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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-11
If You We're An Expert What Kind Of Fur
nitme and Carpets Would You Buy?

The time has passed when furniture and rugs can be sold to you
on their appearances only. This is a day when every purchaser must be
shown. Beware of the salesman who knocks his competitor and tries to
begu1e you with a pleasing story. Tell him to show the goods and prove
to you that his goods are worth the money he asks. We are selling fur
niture and carpets because we know their equal cannot be found in
Newark or New York. If we cannot prove to you that we can give you
the best values in the market we do not want your business. But we
can prove il, and your neighbors will tell you the sam thing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

imitation OF London society But for the
average stupidity and often rank vulEarity
you might imagine yourself, in these cir
eles OF New York, to be in a London draw
ing-room-
Life IS the Americans real theatre. He
addresses himself with deliberate gusto to
all the little circumstances that attend his
business occupation; his business is far
more than means OF making money to
him; It IS his hobby, his drama. his RELIGION
an IN one Hence the love Of titles: hence
the number Of president and vice-presi-
oenrs and officials that are created in
every business enterprise.
ana even the man In quite a humble
capacity can visualize himself as an indf-
Vidual unity OF Importance. and spirit him
SELF up for his arduous duties by a drama
NC sense OF his part in them. He Is not
pain John Smith; he is Conductor Smith.
OF the Motive Power Department OF the
United marlborough Freight and Trans
portation Company; and in this splendid
gulse he sees himself going about his daily
duties.
There are no supers in the American
business drama; every one has a place on
the bin. and the majority are stars.
Boston, Of which they are so proud. Is
spoiled by a distressing and priggish self
consciousness that makes even genuins
scholarship repellant- It is the cultivation,
not OF literary people. but Of a literary So
ciety and in its results IS Just as unsatis-
factory as are those doses OF culture with
which the travelling American seeks to
treat himself in his rapid flights to Europe.
You cannot 90 to art or literature as you
can to Fichy or Carlsbad or ContrexFille.
for treatment; they must grow OF them
selves
The barber shop. a thing characteristic
cally American. affords wonderful e1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

But It IS; only the Puritanism IS tainted
tainted with sentimentality and hypocrisy
us real, brave, clean austerities all gone
ana only the primitive and savage element
remaining. For when the Americans are
forced to look any unwelcome or tmpohte
Lact IN the face they cannot bear 1t, and ali
tlelr sayagery breaks out. It is not so long
since Maxim Cork and the woman VINO
$1,000 IN the relationship Of wife to him
were turned out Of one New York hotel
allef another because they were not legally
married; 1t is still a fact that gentle
woman smoking a cigarette in New York
restaurant would be asked, either to stop
oolhg so or to leave; and It was only the
0lher day that a negro was brutally
Iyhched because he was alleged to have
spoken insultingly to a white woman over
the telephone.
ana all this in the sacred name Of chfv-
airy It looks more like cruelty. And, in
lact' sentimental people are generally
rather cruel at heart; It is not really the
suHerings Of others that touch them 50
much as their own discomfort caused by
the contemplation Of suffering in others;
and provided such people do not see sufs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

ample OF the substitution Of reStiessns8E
and circumstance for real rapidly and
economy OF time. The business man. "a
his dramatic character Of q locomotive
pressed for time, hurries into the barber
shop and extends himself In a chair. feet
and hands outspread. a boOtblack engaged
on each foot q manicure On each hand
and the barber himself operating On his
head But such are the seductions Of the
barber shop that he probably spends
twenty minutes or half an hour there. as
against the Englishman's four or I'VE min
utes.
American sensuality, Ike a corpse
smothered in flowers. IS buried dsep be-
meath pile Of senumentalities, courtssles,
and what are called chivaIries-the kind
Of chivslry that consists IN standing Up
and removing your hat when the char
woman gets IN the elevator with you.
In that innate soundness OF core. which
one means when one uses the word "char-
acter,' believe the American TO be above
any nation in the world When one has
said that a man or 8 people has charac-
ter, one has said the supremest thing that
can be said about them. The golden thread
OF character runs through American life
and society, much atteHHated here and
there, but practically unbroken from top to
bottom. believe that it Is this character
istic which accounts for what one nay
call the American charm
For think that there is a charm that
IS typically American. just as there Is
vulgarity which is also typically Amer
lean. But the American vulgarity Is IN
hnitely less horrible than. say. the vul-
garity OF the French. and the American
charm IS much more delightful. because
much simpler and souuder than the bril-
liant and rather heartiess charm Of the
French at their best
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

Sing Sing, n. Y, March 16-Five
Italian laborers are In prison here
awaiting eIectrocution for the brutal
murder Of a woman
Brutal Murder.
The murder of Mrs. Mary Hall, wife
Of a superintendent employed in the
construction Of the Croton aqueduct,
in the northern part Of Westchester
county, New York. on November
last was one Of the most cold bloOded
crimes in the history Of the state. The
Halls rented quarters in the big.
roOmy farm house owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rae on the lonely York
tOwn-Croton road With them roOmed
Mrs. Ellen Griffin and her daughter,
Anna
On the morning Of November g,
after Mr.. Hall and Rae had left the
farm house on their separate duties,
the women noticed a number of Ital-
ians pass and repass the farm house,
cycling it keenly. However, as many
Italians are employed on the aqueduct
and as passing bands Of the men were
a common sight the women paid but
little attention to the actions Of the
men in the highway
The MurderOus Assault.
A short time afterward two Italians
presented themselves at a side door Of
the farm house and asked if they
might buy a quart Of milk. Miss Grif-
fen, who had answered the knock. said
she would see AS she turned, one OF
the men grabbed her and the other
whipped a revolver from his pocket.
Dragging the woman into the yard,
they commanded her to keep silent on
pain of death.
AT the same instant Mrs. Rae
stepped from another doorway in
search Of her two little children, one
aged and the other 4 years. One Of
the men who was holding Miss Crit
fen called to her in broken English to
hold up her hands.
Mrs Rae grabbed her children and,
sinking to her knees, implOred the rut-
fans not to injure her little ones The
italians snarled out a string Of oaths
that they would blow her heart out
If she did not keep quiet"
In the meantime the three other
men had entered the house. In some
manner the Italians had learned that
there was $4,000 in the house, recently
received from an insurance company,
and they demanded that this sum be
turned over to them
Details Of Murder.
The murder Of Mrs Hall is best told
in the words Of GiustO, who made
confession. He said:
THE poor lady (Mrs- Hall) was
crying I guess she was scared near
" to death. She fell over into a chair
and put her hands before her face.
Take anything you want she cried.
here is q box I wss going through
the bureau drawers collecting the Jew
eII-y Suddenly the lady gave a LOAD
scream and Zanza, who was standing
over her, cried out to me to take har
apron and shut her mouth / snatched
off her apron and, as 1 began winding
it about her head, Zanza grabbed a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16
FIVE ITALIANS AWAIT DEATH
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR MURDER

dirk from his pocket and plunged it
into her body he seemed to go Wild
He struck at the woman time ana
again with the sharp knife, slicing
the flesh from her bones. Once he
missed her and the knife ripped
through my coat. When the woman
was dead. he handed the bloody sti-
letto to me and told me to hide It
Later threw it away while we were
running through thick forest
The murderers had sacked the house.
overturning tables, chairs and other
furniture In their wantOn rage, they
destroyed many articles which they
could not carry away.
Three Women Escape.
Mrs. Rae and Miss Griften were
nearly in a swoOn from fright when
the men finally departed Mrs Grir-
fen was covering upstairs where she
had taken reguge.
Miss Griffen was the first to enter
the house, and the scene that met her
ewes was q sickening one Mrs. Hall
Law in the middle Of the sitting room
floor in a pool of blood. Her face had
been cruelty gashed and her apron
had been stuffed ihJo her mouth
Although on the verge Of prOstra-
ton from fear, Miss Griffen ran across
the neighboring fields to where some
farm hands were at work and gave
the alarm. These men hitched up
wagon and drove to the camp Of the
Mr.. Hall was at work. Mr.. Hall i'm
mediately gave the alarm and the
county officers, reinforced by the
aoueduct police, at once began
search OF the northern part of the
county. Although the land is rough
and uneven and covered with heavy
woodlands. the search was prosecuted
with vfgor Automobiles and horses
were brought into use Within II
hours eight men had been arrested.
Four Of these were subsequently re-
leased, but in the meantime the police
Of white Plains, Mount Vernon. YOnk-
ers and New York City had been fur
nfshed with descriptions OF the ruf-
fans by Miss GTiffen-
Rounding Up the Villains.
Three days later three men were ar
rested near Mount Vernon They were
ali Italians OF a dangerous type and
of the class generally associated with
Black Hand crimes. All protested their
Innocence Of the Hall murder. The
prisoners were taken to the White
Plains iafl and in the meantime other
stray Italians Of suspicious appearance
Under pressure Of the third de-
gree" two Of the Italians in custody
at White Plains, who gave the names
of Vincenzo Como and Filipe De Marco,
confessed completely in the crime
Upon strength Of those confessions,
the capture OF the other men was
easy. The five were brought to trial
early in December last and, for quick
ness Of Justice the cases established
records unique in southern New Ork-
Less than so hours actual court time
was used in the four trials. and. ex-
cept the case of Giusto, not more than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16
By FILsON YOUNG
From His Article. @AnerieaR Character
fstfcs," in The English Review.

A MERTCANS pride themselves very
~ much on their attitude toward
= women; but after all. leaving out
the hat-removing and dOor-opening part Of
Il. what does this attitude consist In? The
American society woman is as much pam
pered and petted as the faTorite Of any
Eastern barem, and. money Is lavished
upon her in exactly the same way and for
exactly the same reason
Her life, since most American men are
closely occupied with business, is lived al
most entirely among women-among the
favorites Of other harems, who crowd to-
gsther in noisy restaurant luncheon par
ties, chattering endless nonsense at the top
Of their voices-this being almost their sole
distraction. poor things. since for women
no more than for anyone else Except Tor
children and for servants. who have the
liberty to be insOlent and ineficient) is
there any true liberty in America
Just at the moment when women IN
American society become mature they
cease TO live and to grow. and remain half
children. half dolls. Before marriage they
can do as they please; after marriage they
surrender both individuality and liberty OF
fbougbt and movement. The simple fact
Of sexual charm and attraction, which con-
Germs them so clO7 civ. is treated through
ont in = verv hvna critical spirit
It IS recognizes &c species Of youthful
ldvT. the poetry ~ it done far more than
Justice tn for the purpose OF romantic love-
Tnal-5ng h-,f e. &c o71v. recognized I'D 10 this
point and IN this guise After marriage It
IS supposed tremendously to cease; but the
women know well that II does not cease.
American women are VIGOROUSLY Among
the Uost aseiduous and successful in the
pursuit Of those feminine arts By which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16
DEAD BANDIT WAS
"SIIENT ROBBER"

St. Louis, No, March 16.-LOcaI pO-
lice have received positive confirms
ton that one Of the bandits killed By
the express messenger, David A Trous-
dale, near Sanderson, Texas, Tuesday
was Ben fitzpatrick, known here as
the silent train rObber and the
Montana train robber."
fitzpatrick was convicted here OF
passing stolen bank notes. which It
was claimed was part OF the loot OBJ
tanned in the Great Northern robbery
near Wagner, Mont, in 1901 He was
recently released from the federal pen
itentiary at Atlanta and sent to Con-
cho county. Texas, for trial on an old
murder charge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

IT HERE seems to be no end to the
succession Of British estimates OF
American life and character. Every
writing Englishman and Englishwoman
visiting these shores-and quite a number
who have never beheld US except in per
spective-have been impelled TO record IN
print the result Of their observations OF
that unique human specimen, homo Amer
icsuus."
Certain OF these observers-and critics
are deserving Of more attention than
others Mr.. Ellison Young. who writes on
American characteristics" IN a recent
issue Of The English Review, is a dis
tinguished novelist, essayist and editor.
The following paragraphs from his article,
therefore. should have value in proportion
to their interest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

Pasteurized milk is safe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

A MERICANS pride themselves very
~ much on their attitude toward
4 = women; but after all. leaving out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16
U.s. T5as5 ',S5v AHarPnDVpIg+55
And Here Mr.. Fi1son Young, English Novelist
Editor Tells Why He Thinks the Wife of
Rich American Might as Well Be
the Favorite of a Turkish Pasha
and

OF all the kinds
Of marriages that
people make, mar
rage for passion
and marriage for
money are the
least likely to be
successful. and Of
these the mar.
rage for passion
has by far the
poorer chance Of
survival But It
Is precisely this
kind Of marriage
that is ideaIized
in Am erica
where also d.
yoree is easier
than n any other
country.
Passion Is ideal
ized, BY which I
mean thara -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16


typical beautiful American
woman land American wO-
men at their best are very
lovely indeed) is often
marred by a line Of hard
ness IN the mouth, which
may be assumed to Indicate
some wonderful virtue Of
character, but indeed does
nothing Of the kind; It sim
ply indicates hardness and a
potentiality for cruelty which
IS at least a latent charac-
teristic in most Americans.
AS for virtue, 7 see no rea-
son to suppose that Ameri-
can women are more virtuous
than any other women. They
are more respectable; for
when a woman Is unYirtuous
It means neither more nor
less than that her emotions
are not sufficiently controlled.
The American woman is not
mcSs emotional than others,
rather less so, I imagine;
but she is terrified Of the
opinion Of her neighbors.
And that is what I mean BY
respectability as contrasted
with virtue. It IS not inner
havior is induced in a crowd
by the presence Of the po-
lice. And as the American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

the person is rendered alluring and provo
catfve Why? II one Of the Pilgrim
Fathers could see a group Of fashionable
New York women Of to-day he would in
deed wonder how it was possible that
America should be q Puritan country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

woman has little or no privacy, and always
lives in the presence Of a crowd Of some
l-inr. she is naturally respectable. Respect
ability Of this kind may be a good thing,
INT it is not such a good thing as virtue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

fering, or can in any way turn their backs
upon the unpleasant things that disturb
them. they cease to be greatly. concerned
This innate vein of hardness can be
traced In the typical American counten-
ance. even ID the Wnman The face Of a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

nonsense ts1l-o,s dreadful and disastrous
America t iaineo and written about love in
slant bsr --i-n enyWhere else. and a con
pure" ana ps e., on the difference between
minor AT1o.,. impure" love. One Of the
Conscious o,-St characteristics is the self
cult too self-conscious 70 60 ~ 1,i;ta c,aon
Il, IL was in Chicago recently thar COM
mittee was formed to nrotas. la -, 2 'oll-
u Tne lew artistic masterniecas II tbs AT
r,aIo because it represented q nude fe-
n 1-a- , Hgure. This is really true: promi-
~ - Oi'l1ehs went and looked at The work
The a nre anu recorded their opinions Of it in
scTibjn rSssi one minister. remember. de-
woman 1U'Is oI II as thing upon which mo pure
not n So5io look without blush" It was
was siR1 mi vic Ilily voluptuous picture-it
YOU hear - naked Depend upon It. where
may reasona ~ en- Of the word purity. you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

aN6NtGl certain I'M
cleanness Of mind.
I Often friends Of nina
among what I should de-
scribe as the middle
classes Of America smoke
with profound contempt
OF the upper classes a.
surfing me that the middle
class was much moro in
teresting, and that Il was
really America" I doubt
It. I hope I shall not be
accused Of sno5bery when
I say that the most in
teresting people I have
seen in America do not
say ne most attractive
have been the richest
AS f)r the exclusive M
per class society Of New
York It may be dismissed
In a very few word. II
is a bad and rather stupid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

q quarter of an hour was consumed
BY the juries in finding verdicts OF
guilty.
On Tuesday. December 5 last the
five men, all having been found guilty
were arraigned for sentence before
Justice Tompkins at White Plains
All Hardened Criminals.
The Judge excoriated the prisoners
for the cruelty OF their cold-b looded
crime. but the five stood stOhdly be-
fore the bench with their cOuntenances
unmoved. All were sentenced TO die in
the electric chair at Sing Sing on jan
uarv Is, 1912. After sentence had been
passed. the five shambled back with
no more expression on their faces than
they had worn before
All Of the condemned men were
Youthful in appearance, but with coun-
fepances hardened by crime.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-06
MILLIONS FOR
WATERWAYS
National Rivers and harbors
Congress want Fifty MI.
lion Annually
1sv Assoclatcd Press.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--An annu.
al congressional appropriation OF at
least $5O,000,OOe for waterways was
recommended Iii a resolution adopted
today at the closing session Of the
ninth annual convention of the Ma.
tional Rivers and ,Harbors congress.
Another yesoldtion urged the ere.
alton by congress- Of department OF
public works, of which the corps OF
army engineers would be part. The
waterways congress also passed a res
olution congratulating congress upon
its grant of immunity through the
recently enacted Panama canal law
from tolls for all ships engaged in
our coastwise trade, and upon protec.
,ion TO water borne commerce af-
forded by said law against railroad
ownership, or control Of water lines
Officers We're elected as follows:
President, Representative Joseph
Il. Ransdell OF Louisiana; secretary
treasurer. S. A. Thompson Of Indiana
sergeant-at-arms, John |. Martin OF
Missouri
The congress closed with a recep
ton given to delegates In the east
room Of the White House by Presi
dnt Taft.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-06
ABOARD
are ALL SAFE
Steamer Stranded On Lake
Superior Kept Passengers
10 Safe Condition
fev Annotated Press,)

y DULUTH. Mimi. Dec "a wire.
less message received today by the
Associated Press from the operator
aboard the steamer Easton, which
went on. the ROCKS at lroQuois reef
yesterday with fifty persons aboard.
says:
"All aboard safe. Steam pipes not
damaged and everybody warm. We
could walk ashore, but there Is moth
ing there but rocks and snow"
The message greatly relieved the
feeling Of anxiety here caused by per-
sistent rumors Of loss OF life. That
the vessel VIII Jhs released ..AAlnt, y nv
today was the assurance given by
Manager Hogstad OF the Booth Line
company. A
Two tugs are reported to have
reached alongside the stranded vessel
and are taking OH passengers. This
Is unconfirmed. The EastOl is In e
peculiar position. Before she hit the
reef she went over 1t 'midship, and
there she now rests with her nose in
deep water and her stern In the air.
Should she slide formard, 1t is said.
she will 50 into deep water again.
Severe winds on the lake during the
night and today endangered many ves-
sells.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-06
President Taft's Message.

WASHINGTON. Dec. G--Prcsidcn,
Taft will make no further effort tc
have congress reduce the tariff In d
general" message to congress submit.
ted today, the. President clearly indi.
Gated his intention OF leaving further
tariff revision to Mr.. Wilson and, the
congress Just elected.
"Noy that a new congress has bcc,
elected on a platform Of tariff for rev.
cnue only rather than protective tar
iff and is to revise the tariff on tha,
basis :" said the President, 1T is need
less for5me to occupy the time of con-
gress with arguments or recommends
tions III favor of protective tariff"
This message, the second submitted
by the President since the present scs-
sion began, will be his last of general
character. 1T dealt with every depart
ment of the government except the
State department, recommended nue.,
OF the Legislation which, Mr.. Taft had
previously urged upon the attention OF
congress. and took ,,p and discussed
at length several subjects comparative
ly new.
Mr. Taft came out strongly against
Independence for the. Philippines pro-
posed, he said, in bill now before
congress. He deprecated the new pol
icy Of one battleship a year instead OF
two and indorsed again the scheme OF
currency reform proposed by the Ma
tional Monetary, Commission.
Conservation was lightly touched,
the President recommending the amend