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improvements I'm Schools.
0 the Editor of tho Evening star,

To the Editor of the Evening Star,
One of the matters which the new
Common Council should accomplish as
soon as possible is to make an appro-
priation for a number of improvements
needed in our public school system.
AS a member of the Parents Aasocia-
ton OF. the Thirteenth Avenue School,
I have intimate knowledge of tho I'm
p~royernents needed in that school. and
naturally am anxious to see them In
stalled. 1t is well known that the
Board OF Education has had the mat
ter under consideration for some time,
and as far as can be learned the
reason for the delay Is lack Of funds.
The public school problem here is a
big one, and the writer believes, with
q great many others, that the members
Of the Board of Education are doing
their best to deal with it, We know
that the board has not all the money
1t needs. but believe that Il should
have, and hope to persuade the Com
mon Council of this. When the new
council members realize that one of
the improvements needed IL a epr
stairway In this crowded school there
should not be much delay In finding
enough money to install 1t. A. T. in.
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LIQUOR IN THE PANAMA ZONE.

I'm LIQUOR is sold in the Panama canal zone to the laborers,
81 and some of the representatives, from prohibition States in
Congress profess to be shocked. Colonel Goethas, the army
engineer in charge, explains. The laborers have been accustomed
Ito LIQUOR all their lives and will not work without it. Their saloons
make them content ano, paradoXica1y make them temperate. De
ned liquor by the law, the laborer gets it surreptitously and what
ae gets is of the yilest kind. As Colonel Goethals says, "he stands
10y that bottle until it is gone and then there is trouble" In
The saloon there is no inducement to conyiviality, the quality of
The liquor is regulated by law officers and it is affirmed by Colonel
ioethals that the isthmian court records show fewer cases of
Iisorderly conduct and drunkenness in towns where the saloons
kle open than in the prohibition towns. But this practical and
5lighIy capable administrator is not going to be crippled by any
such asinine legislation as that which abolished the army canteen
ind enormously increased the drunk and desertion evils in the
army. Congress may not have the courage to undo that great
wrong, but it is not likely to repeat it on the isthmus.
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TX A II HETHER the great increase in the Socialist vote in Ger
NWW many will have an effect to increase that vote in the cleo
tons in the United States this year lis a matter for specu-
alton. In the high prices of necessaries and the burdensome tariff
axes there is some community Of interest between German and
American socialism, but the causes in Germany go deeper. Mill
srism is one. Every peasant carries a soldier on his back. And
he government proposes still larger ornaments. The unjust elec-
crate system is another cause. In 1907 the Socialists poned
l,250,000 votes and won only fortythree seats in the Reichstag.
while the Conservatives poHed only onehalf that number of votes
ind won 112 seats. The Conservatives represent the aristocratic
ind landlord class. These two causes are not present in the United
States. AS for the high tariff taxes and the high cost of living,
Socialism in the United States can offer no remedy that cannot
be applied by government as at present constituted. If we wait for
Socialism we wait for the Greek Kalends.
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KNAVERY OF THE MEAT BARONS.

sH IT OW the meat packers worked the game of inflated prices for
meat is revealed in the testimony of the chief accountant
for one Of the packing concerns. The game was to base the
meat prices on the cost of beef ON the hoof and expenses. There
Nere two methods. One was to make no credit, or a very small
credit, for. the hides of the cattle purchased, and the other to make
records of the prices obtained for hides and fat, prices much
less than these byproducts were sold for. The beef packers books
reveal the knavery practsed on the public at times when meat
prices we're advanced on the plea that it cost the packers more for
cattle. To put prices up and down it was only necessary to juggle
4e byproducts account.
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ABoUT MEN,
>sQKNoW

Judge Hahn has a long memory for
the faces of the human derelicts who
are brought before him for trial, and
when he has occasion to admonish
some of them for unkept promises
he sometimes receives excuses which
are novel, to say the least. In the
lineup of ,intoxicants arraigned before
him the other day there was n in
dividual who. is an old offender, who,
on his last appearance, had solemnly
promised that he would mount the
wagon" for all time. Remarlking upon
the defendants promise and his fall
Judge Hahn sought the reason and
was rather feazed for a moment when
the erring n explained: well, you
see, judge, I surely was riding the
'wagon's'as I promised, but a trolley
came along and hit the blamed thing.
and just naturally knocked me off.
The clever inventor is now thinking
out a better one for the next time.
David Belasco has new failures. No
one, however, not even a genius like
Mr.. Belasco, succeeds always.
A novelist. on his return from the
Far East, said at a luncheon to the
author-manager: =.
You produced S%cribbler's comedy in
my absence. Did you bring down the
house,"
"T did, indeed" Mr.. Belasco an
swered. Il brought it own from
$500 to go"
Rev. DR.. William II. Morgan, pastor
of the Central Methodist Eplscopa1
Church, was engaged in a friendly chat
with Postmaster James L. Hays, one
of his Pensioners, when the subject
turned to sleep. The pastor asserted
that he could lie down and sleep any
time he desired.
ITS lucky you are not a pewholder,'
admonished the postmaster, in a grave
tone.
William Jennings Bryan was asked
the other day whether he would accept
the Democratic nomination if 1t was
forced upon him.
81 am not a candidate" said the Ne
braskan.
Eyes, but suppos it is forced on you,
as 1t is likely to be forced on Roose.
velt?"
We'll" answered the colonel, there
are some things that a man who has
one who has been there cannot"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15
LESS BUILDING LAST YEAR.

Pts HERE was a substantial decrease in the value of building
III contracts given out in fifty cities of the United States in
1911 compared with 1910, the average decrease being Ii per
2ent. Newark shows a falling off of $2,419.47S. ori15 per cent. the
Aotal for 1911 being S10y975,334, as compared with S13,394.S12 in
he preceding year. The greater part of the Newark decrease was
Ia December, being 81 per cent. But with the high prices of
material and the high wages paid to labor in the building trades
Il seems a wonder that building enterprise in the cities should
maintain such figures as are quoted.
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(UTWa

TO ms own entire Satisfaction, that
the fort could not be taken by as
sault. Just then the black newsboy
shouted In. the corridor: Extra!
Extra! Fort Fisher done took" And
the worst of it was that General Terry,
who had taken it, had done it with the
identical troops that Butler had tried 1t
with.
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His idea,

You appear to be very fond of cof-
fee, Mr.. Underfed," said the landlady,
meaningly. as that gentleman in ques-
ton passed his cup for the fourth time.
me? Oh-not. I don't care for cof-
fee," answered Mr.. T., but the doctor
told me that hot water was good for
my dyspepsia
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Washington "a. O.
newsboy. The con-
gressional committee
on the conduct of the
war, a ponderoas
body, which had care
fully remained out Of
range of cannon shot,
had been examining
Butler about h $
failure to take Fort
Fisher. and he had
demonstrated, at least
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15

Miss Mildred Dennis, Of 20 James
street, his city. will entertain a party
tomorrow night at a performance Of
"Pinafore,' at the Shubert Theatre.
Those who have been invited are Miss
Marie V. Dodd. Miss Florence E. MUIR
ply, Miss Marguerite Riker, Miss
Elizabeth Guild, Miss Cornelia
Boggs, Miss Katharine Young.
Miss Margaret Ashmun, Miss Elizabeth
Carter, Miss Mary Williamson, Miss
A~ntoinette Scudder, of this city; Miss
Stimson, of Buffalo, Miss Lees house
guest, and Miss Marjorie Keas-
hey, of Orange; Stuart aYoung, Gayle
Young. DIR. Frederick Paul, Charles
Ashmun, Robert Bradley, George Nc
Carter, McGregor Demarest, C. Osborn
Wheeler, Richard Hartshorne, Paul
Hedges, Harold Finney, Clark Syming-
ton, Frederick Alling, Nelson Carter,
Robert O'Gorman, Bernard Littell,
Harold Short. Peter Crossman and
Harold Dennis, of this city; Irving
Giffen Meredith Grant, of Orange,
and DR.. #. Morris Glass, of New York.
After the play Miss Dennis will enter
tain at supper at her home.
-
Mrs. William b. Ballou, Of Winthrop
terrace, East Orange, entertained on
Saturday in honor of Miss Fits, the
guest of her daughter, Miss Kathryn
Ballou, at the meeting of the Rubin
stein Club at the Waldorf, New York
city. Others in the party were Miss
Emma Fits, Miss Whitney, Miss Mar
guerite Whitney, Miss Mabel Radcliffe,
Miss Edna Armitage, Miss Bella Thorn
and Mrs. Harry Laing.
Chaperoned by Mrs. w. Stanley
Gleason, of Newburg, N. Y, Miss Laura
A. Mead, of South Orange, left Sat
urday for New Haven to take part in
the festivities of prom week. at Yale.
These began Saturday evening with the
performance given by the Yale Dfa-
matte Association. Today Miss Edna
Mead will go to New Haven to attend
the teas and dances at the university.
Others who are to be In New Haven
during prom week. are Miss Mar
garet Baird and Mrs. Collier Baird, of
South Orange. -
Mrs. Thomas A. Gillespie, of Sill
yer Spring, South Orange, will
entertain the Orange auxiliary of the
American McAn Mission at a special
meeting this afternoon. The Rev. Syl-
vester W. Beach and Mrs. Frank B.
Kelly will speak and there will be a
musical program.
Mrs. Edmund Kuhn, of 554 Spring
dale avenue, East Orange, will enter
tain at a subscription whist this aft
ernoon at her residence for the benefit
of the self-Masters' Colony at Union.
Mrs. Benjamin Chapman, Of East Or
ange, will entertain the Friday Bridge
Club this week.
.
Mrs. L. r. Stone, of IA Garfield place
East Orange, will entertain at bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
=
The Assembly ball will be held a
the Washington on February 2.
= y .
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner, of g.
James street, this city, have announced
the engagement of their daughter. Mis-!
Jennie b. Gardner. to George D
Walker. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George H
Walker, of Arlington. The wedding
will probably take place in the spring
Mrs. John D.. Battin, of 81 Mt. Pros
pect avenue, this city, will be hostess
Thursday at a meeting of a newly.
! organized evening bridge club.
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PEePLES
PR9sIE1N

The STAR extends tho privilege
OF these columns to the public and
not more than one hundred wcrdS
treating of topics of the hour.
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I TODAY IN HISTORY. !


January Is, 1865, General Benjamin f.
Butler was given a surprise party by a
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The Fortnightly Card Club will be en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H.
Libby, Thursday. January 70.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15

The Assembly ball will be held at
the Washington on February 2.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15

Mrs. L. r. Stone, of IA Garfield place,
East Orange, will entertain at bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-15

Mrs. Thomas A. Gillespie, of Sill
yer Spring, South Orange. will
entertain the Orange auxiliary of The
American McAn Mission at a specia
meeting this afternoon. The Rev. Syl'
vester W. Beach and Mrs, Frank B
Kelly will speak and there will be
musical program.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31
LYNCH SURE FOGEL
CAN BE PUNISHED

NEW YORK. Oct. s1.--Prosident
Thomas j. Lynch, of the National
League. does not agree with the
contention of President Horace Fo-
gel. of the Philadelphia Club. that
the league has no jurisdiction in the
matter of Investigating FogePs al
legged statements rejecting upon Ma
tional League baseball.
In a statement last night Lynch
says he has been advised by Jolu,
Conway Toole, retained as counsel
In the inquiry into Fogel's case, that
the league not only has jurisdiction,
but that further. if itAi proven Fogel
made the assertions attributed to
him, he may be punished even to
the extent of barring him from fur
ther participation in the National
Leagues affairs. F
The league officials. according to
Lynch. + unanimously insistent
that FogePs case be probed and that
appropriate action" be taken "if
it is found that any person has been
guilty OF making false Statements
rejecting on the leagues method in
conducting championship contests.
Fogels hearing will be held in this
city November 26.
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HUNTERS DISSATISFIED
WITH THE EARLY OPENING

COLUMBUS. Oct. Sion the eve
of the opening of the cunning season
for rabbits and quail general dissatis-
faction with the State law that brings
in the season ON November | is eX-
pressed BY Burlington county sports
men, who declare the date Is too early
for the best interests Of the sport.
Old gunners say that because of the
warm weather and absence of frost,
rabbits, particularly, are in poor con
dition and thin. The conditions are
even more disappointing TO the gun
ners than they were a year ago, So
moderate has been the weather that
the trees are in full leaf, gass is
green and the underbrush is still too
heavy for good work by the dogs.
An carly snow-storm on November
Is, Two years ago. the usual opening
date, brought a temporary clamor
from come gunners that resulted in
the oason being advanced two weeks.
a general effort will be made this
year to have the opening date fixed
on November 10.
Aside from the fact that the rab-
bits are out of condition and that
they will be harder to start from
their lairs, gunners predict a success
full season, as the eottontails are I'M
usually plentiful, the dry season hay
ing been advantageous for their
breeding and growth.
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SANDELLI DOES
TERRIBLE GRAPHING

Sandelli. termed the Terrible
Creek" more than lived up to his
name in the main wrestling bout of
he evening at Miners Empire The
atre last night, in his match with
Fritz Mohl, who was billed as the
big Iceman."
The battle. which went twenty-three
minutes. should have been stopped
before going ten, as it resolved itself
into a brutal exhibition, both men
punching, pulling each others hair
and biting. They did everything but
wrestle, and it was with utmost diff
flculty that the referee kept the men
on the mat.
When Sandelli finally succeeded / IN
throwing Mohl with a scissor and
half-Nelson, both men were covered
with blood. Monl in defeat was far
greater, in the eyes of the fans, than
Sandelli in victory. 1t was the most
brutal contest staged this season.
The preliminary bout was clean and
fast, with Martin Ludicke, of New
York, winning over Henry Shilling.
of Rutherford, taking fifteen minutes
and fifteen seconds to turn the trick.
George Mehnert, OF the National
Turn Verein, refereed both matches.
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M'FARLAND WANTED BOUT
WITH O'BRIEN AT "CATCH''

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l.-Youns
Jack O'Brien, Philadelphia's premier
lightweight, will not meet Packey
Mcfarland. the Chicago boxer, at the
National A.. c. ON November 6, ac-
cording 10 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien,
brother and manager of the Quaker
CITY lad. A difference OF opinion o.
the weight question prevented the
bout. O'Brien asserts.
Young Jack agreed to permit Nc
Farland to weigh 1856 pounds said
Philadelphia Jack. mcfarland in
sisted that this weight was too low
and Young Jack conceded three more
pounds. Mcfarland absolutely re
fused to make that weight. He de-
sired Young Jack to meet him at
catch weights. We refused, of course.
for it is commonly known that Nc
Farland weighs from las TO 14S
pounds"
O'Brien says Mcfarland should
stop trying to inveigle lightweights
to contest with him. The Philadel-
phia promoter declares that Packey
cannot make a weight near the pre-
scribed limit. He says Young Jack
will never meet Packey unless he
will make 1873 pounds.
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AT HARVARD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 31,-Har-
wards varsity football players had
their first hard practise Of the week
yesterday in preparation for their
game with Princeton. The players,
divided into Two teams. were put
through a series OF serimmages. Team
B defeated the second team, 3 to Z,
in a twenty-minute session.
Then team a, which comprised the
lineup that probably will face Prince
ton, except for Captain Wendell, who
still is lame. went ia against the
second team. The latter adopted
Princeton's style of play, but were
unable to cope with their opponents
varied offense, and team A scored
twenty points to the second teams
none.
Brickley starred, making two runs
of fifty yards each, which resulted in
-the first two touchdowns. and also
breaking through the second teams
line at will. Hardwick's end runs
We're effective.
Team A lined up as followsa Fell
ton, left end; Storer, left tackle;
Pennock, left guard; Parmenter, CEN
tire: Trurnbull, right guard. Hitchcock,
right tackle; Coolidge, right end;
Gardner, quarterback; Lingard, left
halfback; II. Hardwick, right ha.f-
back; Brickley and Bette, fullbacks.
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.PRINCETON'S DEFENSE
IS VERY D~ISCOURAGING

PRINCETON, Oct. Sl,-Eager en-
thusiasts We're somewhat disappoint-
ed yesterday afternoon to find thai
the varsity's defense was decidedly
off color again. pete Thompson. a
student in the Theological Seminary
and an Western fullback while al
Occidental College a few years ago,
joined the second team against the
regulars and brought Out ell the sore
spots in the line. For three-quarters
of an hour the first string was kept
on the defense continuously against
this team, which sent Thompson,
Hammond and Hendrickson smash
ing at the line and darting around
the ends.
Poor tackling was the chief weak
ness, for otherwise the forwards
showed the results of the system OF
individual coaching, which has proved
to be the best plan this season. In
charging they got down low and
fought hard, often breaking through
in time to have stopped the play be-
fore it was started If they had only
tackled more accurately. The seconds
1diiiC Jul Oii lOP ny ne HdlION liz =
gin of one touchdown. the only one
made while they played. Hammond
broke away for a thirty-yard run
around end and Thompson crashed
through centre for the touchdown.
Drill on the offense was given
a half hour against the freshman
eleven. The plays went smoothly as a
rule. but the backs showed a strong
tendency toward loose handling of
the ball and spoiled several of their
plays by fumbles. In spite of this,
however, they kept the ball in their
possession and scored twice against
the cubs, Dewitt crossing the line
both times on centre plunges. The
second score was made possible by
Waller. who got away on a tackle
play for thirty yards. The force of
the attack was greatly improved by
the increased strength of the for
wards in charging.
The flank positions were changed
frequently during the scrimmage, CIV
ing a chance to all ends for a short
time. Wight and Dunlap started the
fight. but before the finish Andrews,
f. Trenkman and STREET. all had their
turn. Ed Trenkman was again al
lowed only the last few minutes Of
the actual work and Penfield played
tackle in his place. Dewitt returned
to the game, but "Tol' Pendleton
was crowded out, leaving the back
field trio to be made up of H. Baker,
Dewitt and Waller. stew Baker
started at quarterback, but had not
played long before Emmons was sent
in to replace him.
a punting drill by Dewitt and Wal
Ter and place kicking by 'Hoby"
Baker and Pendleton, with some hard
work at the dummy for the forwards,
completed the two hours and a half
spent on the field.
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JEANETTE SIGNS
M'INTOSH CONTRACT

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-With a view
to deciding on a successor to Jack
Johnson's title of heavyweight cham-
pion of the world, w. {. J. Kelly,
representing Hugh Mcintosh. the
Australian promoter, signed a on
tract with Dan McKetrlck. manager
of Joe Jeanette, here yesterday.
The contract calls for the appear
ance of Jeanette in five contests in
Australia, the first of which will be
with sam Langford and the second
with Sam McNey, both of whom are
now in Australia. Mcintosh agrees
to give Jeanette S25. 900. with the
privilegs of % per cent, Of the gate
with five round-trip tickets for him
self, manager and sparring partners
and they will sail from San Francisco
the latter part of November. In ad-
ditlon 10 these stipulations ,McIntos-
will donate a gold belt emblematic Of
tie worlds heavyweight champion
ship.
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PRINCETON FRESHMEN
TAKE cROSS-COUNTRY

PRINCETON, Oct 31.-An easy vic
tory was scored yesterday by the
Princeton freshmen in their annual
cr~oss-country run with Lawrence
vile. The 1916 runners took the first
six places, which gave them the win
ming score of HAS.
From the start it was evident that
the scaoolboys were no match for the
freshmen. who held the lead all the
way around file three-mile course
Barnett, the 1915 captain. finished first
in IL minutes 81 1-5 seconds. The
freshman team viii receive their class
numerals this year for the first time
in Princeton's history.
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C MAY LAND PLACE

Who will take the position of sew
enth man on the Central High School
cr~oss-country team will be decided TO-
morrow afternoon, when Frank La
gay, Billy Smith and John Saconi viii
compete in a three-cornered match
over a three and one-half mile course.
The winner will be awarded the po-
sition on the track squad. Although
the Central lads win not compete in
a dual meet this week, tonlorrow's
race is expected to furnish just as
much excitement.
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AT CORNELL

ITHACA, n, y, Oct. S1.-The
second secret practise of the week
was held on University field yester-
day afternoon. DIR. Sharpe is pre-
pairing his men for the Williams game
on Saturday by teaching them a num-
Der of new plays and formations with
which he hopes TO outwit the visitors.
Following the special work in signals
and new plays a scrimmage was in
dulged in with the second team, in
which the varsity scored three touch
downs in easy fashion. Captain But
Ter was again leading the team at
quarterback, with O'Connor and
Tabor IN the nalfback position, and
Hill at fullback. Secret practise win
continue all this week.