Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-01

Complains Of Library Conditions.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
About two weeks ago there appeared
In your Rostrum columns a letter from
a philosophical individual who I Their
thought was a pessimist. I have since
changed my mind and realize that his
arrangement of a large number of New
ark people for their lack of civic pride
was justified.
My change of mind came about the
other evening when l visited the Free
Public Library, at Washington and
Broad streets. After spending a pleas
ant hour there, examining the works OF
art, that Ii would be impossible for the
man of ordinary means to buy, l wrote
a letter. My fountain men leaked and
stained my fingers. Wishing to get rid
of the stain as soon as possible I asked
a male employee where the Mushroom
was.
He took a bunch of keys, opened sew
eral doors in the rear of the ground
floor and led me to the washroom.
There 1 found all the brass faucets.
knobs and almost every other ap-
pliance removed. l inquired the reason
for this and was informed that it was
kept locked because the place had been
abused" by the persons who infre-
Quently visit the library.
Then l recalled the letter of your city
loving correspondent and felt as indig-
nant as he had expressed himself. 1t is
not necessary to state that persons who
frequent the library have more. sense
and respect for themselves than to act
In the manner ascribed to the hoodlums.
The latter class should be barred from
the library at all times.
II necessary a policeman should be
detailed at the library to prevent such
occurrences The officer need not be
stationed in the library, but should
be found within hailing 4distance. A
male attendant might be hired to watch
these public conveniences and when he
saw any evidence of rowdyism or worse
should notify the policeman.
Newark residents are paying enough
taxes to have the conyeniences Whicn
are placed in the library and should not
be deprived of them because or the
Tougher element. Mr.. Dana. the
librarian, would accomplish a big pub
lie favor il his attentions were directed
toward the solution of this annoyance.
S. AVERY NEWELL.
How Toronto Advertises It's Fairs.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
toronto, Canada. has a scheme of al.
Vertlslng Its annual exhibition ), &c :,
is called, which struck me as beine
partieuiafly apt n efficient. While II
may be too late to use a similar nl.n
LOT the Newark exhibition here this
May, 1t seems to me II might ha well
to bear 1t In mind fol. subseouant Of
fairs. '"~pSequent al
Inc advertising is done by means of
a postmark on all letters. First there
IS the regular circular stamp. In the
same line with 1t is an oblonr about
w inches by ~three-quarters of an
inch. Part of that is used for can.
ceiling the stamp. The remainder bears
this legend:
Canadian National
EXHIBITION,
Toronto.
Aug. "a. ~1912-Sept. 9.
| do not imagine that this is a very
expensive stamp. Certainly It Is serving
its purpose in advertising the exhibit
ton. Everyone who receives a letter
from Toronto cannot fail to notice and
read the stamp.
This strikes m as a splendid adj
vertising scheme. I don't know whether
the postal authorities would counte-
nance 1T here. but If they would 1t would
advertise the Newark Exposition far
more widely than posters or anything
else. f. A. ].
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