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New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
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THE CANAL AND THE RAILROADS

THE CANAL AND THE RAILROADS.
Regarding the somewhat animated, not
to saw acrimonious. controversy Whlch
arose last week at Washington over the
relationship between the Isthmian Canal
and the transcontinental railroads, two
or three facts should be quite obvious.
One is that the United States has not
been spending hundreds Of millions OF
dollars on the canal just to let 1t when
finished be controlled by the railroads
or any other private corporation. An
other Is that the canal is not being built
as n destructive enemy Of the railroads
third is that it would be bad policy
to enact an improper bill just because II
was feared that insistence upon a proper
one would cause opposition, controversy
and delay.
The canal is being built for the gen.
eral good of all commerce Of this coun-
try and Of the rest of the world which
can proftably make use of it, 1t would
be intolerable to say that commerce
which could use it to much greater adj
vantage than any other route should not
do SO because that would deprive other
routes of patronage. Neither would II
do to say that even If the government
can afford TO send commerce through al
certain rate of tolls it shall not do SO
but must charge a higher rate, because
the lower rate would attract patronage
away from the railroads. The canal Is
to be administered in its own interest
and in the interest of the whole nation
which is its builder, and not in that OF
any other transportation route In the
world.
1t is altogether probable that the cana
will draw a considerable amount of pat
ronage away from the transcontinentaI
railroads. On the other hand, the general
DEVELOPMENT of intercourse which the IN
creased facilities will induce will prob
ably add to the patronage of the rail-
roads in other respects so that the net
result will he gain rather than loss
There should be mutually helpful co
operatiOn between the two systems, and
not destructive rivalry There should be
no thought of manipulating the canal in
opposition to the railroads" any more
than Of letting the railroads manipulate
the canal to serve their own interests
The sole aim Of the canal legislation
which is imperative at this session
should be to make the great waterway
as useful as possible to the general com
mercial interests Of the country.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
THE PUBLIC SERVICE VACANCIES.

Governor Dix has not yet taken the
bait held out to him by Murphy in the
shape Of an opportunity to bargain for
the confirmation of Mr.. Bssell as a
member of the upstate Public Service
Commission. lie has named no candi-
date In place Of Mr.. Riggs, whom the
Senate rejected If he is wise he will
decline the prOffered chance to trade
His bargains with Murphy have been
costly to himself and TO the Democratic
party. Murphy would probably accept
90 candidate for the Public Service COM
missi0nership here whose appointment
would not give offence to the decent
opinion OF the city; while if Murphy
succeeds in blocking the filling Of these
two places the worst that will happen
will be the continuance in Office of two
commissioners who have proved their
usefulness.
If Governor Dix had anything else
than the Tammany spoilsman's view of
public Office he would certainly incline
to the reappolntment of some members
Of the Public Service commissions. The
desire of the Governor to be represented
on these commissions is natural. But
nevertheless the arguments against
sweeping changes in their personnel are
many. The work of the commissions is
non-political in its character 1t is,
moreover, technical, requiring a kn0wl-
edge of railroad traffic conditions that is
10 be gained only by experience. The
law guards against the commissions be-
Ing filed with inexperienced men by
causing only one vacancy in each COM
mission TO fall i'm each year But even
so the commissions would be strength
ened by continuing in their membership
men who had proved their capacity and
who had gained the knowledge of public
regulation that is to be obtained through
serving on the commissions.
President Taft recognized the neces-
sity Of expert training when he came to
ill two places upon the Interstate Com
merce Commission which could not be
filled by reappointment. choosing for the
vacancies two men who had gained ma
tiOnal regulations as State Railroad
Commissioners One reason for the
strength of the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners that It has been kept out
Of politics and that its members are
specially qualified by long experience for
their duties. If Governor Dix's method
of replacing experienced and useful men
with political hacks, treating these i'm
portant Offices as spOils to be awarded to
followers Of Murphy or sheehan or Fitz-
patrick or McCooey or "Fingy" Corners,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
THE TALK or THE DAY.

William j. Bryan's remarks at Greeley
ferring Governor Schafroth to any other
Democrat as a Presidential candidate. were
the subject OF discussion at a business
mems luncheon club. wonder how long
It would take IL the Colorado man were
nominated, for the funny people all over
the country to do up his name?" asked a
man who has a weakness for names. their
meaning and derivation. "Shafroth, liter
ally translated. is sheep red. In a national
campaign that would soon become red
sheep, black sheep would follow. and with
sheep as the motif who can tell where
the funny people would stop?"
Wife-How about the tickets. dear? |
understand the theatre is packed at every
Bub-It is; but managed to get seats for
two weeks from to-nlght-and, by the wayl
Wife-Well?
Hub-You might begin to get ready now
Boston Transcript.
Writing to the Berlin Post" from New
York, a correspondent says that the Amer
leans know the value OF warmth better
than their friends on the other side OF the
Atlantic. The cold room at home keeps
many a German in the coffee house and the
cold store often ends n shopping tour or
makes the would-be purchaser too uncom-
Portable to appreciate what Is shown. The
homes here are warm and comfortable.
I'm the great buildings" says this OBJ
server, with central heating plants. there
IS often too much heat. while the stores.
10 matter how large they may be. are
warm even in the vestibues whlCd open on
the wntry streets. With the wind bowling
and the snow drifting II Is difficult TO leave
one Of these comfortable places OF busi-
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
THE FLAG AND IVASHINGTON'S
dP1fS


Recent discoveries of additional escutch-
cons Of the Washington family at Selby
Abbey and at ChOrley, in England, have
renewed the idle and not altogether
creditable legend about the derivation
therefrom Of the American flag. 1t was
long ago pointed out that the brass tab
let over the tomb of Washington's grand
parents in Sulgrave Church bore an
heraldic design composed Of stars and
stripes, whereupOn some, regardless Of
history, probability or propriety. jumped
to the conclusion that when Washington
designed the American flag he adopted
into it his family emblem. For this no.
ton there is not the slightest shred Of
evidence beyond the resemblance noted
which upon analysis is seen to be no evil
dence at all, while the presumption
against it is absolutely overwhelming.
The design of fstars-heraldically known
as molets or mullets; in this case pierced
as rOwels-and bars is by no means sin
guar to the Washington shield. Many
other escutcheons display it, some Of
them in way much more like our flag
than that of the WasbingtOns. Thus
Sir John Of Pakenham, in the time Of
Edward III, bore arms "barry azure and
"silver, with a bend gules and three
"molets gold thereon; which being in
terpreted means diagonal red band,
with three gold stars, across a shield
the body Of which was divided into
horizontal stripes, alternately blue and
white. There are many eScutcheonS in
use to-day equally suggestive of the
Stars and Stripes. Not on the basis
of resemblance, then, is the shield at
Sulgrave, Selby or Chorley to be reck-
oned the forerunner of the flag.
known facts Of history, moreover,
clearly suggest another origin Our first
flag was that Of Great Britain, "in the
"gOod old colony days, when we were
''under the king" Then Massachusetts
altered it by substituting a pine tree for
the crosses in the canton, or by COM
bining a pine tree with the st. Georges
cross. Next, in the Grand Union Flag"
which was adopted by Washington's
army at the beginning Of 1776. the Brit
iSh crosses were restored to the canton,
but the red field was divided with six
white stripes-the present American flag
in field with the British Union Jack for
canton. And, last, the crosses were
removed and the new constellation" of
thirteen stars was substituted. 1t Is
impossible to review this indisputable
historic process without conviction that
the American flag was thus evolved di-
rectly from the British; perhaps with
the aid Of the flag Of the East India
Company, which, long before our Revo-
luton, bore thirteen stripes, red and
white, with the Union Jack for canton.
There is another potent reason for re-
jecting the suggestion that Washington
used his family arms in designing the
flag. That theory imputes TO him per-
sonal vanity and a desire for self-adver-
tisement which that great man did not
possess II also imputes TO him Il degree
Of insincerity, In afterward saying of
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

British Columbia has recommended that all
taxation on buildings and personal prop
erty for provincial purposes be abolished
The Pittsburgh Civic Commission has also
recommended the proposal embodied in the
Sullivan-Brooks bill.
PAUL ]. BONWIT,
f. L. CRAWFORD,
CHARLES HARTMAN,
JOHN ]. HOPPER,
CHARLES T. ROOT
Executive Committee.
New York, March l, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
"BUSINESS" OF BEING A con-
GRESSUAN.

Representative UndcrwoOd's new in
come tax scheme establishes the need Of
new recall in addition to the recall Of
Judges and the recall Of decisions-to
wit. the recall of the dictionary Prob
ably all three of these recalls would have
to he resOrted to to get it working.
Courts habitually interpret language in
the ordinary or dictionary sense of the
words. And what usage Is there TO
Justify employing the phrase doing busi-
ness" to cover such acts as drawing a
salary as a member Of Congress. for eX-
ample, or as a clerk in the employ of a
corporation, or in general to apply to the
functions of a wage Garner?
We are aware that in stage slang the
use of the word business" has come TO
be greatly extended. For example, stage
directions may speak Of business of as
tonishment," business Of tears" "busi-
ness of amusement and the like to in
sure suitable manifestations from the
actors. In this sense Mr. UnderwOOd'S
bill might properly contain the marginal
direction business of foOling the people
Of the United States" But even though
business of drawing a salary may not
improbably be found upon some play
house manuscripts. that will not help Mr..
Underwood, for the phrase would REFER
only to stage money. But perhaps It is
stage money that is to be the object Of
Mr. Underwoods business Of income
fa King"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

the flag which he had designed: we
take the star from Heaven, the rec
''from our Mother Country. separating
'it by white stripes, thus showing that
eve have separated from her Il Is
simply incredible that he could nave
spoken thus If in fact the flag had been
modelled from the Washington arms 1t
is time. therefore. for that unworthy
myth TO be discarded forever.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

While there is nothing resembling
marked expansion in the world of money
and business, the course of trade is satis-
factory, and on the basis of day-to-day
opcrations it is heavy. Reports received
from the leading mercantile and manu-
featuring centres are encouraging, but
there is. however, no disposition on the
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

The official report that from 30 TO IS
per cent of the fires in this city are due
to carelessness. including the reckless
throwing away OF blazing matches and
lighted cigars and cigarettes. is proba-
bly, not exaggerated and is grave re-
Election upon the practical common sense
Of the community. Millions of dollars
worth Of property and many lives are
yearly sacrificed to habits which 1t would
be gross flattery to call merely stupid.
The fool who tosses down frebrand
without noticing or caring where It may
fall or what it may ignite Is a potential
incendiary.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
MtmDork Gribnne.
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1912.

Opned aud published daily oD INC
Tribune Association, a Neic York corpo-
,ation; ogden II. Reid, President; Conde
HdmIin, Secretary; James N. Barrett
Treasurer. Address, Tribune BRbdm0'
No. 154 Nassau street, Nel0 YORK.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
RIGHT IN The SPIRIT

From The Washington Post.
The Democratic convention in the Philip
pines is split by factlonal Quarreis How
quickly our Oriental wards have caught on to
true Democratic methodist
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

A woman detective is so obviously nee
essary in solving some crimes that It is
wonder the city never had one before
Commissioner Waldo appointed the
woman who helped run down the taxicab
robbers. Private agencies have employed
them for years.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

chiefest ornament I'm the person OF a
bluecoat who always insisted on paying
for drinks and cigars when he wanted
them. Instead Of permitting him to re-
sign the municipal authorities should
have retired him on pension OF double
pay for life. Such virtue should not pass
unnotlced i'm this world OF sorrow and
sim
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE,

From The Pittsburgh Dispatch
why do sociologists declare that man can
not live on $500 a year when lots of them ar
supporting families on no greater wages?
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
BooMs. VIA PITTSBURGH,

From The Pittsburgh Gazotte-Times
Tammany is booming Mayor Gaynor Tor Presi-
dent This Is even worse than having the sup
port OF Colonel Harvey.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $500
to a normal school girl for injuries which
disfgured her arms so she will be unable
i'm future to wear short sleeved waists.
Evidently an action taken without
thought of the flckleness OF Dame Fash
ion
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

II the police can solve the taxicab muir
der mystery Of last July after having
caught the taxicab bandits, there un-
doubtedy will he n notable ebb In the
taxIcab crime wave.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
ness. I might use the English word. but
am still in doubt; is It shop or storeT

did YOU tell the 1anitor wed move IL ne
didn't send up more heat?' asked MI
'isTNdG ,T aid He seemed perfectly reconciled
.o Tho idea Of our moving. and, In fact
went so far as to suggest destination
tbat would render all complaint or de-
ficient heat quite unnecessary -" ashihs
ton Star.
FISHING.
Saw. don't you wish the summertime
were here? Does your ambish
Desire the air OF mountain land
Or vaIeq And don't you wish
Tho, Won could wander out TO some
Secluded nook and fish?
Go fishing, Suffragettes at hoihe
Are fishing for the vote;
Merchants are angling for your trade
And bankers for your note'
The bluecoats fish for criminals
And gangsters for your goat.
Some fish for nominations CALL
Some fish for higher pay;
Some fish for compliments, and some
Fish for a battle gay
Sure. fishing time is here, all right
Though summers far away.
A. W. U.
He smokes in any room in the house a.
will"
"He is not married."
Yes: has q delightful wife" ., so,c
"Oh she is away from nome -b"ii"'D
Express.
The French actress who being dissaus
fed with the number OF press notices al
lotted to her, established an ant colony II
her home where the work, the pleasures
and the method Of government of the Httl'
creatures could be observed, gained mel
poInt. Hundreds OF well known peop''
called to inspect The unique exhibition ant
the notices followed. Without any ambi
ton for publicity and solely for the fun o.
II. a young woman who had reah OF th'
Partisan ant kingdom procured some anu
and some suitable sand and proceeded u
found kingdom on large table IN room
of an uptown apartment She was undlplo
matte enough to speak of her royal plah'
in the presence OF the superintendent o.
the building, who had more business thar
natural science in his composition. Ih'
ants were exterminated and their territory
unceremoniously cast into the furnace. Ano
the Young woman now tells tearfuliy o.
tho kingdom that might have been.
Knicker-Did your father give you al
auto? -, a.
Bocker-Yes. but he didn't endo" IT,
Lipplncotts.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-04

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
SPOTSWOOD

DR.. T. G. Easton, pastor Of the Re-
formed church, OF this place, was too
i'll on Sunday to conduct the regular
services. Services were held In the
morning, conducted by Hamilton
Hazlehurst, a prominent member OF
the parish, but no service was acid
in the church on Sunday evening.
J. Randolph Appleby. Jr., spent
Friday and Saturday at the residence
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ran
dolph Appleby, ST., at "Bide a Wee
farm.
Mrs. Virginia Vanatta and daugh-
ter are visiting friends and relatives
In S~potswood.
Arthur D. Appleby was a recent
visitor In Perth Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bissett, OF
Yorklyn, Del, we're entertained owe
the weekend at the residence of the
formers parents, Councilman and
Mrs. William J. Bisstt. Councilman
and Mrs. Bissett returned to Yorklyn,
with their son and will visit for a
week in the southern village.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gregory and
daughter, of New York, visited Mrs.
Gregory's father, John Outcalt, on
Sunday.
John H. Bowers, an official OF the
American Snuff Company, was a
visitor in Spotswood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight have removed
from the Outcalt residence to n OF
the new houses recently erected by
DR.. Clarence Vliet, in Main street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
A RALLY DAY {
At KEASBK
Fine Exercises of Sunday
Well Attended.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keasbey, Oct. 15;-Rally Day
OF the Keasbey Sunday school was
observed in the chapel Sunday after
noon with an appropriate program
for the occasion. The chapel was
decorated with flags, ferns and vari-
Gus kinds Of flowers.
The was as follows:
Song, Golden Harps are SOUNDS
ing" by school.
Prayer, by Mr.. Gibson.
Recitation, Greeting" by lola
Johnson and Clara Hanson.
Scripture reading.
Recitation, "Welcome," by Sadie
Johnson.
Song, Onward Christian Soldiers,
by primary department.
: Recitation, PRAISE" by Maggie
Wargo.
Song, Happy Christian Country"
by school.
Address, by Rev. ]. Northrup.
Song, "Star of Beauty" by i've
girls of the primary department.
! Recitation, Onward and Upward"
by Tony Ressig.
Song, Little Daisy Girls" by ten
girls Of the primary department.
Greeting, by D. w. Boehm.
/ Song, America, the Hope OF the
Nations" by school.
/ Benediction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
WOODBRIDGE

Mrs. B. W. Hoagland was a Rah-
way visitor Monday.
Jerome Wiss, of Newark, has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Campbell in Grove venue
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard sattler en-
tertained a niece from Brooklyn.
Alfred Johnson and family, who
have been spending the past month
at the home of Mr.. Johnson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neils Johnson, in
Green street, left on Saturday night
for their home in Cokedale, Cal.
Mrs. Hinsdale and Miss Edith
Hinsdale have been spending a brief
season out of town.
The first meeting of the season of
the Mems Club Of the Congregational
church, was held in the church par
Tors last evening, when officers for
the ensuing year were elected.
Mrs. F. J.. Perry was a New York
visitor Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. B. w. Hoagland have
been entertaining guests from Pas
sale.
Rev. R. w. Mark is entertaining
a sister from New York.
The sale of home made bread,
cake and pie, under the auspices of
the Builders Society of the M. e.
church, which was to have beer held
at the home of Mrs. I. T. Spencer on
Thursday afternoon, has been post
poned until October 20.
Austin Voorhees, and family, OF
Oswego, N. Y, who have been Wis
iting Mr.. Voorhees, parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. s. Voorhees,. In Prospect
Hill, have returned to their home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
LIGHT
AT SP0TSWOOD
Wish Of Every Progressive
Resident to be Realized.
peciol to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Spotswood, Oct. 15.-The wish of
every progressive resident of Spots
wood will soon be realized, 1t is be-
lieved, because Common Council has
decided to take steps towards the
elimination of the idea Of Mayor
A. B. Appleby, who aspires to re-
election on the Democratic ticket,
and illuminate the town with gas
lamps, In place of the kerosene lights
of the present time. at has been a
hard fight" MayorAAppleby declares,
but we every-progressive resident
are going to triumph" 1t looks
as If the mayors prophecy will soon
become a reality.
Council last week instructed the
light committee to investigate the
matter and report at the next meeting
of the Borough Fathers" The light
committee will hold a conference to-
morrow with the engineer of the
Public Service Gas Company, of New
Brunswick, In an effort to definitely
determine the cost of fifty-one lamps,
1t Is believed that fifty-one lamps will
give better satisfaction in every par
ticular than the kerosene lights OF
the present time. There are over
eighty lights on the street now and,
at times many of the lamps are not in
| working order. The Public Service
| will erect the lamps and maintain
them at SO much per lamp, per year
The exact cost has not been deter
| mined, as yet. Although 1t Is beliey-
ed to be d political move on the par
OF certain members Of council who
| desire reelected this year the an
nouncement of the proposed improve
ment is received with considerable
Joy. Mayor Appleby has been an ad.
vocate of a better lighting system for
months, but has been opposed by the
councilmen referred to In the fore
going.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
SAYREvlLLE HOLY NAME
SOCIETY VISIT TRENTON

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Sayreville, Oct. 16:-Among those
who visited Trenton IN Sunday to see
and take part in the parade of the
Holy Name Society were Paul Kar-
vat, James Mills, Frank Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Supple, Mr.. and
Mrs. James O'Brien and family, Mr..
and Mrs. John Fritz, Michael Quade,
John Fritz, Jr., Alfred Switzer, Miss
Margaret Sugurne, Mrs. Mary Week,
| Wensil Kupsch, John Dempsey, Miss
| Helen Meade, Miss Beda Quaid, Mr..
and Mrs. James Glynn and family.
Peter keenan,, Paul Smith. John
Houlihan, Peter Mccarthy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jethio Switzer, Miss Mae Kath-
crime Van Dwenter, Miss Lizzie Ria
tican, Miss Amelia Baumann, Miss
Maggie Dreamer, George McCutcheon,
Joseph Lang, Mrs. Thomas Ryan and
children, Frank Doeller, Paul Lochs,
Paul Check, Paulina Check, Frank
Schiller, Miss Florence Meyer, Miss
Mary Major, Miss Maggie smullen
Miss Rose Dolan, Miss Mamie Smul.
len, John Schiller, Peter Froner, Har-
ry Froner, John McCutcheon, Thorn
as Meade, August Lochs, BENJAMIN
Skehan, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Week
and the sayreyule Fife and Drum
Corps. Two specIa ~aXn cars car
ried the people to their '1<-anation.f