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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
Washington
Y Y LETTER
BY n. 2. WALKER
c. j. FORD PUBLIC PRINTER
star siam Correspondenl.
star Bureau.
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON, June Is.

Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON, June Is.
Cornelius J. ("Connie'0 Ford, of
Hoboken. who has been working at
the case as a printer most of his life.
and had never been in Washington
until he came here a few weeks ago
to talk with the President about his
new job, is to be public printer The
Senate will probably confirm his
nomination today
Ford will be boss of the biggest
printing office in the world His sal
airy will be $500. There are about
1000 employees in the great print
shop of which he is to have charge,
and Congress spends about $7,O00,00O
year to run the business.
No Profit Expected.
The government printing office ism
run for profit. Its biggest job is
printing the Congressional Record, is
sued every morning while Congress
is in session. and containing stenog-
raphic reports of everything that has
been said or done in the House and
printing the Record the government
print shop gets out thousands oil
documents ordered printed by the
Senate and House. Any member OF
Congress may have any number OF
his own speeches printed by paying
a fixed charge for the work. The
office also does printing for some of
the departments of the government,
but to get these jobs has to bid on
them in competition with other
printers.
There was a fight over the appoint
ment. Another candidate, also
printer and a union labor leader
wanted the place, and at one time
seemed likely to get it. When II
came to a showdown the other man
had about the same amount of in
dorsement, but a lot of opposition.
Ford had little real opposition, ex~
cept that due to the claims of other
candidates.
TumuIty Backed Him.
And then, to clinch his case, Ford
had the backing of secretary Joseph
P. Tumulty. Tumulty was for Ford
for several reasons, one of the good
ones being that Ford had voted for
almost everything Governor Wilson
wanted when he was a member OF
Assembly. Tipping the scale, finally,
in the Hoboken mans favor, how
ever, was his family AS the father
of eight children, all alive and
healthy, Ford outdistanced all other
candidates and gained a handicap
that put all others out of the run
ning, as far as Tumulty was con-
cerned.
However, Ford's family of eight
does not put him at the head of the
list of the Anti-Race Suicide Club
of the Wilson administration. Will
lam 8. Wilson, secretary of labor, Is
the father of nine. The other big
family heads among Wilson APP
pointees are William G. MeAdoo,
secretary of the treasury, with six
children, and Joseph P. Tumulty
with another even half dozen.
Attorney General McReynolds is
the only bachelor in the Wilson cabi-
net. and Secretary of War Garrison
is the only married man who has no
family.
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CONTINUED from Yesterday


Send him anything plausible and
reassuring, commented Eldridge
hastily He turned to his small and
attentive audience in triumph.
Thus, gentlemen" he announced.
I'VE have proven conclusively that
our man is located between forty
and fifty miles from New York. If
we draw two circles, with this build
ing as centre, the circumference of
one of which is fifty, the other forty
miles away, we define the territory
within which the malefactor in aues-
ton is to be found"
The people in the room crowded
close about the table to examine the
map upon WHICH Professor Eldridge
had drawn the circles.
There's an awful lot of country
some of it pretty Wild" objected the
Bulletin man. 1T will be a long lob
to hunt a man down in that terri
tory"
Even if it were as extensive a
task as hasty review of the facts
might Indicate stated Eldridge. II
venture to assert that enough men
would be Forthcoming to expedite
such a search. But modifying cir
cumstances will tighten the task"
"How's that" asked the Banner
man, speaking for the others evident
interest.
I'VE have no means of surmising
the method by which this man sue
ceeds in arresting Migratory motions
of certain wave-lengths, said Ell
bridge didactically. ANY more than
we are able to define the precise ma
ture of electricity But, as in the
case of electricity. we can observe the
action of its phenomena. Two salient
features leap out at us: one is that
these phenomena are limited in time:
the other that they are limited in
space The latter aspect W. will ex-
anime, if you please. gentlemen.
THE phenomena have been lirect-
ed with great accuracy (a) at the
Atlas building; OBJ at this city and
some of its immediate suburbs. The
popularity of this cannot but strike
an observant mind. How is this man
able, at forty or fifty miles distance
to concentrate his efforts on one com.
paratively small objective? We car
only surmise some system of insulat.
ing screens or focal mirrors. | might
remark in passing that the eXistenc,
of this power to direct or focus thu
more rapid ethereal vibrations woulo
be a discovery of considerable scien
tific moment. But il this is the
method employed why do we not cut
band of vibratory notifications
rather than touch upon a foca
point?"
Repeat SOFTLY" murmured the ire
pressible Register man.
why" explained Eldridge patient
~, ARE not the people and buildings
between here and the unknown oper
ator affected? The only hypothesis
we are justified in working upon /:
that the mans apparatus i!
at a height sufficient to carry
over Intervening obstacles. This n.y.
pothesis is strengthened by the col
lateral fact that the territory We
have Just determined as that within
which he must be found lies in tht
highlands of our own and neighborine
states. We may, therefore, eliminate
the low-lying districts within oul
radius"
Percy barrow opened one eye,
perhaps he's up in a balloon hi
drawled languidly; "better take alonl
an aeroplane."
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Confusion Worse Confoullded.

m HE absolute failure of Eldridge's
I hypothesis Immediately threw
n public confidence into pro-
found reaction. Certainty gave place
to complete distrust. Rumor gained
ground. The exodus increased.
Where formerly only those who could
do so without great sacrifice or in
convenience had left town, now
people were beginning to cut loose
at any cost. Men resigned their
positions in order to get their families
away; others began to arrange their
affairs as best they might, as though
for long vacation. As yet panic had
not appeared openly in the light of
day, but she lurked in the shadows
of mems hearts.
The railroads and steamboats, were
crowded beyond their capacity. EX-
ira trains followed one another as
close together as the block signals
would allow them to run. Humanity
packed the cars. 1t was like a con-
tinual series of football days. In
three of them it was estimated that
two hundred thousand people had
left Manhattan. 1t would have been
physically impossible for the trans
portation.lines to have carried a thou
sand more. They had reached their
capacity; the spigot was wide open.
Percy Darrow showed Jack the
headlines to this effect.
Cheerful thought" he suggested.
Suppose the whole four million
should want to get out at the same
| timei'
Eldridge had come back to the
wireless Office thoroughly bewildered
1t is a wel-known fact that the exact
scientist is the hardest man to fool
but the most fooled if fooled at all.
| Witness the extent to which noted
scientists have been taken in by fax
| ing spiritualist mediums. So with
Eldridge. His hypothesis had been
so carefully worked out that the fail
ure of its logic threw his mind into
confusion. URtil he could discover
| the weak link in his chain of reason-
ing, that confusion must continue.
An hour and half after the bulle-
| tin announcing the failure of the
search had been posted, Eldridge
rushed into the wireless office. The
plague of darkness had lifted after
fifteen minutes duration.
Call Monsieur X" he gasped to
the day operator. In fifteen minutes,
by rapid substitutions of batteries TO
weaken or strengthen the sending
current, he had predetermined his
previous data. Apparently, without
| the shadow of doubt, Monsieur x
was within the circle.
"He may be at sea- suggested the
operator.
But Eldridge shook his head. The
circle of the sea had been we'll pa
| trolled. and for days.
Begin over again, - drawled Dar-
row. Il told you that you were on
the wrong track"
Eldridge glanced at him.
L can't say that you've done
much!" said he tartly.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow.)
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his versatility. He painted chemists
in their laboratories, doctors at the
bedside of their patients, card par
ties. marriage feasts, even religious
subjects. He had a special gift for
painting children. While his work is
full of humor. it is all characterized
by a remarkable intellectual quality.
For a joyous roisterer he appears to
have been very Industrious; for near
~ nine hundred of his works have
been listed in catalogues.
Every day different human inter
est story will appear in the Evening
Star. You can get II beautiful intaglio
reproduction of the anove picture,
with five Others. equally attractive.
7x9% inches in size. with this weeks
Mentor" In The Mentor" we'll
known authority covers the subject
of the pictures and stories of the
week. Readers of the Evening Star
and 1.-THE Mentor" will know Art.
Literature. History. Science. and
Travel. and own exquisite pictures.
On sale at the Newark Star office
Bradford place and p. f. Mulligau.
92T Broad street. Price. ten cents.
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DUTCH MASTERPIECE
ON
NO. 5. 1.-THE CHRISTENING" BY JAN STEEN
Copyright The Associated Newspaper School, Inc

palette and painted the stern old man
just as in that sermon on vice he
had unconsciously furnished model.
The picture is excellent"
In his art Jan satirized even his
own excellent wife.
LAS | think. his wife reproached
him far too often about drinking too
much; for in the picture which repre-
sents the bean-feast, where Jan and
his family are sitting at table, we
see his wife with a large jug of wine
in her hand, and eyes beaming like
Bacchante's. l am convinced, how
ever that the good lady never in
dulged in too much wine: only the
rogue wanted us to believe that 1t
was his wife, and no, he, who was too
fond of drinking. That is why he
laughs so joyously out of the pic
ture."
There isn't any question about Jan
Stems greatness as a painter nor
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Painters DiIatoriness.

The dispute about an unfinished Sir
Thomas Lawrence portrait in the
Kings Bench Division recalls to a
contemporary story of that paint
er's dilatoriness. The Lord Mex
borough of that time. after much let
ter writing about the portrait of his
wife and child. said he could wait no
longer. Lawrence pleaded tor more
time; he was well forward with the
lady, but the baby wanted finishing;
could he not have one more sitting
my Wife will be happy to give you
another sitting whenever you like"
vas the answer, but the baby is now
in the Guards dundee Advertiser
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
Percy Darrow, a young scientist in
search of jolt. enters the office Of
Boss Mccarthy. of New York. Nc
Carthy has just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to
leave New York in peace and flee for
Europe. Mccarthy does not take the
message seriously. barrow goes up
the elevator to try for a position with
the noted scientist. DR.. Eldridge. Sud-
IDENTIFY the electrical connections are
cut off. None of the expert electricians
called in can locate the trouble. Just
as suddenly they go on again. The
next morning Mccarthy receives an
other message that unless he leave
New York Immediately a sign will be
sent him at 6. Immediately at the
entire electrical apparatus in New
york is cut off. The city is thrown
into panic. Percy Barrow thinks he
has clue and engages the help of
Jack Warford. a college athlete. They
visit Mccarthy and offer to run down
the cause of the trouble. Mccarthy
has just received another wireless. AS
they go out Darrow is arrested but
he. is undisturbed. because he is cer-
tain that another sign will appear at
O AT this time all the town is dark
ana all hearing Is suspended. Under
cover of this confusion barrow escapes
from jail
The. town is Frustrated with fear.
scientists can make nothing of 1t ex-
sept Mccarthy, Darrow and Warford;
The next morning Darrow and Warford
go to McCarthy's office just as he re-
eeives another message. At this time
darkness hits the Atlas building in broad
daylight. Darrow explains in his own
mind that some force is cutting through
vibration. The noted scientist, pr.
Eldridge, is engaged to unravel the
mystery and free the city. barrow
has the desire to get the credit. Nc
Carthy has disappeared, but evidently
has not left New York. Darrow takes
the public into mis- confluence anu
uses the newspapers to assure the
people. The unknown threatens 70
wipe out the city. barrow fears that
this viii be an attempt to cut off
heat, in which case all in the zone will
be frozen to death.
barrow sits still in McCarthys old
office, while Eldridge is hard at work
to, locate the source of danger by
scientific investigation. The city
grows more and more terrified; many
leave, but barrow still sits nom
chalantly in the office receiving wire
less messages.
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POLO AGAIN TOMORROW.

THE SPORTING enthusiasm and anxiety great
will again be concentrated upon
brook polo field Westbuy Long Island Since the impressive
victory of the Big Four the British
Tuesday the odds Americans have
two chances of retaining the cup the visitors
carrying the hand injury of the home
players making substitute reagnment necessary
to uncertainty of the outlook On the British team also
there will be change and tomorrow tell different
story Considering pasme and lin
the leisure class this exciting extraordinary
popular interest. which will a excitement
should the British chalengers win
necessary.
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THE INCREASE OF THE INSANE.

WHILE THE number of insane under the of the
increased by eighteen during April the actual number of
received that month 1856 the of 1872
The took the places of 81 who died and S6
discharged during the month The number newly admitted
startling And should be remembered that there
large State institution Trenton together with asylums
many of the counties The report of the predetermined
of the State shows increase of April but this
has little significance 1t is well known that
of the feeble minded placed in institutions certain
lated sections of New Jersey the woods full Them
they abound small extent in the hc populated sections
To house and maintain all the eebeminded in the State might
we'll the States represent more
immediate and formidable proposition What going
do
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A PREvENTABLE RAILROAD TRAGEDY.

THE DEPLORABLE railroad tragedy at Stamford Conn,
yesterday preyentab In the the
New Haven railroad that given
ifs cement such bad this the least
exeusabe New Haven directors had been tied
catcher engine the poughed into
the first section the tragedy would happened The
would have provided against such
its chances of killing and manning men,
and children on its trains
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Another Yellow Peril.

Some California drummers demand
separate passenger cars for Asiatics.
Perhaps the Asiatics don't show a
sufficient appreciation of drummerb'
gtoriea -vxategtown Times.
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Eldridge cast on him a look of cold
scorn. barrow closed the eye
CHAPTER XVII.
nrn,yinr the Net.

Drawlng the Net
TIME zone of danger" as the
Bulletin named it, was imme-
\ diately the scene of swarming
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
Sad Stories of Underworld
 Brought out at Vice Probe

CHICAGO, Mar. 9-President Man del, of the Mandel department store in testifFing before the vice commit tee that is Investigating the white slavery of Chicago stated that he had raised the minimum Juvenile wage of his concern to four dollars a week and that was the most that they could possibly pay for the help and services received. He further stated that he appointed several special investigators who would look into the individual cases of girls alleged to have gone wrong while in his employ and see whether they had done so through necessity or not
 Edward Hillman, president of Mar, shall Field and company agreed to tell the committee privately all the profits of his company for the last ten years, which he stated would prove beyond conclusion that they could afford to pay no more than they were at present.
 Edward Sillman. one of the larger store owners of the city stated yesterday that if girl was unskill- ed and could not command enough wages to support her that she should sell her virtue rather than to be in want. He stated, however, that in his store they had always kept up to the maximum and that he felt ; certain that none of his employees had gone wrong through want. Since the relations that have been made in the present probe he stated that he had decided to make another in crease and would hereafter pay a minimum of $11 per week.
 In addition to the testimony of the department store owners there were many denizens of the under world who told the committee the sad story of their downfall. The majority of the girls, many of whom have now grown hard in the life were all driven to shame by being
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
SOCIALISTS WAR;;
 REBELS CARRYING
 THE YELLOW FLAG

TACOMA. Mar. 9.-The Socialists of this city have split into two fac. tons and are hopelessly al war. For some time the party had been gain. ing numerous recruits and il was anticipated that they would be q DOW. er in the next municipal election. This fear has now been dispelled however. as the leaders are at great er variance with each other than they are with either of the other parties.
 On the streets and in the meetings the factions are distinguished by the flags they fly. those sticking to the old party leaders carrying the red flag as heretofore, while the rebels are known by bright yellow flag
 Two of the factions met on one of the busy corners toward evening today. both determined upon holding their meeting there After hot exchange of words by the leaders both crowds were broken up by a police sergeant and two patrolmen who happened along in the vicinity
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
TROOPS WILL REMAIN READY
 FUR TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, b. C., March. g. According to a decision reached yes terday by the state department it was decided to leave the troops and ships that are now in Mexican waters where they are for the time being at least. This move was taken as the new administration does not consider that hostilities have ceased, and that the Mexican sit uation Is still serious.
 At the present time there are sev- eral ships in the vicinity of Vera Cruz that are ready to land couple of thousand bluejackets and marines at a moments notice. At Calves ton there are several troops of ca Valry all ready to embark for the front at short notice.
 In addition to these there are sev- eral troops of cavalry, infantry and signal and engineer corps at San Antonio, Texas. ready to cross the border if needs be.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
TESTIFY AS ID RIOTS OF THE
 INAUGURATION

WASHINGTON. March q=Eefore the investigating committee that is probing the riots and disturbances of the suffragette parade al the capital on inauguration day. Miss Elsie Hill. daughter of eX-ConPress. man Hill. stated that the chief of police said last Monday that he feared trouble 'on account of the southern riff-raff celebrating the in. auguration Of Democrat and o born Southerner."
 The suffraeettes told the chief aI that time that they did not think il necessary to have police protpctior as they would depend on the chi valry of the gentlemen 10 let them pass unmolested.
 quite opposite to the testimony of Miss Hill was that of Alice pauI who testified that they had besieged everybody from President Taft down Tor protection. but that it was of no avail She said that they had sev. eral times requested the committee in charge to have body of troops there as guard, but were informed that they would either march unpro. tected or not at all.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. March g. In testifying before the committee that Is probing the seandalous riots Of the suffragette parade on in auguration day George Garfield. ot Spokane, Washington, swore that the police of the capital were in league with the hoodlums, and that it was part of plan of the police 10 break un the women's part of the ceremonies.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
DR. FREEDMAN ID
 BE ASSISTED BY
 ARMY SURGEONS

WASHINGTON. March Six surgeons of the United States army have been delegated to assist Dr Friedman, the celebrated German physician, In his experiments here Dr. Friedman will first attempt tC cure many tubercular monkeys by inoculating them with the serum which he claims will relieve and cure any consumptive
 In his experiments there will be no rabbits or pigs used. as is the practice at the Rockefeller Institute the doctor deyoting his attention to the apes entirely.
 Should he substantiate the claims made for his discovery by curing the animals he will then be re quested to experiment further upon soldiers who are located at the military hospital of Fort Staunton New Mexico There are several hundred patients at the latter in stitution who are willing and anx- ious for the experiments which may bring them relief.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
SOME TROUBLE STILL BREWING
 ALONG BORDER

MEXICO CITY. March 9.=ln the first real fight to take place since the overthrow of the Madero gov. ernment the federals today defeated most decisiyely the Carranzistas. killing many and scattering the re maindcr amid the greatest disorder
 This afternoon there were 6,000 federal troops ordered to the bound ary to keep the rebels back from making any attacks upon American soldiers that might he contemplated This move was made by the gov ernment at the request of the American ambassador Since com ing into power President Huerta has done everything in his power to make things as comfortable az possible for all Americans within the country.
 The troops in leaving today foi the border of Sonora will be com pelled to pass over several miles of American territory.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

ton saved the lives of many fs agreed upon by all present. No sooa. CT had he started singing than fhs rush ceased. all marching on In an orderly and speedy manner. Tho piano player. the only one of tba musicians to stick with the singar waited until the house had heea cleared and then quickly led tha performer from the stage
 The hniIdius Was total loss and that no lives We're lost is consider ea miraculous eonsiderein@ the Fl. pidity with which the flames spread That this is growing to be common performance of Boyle's was learned alter the fire, as he had almost Il similar experience at New Bedford but few weeks before.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
WILL APPOINT NONE OF HIS
 KIN ID JOBS

WASHINGTON, D. C., March g. Many friends of Captain Wilson. of Portland, Oregon, have been urging President Wilson 10 appoint the former to the berth of Commissions: Of the Philippine Island. This the new chief magistrate has refused 10 do. stating that it will be use less to try and boost anybody .or office who is in any way related to the Wilson family by blood.
 In making this announcement Mir Wilson informed the friends of thu Captain that under other circum staces he might consider the latters candidacy, but that under existing circumstances he thought it inad visable.