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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
A body. bearing evidence of wealth is
found dashed to a grating with one wrist
enclosed In A handeuff, on the shore az
Lonesome Cove. Professor Kent, scienf-
ist, happens along and interests himself
III the case.
Kent learns OF meeting the pre-
vious evening between Elder Bennett and
strange woman. who went on to the
home Of Francis Sedgwick, an artist. and
talked with him for few minutes. Kent
calls on Sedgwick and is recognized as
an old college friend.
Sedgwfek admits that the strange
woman Ind on n necklace which he had
oIten seen on the neck of his unknown
visitor. At the inquest over the corpse
Elder bennett relates the story of Sedg.
wick's encounter with the woman, and
tells OF the picture in Sedgwick's studio.
Kent proves by n cocoon found on
the grating that the body was not
washed ashore. MS was supposed. and
Sansett Jim points an accusing finger at
Sedgwick. Kent and Sedgwick are ad-
vised by the sheriff to leave town.
Kent figures that the wounds on the
mead of the Cove corpse could not have
been cnused by blows. but by fall
from the cliff that the other handcuff
was attached TO the right wrist of some
other person. who had broken it of in a
struggle. He sets out TO find a man
with a bruised right wrist.
A picture Sedgwick had started to paint
and left on an easel had been broken dur
ing his absence by q bullet fired from 4
nearby copse. The ground was soft. but
the gunner left no track Kent and Sedg
wick meet Gansett Jim to effect q truce
with the half breed Kent learns that
Blair's son. Wilfred, hurried Miss Mar
Jorie Dorrance. who left him inside of a
year because of his wild ways and that
Wilfred was brought back to his fathers
home and closely guarded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
FLOOD RELIEF
TESTED WILSON
American Medical Association
journal conmends His Ideas,
Which Disregard Precedent.

Here is an interesting expert
opinion of the new administration in
action. 1t is on the medical side and
from the Journal of the American
Medical Association. 1t commends the
Presidents prompt action at the time
of the flood danger. He ordered out
tents, cots, blankets and food, as
other Presidents have done before.
Within twenty-four hours all these
routine aids were assembled and in
use. But President Wilson did more,
three particular things which the
Journal considers as new for Presi-
dent to do at such a time.
The first was to order the crews
and equipments from the life-saving
stations on Lake Michigan and Lake
Erie to proceed at once to the flooded
districts to assist in saving life. The
Journal calls this the highest COM
mon sense. Boats and experienced
men were needed and lacking. The
government had boats and men and
had them on the spot in a short time.
The second was sending into the af
flieted district all of the available
medical officers of the public health
first time, so far as the Journal
knows. that the health officers of
the Federal government have been
ordered into a region to prevent the
breaking out of epidemics and dis
ease, though government surgeons
have been frequently sent to estab-
lish quarantine and stamp out exist
ing epidemics Another example, the
Journal thinks, of quiet common
sense and disregard of governmental
red tape.
But the third thing is even more
exceptional The President ordered
10000 vaccine points and 1000 am
pules of anti-typhoid serum sent at
once into Ohio and Indiana for use
in preventing epidemic of smallpox
and typhoid, which generally break
out following great disasters. > THE
nation is fortunate" says the Jour
nal of the American Medical Asso-
citation, sin having as it's chief exec
utive man who does not fear Off
cial red tape, moss-grown precedents
or the opposition of the ignorant and
fanatical followers of fantastical
cults. ''-Waterbur American.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
The StoryBf America in Pictures
THE DISCOVERIES
Learn One Thing Every Day"
I. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS


, there to pursue the great enterprise
he had in view
This man. Columbus, or Colombo, as
his name is spelled in italian. was
born at Genoa, Italy, somewhere
about 1446 or 1851. It was probably
about 1474 that he first conceived the
idea Of discovering a new route to
Asia. For the next ten years he made
proposals of discovery to many of the
governments of Europe; but none
would listen to him. Finally, after
he had almost given up hope, Spain
agreed to aid him.
On Friday, August 3, 1892, Columbus
set sail in command of three little
ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and
the Nina, the largest of which, the
Santa Maria, was only ninety feet
long. On the 18th of October of the
same year land was seen, and Column
bus landed on one of the Bahama
Islands, formally taking possession
in the name of King Ferdinand of
Spain.
Columbus returned to Spain in
March, 1893, and his journey through
the country to Barcelona was a tri-
umphal march. In September of that
year he sailed again, and discovered
the Windward Islands, Jamaica and
Porto Rico. He founded a colony and
returned to Spain. On his third voy-
age he discovered the Orinoco. Then
he was accused on false charges by
men who were envious and jealous OF
him, and he and his brother Bartholo-
NEW were taken back to Spain in
chains. The captain of the ship on
which he was brought back offered
to remove the chains, but Columbus
answered, mo, I will wear them as
q memento of the gratitude of
princes" On reaching Spain, how
ever, he was quickly freed.
His fourth voyage was to explore
the Gulf Of Mexico. but he was taken
sick at San Lucar and lay there for
several months. Broken in body and
spirit he returned to Spain and died
at valladolid on May 20, 1906. The
house in which he died bears a small
tablet which reads simply, Here died
Columbus"
Every day a different human inter
est story will appear in the Evening
Star. You can get beautiful intaglio
reproduction OF the above picture
with five others. equally ATTRACTIVE.
7x9la inches In size. with this weeks
Mentor" In 1.-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,
Branford place, and r. +. Mulligan,
1927 Broad street. Price, ten cents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
"INCORRIGIBLE" BECOMES
GOOD MAN-SEEKS MOTHER

Twenty years ago Charles Mesde,
the son of Mrs. Katharine Mesde, "a
dressmaker. was sent to the New
York Juvenile Asylum as incorrigible.
The boy remained at the asylum one
year and then, at the age of ~, was
sent to farmer of Thomasboro, Ill.
He soon tired of work on the farm
and ran away and wandered about
the West for several years.
Charles Mesde, or Charles Meads,
as he calls himself. is now a citizen
of Fort Wayne, Ind, and is employed
as fireman on the Pennsylvania
railroad. He is 81 years old and has
a wife and two daughters. He has
just arrived in New York and regis
tered at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. He
is in search of the mother who TWEEN
~ years ago said she could do moth
ing with him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

an a certain day in February, 1892.
there rode along the narrow
~ pass at the foot of Mount Elvira,
a few miles from Granada, in Spain,
a man with his head bowed low over
his breast. The little mule he was
riding stumbled along YEARLY. Sud-
denly behind him he heard the noise
of swiftly galloping hoofs. Still he
did not raise his head. But when
the single hurrying horseman drew
alongside at last and slowed down the
rider of the mule looked up to see
who it was. There followed hurried
conversation of few words, and then
the man on the mule, his eyes beam
ing, his face alight with hope and
pride, and his head erect, turned
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
SHIPS, RACING, REPEAT
HARE TORTOISE FABLE

A race took place in mid-ocean be-
tween two big freighters, the Inkum
of Hamburg. and the Calico, of Hull
The Inkum passed the Calico with
"a bone in her teeth" and left her
hull down on the horizon, and yet
the race ended with the Galileos ar
rival at Boston, light, three hours
previous to the Inkum's appearance =
very like the race between the tur-
toise and the hare in Aesops fables
As the hare passed the plodding
tortoise in the fable. so the Inlsum
passed the Calico in mid-Atlantic
April %, and as the, nimbe-footed
hare twitted the lowly tortoise on his
laborious progress, so Captain MUIR
ply. Of the Inkum. twitted Captain
Collins, OF the Calico. by signal code
and megaphone as he left the slower
vessel in his wake.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
Gossip Of the oilers

Negro ship carpenters at savannah
haye organized
Coal beavers at Glasgow, Scotland,
demand twenty cents an hour.
Chinese masons in Manchuria get
% cents a day.
st. Thomas, Canada. police sala-
ries have been raised.
Ottumwa, Iowa, has elected Pat
rick Louney, a switchman, mayor.
Windsor, Canada, street railway
employees want wage increase.
An Increase in the membership of
A. 500 in three months has been made
by the International Association Of
Machinists
over $4,000 children under IS years
of age are employed in this country.
After a delay of generation Swe-
den is about to introduce old age
pensions.
Steam railways in Tasmania are
owned and operated by the State.
More than 500 900 men are employed
in working the railways of the United
Kingdom.
The Arkansas Legislature has en-
acted law providing for labor
commissioner
Underwear and blouse makers in
Berlin, Germany, are paid 711a cents
for one dozen blouses.
Employees in the automobile in
dustry total $1,000 at an average
yearly pay of almost 500.
TO enforce the early closing law al
Kansas City. Mo-, Journeymen Bar.
bers' International Union is prepared
to spend $4,000.
There are more than $4,000 factories
| in Canada employing over 500 o0i
persons, whose annual earnings aver.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
THE DISEASE GERM OF CRIME.

DR. GODDARD director of research at New Jerseys School
Feeble Minded Children declares that
sponsbe the greater of criminal that least
per properly degenerates
Burlington county has found itself unpeasantly famous
Of the revelations of degeneracy in the pine belt this
scientist the nation that the pner section selected
by the Investigators merely convenient type of conditions
be found county of every State in the Union The
the whole community lies in the fact that the people
who wicked and can't help because they weak
strong in They multiply much faster than
folks In instances the propagation of the imbecie
compared with the normal family skiold What is the remedy?
Clearly colonization of the feebemnded and making mpos
sibe for the breed to reproduce itself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

quickly his jaded beast, and, together
with the man on horseback who had
followed him, rode back the way he
had come.
The man on the mule was Christo-
pher Columbus, and the one who
caught up to him was messenger
sent by King Ferdinand of Spain to
tell him that at last, after seven long
years of weary waiting and pleading
of his cause. his requests were to be
granted. He was to be made COM
mander of an exposition that was to
attempt to discover new and shorter
way to Asia, India and the migic
East. Only that very morning Co
lumbus, tired of waiting around the
Court of Spain. had set forth, intend
ing to present his cause to France,
with the hope that he might get aid
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
OUR SENTINEL ON THE PACIFIC.

CALIFORNIA IS the western outpost of our republic and
Fortunately there is vrle of Americans the Pacific
California saved country from the calamity of Mon
goan Steamship railroad companies bring
Chinese coolies into the by the of thousands
when California protest When Congress undertook to
this Oriental torrent by the opposition of the rail
roads the selfish trading interests the East and sentimental
who did have the least idea of the national peril
California has again proved the faithful and sentinel
Of the nation and again these blind and unpatroc interests
against her They would give entry auraiza
ton TO the Japanese regardless of social and political
the whole country and for American civilization
They would admitted shores millions of Chinese
make social conditions vastly serious than those that
wrecked the Roman empire Butthe American people with
California her sentinel against the Chinese and the Amer
people with California
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
HOW LIvING-COsT HITS TEACHERS.

- THE SALARY of almost American school teacher,
like salaries multitude of other people has been pact
cay reduced since 1897 to the high of living
reaching job which paid 5000 year years ago has today
of little 500 in
The who $1,000 of the
buy fifteen years ago 1888 Retail
actually Gil cent higher than they decade
half Even in the cities teachers who have had
raised enough their
professional training there any calling that
much the community and gets little of it
that Of the educator?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
TARIFF sNAGs IN THE SENATE.

IT is predicted that free wool and free will be de
feated the is not improbable that other important
changes will be made the House bill including the pottery
schedule Probably cattle will be put the free list
free why cattle 1t confessed that there is
shortage and the cattle markets of Canada and Mexico
make up But the points of the tariff bill
wool and and these administration features If the
wool Democratic hold out with Republican
and Progressive support wool and will in the dutiabe
list will be tariff There obligation
on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
THE JERSEY CITY ELECTION TOMORROW.

THE HAND-PICKED candidates Mayor Wittpenn for
the Walsh election in Jersey City
to responsibility Wpenns aid
made jury and his opposition referendum
commission government in
helping his candidacy Governor and
keeping administration Office for another four years
State the
taking the grand jury from the people He would
cram judgeInade jury down their throats.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
Why He Was Glad.

The man with the long beard stood
pensively at the curbing, gazing at
the passing traffic in the street. II
hail with delight the advent of the
automobile" he muttered aloud, "for
no longer need I fear crossing the
street lest some hungry horse mis-
take me for a walking bale of hay"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
Continued From Saturday,


Good. Nevertheless. I'd like to
see the record"
Together they went to the medical
officers quarters. Doctor Breed had
come in fifteen minutes before. With
out preliminary Lawyer Balm said:
Il want to see that Jane Doe GER
tificate again"
AREN'T you afraid of wearin' out
the ink on it. Adam?" retorted the
other with a furtive grin.
And l." said Chester Kent in his
suavest manner venture to trouble
you to show me the certificate in the
case of Wilfrid Blair"
Something like a spasm shook the
lineaments of Doctor Breeds meager
face. "Blair!' he repeated. How
did you know He stopped short
How did l know that Wilfrid
Blair is dead?' Kent finished for him
"Why, there has been time enough
hasn't there?'
The physicians hands clawed ner-
vously at his struggling hair.
Thine enough?" he murmured
"Time enough? I'm only just back
from the Blair place myself
News travels faster than horse
observed Kent.
ct don't travel as fast as all that"
retorted the medical officer, and shut
his teeth on the sentence as If he
could have bitten the tongue that
spoke it.
"Ah." commented Kent negligent
Nv. "Then he died within two hours
or so?"
This morning. retorted the other.
Its all in the certificate
"An?" inquired Kent, so signifi-
cantly that Lawyer Balm gave him
quick look.
"All that's your business or any
body else's," said Breed, recovering
himself a bit.
Doubtless. And I'm to be permit
ted to see this document"
Breed pushed a paper across the
table. There it is. 1 just finished
making it out"
"I see, said Kent giving the
paper a scant survey that the cause
of death is set down as cardiac fail
ure. -"
veil "hat > Inc mates 80
that?'
Just triiie non,colliini.'a ,sn
1t? You see' we an oie Vi eaiuia =,
1alinre' excep. 'nose VI 10 WV
THAT records good enough for the
law declared the meoicai oiiicei
doggedlly
WHO was the attending physi-
cian?''
Il was"
Indeed. And to what undertaken
was the permit issued?.
1T was issued to the family. They
can turn it over to what undertaken
they please,
Where is the interment to be-?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

l ROSTRUM
Urges Arbitration.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Sir--It is hoped that the contractors
and leaders of the Laborers' Union
will act upon the initiative taken by
Mayor Jacob Haussling and settle
their differences by arbitration. New
ark was visited by a similar strike
last year, and many recall the out
breaks of violence which occurred. in
one of which an innocent schoolboy
was killed.
1t will also be remembered that
several policemen were stabbed by
the laborers, who ignorantly looked
upon the policemen as their common
enemy. They seemed to be ignorant
of the fact that the policemen were
simply doing their duty and trying to
prevent disturbances. 1t is reason
able to assume that if the present
strike is allowed to grow the same
riots and disturbances will occur. It
appears that the leaders of the
laborers have taken the right step in
appealing to Mayor Haussling to use
his influence in bringing about set
tlement. Let us hope that the con-
tractors win also get together and
prevent a lot of unnecessary trouble.
hardship and possible loss of life
A. 7. DUNCAN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
Had Been Sung.

Marks with newspaper) Here's a
man who says that borrowing is a
disease. Do you believe it?
Parishes, and that lending is in
sanity.-Boston Transcript"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
FREE RIDES AS POLICE CRAFT.

FREE TAXICAB rides for inspector and six captains
the revelation of New York police graft Police officials
have been getting taxcab without paying for except
protection of awbreakng chaueurs Black
NATL take the shape of cash Of the
en the pube these txcab bills in oyercharges
which Tie police wink consideration of the free rides
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
Praise AssembIyman McDermott

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The reply of Secretary Tumuty
to the questions asked him about the
McDermott telegram, "Who is Nc
Dermott, anyway" was entirely un-
called for. Such an answer, coming
from a man who is secretary to the
President, and for whom we have
always had the utmost respect, needs
some comment, we think.
In fact, we have not been able to
gather just what Tumulty meant
whether he wished to emphasize his
own importance or simply belittle
McDermott. But for Joe Tumulty to
ask who is Walter McDermott?"
Funny. isn't it?
If he wanted us to answer, we
would say that McDermott is the
ablest man in the Assembly today;
the man who has introduced a Jury
bill with the sincere purpose of re-
deeming the party pledges; the man
who has constantly striven for what
he believes TO be right, in spite of all
opposition
McDERMOTT ADHERENTs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

age s467, an increase of s123 in ten
years.
On May 10. at Houston, Texas,
Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea, will meet in convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
Wilson Causes CONSERVATION.

Democrats in Washington are beginning
TO entertain serious misgivings regarding
their hero, Woodrow Wilson. and more
than one member OF that party is
seriously concerned regarding the statil-
ity Of the future President. Mr.. Wilson's
abolition of the inaugural ball proved
something of shock to his admirers. II
is admitted that the ball In itself is not
a matter of paramount Importance
Nevertheless George Washington had an
inaugural ball. Abraham Lincoln and
Robert T.. Lee served as members of the
ball committee at Andrew Jackson's in
auEuration, and, altogether, there have
been some time honored traditions con-
nected with that affair. sufficient, II is
suggested, TO have prevented the new
Chief Executive from disposing OF Il with
out advice and with a mere wave of his
hand. And now the dispatches from
Hoboken describe Mr.. Wilson as having
accepted as gospel truth the assertions OF
one DR.. A. J. McKelway that the District
Of Columbia is controlled by real estate
spectators, and, without knowledge OF
the facts and without the slightest nves-
tlSatlon, 10 nave replied that DR.. Nickel
way had put my nose on n fresh trail.
and the kind of trail that I always follow
with~zest.
only day or two ago We learned
from Trenton that the future President
was studying Washington with a guide
book remarks a prominent Democrat,
"and now We learn that he is charmed
with the aspersons OF one McKelway.
Even supposing all that McKelway said
were warranted. what warrant Is there
for Professor Wilson's selling upon his
charge with avidity? And why does not
he wait until he is on the ground and has
investigated for himself before he gives
cOuntenance to such charges? What man
ner Of man il this whom we have elected
President"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
TAFT URGES ECONOMY
Works on Message for New
System of Expenditures.

From nc lEi'hHf ANl'aN
Washington, Jan. T.-President Taft is
preparing his message dealing with the
budget system of appropriations. lie
spent the greater part OF to-day on II,
and conferred with Dr. Frederick \.
Cleveland. chairman OF the ECONOMY ana
Efficiency Committee, VINO has been Tor
mulatinE 4 specimen budget when VIII
accompany the message To Congress
The President will strongly recommend
the adoption OF this system for control
ling the expenditures OF the government.
In his economy and efficiency message
to Congress on January Il, 1917. President
Taft said.
The United States is the only nation
whose government is operated without a
budget. This fact seems TO De more
striking when II Is considered that bud
gcts and budget procedures are the out
growth Of democratic doctrines and have
had an important part in the develop
ment Of modern constitutional rights
The American commonwealth has sur
cred much from irresponsibiity on the
part OF it's governing agencies. The sk-
press purpose Of a budget j. to make
government responsive TO public opinion
and responsible for IT'S acts
In many foreign countries the annual
budget programme IL discussed with spe-
clal reference to the revenues to he
raised the thought being that the raising
Of revenue bears more direct relation 10
welfare than does government cxpendi-
turc, the President added. Around
parties have been organized. and on such
questions voters In the United States
have taken Sides since the first revenue
law was proposed"