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The Washington times., 1913-12-03
Sense Among the Nonsense

Sense Among the Non-Se
Dear Editor:
Better suggest to j. f. NJ, Inoulsi-
tive Soul" that II he had been a little
more inquisitive he would have found
out already that the much malicned
women who leave the car doors open
are really the most Intelligent and BEN
eficent Passengers who ride with him.
be the day ever SO breezy" Tell him
to sit near these open doors and in
cldentaly open a few himself when he
has CHARGE and-he won't have those
Uretched. sniffy colds he's subject 70.
4. II. B. mot fresh-air fiend0
Dear Editor:
I read ar ad in this paper Yesterday
1t said. Give him something electrical
for present"
The majority OF Us do get something
electrical at Christmas. but it's mostly
in the form of SHOCK.
ARTHUR RAEP
The Washington times., 1913-12-03
GRANDMA SEE:

"ONLY 10 MORE SHOPPING DAYS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS! Well, any
fellow who can't pick quarrel with
his best girl in twenty days is hick."
The Washington times., 1913-12-03

Dear Editor: l have nailed my wool
ell underwear On for the winter. Yours
ticklishly. y. V. ID.
We would believe you il it were not
for Your initials.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
SILK Workers. ASK
FOR SHORTER DAY
Paterson Ribbon Weavers to
Quit Work Unless Working
Day Is Reduced.

PATERSON, Nov. 22.-This city Is
threatened by another big silk strike.
More than / 200 ribbon weavers met
at Institute Hall, the I. w. w. head
quarters, in Market street, last night
and unanimously voted to quit work
unless their demand for nine hour
day is granted. The demand will be
served on the manufacturers at 8
o'clock Monday morning. One week
will be given for an answer. If the
manufacturers refuse a general walk
out will occur. All the mills must
agree to prevent walk-out. Ewald
Koettgen, recent local leader of the
1. w. W., was in charge of the meet
ing.
1t is proposed to put this nine-hour
day proposition up to all of the larger
ribbon manufacturers, then the small
er concerns will have to fall in line
If the nine hour day is granted. The
nine-hour day is being ascked by
ers of this city and will affect at
least 1000 men and women. At the
meeting last night it was pointed out
by several speakers that the season
for ribbons has been one of the most
prosperous in years and order after
order have been coming in. In fact,
there is n scarcity of ribbon weavers
in the city.
At the present time ribon weavers
are working fifty-five hours per week,
while with the nine-hour day in vogue
their weeks labor will amount to
about forty-nine and half hours.
By working a nine-hour day the rib
bon weavers declare their season will
be prolonged and they will be given
steadier work. Under the present
condition, they claim, this season of
the year is short and assures them
but a very few weeks work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Jones
has been doing little missionary
work now and then and visited this
city last Friday evening, at which
time she addressed the women. At
the meeting. last night none of the
agitators were present.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Grain Marker

CHICAGO, Nov 22.-Favorable
weather in Argentina, where growth
is at critical stage, had a weaken
ing effect today on the price of wheat.
There was also prospects of liberal
world shipments next week. Com
mission house buying on resting or
ders brought about a reaction, but
prices again became easy. The OPP
ening was shade to Il lower
with a further decline ensuing, On
the temporary rally the market went
slightly above last nights level.
Export demand at New York put
some firmness into the market in the
last half of the session. The close
was steady, the same as last night,
to 70 up.
Although mild weather iessening
the necessity of feed took corn a
little lower at the outset, prices later
hardened on account of receipts be-
! Ing light and because of firmness at
! Liverpool. Opening figures varied
from n decline to shade advance.
The subsequent range was narrow.
Rural sales were almost nothing.
The market closed firm at Is to b@A
net advance.
Oats held steady with corn. Trade
was light.
In provisions the bears had the
advantage owing to a setback in the
hog market. First sales were 2h@5
to 10 lower, with not much sign of
any upturn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Compulsory Educators Urge
Parents to Teach Sex Hygiene

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Uniform mar
rage and divorce laws. uniform com
pulsory education and child labor
laws and an adequate mothers PEN
sion law were advocated in resolu-
lions adopted by the National League
of Compulsory Education during the
second session of their convention
here today. Delegates from sixty
cities in the Scountry comprise the
league
Another resolution deplored the fail
IRE to enforce the birth registration
laws and blamed parents for the
prevalence of truancy and many other
deficiencies characteristic Of the
"small boy" The resolution declared
children were being punished too
much and parents too little. To rem
edy this the organization proposed the
establishment of courts of domestic
relation. where parents are to BIO
tried for the offenses of their children
when the parents contribute to causes
making these offenses possible.
resolution was adopted urging moth
ers and fathers to protect their chill
dren by teaching them sex hygiene
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Nathan Straus to Devote
His Life to a Worldwide
Improvement Campaign

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Nathan
Straus has retired from active bust
ness and will devote himself in future
exclusively to humanitarian work.
Instead of Withdrawing from one
business interest to give his atten-
ton to his other large business and
financial affairs, as was stated in
the brief announcement on Thursday
of his retirement from r. II. Macy
g. Co, he will engage in a world
wide campaign for the Improvement
of social conditions.
In particular Mr.. Straus will strive
for the universal adoption of the pas
teurization of all milk fed to infants,
work in which he has long been en-
gagged here, and which he has seen
so successfully carried out elsewhere.
Because of the Illness of Mrs.
Straus and his solicitude for her re-
covery, Mr. Straus has of late with
drawn from all but the most press
ing of his business affairs, and has
remained at his home. n West Sew
enty-second street.
Mr.. Straus declined yesterday to
talk of himself or of his future phil
anthropic plans, but his son, Nathan
Straus, jr., after a conference with
his father, authorized a statement of
what his father has in mind in hui
manitarian way.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
MEXICAN WAR EXECUTIONS
DESCRIBED BY EX-NEWARKER

even turned his face. was sorry
when I thought of the poor devil aft
erward and of the way his last good
by received no answer; but, on the
level. 1t Is not safe to give one side
or the other in Mexico any excuse at
all for thinking you are or ever were
friendly with the other gang.
We watched the rebels and their
target go to the cemetery. Five
minutes later the rifles cracked-and
that was the end of Juan Cordova
1t is fact that Cordova seemed the
cheerfulest one of the lot as they
passed by. He walked almost blithe-
ly with an overcoat, God knows for
what, slung jauntily over his arm,
and his wave of the hand was natu-
raj and unaffected.
Jimmy afterward learned that he
faced the firing squad with a smile
we We're not close enough to the eX~
ecution to see details-and slid into
his ready-made grave with a Viva
Mexico on his lips. Too bad that
nervy chaps like that have to get a
dose of that sort.
'Redding told me today that Colonel
Enrique Portillo was even nervier
than that. Enrique who was taken
back of the cuarcel on Saturday and
shot, not only said a half-humorous
goodby to American friends who
watched the affair, but kidded the fir
ing squad as he faced them. Maybe
that made them nervous, but the vol
ley didn't kill him.
Enrique, with a half dozen bullets
in him here and there, pulled himself
into a half-sitting posture and re-
Niled them. You - he jeered, you
are the rottenest shots in Mexico.
I'd hate to have an army with such
rotten shots in it He objurgated
them with carefully emphasized sar-
casm and contempt until the officer
in charge gave him the trio de gar
cias, the mercy shot
I've seen a lot of queer and inter
esting things since 1 drifted into this
annoying part of the world. Maybe
some day we can get together at a
coffee-stained gabfest and talk 1t
over. Adios.''
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22

Frederick Dunbar, pigamy; Charles
Eyslot, breaking, entering, larceny
and receiving; Angelo Gennorello,
murder; Solomon Goldberg, burning;
William Goulka, larceny from the
person and receiving; Samuel Hamil-
ton. assault and battery with intent
to rob; William Harmon, murder;
Frederick Hatfield, larceny and re-
ceiving; John A. Horton, forgery;
John E. Hughes embezzlement'
Charles e. Hyde, receiving; Stanis-
laus Janowski, larceny from the per
son and receiving; sentenced May 20,
1912. term, two to seven years; re-
'ceived May 81 1912; expiration (min-
imum), May 27, 1914; Joseph Kearney,
abuse; Michael Leo, murder. second
degree; Donate Longarelh, man
slaughter: Christian Messenger, as
sault, battery and rape; Marco Min
chino, larceny from the person and
receiving; Abram Miller, breaking,
entering larceny and receiving;
Frank Paladino, assault and battery
with intent to kill; Frank Sane, muir
der, second degree; Leonardo Seal
fone. abuse; Arthur Scarano, break
ing. entering and larceny; Samuel
Shelton, breaking, entering, larceny
and receiving; james Smith, lewd-
ness, w Allldltl pllcuN0h- dpdocs AaAoiiA
as Tato, breaking, entering, larceny
and receiving; Joseph Telasco, muir
der. second degree; Michael Tempone,
murder; Martin Tiffany, breaking, en-
tering. larceny and receiving; Ernest
Vandergrodt, assault and battery
Richard Vaughn. breaking, entering,
larceny and receiving; Charles Wal
ach. larceny; George Williams, break
ing. entering, larceny and receiving;
Fred Winters, assault and battery;
Newton Woodruff, embezzlement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
COURT OF PARDONS
HAS 800 PETITIONS
Forty-six Requests for Glenn
: ency Filed by Prisoners
from Essex County.
Especial to the Newark start

TRENTON, Nov. 22.-When the
New Jersey Court of Pardons sits
next Tuesday it will take up for con-
sideration the largest single list of
petitioners that ever came before that
body. The list, published today, totals
300 cases. There are 274 petitions for
clemency from inmates of the State
prison OF these. forty are sent in by
prisoners from Essex county, There
are twenty-slX reformatory and peni-
Tertiary cases, of which number six
hail from Essex county.
Among the State prison petitions is
one from Walter G, MeAllister, of
Passaie county. He was the central
figure in the Bosschieter girl murder
case thirteen years ago and is serving
a thirty-year term. His sentence,
with time off for good behavior, is
due to expire i'll 1921
William A. Death and McAllister
are the two remaining prisoners SEN
fenced for the murder of Jennie
Bosscheiter. Andrew j. Campbell was
7paroled by the Court of Pardons at
its last term, and George Kerr was
released from prison about two years
ago after having served his maximum
term of fifteen years.
Fifteen petitions have been filed by
prisoners from Morris county. The
same number or Applications come
from Union county prisoners.
Twenty three come from Hudson
prisoners and twenty-five from Pas
sale.
The Essex county list includes:
Harry Weston Ayers, assault and
battery: Antonio Bennatto, murder;
Ernest Briggs, breaking, larceny and
receiving; Samuel Cohen, arson; Vito
DePasquale, larceny and receiving;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Weayers Strike and Plant
Closes Over |. w. W. Man

PATERSON, Nov. 22.-About 175
weavers went on strike yesterday at
the Johnson Cowdin MILL in the Riy
erside section, because the superin-
tendent, John Eagelson, refused to
discharge man not belonging to the
/. w. w. The mill is tied up and can
do no work. Superintendent Eagle
son said today that he would abso-
lutely refuse to discharge the man.
I'VE will make no move" he said;
sit is up to the weavers, We will
close up first. They know our stand,
and we will positively not change 1t,
no matter If they stay out forever"
In the Pelgrin & Meyer mill. 1t is
said, o. secret vote was taken, and
the 500 weavers will go out when
they get their pay next week
Merchants and business men are
alarmed. The city has not recovered
from the recent strike, and another
one would spell ruin to hundreds OF
small businesses. The manufacturers
say they will not recognize the /. w.
w, and most of the citizens fear that
December | will see Paterson with
more than 5000 worlimen on strike.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Past Week on Exchange
Was Dullest in Decade

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.--The past
week on the stock exchange was said
to be the dullest for this period Of
the year in more than n decade.
Trading for the five full days aggre-
gated $780, 900 shares, a daily average
of 10000, while today's two-hour ses-
sion contributed $4,000 shares, max
ing the weeks total $4,000 The en-
tire overturn was less by far than
used to be recorded on any normal
day year or two ago not to mention
the active market of 1909, when an
output of a million shares was d
daily occurrence for weeks at a time
The end of the year, when many
partnerships expire, is likely to wit
ness many changes in the street"
Some firms and individuals, it is re-
ported, will retire altogether and
others will curtail operations. Holt
day gratuities and bonuses to EN-
ployees by financial institutions and
banking and brokerage houses prom
Use to be the smallest i'm some years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
MARKET MEN CAN
DISPLAY WARES
Win Fight Against Order Di-
recting That Foodstuffs
Be Covered.

After hearing the petitions OF a
score of butchers, fish dealers and
poultry men, the food and drug com
mittee of the Board of Health decid
ed at their meeting yesterday after
noon to give the dealers in the Centre
Market a chance to display their
wares for Thanksgiving and the hol-
idays without the necessity of putting
them in glass or metal cases. m
James r. Rutan, a former member
of the board. was among the men
that made the protest to the com
mittee Along with other dealers of
the Centre Market, Mr.. Rutan de-
clared that If the authorities insisted
upon his covering all of the commo-
dities he had for sale. it would mean
that he would have to get out Of
business. for he could not afford to
comply with such a law. Isaac
Stone, fish dealer In the market,
also protested very strongly before
the committee, and 1t was their argu-
ment that won the day for the deal
ers.
In explaining the situation to the
dealers, Commissioner Otto B. Schalk.
chairman of the committee. pointed
out the necessity of keeping the fish
and meats covered so that persons
Interested in buying would not nan
die the wares. No dealer had to put
his entire stock in cases, Mr.. Schalk
said, but it was most important that
most of the goods be kept In barrels
or boxes and only a small quantity
kept on display,
The dealers pointed out that they
did not display their worst wares,
but would naturally put out the best,
and that everyone that came along
naturally wanted to purchase the
ones on display. Walter r. Walker,
n poultry dealer, made q strong ar
gument in behalf of the poultry men,
while Frederick Nippes and William
Il. Klank spoke for the butchers.
They said the butchers were all will
ing to cover their meats, but that It
was imperative that some of their
steaks and chops must be displayed.
A question as to the legality asrto
whether the board had the right to
insist upon them covering all food
stuffs was taken up by Health OFF,
Ger Chanler He wanted to know
whether the law covered all food
stuffs that are exposed inside of a
shop or stand or whether the law
meant to have only the covered goods
displayed outside. The question viii
be referred later to the law DEPART
ment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Munsey Takes Over Bank
and Five Branches at Capital

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-F'rank A.
Munsey announced last night that the
Munsey Trust Company had taken
over the United States Trust Com
pany, a Washington bank, capital
lied at s1,2OO00O, which operates five
brances In different parts of the city
The announcement followed a meet
ing of the boards of the two COM
panies at the close of day of mild
excitement In capital financial circles.
No details of the merger were
given, but Mr. Munsey's statement
said the United States Trust Com
pany would become a part of the
Munsey system, which would guar
antee deposits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
MARKET IRREGULAR
AT CLOSING HOUR
Short interest Gives Stability,
but Is NuIlified by Late
Selling.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-F'luctua-
lions were small and irregular at the
opening today. Speculation was still
apathetic. The widest movement was
in Mexican Petroleum. which fell off
21a to AZ. Rumely preferred advanced
point
II a. m.-Efforts to get prices down
by attacking volatile shares met with
no success, and bears covered here
and there. Prices continued to move
within contracted limits. Mexican
Petroleum preferred slumped points
TO u.
Close-The market closed irregular.
The short interest built up recently
gave stability to the market and
prices eventually stiffened slightly.
The effect of this Improvement, how.
ever. was nullified by late selling OF
Union Pacific and Reading. Bonds
were eaSV
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-There was
continued trade buying in the cotton
market this morning, but prices eased
off under renewed liquidation. and
after opening steady at decline of
to s points. sold IL to IA points
under the closing figures of last
night. Reports of labor troubles in
various sections of the country, as
we'll as the bearish view of yester-
days ginning report, seemed to pro-
mote selling, and the market was
nervous and unsettled during the
early trading Private cables attrib-
uted the relatively easy showing of
Liverpool to liquidation by early
buyers.
Slight rallies resulted from cover
ing during the middle of the morn
ing, but liquidation continued with
the close barely steady at net de-
cline of II to 90 points.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22

Mexico in war times, with the local
newspaper men lodging bullets. while
Villa took Juarez, and good men go
ing to their death, waving a fare
well to men who dared not respond
with a last greeting for fear they
would be held suspect, arrested and
shot, too, are all portrayed knowingly
in letter which Colonel Archie
lacquer, formerly of The Star staff
In this city, wrote to q Newark friend
from El Paso, Texas, one day this
week
The fact that the things happening
IN Mexico are real war is lost this
far away from the front, but lacquer,
telling of spent bullets dropping into
the cafe where he was taking his cof-
fee, makes 1t real, read warfare. I'm
agine getting out newspaper so near
the front as the opposite bank of a
river. That is what lacquer was
helping at. He writes:
ut was a good thing Cor the staff
that Villa snatched Juarez in one
swift grab. What with lodging bull
lets and working all night and all day
most of the boys (reporters) were
ready to cave in Saturday night An
other day or 50 of the same thing,
would have made them 'dotty.'
"Drifted over the river myself yes
terday with three of the staff. My
first look at the rebel army. Queer
looking birds. Redding Caddle, John
ston and myself were the group Juan
Cordova waved at as he passed on his
way to be shot.
I'VE met him in the centre of his
six executioners, just at the edge of
the cemetery 1t was dusk and, with
the cemetery and the bare hills for a
background that firing squad and
the men in their centre did not pre-
sent a cheering sight. Redding knew
Cordova well. had met him once in
happier times. He probably assumed
that he had met Caddle and Johnston
at one time or another, or perhaps he
wanted to feel that he had friends
near as he started on his long journey
alone.
"He waved to us. But he got no
answering wave of a hand. Redding
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Hotel Man Who Shot Negro
Acquitted at Hackensack

HACKENSACK. Nov ga jury
after two hours deliberation yester-
day acquitted Henry Tompkins. the
Warren Point hotel-keeper, of a
charge of attempted manslaughter
He was accused by Frank Griffin, a
negro, who for several days lay in a
local hospital lowering between life
and death. after Mr.. Tompbins shot
him through the arm. the bullet enter
ing Griffin's chest.
Self-defense was the defendants
plea in the trial. and he had several
witnesses who eorroborated his tes-
timony.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Recount in Wellington

PASSAIC, Nov. 22.-The election re-
count in Wellington, which was held
yesterday afternoon, was completed
with Mayor John Mcmahon coming
out sixteen votes ahead of William
H. Mayer. The votes showed 173 for
Mcmahon and 157 for Mayer. Mayor
McMahon, according to the reports
after election, had but one vote in the
lead. A recount was ordered by JUS
tice Charles w Parker, and now that
this has been completed it is probable
that charges win be preferred against
the board of election in the First dis
trict, where a number of suspicious
matters were brought to the atten=
ton of the county election board
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
London Stock Market

LONDON, Nov. 22.-Money was in
good demand and discount rates were
firm today.
Investment business on a. fair scale
impaired a good tone to the stock
market generally. Consols hardened
an eighth and home rails and the re-
cent new issues improved in sympa
thy, but speculative business was
narrow. and Paris offerings caused
uneasiness in Rio Tintos and KAT
frs.
American securities advanced after
an irregular opening. Realizing
caused a decline later and the mar
ket closed irregular with prices
ranging from u above to u below
parity
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Public Service Pays Most of
the State Corporation Tax
Especial TO the Newark star.J

TRENTON. Nov. 22.-The Public
Service Corporation will pay into the
State treasury 71.8 per cent. of the
81, 377, 901. 81 levied against New Jersey
corporations under the Voorhees, fran
ehise tax act for taxes for 1918.
In exact figures, according to the
assessment of the State Board of AS
SCISSORS, the Public Service will pay
the State $780, 214.21 for taxes for this
year. The assessment is levied against
street railway electric light and gas
companies and divided as follows;
Street railway companies, $685.. 4SS.4I;
electric light companies, $136, 4O3.sS'
and gas companies, $1S7, 326.76.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
Complimentary Dinner
for Detective Godfrey

A complimentary dinner will be
rendered Walter Godfrey tonight at
the Essex Troop Armory by the mem
bers of the troop and the veteran
corps Mr. Godfrey, who is attached
to the county prosecutors office. re-
signed from the troop last May after
having held the office of quartermas-
ter sergeant for ten years and after
a connection with the troop lasting
fifteen years.
Mr.. Godfrey will receive a State
medal for his long service in the New
Jersey National Guard. 1t is expect
ed that about 100 persons will be
present at the dinner tonight.