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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
MUNICIPAL ASSETS AND DEBT.

If AS city administration of Philadelphia argues, that
city virtually by of its ownership of assets
worth much bonded debt Newark we'll make
the same claim ITSELF worth than double
bonded debt that the city has provide for the
levy.
of the bonded debt of Newark that represent
great public The $60oo of bonds for the Pequan
mock water supply sepayng interest and principal
pays off the millions of the old water debt
Ii these bonds had issued and if Newark
buying its aqueduct the cost would be about 100000
nuay city would be paying interest and sinking
all old debt And this splendid asset is
counted debt burden Newark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
A CHEAPER AND BETTER ADMINISTRATION.

THE INFORMATION obtained by the Economy and Efficiency
Commission appointed by Legislature of 1912 great de-
has been prosecuted during two years. and en-
departments of the State In the conference
Jersey City with the State Chamber of Commerce
the commission fortified with ideas and suggestions perth
ent to the proposed reforms instruction the
mission should submit the Legislature in JANUARY
plan thorough reorganization of the State administration
o the lines of economy and efficiency.
Legislature resoluey carries out the recommendations
OF the commission in the State budget far
the administration concerned will astonish well
crafty the people, reduced there will be in
efficiency The State has been political
principles 1t may be business principles
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22

A spring of crystal water dubbed
at the door. Magnificent big trees
grew on every hand, bursting into
clouds of snow, or gold, or crimson,
according to their species or the sea-
son of the year.
| Then there was my little sailing
| boat, snow-white with green relief.
1t lay in the soft sand in the shadow
of Christmas tree at the ebb or danced
to the dimples on the water when the
| tide was in.
The waters of the inlet swarmed
with fish of the most delicious varie-
i ties, and the ease with which they
might be caught Is seen in the fact
| that when l fancied a fish for tea or
| breakfast / would stand on the rocks
with my line, and, to save the trouble
of cutting UP, throw back the fish
as they came until l hooked one not
only of a favorite sort, but also of
size to fit my frying pan. OF course,
for sport 1 used to go out in my boat.
| I was fairly lucky at digging, aver
aging Is. Cd. for every day l worked.
But | didn't work every day. About
| twenty days a month were plenty for
me- The other days were given to
pleasure or repose. Extra hot days
would lie in my hammock, swung
between two enormous trees, reading
/ or ufOWSiuS, OF 20 Ior al OccdSiohti
| swim.
| During most of the year the climate
is delicious. Pajamas rolled up to the
knee make an ideal costume, but a
bathing suit is just as good. OF course
you don't go to work in these.
On Sundays l would receive visitors
or pay visits to the camps of neigh
boring diggers, but this was a cour-
tesy likely to happen any day of the
week.
Once a week the storekeeper left my
provisions where 1 could sail for them
in my boat. l must not forget to men,
ton my droll little garden. When
first dug it / was impatient and just
scattered the sides all in mixture
In the result you could find peoples
and tomatoes admirlng the brillianct
of each others complexion, while
onions and violets blended their fra
GRANGE in mutual delight.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
MALDIVE ISLANDS AWAKEN

dives is only by small sailing boats,
but 1t has just been annonced that
the ambassador of the Sultan in CO.
lombo has been instructed to adver
tise in English shipping papers for
the purchase of a cargo steamer of
400 to 500 tons capacity.
Passenger accommodations will be
provided on the steamer chiefly in or
der that the -.-.ssssan-s heir and his
suite nay travel to and from the
Aal,s~nds Electric lighting must also
be nstalled, and there must be cleo
trio fans in the firat-class cabins.
The sultan of the fMaldives recently
decided that his heiE to the sultauate
should receive a Borough English
educati0n ia Cevlon
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
COMMUTERS BATTLE ALL OVER AGAIN.

OUT OF of Investigations, hearings, decisions and
appeals the question of railroad Communication rates from
points of New Jersey the Hudson waterfront cities
eerges the dismal fact that the proceedings be begun all
The matter has been tossed back and forth like shuttle
the State Utility Commission and the until
has grown dizzy watching it, The thing that he
comprehend that he where he did before
despite decision apparently in his favor The prospect is
the commuters battle for his rights will be bequeated from
bleeding sire O
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22

Little is ever heard concerning the
Maldive Archipelago, which consists
of numerous coral islets, about 400
miles west of Ceylon, of which colony
of Great Britain they are dependency,
having over them a sultan who pays
allegiance to and receives the pro-
lection of the Ceylon government.
The inhabitants number about 3d.
900, and profess the Mohamet religion.
Their chief industry Is catching and
sailing fish for the Ceylon market.
Cocoanuts are grown on the i-ale.--syis,
and a fair amount of cop-@ IS sent to
Ceylon to be exported with Ceylon
copra to other countries
At present. the means OF cofnmuni-
cation between Ceyion and ne Mai
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
/ RESENTMENT THAT WILL BE NURsED.

SECRET agreement proposed by the British government
England and Germany refuse participation in the
great world celebration San Francisco of the opening of the
Canal denied OF all the of Europe
counted upon make exhibits And their
unfrendly of action meeting the strongest in
But American chiefly against
government and maybe the time distant
British official selhshnes will British Ma
fional grudges deep-seated and grow with time
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
Thnt High Cost Of Living.

From the wall Street Journal.
A countryman living just outside
London drove In one day to buy pro-
visions and other necessaries. He
went first to a cobbler and purchased
a pair of boots. Not shoddy foot
wear, carelessly made, or even ma
chine-made, but hand-sewed and of
strong leather. For this pair of boots
he paid just seven cents.
He next went to butcher and
bought a sheep, for which he paid
ten cents. and dozen chickens, for
which he paid eighteen cents, or one
and one-half cents apiece. Ten
pounds of beef cost him a total of
five cents. for the beef was one-half
cent q pound. A visit to q grain mer-
chant resulted in the purchase of q
bushel of rye for fifteen cents, and at
the fish market he bought twenty-five
large fish for ten cents. At the
diapers he purchased a suit of
clothes for forty cents, for stout
homespun cloth was selling at twelve
cents an ell, or nine and three-fifth
cents a yard.
The countryman had no trouble in
carrying his purchases home In his
wagon. Th6 wagon was large. He
had driven 1t to London with a load
of firewood and he had sold the wood
for twelve cents, which was good
price for those days.
1t was early in the sixteenth CEN
tury-about 400 years ago.
Kentucky's stnte Market Bureau.
From the New York Times.
Kentucky purposes to attack the
cost of living problem by establish.
| ing State Marketing Bureau, which
will eliminate the middleman be-
tween the farmers and the consum-
ers in the cities of that State.
The plan was made known by J.
w. Newman, commissioner of agri-
culture of Kentucky, during the re-
cent meeting of the Association OF
Commissioners of Agriculture of the
Southern States. His colleagues cor
daily Endorsed the project and
passed a resolution favoring the es.
tablishment of similar bureaus
throughout the Southern States, and
also o bureau of the Federal govern.
ment to cooperate with the State
| bureaus.
The parcel post. Mr.. Newman ex.
planned, had made it possible to mar,
| ket many farm products from out.
| lying districts in an economical way
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22

-
From Leslie's Weekly.
The largest known find Of an ex-
tinct monster in the giantosaurus,
huge lizard, dug up in German East
Africa about a year ago. The skele-
ton was almost complete and meas
ures 100 feet in length. 1t was found
in the lower cretaceous rocks and
must have lived from seven to ten
millions of years ago. The creature
was herbivorous, as shown by Its
teeth, and is supposed to have lived
an aquatic life. Several very large
extinct dinosaurs have been found In
the United States. The most noted Of
these was discovered IN 1900, when
the Carnegie expedition (searching for
fossils In Wyoming) unearthed an al
most complete skeleton Of q diplodo-
Gus, about eighty-seven feet long. 1t
has been mounted In the museum at
Pittsburg. Mr.. Carnegie later pre-
sented reproductions of this skeleton
to five of the leading natural history
museums of Europe.
OF the extinct fishes, the ichthyo-
saurus is the best known and It's re-
mains have been discovered in vari-
GUS parts of Europe. Cuvier de-
. clared that it possessed "the snout Of
dolphin, the teeth of a crocodile, the
head and breastbone of a lizard, the
paddle of whale or dolphin and the
vertebra of fish" After such a des-
cription the ichthyosaurus N(ish-liz-
ard became the name of tribe of
monsters. 1t flourished in the age
of reptiles and is not member of the
family of oldest fossils. There are
fish which resemble modern sharks
and they lived in the Paleozic age,
dating back q few million years be-
fore the age of reptiles, which is
reckoned at from fifteen to twenty
million years ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
Christmas HII tbe Year

Would you have your Christmas
Be so bright day
That its radiance for year
Lighters all your way?
Then, just wait a moment
While we tell you how;
First, unload that pack of cares,
And begin right now
Cast away that ugly frown
And smile all around
Laugh aloud and weary hearts
Will echo back the sound.
Go and pay those little debts
You have left long,
And forgive that fellow
Who has done you wrong
Give some little saddened face
Cause TO beam with joy;
Christmas ought to mean lot
To every girl and boy. !,
Write some CHEEKY letters,
Send some flowers away;
Bring to light and scatter
Those trinkets stored away.
Send wel1-hed basket
Some poor soul to bless;
Smile upon the toier,
Wish him happiness.
Give yourself abundanty,
Sympathize and cheer,
And you'll find your Christmas
Lasting for year.
-Mera Mcdowell in Christian Register.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
A COAL COMBINE IMPUDENCE.

JUST AT present the railroads do propose ask the In
terstatc Commission for any
anthracite coal from their mines the East but they
want per westward AS all the coalcarryng
railroads Mines and coal prices fixed by
these roads prohbtoy the suggestion of
increase the whether westward
IS q bit impudent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
CHASE EMPEROR'S BRIDE

bows too shyly, sullSily or awkwardly
the old empress would turn with a
smile and ask Yehonala to bow and
let them see how it should be done.
Neither empress would endure bad
manners. Once, when a naughty lit
tie girl of five, instead of making the
proper salutation, pumped down upon
the palace floor and howled, the
Great Ancestress" waited patiently
for the mother, lady of high rank,
to bring her back to good behavior.
When she failed to do SO, and the
culprit's tantrums showed no signs
of abatement, Tsu Hsi ordered their
immediate departure. The mother. in
tears, begged that her majesty would
not be offended with so small sin
ner, and received the stern reply:
do you think a person of intelli-
gence could be offended with baby ?
l send you out of the palace to teach
you lesson, which you must teach
your child. / do not blame her; I
blame you, and pity her; but she
must suffer as we'll as yourself. You
must teach your child the maxim of
Confucius, that 1t is by the rules of
propriety that character is estab-
lished."
Lucky Chaps.
s-~~.. ..a.,, :. 1.o5 1900
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM
THE EXCHANGES

He said Kentucky had large areas,
ten, forty, and even fifty miles from
railroad, and butter, cheese, poultry
of all KINDS, eggs and entire hogs,
when cut into hams, sides of bacon,
etc, would be marketed through par
eel post.
It is generally conceded, Mr.. New
man said, that the marketing of a
product costs more than the produce
ton of the product. Statistics would
bear out the assertion, he said, that
of every dollar spent by the con-
sumner, the producer received only
IS cents. II the other 65 cents were
divided between the producer and
the consumer, minus what the gov
eminent would charge for delivering
the products by parcel post, 1t would
result in a saving of at least % per
cent. to the consumer and add rs per
cent to the profits of the producer
he commended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
ODDITIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

he cried, and Hogan promptly
bounced on the man pointed out. The
prisoner was Joseph Petrone, or 3Si
East 18th street, who, the police
say, got out of Dannemora prison
only a few months ago after serving
a term for highway robbery. He had
three packages of powder in his
pocket--powder that looked like
cocaine.
Says Americans Chew Away Yearly
Price OF Three DreadnOughts.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The jaws of
the American nation chew away
every year in gum the price of three
Maxim, in an address delivered yes
terday at theatre here, where DR..
Madison C. Peters conducted his
weekly service on Peace From the
profits of John Barleycorn," the in
ventor said, two hundred battleships
a year could be built, while tobacco
would contribute almost as heavily to
the national armament. The speaker
said that he was a peace men, but
that he believed in being prepared.
Modern weapons contributed to
peace, he declared.
Bitten by Bedbug in Sleeper. Sues Rail-
road for $4,000.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 22.-Suit
for $4,000 has been started in Mon
tana by some unnamed Milwaukee
man who claims damages because of
the bite of bedbug on a st. Paul
railroad sleeping car in Montana.
He came home, the railroad officials
say, with his arm in a sling. and they
say the car he complains of was
on its first run over the route.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
Harvard students to BE offered JOBS
as Professional Escorts.

CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 22.-Acting as
nrofessional escorts is the latest in
novation offered needy Harvard men
TO earn money. The dearth of youths
at societys dancing functions has be-
come a serious problem, and the IN
PRODUCTION of the student escort Is
expected to solve it. ]. Jefferson
Richards. dancing master. to Boston
Back Bay folks, is the iffnovator OF
the new idea. Any person wishing
to give dance to which there are TO
be invited more young women than
men will simply communicate with
Mr.. Richards. He will then give the
names and addresses of the young
men and each will be sent an 1nvl-
tation by those in charge of the
dance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
Policeman Hogan's Ruse Succeeds In
Capturing Highwayman.

Capturing Highwayman.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-To Patrol
man Hogan, who for three years has
had the post at 112th street and Sec
ond avenue, came last night Philip
Fornabio, of 1889 Hoffman avenue,
the Bronx, to complain that at that
very corner yesterday morning three
men had half-blinded him with some
powder and then robbed him of $40.
Then Hogan babe Fornabio stand by
and watch for sight of any one OF
his highwaymen. Then Hogan, with
out any explanation, seized a passer-
by as though to arrest him. The as
tonished passerby howled fearfully,
and at the cries out came the neigh
borhood Suddenly Fornabio roared
with triumph. There's one of them"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22
Lucky Chaps.

Life offers some men bed Of roses
and sends it up on approval, too.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
1.-The Two Civil War Generals and
the Statue"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-22

Copyright. 1918, by 70. ]. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
T|SzA IS WINNER
IN ANOTHER DUEL
Third Fight Is Scheduled for
T0day-MOre Are in
Prospect

Budapest. January s.-Count stephan
Tisza. president of the lower house of
the Hungarian parliament. fought arotE-
er duel today and succeeded in wound
ing his man. Count Tisza's opponent
was Count Aladar Szechenyi The
weapons were sabres. and Count Sceeh-
enyi WAS wounded in the head, C3iint
Tisza was not hurt.
The duel arose out OF declaration
made in writing by Count Szechenyi that
IL was through an error that he recently
acknowledged Count T.sya's salute The
latter promptly sent a challenge
On January 2 Count Tisza and Count
Michael Karolyi, prominent member
of the opposition, fought a duel with
sabres. the latter being very severely
wounded. third duel is scheduled for
tomorrow between the president of the
lower house and Count Aladar Zichy, an
opposition deputy. while Deputy Polonyi,
whom Count lisza said he would NJ t
recognize in the street, sent challenge
10 Count Tisza today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
SHIPPERS TELL OF
BEING AT MERCY Of
AN ALLEGED TRUST
Douglass Declares Anglo
German Combination Con-
trOIs the Ocean-Seager
Tells of Combine

Washington, January s.--Testimony
aliAlt "a shipping combination" that con-
trolled the commerce OF the seas with a
stronger grasp than any combination
which ever existed in the trade between
the states. was presented today to the
House merchant marine committee. Ship
pers told of being at the mercy of the
combination. The former agent of one of
the so-called Conference or combination
lines, related the methods of keeping inde-
perdent lines out of the trade, of pooling
profits and of dividing territory.
w. IL. Douglass of the New York Ex-
porting firm of Arkell & Douglass de-
el3red that a combination of German and
British lines existed, controlling the ocean,
and that the steamship managers in Lon
don were able to direct the course of
trade at their will.
Alleton ID. Hitch, secretary and treas
urer of the Hagenmeyer Trading company
or New York, trading with Brazil de-
clared that the only independent line to
south America was the Lloyd Brazileiro
line and that while his firm used it to
an extent. its steamers We're slow, and
that its officers, governmental appointees,
were not trained to the desire of the
trade.
John Seager was the former represen-
tative of conference line to testify For
several years he was agent for the Prince
line at New York. He stated that his
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
TELLS OF
DEATHOF SEAMEN
Waited Calmly for the End
After Steamer Was
Steered on Rocks

Astoria, Ore, January S-How tbs
seamen of the oil tank steamer Rose
Grams met death after the vessel crashed
ashore at the mouth of the Columbia
yesterday morning was told tonight by
Fred Peters, the quartermaster who
drifted ashore on plank at Tioga. Ac-
cording to Peters. Captain Johnson of
the Rosecrans remained to the last at
his post in the pilot house. directing
and cheering his crew, although he WAS
suffering from a broken leg
There We're eight men on duty at
the time of the disaster and 2s men
were in the berths The night was q
wild one, but 1t was decided by the
officer in command that il would noe
be too hazardous TO attempt the en-
trance to the Columbia. In the stornt
and rain, the man at the wheel, ac-
cording 10 Peters. mistook the North
head light for the lightship which is
anchored off the Columbia, and steered
the vessel upon the rocks.
The back bone OF the Rosecrans was
broken and there was nothing TO do
but wait Peters said. Efforts TO
launch the lifeboats were futile. The
wind and waves broke them from
their lashings before any of the crew
could man them. The men waited calm
ly for the death that appeared inevit-
able. Captain Johnson stood at his post
directing the crew, although his leg
had been broken by falling spar"
Peters had just talked with Captain
Johnson when big wave washed over
the ship, carrying him overheard. He
graspcd floating plank and rode 1T
for five hours before he finally drifted
ashore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
WILSON CONFERS
WITH HOKE SMITH
AND SENATOR GORE
Programme for Extra Ses-
sion, Including Tariff and
Currency Legislation,
Discussed

Trenton, n. j., January S.--President-
elect Wilson sat for three hours in his
offices here today in conference with
Senators Hoke Smith or Georgia and
Thomas p Gore of Oklahoma. Mr.. Will
son declared tonight that besides talk
ing over number of cabinet possf-
bilities he had discussed with the sena-
tors a programme for the extra session,
including tariff and currency legisla-
tion.
Both senators departed with their
lips sealed From the governor alone.
they said, could information be OBJ
tanned. The President-elect spoke of
his conference only in general terms,
stating that no conclusions had been
reached.
I'VE discussed, as do all my visitors"
he said. "all the names for the cabinet
could think of, just to get their
views"
The President elect was questioned
as to details of his conference, but said
merely that he had discussed the whole
ground of an extra session programme.
Reiterating that he had arrived at no
specific conclusions, he added.
Il am sincerely seeking to get the
point of view of these men. Tam not
asking for conclusions. out merely want
to talk things over with them
The President-elect was asked, in
view of the prominence of both Sena-
tors Gore and Smith in the proposed
plans for a reorganization of Senate
committees and the abolisning of the
seniority rules whether that subject
was discussed.
Il don't bring that matter up nn-
less my callers do" he said. Senator
Smith simply said he thought they
were in the way of satisfactory solu-
tion in the Senate of the difficulty
They make a point of not involving me
in the matter"
Mr.. Wilson indicated also during to-
day that he preferred not to interpose
his influence in the reorganizations
of Senate committees any more. than
he cared to connection with the talked
of abolition of the seniority rule in
the House committees.
Tomorrow Senators OGorman Of New
York and Culberson of Texas will con-
fer with Mr.. Wilson.