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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09
The LEGISLATIVE MANIA.

In q communication to the New
York Evening Post, Mr.. Frank Fay.
ant points out some Of the evils of
the modern tendency to multiply leg
islation without wisdom. Hs thinks
the American people have q mania
for legislation. They make bad laws,
and then when these bad laws cause
worse conditions, they make
laws to remedy the law.made evils.
We specially train men for all of the
professions, exacting from the new
comers years OF special study under
recognized experts-but for the pro-
fession Of lawmaking, which In q re.
public like ours /. the most impor-
tant OF all professions, we exact moth
ing. A gift for CAB" or an open
purse is much more likely to gain en-
trance IT, lawmaking bodies, thinks
Mr.. Fay ant, than any mental or moral
qualifications.
Herein IL struck the keynote Of the
whole legislative problem. II is In.
deed odd that We so generally send
to legislatures aud to congress men
of inferior grade to undertake the
most important work OF our social
system. Not ell of these men are
either ignorant or interruptions, Ol
course, but 80 many are that 1t II
truly q wonder we have not beer
wrecked upon the rocks and shoals
Of legislative incompetency long ago
There 10 little or no qualifc stior
necessary for . lawmaker. II he l,
81 ambitious young demagogue Of
worn out old politician With the abil
ity to appeal to ignorance and preju
dice, he often stands . better chance
OF political success than the wise ant
scient,ous candidate. How man!
men are there 10 congress today VIII,
have an intelligent conception O
what currency legislation ls neede'
or Ut the intricacies OF tariff making
Not more than Is per cent at tn
outside. Yet the most vital inter
ests of the country are in the hand
Of these unit aimed members consti
tu,ing the majority.
The mania for making laws is
growing menace About forty etate
of The Union have had legislative SEES
s'ons recently. The legislatures hav
baen industriously piling up law
that touch all of the people at q Q
more points of their daily lives. /
bill for the regulation of this, tn,
or the other Is glibly proposed,
considered and recommended by
committee Of n~on.experts and goe
through without any serious exam
nation by the majority.
The result is that most OF the state
have so many laws now that the aver
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09

age man does not know which way to
turn for fear OF OF getting into unfore-
een legal entsnglements. And for
every law that IL repealed half q doz
en- new ones 60 into the statute books.
Where is all this going to end? There
must come q time when the country
will be hopelessty involved 10 u maze
of restrictions, regulations and in.
hibitions.-Kapsas City Journ al.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09

NIFTY

For BUSINESS A and FARMER to
secure choice business lots in new towns
along the milwaukee"
There will be sold at public auction town lots in the following new
towns located on the Roy, the Dog Greek, the Great Falls and the
Choteau extensions of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
in Montana which are now under construction.
The towns, dates and places of sales are as follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09
Woodrow Receives Pay Check

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Wo0drow
Wilson received his fret pay check %
presidents Of the United States yester-
day when Secretary McAdoo present.
ed him with q treasury warrant for
o., 1925, representing his salary from
March 4 to 81. o. payday hereafter,
however, the president will receive
%, $50, q full months proportion Of
the S75, 900 annual stipend.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09

FAIRVlEW, OKLA, April Grant
Leslie, his wife ana their 8 year-old
SOB persisted in Il prairie fire that
swept part Of Major county yesterday.
Their bodies were found today. Les.
lie and his family started from their
home Ia Il wagon to visit near Gran.
ton, Okla.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09
Fear a Meat Famine

NEW YORK, April The pric, OF
meat scared to the bigaes5 l.ures Of
the year yesterday and Indications are
that it will go sti higher today.
Dealers say the storage soon viii be-
come acute unless ~shipneb,s checked
by the Ohio and Inuiaua hoods are
hurried to the city.
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Dor.

Labor.
Labor ribs us of three great evils
trksomeness, vice and poverty.-Vol-
taire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
WOMAN PILGRIMS
SING IN MARYLAND
Wilder. Southern Country and
Lonesome Paths Can't Dismay
Brave Suffragists.
Especial TO the Newark star.l

ELKTON, Nd, Feb. 81. = General
Rosaie Gardner Joness army of suf-
frage pilgrims penetrated deeper into
Maryland, My Maryland" today.
Their destination is Havre de Grace,
which, despite bad roads and other
impediments, they expect to reach
tonight.
The country the marchers are plod-
ding through now is wilder than
any that has been encountered be-
fore, and there are fewer necessities
for pausing on the way to allow the
oratory squad to make speeches, or
to let other members of the band
make converts by kissing babies and
other means.
Little was heard today but the votes
for women orchestra of two pieces,
a mouth organ manned by Samuel
Jones Taylor, of Philadelphia, and
q jew's-harp, engineered by William
Blakely, of Wilmington, Del. Even
Colonel Ida Craft, whom nobody
WOuiu ever suspect OF SuCn Things,
showed remarkable familiarity with
the words of such classics as
"Hitchy Koo" and "On the Missis-
sippi," when the rest of the mixers
raised their voices in song.
The army is three whole days
ahead of it's schedule and going like
a limited express.
Word drifted in to General Jones
today that her mother, Mrs. Oliver
Livingston Jones, who is so unenthu-
siastic about woman suffrage that
she is a member of every anti
suffrage organization that has come
to her notice, will SO far unbend from
her stern attitude of intolerancy as
to welcome her daughter and her fol-
lowers when they stroll into Wash
ington.
Mrs. Jones, however, will make no
mistake about attending the anti
suffrage demonstration in Washing
ton on February 2s, instead of the
one wherein her daughter and the
pilgrims will shine later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
FINED $40 FOR GIVING
WRONG TRANSFER ON CAR

In a hotly contested case, Antoine
Framson, a newsdealer, was fined $40
today by Judge Hahn in the First
Criminal Court for misuse of a trans
fer on the Public Service railroad.
Two inspectors for the railroad com
pany testified that they had seen
Framson board South Orange car
and receive transfer upon payment
of his fare, and that they had
watched him continually until he
again boarded car on the same line
when he presented transfer from a
Plang road car.
The defense produced- Frank Tay-
Tor. of s31 Littleton avenue. who was
a conductor on the Plank road car,
but who has since been discharged,
and he testified that Framson board
ed his car at Plane street, where he
paid his fare and received a transfer
and that he left the car at Wash
ington street, a distance OF two
blocks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
POSTOFF|CE BILL
IN SENATE TODAY
Local Building Will Probably
Be FavorabIy Reported
by Committee.
STAR BUREAU.

STAR BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-A new
postoffice for Newark is practically
assured by the action of the Senate
committee on public buildings and
grounds, which finished consideration
of the public buildings appropriation
bill yesterday, and will present its
report on that measure to the Senate
today.
The House provision for the New
ark postoff1ce is not materially
changed by the Senate committee
recommendation, which leaves the
provision for an appropriation of
100000, the old building and site to
be disposed of by sale.
Senator MARITIME succeeded in get
ting an additional $4,000 appropria.
ton for new postoffice for Plain
field. The House bill allotted $780,
900 for the Plainfield site and build
ing, of which $4,000 was to pay for
the site. The senator insisted that a
building consistent with the impor-
lance of Plainfield could not be built
for less than 100000. and upon his
insistence> the committee agreed to
the extra $50. 900 allowance.
The bill as 1t goes to the Senate
carries provision for s125,oO0 for a
postoffice building In Orange, where
site was purchased and appropria-
ton made several years ago.
H. B. W.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
HONOR MEMORY
Of WASHINGTON
Veterans in Grand Army Posts
and Social Societies Plan
Appropriate Events.

Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served by various local societies to-
morrow and Monday next
The veterans of Phil Sheridan Post,
G. A. R., will conduct a campfire
this evening at 800 Market street.
Several prominent men will speak,
and the guests will include delega-
lions from Cushing Post, American
Veterans Of Foreign Service, Phil
Sheridan Circle, G. A. r.. and Cush-
ing Auxiliary. A. Y. r. s. There will
be music and refreshments.
Tomorrow evening Peter Cooper
Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, will hold its
eighteenth anniversary entertain
ment. reception and dance in the
Turnbull Auditorium, Market street.
The festivities will open with an adj
dress by State Councillor William ].
Wakefield, jr., Of this city. There will
be dancing.
The members of Woodside Council,
Royal Arcanum, have also planned a
fete for tomorrow evening. There will
be dramatic readings and sketches by
well-knoWn entertainers, to be fol-
lowed by card contest for a prize.
A Washington birthday celebration
will also mark the session of Radiant
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
next Friday evening.
A card party will be enjoyed by
the members and friends of compan-
ion Court Newark, Independent Or
der of Foresters, tomorrow evening.
All brother and sister Foresters have
been invited.
Another event in G. A. r. circles
will be reception by I. NJ. Tucker
Circle In Woods Hall, lis Market
street, under the direction Of Ada
Harrison. Delegations from sister
circles will attend.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
q chicken supper will be enjoyed by
General Putnam Council, Jr. 0. u
A. NJ, at the Waldorf, in the Clinton
section. The exercises will begin al
2 D. m. with speeches, prize bowling
shuff1eboard and other games.
A Washington birthday souvenir
will be given to each guest. The ar
rangement committee are Messrs
Eble, Miller Philhower, Coudert and
Hindenlaug.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
AUTOMATIC REVOL YER IN
EVIDENCE AT DORR TRIAL

SALEM, Mass, Feb. 21.-Further
testimony regarding the automatic
revolver with which William A. Dorr.
of Stockton, Cal, is alleged to have
murdered George E. Marsh, of Lynn,
on April II last was given when the
trial was resumed today. A clerk
from a firearms factory testified that
the revolver. numbered sS191, was
shipped to a San Francisco whole
saler in 1901. The revolver has been
identified as one that Dorr purchased
in Stockton.
Leaves from a diary, in which the
State alleges the death of Marsh was
recorded by Dorr before it was gen.
orally known that a crime had been
committed. were placed in evidence.
Carroll w Brock, of Stockton, for
merly bookkeeper for Dorr, identi-
fed the handwriting on the pages of
the diary as that of the defendant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
N. Y. HAS FIRST QUAKER
WEDDING IN II YEARS

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-For the first
time in seventeen years there was a
wedding last night in the little
Quaker meeting house in Gramercy
Park. Practically all Of the congre-
CATION of 800 came to see the mar
rage of Benjamin Hervey Doane,
clerk in the Appellate Division of the
supreme Court, and Miss Alice Howes
Underhill.
With no minister and with no
music the couple marched up the
aisle of the church, and standing
before the meeting they clasped
hands and repeated the simple mar
rage vows to be loving and dutiful
with Gods aid. They signed GER
tificate testifying to the fact that
they had laid their intentions of
marriage before two previous meet
ings of the congregation without
having heard objection to them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
MRS. WILSON'S BROTHER
ATTACKS COL. Roosevelt
Hits "UncIe Joe" Cannon Also
at Southern Society Dinner.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-A speech
about George Washington, which in
cluded an attack on Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
delivered by Professor Stockton
Arson, of Princeton University, a
brother of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. and
a wonderful representation from the
thirteen Confederate States and four
more which are quasi-Southern,
marked the annual banquet OF the
Southern Society of New York. 1t
was held last night in the grand
ballroom of the Hotel Aston.
Professor Arson was the only
speaker of the evening, except for a
short address by Walter L. McCorkle,
president of the society, who intro
duced him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
SLAYBACK GETS
PROWSO JUDGMENT
Wins So, 500 Decree Pending
Former Partner Van Orders
Suit for Alleged Deceit.

Pending the outcome Of a suit
against him in a court Of law. John
w. Slaybaek. of Montelair, was given
a decree for $500 by vice-Chancellor
Stevens in Chancery Court yesterday
afternoon. The decree is to satisfy
suit against John ]. Van Order, of
Caldwell, for the specific performance
of a contract. In the second part,
the principals will be in reversed po-
sitions, as Van Order Is bringing an
action to recover damages for deceit
against Slayback.
Both men were partners in the firm
of Slayback & Van Order, in Cald-
well. Van Order bought out Stay
back. and later, claiming Slayback
had misrepresented the firms liabili-
ties to him to the extent of about
$4,000, refused to make the final
payments and meet the obligations
as set forth in the contract.
There was no mention made in the
contract, however, OF the liabilities.
so the viee-chancellor allowed Stay
back the decree.
1t is on the outcome of the suit for
alleged deceit that the satisfaction
of the decree depends.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
Wedding Presents of Doctor
and Bride Are
Stolen.
PUNK LULLS VICTIMS
INTO PROLONGED SLEEP
Abandons Practise for Safety
of Home in
America.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. N.-Al-
though Chinese burglars may employ
peculiar methods in the pursuit of
their vocation, the efficiency of these
artists is not questioned by DR.. and
Mrs. C. o. Patten, who have just ar
rived here from Hongkong.
During the eighteen months the
San Francisco dentist and his 19-year-
old wife remained in the Orient they
experienced two robberies, which left
them without a single one of the val
liable presents they received when
they were married here Just before
sailing for the Far East.
The wedding of Miss Lottie Porter.
belle of Winnemucca, Nevada, and
daughter of DIR. w. 8. Porter, to DR..
Patten, a graduate of the University
of California, at the st. Francis
Hotel in July, 1911, attracted consid-
cradle attention. The young couple
received jewelry and silverware pres
ents valued at thousands of dollars.
All of these valuables were taken
along when Dr. Patten located his
practise at Hongkong. One morning
the Pattens oversight. They awoke
to find that with the exception of
Mrs. Patterns wedding ring and en-
gagement rings and a gold locket
she was wearing, all Of their valu-
ables had disappeared.
Strange odored punks stuck about
the floor made it clear that the
Chinese burglar had lulled his vic
tins into a deep sleep while he
worked. A few weeks later DR.. Pat
tens office was robbed of 5000 in gold.
The Pattens then concluded to let
others enjoy the prosperity of the
Orient and return to America.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
SENATE HOLDS UP
JERSEYS Jobs
Republican Office-hoIders Storm
Washington in Effort to Re-
tain Places.
STAR BUREAU.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-About
forty New Jersey Republicans who
have been named by President Taft
for postoffice and other positions are
among these whom the Senate has
refused to confirm. Since the COM
bination of Democratic and Progress
sive senators decided several weeks
ago to stop the operations of the
patronage mill until the Inaugural
ton of President Wilson, the corri-
doris Of the capitol have been filled
daily with anxious Republican office
holders and Taft appointees, trying
to find some way of getting the SEN
ate to make an exception of their in
dlvidual cases.
As matters stand, however, there
will be no combinations, unless it is
of few army and navy appoint
ments in the last hours of the ses-
sion, and the army of Republican
postmasters ON the waiting list will
have to see their chances for keeping
their Jobs grow less daily, with the
certainty that after March their fate
will be sealed, and the jobs will go to
Democrats.
Here is the list of New Jersey nomi-
nations which the Senate has refused
TO confirm
stmasters--William II. Barnard,
Asbury Park; Louis II. Donnelly. At
lantic City; Charlottee c. Ketcham,
Belvidere; William Wright, Berlin;
Alfred B. GLIB, Bernardsville; Isaiah
Apear. Califon; Ezra F. Ferris, Chat
ham; Nicholas ]. Schweitzer, Cliffside;
william Cardwell, East Orange; Ada
B. Nefew, Eatontown; Charles Nor
genweck, Egg Harbor City; Charles
stanton, Englewood; Hugh s. Haney,
Franklin Furnace; Leslie l. Cooke,
Hackettstown; Farley f. Holcompe'
Hopewell; John H. Schilcock, keas-
hey; Forman T. Johnson, Lakewood;
Frederick w. Bohlen, Maurer; Erwin
Knapp, Kenworthy, Wilmington;
George w. Brannin, Millville; Henry
H. Banker, New Brunswick; Joshua
L. Allen, Pennington; Thomas
Graham, Point Pleasant; William M.
Thompson, Red Bank; Arthur E.
Steckler, Riverside; Samuel Gordon,
South River; Theodore S. Moore,
Stockton; Howard v. Locke, Swedes-
boro: Alexander B. Roberts, Tenafiy;
w. Burtis Ravens, Toms River; Jo-
seph E. Fulper, Washington, and
Alexander Yard, Trenton.
Army-First lieutenant, Joseph Nc
Donald, jr.; second lieutenants, Rob-
ert George Calder and Arthur Reid
Christie. Fl. b. w.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
BERGEN FUND SHORT

HACKENSACK. n. j.. Feb. IL
William H. McTigne, a pubic ac-
countant. has just reported that 'the
sinking funds OF Bergen county are
short S1e6, 1918" Patrick Henry
Maley. freeholder. who engaged Mr..
McTigne, explains the deficit Is due
to the fact that the boards of free
holders of 1910. 1911 and 1912 failed 70
observe the mandatory law or respect
their own resolutions to raise money
for the sinking funds of the county
buildings bond issue of 81. 100000, and
not that the money has been made
away with unlawfully."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
THEODORE HARVEY, AGED
BLOOMFIELD MAN, DIES

Funeral services for Theodore HaT-
vey, one of Bloomfield's Oldest resi-
dents, who died yesterday at his
home, n Linden avenue, will be held
from there on Sunday afternoon. The
Rev. DIR. Edward A. White, rector OF
Christ Church, will officiate.
Mr.. Harvey was born in Bloomfield
in 1912 and always resided there. He
was a member of the Exempt Fire
mems Association and other organi-
cations in the town. The flag on
Central firehouse has been placed at
half-mast out of respect to him. Mr..
Harvey was the only surviving mem
Der of the Bloomfield Battery, organ
lied about forty years ago. Death
was due to complication Of diseases.
Besides his widow, who was Miss
Mary Wilde, he is survived by these
children Mrs. Mary Baldwin, wife
of DR.. Benjamin K. Baldwin, of this
city; Samuel w. and Theodore Har-
vey, both of Bloomfield, and Mrs.
Walter Bartlett, of East Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
"WHERE WE STAND" TO BE
REV. DIR. SMITHS TOPIC

"Where We Stand will be the topic
of an address given by the Rev.
Julian Kennedy Smyth at the morn
ing sessionNof the annual meeting OF
the New York Association of the New
Church, which VIII be held in the
New Church, Essex avenue, Orange,
tomorrow. DIR. Smyth is the presi-
dent of the general convention of the
New Church.
The morning session will adjourn
about 1 o'clock and the visitors viii
have lunch in English's banquet hall
in East Orange. The afternoon ses-
sion will open with ten-minute ad-
dresses by three clergymen. Visitors
from New York are expected to ar
rive in time for the morning session.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
CONVICT SAYS ARREST
SAVED HIM FROM MURDER

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 21.-An
echo from the Hunter case, which at
tracted much attention in local police
circles in December, came yester-
day, when Sergeant Rabig, who
with Patrolman Healy made the ar
rest. received a letter from William
v. Hunter, confessed burglar, now
serving a sentence in the United
States jail at Washington.
Hunter writes to Sergeant Rabig in
a friendly vein, telling him that he
is glad of his arrest for it without
doubt saved him from adding murder
to his crimes. Hunter frankly writes
that he was cunning" for man and
would have killed him for taking his
WIFE
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
MEMS CLUB MEETS

Members of the Fewsmith Mems
Club held their regular monthly
meeting last night in the chapel of
the Fewsmlth Memorial Presbyterian
Church, in Jay street. The address
of the Rev, William d. Neff on RE
ligion a Mans job" was the feature
of the evening. The Rose Valley
Quartet and Allen ]. Simpson rem
dered vocal selections. assisted by the
Fewsmith orchestra. At the next
meeting an illustrated lecture on
'RomeT viii be given.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
SAYS WEATHER MAN is
ANGLING FOR CABINET JOB

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-A reso-
luton attacking Willis L. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, was in
troduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Akin, of New York. In
lengthy preamble it sets out that
Mr.. Moore is using his office to Sc
cure Endorsements from employees Of
the weather bureau for his candi-
dacy to be secretary of agriculture in
tho next cabinet.
The resolution would authorize
action by Congress to eliminate ia
voritism and Partially to various
officials of the weather bureau for
their loyalty in furthering the po-
litical schemes of Chief Fakir Moore,
that he may receive the toe end of
woodrow Wilson's copper-toed boot
and be relegated to the political scrap
heap deserved by such political fakir
and badger game officials"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
TELLS DAUGHTER TO
MANAGE OWN MONEY

CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. 2l.-Accord-
ing to the report filed in the Probate
Court here, the late A. Howard Hin
kle, leading figure in and the founder
OF the American Book Company
known as the Book Trust" left q
personal estate of $1,517, 1885.
The total estate in New York is
s431, 947. 43, $41s.41S of which is repre-
scented by 1851 shares in the Ameri-
can Book Company of this city. His
widow and three daughters received
the estate.
The daughters are advised to man.
age their own estates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
YALE DROPS FENCE RUSH

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 21.--At a mass
meeting of the freshmen and sopho-
more classes of Yale University 1t
was voted by close margin to abo1-
ish the washington birthday fence
rush. which for more than forty years
has been an annual custom at Yale.
The whole university voted on the
matter a few days ago and decided
to substitute fagpole-climbing con-
test for the rush, but the sophomores
and freshmen decided to abolish the
whole business