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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04
POSSESSION AND INTENT.

TAN be chargeabe with gambling and punished
when he has cards in his possession and policeman
- believe that he intends to play poker?
The Georgia Court of Appeals he Possession of
burglars tools held be evidence intent and punish
able That right for burglars tools intended for only
purpose and that obvious But pack of cards
when accompanedey box of chips does not necessarily
imply poker There her games and for cards that
the law holds to be nnoN
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04
THE GOOD OF THE ARMY.

HENERAL LEONARD WOOD, chief of staff, in his report
the secretary of the oftrepeated recon-
mendatons for the improvement of the that
has uniformly ignored He would the
reestabshed the enlistment
of for enlisted General Wood comparisons
enlisted personnel with those of other England
has 43S000 and it has CONSUMPTION system 900
and they made noneecve unit being scattered
among a lot Of useless army posts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04
MUSINGS OF A PEssrusT.

When q woman gets hold of an
automobile in crowded street, it is
time for pedestrians to take to the
woods.
The old home cooking always
seemed good because you were al
ways hungry.
1t would serve every sour old BACH
elor right If he had to marry sour
old maid and vice versa.
There are too many young kids
running automobiles and not enough
of them working for a living.
For all around knowledge, nobody
has got anything on the hotel clerk
in town of 1,200.
The new woman viii never get vesy
far without the old man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04

house guest, Miss Nell Prince, of At
lanta, Ga; Mrs. Joseph McFadden,
Miss Helen Schubert, Miss Charlotte
Schubert and Mss Florence Mcclure,
of this city; Miss Margaret Farrell.
Miss Olive Kelly and Miss Margaret
Kelly, of New York city, and Miss
Genevieve O'Donnell, of Brooklyn,
assisted.
Mrs. Myron W. Morse, of 1879 Third
avenue, was hostess yesterday at a
meeting of the Salmagundi Club.
The afternoon was devoted to a con-
tinuation of the study of South
American countries Mrs. William F..
Littell. jr., read a paper, in Para
quay; Mrs. S. B. Harrison, THE
Chief Cities of Peru and Mrs.
George L. Horle, "Asuncion." The
members responded to roll call with
items concerning the observance of
New Years Day In South America.
Mrs. William S. Corwin presided and
Mrs. r. NJ. Colborn was associate
hostess. Mrs. William r. Littell, Jr.,
will entertain the club on Friday aft
ernoon, January II.
Mrs. Mortimer Remington, of "a
Spruce street, entertained at auc-
ton bridge yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Lorraine Spur
Red carnations prevailed in the
decorations, and at the tea which
followed the games Mrs. Joseph G.
Spur presided at the table. The
guests were Miss Mildred Allen, Miss
Elizabeth Crowell, Miss Elizabeth
Guild, Miss Elizabeth Hardin, Miss
Emily IIlingworth, Miss Alien Hing
worth, Miss Ruth James, Miss Kath.
| crime Johnson, Miss Mary ogden
Miss Jean Spur and Miss Hester
Van Arsdale, of this city; Miss Loi.
Scheerer, of orange; Miss Ruth Alb
ercrombie, of Summit, and Miss Flor.
ence Brown, of New York city.
Rehearsals for Sudden
Peggy" which will be given at the
New Auditorium on February / by
the College VNoman's Club Of ESSEX
| County. are being held twice weekly
under the direction OF William Gaunt
of this city. The proceeds Of the play
win be devoted to the scholarship
fund, by which the club assists de
serving young women of the county
| to pursue a college course. Mis-
Christine Van Wagenen will play thu
title role and the otherN members o.
the cast are Miss Mary Lyons. Mis-
Geraldine Haines, Miss Margaret Ne
viuss Miss Ethel ROssTI1on. Leo Stan
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04
, Gossip =
by
'BesseIl'

More than 10000 quarts of cham
payne were consumed In New York
on New Years eve. Still there is
room for hope that a few New York.
ers remained sober.
A. Georgia woman was given a
divorce because her husband be-
came intoxicated on paregoric. Does
that explain the reason for its sooth-
ing quality upon babies?
Now we have cat causing a
woman to call the police believing
burglars were in the house. Another
score to be added against the noe
turnal disturbers
A Michigan man caught fire from
a fireless cooker. Nothing like that
can be blamed to the fireless street
car. The only thing that can do is
make the passengers "hot-"
Then again 1t might be different If
those suffrage pilgrims were COM
PEELED to hike it to Albany.
Suffragists of Utica, N. Y, are
blamed for causing man tos at
tempt suicide. If the English sisters
could only succeed In driving some
of the n. P.s to do the same!
The New York man who raises
skunks so tame that they can eat
out of his hand can have a monopoly
of his peculiar industry without the
least fear of prosecution under the
antitrust law.
A college professor declares that
the angleworm thinks. 1t is certain
that the angleworm has never said
the foolish things some professors
say.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04

There is only trouble when we
think it is trouble, and the more we
think It trouble the more trouble 1t
becomes" says tEtt unbesrably,
cheerful 0ptimizt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-04

Then again it might be different if
those suffrage pilgrims were COM
PEELED to hike 1t to Albany.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
TRY TO STOP THE COLONEL
Big Game Hunters Find He Is Armed
With Permit.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Certain envious Ari-
IONA huntsmen, who have been deprived
by presidential pleasures of hunting wild
game in the Grand Canyon, thought they
had something" on former President
Roosevelt, who is now hunting in that
region.
The colonel, who is accompanied by his
sons, Archie and Quentin, in his quest
for big game, however, appeared to have
remembered the text of his proclamation
which closed the canyon to huntsmen. At
the time of issuing the proclamation,
Roosevelt declared that the reserve
would be a playground for my children
and for my children's children"
The colonel also had the foresight to
arm himself with the required permlt
from the secretary of agriculture.
Nothing was said of a permit when
Roosevelt and his ons started north for
the Grand Canyon II week ago, and GER
tain big game hunters, whose sole ambi-
ton in life is to be turned loose in the
Grand Canyon region with a 5000 and
plenty of ammunition, recalled the
proclamation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
Neqlioence Called MansIauohter.

The case of Stehr vs.. State before.
the Supreme Court of Nebraska, in
volved the sentence Of a father for
from N to ten years in the penitentk
airy for criminal negligence, because,
during a blizzard in Nebraska, when
the weather vas bitter cold, he per-
mitted the fire to 60 out, 10Y drifted
through a crack in the door and .
broken w%indowpane, and the bedding
Of all the members of the family was
frozen stiff. The feet Of one Of the
children we're frozen, and although
such fact a apparent to the father
no physician was called in for 16 days,
when amputation was found to be nee
essary and the child died of blood pois-
oning. The defendant was convicted
of manslaughter for criminal negli-
gence in failing to provide medical
care after he discovered the frozen
condition Of the child's feet. In al
frming the conviction the court held;
that for a parent having special charge,
o: an infant child culpably to neglect.
1t so that death ensues as a conse--
qence Is m~anslaughter, although death,
or grievous bodily harm was not in.
tended, and II the parent has not the,
ear for the chld's nurture 1t Is his.
duty to apply to the public authorities.
for relief.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
TENDENCY TO sTANDARDIzE.

A startling question from an
inquirer: Can you obtain any infor
nation why all railway tickets OF card
board are the same size all over Eng.
land and the continent and America,
viz: "a inches by ~ inches, and
have been 80 for the last 80 years?
What is the reason?" Well. are they?
n the railway ticket is the same size
all over the world. It only shows our
tendency to s~tandardize, says the Lon.
don Chronicle. You may step through
the civilized world, and wherever the
steps are placed the standard Is %
snches, upward or onward. Every
Builders ladder Is built TO scale. and
che fremen's ladder is on the scale OF
che seaman's run up the ratlines. not
khe bricklayer's trudge up the wooden
rungs. But perhaps the greatest tri-
umph OF standardizing Is that OF the
circus. There are big and little cir
cuses in the world-thousands OF box
ed spectators at the H~ippondrome or
hundreds OF boys in New Mexico. But
the ring is always Of the same diam
wter. for the bareback rider has dis
covered the exact angle at which ha
can square the circle. The circus
ring never varies by a foot.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
F|FTY-TW0ARED DEAD;
F|FTY-F0UR INJURED
CLOTHING FACTORY BURNS TO
GROUND.
PANIC FOLLOWS THE FLAMES
Girls Thought Alarm Was Merely Call
for Dr~ill-Building Was of Frame.
Leaped to Death from Fourth
Story-Crushed on Stairs.

Binghamton, N. Y.-Fifty.two per.
sons, most of them women and girls,
and all employed in the frame, finder
box factory of the Binghamton Clothing
Company, died in a fire which swept
that building Tuesday afternoon. Fifty
four more persons are injured, a dozen
of them mortally.
The girls, who had become annoyed
at too frequent fire drills, thought the
alarm which sounded was only another
drill and refused 20 heed it. The flames
had cut off every avenue OF escape 10
most of the women employees before
they realized that their lives were ac-
tually in danger.
So far only two of the dead have been
identified. Twenty-one bodies have been
taken from the ruins, and according to
the most careful estimates that can be
made, there are 30 bodies in the ruins.
While many girls lost their lives be-
cause they did not heed the alarm of
fire, it seems certain that the narrow
stairway cd inadequate fire escapes
would not have furnished sufficient ar
teries of egrcss in such a fire had the
1873 employees responded promptly to the
call.
Less thar one-fifth of the persons in
that building escaped death or serious
injury. The two hospitals of this city
and many homes and private institu-
lions house the so injured.
Around the scene of the catastrophe
thousands are watching the firemen
and police, and they are working their
way through the hot ruins, guided by
three great searchlights hunting the
bodies of the dead. Many in the great
throngs are relatives and friends of the
missing, and only the close-drawn police
lines restrain them from rushing into
the ruins.
The private firm alarm system was
installed two months ago at the sug-
gestion of Fire Marshal Ahearn, and
following his instructions there had been
frequent fire drills-too frequent, the
girl employees thought.
The girls, many of whom work by
the piece, and whose absence from duty
means loss of none too large earnings,
when the fire test was sounded on past
occasions, and they found it was only 4
drill, expressed disgust and declared
they would not come out next time.
Some believed it a joke of the manage
ment and Others declared officials were
perniciously active.
On landing stood a man clapping
his hands, saying, "Move faster, girls"
This man is believed to be Sidney Dim.
mock, a foreman in the factory, who is
missing and who sacrificed his life in
an attempt to sav the scores of en-
ployes, The girls passed down to the
third floor to find the stairway filled
with smoke and flames; they turned
and ran back to the fourth floor in
their panic, %trampling down and stamp
ing each other. At the rear was a
stairway and down this they crowded,
only to find the fire had cut off their
exit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
STANDARD OIL PAYS
100000 PENALTY
COMPROMISES $1o2, 1e1, 900 PENALTY
AND CUSTER SUIT.
THE CHANGE IS SIGNIFICANT
Stock in Magnolia Oil Company Owned
by J. D. Goes to Trustee-Action
Makes Fourth Time Texas Has
Penalized Oil Companies.

G~reenville, Textile Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey Monday sent
100000 into Texas by wire, paying the
entire half million as a penalty for VIC
lation of the Texas antitrust laws. The
settlement was a compromise with the
state. 1t wiped the records clean of the
big $102, 161, 900 penalty and custer suit
which the state filed recently against
four oil companies, five New York banks
and twenty-eight individuals, including
several of the country's leading oil men.
The penalty is based IN violations UNI
der the Texas laws prior to 1909. The
suit covered alleged violations from 1900
to 1913. The verdict specifically says
the Magnolia Petroleum Company, the
chief Texas interest to the suit, has not
been guilty of violations.
The compromise made one significant
change in the organization of great sums
OF capital in Texas. 1t transferred the
stock owned in the Magnolia by John D.
Archbold and II. G. Folger, Jr., both
prominent Standard Oil men, from their
individual control into the hands of a
trustee. Hereafter the trustee will ad-
minister this particular Magnolia stock,
under guarantee to the state by the trus-
teeship of complete and independent OPP
GRAFTON by the Magnolia. The trustee
appointed is Judge +. A. Williams OF
Austin, Texas. Archbold and Folger each
hold 1O,79s shares of Magnolia stock, a
total of 1886 shares out of $4,000, the
Magnolia's entire issue.
Mondays action is the fourth time in
about six years that Texas has penal
lied oil companies. This is the first in
stance in which any of the companies
sued has been permitted to continue bus
mess in Texas. In 1907 the state ousted
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company and pc
nalized it, $1,230,9OO, and in 1909 it
fined the Security Oil Company $7S,35O
and the Navarro Refining Company
$1,000, cancelling the charters of both.
The present Magnolia took over the re.
fnery and business of these companies
according to the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01

Not many people guard their health
90 carefully az Sir Tatton Sykes. who
In winter wore five or six coats when
out riding, and shed some Of them as
he became warmer. Prince Poutiakine.
however, took even stronger precau-
tons against illness. II there was q
touch Of cold In the air he had fires
lit In his grounds before v%enturing to
stroll in them. His walstcoats were
made in two separate pieces, Joined at
tho sides by buttons. so that he could
take them off or put additional ones
on without removing his coat. II
caught in a shower he sheltered him
self with an umbrella nearly two feet
wide. which came down below his
waist and was pierced with little win
dows. In very hot weather the prince
wore boots coated with tin. as a pro-
lection against mad dogs, and carrisd
sponges soaked with vinegar In his
shirt front to ward of unpleasant
smells.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
ban PUT ON ARMS
GOING INTO MEXICO
PRESIDENT DIRECTS STRIcTEST
NEUTRALITY BE ENFORCED.
GOVERNMENT IS NOT LEGAL
This Is the View Taken Concerning the
Huerta Regime-Band of Armed
Texans Would Go to Relief Of
Americans at MADEIRA.

Washington. - President Wilson has
determined that no faction in the pres
emit Mexican revolution shall obtain
arms or ammunition from the United
States and that neutrality must be ob-
served in its strictest sense. This was
the Interpretation of the neutrality laws
decided upon by the president Wednes'
day after conferences with Senator Ba-
con and Representative Flood, chairmen
of the two congressional committees on
foreign relations.
While the Mexican rebels have been
getting no arms heretofore, develop
ments mean that the huerta administra-
ton will be deprived of the privilege
previously accorded the Madero govern
ment and that the United States will
treat all sides alike in the present dis
pute.
The situation was precipitated by the
repeated complaints of constitutionalists
and their sympathiers in this country
that if the United States did not vir'
tually assist the Huerta government by
selling it munitions Of war, a termina.
ton of hostilities would be possible.
Sentiment in favor of a new policy
grew in congress to such extent that a
canvass was made of the committees in
both houses dealing with foreign rela.
tions. 1t was found there would be lit
tie objection to repeating the joint reso-
luton of March IA, 1912, which gives
the president discretionary power to
prohibit expectations of arms or NUM-
tions of wal to countries where domes-
tic violence existed, but permits him to
allow the legally constituted govern
ment of any country to buy war sup
plies as usual.
Representative Smith of Texas pre-
scented to the war department a request
from an Ell Paso newspaper that a
band of armed Americans be permitted
to cross the border to the relief OF
Americans said to have been endanger
ed at MADEIRA, Mexico. Mr.. Smith was
told that such an act would be a viO-
lation of neutrality laws, a virtual act
of war and that United States troops
would prevent it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
COMMITTED MANY ROBBERIES
Youth, Arrested After One Policeman
Wounded-Another Beaten.

Chicago.-In a statement made to pc
lice, Walter Novak, 90 years old, ar
rested with four companions Wednes'
day after they had fatally wounded one
policeman and beating another, admit
ted having taken part in more than 80
robberies in two months, and boosted Of
his career.
81 was born a thief and I've been a
thief ever since; I suppose Eve commit
ted 500 robberies," said Novak. Il don't
care whether l 60 to the gallows. |
started when I was 9 years old, stealing
pennies from kids. 4 have been put in
all kinds of institutions to reform me,
but they only made me worse.
"There is only one good thing l can
say for myself, and that is never ROB-
bed a man dressed like a workingman."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01

Chicago.--Members of the first jury
OF women to sit at an inquest in Hi.
Aois were to have met in the office Of
Coroner Hoffman Saturday. They had
nerved themselves to the task of view
ing the body of a woman killed by az
automobile and hearing the details of
her death, Just before the inquest the
coroner received an opinion that women
cannot sit upon a coroner's jury and tho
six were excused with apologies, Miss
Jane Adams Of Hull House WAS to have
been forewoman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
CRISIS IN MEXICAN
AFFAIRS IMMINENT
NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL SEE
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
HUERTA REGIME IS FAILING
President Viii Not Act Until Mexican
Ambassador Arrives-Refusai Of For.
eign Consuls to Meet Urbina
Caused Stacking.

Observation-Disclosures Of conditions
surrounding the Huerta government in
Mexico have put administration officials
in an attitude Of kecnest apprehension
toward the situation there. Adyices
which officials believe to be perfectly
trustworthy seem to indicate that the
strife between the HIuerta regime and
the revolutionary elements is nearing q
point where some definite conclusion is
- be reached.
Information Of this situation, when
permitted to become known Monday, was
coupled with the authoritative statement
thu. the United States was making no
additional naval or military preparations.
Reports of impending collapse Of the
iIucrta regime are being talked over
freely in official circles, though no official
Of the administration will permit his
name to be coupled with them. All in
formation made public WAS with the slip
ulation that it should not be represented
as rejecting the views Of the admins
%tration.
Meanwhile President Wilson is await
ing the coming Of Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson, hurrying north from Mex
leo City to make a tirst-hand report Of
conditions. His report will be compared
with those President Wilson has received
from other sources. Secretary Bryan,
who has Cancelled some Of his lecture
dates that he may return to Washington,
will participate in the conferences.
While the first intimation of the adj
illustrations apprehcnsive regard for the
latest development came early Monday,
there was no additional information dur
ing the day to supplement the semi-of-
fetal announcement from high quarters
that this government considered the sit
uation IA very grave one for the Huerta
regime and looked forward to the devel-
opment of the next two weeks with the
deepest interest.
Refusal of foreign consular representa-
tivcs to hold a parlcy with Gen. Urbina,
the Mexican revolutionary leader, before
his attack at Durango, is given as the
reason for the outrages against residents,
irrespective of nationality, following the
recent rebel occupancy of the city, ac-
cording to state department adviccs re-
ceived Monday. Gen. Urbina sent the
c%onsuls word of his intention to besiege
Durango and sought a conference with
them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
PLACED CHOLERA IN WELLS
Bulgars Planned to Give Disease to the
Greeks.

Saloniki.-A great battle began a few
days ago in the valleys of the Nestou
and Struma rivers and the mountain
passes of Malessi. The Greeks won a
magnificent victory, displacing the enc
my from their intrenched positions by
bayonet charges, after climbing precipi-
tous heights. The Bulgars' fortified
lines were then captured by the on
slaught of the Greeks, who took the
southern entrance to Kresna Pass, the
Bulgars' principal fortified position, aft.
er Is hours fierce fighting.
Deserters from the fleeing Bulgarian
army have informed Greek officers that
the Bulgars in their fight placed chol-
erainfeeted corpseS in the wells, in or
der to spread the disease to the Greet
troops.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01

The astonishing statement was re-
Gently made by the agricultural de.
partment that the loss to the country
through insects in vegetables, flowers.
fruits and trees amounts to $500, 900
900 annually, and In connection with
Immense loss Is the significant state
ment that thousands Of song birds,
which are the natural insect destroy
ers. are wantonly killed In violation
of law. A situation fraught with such
staggering loss ought to have some
drastic remedy made possible. +
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
CHEESE FOR CARNEGIE.
Package Thought to Be Internal Ma.
chine Is Opened.

New York.-The mystery of the
bomb sent to Andrew Carnegie Mon
day in care of the secretary of the Car.
negie Corporation was solved Tuesday.
1t was a juicy cheese enclosed in a smell
proof case of zinc, a Scotch cheese, &C.
cording to an expert called into confer.
ence after the bureau had definitely de-
termined that the bomb" contained
neither nitroglycerine, dynamite or 9th.
or deadly explosives.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01

It Is said by a statistican that this
country spends on music In various
ways the enormous sum of 5000, 000.-
900, or three times the amount ex-
pended on the army and navy.
which only proves the truth Of the
old saying that music hath charms
10 soothe the save breast. That we
prefer the sweetest OF the arts to war
ss also proof Of u perfected civili
kstion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01
SHUT DOWN ALL PLANTS.
Naval Stores Men Will Try to Rehabili.
tate the Market.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Plans looking to-
ward the rehabilitation of the naval
stores market were made at Il mass meet
ing of producers and operators, held Mon.
day at the local board Of trade. Pur-
suant to these plans, an effort will be
made to shut down all producing Elants
on August Is for an indefinite period,
with the hope of ultimately lettering
market conditions,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-01

A fair graduate was conversing with
q young gentleman who had BEEN
presented to her after the commence.
ment exercises.
WELL" she sighed happily, II am
an A. B. now. OF course you have D
degree?"
Eyes," he replied, "but I am only
q B."
The fair grad pondered. The de-
gree was puzzling.
why, what is that!" she asked.
Bachelor" he said.