Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-04
Opinions and Views
from the Exchanges
Who Shall Pays

Who Shall Pays
From the New York Sun.
It is the purpose of the representa-
| tives of Congress now engaged in pre-
pairing a bill for the regulation of rail-
road operation to confide to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission "plenary
power over equipment, safety devices
and actual running conditions"
| Is this anything more or less than
practical government operation OF the
railroads?
When the federal power prescribes
how the right of way shall be ballast
ed, how much rails shall weigh, the
material of which coaches shall be
huilt the schedule on which trains
shall be run the Roadway that shall
be maintained between trains, what
will be left to the judgment and en-
terprise of the managers OF the roaos
Obviously, only one privilege will
remain for them. They will be al
lowed to find the money to build,
equip. maintain and conduct the prop
erty. They may raise 1t as they can
and must spend it as they are told.
Under such conditions where are the
vast sums the railroads must spend TO
be obtained? Are the thousands OF
investors. men and women of small
means to whom the railroads must
look for the replenishment of their
treasures, expected to empty their
nurses that their money may be spent
Inv persons beyond their control, VINO
have no thought of their income
necessities?
What representative Stevens's sub
COMMITTEES is now engaged in seems to
be a scheme for vesting in the govern
ment complete power to spend the
money without obligation TO proV1de'
But will this plan work! WIN .ile
money be forthcoming, unless IN
decd the government takes the next
logical step and ADDS the gualan1ry VI
adeouate dividend returns for railroad
owners TO the other provisions OF its
elaborate program9
Burglars Methods in Japan.
From the Tokyo Advertiser.
burglar broke into the house OF
Tovochivo Machida, president of the
Irraga Dockyard Company, at
Shiba Park, on the night of the
second inst. and stole TWO soiu
watches and chains, four gold rings,
and one gold tiepin with a diamond,
valued at 1000 yen. The intruder LETT
q note at the house saying that ne
would ring up his victim by teie
phone on the following morning ana
demand in money the value Oh the
stolen goods, and If the victim con-
eented to give the money, would re-
turn the goods. In case the matter
were reported to the police, however,
he would take revenge by setting nre
To the house or killing the whole |
family. ...,,.
MI Machida, the victim, thought |
that if he reported the affair to the |
nolice the burglar would soon dis
cover it and would escape from
Tokyo. SO he decided to await the
telephone call from the burglar. 1t
came at about p. m. on the foiloW-
ing day. The burglar said he would |
return the articles for 800 yen in cash.
Mr.. Machida beat him down TO ioo
ven, and awaited the man at MS
house. tn,
At about I p. m. a boy came with
the articles and received the 100 yen
in cash. Soon after the boy had gone
Mr. Machida reported the matter to
the Sbiba police, who Immediately
started a search for the offender.
They succeeded in arresting him on
Tuesday while he was walking III
Uyeno Park. -, ~
His name is Hideo Negishi, aged 20,
a native of Allita district, Akita pre-
lecture. and he said he had COM
mitted many burglaries in various
wards of Tokyo. The value OF MS
booty amounts to about 10000 yen.