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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

There are two major forces now
operating against marriage" says
Prof. Scott Nearing. Phi. d. Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. who has made
a studss of wages throughout the
United States.
There is the tendency in the in
dustries to create unskilled occupa-
lions on vast scale, and to give us
men who cannot afford to provide
adequately for the families they
should be rearing. And there is the
social tendency which leads women
to demand higher and higher stand
ards.
1T should say that three-fifths Of
the jobs offered now to adult men
furnish wages SO low that they cam
not decentIy maintain a wife and
three children.
Only 10 per cent. of the male wage
earners in industry receive $50 d
week. Chapins study in New York
sets the limit for a man, his wife and
three children. at 5000 A federal
study conducted in q small cotton
mill section in the South puts it at
$780, Margaret F. Burlington made
a study of Pittsburgh and Home
stead, and set the living cost at $1,000.
A recent study of Chicago set the
Limit for bare existence at $3.50. And
co per cent. of our men in industry do
not earn enough to provide incomes
between $3.50 and $500
"One solution. already resorted to.
is the reduction of the family. The
number of children is diminishing.
The birth rate has been declining all
over the civilized world since 1875
Another makeshift that has been
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

WARRINGTON. March 8.
~ ENATOR ROBERT Nj. LA FOL-
~ LETTE has won his long. hard
fight for physical valuation of
railroads. President Taft signed the
bill Saturday, which authorizes the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
appraise the value of the physical
property of the railroads, express
companies, telegraph companies and
telephone companies throughout the
United States
For twenty years railroad influences
have opposed and blocked this legis-
lation to find out what the railroads
are worth. No single measure ever
introduced In Congress, unless 1t was
the pure food bill. has been the cause
of such long and bitter controversy.
When the Interstate Commerce
Commission was first created the
commissioners. feeling their helpless
ness under the laws, began almost at
once to ask for authority to make
such a valuation. Their recommen-
dations were renewed when the Hep
burn rate bill was passed. President
Roosevelt urged Congress to grant
J. Bryan and progressive Democrats
have for years advocated it.
Under numerous laws the Inter-
state Commerce Commission is given
the power to make and regulate the
rates of railroads, express, telegraph
and telephone companies on inter.
state business. These rate-making
laws give the commission authority
to make and enforce "just and rea-
sonable' rates.
What Is "a Fair Profit
There are Supreme Court decisions
to the effect that common carriers
are entitled to change only such
rates as will pay operating expenses
and yield fair profit" on the fair
value" of the property used in the
business. Without knowing the value
OF the property. however, the COM
mission has never been able to know
whether the railroads were earning
more than a fair profit" or not, or
whether rates were too high or not.
For this reason the Interstate Com
missions work has been almost en-
tirely confined to rate equalization,
and since it was created railroad,
telegraph and telephone rates have
steadily increased.
Senator La Toilette has taken the
lead in the fight for physical valua
ton. His fight TO put a physical
valuation clause into the Hepburn
rate bill. seven years ago, started the
campaign that has been adopted in
almost every State for this purpose,
and was the real beginning of the IN
surgent movement which led to the
disruption of the Republican party.
The Wisconsin senator has for
wears preached physical valuation,
both in the Senate and in his
lectures and political campaigns. He
has asserted that fully a third or
more of the fifteen billions of capital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
VALUATION LAW GIVES BOARD RATE-FxlNo POWER

ization of the railroads is not repre-
scented by property having any real
value, and that the railroads, by
making rates high enough to pay a
profit on all this water in the stocks
and bonds, have been robhing the
country of many hundreds of millions
of dollars a year in exorbitant and
illegal charges.
When. he forced a vote on this
proposition in the Senate seven wears
ago less than dozen senators voted
with La Toilette for the physical
valuation clause. It was voted down
in the Republican national conven-
ton of 1908 and ignored in the
Last fall. however, the physical
valuation proposal was written into
the platforms of both the Democratic
and Progressive parties. And after
election curiously enough even the
Republicans, began to show interest
in the proposition. The La Toilette
bill was brought out in the Senate
two weeks ago as a Republican eau
Gus measure and passed almost with
out opposition or debate The House
had passed a less radical bill with
little opposition. When the confer
ence committee report WAS adopted
and the bill sent to the White House
on Saturday it was signed without
objection by President Taft, although
for years he has objected very
strongly to just such legislation, and
the reactionary branch of the Re-
publican party has voted solidly with
the big railroad lobby that has been
maintained here for years almost
especially for the purpose of block
ing this bill
An appropriation of half a million
dollars will be made to start the work
of making the valuation of the rail-
road, express, telegraph and tele-
phone property.
Say Roads Are Overcapitalized.
Senator La Toilette and other advo-
Gates of the measure are confident
that when this valuation is COM
pleted it will be shown that the prop
erty of the common carriers is not
worth by many millions the amount
at which it is capitalized and on
which rates are now based. Railroad
men and others deny this contention
and say that while the railroads may
at one time have been overcapitalised
the fact is that the increment in land
value and betterment and extension
of railroads and telegraph lines mada
out of earnings and profits has more
than made good the capitalization
and validated the watery values that
once existed.
A great many progressives who
few years ago agreed with Senator
La Toilette that to secure a physical
valuation as a basis for rate-making
would result in reduction of rates
have now come to the conclusion that
rate regulation is a failure and that
when the physical valuation is ac-
complished its only value will be as
first step towards having the gov
ernment take over the lines under
public ownership. H. r. w. /.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
CAN'T AFFORD TO MARRY

tried is that both husband and wife
shall work. This, of course, means no
children. And it leaves unsolved the
great problem of the women with
high standards of living, who are able
to support themselves without the aid
of a man.
1.-THE push of all the economic and
social forces for most people is away
from marriage Whether the victims
of these forces will live the lives of
true celibates or resort to immortality
is a question the moral.st must
answer.
'If we seek to remedy the con-
ditions, the logical thing to do is to
educate the people to be more
efficient; to divide up the incomes so
that no one class can set up extrava-
CANT standards, and to let every class
have a standard of its own. VIII we
do that logical thing? I do not know.
1--WE are educating our people to a
higher and higher standard. Some
adjustment will come, but its coming
may be long delayed. Until it comes
the problem of love and marriage will
grow more acute with the passing
years.
1T may take generation, more
probably it will take century, TO
readjust the family to the economic
and social conditions which confront
humanity.
meanwhile American women must
face the vital problem of relating
their life and happiness to the pessi-
bilities of their own generation.
"All women of manageable age
probably debate over the relative
merits of love and income"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

WONDERFUL thing, full of fascinating interest and of
promise for the uplift of the nation exhibition by the
BOY Sportsmens Show Madison Square Gar
York Saturday troop of twenty of these lads
Panfed scaled tenoOt wall each others backs
minutes troop from Long Island flashing spars and
sapngs quickly built signal twenty feet high and
from the top Other dongs by the boys
lfsed first aid fesayng settngup drill lighting fire without
matches working wireless revivng fantng
These ordinary boys and of all the varied activities to
which they trained not is mere play Every feat
useful purpose The latest and by the
least hopeful development of this system the oganza
ton of division of Sea Scouts and natural that the Navy
Department should give it encouragement The boy
the kind material for the American
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
AN ARMY RESERVE NOW.

BY THE persistent efforts of the War Department the
ganzation made possible the
be up soldiers furloughed from the army honor
ably discharged Reservists receive small pay en-
and there to be bounty for all honoab discharged
soldiers who shall return to the coors Of Every
thousands of ensmens expire and the majority of the
do reenist These together with soldiers fur
Laughed after three years of sevenyear enlistment will in
make formidable trained force ready respond to
nations call And it will be entirely distinct the
National Guard which, under the Federal regulations will
time develop into large and wedscpned
line of defense.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
THE GREAT SUFFRAGE PAGEANT.

TO-DAY THE suragettes took possession the
capital made show of strength impress the male
country Such demonstration witnessed be
tesfes the earnestness and resolution the
enlisted in the of women
manifestation also of the spirit that has been
the old conditions
tain ideals Until this spirit revealed itself suffrage
idle abstraction except the
States Who would believed Mr. Taft
nauguraed that such spectacle that of today would be
possible in the streets of Washington in four years?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

North released her hands as the
general entered the room. Elizabeth
sank back In her chair. Her father
glanced sharply at them. and North
turned toward him frankly.
II am leaving on the midnight
train, General, and I must say good
by; | have to get a few things to-
gether for my trip
General Herbert again glanced at
Elizabeth, but her face was averted
and he learned nothing from its
expression
80 you are going away Well
North, l hope you will have a pleas
ant trip,-better let me send you into
town."
And he reached for the bell rope.
North shook his head.
"I'lI walk. thank You" he said
briefly.
In silence he turned to Elizabeth
and held out his hand. For an in-
slant she rested hers in it, cold
little hand that trembled; their eyes
met in a brief glance of perfect UNI
kderstandlng. and then North turned
from her The general followed him
into the hall,
ITS stopped showing. and you will
have clear starlight for your walk
home,--the winds gone down, tool"
he said, as he opened the hall q,
Don't come any farther. General
HERBERT" said North.
But the general followed him into
the stone arched vestib le.
TITS a fine night for your walk
but you're quite sure YOU don't want
to be driven into town."
mo. no,--good night" And North
held out his hand.
"Good night"
North went down the carrageway.
and Herbert reentered the house.
North kept to the beaten path for
little while, then left it and tramp
ed out across the fields until he
came to a strip of woodland that
grew along a stony hillside, He fol-
| lowed this ridge back a short dis
tance and presently emerged upon a
sloping meadow that overhung a mar
row ravine. Not two hundred yards
| uiSldlll alOOlileu lule IlOutt SOlnbtI
aud dark and massive. He found a
stump on the edge of. the woods and
brushed the snow from it, then draw
! ing his overcoat closely about him.
| he sat down and lit his pipe.
| The windows of Idle Hour still
showed their many lights. At his
feet a thread-lil1e stream. swollen by
| q -,.lo oh Cd
INJURED ceaselessly. He sat there q
long time silent and absorbed, watch
ing the lights, until at last they van
ished from the drawing-room anc
! the library. Then other lights APP
peared behind eurtained windows OF
the second floor. These in their turf
were extinguished, and Idle Houl
sank deeper into the shadows as tn,
crescent moon slipped behind thu
| horizon.
God bless her" North said aloud
He Knocked the ashes from his pipe
and retraced his steps to the drive
He had but turned from this int,
the public road when he heard tn
clatter of wheels and the beat o
hoofs and a rapidly driven team
swung around bend in the road il
front of him. He stepped aside L
let at pass. but the driver pulled u
abreast of him with a loud comman'
to his horses
"Heard the news?" he asked, lean
ing out over the dash. hoard OF hi
buggy.
What news" asked North.
sG'Oh, guess you haven't heard!
said the stranger. "Well old mai
Mcbride, the hardware merchant. /
dead Murderedl"
Il "Murderedl" cried North.
Yes. sin nnurderedl They foun
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
AMERICAN RAILROAD PROSPERITY.

STEAM RAILROADS in the United States that
million dollars annually apiece game
sascians who find that the larger roads, making
enhs of the whole last after paying all bills nearly
S0000000 for carrying freight and This
gain about cent in net income the preceding
That the railroads prospecting evident enough That they
should be able pay increased their labor without
playing scurvy trick of the combine by putting
shippers and making the public pay double treble
the amount of the wage increase goes without saying
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
BLooDsHED ON THE TEXAS BORDER.

THERE CAN hardly be any surprise that a collision has
body of American troops and Mexicans
the The wonder that border line
miles, inhabited both sides by adventurers rec
less populations paroed great difficulty troops
of the kind witnessed before The gravity
this the of the change national govern
men cannot we'll be exaggerated
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
A CHARACTERISTIC TAFT PARDON.

LAST discriminating pardon by Mr.. Taft is that of Sec
Charles f. Heik6 of the Trust
great difficulty of participation in the systematic
which the cheated out of millions
eke of the be convicted 1t is
perhaps that the fine and costs will stand
even though less than 5Dcen fine for
ordinary having relationship to predatory trust
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

him in his store this evening little
after six. No one knows who did IL.
Well, good night, l thought maybe
you'd like to know Awful, isn't 1t -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
FROM THE HIoKEYvILLE CLARION


Society is divided into three classes
in our town-six cylinders, four cylin-
ders and runabouts. Most of EN- are
selfstarters.
Miss Amaryllis Teeter sang song
at the party the other night. She
was cheered heartily by several OF
her near relatives.
The floor of the Hogwallow post
Office says so much on one side the
postmaster has had to build up the
soles on one side of his shoes.
Mrs. Hank Tumms thought she
heard a burglar in the house the
other night and she was so scared
that all of her hair, which was hang
in in the clothes press turned white.
Somebody asked Lem Higgins the
other dav IL he knew of good law
yer. He thought quite while and
finally said he didn't know a really
good lawyer, but he could name
plenty of able ones.
Anne Hicks has got new tangled
invention which fastens on the nina
leg of a mule and prevents him from
kicking. Anne says he is sure it VIII
be a success If he lives to get 1t fast-
ened on, but he will have to be older
than Methuseler.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
Many Proposals.

"1've had dozen proposals already
this season"
"Graciousl Good ones?'
Eyes. All from Jack. Judge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
On the - ~ ~
SPUR q qzz
MOMENT
By Roy K. Moulton

MICROBES.
"a news item states that an emf
nent professor has just discovered
microbes on the handles of baby
cabs, which greatly endangers the
nurse maids who push them,
Oh, listen to the scientist. fair nurse,
before you grab.
The old familiar handle of the little
baby cab.
He's found the deadly microbes, who
are making 1t their lair,
The same as he has found them here
and there and everywhere.
He's found them on the doorknob and
upon the razor hone;
He's found them on the drinking cup
and in the telephone;
He's found them on the dollar bills
and on the mantel clock;
He's found them on the pronograph
and in the cookie crock.
He's found them in the-coffee pot and
on the chandelier;
He's found them in the cedar chest
and in the chlffioner
He's found them on the auto horn
and on the watch and chain;
He's found them on the necktie pin
and on the walking cane.
He's found them on the monkey
wrench and on the pocket knife;
The fact is, he's been looking for the
microbes all his life
And it is pretty safe to bet that in
the future state,
He'll try to find some microbes cling
ing to the pearly gate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03

A MEMORY.
Oh, what has become Oh 'he oiu-
fashioned lover,
Who called for his sweetheart Wheh
sleighipg was me, =
And took her out riding, by gum IN
the cutter
And drove with one arm draped
around her waistline?
He's got a new-fangied self-starting
gas buggy
And riding has lost at least one OF
its charms;
Because, don't you see, when mes
steering his auto.
He has to keep driving with both
of his arms.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
INV aoop ON TIMES.


sez I,enuel Hicks, seq he 10 me,
The times amt like what they used
to be,
when a Teller could go with ten
cent piece
And ct enough bacon for to grease
The pancake griddle all nice and neat
And then have a good chunk lett TO
eat.
Then butter was fifteen cents pound
And we always had enough to go
round;
A Teller could go with a dollar bill
And whole blamed grocery order
fill
Rut nowadays for FIVE banknote
A Teller can't git morn he can tote
Right home in the pocket of his over
coat
Beats all how fur Teller could go
ON a dollar back forty years or so.
But prices are gettin' so gol darn hlsh
Well all eat hay like boss bime by.
Then good old days we Will see no
more
when a man with dollar could buy
out a store.
But there is one thing that we must
allow,
There wasn't so many dollars as there
are right now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
ETHEL ROOSEVELT ENGAGED
TO WE'D NEW YORK DOCT

New York, n. Y. Feb. 14--Col and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. have made
known the engagement of their second
daughter, Ethel CarOw Roosevelt, to
Dr. Richard Derby, son of the late
Richard H Derby, of New York, the
Times says this morning Formal an
nouncement of the engagement, it was
SAID. would be made in a few days
Miss Roosevelt made her debut in the
white house in 1908.
Dr- Derby was graduated from Har-
yard in the class Of 1903. DR.. Derby is
. years, seven years older than his
bride to be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
Local Data.
River

-. Height of river this morning above
dlNed zero mark. lis feet. FAN in last
q hours, OF foot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14

Your roof insured for 10 years with
out extra cost to you. Let US explain.
Lander Lumber Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14

Hotel g7aSa neI Norte.
me dining room and grill of Hotel
$50 del Norte is open until mid
night Meals s2rved a Ia carte-exceI-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14

EXPLANATORY MOTIFS.
Observations ttksn e4sa>H-, ssveaty-fftn me-
rfdfsn Eirae. Air PRESSURE re6uced 70 SIS level.
Isoal rs continuous mas pass through points
~ eaual cir PRESSURE, IsoTUERaEs dotted ines
T,aEg throaeh points Of equal temperature; drawn
61iv for zero. freezing, go, and 100.
O clsar; @ partly cloudy; @ cloudy:
@ rain; @ snow: @ report missing.
frr---s ~ Win the wind. FfEEt figures, tauper-
sC1re: second. precipitation Of "a inch OF more
- sat q hours; third. HsztulEIEa wind TelOo-
Hy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
Toilet Articles

soc La Blache face powder. SEC
25c WOOdburys facial cream. 17c
25c Packers Tar 1sc
25c COlgate's Shaving cream. 1ac
SOC Canthrox Dry shampoo. ......-............Se CSC
soc Pinaud's Eau de Qunine hair tonic. .3sc
25c "Bathasweets" for the bath. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1sc
S1.OO "Superba7 toilet water (asst odorsl Csc
25c Lehn and Finks taleum powder. 17c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14

Underwear Hosiery
wOMENS SILK BOOT HOSE-in black,
white and colors- Saturday sPe- e. ~
cial, pairs for. -.---------....-. - 4 sOO
WOMEES SILK HOSE-in black; neatly en-
broidered- Regular $1.75 values e1 m
at, pair - 1 sOO
WOMENS SAMPLE HOSE line we bought
cheap. They are IN plain eOlors-some %
embroidered Special, a pair. &c
WOMEN'S Lorraine SILK VESTS - with
embroidered yOkes. They come in Ct on
white and pink $500 values at y 1 oOO
KAYSER'S VENETIAN SILK VESTS
women These have pretty embroidered yOkes.
Popular Special, GO En
eacl ------. W. eS'6
WOMENS VESTS - Imported Swiss ribbed
quality. A matchless value at, Rn
WOMENS JERSEY UNION SUITS-in UNI
brella and tight knee styles. You can 0F
not equal them at, suit. GOC
WOMEN'S JERSEY UNION SUITS-High and
low neck; umbrella and tight knee STYLES.
Very special at, a RI
&c 20 -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
Hand Bags g Jewe1rZ

WOmen's 1915, Ike inch German Silver
Mesh Bags $3.50 -..-.-..-. .s2ss
Women's S1-OO and S1-25 Leather Hand
Bags --..------ .-.-.--.--.---. sec
WOmen's Zoe good grade Leather Hand
Bags ---------..- -.-..--.--...-- 4sc
Large and beautiful assortment of Brooches.
Bar Pins and Beauty Pins in plain and fancy
designs Choice -45c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
Values in Linens

A very beautiful assortment of patterns in our
S1.00 line Of Table Damask. All pure linen.
pure white quality, 70 inches wide, in a num-
Der of new conventional (designs) Values
YOU cannot buy for less than SIPS to S1.5o
yard. Popular Special O. M
JouoazL- nor VOID 81 -NNH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-25
TRAVERS AGAIN GOLF CHAMPION

NEW YORK, May 24.-For the
fifth time in his golhng career, Jerome
d. Travers of Upper Montclair, n. J
won the metropolitan amateur cham
pionship title by defeating August f.
MANNER. the Staten Island cham
pion. at the Fox Hills Golf club today
As member OF the Upper Montclair
Golf club he has won three times. and
the championship trophy, bronze
medal presented by Daniel Chauncey
becomes the permanent property OF
the Upper Montclair club. From the
outset of this years tourney. Travers
who also holds the national title. dis.
played such wonderful accuracy that
the result was foregone conclusion
During the week he established a new
amateur record of seventy strokes fol
the remodeled course, and outclassed
all other contestants.