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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

of our opponents. Stokes is the can
Gidate of the reactionary element, not
alone of his own party. but of the peo-
pie of the State. Fielder is the can
didate of the Progressive element in
the State which gave its support TO the
program of reform measures success
fully adopted first under Governor
Wilson and later under Governor
Fielder.
This, together with a comparison of
platforms and an examination of the
public records of Governor Fielder
and Ex-Governor Stokes, should be
the general policy followed by speak
ers in this campaign.
Party Records.
After seventeen years of defeat, the
Democratic party was again entrust-
ed with the State government under
Woodrow Wilson. In two years of
Democratic control New Jersey be-
came the most progressive State in
the East, whereas formerly 1t was re-
arded as one of the most reactionary
States in the Union. This result was
brought about by the passage OF inn
portant laws on every great legisla-
tive question before the people of the
State
Election laws were passed to safe
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

| trusts"-a stigma to remove which
during the seventeen years of Repub-
| lican control no movement was either
suggested or contaminated.
The result of these and other i'm
| portant legislative acts passed in the
comparative small period of three
years, accomplished more for New
Jersey than was accomplished by the
Republican party during their seven
teen years of uninterrupted control.
Why? Because at no time was the
Republican party responsive to the
will of the people, nor were her rep
resentatives in government free from
the control of corporations, both rail-
road and private,
From a comparison of these i'm
portant subjects in the two platforms
II can readily be seen that the Re-
publican party intended, should they
be successful in this election, to at
tack the integrity of the Geran cleo
ton law and the corrupt practices
act. to repeal the present corporation
laws (the seven sisters) and to return
New Jersey to the old system which
existed for seventeen years of corpo-
ration control of government.
The statement in reference to the
State finances is best answered by
priations are spent this year instead
of q deficit there will be a surplus of
approximately 100000
Stokes consistently opposing equal
taxation, while pretending to advo-
cate an increase of railroad taxes,
formulated one of the most sinister
schemes over devised in the interests
of the railroads of New Jersey. A
law was passed apparently providing
for the local assessment of second
class railroad property, but SO drawn
as to be clearly unconstitutional. AS
companion bills. the maximum tax
act was passed. preventing the tax
rate in the local taxing district from
being raised beyond a certain point.
At the same time. the county tax
boards of equalization We're estab-
| lished and providing jobs for Mr..
| Stokess friends. The result of this
treacherous scheme was that the bill
providing for local assessment of sec
ond-class railroad property was
speedily declared unconstitutional
The county boards of euualiza ton
had compelled the raising of salaries
on private property. The maximum tax
act kept the rate down and the State
Board of Assessors. controlled by the
Republican gang, kept the valuation
on railroad property low. As a. result
of this clever scheme, the taxes on
railroad Property were decreased pro-
portionately with private property,
the taxes on private property in
| creased.
Satisfactory to Railroads.
| Processing to be In favor of the
regulation of railroads he signed a
| devitalizing railroad commission Law
providing for the appointment of a
commission without other mowers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Vice=ChancellOr Stevens
Denies Petition for Divorce
to Mrs. Margaret Grant

The decision handed down by Vice
Chancellor Stevens at the conclusion
of the Grant divorce suit is a refusal
to grant Mrs. Margaret c. Grant her
petition for a divorce. Mrs. Grant
charged infidelity, naming servant
as correspondent.
Robert NJ. Grant, a banker, of
Madison, the defendant husband, de-
clared that Mrs. Grants charges were
the result of her distorted and
melancholic mind"
The vice-chancellor made his de-
cision. evidently, on the belief that
Mrs. Grant was suffering from mean-
cholia. He quotes the family ply
stefan, Dr. Bradshaw, who testified
that, in his opinion, the wife had
never been in n normal state of mind.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Boy Is Drowned as Storm
Wrecks Connecticut Graft

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. IA
high windstorm that swept over the
Connecticut shore tonight cost one
life and did much damage to small
craft. Russell B. Young, ten years
old, was rowing with his father, Gift
ford ID. Young, to kelsey's island,
off the east shore, was drowned when
their boat capsized Mr.. Young's
heroic effort to save his son was I'M
successful. Several yachts were
washed ashore.
At New London the sea was said
to be the highest In five years and
the steamer Commonwealth did not
venture from the harbor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Says Ignorant Doctors Blame
Chestnut Blight for Deaths
Especial to the Newark STAR

TRENTON. Oct 21.-State Forester
Gaskill today denied that the deaths
of several children this fall from eat
ing chestnuts Were due to the pre-
yalent chestnut blight. Doctors who
assign this reason for such deaths.
the State forester says, do so because
they do not know the real cause of
the fatalities.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
First Chicago Snowstorm
Grows to Be a Blizzard

CHICAGO, Oct, 2i.--Chicago awoke
this morning to witness the first
heavy snow storm of the season,
which at times was almost a blizzard.
Light snow began falling last evening
and continued all through the night.
Early this noring the mercury
dropped below the freezing point.
Blinded by the snow, Charles Blake
forty years OF age, a switchman, was
run down by freight train and in
stantly killed. Traffic on the surface
and elevated roads was delayed by
the blizzard and half dozen persons
were reported injured in accidents
caused by the snow and ice.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
DEMOCRAT
ELECTION LA WIS.

I'VE insist upon the maintenance
of our election laws and corrupt
praetises act inviolate, strength
ening them If found necessary. SO
that the machinery whereby our
officials are chosen may be effect
i've for registering the will of the
people.
ITO make sure that the primary
vote will express the choice of not
less than a majority of those vot-
ing upon nomination we favor the
incorporation into the primary
law of an adequate system of
preferential voting, to the end
that the voter may not be con-
fined to a single choice among a
number of candidates"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Church Federation Acts
on Judges Rule for Hebrews
Especial to the newark star.l

TRENTON, Oct. 21.-The Inter
church Federation at a special meet
ing last night passed a resolution con-
demning Judge Naar for bis declara-
ton that he would not fine Hebrews
who violate the law by opening their
places of business on Sunday
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Whole South Shiyers

ATLANTA. Ca. Oct. 21.-The en-
tire section southeast of the Missis-
sippi river shivered this morning in
what in most portions was the cold
est weather ever known this early in
the season. The temperature here was
30 degrees, the coolest October day
in twenty-six years. Killing frosts
occurred last night in Tennessee and
northern Georgia and Alabama.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Dies in Rescue Home

Thomas Leonard, thirty years old.
was found dead in his bed at the
Rescue Home, 10 Spring street, to-
day. County Physician Mckenzie
said that death was due to natural
causes. The body was removed to
Holes Morgue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Five Are Drowned When
Skiff Capsizes in Storm

M1DDLETOWN, O., Oct. 21.-Five
men were drowned here in the Big
Bend river when skiff capsized last
night in the storm. All were foreign
ers employed in a construction camp
near the Big Four bridge between
Middletown and Franklin. Their
bodies were recovered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
TIDE MANDATES
MARYLAND TOWNS
Concrete Bridge Is Swept Away
in Storm Which Makes
Many Homeless.

BALTIMORE, Oct 21.--The eastern
shore OF Maryland was visited by a
furious storm of wind and rain last
night. Practically every. town along
the waterfront suffered severe dam
age from high water, the tide being
the highest experienced in twenty
years. In many places the water COW
cred the streets to a depth of from
twelve inches to five feet.
A new $4,000 concrete bridge near
Easton was carried away and during
the height of the storm the Metropol-
itan Life Insurance Company's build
ing In Easton caught fire and Yves
destroyed.
Crisfield reported the waterfront
flooded to a depth OF three feet and
people were using roWboats to reach
their homes. Fish and crab houses
We're destroyed and. boats sunk or
beaten to pieces. -.
At Salisbury a number of men,
women and children living in huts
near the Leatherbury canning fac
tory We're rescued with difficulty in
rowboats. ...s.5.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

To Cure N Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money II II
fails to cure. n. w. GROVES sigma
turs ID on each box. 25c,=Ady.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Storm Sweeps New England

BOSTON, Oct. 21.--Tangled wires,
Frustrated trees and other inland
wreckage marked the wake today of
q storm which swept New England
last night on its way down the St.
Lawrence Valley. Wire conditions in
northern New England today were
the worst since last winter. Small
freshets were reported in the river
towns.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
CORPORATION LAWS.

AT the last session of the Legis-
lature of this State, which was
overwhelmingly Democratic, laws
were placed on the statute books
for the safeguarding-for the cor
rection and curbing of corpora
ton abuses within the State
These enactments are in earnest
effort of the Democratic party to
give the people of the State hon
est and progressive government"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

I NORFOLK. va, Oct. 21.-Shipping
along the Virginia coast and in
Hampton Roads suffered severely
last night from f1fty-mile southwest
gale, and there are grave fears that
there will come reports of serious
damage on the outside.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
EXPENDITURES.

1.-The increase in the expenditures
of the State under the Democratic
administration has been less, in
proportion to the growth In popu-
lation and development of the
State, than the expenditures made
by any other State under similar
circumstances In connection
with this it must be considered
the States revenue has largely
increased, and that proper pro-
portion between expenditures and
revenue has always been main
tanned under Democratic admins
trations.
people are particularly fortunate
that We have no State debt and no
State tax, and that the expenses
of operating the State govern
ment Is not borne by the indi-
vidual taxpayer. Our taxes con-
sist of the tax on railroad prop
erty, the tax on corporations and
various similar sources.
"As the State grows In popu-
ton and wealth our income from
these sources increases, and at
the same time our criminal, insane
and defective charges grow and
the expense of the State govern
ment increases. The income OF
the State is wholly applied to the
purposes for which it is raised,
and there is no treasury deficit.
With wise administration of the
State funds money can be saved
in the management of some offices
and DEPARTMENTS and anDljed TO
the care of others; but the total
of all expenditures will remain the
same. 1t is to the proper appli-
cation of the State funds that we
pledge our attention.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. FL
Eighteen barges bound for New York
were driven on the mud fats here
during the gale Of the night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

Processing TO be In favor of the
regulation of railroads he signed a
| devitalizing railroad commission law
providing for the appointment of a
commission without other powerE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
DEPUTIES MAY BE
IN SPOILS SYSTEM
Urgent Deficiency Bill Takes Away
the Civil Service Pro-
lection.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 24-In
signing the urgent deficiency bill to-
day. President Wilson took occasion to
say that the spoils system would not
creep in with his approval or conniv
ance. Wilson was alluding to that pro-
vision in tho bill which enables col
lectors of revenue and marshals to ap-
point deputies without regard to the
civil service.
AS interpreted here. however, the
actual effect of the enactment of the
provision in the bill is to remove pro-
lection Of the civil service from deputy
collectors and deputy marshals.
Unless President Wilson prevents it
by specified orders, 1t Is the belief
here that republican deputies in Iowa
and every other state will be shunted
out in one way and another and demo.
Gratis put in their places. Moreover,
the controlling element of the demo
Gratis in the house and the senate are
bent on still further trying to break
down the civil service and it is said
other appropriation bills are likely to
be used as vehicles to crush provisions
curtailing the operations of the civil
service law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
MRS. FAIRBANKS
WAS A D. A. r.
Wife of Former Vice President
Died This Morning After
Short Siege of Pneu-
monia.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Oct. 24.--Mrs.
CHARLES Warren Fairbanks, wife OF the
former vice president of the United
States died at 7:45 this morning. She
was suddenly stricken with pneumonia
on October Is and hope Of her recovery
had been Abandoned almost from the
outset.
Mrs. Fairbanks was probably the
most widely known woman in Indiana
and one of the best known In the Unit
ed States. She was one Of the first
women to be appointed on the Indiana
state board of charities and was frst
president Of the Indiana soldiers aid
society during the Span.sh-American
war. AS president-general of the 2
A. r., she travelled from the AtSsntic
to the Pacific and from Maine te
Louisiana organizing chapters of the
society. She also served as a director
of. the general federation of woman's
clubs.
Mrs. Fairbanks was president gen
eral OF the D. A. r. from 1901 to 1901
and also served as president OF thu
American League Of Junior Republics
She accompanied the ex-vice presiden
on his tour of the world in 1909.
4 Mrs. Fairbanks was born in Marys
Vile, Ohio, 81 years ago. She was tn
daughter Of Judge P. B. Cole. Shortl
after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan
university in 1872 she was married t
Mr.. Fairbanks, then newspaper mar
They resided in Pittsburgh, Pa, seS
eral years before Mr.. Fairbanks, late
a lawyer. took up his residence in II
dianapolis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Get $4,000, Yearly for Life.

CARTHAGE. ILL.,, Oct. "a. THE sud-
den death Of James Black, retired
business man of Carthage, while saw
ing wood for exercise at his home
fere this week, was a snock to this
community He Was a man of consid-
cradle means, an interesting part Of
which was a policy for $4,000 in the
Mutual Life Insurance company OF
New York, which guarantees q yearly
life income Of $1,000 to Mrs. Black.
Another interesting thing in this
connection is the fact that relative
ct his, the late BENJAMIN r. Black of
Dallas City, also in this county, left
$4,000 Of life Insurance on the same
Plan. guaranteeing $4,000 yearly for
life to his widow and three children
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
POLICE CHIEF
HAS RESIGNED
Friction in Chicago Depart
ment Over Who Shall Have
Charge Of Vice
Situation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Chicago was
without police chief today following
the sudden resignation OF Chief John
McWeeney who quit after sharp tilt
with Mayor Harrison, but 1t was OK
.pected that the mayor would appoint
an acting chief before night. Nc
Weeney's resignation is said t. have
been rendered because he could not
work in harness with Major Funk
thouser, superintendent of police and
inspector OF morals. In recent re-
port, Funkhouser intimated that the
old red-light district was being re-
opened with the silent assent of the
police department and that former
habitues of the old vice district were
preparing to resume operations.
DR.. W. A. Evans, former city
health commissioner today attributed
McWeeney's resignation to his atti-
tude on the social evil.
Some administrative officials pr:n-
cipally police" said DR.. Evans fails to
see that Chicago is satisfied will
handling the vice problem in the way
it was handled twenty years ago"
The open vice OF the past is now
impossible.
Mayor Harrison declared when ht
reached his office today that he will
accept the resignation of Chief Of Po
lElice McWeeney as soon as he finds
time to dictate a letter and that he
expects to announce the appointment
of a new chief within ten days
The mayor for the first time con-
firned the story that McWeeney's
4 resignation wits due to friction in the
/ police department over the reorganiza
ton ordinance which practically took
from control of the chief, surveillance
/ Of the vice situation and handed il
Ito Major Funkhouser, inspector Of
morals, and civil service appointee
! First Deputy Superintendent Her
]. man shuettleE q republican will b,
IN charge Of the department until ,
successor Is appointed to McWeeney
Z Harrison intimated new captain
would be chosen from the depart
ment but that 1t Is possible he vii
recommend the adoption Of civilian
! commission supervision, in effect ii
: New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Sol Lit is Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. Oct. 24.-Sol Lit, forty
enc. veteran theatrical manager, died
early today of heart disease. Lit,
the son of a Milwaukee theatrical d.
rector. was in the show business prac-
tically all his life He managed sew
eral road companies and was the man
ager of McVicker's, Chicago's oldest
theatre until it recently was turned
into a vaudeville house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
SAFE CRACKERS MISSED SIS, 600
BY ONLY A FEW HOURS

yeggmen locked dozen residents in
their homes, cut all electric light and
long distance telephone wires and
blew two safes in the postoffice, con-
tanning $4,000 in stamps and $500 in
cash. They escaped with the aid OF
q stolen horse and buggy.
1t was at first thought the yeggs
had secured $4,000 of the Attica Fair
association that had been stored
IN the postofiice safe but later it was
found this money had been transferred
10 the bank here yesterday. Posses
of armed citizens searched the sur
rounding country today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Continued on page s.
FOOLISH GIRLS ON TRACK
DEFIED APPROACHING ENGINE

this morning. Bertha Boliski, eighteen
years old, of Hudson, was run down
and instantly killed, and Title Noyak.
the same age and of the same place.
was seriously injured.
The two girls We're members OF a
party OF twelve who were walking
abreast stretched across the tracks. A
switching engine was approaching
slowly and the girls walked toward
lit. The two victims were in the
middle of the tracks between the rails
and were trying to see how long they
could stay before being forced to
jump. They stayet too long.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Weather Conditions.

The gulf storm is moving northeast,
and has been attended by rains from
the gulf to the Ohio valley, and the
northern depression, which is central
near Lake Superior, this morning, has
been attended by rain in the lake reg
ion
Under the influence of depression
in northern Montana the temperature
is rising with generally fair weather
west of the Mississippi valley, and the
temperature is above the freezing
point throughout all districts this
morning.
Conditions indicate fair weather,
with little change in temperature, for
this section tonight and Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: General
ly fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature. Moder-
ate variable winds.
For Illinois and Iowa; Generally
fair tonight and Saturday. Not much
change in temperature. Moderate
variable winds.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and Sat
urday. Not much change in temper
ature Moderate variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Call Law Foolish.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 24.-The
Valley Medical Association
In session here will adopt a resolu-
ton asking an amendment to the fed
cral white slave law SO that it will
apply to "commercialized vice only"
Physicians declare the law as it is.
IS unjust and foolish"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-24
Never Touched II.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
SOMERSET. Pa. Oct. 24-After
gaining three hours of life so he could
eat chicken dinner, John Maus, CON
demned murderer, went to the gallows
leaving the meal untouched.