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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
THE CONGRESS ELEoTToNs.

The argument in the elections for Congress
that will have weight with every intelligent voter is
that the great program of national legislation which
was laid out when this Congress convened in April
1913, and which has been partly carried out, must
be completed and it be completed only by new
Democratic Congress.
Republican Congress would mean reaction It's
logic would be disapproval of the progress accom-
pished by this Congress and condemnation of great
acts of legislation that epochal, and destined If
not repealed emasculated, to have a tremendous
influence the national life In this campaign Re-
publican speakers unstned in their adverse crit
icism of this legislation; 1t stoutly opposed by
1.-The standpat Republican minority in Congress, and
the first work of Republican Congress would be
to undo it.
The principal fight in New Jersey is in the Congress
districts and the issues clearly drawn in every
district between the Democratic and Republican
candidates. They presented In the two party
platforms adopted at Trenton which dealt with ma
tonal well State questions The spirit of these
platforms is the spirit of the candidates The
therefore have their choice between electlng men
who will carry forward national reforms
who will try to turn back the hands of the clock and
restore the conditions that two years ago made five
million Republican voters bolt their party and set up
separate national organization and men who
pledged to carry out great reforms
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20

sive. The peaceat-any-prce element of the popula-
tion consists of very small fraction Preparedness
wards off aggression 1t is national insurance.
And it is fatuous rely conventions and inter-
national faith to believe that the wars of other
nations extinguish the spirit of
Our navy must be greatly strengthened 1t must
be than a coast patrol An effective navy takes
the offensive when necessary for the offensive often
necessary for defense And Congress should provide
for all the subsidiary vessels essential to an effective
navy well as airshps Nor can there be any post
ponement of this duty. We should begin at once
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.

There is gradual awakening of the American
people to the knowledge that country is now
practically defenseless against great military and
naval power and that offer the temptation of a
rich and easy prize for nation bent aggression.
The remarkable speech of Congressman Gardner In
the House Representatives last week, trumpet
call, and 1t voiced tho growing apprehension of all
thoughtful Americans.
If we had the navy today that could have had
by wise forethought in Congress, would be in an
infinitely stronger position a neutral and as a
peacemaker, but have the modification to know
that weak when should be strong. We
atter upon the influence of the moral senti
ment of the United States but that is simply self
compacency. We take shelter behind that delusion
from the consciousness of physical weakness as COM
pared with other principal nations.
We peaceful people, and do not like agrees
sion and war; but the American spirit is not submits
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
BIRTHDAY OF NOTED WOMEN
OCTOBER 20
Queen Sophia Charlotte, Pauline Borghese
BY MARY MARSHALL.
Copyrighted 1914.

A day of royal nativities is Oc-
tober 20. for it is the birthday of
Sophia Charlotte, wife of Frederick
/, the first king of Prussia, and of
Pauline. Borghese, the second sister
of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Sophia Charlotte was born in 1868
and was married when she was six
teen years old to Frederick ], as his
second wife. Sophia was a great
lover of learning and patroness of
the arts. Charlottenburg, now prac-
tically a part of Berlin, was named
after her, and there was placed the
wonderfully beautiful royal palace
where are still to be seen the luxuri-
GUS apartments of the queen. They
were among the very first apartments
in Germany to be furnished in the
French style of decoration famous
in the reign of Louis XVI. 1t was
at Charlotte's request that King
Frederick founded the Academy of
Sciences in Berlin.
Sophia was very fond of being es-
teemed learned and nothing pleased
her better than to have the learned
Germans of the time drawn around
her. The great philosopher, Lieb-
nitz, was her especial favorite. and
1T was to her repeated questions for
explanations of everything that he
said; 1T Is impossible to reply to
her from tho very foundation be-
cause she always wishes to know the
why of the why"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Quite a Different Proposition

At the time of his death in the
mid-eighties, James Mahr was the
oldest employee of the postoffice de-
partment at Washington, as he was
also the employee who was of the
longest continuous service. Mahr
was a companionable man, and
would have looked upon ii as an
excess of dignity if anyone we're to
call him James" He was not ac-
customed to hear anyone thus use his
proper name, for everyone called him
"Jim, and that was a nickname
which revealed his personal popu-
larity.
Mahr entered the postoffice depart
ment as a clerk some time during
the second administration of Andrew
Jackson. He was q native of Vir-
ginia, and his loyalty to that State
and its traditions never wavered.
In some way Mahr and Montgom-
cry Blair, who was postmaster gem
eral in President Lincoln's admins
tration, became acquainted, and long
before Mr. Blair entered Lincoln s
cabinet. The acquaintance warmed
into personal friendship. Mr.. Blair's
father. Francis p Blair, who was
distinguished as an editor and for
his political influence, was also a
friend of Mahr. and that friendship
probably began during the adminis-
tration of Andrew Jackson, or, pos
sibly, that of Martin Van Buren,.
Shortly after Montgomery Blair
took his place at the head of the
postoff1ce department Mahr ventured,
somewhat timidly, into the postmas-
generals room. He was not sure
whether the new authority with
which Mr.. Blair had been invested
might not tend somewhat to restrain
the cordiality of their relations, or,
at least. any public manifestation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
Higher Commissary Prices in Panama

No one doing business with the
canal zone commissaries can fail to
realize how the European war has
already begun TO affect prices on the
canal zone
Beef and other meats have ad-
yanced considerably, owing, accord
ing to the Canal Record. to the beef
contract being based on a sliding
scale. which varies according to the
wholesale prices in the Chicago
market.
The canned goods and groceries
contract expired on September 30,
and there will probably be- an ad-
vance in certain commodities under
the new contract.
Flour has advanced slightly, rice
is advancing rapidly. and sugar has
advanced from 23 to AZ cents per
bag of Ave pounds. and a rumor is
current that it will again be raised
within a few days to so cents a bag,
or is cents a pound.
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that they had any other relations
than those of employer and employe.
Mr.. Blair, however, speedily dis
PEELED Mahr's uncertainty. for he at
once entered into warm conversation
with him. He said:
Jimmy, how long have YOU been a
clerk. in the postofice department.
Well ! shall have to stop and
reckon. ! was appointed clerk when
Amos Chandler was postmaster gen
eral. That's little over TWENTY-FIVE
years ago. replied Mahr.
'fYou have been here long time
said Mr.. Blair Is there anybody
else in the department who has been
a clerk as long as you have?"
"Oh, yes, several
do l know any of them?.
II can't say as to that. Mr.. Blair. ;.
How long have I known you,
jimmy"
well, all of ten or fifteen years"
Nov, Jimmy, | am going to ask
you a serious question, and expect
that you will give me a frank. and
serious answer. 1t is this: DOM
you think, in view of the fact that
you have beer a clerk for twenty-five
years, the government can get along
without you and let some young man
take your place, who, perhaps, will
serve another twenty-five years?'"
''Well, Mr.. Blair" replied Mahr, Il
don't know but that the government
can get along without me, but I can
tell you one thing. | have been here
so long that can't get along with
out the government"
IT guess that is true, Jimmy" said
Mr.. Blair, land you won't have TO
try it so long as am here"
Copyright, 1914, by e. j. Edwards
All rights reserved)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBE RIG.
A. B., NJ A., M D. (Johns Hopkins)

of the mild form, nine were of the
severe type, and six were toxic.
The duration of the gastro-enter-
tits, prior to the institution of the
implantation method of treatment.
was from one day to two weeks in
the severe types, and from one week
to two weeks in the toxic forms. The
intestinal condition had persisted in
the two cases of enterocolitis from
two to four weeks
The two cases of entercolitis had
resisted other methods of treatment,
but quickly responded to the impian-
tation method. y
Decided improvement followed III
every case within twenty hours
after beginning treatment.
The results were complete and per-
manent in every case; there was not
a. single failure or relapse. Since the
culture was mixed with milk-sugar,
the tablet quickly dissolved in water,
and was readily taken by the babies.
One of the great advantages of this
method of treatment is that 1t Is uns'
attended with any untoward effect.
twenty tablets having been given In
the twenty four hours to infants of
five and six weeks of age.
The negative results previously OBJ
tanned with the various other dried
cultures we're. unquestionably due to
the small numbers of the true B. lactis
bulgaricus present in the tablets
which contained chiefly the paralactio
bacilli.
The results In the cases reported
were due solely to the action OF ths
B. lactis bulgaricus, since no other
therapeutic measures were employed,
nor was the diet altered in any case.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
Raps Rev. Mr.. Johnston

To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
The Evening Star last night told
how Rev. Mercer Green Johnston
made speech before several organi-
cations at Trinity Episcopal Church
Sunday, in which he gives all the
credit to England being the friend of
American spirit. He also claimed
that Germany is just the opposite.
This service was also commemora-
tive of the 133d anniversary of the
surrender of General CORVALLIS and
the British forces at Yorktown.
This surrender of the English to the
Americans was not on account of the
war; the Americans simply wanted
to free themselves from the tyranny
of England under the leadership OF
George Washington. They simply
surrendered because the English were
in those times already their friends
and In love with the American spirit
In 1912 the English did likewise love
the American spirit so much they
raided our ships.
In 1861 1885 the English also loved
and showed themselves friend to the
| American spirit.
In 1896 the English did the same
thing when they wanted to cheat
Venezuelans of their land until
| Grover Cleveland telegraphed Hands
off,
Not very long ago England tried
to put Americans to war with Mex
| leo. but we had a former school
master as President and he showed
himself schoolmaster.
| IF there is O. true friend of Ameri-
| cans. our above named reverend is
the least to claim that he is a true
| American. because the text OF his
| speech proves that he is un-Ameri-
can and pro- English. If anyone in
tends to become an American citi-
zen. am positive he don't have to
eet the sanction of Mr.. Johnston.
His speech of Sunday is pointed only
at the German population here, tell
ing them If they like better to live
under an irresponsible autocrat and
modern Caesar, to fly to him.
How about his friends the English
with their American spirit" maxi
ing an alliance with the most bloody
car of Russia, who is really an au-
tocrat. The cars only object in the
war also is to rob Germany of her
labor of forty-four years peace and
progress and commerce" England
robbed Holland. Denmark. France,
the Portuguese, Spain and every pos
sible nation out of their commerce,
robbed them Of her colonies: last
but not least, the two Boer republics.
Is this Christianity, to rob every
piece of land where they had a
chance to? According to our modest
Mr.. Johnston, strong England is
necessary for the integrity of
America. Is this a pointer that
America should help England in her
stress?
| "A month ago England and France
protested strongly that America
should not buy any ships for upbuild.
| ing an American merchant marine
Britannia, alone with her ''navalism,' "
should rule the waves: thou shall
have no other gods next to me! This
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
Necessaries and Luxuries.

From the Spectator.
Strictly speaking, there are no new
necessaries. 1t is only luxury which
is new. The necessaries of life are
the same as they always were this
side of savagery. But few new
things are necessary to happiness,
and a. few, "a very few, of the old
necessaries of happiness can be cas-
lily foregone. The difference between
a luxury and q necessary, In tine
sense in which we are using the
terms, can, we think, be thus eX-
planned. Many luxuries become nee
ossaries. and certain social phenom-
ena always attend the transforma-
ton When a luxury is only lux
ury, the average man wants 1T ior
himself When it is becoming
necessary he wants IL also for other
people; that is, IL he is fairly benev-
olent he does. Even il he is not be-
nevolent, he mobiles or abandons his
opposition to their having 1t. TO
take a plain instance. Tea was once
A. luxury 1t is now a necessary.
Alcohol. on the other hand, which
was a necessary, is becoming lux
ury. Long ago, when the ascetic
ideal prevailed. even clustered
monk was not asked to go without
wine. Nowadays, an increasing
number of men and women OF the
world forego 1t without any special
sense of virtuous abstention.
What. one wonders, will be the new
necessaries sixty years hence? Pos-
siblv some of the things we think
necessary today will be again on the
wav to becoming luXuries-lke alco-
hol.f But ii Is not easy to guess
which Means Of locomotion may pc
less valued At present they are
valued above all things. man re-
turning to a remote English village
after ten years absence abroad re-
marked the other day that he saw no
change in the place except that the
laborers had bicycles. To take an ap-
stract instead of a concrete instance.
authority, which was considered an
absolute necessary to the malnte-
nance of religion, to the peace OF mlnu
of the world, is now of the nature OF
an intellectual luxury, thought
urged and defended by subtle few.
The ordinary thinking world manages
TO be religious without 1t. We may
come, perhaps, to do without good
many notions which now seem lndis-
ensable-equality, perhaps
There are undoubtedly certain new
class necessary which do not affect
the whole of society. Opposite crav-
ings, indeed, have taken possession
lately of rich and poor. The well-to-
do have developed a passion for ma
tuer, the poor q passion for town
life. 1t seems necessary for the edu-
Gated man nowadays to get away
from the monotony of bricks and
mortar. and to watch the endless,
ceaseless variety of the seasons, at
least for part of the year; and he viii
make great sacrifices of time, money
and energy TO watch them. On the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
REGISTER TO-DAY,

This being the last day for registration for the
November election those citizens who have failed to
register should understand that if they neglect to do
SO before Q p. m today they will disfranchse them
selves A sef-dsfranchised citizen is not citizen.
He may be said to be par with the convict
So far this year there has been light registry,
and there is reason believe that the delinquents
are mostly of the propertied class, the people who
have the greatest stake In government As this class
of voters read the newspapers and not only know
what issues are represented in the election, but also
the places and hours registration there is not the
shadow of an excuse for their delinquency.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20

lis also English friendship. Mr.. john
ston tells us what the Prince of
Peace said, but Mr.. Johnston does not
act according to the scripture of the
Prince of Peace. He sows hatred and
disrupture amongst our citizens
II business men read Mr.. Johnsron's
address they might get lower prices
on the following articles: One hum
dred thousand saddles for 10000
horses, 100000 pairs of shoes, SEC. 600. :
900 worth of war ammunition. 500 war
auto trucks. 100000 cartridges, 1,0O0,-
600 dum-dum bullets, 100000 pounds
of gunpowder.
Give England low prices for the
above articles In the name Of Eng
lands Christianity Bullets are not
contraband; only medicine for the
Prince of Peace.
The robbing by England of eight
neutral steamers and taking off the
American mail from the New Amster-
DAM Rotterdam and Potsdam are
other war incidents.
The taking of steamers flying the
American flag, as a price of war, is
another English act of friendship.
The shipping of ammunition and
the stopping of neutral boats inside of
our three-mile zone are other little
events of American spirit.
(Signed) B. o.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20

Glassware and china from Europe
will be shut off and difficulty ex-
perienced in obtaining shipments
from England, but the commissary
still has fair stock Of glassware
and kitchen and table ware on hand
and ARRANGEMENTS are being made to
replace the aluminium cooking
utensils, formerly purchased abroad
with stock from the United States
It is said that there is a good
stock of woolens and linens on hand
and about two months supply of
shoes, but as prices on these are
rising in the United States there
VIII probably be an advance on new
purchases.
The supply of cheap hosiery pur-
chased from Germany is entirely
cut off. 1t is claimed that no adj
vance in the prices of cigars and
cigarettes Is expected and that If
difficulty is experienced in obtaining
English tobaccos and cigarettes they
will be replaced by those of domss-
tic manufacture.-Consu General AL
ban g. Snyder, Panama City.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
Labor News

Cigarmakers International and MAJ
tional Stogiemakers' League will
amalgamate.
France created its first labor inspec-
ton department in 1874.
Cooks and Walters Union of Phoe-
nix, Ariz., demand a uniform wage of
So a day.
England employs 127,115 women as
against 1895 men in the clothing in
dustry.
There are almost 1000 women in the
New York printing trades.
In Servia 2e7 or IT'S per cent. of the
printers are organized.
Canada and the United States have
two and a half million organized
workers.
Five million workers are employed
in the 100000 factories and workshops
of England.
About $4,000 workers have been
thrown out or work in consequence OF
the dislocation of the fishing industry
at Aberdeen, Scotland
A scheme for supplying farmers
with live stock of all kinds on easy
payments or light rental basis is In
the hands of the Calgary, Canada,
Board of Trade.
Owing to the large number of Brit
ish postmen called up for military SER
vice, women may be employed tenn
porarily In some rural districts.
st. Louis, Mo-, theatrical stage en-
ployes and musicians have Joined
hands and their unions will hence
forth act together in matters of COM
mon interest.
The committee considering the ad-
visibility of holding the English
Trades Union Congress this year an
nounced that in the present condition
of affairs it was impossible to fix a
date.
The Tobacco Workers International
Union will have an extensive exhibit
at the Panama Pacific International
Exposition in 1915.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20

Living Bacilli Now Used to Save Chill
dren's Lives.
To fight fire with fire is a time
hcnored method among pioneers.
Even the all too wide generalization
of Hahnemann, to treat like with
like, has three-tenths of l per cent.
of truth in it, for are not poisons of
certain nature prevented from
working havoc by immunizing the
prospective victim with small doses?
Whoever. ten years ago, might
have proposed to feed the human
race with bacteria-microbes, bacilli,
germs, heterogeneous. minute par
asites, call them what you may
at as lunatic.
Yet that strange state of affairs
has come about, not merely as dis
Greet suggestion, but as universal
medical practice. Indeed, doctors
nonchalantly prescribe nowadays
that you shall swallow germs, far
more frequently than dentists extract
teeth.
The discovery OF Prof. Ellie Metch-
iiiroi.' u ~ ~, o9'V
certain paclili, renuereo naliliiess ny
some cohuition OF lneli cullure, couiu
be mace TO nght man enemies mas
wrought revolution,
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an these superclnons sceptlcS .hat .ne
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some pranatic lures
In other words, the science of bac-
teriology has made cat's-paw out of
Bulgaria bacilli to pull human health
from many an iniquitous fire.
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vestigators nave FOUND that these pa
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20

Pauline Borghese, the second sister
of Napoleon Bonaparte, was a very
fascinating woman. She was born
in the Corsican home of the Bona
parties about ten years after the birth
of the great Napoleon. and from her
childhood she was marked by very
great beauty. She seems to have
been rather silly woman, however,
and possessed no very great degree
of education. She was sympathetic
and kindhearted and was willing to
part with her last sou for the> sake
of her friends. She was the only
members of the Bonaparte family
who had little personal ambition.
She was, however, fond of luxury
and quite as indulgent of herself as
She was of her friends. Napoleon
complained once that it was useless
to give Pauline money for she no
sooner received it than she was back
with outstretched hand begging for
more.
When she was twenty three she
was married to Camille Borghese. In
the possession of the present English
royal family is a statue by the
famous sculptor, Canova, known as
Venus Victorious" The original of
this beautiful Venus was Pauline
Borghese, and the statue was
wrought at the command of the en-
peror. who knew full we'll that his
beautiful sister was well able to fill
the role of the most lovely of the
godesses.