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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Inventor Morse's Early Plan

Believers in government ownership
will be interested In the information
made public for the first time IN E. L.
Morse's life of his father, S. r. B.
Morse (Houghton & Afiffiin), that 1t
was the earnest wish Of the inventor
TO have his work taken over by the
government. In letter written In
1898 he outlines his plan as follows:
1T is obvious at the slightest
glance that this mode Of instan-
taneous communication must newt
ably become an instrument of i'm
mense power, TO be welded for good
or for evil, as It shall be properly or
improperly directed. In the hands of
company of spectators, who should
monopolize It for themselves II might
be the means Of enriching the cor
poration at the expense of the bank
hands Of government alone it might
become the means OF working vast
mischief to the republic.
In considering these prospective
evils I would respectfully suggest a
remedy which offers itself to my
mind. Let the sole right OF using the
telegraph belong, in the first place, ts
the government, who should grant,
for a specified sum or bonus to any
individual or company of individuals
who may apply for 1t, and under such
restrictions and regulations as the
may think proper, the
right 20 lay down communication
between any two points for the pur-
pose Of transmitting intelligence, and
thus would be promoted a general
The government would
have a telegraph Of It's own and have
its modes of communicating with its
own officers and agents indenendent
of private permission OF interference
with and interruption to the ordinary
on the private tele-
craps. Thus there would be a system
Of checks and preventives Of abuse
opera ting to restrain the action OF
this otherwise dangerous power
within those bounds which will per-
nit only the good and neutralize the
evil. Should the government thus
take the telegraph solely under its own
the telegraph solely under It's own
control, the revenue derived from the
bonuses alone. Il must be plain, will
be Of vast amount"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
KEEPING TRACK OF
DISEASE IN JERSEY
How State Board of Health
conpeIs Physicians to Report
All Dangerous Cases.
Special to the Evening Star.

TRENTON, Dec. 2s.-The system
used by New Jersey in requiring re-
porting OF all communicable diseases
tc the health authorities has been so
perfected that the State Is now one
of the leading ones OF the nation in
this regard. During the past year
there were more than $4,000 cases OF
various kinds OF communicable dis
eases reported to the State Board OF
Health.
The fact that there has been a great
increase in the number of reported
cases does not mean that these dis
eases are increasing in prevalence.
The actual number of deaths has ac-
tually decreased proportionately but
q. larger number of cases have been
called to the attention of the health
departments, thus giving an opportu-
nifty to prevent the spread of disease.
OF all diseases tuberculosis Is far in
the lead, there being S.369 cases re-
ported during the last year. The re-
porting of this malady alone has in
creased more than thousand per
cent. during the last six years. In 1909
there were s25 cases reported and In
the succeeding years the cases re-
two hundred and twenty-one, 2,595,
5,5e5, 1912 and $3.50, respectively. The
reported cases for last year were al
most twice the number of deaths,
there having been 4,273 deaths from
all forms of tuberculosis during the
year.
The fact that more cases of tuber-
culosis are reported in New Jersey
than in other States does not mean
that there are more cases here than
elsewhere. 1t simply means a greater
efficiency in securing the reporting OF
these cases. Under the present sys
tenn cases are reported by physicians
to local boards of health and by the
local boards to the State board For
merly the local boards reported only
the number of cases that had been re-
ported to them, but about four years
ago a regulation was adopted requir-
ing local boards to use a separate
card in reporting each case, and to
give the name, age and address and
the name of the attending physician.
These cards are filed in the office
of the State Board of Health, and
every death certificate that comes
into the office showing death to have
been caused by reportable disease
is checked by the files to determine
whether or not the case was re-
ported, as required by law. If 10
report has been received, letter is
sent to the local board CT health to
know II the case had been reported
to the local board of health and
had been overlooked in their report
to the State board.
Upon receipt OF a negative reply
to this inquiry. letter is sent to
the physician signing the death GER
tificate, asking why the case had not
been reported. AS the law provides
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
"0ld Masters" Music
Features Entertainment at
German-Lutheran Church

A program of music taken entirely
from the "old masters featured the
Christmas entertainment of the Sun
day school of st. Johns German
Lutheran Church in the church rooms
last night. The entertainment was
under the direction of Rev. Oscar E.
Braune, rector of the church. In for
mer years modern compositions were
rendered, and the program of ancient
classic music proved somewhat of an
innovation.
During the past year forty-eight
pupils of the school had a perfect
mark for attendance and were award
ed prizes. Miss Elsie Wiesner has o
perfect record for ten years and Miss
Evelyn Turley and Herbert Roeder
rank next in order with a perfect at
tendance mark for nine years. Others
who received prizes were: For five
years, Leonard Wiesner, Mabel
Kritzmacher, Ernest Kritzmacher,
Regina Eschner; four years, Aman-
da Rodewald. Helen Graemens, Edna
kritzmacher. William Worth, Olga
Eschner, Elsie Graemens, Henry
Pickel; three years, Louis Jeske,
Dora Hartkopf, Emil Otto; two
years, Edward Schneider, II. Holz-
hauer, Gustav Brandt, Dorothy
Schott, Mary Schneider. Theo VIE
gand, Dorothy Bruins, Sarah Fischer,
Harry Roeder, George Lautz, Edwin
Pickel, Herbert Ulrich. Bertha Lautz,
Emanuel Otto, Mary Pickel; one
year, Fred Ermete, Mrs. NJ. Brown,
William Naegel, William f. Heiter,
Clara David, Mary Leipert, Norman
Carnard. Lydia Eschner, Emily
Pickel, Fred Strubbe, Charles Worth,
John Schott. Dorothy Thiele, Emily
Holzhauer, Herman Fischer and Ed.
win Graham.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
POOR OVERSEERS
IN SESSION HERE
Widows Pension Act Main Sub
ject of Discussion at An
nuaI Meeting.

Poor departments OF several hum
dred municipalities OF the State are
represented here today at the annual
meeting Of the New Jersey State AS
ISOLATION of Overseers of the Poor.
The sessions are held in the City
Hall with OYerseer Harry L. Barck
of Hoboken, president of the associa-
ton. presiding. The organization has
membership Of nearly 400.
Several matters affecting charity
work and laws In this State are be-
ing considered by the association to-
day. The operation of the widows
pension act is under discussion. The
overseers think there are some de-
fects in the statute as at present con-
Stituted. and desire to have these
flaws eliminated. One OF the faults
OF the act, II was pointed out, Is in
the time that was consumed between
the filing of a petition for help by
a widow and the date on which she
finally receives the pension. It is de-
clared that some applicants have to
wait for fifteen months before their
petitions are taken up for considera-
ton by the courts. The members Of
the association think that. II the dis
position of these petitions was placed
in their hands, the cases could be
decided more promptly.
The length of time It is necessary
for a person TO be a resident of the
State in order TO receive aid from
the public treasury was another mat
ter scheduled to come up for con-
sideration. Under the State law
person must be a resident for five
years, while formerly the time was
year. A general discussion OF this
legal residence" question will be
held
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26

a penalty Of $50 for not reporting
such cases, physicians have reason
to see that such reports are properly
made. The State Board Of Health
keeps a card index of all physicians
in the State, and when one fails TO
report a case of communicable dis.
ease this fact is noted on the caro-
OF the physician who should have
made the report. In this way the
State board ie ascertaining who are
the habitual offenders.
At the present time deductions are
being made from the tables OF COM
municable diseases reported during
the year ending October 81, 1914 ano
comparisons OF morbidity rates VI
different sanitary districts, studied
for the purpose of determining
whether local conditions or lack OF
proper supervision by local boards OF
health explain excessive numbers or
cases. The knowledge thus obtained
from statistics is directly applied to
securing such improvements in local
sanitary administration as will re-
suit In permanent lowering OF both
nlorbidity and mortality rates
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
CITY NEWS BRIEFS

Damascus Commandery, Knights
remplar. held Christmas services yes
terday in Masonic Temple in Hill
street.
About nfty children received gifts
at a Christmas entertainment given
by the Gospel Mission at 2s9 Market
street last night.
The George Gareis Pleasure Asso-
citation held its annual Christmas ball
yesterday afternoon in the Colosseum
in Springfield avenue.
The South Park Presbyterian
Church Sunday school will hold
Christmas exercises tomorrow after
noon in the church rooms.
A whist was given last night in
Adelphi Hall, at Market and Mulberry
streets, for the benefit of a needy
family. Mrs. S. e. Smith was in
charge of the games.
Rev. Charles L. Goodell, D. D., OF
New York, will give a talk on PAS
toral Evangelism" at the meeting OF
the Baptist Minister'S Conference Of
Northern New Jersey, In South Bap-
tist Church, on Monday morning
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Five Policemen Placed
on the MeritOriOus List at
Commissioners Meeting

The Board Of Police Commissioners
placed the names of five policemen on
the meritorious list at its meeting
Thursday afternoon. Lieutenant
RYAN and Sergeant O'Gara, of police
Headquarters, were commented Ior
The arrest on November q Of Mrs.
Anna Rickert alias Martin, who Is
being held In S1S,500 bail on ten
charges of larceny and shoplifting.
Sergeants O'Gara and Corbitt, or
headouarters, were commended for
the arrest of two men charged with
robbing the mails. Patrolmen Crow
lev. MCGUIRE and Moran, of the First
precinct. were placed on the meritorl-
ous list for the recovery of a stolen
automobile. ,
The board dismissed charges OF
sending in late duty calls against Pa
trolrnen Alexander Mcdonnell, or the
First precinct: Anton Kolberg, OF the
Fourth, and Eugene C. Buerle. OF
the Sixth
James Wilkinson, who applied for
reinstatement in the force last Mon
dav. appeared before the board.
Wilkinson was dismissed from the
force eighteen years ago. He was
informed that although the board
qgould reach no decision until 1t re-
eeived a written opinion from the
leeal department it had been ADVISED
verbally that a dismissed member or
the department must seek reappoint-
nent through civil service eXamina-
tione.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
BOOKS RECEIVED

Books have been received as FOL
lows: Japan to America" edited by
Naoichi Masaoka. G. ?. Putnam's
Sons. New York Sis.
Panama and the Canal" Alfred B.
Hall and Clarence c. Chester. New
son & Co., New York.
Little Old Belgium" Reginald
Kaufman. Altemus, Philadelphia.
50 cents.
Tn the Path Of La Sale" Percy K.
Fitzhugh. Thomas Y. Crowell, New
York s125.
ALIENS" William McFee Long
mans, Green &c Co., New York s1.35.
THE Dreams Of the Forty-sev-
enth," Robert j. Burdette. Bobbs-
Merrill Company, Indianapolis. 81
net
stones River" Wilson ]. Vance.
The Neale Publishing Company, New
York. 81 net.
innocent" Marie Corelli. George
II. Doran Company, New York.
THE Patrol Of the Sun Dance
Trail" Ralph Connor George r.
Doran Company, New York. s1.2t
"Ths Bird Store Man" Norman
Duncan. Fleming H. Revell Com
pany. New York. rs cents net.
Inc open DoOr, t1uBn BLACK
Fleming H. Revell Company. 81 net
"Everybody's Birthright," Clara q
Laughlin. Fleming H. Revell Com.
pany, New York. rs cents net.
Josiah Allen on the Woman
Question" Marietta Holley. Flemins
H. Revell Company, New York. 81
net.
THE Oldest Of Four" Amy Bel
Marlowe. Grosset & Dunlap, New
/ York. 50 cents.
1.-THE Ego Book Vance Thompson
70. 2. Dutton, New York,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Former Newark Teacher
TO Give Lecture Series

William J. Durant, formerly
teacher in the Newark public schools
will give a series OF lectures in Labor
Temple, Second avenue and Four
teenth street, New York, beginning
January 3.
Professor Durant's series win have
FOR a general topic, "The History Of
Philosophy" and will be divided as
eollows: January 3, what is Phil
osophy?''; January 10, Socrates,
Philosopher and Martyr" January
IL. plato ant Aristotle;" January
y. "Stoic and Epicurean;" January
#, "Scolasticism: Apuinas, Abelaf1
and Bruno" February z, 'Descartes,
spinoza and Leibnitz;" February ID
Philosophy and the French Revo-
lution:' February q, Kant, HegeI
and Schopenhauer:" February ~.
.'Nietzsehe and the Superman:"
March I. Herbert Spencer: The
Philosophy of Evolution" March =,
william James: Pragmatism;
March q, Henri Berbson: The Re-
volt against Materialism.'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
EX-ASSEMBLY YMAN
IF. SMITH DIES
Passaio Legislator in 1928
Had a Reputation for Max
ing Friends.
Special to the evening Star.

PATERSON, Dec. 26.-John f.
Smith, former Passaic county assem-
blyman, and one OF the best-known
residents of this city, died yester-
day at his home, 26s Main street. He
had been i'll for months. Death was
due to a complication of diseases.
He was fifty-four years old.
Mr.. Smith served two terms in the
New Jersey Legislature, 1928, and
during that time he made host of
friends. He became better known,
perhaps, than any other one member
OF either branch of the Legislature.
Mr.. Smith was born in the house
in which he died. He was educated
in st. Johns Parochisl School lie
engaged In the undertaking business
about 1888 and maintained that bust
ness until two years ago, when he
retired
His mother, Mrs. Catherine Smith.
is the only survivor. The funeral
viii be held on Monday from hfs
residence at $3.50 o'clock, and a half
hour later from st. Johns r. c.
Church. The interment will be made
in Holy Sepulchre.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
lube MEMORIAL
TO Be RESTORED
Several Projects to Be Submit
ted to Members of Burned
Edifice.

several plans for the rebuilding Of
the edifice Of the First Congrega-
rtonal Jube Memorial Church, Gin
fpn avenue and Wright street. which
was destroyed by fire several months
ago. will be submitted at the annual
business meeting OF the congregation
which viii take place Ia Calvary
Presbyterian Church. Pennsylvania
avenue, next Wednesday evening.
Joseph r. Harrison. chairman OF
the building committee and president
OF the board Of trustees, made this
announcement. The church corpora
tion has received s25, 5,4S504i the
amount for which the burned build
ing was Insured. II Is understood
that the old building can be restored
and improved fer not more than
10000
Since the fre the congregation has
been holding Sunday services IN q
moving picture theatre in Avon ave-
nue, the Sunday school exercises in
the Clinton Avenue Baptist Church,
and mid-week services In Calvary
Presbyterian Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26

In Review
Another Book of
a War Prophecy

There has just been published. for
the first time in America, the latest
book by General +. Won Bernhard. the
great German military authority,
whose prophecies OF coming war made
him world figure even before the
war broke out. The book Is startling
" named Britain as Germany's Vas
sal"
This book WAS written year later
than Bernhardrs Germany and the
Next War" and two years after How
Germany Makes War" This book
reaches some conclusions difficult TO
believe, and the method Of reasoning
may lead reader TO believe that all
facts have not been taken into ac-
count.
For in Britain as Germany's Vas
SAL Bernhard declares that the Ger
man army Is too weak, the navy too
weak, using the most interesting ar
guments for armaments for protec-
ton; that war Is useful and neces-
sary; that Germany must rule the
world; and, most startling Of all, that
England is Americas future rival
To quote Bernhardfs own words IN
britain as Germans Vassal:"
1.-THE ultimate consideration Of
British policy has, since the mighty
development Of the United States,
been the question of Anglo-Ameriean
relations. England sees In the United
States her only real rival for the
domination OF the world. As the dam
ger of an Anglo American war is i'm
measurably great. she seeks to be on
friendly terms with the great repub-
lie as long as possible. The differ
ences between the two countries are
so great that England must constantly
calculate with the possibility Of an
war. The relations ~
England and America toward Canada
and the problem Of the Panama canal
furnish sufficient inf1ammable mate
rial. In case of an Anglo
American war England would natur-
ally desire not to have a powerful
fleet, such as the German fleet, in her
rear" Published by the George H.
Doran Company, New York
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Nine. Schnmann-Heink's Son
and Former Teacher Married
Special to the Evening Star


PATERSON, Dec 26.-The marriags
Of Henry Schumann- Heink, son OF
Madame Ernestine Schumann- Heink
and Miss Elsie Straumann, daughter
of Mrs. Kate Straumann, of 1853 Lib
erty street, was Quietly performed to-
day. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Edward F. Hillock, assistant
pastor of st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church, in the rectory.
The bride, until recently, was a
teacher in the local public schools
Miss Sadie Green was maid of honor
and Russell Hastings Millward, OF
Washington. d. c., was best man
The couple, after an extended wed
ding tour. will reside at 479 Union
avenue, where Mr.. Heink has bought
a home.
Mr.. Heink is clerk of the Record
er's Court here. When he first cams
here the prima donnats son estab..
lished a private detective agency. He
gave this up to go on a man hunt in
Mexico, where he captured a fugitive
from this country Mr.. Heink was
for two years student at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
and later studied at Columbia Uni
veraity
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Louis Craig to Sing Twice
at RosevilIe German Church

j, Louis Craig, the well-known
baritone. will render two solos at the
evening services of the Rosevllle
German Evangelical Church, 1895
Fifth street, tomorrow, Miss Marie
Kleinfeld, mezzo-soprano, will rem,
der a solo during the morning SER
vices. An attractive musical pro-
gram has been arranged for both
services by the choir leader, Carl J.
Schultz. The pastor, Rev. William
l.. Siebert, will preach at both ser.
vices. The complete program fol-
lows:
Morning services (German)-Pre-
lude, Spring Song" a. Hollins, Miss
Mildred Scribe. organiSt; There Were
the Shepherds" e. Ashford; choir
quartet, Miss Marie Kleinfeld. So
prano; Miss Hulda Baumann, alto:
Philip Koester, tenor; Albert E,rler,
bass; duet, Miss Kleinfeld, soprano;
Miss Anna Gerberich, alto; soprano
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Many Surprise Acts
Promised at Benefit for
Beth Israel Hospital

Many surprises are in store FOR
tho-e who visit Keeney's Theatre on
Sunday evening, January 3, at the
beneut performance IN behalf of Beth
Israel Hospital. The program will
contain some names Of the first mag
nitude in the world of amusement,
anu will, no doubt, occasion surprise
when announced.
The list already given out includes
an orchestra Of thirty-fve pieces
contributed by the local musical
uL.un Manager Edwin Forsberg, of
the Orpheum, viii present an unusu-
ally interesting sketch in which many
prominent members of his company
viii take part, among them Miss
Helen Courtney, Miss Mabelle Estelle,
Edward Van Sloan and Arthur Jar
rett.
Sixteen -year-oId Miss Lucille Aran.
off, the famous Scharwenka's ) favor
ite pupil, whom a London reviewer
described as "the worlds most tai
ented girl pianist" will appear.
Mrs. Louise Oliver, prominent
New York contralto, formerly Of
popular of Hebrew comedians, are
also billed for the occasion. One of
the features which, no doubt, will
prove of exceptional interest, will be
the appearance of Louis V. Aronsn
as rapid-flre portraint artist. Mr..
Aronson. VINO, two years ago, was
Mayoralty candidate, is said to be
one of the most remarkable crayon
artists in the country.
On Sunday. December 27, Philip J,
Schotland, the well-known lawyer,
who Is a member of the COMMITTEES
of arrangements of the benefit, will
auction the Keeney Theatre mez-
canine boxes for the performance.
The auction takes place at p. m. at
the Progress Club, II West Park
street.
DR.. Philip Hood, superintendent of
the hospital. says that the institution
Is in the direst need of funds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Two Men Being Held for
Death of BOgOta Watchman
Special to the Evening star.

HACKENSACK, Dec. 26.--Charles
Duck, twenty-one years old. Of Little
Ferry, and Charles Hendrickson,
forty-two years old. of River road,
Bogota, are being held by the local
police in connection with the murder
of Louis Walters, slxty-three years
old. Of Preston street, Ridgeheld
Park. Walters was employed as a
wstchman at the Bogota paper mills.
and was found dead yesterday at the
mill with a blackjack beside him. A
fractured skull, it is believed, caused
death.
Sheriff Robert n. Heath and Deputy
Sheriff Louis B. c. Nestol, OF Hacken-
sack, are investigating the murder.
Walters was married and had two
children.
That the murder was committed by
someone familiar with the mills is
believed to be certain, for Walters's
body was found in what is known as
the finishing-room in mill No. 1. 1t is
a difficult matter to get there unless
one Is familiar with the place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Heyn, Who Asked Wife to
Divorce Him, Settles Suit
special to the Evening star.

Special to the Evening Stnr.
RUTHERFORD. Dec. 26.-The sep
aration suit of Mrs. Maud e. Heyn
against her husband. William B.
Heyn, has been settled privately. By
the agreement Mrs. Heyn secures the
custody of her three children, all the
household effects and substantial ali
mony for life
Mr.. Heyn is chief of the foreign col
lections department Of the Equitable
Trust Company and governor Of the
New York Chapter of the American
Institute of Banking.
The settlement was made by Frank
w. Burr attorney for Mrs. Heyn. He
refuses to go into details However,
much light is thrown on the case itself
by letters and affidavits filed in the
county clerks office.
In her petition, Mrs. Heyn alleges
that Heyn called her into a room of
their home last September, and then
sent for the children. When they
were assembled he said he loved his
wife no longer and asked her to mako
his getting away easy. She says he
tried also to ALLEVIATE the affections
of the children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
Barringer Students Work
Receives Recommendation

The work of the students Of Barrin-
ger High School in applied physics is
mentioned in the current numbers OF
publications Issued by the Weston
Electrical Instrument Company and
the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
In the Weston company's publica-
ton the article was written by Fred
srick Fl. Beals, head of the depart
nent of physics at Barringer. The
Singer company's article is based on a
letter written by Mr.. Beals.