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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-28
THE FORCES STRUGGLING IN MExrco

1t is the old story in Mexico of the neyer-ending
struggle of the conservative reactionary principle
and the progressive radical. This has been the
story of American politics since republic was
established
as opposed both to the reactionary and the radical
lie made revolution to drive out Huerta and en-
listed the aid of the radicals represented by Villa
Having attained power he would have the new gov
eminent administered conservative lines. This
enrages the radicals and they threaten another
luton.
In the French revolution the Girondists who had
helped to arouse the nation against royalty and priv
lege wanted to adopt conservative after the
monarchy had been ended but they failed The rev
olutlon devonred her own children" Carranza is a
Mexican Girondist and like his French prototypes
ho has invoked spirit he cannot control and that is
likely to overthrow him.
Mexico, like France when the Baste was taken
needs radical reforms. She has had enough of the
Madero kind OF government which of the Gron-
dist order. The promises given to the poems must be
fulfilled. The land system must be reformed The
preposterous landed estates must be broken up
And to do this great work which is essential to peace
and the welfare of the Mexican people, strong men
must be in power There evidently is conviction at
Washington that Carranza is the of the hour
and that Villa is.
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competition, and the right OF a seller
To select his own customers ''iu bona
ildc transactions and not in restraint
of trade shall not he impaired As
il stands the provision would leave
the law practically the same as il is
now. Price discrimination whether
upward or downward. between per-
sons and localities has been held by
the courts TO be i'm violation of he
sherman act. when made With in
tent TO Kill off competitors or 10 cs-
tablish practical monopoles in any
Inc OF business. 1t may not be neccs-
sary to restate the judicial pro-
nounccments on the subject in sta
tutorN form. but such restatemcnt
can do no harm.
The provision forbidding tying
contracts has been rewritten. but
does not substantially differ from the
clause as II stood i'm Mr.. Clayton's
first draft OF the bill except in one
important respect, The sale Of any
commodity or the leasing of any de-
Vice, implement, machinery or sup
plies. on condition that the purchaser
or lessee shall not buy or use the
products or devices of a competitor
of the lessor or seller, shall be unlaw-
full, This provision, however is to be
effective only when the purpose of the
tying contract is to substantially
lessen competition or when 1t tends TO
create monopoly. With this saving
clause added the provision Is also a
mere restatement of the law as laid
down by the courts in numerous in
terprctations OF the sherman act. An
effort to make the provision specific
ally apply to patent monopolies was
defeatcd; but this is not a serious
omission The more recent decisions
of he Supreme Court have not eN-
empted even the owners of patent
rights from amenablity to the anti
trust laws when such owners abused
their rights By making them instru-
mental In the suppression of legiti-
mate competition and in the estab-
lishment of monopolies more extcn-
a;vc than the monopoly specifically
granted them by the patent law.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-28
BIRTHDAY OF NOTED WOMEN
SEPTEMBER %
Kate Douglas Wiggin Frances Willard Anee Portugal
Copyright
Copyrighted 1914.
BY MARY MARSHALL.


September IS is remembered in
Portugal today by few loyal sup
porters of royalty as the birthday Of
the beautiful woman, who. had
Manual kept his crown, would have
been the queen dowager Ex-queen
Dowager Amelie, as che must now
be called, is q member of the
Orleans family of France. Her
father bore the empty title of count
of Paris and she would never have
earned a real crown had il not been
for her great beauty. The king Of
Portugal, Manuals father CHANGED
to see a photograph of this beautiful
young woman and the end of the
episode was that Amelia became
queen OF Portugal.
Kate Douglas Wiggin. one of the
most admirable of our American
women writer's, was born in Phila-
delphia fifty FIVE years ago today.
She was married when she was tiir-
ty-six to Mr.. George G. Riggs, but
in writing she still maintains her
maiden name. THE Birds Christ
mas Carol" one of her most popular
books, was published when she was
twenty eight. Later followed her
Penelope books and eleven years
ago her most successful book, RE
becca, was published. Besides be-
Ing a successful writer Mrs Riggs
is an enthusiastic kinderga rtner.
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4 SLUMP IN THE NATIONAL GAME.

Baseball like everything else has been badly af
fected by the European The international
League, which closed its yesterday, has per-
haps been the worst sufferer. Only one club of the
league. the Providence of the season with
good earnings while four cities including Newark
and Jersey City, have had heavy losses the three
naming cities having balance between re-
eepts and expenses
or the major leagues none of them has found
the present to compare with the last in at
tendance at and in the financial results, while
the Federal League has lost money. In close cham
pionshp games the other principal leagues had large
attendances, but the average throughout the
showed marked falling Off with consequent dim
mutton of receipts.
But this to be expected. The tremendous in
terest in the European war has diverted Ameri-
attention and interest from many of the things
that ordinarily occupy it. This distraction visible
enough during the primary election campaign, and it
will be felt during the election campaign. But it is
only temporary in the case of the national game
Even if the European continues through
year, baseball should take renewed interest and
greater yigor. The story of the long and
often repeated will lose its sensational effect. The
American public will have supped upon it's horrors
safety and will turn for relief to the picturesque and
friendly battles the national diamond. where no
cannon roar. bayonet charges are made; where no
bombs dropped and there is killing except per-
haps, of occasional offending umpire by enraged
fans
AS for the Newark club. the organization has sue
cessfuy weathered adverse and is superior to
the present There is in Newark inherent love
of the national game and only great world drama
of overpowerng interest gripping the minds of young
and old. could have had the effect witnessed in the
attendance at games in Newark this Next
the conditions will be different and with the ma
tional interest of the public in the game restored
there will be the large attendances games
were witnessed before the black pail of fell upon
world
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There could be no better time, no worse time,
and il may be put either way, in the history of the
country for the exercise of distinctive nceness and
deftness in diplomacy in treating with financial situa-
tons or money matters of any description than the
present Plain and direct handling of the subjects.
with heart-to-heart understanding between our ma
iional banks and Secretary McAdoo, of the United
States treasury department, is desideratum.
II Mr.. McAdoo has anything to say OF special
value, that would tend to improve general condi-
tons, he should say it in way that would leave no
doubt as TO which particular national bank, If any.
is transgressins any regulation principle affecting
the holding of excessive reserves.
Bankers. in the very nature of things would well
come such information from the secretary of the
ury, they would thankfully receive pertinent sug-
gestions and advice from the source.
This applies to banks and bankers throughout the
country for it is patent that bankers the North
deeply interested in the welfare of the people OF
the United States and the stability of financial in
situtions the bankers of the South could possibly
be, and the safely be said of the East and
the West, for the concern OF one is the of ALL
In the estimation of many bankers and students
Of financial affairs the secretary operated on high
speed" schedule too in publishing his list of 247
banks accused of holding excessive reserves.
About forty of these banks, including the one
Newark institution named promptly gave expsna-
tons that not only satisfactory but, in some
instances, showed that the information which MI
MS<Auoo phseu MS VI was effoHeous anu
therefore unreliable.
In all reason it must be conceded that our national
banks are splendidly conducted that the managers
thereof know far better than the secretary of the
treasury possibly could know of the conditions needs
and intentions of the respective institutions over
which they have supervision, and keenly alive
to their responsibilities for shortcomings They
would not il they could do that which would be Diet
rimental to their the peoples interest and
could not if they would
Therefore Secretary MeAdoo or his representatives
could do no harm, but might do much good If they
would obtain information that cannot easily be re-
ruted and then, when issuing statements be more
pcit in their statements of banks that may be
4 assng the doctrine that all should and would viii
linely abide by
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WAR AFFECTS STEEL INDUSTRY

\ serious phase of the interruption
10 commerce caused by the Euro
pean war is the shutting off of the
foreign supply of ferromanganese
from the steel manufacturers of this
country The Quilted States geologi-
cal survey states that the domestic
marketed production OF ferromanga-
nese and spiegcleisen In 1912 and 1918
was 227 ,939 long tons and 226,475 long
tons respectively, while the imports
of these alloys for those years were
100,15 long tons and 12S,l47 long
tons, respectively. Of which ferro-
manganese constituted 99,1SI long
tons in 1912 and 12S,070 long tons in
1913. The imports of these alloys,
therefore, constituted 305 per cent.
and So per cent. respectively, of the
available supply in 1912 and 1913.
England and Germany have furnish
ed most of these imported alloys in
recent years. BY far the greater part
of the ferroma ganese produced in
the United States is manufactured
by steel companies for their own
consumption, so that those manufac.
turers who have heretofore depend
ed on foreign supplies must either
make arrangements to purchase the
needed alloys from other domestic
companies or else enter the field az
producers themselves. In either
event much more ferromanganese
may have to be manufactured in the
United States if the foreign supplies
are cut off for any considerable
period. Added impetus may there
fore. be given to certain projects
which are under way involving the
utilization OF manganiferous iron
ores of the Guyana range, Minnesota,
in the manufacture Of high manga
nese pig iron and ferromanganese at
certain blast furnaces in PennsylVa-
mia.
With regard to manganese ores the
situation presents features Of still
greater interest. Notwithstanding
the abundant supplies of manganese
in the United States, its domestic pro-
duction has been relatively small, but
the imports have been so large as to
indicate a strong demand for manga
nese ore. For instance. during the
last ten years the annual domestic
production of manganese ore has
ranged between 800 and 1000 long
tons. while the imports ranged be-
tween los, 900 and $4,000 long tons. In
1913 the domestic production of 4.O4S
tons, which was the largest since 1905,
was insignificant. compared with the
imports of $4,000 tons, and CONSTITUTE
ed only a little over I per cent. of the
available supply. Another illustra-
ton of the great disparity between
the domestic production or manga
nese ore and the imports may De
noted in the fact that the total pro-
duction of the United states. so far as
recorded. going back to 1898, is 4l4,ISs
long tons-an amount not greatly I'D
excess of the importations during the
single year 1915. The imports of man.
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The aeroplane has introduced new
ana confusing element into the art oil
,,or for it's rapid development has
made it one of the best means Tor Cd
tanning information concerning an
enemy; and not only can they be USED
for dropping bombs within the enc
mics lines, but the big airships are
even provided with rapid-ilre guns.
How il is proposed to meet these new
forces ia told in the following extract
from, the special war number OF the
scientific American of September .:
There are two means OF combating
Ewing machine. Many military
students contend that the way to de-
stroy an aeroplane is to put ma
chine rife in another aeroplane ana
attempt to combat it in the air. rms
will probably be the method folloWeu
in a modern war at the present time
Another means is to provide held ar
tillery guns able TO fire III the an
and MANY balloon guns of this type
have heen tried out by various coun-
tries. Ono notable cannon of this
tvne is the Deport field gun, which
ljs ga arranged that 1t can be used AS
field artillery gun for low targets
hut may be trained for aerial targets
as we'll.
There are a number of difficulties
connected with firing against balloons
or aeroplanes, and extensive expert
mcnts have oeen carried on IN various
countries for the purpose OF solving
this problem, The large ordnance
manufacturing concerns OF the hrupp
and Ehrharot companies, in Germany,
ihaye designed and manufactured GINS
firing three-inch projectiies mounted
an automobiles or on wheels, but so tar
no definite conclusions have really
/ been reached as to the most effective
manner of firing al balloons
Among the difficulties experienced
lis the fact that the aeroplanes move
very rapidly, making ii difficult TO
follow them through the sights OF tac
gun. Another difficulty to he encoun-
tered is the fact that tho required
angle of departure for a projee;ile TO
reach a certain range varies a S the
target moves above the horizon. For
instance. target on the same level
with the gun at 5000 yards range
MAY require an angle of departure OF
eleven desre es; While If this target
/ should be located fortyfiNc deSrees
above the horizontal the super-elevs-
lion. which is the elevation OF the
| gun above the line drawn from the
gun to the target. would be only four
degrees or five degrees. II the aero
plane should be the same distance,
but vertically above the gun, no ele-
walton over the direction of the ine
of sight would be necessary.
4 1t Is also difficult matter TO esti-
/ mate tho distance to these balloons,
and the use of range-flnding instru
mcnts. due to the rapid movement OF
the targets. is at times almost impos-
sble In some cases experiments
have been carried on with 4 view oi
firing proiectiles with burning traccrs
attached to them. These tracers, by
burning in the air, will show the
path of the proiectiles. and Will show
how close the projectile may be to tho
Target.
That rifles or small guns can ht
fred from aeroplanes has beer
demonstrated. While these gun:
would probably not be Very eifectlv'
against troops on the ground, there y
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-28
VIII CONGRESS- ADJOURN?

Congress may remain in session continuously until
the next session, with few days off to attend the
elections. There is no reason why Congress should
adjourn. There why it should remain in
session.
II the Democratic leaders want to make favor
able impression on the country for its effect on the
elections would there be better way doing it than
by presenting the spectacle of Democratic Congress
refusing to adjourn in the fall and standing on
guard over the nations welfare at critical period in
the worlds affairs?
If any great emergency should arise during a re-
cess of Congress to demand its attention the Presi-
dent would have to call special session. the rep
resentaves, scattered from Maine California and
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf would be late in
getting together in Washington. and unfortunate and
even disastrous delays might be caused
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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Burke as Master of English Style

The late James c. Carter. who for
a [ least tairty years before his death
had gained recognition as one Of the
five or six leaders OF the American
bar. and was by many lawyers es-
teenled the leader-in chief of that bar,
found mental recreation in studying
the resources of the English language.
His study was systematic. and he
searched through the pages of the
great masters of English style, finding
delight in comparing the Characters
tics Of each OF these masters with
those OF the others. FIe became pro-
foundly convinced that the finest Eng
lish style Isl the simplest, believing
that this was equally true of poetry
and prose.
In a conversation which | had with
MI Carter one afternoon. perhaps
two years before his death, ] found
him disposed to tell me what he
thought of some of the masters Of
English style, and to explain in what
respect he regarded this or that char
acteristic of English writers as supe-
rior to Others. I said to Mr. Garter
that | had been told that Rufus
Choate at the time his young rela-
tive, a cousin, Joseph II. Choate, was
beginning study of law, had either
said or written TO him that he should
remember that the great masters Of
English were Shakespeare, Bacon,
Milton and Burke.
II have no douol that Rufils
Ghoate saio that MI. Carter af-
firmeds land [ have no doubt that in
his opinion Burke was not the least
in rank Of these four.
i have found sres pleasure in
studying and analyzing Burke's lit
erary works. ] should not place him
in equal rank with Milton or with
Bacon. Shakespeare who was a poet,
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ganese ore recorded since 1858 have
reached the grand total OF 3,S59,616
long tons, ana the records are incom-
plete for the first twenty years of this
period
The foreign situation, as viewed by
D. +. Hewitt early in 1914, was
summed up in geological survey
publication on the production of man
ganese and manganiferous ore as FOL
lows:
Imports of manganese ore in
creased approximately fifteen per
cent. from 1912 to 1918, and this in
crease came almost wholly from Rus
STA. Unless industrial or political
disturbances interfere, there is no
doubt that supply of ores will be
available from the deposits of Russia,
India and Brazil for some years to
come"
As the disturbances that have
arisen will undoubtedly interfere to a
greater or less extent with the ship
ment of foreign manganese ores, it is
cheering TO know that the United
States possesses within easy reach OF
manufacturing centres abundant re-
serves Of manganese and manganif-
erous ores.
The following notes on the domestic
sources of manganese may be of in
terest in the present connections:
For commercial purposes materials
containing manganese are separated
into four classes: "a manganese ores,
(2) man3aniferous iron ores, go man
ganiferous silver ores, and % man.
ganiferous zinc residuum. Though
manganese forms a part OF about a
hundred minerals and is relatively
widespread element, practically all
4 Il
rived from material containing one or
lusite, psilomelane, wad, manganite,
brannite and franklinite.
Commercial manganese ores are
those that contain at least thirty
five per cent. of manganese and 9TH
erwise conform TO the specifications
of the trade in which they are used
Deposits of manganese ore occur in
many parts of the United States, but
are most abundant in the Appalach-
ian and Piedmont regions. in the
southern Mississippi Valley and on
the Pacific coast Small deposits oc-
cur in the New England, Rocky
Mountain, and Great Basin regions
The principal producing districts up
TO the present time have been the
James River Staunton River and
Blue Ridge regions in Virginia. the
Cave Springs and CarterSvtlle dis
tricts in Georgia, the Batesville dis
trict in Arkansas and the Livermore
and Tesla districts in California.
Districts OF minor Importance are
the New River region in Virginia, the
northea stern Tennessee region. the
Mccormick region in South Carolina
and the Little Grande district in
Utah. Mining aud shipping in Viz
ginia is now confined to the Blue
Ridge and James River-Staunton
River regions.
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is net TO be compared with 2lsT Of
tile others In respect to style.
Il have come to the conclusion that
Burke was not SO profound thinker
as he Is generally regarded. His
was g great mind. but not one of the
greatest.
But ne was a master of the art OF
clothing in unparalleled imagery, in.
beautiful drapeiy. so To speak AZ
itself not very profound Hts form.
so to speak of it. was wonderful. In
some respects he has no superior. 10
far as this feature of his style is
concerned.
Now, it is exactly this which would
appeal TO Rufus Cboate. Fills was ;
wonderful gift of clothing OF. settinE
forth a commonplace in such un-
usual form and with such strange.
almost eccentric, metaphor, ssco1p-
panied by great purity OF Esias''sl
that he was likely to be attracted IL,
similar quality in any other Eng
lish writer. The highest test of Eng
lish style is not to be associa ted with
the Characteristic method OF Eufus
Choate. 1t was essential that CAoate
be seen and heard. and his person
atty was the chief fascination or lbs
forensic and other addresses. Or.
course, that cannot be said or BuMse.
who was a very poor speaker. But
he did inpart a certain personality
into his writing. Yes, can under
stand Why Rufus Choate rankec
Burke with Shakespeare, Milton ana
Bacon
In my view, If there had been
little more warmth, something OF
glow. in the writings Of Samuel i.
Tildcn, he would have been acceptet
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When writing was only a diversion
she was working hard out in Cali
forlria to establish free kiroer-
gartens and actually organized the
first free kindeIsa rten OH the rs.
cif1c coast. -
Frances Willard. another distA
guished woman whose birthday -
remembered OH September %, 80
born seventy-seven years ago e.
day. She will always be rerEol
bored as one of the most bIiiErst
women speakers ever counted amEE
American women. Among prohtE&
tionists there is not a name mo1rs
highly revered than that of Frances
Willard
One might suppose that the woIn-
an who gained so great distinction
in public speaking was OF corn,nand-
ing presence. But Frances Willard
was of most fragile appearance. She
was very slender and exceedingly
graceful. She was scarcely FIVE fest
three inches in height. Her faes.
which was naturally defeats
featured and decidedly feminine, WAS
rather stern when in peposs. It was
only when she began to speak tina
the force of her unusual personality
seemed to bring fire and spirit into
her eyes and magnetism into her
woman's voice that held her audi
ence spellbound and cntranced.
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Beyond His Jurisdiction.

The judge decided that certain evil
dence was ina admissible.
Counsel took strong exception to
the ruling. and insisted that it was
admissible
II know. your honor. said he.
warmly, that il is proper evidence
Here have been practicing at the
bar for forty years, and now | want
to know If ! am supposed TO be a
tool?'
'"That." quietly replied the Judge,
is a question OF fact, and not of law
SO | won't pass any opinion upon it,
but will let the jury decide