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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
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Scott Scanned, as matron Of honor, and
Miss Dorothy Mills Miss Natalie Howe,
Miss Mercedes de Zaldo and Miss Helen
Stearns. Ralph Howe will serve as his
brothers best man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Learned saVV
ner on Thursday evening at their
No. 50 Gramercy Park, in honor of Cox
mel Terafa, Of Havana, Cuba. 9TH
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred wal
staff, jr., Miss Iona Lewis, r. b. HaJ
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoge and ST
nor Perera. After the dinner Miss Nj
dred Dilling entertained with a numb'
Of selections on the harp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
oM
WORLD
Of
FASHION
Several Weddings and
Engagements OF
Current interest
Listed.

bury Of Connecticut, to oren z. Stafford
will take place on April / at her home
No. 1877 West I'D street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Scheuer, Of NO.
1861 Madison avenue. have announced the
engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Mabel scheuer, to Benjamin Robinson.
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, Of No. 162 West
ssth street, will give a reception ON
Wednesday at her home.
Mrs George Francis Kerr gave lunch
con at the Hotel ST. Andrew on Tuesday
for Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Hlte and DIR.
and Mrs. John O'Leary.
Mrs. i. l.. Brinsmade, Of No. 253 West
1O3d street, will give an auction bridge
party on March 10.
Mrs A. S. Pyatt, Of Euclid Hall. gave a
card party on Monday for Miss Crane. OF
Cincinnati, who is visiting her. The
guests included Mrs. Bedell Parker, M
Norman Medium, Mrs George A. BIZ
nell, Mrs G. E. Fountain. Mrs. NJ. Trl
well. Mrs George Hogan, Mrs. Paul
nard, Mrs. Frank Coster and Mrs. q
Moon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Mrs L. L. Brinsmade, OF No. 25S West
l03d street, will give an auction bridge
party on March 10.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
Too Many University Men

Too many university students ~
The odd complaint being voiced IN
both Germany and Austria
The trouble in Berlin and Ger
many as a whole concerns the medi-
cal students mainly. The flood 81
them has grown so rapidly that tile
ministry of education is puzzling over
some way to lessen it. Two or three
remedies have been proposed, one of
which is to limit the number of for
eign students at each university. This
would be an extension of rules pro-
mulgated a year ago. A large in
crease in entrance and tuition fees,
and a raising of the standards of
admission have also been suggested.
The recent contentious between ply
sicians on the one side and state in
surance boards on the other have
shown how overcrowded the medical
profession in Germany is.
In Austria the complaint is gen
eral. Professor Wettstein, rector OF
the University of Vienna, in recent
appeal to the Austrian Diet for funds
for a students home, declared that
scores of students were living under
such conditions of poverty that they
were half starved and sometimes
without shelter. In some instances
ne said. the student was unable to
go to his room at all during the day
as it was used as a workshop. They
were actually forced to spend thell
spare time in cafes and cheap res
| taurants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JUNE 27
Helen Keller, Mary Stewart Cutting
Copyrighted 1914
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Helen Keller, who in many ways is
the most remarkable American wom-
an living today, was born thirty four
years ago, on June 81. The story of
her unusual life is well known to
eVeryone-of how at the age of eigh-
teen months she suffered from a Sc
we're illness which deprived her of her
sense of sight and hearing, and of
how for six years she remained in
darkness and ignorance till her re-
markabe teacher, Miss Anne Sulli-
van. succeeded in penetrating her
blindness and deafness.
Still, in spite of the fact that Miss
Keller is one of the most afflicted
mortals, she is one of the happiest,
for she has a most extraordinary ca
pacity for happiness. Few people
have enjoyed friendships as she has
and her friends have been among the
most distinguished men and women
of the country. Alexander Graham
Bell, the scientist, was one of her
earliest friends Mark Twain, of
whom Miss Keller said that she
could feel the twinkle of his eye in
his handshake, was one of her most
loyal friends, and he told many of
his funniest stories with Miss KEEL
ler's sensitive finger tips reading the
words as he spoke. Joseph Jefferson,
the great comedian, was another of
her famous friends, and he once
acted Rip Van Wrinkle for her. She
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
UPLIFT TALKS
BY ORIsON SWEET MARDEN,
Author of Pushing to the Front Etc.
Copyright 1914.
THE NEW sPIRlI 1T IN BUSINESS

patience. It is criminal to half do
things, to perform them in slovenly,
slip-shod manner when we are capa-
BILE of doing them superbly, COM
pletely. 1t is immoral to subVert our
powers to use them in a manner that
may demoralize others standards,
that may cause loss or injury to them.
We owe it to the world TO give 9th
ers an example of splendid manhood
or womanhood and ii is crime
against ourselves and against society
to pervert our service, to use it in a
manner that is unworthy and unbe-
coming.
The glow of satisfaction which fol-
lows the consciousness of doing our
level best never comes to a human
being from any other experience. The
mind is constructed on lines of per-
lection. This marvellous piece of hui
man mechanism was evidently in
tended to do things completely, to a
finish, was made to work in an or
derby, systematic manner, and our
faculties rebel against the half-done,
the slipshod thing.
The ideals become warped, the whole
character is undermined by famil-
iarity with inferiority of any descrip-
ton. No one will ever accomplish
very much in the world who forms
the habit of being satisfied with infe-
riority. 1t lowers all standards, is
fatal to all excellence.
Whatever your work, make up your
mind that you are not going to be a
second-class man, but high type Of
man, the highest type of worker; that
you are not going to be satisfied to
plod along in mediocrity and be a
mental for somebody else all your life.
Resolve that you are going to stand
for integrity, Wilderness, superiority
in everything you do; you are going
to carry weight in your community;
that you are going to be looked up
to as somebody. Resolve that no
matter if those about you have low
ideals, if they are content to do poor
work, be nobodies, you are not; you
are going to hold UP your head, you
are going to look up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THINGS

Banks in Jersey City pay interest on public de-
posits at the rate of = cent but each of the
depositary banks is allowed $4,000 free balance
without interest. Until recently the Hudson county
money deposited in the banks paid interest to the
city.
Newark city deposits in the banks pay 2 per cent.
interest and there is no Misunderstanding free
balance The Essex county money is deposited on
the same terms The comparison shows only one of
the ways in which Hudson county and Jersey City
differ from Essex county and Newark in their methods
of managing the public money. And yet they are
such neghbors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27

are to such potent influence in developing the
art instincts of the American people. The five mil
lions given by Mrs. Jesup to the American Museum
of Natural History will have still wider educational
influence.
This museum is practically part of the
public educational system and is reached directly by
than million and a quarter school children in
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. 1t is OBJ
ject with the trustees reach the children in their
neighborhoods in its work of education, and Mrs.
Jesups legacy will largely be used for this purpose
by establishing lecture centres.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
CoLuMBIA,s HARD.WoN NICroRY.

It not believed that Columbia had look in"
the intercollegiate for senior Fights Pough-
keepse yesterday, and Columbia won gruelling race
week before. by logged courage and determination
that would confess defeat until the goal was
reached and the race ended.
Wellington said that Waterloo the
cricket field at Rugby. The race on the Hudson yes
terday not merely spectacle. It supreme
test of young American manhood and inspiring
example for all American youth 1t taught the les
of physical and training, of the rewards of
courage and high endeavor. The thousands who
looked and the hundreds of thousands who read
the story of the all feel the influence of its
ample, Grecian youths for ages were influenced by
the examples of the heroes of the Oympan games
which did so much for Hellenic spirit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
CHILDREN IN INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY.

girl fourteen years old manages to earn ten
cents by making SIC artificial vioets and FASTING
them into wreaths, and if she is good worker she
can turn out say II 500 of the flowers in a week,
bringing her wage up to 81 An old woman and her
fourteen-year-old granddaughter receive five cents
for putting thousand cords into many price tags
A mother and three children, the youngest eight
years of age, average between Sc and 81 week for
the combined labor of the four artificial flowers
The children start work at o'clock in the morn
ing and work until O. when they go to school
Imagine how fit they for their studies. After
school they make flowers again until 10 o'clock at
night This story of industrial slavery sappng the
vitality of child life to swell the gains of contractors
is from New York the chief city of this enlightened
nation and is related to State commission investi-
eating factory and tenement labor What of Ameri-
civilization?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
TRENTON NEEDS THE MONEY

Trenton must raise S1,5OOO0O in loans in the near
future, to pay for certain Improvements Why the
town should incur much additional permanent debt
is not quite understood by the taxpayers for they
were told when they adopted commission government
that its economies would provide for all public eX-
pendture at low tax rate and that debt building
would stop.
Municipal managers can get reduced tax rate by
the simple device of leaving necessary expenses to
paid for by bonds. The taxpayer does not immedi-
ately feel the burden of interest and sinking fund and
there be ways in the next levy to offset the
amount by increased income or decreased budget.
Trenton commission government is still on trial
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
Pen Picture of Huerta.

'h fIcture of Huerta
From the June Atlantic.
"A stature above that of the aver
age Of MeXicans; a rather bullkv
frame; rugged features: n massive
hfiniy set jaw; a complexion NOT much
darker than that of the native az
southern Europe; brown eyes which
frequently twinkle with humor and
VlVaclty; struggling, grizzled mus
tache-sucn are the physical charac-
terlstics of Victoriano Huerta.
Huerta is a man of much greater
native ability than his enemies would
admit, and he has grown during fhe
year just passed, He is not as great
a man as his friends paint him, but
ne is very much greater man than
he is painted by the forces opposed
to him in Mexico.
intellectually, Huerta has one ines
Unable quality-a very direct mind.
He readily distinguishes essentials
from non-essentials, and, brushing the
latter aside, he can get to the point
at once, if he so desires On the
other hand, he has the sagacity, or
the astuteness, or the slyness, of the
lndian-call it what you willard
when it suits his purpose can main.
tain an impenetrable reserve.
In the details of business and in
the conduct of administration, he is
unmethodical and in less important
matters given to laisser aller Though
he works hard when he takes up a
task, he is irregular in the distribu-
ton of his time. There are occasions
when those nearest to him do not
know where he is or how to reach
him. This is what has given rise,
from time to time. to reports of his
disappearance from the capital, re-
ports telegraphed to the United States,
but for which there never has been
the slightest foundation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
THE PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH.

The program adopted by the Fourth of July cele-
bration committee of the Common Council shows that
we are gradually getting TO sane observance of the
holiday which great deal more than the pro-
hibition of fireworks. The program is much in ad-
vance of the conventional of former years which
did not appeal the general public and was attended
by select few.
For the celebration of independence Day there
should be an adequate appropriation The plans
should be made by joint committee of citizens and
officials and they should embrace the whole COM
munity and all of the elements of the population,
young and old But will get to that yet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
English Crime Decreases

Though London is growing worse,
crime in general throughout England
and Wales is decreasing. II is re-
ported by the commissioners of pris
ons and the directors of convict pris
ons, of whom Sir E. Ruggles Brise is
chairman. The prisoners of 1912-l3
numbered in all 166, 900, a decrease of
more than 300 from the previous
year. Half of the commitments were
in defult of fines.
The average daily prison population
was more than 10000. The proportion
of persons received in prison on con-
Viction was 413 per 1000 of the
population, as against 439 for the year
before. Since 10000 there has been
q fall of no fewer than 1924 in the
number of persons received into pris-
on on conviction. OF the decrease in
1928 over one-half occurred in the
number received on summary con-
viction for begging or vagrancy.
During the year 2,12S male prison
ers between the ages of sixteen and
twenty-one, or about one-third of
the total for the whole country, We're
committed to metropolitan prisons.
OF these 1,455 were sentenced to
month or less. Altogether 1920 male
and 1,051 female youthful Offenders
appeared before the London courts,
of whom SSS only were disposed of on
probation.
OF the $4,000 women of all ages that
pass in a year through the prisons of
England and Wales, 10000 have been
convicted over six times and more
than 5000 have been convicted TWEEN
" times. 1t is hoped to extend to
women the Borstal system of prison
reform. over fifty-seven per cent. of
nrisoners brought under this system
have been reformed, it is asserted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

full method of spending the public
funds for the erection of postohices
At the present time the mode OF
securing a postoffice building for
given place is by the demand of the
constituents of the Congressman in
whose district the town is located
that seeks a Federal appropriation.
According to pressure and pull is the
outcome of the fight for a public
building. 1t is interesting to see
something of the result of this policy
The head of the Postoffice Depart
ment points out that towns of slender
population have secured postoffice
buildings vastly out of proportion to
the service of the office and the popu-
lation Of the place. Chadron, Neb,
luxurious in a postofflce costing sl10,-
900, while it has only a population
of 1851 Fallon, New, has a popula-
ton of al. more or less, and never
theless it rejoices in the possession of
a $50, 600 postoffice. The list might be
extended at great length to show the
absurd waste of public funds under
the present method of making ap-
DrODriationS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
NO BAD EFFECTS FROM THE FAILURE.

There has been widespread apprehension since
the Clahin failure for several reasons In the first
place the business of the country sound the core
and while there is depression psychological other
wise, it is of the kind that arises mere uncer-
tanty In the second place is well understood that
the business of the Clafn had nothing to do
with the trusts the tariff the railroads. the only
disturbing factors in business and mostly con-
centraed within circle of controlled retail stores
The obligations of the to the banks are
also so widely scattered that be harmed by
the failure. The high character of the Clafn COM
pany and its vast also give assurance that
eventually it will resume its place in the business
world
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
NEWARK ASSESSMENTS JUSTIFIED.

The State Board of Equalization of Taxes in its
decisions yesterday on assessments by the Newark
Tax Board signally sustained the local board and dis
posed of criticisms made when these assessments
were declared.
1t is well known that the State board is always
inclined to leniency in its decisions and that the
figures it fixes the assesabe value of property are
never too high In only two cases of the Newark
assessments reviewed by the board were the appeals
by the board from the county boards reductions de-
MED In the other the city boards assessment
was confirmed
The result amply justfes the judgment of the
Newark assessors and rebukes the interested camor
that was raised the time of these assessments for
political partisan effect.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27

The metropolitan papers tell us that
the Safety First Society of Greater
New York is now permanently organ
lied, and active work is in progress.
The organization aims primarily to
lessen street accidents, minimize
waste through more scientific traffic
routes and regulation. and create a
medium for the exchange of ideas on
all these problems. One of the i'm
portant features of the societys
numerous activities is a campaign of
education in the public schools.
This is one more illustration of the
new spirit everywhere manifestng
itself throughout the business world
The gospel of efficiency is in the air
The need of greater efficiency is be-
coming daily more imperative, and
whatever tends to this end is eagerly
sought and literally rewarded.
The valuation of human life and
human well-being is rising in the
scale with the increase of individual
efficiency. And every mans valuation
of himself and of his work must rise
in proportion. As a matter of fact,
nothing else SO reveals the very heart
and marrow of our character as the
way in which we do our work, the
quality we put into it. On this our
success depends, and our impetus TO-
ward still higher achievement.
There never will be trust in ex-
cellence or a combination in superb
GRITTY. As long as you, can do a
thing a little better than anybody
else can do it, you need no bond or
trademark to protect the product of
your brains.
Superiority is the best advertise
ment. The man who sells shoddy
and who has dealt in shams, in in
feriority, all his life, feels that he has
not been a real man, that there is
something wanting in his makeup,
something lacking in his life; he feels
a sense of loss. Man was built TO
respond to the highest, and not the
lowest in his nature.
A great writer has said that it is
immoral to do carelessly that which
ought to be done with consummate
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
worknen's Compensation Rates.
om Tho New York Evening Post.


From the New York Evening Post
The Workmen's Compensation Com
roission announced yesterday the
state funds insurance rates, placing
them between s and 9 per cent, lower
in all the 1000 classifications than
those Of the stock and mutual COM
NAMES The fact that thousands Of
anplications have already been re
ceived is evidence of the success OF
the plan to enable employers 70 pro
vide compensation at the lowest cost
with the announcement comes the
statement of a system by which large
EMPLOYERS may be placed IN separ-
ate group for experience purposes,
receiving the advantages of their own
loss rates in the computation oil CIV
idends." thus improving upon SELF
insurance, and of a minimum pre-
MUM for small employers Of 80 for
six months insurance, in contracts
rinction to the $25 premium hitherto
privately charged. While insurance
in stock companies and mutual as
sociations is permitted, and collpe-
tition encouraged, it is clear tnat the
state fund will do much toward max
ing the preliminary yoke OF the com :
penSatiOn act easy. Nedl ~ nan u
the United States with similar laws
Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota ana
others-provide no State fund, While
several, as Washington and Oregon,
permit none but State insurance. Inc
compromise plan in New York While
freeing the State from too great rig
idity of regulation, permits it not only
10 extend the advantages of fund
which pays no commission to agents,
but to participate directly in the work
of other insurance bodies in organic
ing rating bureaus and departments
of safety and inspection.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27

- The resignation of Herbert w. Taylor, chair
H. OF the Republican County Committee, was laid
ST aAe table last night and while he will still be a
Rate for surrogate. he will head the committee
" the October meeting. when a committee
'#.6H be organized
HYrhe temper of the committeeman since Mr.. Taylor
his resignation foeshadowed the action of
the committee last night. With many it was not SO
much that they wanted the announced candidate to
remain as chairman as that they did not want
the vice-charman to run the committee. And that
was largely the sentiment of the vote table the
resignation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-27
shooting in Mexico.

From the Army and Navy Journal
Describing his recent experiences in
Mexico, where he has resided for
seventeen years, NJ. II. Carpenter,
former superintendent Of an oil COM
pany at Tampico, said:
There is one very good reason
why the rebels are licking the Fed
erals. they are better shots. Most of
the rebels are volunteers fighting for
a purpose, and their hearts is in their
aim. They are most from the Nor
them States, too, and the people of
those States are all hunters. The
Federals are largely conscripts, and
most of them wish the could get out
of it. The result is that they point
their guns in the general direction of
where the rebels are supposed to be
and whang away. With the repeating
rifles they use there is a tremendous
waste of ammunition. We used to
estimate that the Federals wasted 20
per cent. more cartridges than the