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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
AMAZING PROFITS OF THE MOVIES"

Anybody who sees the crowds besieging the
moving picture shows realizes that this development
of few recent years in public entertainment must
be an enormously profitable business but idea
of its amazing profits is given to the public for the
first time through government suit under the sher-
man law against an alleged combination of film
makers.
It is brought out that in the first year and halt
of it's existence this group of interests paid IL per
cent on preferred and II on stock, and that
on an investment of $4,000 each ten manufacturers
three years ago made 1900 per cent. IT, charged,
it is trust that enables such preposterous profits
from the most popular year-round diversion of the
American people, it is high time to break it up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
News of the Labor World

which form the vast majority of the
East Side labor organizations, would
cooperate in the effort now being
made by the Consumers League to
induce the people to do their shop
ping early.
There is every indication that Pres
ident Wilson will be compelled to call
a special session of the new Sixty
fourth Congress next spring to con-
slider labor legislation.
The Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany has posted notices that no
smoking will be allowed in or about
any part of the collieries, and any
employe caught breaking the rule
will be dismissed.
At the present moment there are
upward of 100000 women in the in
ternational unions and Independent
locals, and nearly all enjoy the nine
hour or eight-hour workday and in
creased wages, for the reason that
they are organized.
Indianapolis Qnd) Central Labor
Union has declared in favor of a State
Constitutional convention in 1916 for
the reason that "a Constitutional
convention has a vital interest for
labor from the opportunity it will af-
ford to secure legislation giving work.
ing men more direct voice in gov
ernment through the initiative and
referendum, protection from indus
trial accidents through a workmen't
compensation act, and other legisla-
ton looking to the improvement Of
| Industrial conditions in the State"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

Public Policy Requires Cheap Passenger
Rates.
from the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
Let it be admitted that the rail-
roads are earning less than ? per
cent. on their passenger business, and
4 here remains no reason whatever
vhy Communication rates should be
increased. 1t is well known, OF course
nat railroads for years have regard
ID the passenger business as an In
,unbrance. A president at one time
declared that his road would be will
ny to pay $500, 900 a year for the priv
iege Of abolishing passenger service
ntirely.
1t is passenger service that makes
,cight traffic. A passenger in gen
raj makes two payments, one direct
nd one indirect. If 1000 persons
love from the city to the suburbs,
upplies for them must be carried by
eight from the city to the suburbs
ay in and day out. A large and re-
lunerative traffic is developed, The
rofits on it must be considered In
omputing the cost of transporting
he commuters themselves. Every
immunity of commuters means more
teight traffic for the roads, and very
rofitable freight mileage.
1t is against public policy to penal
e facility Of communication. 1t Is
toDable that eventually freight traf'
will be expected to pay all divi'
ends and passenger service be Of
red at cost. Certainly the greai
enefits to the nation resulting from
teh ease of transportation woulc
istify the condition. Tne Interstate
onmerce Commission, 1t is true, hal
ken the opposite view, and ha
zen urged the roads to make theii
4ssenger service more remunera
We. But the commission apparently
ave no consideration to the broad
qbnc interests involved, and wal
.ot influenced in the slightest b,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
PANAMA NEUTRALITY VIOLATION.

The request by Colonel Goethas, governor of the
canal zone warshps to protect the neutrality OF
the Panama canal was surprise to the state de-
partment But why was Colonel Cocktails left with
out the means TO enforce neutrality? With the fleets
of the bellgerent powers in both oceans all depend
ing for information and supplies upon communica-
ton with the land and the of the canal, there
was every reason for the government to station war
ships at the canal terminals.
Seventeen battIeships were sent to Vera Cruz and
kept there The need at the Panama canal should
have been apparent at as hostilities
began in American waters The United States guar
antees the neutrality of the Panama canal zone, and
in the supreme crisis OF world it thus failed to
properly guard the canal from violation of this guar
antee
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Man Who Invented the Wooden Pump

have been told, for long time turned
over in his mind the plan for a much
more convenient way of drawing up
water from a well than the cumber-
some well-sweep. He worked at his
idea for good while, and at last
went into carpenters shop and
made there a model for a wooden
pump. After he had done that, he
established pump of this kind over
well in his own yard. He was de
lighted to see that it worked perfectly.
With few strokes of the pump han
die water was brought up from the
we'll and then passed through a. little
wooden funnel to which was attached
knob for the purpose of hanging a
pail on 1t. Everybody wondered at
this invention, and speedily wooden
pumps were set up all through the
village. Afterward they were sold in
other villages, and in a little while
practically supplanted the old-fash-
Toned well-sweep. You'll find a good
many OF them in use now back In the
country. / don't suppose that Adams
ever received much money for his in
vention. IL was at least Twenty-Five
years after Adams devised his wooden
pump that another man invented the
chain pump, which drew the water
from the we'll by sort of WindIask
operated with a handle like grind
stone.
"Of course, as villages grew and
aqueduct companies were ofeanized
these appliances were abandopded
but l often think there should be
some memorial to perpetuate the name
OF Adams, who made 1t possible TO
substitute a wooden pump for the old
fashioned oaken bucket
Copyright, 1914, BY e. ], Edwards.
All rights reserved)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
HARD TIMES MAY KEEP ITALY NEUTRAL

The Italian government may soon have too much
internal troubles its hands to think Of going TO
war. Great masses of the people out of work
and the prices of foodsus are steadily rising Mass
meetings in many places throughout the kingdom yes
terday at which public measures of relief and en-
ployment we're demanded, attest the popular dis
content.
Italy has one strong reason for neutrality which
did not obtain with the other great nations now
gagged in strife She has only recently been at wal
with Turkey and the people feeling the burden OF
taxation for its cost Hard times and jobless army
naturally act as further damper upon martial spirit
And Italy has nothing like the material resources oil
her great neighbors 10 draw upon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

would be a very poor preparation for observing the
season of peace and goodwill and he has committed
the sentences of of the condemned men and sent
the other cases back to the courts for review The
popular vote by which the abolition of capital pun
ishment in Arizona defeated was virtually con-
demnation Of these six to DEATH and the same
initiative Law took away the governors power of
pardon or Communication, but he had chance to act
before the measure went into effect and most people
least outside of Arizona, sympathize with the ex
ecutiYe veto upon changing bee" next Friday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

The world contains 1a,11S,611 trades
union members.
Chilli has SAT local trade union
bodies.
England's labor unions have almost
A, 900, 900 members.
Belgium has but one female fac
tory inspector.
There are 5000 union painters in
Chicago.
Broommakers at Fort Worth
Texas, have organized.
Factory inspection was established
in Austria in 1883
Two million children under sixteen
years are employed in this country.
The workday on the Rome Qtaly)
street cars is nine hours, completed
in about thirteen hours.
Illness among the workers annually
involves a loss of s750,0OO,O0O in the
United States.
II Is estimated that $4,000 indus
trial accidents occurred in California
| last year.
British unions spend $1s,ooo,O0
year--one-third for strikes-and nave
$25, 200, goo in accumulated funds
| Porto Rico's Legislature has passed
a. COMPENSATION act, women
| eight-hour law and child labor
law.
In this country more than 1S,4Oo,o ot
cases of sickness occurred in the
ranks of the workers last year.
The "full-crew'' law, passed by tbs
Arkansas Legislature last year, hal
been declared constitutional by tins
State Supreme Court.
The government of New Soutl
wales is about to erect a centralized
stats employment bureau for domes
tic servants.
Beginning with January 1 the gen
eral offices of the United Textile
Workers will be moved to New Yorl
city from Fall River, Mass.
Out OF 58,794 industrial workers II
Iowa 48,710 are men, or a total OF 3d.
per cent, and 644, or IL per cent. ar
persons under sixteen years of age.
The Cumberland Club, OF Racine
Wis, is interesting factory owners il
safety first" campaign which will
include practical demonstrations ant
talks by men who have a knowledge
of the subject and who are acquaint
ed with the value of guarding ma
chinery In Industrial plants.
The Indiana Federation of Labo
has opened its campaign for remedia
legislation. These workers will asl
the next Legislature to favor con
stitutional convention. workmen'
compensation, shot firers' law, mini
mum wage law, eight hour law TO
women, anti-injunction law, buildin
law and a ventilation law for meta
workers.
officers of the unions OF JEWS
workers in New York have decide
that while Christmas Day is a Chris
| tian institution the Jewish union
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
ooRNsrALKs TO SAVE THE FORESTS.

The year Of the biggest corn crop in history
brings out very appropriately the discovery of way
to put stop to one of the immense items of Amer
lean wastefulness Millions OF tons OF cornstalks
burned every year by the farmers of the belt.
Government experiments in paper mills have proved
that the eornsalk is excellent substitute for wood
pulp and much cheaper and the prediction is made
that American newspapers will soon be printed on
cornstalk paper. If this is so, it will be highly
important aid to conserving the national forests,
which have been drawn upon heavily by the paper
mills, and it will be body blow to the wood pulp
trus
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Travelette
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

In picturesque Brittany, where the
customs of early days are still prac-
ticed with almost superstitious loyal
ty, there are many strange customs,
but none more quaint and pictur-
esque than those attending the mar
riage ceremony. The smaller viii
lagos set aside one day each year.
and the larger towns whole week,
during which all marriages are cele-
brated, and 1t is needless to say that
these wedding days and weeks are
filled with gayety and never-to-be-
forgotten delights.
One day, during the week immedi-
ately preceding Lent, happened into
the town of Pontivy and found the
quaint old place in a hubbub of ex-
citement. This was the wedding
week, and the couples from all the
country round were come to celebrate
it with their marriages. All the an
cient hospitality for which Pontivy
is famed was in full swing, and the
public joyousness, the general feast
ings and the atmosphere of harmony
and general kindness held an i'm
pressiveness that no single civil cere-
mony or isolated religious celebra-
ton could possibly ever give. The
whole world seemed to wish these
brides and bridegrooms good luck.
There was a procession in the
streets every day, and everybody
wore their very best clothes, and there
was music everywhere, and when the
brides and bridegrooms passed by
arm in arm to the music of concer-
tinas, everybody stopped what they
were doing and cheered. For once
love and marriage was the chief bus
mess OF life.
When the wedding day comes the
city marriage cortege parades
through the streets and stops in
front of the brides house, and the
bridegroom enters to lead her forth.
But 1t is not a simple thing to do.
He has to hunt her first, amid the
jeers and jokes of all the guests.
But there never yet has been one
bride who let her lover go away
without her. Before the procession
proceeds to the church a wedding
breakfast is served to them and
everybody wishes them happiness
through all their lives.
After the breakfast the party
makes its way to the church, walk
ing through the streets of the viii
| lage in procession. The couples TO
| be married go arm in arm, and the
fbrides look very pretty in their
quaint costumes with headgear OF
snowy Wilderness. Before them
march picturesquely clad musicians
playing old folk songs that deal with
| love.
AS many as fifty couples have beer
! known to enter the church in one
day, and they all kneel in front oil
the priest, who gives them the bless
ing that makes them, let us hope
very happy ever after. Then, amit
general rejoicing, they leave tn,
church and the couples separate a
the door, each couple to go theil
own way to visit their friends and
to dance before the houses of thei
relatives, and then to go to thei
new home together.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Answers to Health Questions

NJ. A. C.--Will you kindly publish a
remedy for nervousness? / am al
ways thinking something is going to
happen. I also belch a great deal at
times. can eat very well, but
should I only eat certain things?
VIII you also prescribe something to
Danish liver spots from my face?
Live outdoors more and avoid
solid food ride a bicycle and take
up physical culture.
2@This skin rash is not due to the
liver; battle affected spots with boric
acid water every night.
ID. Pr am a laboring man and
work out of doors, am troubled
with a consuming thirst when l be-
come heated OF the sun is hot II !
drink any water under a tempera-
ture of 60 degrees ] suffer torture.
Dantes Inferno or Dives in Hades
have nothing on me. My mouth and
throat will become dry and I seem
to be burning UP. The next day
have a splitting headache. What is
the reason?
You should have your kidney fiuid
examined Avoid all peppers and
alcoholic drinks. Drink a wineglass-
full OF olive oil after meals. Some
radioactive water will be good for
you.
E. NJ. LIS witch hazel or bay
rum injurious after shaving?
No, they are not injurious, but
there are things that are better.
DR.. HirshberE will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical
ny sienic and sanitation subjects that are
of general interest. He will not under
take TO prescribe or OFFER advice for in
dividuaI cases. Where the subject is no
of general interest letters will be an
dressed envelope is enclosed. Address all
inquiries to Or. l.. X. Hirshbers, care
this Office.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
BIRTHDAY OF NOTED WOMEN
By MARY MARSHALL.
DECEMBER IL
Frances Havergal
Copyrighted 1914.

Frances Havergal, who was born
seventy eight years ago today, gained
distinction and eventually fame as a
hymn writer. She was the daughter
of an English clergyman and was
brought up in a quiet, religious
household amid pleasant surround
ings. She was q delicate child, and
for that reason all systematic study
was discouraged. However, she man
aged through much reading to make
up for her lack OF schooling, and when
she was sixteen years old she spent
several seasons in Germany with her
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
OUR WAR STUDENTS QUIETLY AT WORK.

Every hearing of army navy officers before
committees of Congress brings out some interesting
detail of study experiment in the science of war
of which the general public knew nothing. 1t shows
that despite the facilities provided by Con-
gress our military experts not sitting idle but
doing their best work out problems suggested by
the European war is satisfactory for instance, to
be told that the result of test with kite our
navy department thinks it has gun which would
bring down hostile airship at range of 1000 feet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

will make more valuable citizens of
Tammany Hall when their prison
term ends. 1t may not be the right
spirit to show lack of faith in Mr..
Osborne's plan before that plan has
been put to the test. That 1t will fail
utterly is by no means certain, and
every one wishes ii to succeed. But
II anyone supposes Thomas Mott Os-
borne not to be a shrewd politician
who plays politics all the time, that
person is deluding himself.
Investigate Citizen soldiery."
From the Buffalo Express.
The most the President will con-
cede on the subject OF national de-
Tense is the desirability Of training
citizen volunteers and keeping up the
efficiency of the National Guard.
Very we'll; that is a good idea as
far as It goes. Let him be taken
at his word. Since he stands OPP
posed even to an investigation to
determine the needs of the regular
army and navy, let us have some
thing started along the line which
he will not veto. Let us have al
investigation to determine in what
manner citizen volunteers can be
trained. Let US find out what pro-
vision must be made in order that
each volunteer might be furnished
with a modern rife and cartridges il
case of a sudden call; what must bt
| done to supply the volunteers witt
competent drillmasters and officers
what degree of training will be re-
/ quired before they can be entrusted
with field artillery. and, above all
what steps will be necessary to in.
duce citizens in reasonable number;
| to volunteer for systematic military
training. A great deal of good worl
can be done by an investigation
along that line. The main thing Is
to do something and not merely u
! brush aside the whole subject with Q
| few boastful phrases about oui
| natural-born courage and the glory
OF our revolutionary ancestors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
A Chance

A young author, whose ability was
by no means equal to his conoeit, was
discoursing at length upon the merits
of his work.
ST am tired of writing of that which
others write off, he said. II want to
create an original work, something
that no one has ever written about or
ever will write about"
A learned man turned quickly TO
the speaker. why not write your
own eulogy?" he said.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

father and his second wife. This
seems to be the only break in her
otherwise monotonous life
When Miss Havergal was seven
years old she began to write verses
and throughout her life she continued
to write poetry and hymns, more for
her own pleasure than for the hope
of gaining fame or fortune. Aside
from her poetry writing Miss Haver-
gal was enthusiastic in good works
of all sorts. and spared herself nei-
Their time nor pain in doing works of
charity. She Is chiefly remembered
on account of her hymns.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Just KittenisI,

Men is sho' ficl1le," said Miss
Miami Brown. ''Dey goes back on
yo' on de slightest provocation.''
Whats been happenin'?'' asked
Miss Alice Jefferson Tompkins.
"Mr. Rastus Pinkley come roun'
tryin' to kiss me, an so as not to
seem too willin an audacious /
smashed i'm wifi a fiatiron, an jes'
foh dat he Tilted me."-Philadelphia
Ledger
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

modern concepts of the functions Of
a railroad.
The contention that one or two bad
years justifies raising rates is
scarcely worth refutation. There are
fat and lean years in every business,
and at least one of the petitoning
roads is far too prosperous to present
a poverty plea. 1t appears that the
roads are acting in concert without
any regard whatever to the necessi-
ties of individual lines. 1t would not
be just to penalize the patrons Of one
road because competing road needs
money.
Public sentiment will not permit
any radical change in Communication
and general passenger rates 1t ts
perfectly willing to approve the 1--WE
per cent. advance in freight rates, or
even a stronger advance than that,
but a heavy levy on individual
travel will not be permitted. That
will be shown at the polls il argu-
ment elsewhere falls.
The Republic of Sing Sing.
From the Albany Press.
Thomas Mott Osborne announces
that he is going to establish the new
republic of Sing Sing. In other words
he Is going to make Of the worst
prison In the United States self
governing institution. So far as per-
missible by law and compatible witt
order, rules governing the prison, re.
lating to discipline, will be enforced
| by the convicts themselves. A tri-
bunal will be named composed en-
tirely of convicts who win pass upor
! all minor attractions Of discipline anC
determine upon penalties. The worsi
| of the lawless rebels against society
/ will be trusted under Mr.. Osborne's
| plan to become honest and law
| abiding.
| Perhaps, under Mr.. Osborne's tn
telage, the inmates of Sing Sing will
become so experienced and efficien
| in affairs of government that the,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Pleads With saloon Men Not to Sell Him
ANY More Drink.

LEHIGHToN, Pa. Dec. 14.-John
Betz. citizen of this town, is max
ing a strong effort to escape John
Barleycorn." He handed each hotel
keeper in this town and Weissport
the following notice, and demands
that they observe II to the letter:
Take notice! | hereby notify all
landlords in Lehighton, weissport
and elsewhere in this county not to
sell me any strong drink. God knows
I am trying to stop drinking, but l
can't.
can't. (Signed) JOHN Fl. BETZ.'
Betz, who is a fruit seller, for the
second time in the Johnson Weaver
Bvangelistic campaign has professed
conversion and he wants the hotel
keepers, he says, TO help him keep
sober this time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

Robbed Six Times in Six Years, Merchant
Leaves Cash Register Open Now.
YONKERs, Dec. 14.-August Klein's
store at 96 Elm street was robbed
early yesterday for the sixth time in
six winters. The burglars took many
cigars, but got only 81 in money.
Klein now leaves his cash register
open because thieves have smashed
two.
Klein is still a lap behind two other
Yonkers merchants. The stores of
George w. Horton, clothier, and
Frank Knepfer, sporting goods, have
been entered seven times in seven
wears.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Two Smiths Hale Third Into Cell for
Cattle Stealing.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Three
Smiths hove into police headquarters
last night. One of them. Stanislaus
Smith. of AS East Tenth street,
marched in the middle. He was
f1anked on the right by George D.
Smith, sheriff of Nassau county, and
on the left by George s. Smith. town
constable of Hampstead, Long Island,
Later the two Georges went home.
But not Stanislaus.
Fred Sprague, a Hampstead farmer
and proud owner of a fine Holstein
bull and as equally fine Holstein cow,
complained that in September Stan
islaus charmed his livestock away
persuaded them to accompany him
on the lone. long walk from Hemp
stead to New York, and then re-
warded their faithfulness by butch
ering them and selling their car
cases.