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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06

The Federal Trade Commission bill, which pro-
vides for commission of three members supervise
and control the operation large industrial combi-
nations is probably the only of the three trust
bills passed by the House yesterday that the Senate
VIII pass at this session. this bill may be radically
amended by the Senate This bill had opposition
IN the House.
1t was otherwise with the Clayton bill and the
stocks and bonds bill The in It's provisions
respecting labor and farmers organizations has been
attacked from opposite viewpoints and condemned as
conflicting with the constitution 1t has been held
that these provisions stand the scrutiny of the
United States Supreme Court.
But in a political emergency that kind OF argu-
ment has little effect. All important legislation OF
this character has in view impending elections. What
matters 1t now what the Supreme Court may do two
or three years hence Congress s not responsible for
that courts decisions, and the political emergency
must be met II certain elements in politics are
handed gold brick it is their lookout.
But II the Clayton bill goes to the next ses-
sion who shall say what will become of 1t? Con-
ditions will have changed, and 1t has been made evil
dent enough that there are changes of mind among
those at Washington who rule the destlnies of the
nation II has been demonstrated what different
views of public questions can be taken before and
sitter an election The tolls question is example
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

arating Africa and Sicily today is a
gap between ninety and one hundred
miles wide. Across 1t, on q clear day,
the hazy outlines of the African
mountains can be seen from Sicily,
The Strait Of Messina was another.
There were still others in Calabria
through which now no water flows,
for they have been lifted above sea
level. It Is these which contribute so
greatly to the beauty of southern
Italy and Sicily. This is one Of the
notable centres Of geological disturb
ance in the world, the most serious
earthquakes taking place along a line
drawn between Etna and Vesuvius.
one wonders why the Italians, after
their terrible experiences with earth
quakeS and volcanic eruptions, should
again rebuild their cities. Because Of
the necessity, doubtless, the Sicilians
meet adversely with as CHEEKY a face
as they can and turn their misfor-
tunes to stepping stones. 1t is in part
to the fertile lava of Mt. Etna that
Catania owes its existence. Follow
ing each earthquake eruption the
city has been rebuilt.
II one could get back to the sources
Of some of the legends Of Sicily one
would probably discover that the
earthquakes and other disturbances
of which Mt. Etna is the mouthpiece
were at their base. Nine or ten miles
north of Catania, near Aci Reale, the
southern boundary of the earthquake
of a week ago. are the rocks which
Polyphemus, the Cyclops blinded by
Ulysses, is reputed to have thrown al
the ship Of the Homeric hero as he
sailed away after his escape from thc
cave. Is this a legendary way of de-
scribing how an eruption Of Mt. Etna
in prehistoric times threatened tht
puny ship Of an adventurous navi
gator who had landed and visited
some opening in the side of the noun
tain?
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parishes becoming interested. Tho
Caddo club had fifty members when
it was first instituted. In 1913 the
membership Of the clubs had in
creased to 1863.
At the 1913 State fair 100 pigs were
exhibited by club members, several
winning blue ribbons in competition
with leading growers an breeders
throughout the South. Of the 1859
members enrolled, 357 kept the records
prescribed by the university directors
and submitted formal reports Of their
work, while 148 others reported in
formally.
Forty parishes had organized clubs
last year, and it is hoped that the
work is only fairly begun. The uni
verslty and the Federal Bureau of
Animal Industry are cooperating for
tho encourag cement of the movement.
The boys are taught the best methods
OF selecting, feeding and caring for
their pigs. 1t Is q work in which most
farm boys manifest a lively concern,
and the good natured rivalry in hog
production Is bound to have o good
effect
The farmers of Kentucky arc not do
ing as we'll in the plG-raistng business
as they ought TO do, but In this re-
spect they are doing better, perhaps,
than most of tho States in the South.
But the whole country needs to In
crease lisa production of hogs, and
Kentucky needs TO contribute it's full
share 20 the increase. The boys pig
clubs should be tremendous factor
for improving the porcine status, and
II Is to be hoped they will become as
numerous and as successful as the
corn clubs.
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IMPORTED CLOTH"

The craze for imported cloth has
reached the men as we'll as the
women shoppers, and merchant tall
ors are reaping rich harvest in I'M
ported" cloth for custom made suits.
some of them using 81 per yard
American wool fabrics and charging
up to IS and So a yard and selling
$50 suits at from $50 to $50.
The misrepresentation Of the cloth
is between the jobber and the suit
maker, as the mills are not mixed up
in the fraud in any particular. The
buyer sWells up in his imported" suit
that cost him $50, and it is not diff
cult to match the suit in the big
ready-to-wear shops at $50 to 20. \
leading Western wooden manufac-
turer recognized piece of his cloth
in a tailor shop In an Eastern city not
long ago and it was prominently la
bcled Imported. Inquiry brought
out the story OF how it was a piece OF
fancy English worsted, not cqualed
anywhere, and a bargain at ~ a yard,
the price paid to the jobber for 1t. A
suit would cost $50.
This particular fabric was sold ny
the Western mill at 81 q yard, and
the mill profit was 10 cents yard.
The jobber put on the imported
label and took 800 per cent. profit
and the tailor made at least 200 per
cent. on suit. The consumer paid
this exorbitant profit under the Inn
preston that there was something
extraordinary furnished when, as a
matter of fact, the fraud was on a
par with gold bricks and the badger
game. There is need of laws protect
ing the consumer. The manufactures
is the one surrounded by the fool
laws. and he is the goat. The jobber
and the retailer carry off the plums
and the consumer is defrauded.-
Fibre and Fabric.
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pAssA1o BRIDGES AND ANNEXATION.

II West Hudson part of Newark politically
as it is geographically the Passaic bridges would be
only parts of the streets of the city, and whenever it
would be of advantage to place new bridge one
would be erected.
II the people of West Hudson could fully realize
how much the welfare of their section depends on
Newark they would not to agtate for consoli-
dalton with Newark The union of West Hudson with
Newark would Immediately increase the value of West
Hudson real estate and make its waste places avail
able for residential population
East and North Hudson have comparatively little
relationship with the bank OF the Hackensack.
Nearly all Of social and business relations Of the
population between the Hackensack and Passaic are
held with the people of Newark. To large extent
the people on two sides of the Passaic ndis
tinguishabe They should make community.
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4 GREAT FUND FOR STEVENS TECH.

The Stevens Technical Institute at Hoboken has
earned fame abroad to place it high among edu
cational institutions. The training it gives young
men is of the practical kind Money gifts to the nsti
tute amounting to $56o,O00 partly conditional.
The institution and alumni must raise $4,000 to
complete fund that will enable the trustees to carry
out long-cherished plans.
The value of technical training for young men is
much better recognized than it years and
men of large and broad sympathies lending
their financial aid institutions of this kind Stevens
is one of the of the technical schools in the
United States and it presents splendid opportunity
for development into great college the New Jer
sey side of the Hudson facing Columbia University on
the other.
Jerseymen have reason to be proud OF Stevens, and
Jerseymen should be among the first to contribute to
make up the large additional amount required by the
trustees to secure the benefits of the large offerings
made
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UPLIFT TALKS
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN,
Author OF pushing to the 'front.' EXC
c..n..riutt 1n1A
ALWAYS WANT lie eEsT

certain that he will make q pretty
successful man in some other Job.
The mere fact of trying" to be some
thing that approaches his ideal in
evitably lifts him higher in the hu-
man scale. That he may realize his
ambition ne insensibly acquires the
power of sef-analysis, without which
il is impossible for anybody to recog-
nize. much less eradicate, the many
personal traits that may prove a
handicap in the struggle toward the
goal which ambition has fixed
If a man is genuinely ambitious the
only limit to the possibility of his
achievements is that which he places
upon himself. Everything depends
upon his own capacity. II he is ca
pable of achieving great things, and
viii concentrate all his energies to
that end, the chances are very ia
vorable for his success. He may not
attain the height of his ambition, but,
like the barefoot boy who doesn't
necessarily become President, the
fact that he wants TO be great has
tendency to lift him to higher plane
of usefulness than 1t would be pos
sible for him to reach II 1t We're not
for such high ideals.
Nothing else so strengthens the
mind, enlarges the manhood and
widens the thought as the constant
effort to measure up to high ideal,
to struggle after that which is above
and beyond us. No matter what your
work may be, or what you may do,
put your ideal into it; be sure there is
an upward tendency in 1t, an inspir-
ing quality, a certain indetinable
something which allies it to the
divine.
did you ever hear of man who
had striven all his life faithfully and
singly toward an object" asked
Thoreau, land in no measure OBJ
tained 1t? If man constantly
aspires, Is he not elevated? Did ever
a man try herolsm, magnanimity,
truth, sincerity, and find that there
was no advantage in them-that 1t
was a vain endeavorY'
Aspiration finally become inspira-
ton and ennobles the whole life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Last Days of Famous New York Politician

In the early winter of 1876, William
A. Buckingham, then member of the
United States Senate, and widely
known as the war governor of Con-
necticut, died at his winter home In
Washington. From my earliest child
hood I had Vivid recollections Of Gov
ernor Buckingham, who used often TO
stop me and speak in the kindly man
ner which always charms children
and causes them never to forget the
speaker. In after years my relations
with Senator Buckingham were
friendly and at one time somewhat
intimate.
The Senate appointed a committee
of Senators to attend the funeral eere-
monies, which were to take place at
Senator Buchingham's home at Nor
wich, Conn. Among the members OF
the committee were Hannibal IIamlin,
who was Vice-Presldent in Lincoln s
first administration; John Sherman,
who had participated largely TO Sc
curing the necessary legislation Tor
financing the needs OF the govern
ment at the time of the ciVil war;
and Reuben E. Fenton, who had been
twice Governor of New York and was
at that time the colleague of Roscoe
Conkling as representative Of New
York State in the United States Sen
ate.
1t was an impressive and most
identified representation Of the United
States Senate which was escorted to
the pews in the church set apart Tor
those who were to pay final honors to
Senator Buckingham. The sWarthy
features and the wonderful large dark
eyes and tall and erect figure or
Senator Hamlin, who, in accordance
with his custom, wore no oVercoat,
and the quick. somewhat nervous
movements Of John Sherman, his yell
lowish hair and beard now beginning
to turn gray, attracted great atten-
ton. since few of those who were IN
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06
SUFFRAGE SNAPSHOTS
LETTER OF A JAPANESE SCHOOLGIRL
Minnie j. Reynolds.

The Evening Star has received a
letter from an. earnest japanese
young woman, who is studying In one
OF our New Jersey institutions of
learning. The letter has been turned
over to the editor Of Snapshots. 1t
Is given here in the hope that some
of our readers may be able to solve
the problems which are puzzling the
young student. The letter is as fol-
lows:
ITO Suffering Editor Evening Star,
Which Shine for All:
Dear Sri am confused. / read
so much in papers about suffering
cites and Observation-Disclosures which is
not SO, that l am disabled to tell
what is and what is not.
Hon. John a. Mattress, which is
Noble Protector New Jersey Home,
sauggest in public speech that strike
trouble in Colorado prove women
ought not to vote. Mrs. Van Wrinkle,
what are president Women's Politi al
Union, respond smilishly that 1. w.
w. trouble in Paterson prove New
Jersey men ought not to vote. How
can poor Japanese girl know what are
and what are not?
Hon. Lady What Don't Want to
Vote come to our school and stand
up OLl PldLAOAl1 hOhAAcAAA o
place is In Hon. home.
Hon. Lady What Want to Vote
reply snibbishly Why don't you stay
in home then? japanese schoolgirl get
all mixedly in head.
Hon. Gentlemen out in Colorado
feel angry and begin to kill each
other. Hon. Governor he stand by
and say sic 'en.
Hon. Colo. Lady she go sit on gov
ernor's doorstep till he stop this kill
ing. Then acknowledgements say Hon.
Lady in Colo. ought not to vote.
Poor japanese girl come in Amer
lea to learn to be logical and civilized
How she learn this when they say
so? Kind editor what knows it all,
WON'T you please explain?
Acknowledgements loquate suffer
ingettes amt got no children. Hon.
Mrs. Colby enupciate, see my two
nice little girls. Hon. Mrs. Sturgis,
vice-president Women's Political
Union communicate, see my four big
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06

In recent novel. widely discussed,
the custom of the country in Amer
lea Is characterized as always want
ing the best" II happened that in
the novel the means employed to OBJ
tain what several of the characters
considered 1.-The best" we're decidedly
open to question.
But apart from criticism of meth
DDS, it is certainly nothing to be
ashamed of that, as Americans, we
always want the best"
1t may seem far cry from the con-
sideration of this national attitude
of mind to the annual Better BABY
Contest inaugurated at the UniYer-
sity Settlement in New York city.
According to the papers Of that city,
there are babies Of many nationah-
ties already entered, including two
Turkish youngsters and one Egyptian,
but as a matter of fact this is just
another and very interesting phase
of the same nationwide impulse.
1t Is safe to conclude that the for
eiGn parents represented never heard
of a baby contest in their old homes.
Now, to their natural desire to see
their little ones we'll and happy Is
added the zest and rivalry and a
substantial cash prize to stimulate
their efforts during the next four
months. They are learning 1.-THE les
son of America" in the most forcible
way in which 1t could be taught. No
wonder that the new generation has
1t so deeply ingrained.
And on the whole 1t is good les
son.
A high ambition completely trans
forms a human being, making him
despise ease and sloth, welcome toll
and hardship and shake even king
doms to crafty his master passion.
Mere ambition has impelled many a
man to life of eminence and use
fulness; It's higher manifestation, as
piration, has led him beyond the
stars. II the aim be right, the life In
its details mot be far wrong.
The barefoot boy who aspires to be
President of the United States may
never realize his ambition, but if he
Is really determined to fit himself to
hold such an office 1t is reasonably
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06
POSSIBLY A FUSION ON COLGATE.

The complimentary dinner given to Chairman
Taylor OF the Progressive County Committee, last
night showed how the political wind is blowing in
this county. An honored guest was Senator Austen
Colgate Republican whose term Senator ends this
gear. and who will be candidate for reelection
Words used by former Governor Fort and Everett
Colby indicated their Willingness to give Progressive
support TO Colgate.
State politics distinguished from national poll
ties. The State government has nothing to do with
national questions and affairs. member of the State
Senate has different relations from a New Jersey
member of the United States Senate House of Rep
resentatves National principles do necessarily
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the church had ever seen either of
these famous men.
| was especially attracted by the
appearance of Robert E. Fenton. He
sat absolutely still during the entire
ceremony, and when the time came
for departing from the church he
walked away slowly, with very DELHI
crate step not with any companion,
but alone, although l suppose that
arrangement was by accident.
There was something indescribable
about the face and manner of this
politician who in his day was deemed
the ablest man of his party in New
York State. 1t seemed to me that he
had been more profoundly impressed
by his sense of the certainty of the
end that awaited even great Sem
ators. than were any Of his associate
members of the committee.
Nine years later l met Senator Fem
ton and had brief opportunity to chat
with him. He was no longer mem
Der of the Senate. He sat in the
glass-inclosed room of the great hotel
which c. P. Huntington has erected
at Newport News, looking out upon
the sea. He was absolutely motion
less and his eyes seemed 20 peer be-
yond the vista of the ocean as though
he viewed something that were be-
yond mortal sight.
A sad smile passed over his lips as
/ greeted him and spoke Of the pros
poets. Yes" he said, sit is a sooth-
ing prospect 1t Is good thing for
anyone whose career is about ended
to come to a place where he can look
out upon the sea, for there are many
things which will pass before the
mental vision.
He was thinking of his own career,
knowing that the organic disease
from which he then suffered would
speedily terminate it, as It did.
Copyright, 1914. by DR.. u. ]. Edwards. All
rights reserVed)
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1.-THE Spanish Prisoner" Again

Charles Z. Kenyon, treasurer OF the
Ocean and Stream Fishing Club, re-
ceived a letter from Madrid, Spain,
recently, i'll which he was told how,
by little effort, he could obtain $780,
900. Had there been some hard work
attached to the proposition, Mr..
Kenyon perhaps would have taken
a chance. But 1t was SO siIrple he
passed it up. All he had to do was to
help the writer, who signed himself
"Treanovitch," arrange to get $4,000,
which the writer said was due him.
Writing to The Star, Mr.. Kenyon
says:
"AIy heart IS normal for ope of my
age, being past fifty, and l have no
desire to shock ii by receiving $780,
600. have no visions of motor cars
or ocean homes. Some reader of The
Star might be interested though,
Mr. Kenyon continues. facetiously. Il
desire to sell my interest in that for
tune for a box of cigars, regardless
Of quality or size of box"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-06


Catherine Ann Warfield gained fame
some sixty years ago as the author
of many popular novels. Whether
they would stand the test of present
day best sellers or not is hard to tell.
They were books full of mystery, ro
nance and excitement, and they were
well liked by the reading public OF
the time.
Catherine Warfield was the daugh-
ter of H. A. Ware. She was born in
Natchez, Miss, in 1916. Her mothers
grandfather was Captain Charles
Percy, of the British navy, one of the
first settlers of Louisiana, and the
rest of her family had long been aes-
tablished In the South Catherine and
her sister Eleanor were educated in
Philadelphia and Cincinnati and later
they travelled in Europe.
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Why Sicily Has Earthquakes.
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Sicily, that hree-cornered island,
only twice the area OF Connecticut,
has been the football of fortune from
the beginning. Neither nature nor
man has had respect for it. 1t Is
called the land Of the terremoto, or
the earthquake.
The belief is that once Africa was
Joined to Europe at this point and
that Sicily and Italy formed the
bridge The bones of elephants found
in large numbers in caves in Sicily
| indicate, and President Osborne, of
the American Museum of Natural
/ History. has argued, that what may
be called the Italian bridge was once
the route of the great pachyderms
/ from their native heath in northern
| Africa into Europe.
| But in some prehistoric time this
elephantine eauseway was broken by
some mighty upheaval into group
OF islands. Ffssures radiated from
| the Tyrrhenian basin. bounded by
Italy, Sardinia and Sicily. That seD-
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Where Boycott" Came From

n. ST. John Boycott, proprietor OF
the Armory Riding School in Rose
vile, bears the distinction of belong
ing to a family whose name has
added a new word to the English
language. Mr. Boycott is a brother
of Captain Boycott, the English land
agent, out of whose troubles with his
tenants in Mayo, Ireland, in 1880, the
term boycott" grew.
Captain Boycott was the object OF
a combine among his tenants. The
language at that time contained no
word which described the situation
People. however, quickly logan TO
say that the landlord had been "bo,'-
ycotted." The term stuck where sim
liar conditions arose in other parts OF
ireland and has stuck and spread
ever since.
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come into play IN an election for member of the
State Legislature Two national parties of conflicting
principles may therefore act together in State con-
test where the candidate is mutually acceptable.
In 1912 on President the Progressives carried Es-
sex by 1877 plurality The combined Progressive
and Republican vote was 5OS2i as against 26,250
Democratic For Governor last year Essex gave
Democratic plurality of only SCI. The Progressive
vote added to the Republican would have given Stokes
1891 plurality The figures indicate what hap
pen If the talk at the Progressive dinner last night
shall be resolved into action