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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
THE LAW AND THE GRAVEYARD.

Whether an old Indian graveyard in Northern
New Jersey abandoned than hundred years ago,
is graveyard within the meaning of the New Jersey
law is extremely doubtful The Indian has long
passed away New Jersey and none is left to mourn
the dead There is sentiment left to be outraged
The present generation in this State is putting
hundreds of old Indian graveyards to practical uses
without knowing it. The records Of the State show
many such places that have been located while many
others have no identity Northern New Jersey is full
of interesting Indian relics and that region has been
well searched find material that will throw light
on the history of the aboriginal in this State.
Among the searchers is member of the faculty
of the University of Pennsylvania, who employed
men to dig into an old Leni Lenape burying ground
in Sussex for relics of the tribe. local dogberry
invoked the law against these employees. But If there
is such a thing as enforcement of the law in such a
case how long is a cemetery q cemetery?
We had a question of this kind brought up in
Newark in the case of the Old Burying Ground, now
soidly built upon Some of the descendants of the old
settlers resisted the utilization of this property by the
living on the ground that the dwellings of the dead
we're sacred. The Chancery Court held that the dead
owned the land in perpetuity The Errors Court
decided that the dead had no proprietary rights
against the living. What better right has an Indian
who died couple of centuries ago and has since
mouldered into dust?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 5. 1914
pRoRERs PRoREp roc VAR.
JAMES SMITH, JR.
FOUNDED MARCH l. 1889.

Why Paul M Warburg should subject himself
to further ndignities the hands of Senate prob
ing committee operating under pretense OF ascer-
tanning his fitness and capabilities for membership
in the Federal Reserve Board, is thing past finding
cut.
Mr. Warburg, banker of acknowledged ability
and high repute and beyond question an honorable
man. does not propose submit to irrelevant quizz-
ing. quizzing that is stamped in many quarters as
insulting.
He has requested President Wilson, who ap-
nointed him as a member of the Reserve Board, to
Withdraw his name as he would make no further re-
sponses to the Senate.
The policy of the Senate in Cooking up prospec'
tive members of the Board is said to be I'M
precedented and in the Warburg case the senators
are declared to have exceeded the limit Yet Mr..
Warburg answered all queries to his citizenship,
personal affairs and knowledge Of banking laws and
methods He complied cheerfully
But when it came to apparent attempt to OBJ
tain from him in advance assurances as to the stand
he would take regarding measures in which the
Senate seemed to be interested, to render de-
csion on matters that might come before him, Mr.
warburg put his foot down with a vengeance. the
senators had gone too far on their fishing trip This
had nothing to do with banking banking laws or the
duties of a Federal Reserve Board, and Mr. Warburg
would have no more of IT, It cannot be said that
his course was anything honorable right and self
respecting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
AS TO STATE PARTY LEADERSHIP.

Governor Fielder may be the leader Of his
party in the State, and let it be conceded that by
virtue of his Office governor he is the leader
woodrow Wilson, while governor. proclaimed him
self as the Democratic party leader, and Governor
Fielder has so declared himself This being the ad-
mtted status of the leadership, what sad commen-
tary on the situation revealed in the fact that
Chairman Edward E. Grosscup, of the State Demo-
cratic Committee does not recognize or consider
Governor Fielder the party leader
In appointing Percy j. Hopkins, a Wittpennite to
the Hudson County Board of Elections, and turn
ing down George Lmouze, Fielderite to make way
for Wittpenn's man, Chairman Grosscup coolly de-
cares that The didn't give Governor Fielder thought
in the matter of appointment" and added: IF
the governor was interested why didn't he speak to
me about the case before it was too late?"
Chairman Grosseup supplements his statement by
saying that it occurred to him that the COVER
nor of the State would concern himself about such
triiIes' and at all events he would not make the
change requested by the governor He would stand
pat" on Hopkins.
So there you are What does party leadership
consist of?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
FERRY RATES UNFAIR TO MOTORISTS.

Motoring interests both peasuring and commercial,
are justified in the fight they making before the
New York dock department for square deal from the
ferry companies and the railroads operating ferries
They ask why. for instance, motor truck should be
charged twenty-five cents ferriage and horse-drawn
vehicle occupying exactly the only thirteen
cents Again, touring automobile must pay fifty
cents and carriage with team of horses, taking up
considerably more room, only thirty cents.
These are New Jersey Central Railroad rates, and
are sample OF the general discrimination in favor of
horse-drawn vehicles which ought to be corrected if
there any power do it, New Jersey auto tourists
and truckmen vitality interested in this matter
and an equitable rate schedule would be worth thou
sands of dollars to this State. The fight might well
be carried before the Hudson County Board of Free
holders, which, according to court decision has the
right to adjust rates, at least the Bergen Point
ferry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
DEFENDS THE BOARD OF FREEHoLDERs

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
have noticed recently some
criticism of the Board of Freeholders
In increasing the salary of the county
counsel and in appointing county
attorney. I am not politician, and
am therefore not interested in politt-
cal mud-slinging; but ! am tax
payer of Essex county and am inter-
ested In knowing whether the Board
of Freeholders have done wrong in
increasing the expenses of the legal
department of the county.
| wish to say that | have made a.
personal investigation of this matter
and find that the Board of Freehold
ers, instead of being censured, should
be commended for the way in which
the legal department of the county is
being conducted. find that prior to
1911 theaeounty counsel had no office
in the Eourt House, was never ex-
peeted ITO be there except once
month when the board met, and
whenever an opinion was desired a
messenger had to be dispatched from
the Court House to locate the county
counsel and obtain the opinion from
him. For this service he was paid
IS, 900 a year.
/ also learn that the lunacy mat
ters were given to outside legal firms,
and the county was required to pay
for these outside legal services In adj
dition to the county counseps salary.
When the small board took office
In January, 1912, the legal department
was completely reorganized and rep
resentatives of that department are
in the county counse's Office every
day during business hours. Complete
records are now kept of every opinion
rendered, and of all matters which
pass through the department. The
legal business of the county has
quadrupled during the past two OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
a CASE oF THE YOUNG Man.

The selection of Hugh c. Barrett as town or
corporation counsel of Harrison by the unanimous
vote of tho rouncil of that thriving community Is not
only tribute TO Mr. Barrett's ability as lawyer,
but an expression of confidence in the young men Of
today to cope with the trying requirements of the
legal or any other profession where strict application
to duty and sense of the eternal fitness of things
mean much
Mr.. Bsrrett's father, the late Senator Michael T..
Barrett had been counsel for Harrison ever since
Harrison Harrison, and 1t is matter of record
that not single law suit was brought against
the town by the town. there legal tangle
OF any kino in his as its counselor Asso-
catsd with his father law partner the younger
Barrett thoroughly familiar with the affairs of
Harrison and with other matters in the firms charge,
and is therefore qualified worthy successor to
the father.
"A chip of the old block was the sententious
remark of Harrison alderman, in double reference
to the father and the Hugh c. Barrett is per-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
WHY NO FUSION is DESIRED.

The Progressive State Committee in deciding
upon straight Progressive ticket in all the elections
in New Jersey next fall made exception The party
organization therefore stands pledged straight
didacies and fusion deals in all the contests,
State county, municipal and congressional district
The main for this policy is the necessity
for keeping the Progressive party intact for the presi
dental election in 1916. political party is always
weakened by fusion either whole or in part The
strongest showing made by the Progressves in 1912
was in the city of Newark and the county of Essex,
and anything that should weaken the party here this
year might cost the loss the State two years hence
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08

enced within the last quarter of
century.
Sarah Jane Mellon was born July.
8, 1924. She was the daughter of an
English tailor who had leanings to-
ward the stage, and who educated
his daughter with this aim in view.
She made her debut at the age of
twelve, singing in opera at the age
OF seventeen, and making a decided
hit as Hamlet at the age of eighteen.
Her husband, whom she married
when she was thirty-four, was Al
fred Mellon, a well-known orchestra
leader and violinist Mrs. Melons
acting was especially admired by the
novelist Dickens
Zenaide Charlotte Julie Bonaparts
was born in Paris the eighth day of
July, 1901. She married her own
cousin, Charles Bonaparte, when she
was twenty-one and he was nine
teen. Zenaide was the daughter OF
Joseph Bonaparte, and Charles was
the son of Lucien Bonaparte, both
brothers of the great Napoleon.
Zenaide was a woman of high intel
lectual attainments and great charm
OF personality. Her contribution to
literature was a translation into
French of the works of the German
poet Schiller. She greatly aided her
husband, who is usually known as
the prince of Canine, in his work in
natural history in which he gained
no little distinction.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08

sons, one factory alone having ESQ
employees. IT is the opinion of the
director of industries and commerco
of the State of Mysore that great en-
couragement would be given to the
establishment of small plants for
working aluminium ware If small cleo
trical induction furnaces of, say, ten
to twenty pounds capacity for melt
ing the aluminium could be intro
duced.
The Madras and Bombay factories
compete for the market. 1t is stated
that the Bombay ware is generally
cheap. and as the pfetal used is of a
cheaper type the utensils do not last
as long as those made at Madras
The use of q better quality in
Madras is necessitated by the fact
that the people in southern India use
large quantity of tamarind water,
which, as an acid liquid. has con-
siderable solvent action on the metal.
AS the demand for aluminium ware
In India promises to increase faster
than the local establishment for
working 1t can supply it there would
appear to be an opportunity for ear
manufacturers to sell in this market,
not only the raw material in ingots
and sheets, but also finished articles,
such as water vessels and cooking
utensils, especially kettles, saucepans,
stewpans. frying pans, etc. Many
metal dealers in Indian towns are
specializing In aluminium goods, and
1t Is said that their profits are very
large and that, generally speaking,
they can allow themselves a much
wider margin of profit than that OBJ
tainable from brass or copper ware.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
THE PAY ENVELOPE.

There might be number of reasons why a man
would not wish to hand his unopened pay envelope
to his wife. He might, for instance, want to have
few drinks his way home without accounting
her for the number Again he might want to put by
dollar or two without her knowledge so that on her
birthday he could surprise her with gift. But
whatever his purpose he is within his rights in doing
so if he gives her sufficient funds for her proper
maintenance This has been so decided by Vice
Chancellor Griffin, of Jersey City.
To some this will be welcome decision, indeed,
But to Others it will be cause for amusement,
for they find it to their own interests to hand their
pay their better halves better at least
often in the virtue of thrift. The may not have
the present feeling of independence but he is more
likely to become really Independent in the future.
But perhaps the whole question depends on the
individual and the individual woman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08

In an effort to introduce new GUS
tom, Parisiennes are going to dancing
parties without stockings. 1t may
seem cruel to say, but. 1t is fact, that
the custom is not new. Paris is CEN
turies-the number Is unknown-be-
hind Manila. Batavia, Toxic and
Kobe.
Tagalog bellies, and very likely
girls they are, may be seen any
evening in Palomar Park, just outside
of Manila, dancing without stockings,
They also, by the way, wear the neei,
less slippers which New workers. ana
Parisiennes fondly imagined to be an
innovation when they introduced them
as a factor in the turkey-trotting
equation last year. The Fflipinos
wear dancing slippers which are not
only without the protection under the
heel hut also without anything be-
hind the heel to hold the foot in the
footwear. In the counterpart of the
hath slipper of the Occident, the Tag
alog girls dance gayly and sracetuily
without fiinging shoe during the en-
tire evening.
cans-missionaries and nope
fuI tradesmen-have made an ardu-
one effort to persuade the Fllipinos
that stockings are preferable in many
wavs to bare legs. But the misslona-
RES and the stocking vendors have
had an unsuccessful experience, as
indeed they should, for there Is no
earthly or spiritual objection 70 the
absence of stockings. Wearing them
is merely a custom. OF course, any
radical change of custom or unwlll-
ingness upon the part of a supposedly
inferior race to adopt the customs OF
their supposed superiors is regarded
as an evidence of moral delinquency.
Japanese girls. with the muscular
yellowish pink calls flashing. between
kimono and sandal, have been seen In
the Japanese cities for nobody knows
how long without sacrifice of maid
emily dignity. and the Dutch and other
Europeans in Java have abandoned
stockings with resultant increase in
solid comfort and decrease of ex-
pense and the trouble of darning,
which weighs heavily upon the femin-
inc mind in an equatorial climate.
II there is anything new under the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours

JULY 8
Maria Lowell
Copyrighted 1914.


July marks the birthday OF a
number of celebrated women. Among
Americans there is Maria Lowell,
the beautiful wife of James Russell
Lowell. and Mary Lincoln, famous
writer of the cook books. Among
actresses there is Sarah Jane Mellon,
and among women of royal connec-
ton there is zenaide Charlotte Julie,
a niece of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Maria Lowell was born in Water
town, Mass. July s, 1921, and was
married to Lowell when she was
twenty three. She was a woman of
extraordinary beauty and consider
able poetical attainments. She died
eleven years after her marriage to
Lowell on the day of the birth of
one of Longfellow's children. On
this occasion Longfellow wrote the
lines:
1.-TWO angels one of life and one of
death,
Passed DER our village as the morn
ing broke"
Mary Lincoln, who was born in
Attleboro, Mass, celebrates her
birthday today. For the past thirty
five years she has been Writing,
teaching and lecturing on household
science. and is one of the half-dozen
women who has brought about the
decided improvement in domestic
cooking that the country has expert
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
Fat Women Block Way for New Church
Organist to Reach Instrument.
One Way to Get Votes

When Tom Shipp was running for
Congress In indianapolis he received
a visit one day from colored man.
"Mr Shipp," said the visitor,
you've got bunch of negro voters
in your district, and they probably
want some money"
Yes" agreed Ship weakly.
NOW Mr.. Shipp," pursued the
self-elected adviser, don't you go
paying those fellows Individually
That's not the way to handle them.
The right way is to find an infiuen-
tial negro, the most solid citizen
among them and give him the money
and let him distribute 1t as he sees
fit for the delivery of the votes"
Being opposed to the use of money
in elections, and not having any
money anyway Shipp welcomed this
advise with long and well-developed
silence.
''Mr. Shipp." said the visitor finally
in an extremely confidential tone,
Use got a lot of influence among
those niggers. THE Popular Maya
zine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08

three years, and all OF the work is
done by the officials of that depart
ment, and no outside legal work is
being done for the county. Nobody
has suggested that the county coun-
sci and the county attorney have not
performed their duties in a creditable
and satisfactory manner. Hudson
county has county counsel, an as
sistant county counsel and a county
attorney, and the county counsel of
Hudson county has received 5000 per
year for a number of years, and yet
when Essex county places the county
counseps salary on the same basis as
that of Hudson county a number of
people are attempting to arouse a
feeling of antagonism to the Essex
Board of Freeholders on that ac-
count.
I think, Mr.. Editor. that this
criticism is merely the result of petty
spite, and is not based upon any de-
sire to save the taxpayers money. A
few years ago the county prosecutor
received $1,000 year and he had ore
assistant at $500. Now the prosecu-
tor receives $1,000, his first. assistant
receives $4,000, and his second as
sistant receives $4,000 If these critics
are really DESTROYS of effecting a saw
ing of money why have they not con-
demned the Legislature for permitting
these salaries to be paid? The truth
is that no citizen OF Essex county de-
sires cheap legal department; it
does desire an efficient and satisfac-
tory one, and the people know are
willing to pay the same as the people
Of Hudson county pay for similar
services
May trespass upon your good ma
ture to give this letter space In your
columns? Yours very truly,
CHAS. e. VAN SICKLE,
81 Court street, Newark, N. J.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Speech That Charmed Clay and Webster

as an orator that l was likely to see
some of the great orators OF the
Senate, among them Webster and
Clay, In the House. They would be
sure to go to the House for the pur-
pose of hearing the brilliant young
orator
"That information was sufficient to
lead me to the House of Representa-
tives. l got there just in time.
saw q very handsome, smooth-shaven
young man, the brilhancy of whose
eyes especially attracted me. rise and
address the speaker, who afterward
became President of the United
States-James K. Polk
II was instantly charmed by the Pc
culiar melodious and yet monotonous
tones of the young mans voice. II
exercised a spell over everybody who
was in the House. His language was
singulariy felicitous, and he seemed
not to hesitate for a single word.
Every member of the House so far
as l could see, sat as to face, II pos
stble, the speaker, and as he turned
continually those who We're in the
rear had abundant opportunity to see
him. | heard a little rustic or saw
little movement in the House, and
then somebody who sat near me
said: Here come Webster and Clayi'
These great men were offered
good seats and constantly observed
them. They must have listened to
Prentise for at least three hours.
Both were completely absorbed with
his oratory. Webster never took his
eyes off the speaker. This mastery,
however. Prentiss exerted over the
entire assembly. 1 could have sat
all night and have listened to him,
although l was 80 young that was
unable fully to appreciate the force
of his arguments. I stayed there
until adjournment for the day Prem
tiss had not finished his speech at
adjournment, and | went next day
to the House to hear him again, but
was unable to get in so great was the
throng.
IT afterwards learned that he lost
his seat by the casting vote of the
Speaker, James K. Polk, but that a
year later he was returned to Con-
gresS.
THAT speech of the Maine boy who
had made his home in Mississippi has
remained among the most vivid of the
recollections of my early life"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08

The late Commodore Van SAINT
word, who years before his death
was esteemed perhaps the greatest
master Of internal navigation by way
Of the Erie canal and the Hudson
river, spoke to me, at a time when
the conversation had turned upon
the mastery OF great audiences by
William ]. Bryan, of an incident IN
his early life which he always re-
called when he heard any famous
orator or when he heard anyone
speak of someone who had gained
distinction as an orator.
"A year or two before I was twen-
ty-one years of age l paid my first
visit to Washington" said the COM
modore. 4 am not sure of the year,
but think 1t was in 1887. l was
very anxious to see the distinguished
senators and Representatives of that
day. I hoped that Daniel Webster
would speak while I was there, for
I greatly wanted to hear him. But
was especially anxious to hear Henry
Clay, for Clay was the idol of the
Whigs in my boyhood days IN Central
New York
81 made many inquiries, but
learned that no discussion was
pending in the Senate or was likely
to take place in which either Web
ster or Clay would take part. The
best / could do was to go to the
Senate chamber and look from the
gallery at these distinguished men.
Two or three days after had
arrived in Washington friend of
my father who was then living In the
city advised me to go to the House
of Representatives and hear young
man, who, although native of
Maine, had removed to Vicksburg.
Miss, where he had gained wonder
full reputation as an orator This
young man, was told, had been
elected as a Representative in Con-
gress from Mississippi He was a
Wing and had beaten the Democratic
candidate for Congress.
IT asked what the young mans
name was, and was told that-it was
Seargent S. Prentiss. His election
had been contested, and he was to
speak In defense of the report that
he be allowed to retain his seat.
Il was not particularly interested
until my friends said to me that
Prentiss had SO great a reputation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
Stung!

The native bee Of Cuba, unlike the
American honey bee, has no stinger
and can be handled without fear. An
American apiarist in Pinar del Rio
town imported some American bees
recently, says the Times, of Cuba,
and, because of their superior arma-
ment, they soon became masters Of
the surrounding sweetness, much to
the disgruntlement of the l.ative
honey raiser. The American bees
stung their rivals to death, carrying
off the stored honey in triumph.
What chance has a Cuban got
against the Americans!" exclaimed
one owner of yanquished honey gath
erers They even arm their bees"