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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
BAN on THE SUNDAY CONCERT.

Band concerts on sunday according to the recorder
al Atlantic City. are a dissertation of the Sabbath
illegal and punishable By this decision the managers
OF the steel Pier and Millon-Dollar Pier were con-
yicted and fined few zealots in Atlantic City are
conducting crusade against all forms Of Sunday
recreation using the blue laws their weapon and
the sunday band concerts on the ocean piers are put
under the criminal ban
Band concerts on sundays are given regularly in
Newark parks. They are given in New York, in Chi
eago in Philadelphia at Asbury Park and in other
cities But on pier at Atlantic City they are
held to be criminal and punishable And this is law
Is it not time the Legislature put end to the farce
of the blue laws by passing statute dictated by COM
mon sense legalizing all innocent forms of public
recreation Sunday
1t is intolerable that act which is innocent and
commendablc in city should be held to be criminal
and ndicable another city and that should be in
the power of bgoted spiteful few to deprive the
multitude of those things that elevate and refine.
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Flags Tell Nation S History

found in the capitol at Richmond in
1865, and the flag raised at New Or
leans by its citizens upon the occu-
patton of the city by the Union
forces under General E. F. Butler,
May /, 1852.
The museum collection contains
flags of many sorts and types car
ried in the war with Spain, including
several Spanish standards, a flag Of
truce employed by Lieutenant L. r.
Brainard for the release of two news
paper men from Havana, Cuba
later for the release of Lieutenant
Hobson and his sailors after the de-
struction of the Merrimac, and Com
modore Scbley's pennant, flown from
the L. S. S. Brooklyn July 8, 1898.
A collection from the state depart
ment includes a series of 81 flags of
different nations.
The following miscellaneous flags
are also of interest: Flag owned by
Admiral Charles Wilkes, u. S. N; a
flag made of the first silk raised in
the United States; the American
colors flown at the North Pole by
Rear Admiral Peary in 1909; also the
flag of the Navy League; the flag
carried by the Smithsonian African
expedition under the command OF
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in 1909 10,
and many other examples OF the ma
tional ensign which has flown in so
many notable engagements.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

BT MARY
The two women whose names stand
out as the birthday sponsors for June
16-Princess Henrietta Anne Stewart
and Cora Livingston-both gained dis
tinction for their charming person
ality. They were both famous bellies
one in seventeenth century court CIR
Giles of Paris and London, and the
other in early nineteen century baltl-
more and Washington.
Cora Livingston was said to be the
most famous belle in the States be-
tween the years 1920 and 1880 and TINS
in spite of the fact that she lacked
what is sometimes considered a pre-
requisite of elleshipAbeauty. She
had, however, "a fine figure, pretty
face and she danced well and dressed
10 admiration She was born in
New Orleans one hundred and eight
wears ago today, and at the age of
fourteen she was introduced to
fashionable creole society. In 1892,
when Cora was sixteen, her father,
Edward Livingston, WIS elected
member of the United States Senate,
and so the scene of Cora's triumphs
was moved to Washington. There she
became the most celebrated of all the
Young women whose fathers were en-
gagged in national affairs and her
fame became countrywide.
Cora Livingston was not married
till she was twenty seven. Shen she
became the wife of Thomas Bennant
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

Having had occasion to call upon
Mr. Walter L. Clark so that l might
gain from him authoritative informa-
ton respecting the recent awards by
China to an American industry of
whaeh Mr.. Clark is president
of a very important contract provid-
ing for the equipment of the great
est of Chinese arsenals with Amer
lean gunmaking machinery, l hap
pened casually during the course OF
the conversation to notice a large
painting which hung upon the wall
of Mr. Clark office.
II was apparently a painting which
showed the mark of years. / asked
Mr.. Clark if there was any signifl-
canoe in the hanging of the painting
Upon the wall of his business Office.
II depicted a giants boar hunt, and
the figures were full of animation
and the suggestion of battle was ver3
vivid.
In reply to my question Mr.. CLARK
said:
"That is a picture by Snyder. one
of the great painters of his time, VINO
lived. I think in the latter part OF
the seventeenth century. 1t is called
the boar hunt, and. as you will see.
il is a very fine work of art. There
is curious story associated with
this painting which explains how II
now happens to hang upon the wall
of my office.
u was in London some years ago,
and one day, having a little time on
my hands, wandered into one OF
those peculiar London institutions
where secondhand household articles
are sold at auction. I strolled about
among these articles until at last [
observed what appeared to be a very
old painting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
cn11ApsE DE TIE COMMISSION MOVEMENT.

The utter collapse of the movement SO carefully
nursed for six months, for commission government
election in Newark, which is now to be witnessed is
not due to any external pressure or influence. The
failure shows that the movement mostly wind
Half dozen men of ordinary diligence can secure
few thousand signatures to petition in COM
nnnitv like Newark by devoting few weeks to the
work Many men will sign petition without asking
its object and others will sign when they are not in
sympathy with the object entirely Indifferent
Probably not less than one-haf OF the valid sigma
lures on the commission government petitions we're OF
this character.
But when the duplicates and the fake names and
the bogus signatures and the names of those who did
nor vote in the last election are eliminated from the
petitions as they have been. there are not enough
names left TO make the petitions legal although the
Commission Government League had collected about
600 names in excess of the limit to provide for pos
sible reflections.
The promoters of these now utterly discredited
petitions have been convinced against their wills that
the petitions they tried force upon the city clerk
are tainted throughout with fraud and worthless
for the object sought They have completely changed
their tone They would withdraw the petitions with
out any more ado and let the city the cost of the
Investigation which disclosed the frauds and irregu-
larities in the petitions.
But the city is an innocent party. 1t has been
grossly imposed upon and put to great trouble and
expense. Why should the city be peeuniariy penal
lied for protecting itself from grave fraud sought to
be imposed upon by those who certified to its hon
esp2 Should not the expense incurred by the city be
paid by the men vino caused the expense and are re-
sponsible for it?
II does not seem to have occurred to some peo-
pie that City Clerk Connolly may deem it unwise.
on his part TO the batch of petitions on de-
mand to the Commission League or to anyone else.
The petitions constitute an Office record and repre-
sent evidence that has justified Mr.. Connolly in the
course pursued by him. To part with this documen-
tary evidence. leaving himself unguarded against
probable adverse criticism in the future. may not
appeal exactly to his idea Of the eternal fitness of
thinzs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
UPLIFT TALKS
BY oRfsoN SWEET MARDEN.
\ uthor of Pushing 10 the Front Ii
THAT MEAN SILENCE

his best just because his selfish EN-.
ployer has never given him a word
Of praise or encoura cement.
There is nothing more blghting or
discouraSing, especially to the young.
than not to get recognition when
they do we'll. They were brought I'D
as children to expect it. They are
disappointed when they do not get
it, and unless made of very superior
mettle, they are not likely to try
many times tho superior method
which gets no recognition.
1t requires very heroic qualities TO
go on year in and year out, putting
ones very life into work for a man
who has no appreciation of it. 1t
calls for rare ability and solidity of
character to go on day after day. year
after year, doing perhaps many times
what one is paid for, trying in every
way TO advance an employers inter
ests, working overtime, furnishins
now ideas, introducing more progress
sive methods, when the EMPLOYER
never shows the slightest apprecia-
ton of 1t, but thinks it is your duty
to help him along in every possible
way. To do ones level best in the
presence Of The mean. contemplate
silence of an employer who never eX-
presses the least gratitude, even when
he Knows perfectly well he is getting
several times more than he is paying
for. is a very difficult matter, and it
is a rare person who will continue to
do his level best under such circum-
stances.
know employees who would work
until they dropped down for employ
ers who generously commend their eff
forts and show an uuselfish interest
in their welfare.
There is all the difference in the
world between this spontaneous. low
ing service and the mechanical, in
different, don't care a rap method
of doing things which prevails in es-
tablishments presided over by hard.
mean. selfish employers.
That little extra service, that finer
quality of work. and the enthusiastic
efforts. which come spontaneously.
lovingly. and not grudgingly, because
the employees know that everything
they do will be appreciated and rec
| oenized, may make every difference
| to YOU. Mr.. Employer, between an Or
binary and very extraordinary sue
cess.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

When an emppye does a thing IN
usually well. takes unusual pains with
it, tell him so. 1t will stimulate him
to do it even better next time.
When you see any one trying TO do
his best who, perhaps, has no one to
encourage him, give him little lift
by a kind word or a bit of praise. It.
will not hurt you and may do him
great deal of good.
Form the habit of encouraging peo-
pie when they do we'll. Give them
lift when they are down. 1t costs you
only a little effort and may make a
vast difference to those you encour-
age.
Some employees seem to think that
il they do not find fault with an em-
ploye he shohld take it for granted
that they are satisfied. But this is
not enough, Employees are but emil
dren of a larger growth. and they
need encouragement. They thrive on
praise and appreciation, and if they
deserve it they should have it. Be
sides. even from a purely business
standpoint, there is no better invest
ment an employer can make than to
stimulate those who work for nm
and make his success possible by
giving them hearty praise and plenty
of it, by giving encoura cement Wheh-
ever deserved.
Many an employer has crippled his
business. has strangled it's growth
has never gotten the best out OF his
employees, that extra, spontaneous,
glad service which comes from a
happy and contented worker, just be.
cause of his lack of appreciation OF
their services.
Few employers ever learn the
power of praise as stimulus to eN-
ertion. Many are too mean to az
knowledge efficiency: and then again
they think if they praise an employee,
he win get the "bis head; that when
he knows his real value TO the con-
Germ. he will either demand more sal
airy. or will be so "ellesty" that there
will be no living with him.
Did it ever occur to you that when
an employe is doing his best to please
you and further your interests, to
make your business a success. that
it is sin to keep silent, sin not
| to encourage him. praise HIM. show
your appreciation OF his work?
Many an employe has become dis
! heartened and given up trying to do
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

Amherst. CharlestOWn and Hanover,
finally found their present abode.
Augusta, which became tho capital
of Maine only because it was central,
after Portland had lost the distinc-
ton of housing the State government.
is buttressed against removal by q
constitutional amendment
Most of the old royal capitals Jared
hard under the republican dispense
ton Williamsburg gave way 10
Richmond; New York TO various IN
terror towns and finally to Albany.
Philadelphia first to Lancaster and
then to Harrisburg; Charleston .
Columbia. Massachusetts is remark
able for identified capital and mo
tropolis from colonial times down
to the present day. As rule the
majority Of State capitals are arti-
fetal. small places, with no other
, industries than official business and
! boarding Legislators. Georgia IS "a
exception. for after the Civil War
/ it allowed Mlledgevile to fall back
| into its original obscurity and puili
! a now state house at Atlanta, ITS
/ biggest. busiest and "boomingest
| Titt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Canada's Oil Boom.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
The discovery at Dinrnan. in the
province of Alberta. Can. Of a gusher
rising TO height of 80 feet. confirms
the report presented to the Dominion
government by Alfred Won Hammer
stein, who more than four years AFRO
predicted big future for oil and nat
ural gas in tina region Hitherto Can
ada's contribution to the worlds an
nual petroleum supply has been Some
thing less than go, 900 barrels ont of a
total Of more than $50 600, coo barrels,
but If such gushers are well distrjb-
uted over what is admittedly an oil
bearing area Of great extent both Of
these amounts viii be increased enor-
mousiy.
To the oll-conslming world the new
discovery is. indeed. a promising sign
since IL is a further guarantee that
the increasing supply OF the most em-
Gent fuel will keep pace with the
rapidly increasing demand To Great
Britain, with her large navy, and still
larger merchant marine, II must be
specially gratifying TO note the assur-
ance of big supplies within her own
| dominions. while, Of course. to the
Pacific coast division Of Canada. il
means most Of all.
/ Far from being adversely affected
I California will he considerably bene,
/ fited by the discovery. The compe-
tition with our product will be a
triflinG circumstance compared with
/ not only the consequent advantage
/ 10 manufacturing consumers. bat witt
| the certain shifting Of the centre ot
commercial gravity TO the Pacific
coast.
Moreover, the Alberta oil fields con.
stitute another assurance Of ample
traffic for the Panama canal, while
San Francisco viii still remain as
the geographical centre between those
fields and the great waterway.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
BY MARY MARSHALL.
JUNE 10
Cora Livingston
Copyrighted 1914.

MARSHALL.
Barton, of Philadelphia, whom Presi-
dent Jackson appointed secretary to
the legation at Paris. The oihclai
notification of this appointment was
enclosed in note written by the
President to Cora. and was given be-
cause of the Presidents fondness for
her, After the completion of his serN-
ice in Paris Mr. Barton with his wife
went TO live on their estate on the
Hudson. where Mr.. Barton had one
OF the largest private libraries in the
country. After his death it was
given to the Boston Public Library.
Many, many years after Cora Liv-
ingston had been the belle al WASH
ington she returned to the capital ts
revisit the scenes of her happy girl
hood She went to the old Decatur
house. where her family had lived
during their sojourn in Washington.
General Beale, who was then living in
the house. received the old lady,
though she did not give her name.
She asked him to allow her to see the
old house. "a strong desire has of
late possessed me to see again this
home she said to the general in
which I passed such happy days.
Just where I am standing now 7
stood thirty-nine years ago when l
was married
Then" said the general, entering
into the spirit of the old lady's
Renaissance, "you are the beautiful
Cora Livingston
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
HOW AMERICAN JEWS FEEL ABOUT IT.

Of the first three of marines who gave up their
lives for the honor Of the flag at Vera Cruz two
Jewish boys. strong point made Of this fact by
the grand master Of Jewish benevolent order in
convention Atlantic City, III his argument against
the proposed legislation which would shut ont from
this land of freedom many poor but honest and in
dusrious persons of that faith trying to escape the
oppression and misery in the lands Of their birth
Organized Jewish sentiment i'm the United States
against the immigration bill with the eracy clause,
and If it passed that valuable element Of citizen
ship will look to the President follow the example
of Mr. Taft in one Of his commendabe exercises
the veto power.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Masterpiece of Art for Fifteen Shillings

1T was not in a frame; it was very
dirty, and in a most dilapidated con-
dition. Still. l thought | detected evil
dences that it was really fine work
Of art. Probably it had been stored
away in some house for many years
and at last had been placed with the
auctioneer to sell for what he could
get for it.
Il waited until the painting was put
up by the auctioneer, and listened to
the bidding. There We're bids of two,
three and five. | was not certain
what was meant by these bids, but
presumed that two, three and five
meant two. three and five pounds,
English money
AT last had an opportunity to
ask the auctioneer what was meant
by the terms two. three and five.
He told me that shillings were
meant. I at once decided to make a
bid. and the picture was knocked
down to me for fifteen shillinss. Eng
lish money, or a little more than "a
American money.
II was certain that / had q prize,
and caused the picture to be cleaned,
renovated and put in frame. 1t
was a little later seen by an art critic
Of expert authority, and he imme-
diately recognized its great value. The
picture was identified as having been
painted by Snyder. I brought it
home and had it hung on the walls
of my office. where you now see it.
1t has attracted d great deal of at
tention. don't know, of course, what
it would fetch if put up in an art
sale, but I do know that ] have been
offered about $1,000 for the picture
but preferred to keep IT,.
Copyright. 1914. by f. J. Edwards
Al riellts reserNed)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Kennebunkport's Lost Custom House

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lost Custom House.
From the Lowell Courier Citizen.
The Lowell summer colony at Ken
nebunkport, Me. will miss the old
custom house this summer; that is,
miss It ia its official capacity, After
ia years Of service 1t has been aban-
doned and the port officially abolished
by the government, and the building
will nov become a public library a
century ago there We're shipyards at
the port, and many a stanch old yes
sci was fitted out there for cruise
to distant lands. Customs duties in
1923 were collected to the amount OF
$4,000, and for a long time after
there was respectable amount of
business, even in competition with the
growing port Of Portland. But of late
years not a dollar has come in, and
the port had literally died of old age.
A Jew retired sea captains, still liV-
ing comfortably at kennebunk, viii
probably shake their heads all sum
mer at an ungratoful government, but
they belong to another age-the lost
age OF a proud and adventurous
American marine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Notes of Science

government are trying to drive an
automobile the length of Africa from
the Cape of Good Hope TO Cairo.
A telesoping mud guard for hi
cycles, the parts of which slide to-
gether when it is not in Use, has
been patented by a Florida inventor.
One small strip of the coal field
discovered in the antarctic continent
contains as much fuel as the un-
worked fields of Great Britain.
In Berlin there has been construct
ed a skating rink with all the prop
critics of ice, but made OF salt. the
invention of German scientist
An international exposition will be
held next year at Milan, Italy, 10
show the development Of marble,
granite and stone working through
out the world.
A fan has been patented by a Mis-
sourian which can be fastened by
clips to the brim of q stiff hat to give
additional shade to the face of a
wearer.
A projecting ring nodded around
new type of tum bier short distance
below the top prevents the edge
chipping II the tumbler is upset.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Why a Book Tariff "
From the indianapolis Star.

From the Indianapolis star.
In spite of the spread Of public
education in this country the state
ment has been made recently that as
general readers Of books We are far
behind some other nations. And yet
the United States. SO far from en-
couraging the general reader, is one
of the few enlightened nations that
still maintain a tariff on books. As
long age at 1916 Charles c. Jewett
wrote:
1--WE recognize the importance OF
education; but students can not be
educated without books and many OF
the books needed are not and cannot
be produced in this country. II
to gain a revenue of 100000 We de-
+ prive a Fulton of the very book than
W uld suggest to him the new appli-
| cation of some scientific principle
destined to change the whole face OF
society, and increase incidentally ou1
wealth. is it a wise policy which We
| pursue?'
| The same question is still being agl-
| tated In a recent address before tbs
| American Library Association q
r. Anderson called attention to this
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
state Capitals

rom the Boston Transcript
The Louisiana Legislature by an
overwhelming vote has refused 20
sanction the removal Of the State
capital from Baton Rouge to Alex
andria. The former city is a small
place, according to northern stand
ards, having about $1,000 inhabitants,
but is considerably more populous
than Alexandria. Baton Rouge IS
ninety miles north Of New Orleans,
and Alexandra Is 100 miles beyond
Baton Rouge The proposal must
have seemed to the majority OF the
lawmakers an invitation to go way
10 country and carry the capitol
with them.
In the carly days of the United
States there was a Jealousy of Die
cities" which was expressed In the
location Of state capitals In small
towns popularity supposed TO he SAFE
from the contamination of urban in
auences. The new republic demanded
separation from what had been cen
tres Of royal authority The pride
pomp and circumstance of New
Hampshire government departed
from Portsmouth and after samplinf
Exeter, Concord, Hopkinton, Dover
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new convenience for travellers ls
shoe polishing brush with the back
recessed to hold dauber and can OF
polish
French army officers arc expert
meuting with an arinored aeroplane
that carries a machine gun mounted
above the motor.
Attached cuffs. reversible for the
sake of cleanliness, are the feature
Of a shirt recently patented by
Philadelphian
So we'll built was the roof of West
minister Hall, in London that it re-
Gently was repaired for the first time
in 800 years.
The normal human eye is blue, say
scientists, other colors being caused
by the presence of different pigments
in the iris.
A farm implement which does ths
work of a pillow, disk harrow and roll
Ter in a single trip over field Is
German invention.
So thin is new oiled silk material
for mems raincoats that a garment
may be folded into wal let and car
ried in a pocket. -
Representative of the Belgian