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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

In the matter of securing trade advantages in
Latn-America Jerseymen are naturally most interest
ed for their city and State and Newarkers for their
city
There is hardly an important line of manufacture
IN city State the products of which are not in de-
and by the people of the Southern half of the Amer
lean continent and at the time has not come in
competition with European imported goods The
statement speaks itself of the limtless opporuni-
ties now opened for our manufactures
AS to the foreign importations, blown glass is an
important South Jersey industry. We have been i'm
porting $40 100000 worth Of this glass and man
ufacturers must MI the void created by the We
have imported large quantities Of pottery and the
large concerns Trenton should be fun Of orders
to make up what We do not get from Europe.
These are only specimen industries TO be greatly
benefited by the cutting OF Of inpo-t21o1s-
In South America there Is NOW virtually nonon-
oily for our manufactured goods. ard practically
everything sasble s made il TINS STATE the demand
upon its manufacturers exceed the SspRly-
Newark the Birmingham q America. hss acre dis
tinctive Industries than any ether American CITY
There is no need in Soafh America thst cz4aot BE
met by local manufactures there Is none il fAis
country that cannot also Be supplied
Men of vision see beyond the present n this ooa1-
try They see new era dswning for Cur commerce
and manufactures, with many hundreds Of American
seagoing ships carrying the products q orr many
thousands of busy factories 1t IS clear 10 them
that they wonder at any kind Of despondenT the
temporary conditions created By the var il Europe
And industrial and commercial prosperity VIII be
reflected in the welfare of all wageearners in the i'm
proved conditions of retail trade and in all other
spects.
The American people deeply deplore the European
and shocked its atrocities but il is not of
our making and are free from its guilt We would
have arrested its madness if possible. But since the
is and evidently viii be lasting it is not in
spirit OF greed that seek trade advantages reck
sssly flung away and propose to supply abundant
markets which otherwise would not be supplied at all
The trade Of the world beckons South America
>1ss1r appeals -nsiz its need. and duty is to
respond 10 the best OF our abilities.
II is up to Newark manufacturers TO get busy and
seize the opportunities within their grasp and 1t
should be the pride and the purpose of all Newarkers
to encourage them in every way.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
The Use Of Mines in Neutral Waters

their mornings did a great deal of
damage to neutral shipping. No ship
owner of a neutral country will care
to take the risk of sending his ves-
sells into waters in which mines might
be floating, relying upon their becom-
ing automatically harmless. Any
vessel of a neutral nation which VEN
lures upon mined sea runs the risk
of being blown up with all on board.
The indiscriminate use of mines in
the open sea would destroy the ancient
theory that neutral ships have the
right to go where they please in war.
Professor Woolsley, of Yale, has said
that contact mines constitute an In
discriminate attack on neutrals and
belligerents." 1t is plainly to the in
terest of neutrality that the law of
nations should forbid absolutely the
laying or floating of contact mines on
waters trayersed by merchantmen.
1t has been the custom heretofore
to render submarine mines harmless
by permitting condemned hulks to
drift into them and explode them
The practicability of such a precau-
ton, however, has had its limitations.
1t has been a slow. costly and inn
perfect expedient. 1t has been sug-
gested that better way would be to
destroy the mines by dropping bombs
from aeroplanes. Engineers agree
that the conclusion from submarine
explosions in the immediate neighbor-
hood OF a mine will cause the latter
to explode, though no direct contact
between mine and bomb has been eff
fected. Before the war is over we
may expect to hear OF aeroplanes be-
ing used as mine scouts for battle
ships; in other words, Of aeroplanes
flying just ahead of battleships in
hostile waters to dynamite a safe
path for them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
Ball Team Wasn't Home

An amusing story is being told of
an attache of local newspaper Of
fee, and Ii must be true, as the hero
of the romance, If permissible to call
1t that, admits it's truth and joins
good-naturedly in the laugh at his
own expense. A son and heir was re-
Gently added to the list of steady
boarders in his household. and as it
was the first-born pater was excep-
tionally proud of himself and the boy.
Just about this time his vacation pc
riod put in an appearance and the
happy father, though fully realizing
the addition to the high cost of liv-
ing in his particular case, decided to
have a day of enjoyment all to him
self and few friends and to tell
them all about the big event of the
week.
Being economical and keen-scented
in a business way, he hit upon base
ball game between the Tigers and
some other team as the star attrac-
ton. Going to an acquaintance con-
nected with the sporting end of the
paper, where all the free notices of
the national game, cycling and such
are printed, he meekly asked If he
could get a pass ito today's game at
Wiedenmayer's Park"
The sporting scribbler twigged in a
second after he had been told of the
arrival of the heir to the IS mill
lions, but kept his own counsel.
Certainly, take my pass" said he.
I'm on a different lay today. You're
welcome to 1t. And, by the way, il
you care to take a friend or two
along, you can have so-and-so's
passes. They're going with me out
of town. I'll speak to them. Come
| H.. lax mill ha al foht
be careful of the passes"
Trust me for that" was the JOY
Gus reply of pater. You're a brick.
Happy thought I'll take Ed and
George with me-"
The additional passes were obtained
and pater invited Ed and George to
go with him. He declined to tell them
where he was taking them, but
smiled with self qualification, dropped
fares forsall in the pay-as-you- enter
| slot on South orange avenue trolley
car, and with the prodigality of one
pleased with himself and all the world
passed around choice cigars obtained
at his favorite hotel, 1.-THE Friendly
| Sons of st. Patrick's Inn," in suffi-
Gent quantities to last throughout q
| double header sitting.
All went well until Wiedenmayer'
Park was reached, when TO pater' s
dismay and confusion and the dis.
appointment of the others it was
learned that the Newark team hao
left on a trip the night before and
were then playing in Montreal.
Pater buried himself in deer
thought for one brief moment, anC
then with a CLEAN in his eye said:
"I see the dope, boys. Should have
known that those fellows had a pur
pose in their philanthropy. But ther,
will come another day. Let's go bacl
to the Eriendly Inn before that Eve
ming Star pal of mine learns of this
NUNS the word"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

vehicles, animals, chemicals, coal,
lumber, cotton cloths, leather and
many other articles which we export
to Europe. At the same time the
paralysis of the productive industries
of several great European countries
would make us the leading source of
supply for Asiatic, African and South
American countries with which we
now have comparatively little trade.
Our commerce would doubtless be per-
manently stimulated with many of
these countries through the oppor-
tunity which a great European war
would afford.
Such a war could hardly be other
wise than materially profitable to us.
But every right-thinking American
would a thousand times rather forego
that profit than witness, even at this
safe distance, the awful destruction
and barbarism of a European war.
Passing of the Plain Language.
From the indianapolis Star.
At a Friends meeting in Philadel-
phia the other day several speakers
expressed regret that the distinctive
Quaker speech, known as the plain
language, was going so rapidly out
of use. II was asserted that the gem
tleness that distinguished it made 1t
especially desirable and effective and
that the influence of Friends was in
a measure decreased by its abandon
ment.
Doubtless this view is correct. The
Quaker speech now so raPely heard,
was always much liked by people not
members of the sect because it was
associated with calmness and seren-
ity of manner. Probably this seren-
ity was a quality not dependent on
the language used, but was a matter
of temperament and habit, but II
seemed an essential accompaniment
OF the gentle thee and thou" and
other peculiar forms of address. As
used, this Quaker speech was not
strictly grammatical-"the is" fol-
example. being open to objection II
any one ever thought Of it in a crit
/ ical way. Nevertheless, thee is" hao
| its charm.
The passing of the Quaker costume
was also spoken of with some regret
yet those who lamented its disappear.
ance were not insistent on its re.
adoption. Apparently they saw nj
special connection between the plain
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
Latin-American Trade Opportunities

venezuela-A telegram from the
American minister at Caracas, sup
plementing his former telegram rela-
tive to commodities required at that
place, requests that there shall be in
cluded in the list of merchandise de-
sired medical and dental supplies,
rice, cement, Photographic supplies,
jute bags, ingredients of candles.
cheese, bottles, butter, cotton goods,
cotton-knit goods, hats, stationery
and Office supplies, domestic ironware
leather, wooden goods and sardines.
The telegram further states that
an export market is desired by Vene-
zuela for coffee, the best grades Of
which have gone to Germany, France
and Spain; balata and rubber, divi-
divi, dry hides, gold bullion, pelts,
pearls, crude sugar, hardwood and
lumber.
Brazil-A telegram from the consul
at Para states that market is de-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

sired for hides and rubber. The stu
alton is complicated by boarded
money, lowering the exchange and
increased freight rates.
Pernambuco, Brazilian added de-
mand for the following American
products may be expected here: Corn,
-four. canned goods, smoked meats,
beans, oil, prints, shoes, hats, hard
ware, coal, machinery, electrical sup
plies and drugs.
Lima, Peru-Market desired for cop
per, cotton, sugar, wool, coca, cocaine,
hides, guano and straw hats.
Barranquilla, Colombia-The great
est necessity in Colombia at present is
for the reopening of credits to move
the heavy crops. A crisis has been
caused by cancellation of shipping
lines from the United States. The
avoidance of war insurance is i'm
portant. Rice. food products, thread,
mineral water and news paper are
especially desired.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

III
The destruction of the British
cruiser Amphion through contact with
a German submarine mine inspired
the British government, through its
charge d'affaires at Washington, to
send a memorandum to secretary
Bryan accusing Germany of planting
contact mines in the North sea and
Sin the open sea without regard to
consequences for merchantmen" and
declaring that. the British admiralty
holds themselves fully at liberty to
adopt similar measures in self-de-
Tense.
Both Germany and Great Britain
agreed at The Hague conference of
1907, which came so near being war
conference, to plant no floating mines
in time of war unless constructed in
such a way as to become inoffensive
within at least one hour after the
party which placed them has lost con-
troll over Them
1t will be recalled that at the
peace conference the German attitude
was that in case of war 1t would
make its own laws and not permit
mice humanitarian considerations" to
stand in the way of a triumph of Ger
man arms. Germany, on more than
one occasion, since has unofficially
threatened to use whatever means of
annihilating the enemy she pleases.
The laying of unanchored mines on
the high seas is permissible under in
ternational law, but 1t is ,abhorrent
The use of mines in defense is one of
the well recognized practices of war.
The destruction of the Amphion in
the eastern reaches of the British
channel discloses the fact that the
Germans have planted mines in wa
ters distant from their own coast and
which may be traversed by neutral
shipping. 1t is to be hoped, however,
that both Germany and England have
respected and will respect the agree
ment of The Hague. convention re-
garding the control of mines. 1t will
be recalled that in the Russo-Japan-
ese war mines that broke loose from
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
By MARY MARSHALL
AUGUST 20
Abigail Patton
Copyrighted 1914.

When the celebrated Hutchinson
family used to give their concerts
sixty-five odd years ago there was one
verse added to a favorite song that
ran thus:
David, Noah, Andrew, Zepphy,
Caleb, Joshua, Jesse, Benny,
Judson, Rhoda, John and Asa
And Abby are our names.
These thirteen names belonged to
the famous Hutchinson brothers and
sisters of New Hampshire. OF them
all Judson, John. Asa and Abby
gained some measure of distinction
and Abby, or Abigail, the youngest of
them all. who began her career as a
singer at the tender age OF four. was
probably the most distinguished.
Abigail Hutchinson was born on
August 20, 1899, In her fathers simple
home in New Hampshire. At her birth
her brothers and sisters had begun
their professional singing and before
she could talk she had every incen-
tive to begin to sing. AS matter OF
fact she did sing as soon as she could
talk and when only four she had
such pleasing voice that people used
to come from many miles about the
Hutchinson home to listen to little
Abby sing. While her mother worked
at the spinning wheel little Abby sat
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
CHIT CHAT
Defrauded by His Parents

There is a five-year-old boy in New
ark who has been deliberately de-
frauded by his parents. They went
abroad this summer, and when they
were departing the youngster COM
manded them to bring him home some
toy soldiers.
And get them in Germany" he
said. 81 don't want soldiers from
anywhere else"
While on the tour the husband and
wife had so many things to see and
do that they delayed the purchase of
souvenirs unth the last moment.
Then the war came and in their flight
they forgot all about the order given
to them by their son. 1t was not I'M
til they were safe in New York that
the German soldiers" were remem-
bered. They hurried to a toy store
and bought a regiment of iron SOL
diers, horse and foot.
They were made in Germany, and
the young man does not know the
difference, anyhow" his father said.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

there used to be curious denomina-
lions adopted by those who were en-
gagged in trade or who paid for SER
wants. In New England the stand
ard for anything below dollar was
shilling, but the Yankee shilling, So
called, was 16 2-3 cents Six of these
shillings made dollar.
'In New York and some other
parts of the country where the term
shilling was employed in small trans
actions Its value was 1914 cents. That
was called a York shilling; eight of
them made a dollar. In New Eng
land ninepence and a York shilling
were of equal value. Ninepence was
really 12I5 cents. They never spoke
of three shillings, but instead a half
dollar.
Now the shrewd farmers and small
traders counted on the one-half or
the one-third of cent. They always
exacted 1t, and that was what was
meant by the proverb, If you save
the half-cent, you will save your store
rent Now, I presume 1 am the only
man living who knows why these
terms passed away. That was due
entirely to the passage of the national
banking law in President Linooln's
administration. The effect was grad
ual at first, but at last, excepting pos
slbly in very remote country districts,
the shilling was forgotten, whether it
were York or Yankee. OF course, in
large commission house transactions
one-half of a cent or one-third of a
cent, or even smaller fractions, is still
retained. But 1t often happens that
this fraction represents the net profit
upon a large transaction OF a jobbing
or commission house. When l was a
young man in New York I never
heard anyone speak of a quarter of
dollar. The term universally used
was two shillings. Now nobody would
know what you meant II you spoke of
two shillings.'"
Copyright, 1914, by DR.. e. j. Edwards.
All rights reserVed.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
Evening Star Astrologer
Copyright, 1914,)

parity of years between the bride and
bridegroom.
Those who desire influence, political
or professional, should not seek 1t
while this configuration prevails. 1t
is not an suspicious time to APP
proach persons who WELD authority
of any sort
There is a sway today which tends
toward Feasibility of temper and ego
tism. Quarrels and misunderstand-
ings are common, owing to this as
trail influence which is not good for
domestic peace.
1t is an unwritten law of the psy-
chic world that plans or intentions,
which are disclosed are likely to be
defeated, owing to the opposition
which any positive statement starts.
Under this aspect 1t Is especially i'm
portant to keep ones counsel con-
corning any important project
The rule is most unlucky, the seers
say, for the signing of deeds or
contracts. Letters also should be
guarded
Marriage problems will occupy the
attention of legislators in Great
Britain, and again agitation con-
corning divorce laws will take place
in the United States. Scandals in
high places will multiply, the stars
indicate again and again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Passing Of the American Shilling

The late william A. Camp, who
died In 1895, in his career of thirty
years as manager of the New York
Clearing House Association, super
vised, in the aggregate, exchanges of
bank checks. drafts and money repre-
sented by figures which can be COM
pared only with those which record
the movements of celestial bodies and
the vast distances which separate
them. The human mind cannot begin
to comprehend the magnitude of the
figures which told of transactions in
the New York clearing house when 1t
was under the management of Mr..
Camp. He was absorbed in his voca-
ton, and yet he had learned much
incidentally of the history of Ameri-
can finance, and he had intimate ac-
quaintance with the great men OF
finance who were prominent for a
quarter of a century after the close
of the Civil War.
I found it source of instruction,
as well as of great interest, to spend
an hour or two with Mr.. Camp after
the clearing house business day was
ended. He narrated many things of
historic value not known to the pub
lie. For instance, Mr.. Camp hap
pened to speak one day OF the
abandonment by the United States OF
the minting of coins of the denomina-
ton of half cent, as follows:
II have always been sorry that the
minting of the half-cent piece was
discontinued. There used to be pro-
verb in New England running some
thing like this: If you save the half
cent, you can save your store rent
Although the half-cent is no longer
minted, there was retained the curious
custom in many parts of the country
of fixing prices in the retail stores
upon the half cent basis, as, for in
stance, 121k cents or 371s cents.
81 suppose there are not many per-
sons who know how that custom
originated, but l happen to know 1t.
early in the history of the nation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
THE AsIArIO IN EUROPE.

According to a London dispatch the British gov
eminent has announced its intention to bring into
Europe regiments of Hindus to be sent against the
Germans The French already have acted in a similar
manner. They have colonial regiments of black men
from Africa who have been bearing much of the
brunt of the German attack.
Perhaps the advent in Europe of the Hindu regi-
ments will that the Japanese will yet come to
the assistance of the allies But 1t is probable that
before the Japanese arrive the Germans will be
debating terms to the allies at Paris.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
Horse Had Expensive Taste

An open wagon, belonging to a ped
dler, stood in front of a Mulberry
street commission house. Another
wagon drove up behind. The ped
dler's wagon was filled with Bartlett
pears. The fruit was too tempting
for the horse attached to the wagon
behind and he proceeded to feast him
self. The horse had not proceeded
far, however, when the peddler ap-
peared and then there w. an erup-
ton. A policeman came up, and,
after an argument, the trouble was
adjusted by means of a half-dollar.
AS the driver paid up he looked rue
fully at the horse and said:
"Ye're a mighty fine horse, but We
haYA expenaiYe tastes"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29

Indians on the shores of Manhattan Island The most
interesting part of the observance viii be the pageant
dances and games by more than i've thousand chill
dren dressed In costumes OF the three centuries COW
cred by the commemoration. This is teaching his
tory to the rising generation by object lessons. which
is much better than teaching out of books. When
Newark, two years hence, celebrates Its quarter
mehnal. the children should provide the most pic
turesaue epitome of the city's story.
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at her knee. learning the words OF the
songs she was to sing.
AT very early date Abby's voice
proved to be remarkable natural
alto, and SO true was her ear that
she could follow any air. making up
a harmonious alto part as she went
along
The Hutchinson family were cele-
brated chiefly for their abolition
songs, and were heard at the great
abolition meetings at which Garri-
son and Wendell Phillips, the great
abolitionlsts, were heard. Sometimes
when mob of opponents would try
to break UP these meetings and would
actually threaten to do so it was
Abby Hutchinson's sweet voice rath-
er than Garrison's or Phillips's ora
tory which would quell them. Some
times the child would face an angry
mob and by her simple, sympathetic
songs quiet them.
Abby Hutehinson's public career
closed with her marriage to Ludlow
Patton when she was twenty years
old. After that, though, she never
sang in public. She wrote the music
for many songs that were once fa-
NOUS. Among them were Kind
Words Can Never De- and the
music for Tennyson's Ring Out,
Wild Bells" one-time favorite.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
THE OCEAN LANES OPENING UP.

That the North Atlantic Ocean is by no means
impossible for passenger traffic is shown by the fact
that five steamships scheduled to leave New
York today for London, Glasgow, Havre, Antwerp
and Naples On average two or three vessels daily
are now arriving from British, French Dutch or
Italian ports and the situation is improving every
day The greatest asset of today is the
power which without burning grain of powder, can
save the world of trade millions of dollars