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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY Q 1914.
WAR AND RuMoRs OF WAR.
JAMES SMITH. JR.
FOUNDED MARCH /. 1859.

There is a discouraging outlook in the world for
Mr. Bryans peace propaganda, and it is to be feared
that the large number of arbitration treaties, all of
them with minor powers, which he has negotiated will
not avail to stop even postpone hostites in any
single
The situation in Mexico is mostly the result of
Mr.. Bryan's amateur craftsmanship. more expert
enced secretary of state without any peace hobbies
would have avoided the pitfalls Mr.. Bryan fell into
But the situation nevertheless and We may yet
have to call out the National Guard.
Great Britain is confronted by the imminent peril
Of civil war in Ireland which if started will be ex-
tended into England and perhaps involve the army
and navy While this situation exists there suddenly
arises in Central Europe ominous cloud, growing
out of the assassination of the heir to the Austrian
throne.
What this cloud portends man can tell. En-
peror Francis Joseph has long passed the age of ae
tive usefulness and may die at any moment The man
who was relied upon the pillar of the monarchy
and the bulwark against Pan-Slayism is no more.
A weakling will come to the throne when Francis
Joseph dies. What, then, will hold together the con-
gomeate empire which contains within itself the ee
ments of its destruction?
And the dissolution of the Austrian empire may
mean general European war and map OF
Europe In this expectation all the great nations are
completely armed The world never before beheld
such vast ornaments in time or peace Germany
alone has more trained soldiers than all Europe in
the Napoleonc era, and second-cass battleship of
today could have sunk at its leisure all of Nelson's
feet and all of the French and Spanish fleets
at Trafalgar.
Nor should we forget, Japan and her bellicose at
ttude, encouraged by "mushy' diplomacy at Washing
ton The means that timid craftsmanship takes to
avert a war are more likely to bring on war Weak
ness is encouragement to opponents to believe we
dread war they will act accordingly Mr.. Bryans
arbitration treaties interpreted to mean merely
this nations fear of So while Mr.. Carnegie is
sentimentazing with his millions and Mr. Bryan is
huggng his arbitration treaties and lodging respon-
sibilites there are and rumors of war, and
isreat war cloud is settling down upon Europe and
giving deep disquiet to the nations
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
The Story Of the Stars and Stripes

flag. first by leaving off the Union
Jack and using only the thirteen hori-
zontal stripes. The modified flags
were not always red and white, but
regularly consisted of combinations
of two colors selected from red, white,
blue and yellow. The final <modifica-
ton was the replacement of the
Union Jack by the white stars on a
blue field.
The stars are. the only distinctive
feature of the American flag. The
Charming story which credits Betsy
Ross with making the first flag of
stars and stripes is Still accepted by
historians. When Washington sug-
gested the six-pointed star she DEM
onstrated the ease with which a
FIVE pointed star could be made by
folding a piece of paper and pro-
ducing one with a single clip of the
scissors. Some writer's are of the
opinion that both stars and stripes
in the flag were derived from the coat
of arms of the Washington family,
but this theory is not generally held.
The official adoption of our first flag
was in 1777. On June IA of that year
the Continental Congress passed an
act providing that the flag of the
thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the Union be thirteen stars, white on
blue field. representing new con-
stellation." The thirteen stars wefe
arranged in circle to symbolic the
perpetnity of the union of the States.
Vermont waseadmitted to the Union
In 1891 and Kentucky In 1892. 1t was
felt that these two new. States ought
to be recognized on the flag, SO in
1894 Congress passed an act making
the flag fifteen8 stars and fifteen
stripes.
This remained the flag of the United
States throughout the War of 1912,
until there were twenty States in the
Union. In 1916 an effort was again
made to modify the flag so that all
the new States wouid-be represented
on it, To be continually adding stripes
would make the flag very awkward
in shape and appearance, SO, after
arguing the matter for two years,
Congress decided to return to the
original thirteen stripes and one star
for each State. Congress has never
determined the arrangement of the
stars nor the shape and proportions
of the flag, and there has been great
variation. especially in the grouping
of the stars. There are still many
who believe that the symbolic circu-
lar grouping of stars should be re-
stored.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
JERSEY CITY WAKING UP.

Jersey Cty's engineers have elaborated plan OF
harbor Improvement to include the filling in and de-
velopment of the Hackensack meadows the construe-
ton of railroad connect with the main lines and
the building of bulkhead docks and freight stations
The city must first acquire the riparian rights 1t
already owns nine acres of the meadow and about
500 feet of frontage the city has something
to start with.
This is the first real evidence OF spirit of enter
prise in Jersey City in water front development and
its inspiration is the example of Newark 1t would
be a dull-witted town, indeed, that, having such
chances of development Jersey City has, should
supinely look on at neghbor towns large enterprise
and do nothing Jersey City has neglected or thrown
away magnificent opportunities at her front door She
would be crminally foolish neglect those that
still remain at her back door.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
rHE cITY,s PRuNEp BuDGET.

The cuts made in the annual budget by the Com
mon Council finance committee last night will doubt
less be adopted by the council They amount to about
quarter of million below the estimates and make
budget of s6,732,OOO, of which, however only
Sc, 1872 600 will go into the tax levy which will be
about $500 900 more than last year and mostly on
account of mandatory increases
The Board of Works budget suffers cut of SS4,-
500, the fire department $56,6s5s6, the police de-
partment s36,1s4S7 and the Board of Health and
City Hospital total of $47,294.14. The amounts
allowed in each case are, however. larger than the
appropriations in 1913
The Fairgrounds receive about $4,000 more than
last year though about 81 900 less than was asked
this year while the public baths appropriation ex-
ceeds that of last year by $4,000. but is about
S1O435 less than the estimate. The Shade Tree
Commission which was allowed $51,996 40 in 1913
and wanted $S4SS0 this year, gets $4,000, small
increase over last year.
The finance committee is limited to a few items
in making any changes in the budget as it cannot
touch the mandatory ones, which this year foot up
to $279S787.73 an increase last of nearly
a quarter of million The tax rate will be deter
mined by the assessed valuations yet to be declared
and these may approximate figure that will keep
the rate close to that of last years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JULY 2
Iu[Y 2
JUL 7 Z
Elizabeth Cromwell
Copyrighted 1914.


d MAN
The second daughter of "Old Iron
Sides" Elizabeth Cromwell, was born
the I'd of July, 1929 She was named
after Cromwelrs wife, and in spite of
the fact that that austere statesman
sometimes expressed his anxiety as
to Elizabeth's spiritual condition she
was undoubtedly his favorite child.
At the age of seventeen Elizabeth
married ClaYpole, one of her fathers
young retainers. He was of course,
avowedly a member of the Puritan
party or he would not have been
friend of Cromwell, but 1t seems clear
that his conduct was not always that
of Puritan and one of his contem-
porary Puritans called him a de-
-bauched and ungodly cavalier" In
spite of such epithets as this Crom-
well seems to have respected his
young son-in-l law, and in his days of
power made him master of the horse
and one of his house of lords and
created him knight and baronet."
The reason that young Claypole
was dubbed as a debauched and I'M
godly cavalier was no doubt due to
the fact that he and his wife. too,
were fond of the good things of life,
and in spite of the fact that they
were allied to the Puritan cause they
did not think 1t necessary for their
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

NEATNESs AS A SUCCESS MAGNET

Owing to the "dowdiness'' of a
young actress at a rehearsal, not long
ago. London theatrical manager
lost his temper and informed the
young woman that she would have to
look for another job unless she inn
proved her appearance.
The man who hires all the salespeo-
pie for a large retail store says that
the most important element In an APP
plicant's chance for trial is his APP
pearance.
In nine cases out of ten the en-
ployer and the world at large are
right in judging the qualifications of
a worker by the pains he takes in
making his person and clothing as at
tractive as possible. Everything
abouFa man bespeaks his character.
He puts his personality into every
thing he does, no less than his work.
There are exceptions it is true.
Sometimes we see an untidy person,
one wholly Indifferent to his appear
ance, VINO does good work; but these
exceptions are rare and, for all prac-
teal purposes, need not be reckoned
with. The world in general will con-
tinue to judge a mans merits largely
by his appearance, and the sooner
young people learn this the better it
will be for them.
1t does not matter how much merit
or ability an applicant for position
may possess, he cannot afford to be
careless of his personal appearance.
There are two chief factors in good
appearance; cleanliness of body and
loneliness of attire. Usually these
go together, neatness of attire indi-
eating sanitary care of the person,
while outward slovenliness suggests
carelesness that probably goes deeper
than the clothes covering the body.
A young woman was once recon-
mended as highly qualified in every
way to fill the vacant office of SUI
perintendent and teacher in an indus
trial school for girls. The founder Of
the institution was very favorably
impressed by the high tone Of her
recommendations, and appointed n
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
THREE NEW DREADNoUGHTs.

The signing of the naval bill by the President
gives the country three new dreadnoughts two
ordered by Congress and one to be obtained by the
sale of the batteships Idaho and Mississippi TO
Greece This will make addition to our navy to
compensate for the loss due to stupid policy in Con
gress for several years which threatened to reduce
this country to the rank of third-rate power.
The logic of events worked this change in Con-
gress Not the trouble with Mexico although 1t has
had its significant suggestion, but the persistency
of Japan in forcing her California claims upon our
government The fact has filtered into the minds
of many pork-barre and anti-navy Congressman that
there is serious problem in the Pacific which the
United States will have to grappe with before many
days and that it is imperative for our government
to be prepared for it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

tening to Mr.. Lincoln" said Mr..
Brainard
1T seemed to me that, just as Lin
coin began, the attitude of many Ct
these men was not exactly critical
but that. of suspense. I think none
of them had ever heard Lincoln. The
common impression in New York
was that he was a splendid type. of
prairie lawyer and that he was a
master of the art of public speak
ing in the open-that is TO say, in
groves, or in parks,
mo one really expected to hear a
markedly logical or profoundly
learned discourse. Gradually there
came a change in the expression OF
the faces of these men. l observed it
and called the attention of one who
sat next to me to it. At first II APP
peared to suggest a form of wonder
that this man should be speaking as
none but a great intellectual power
could speak. Then gradually that
sentiment was followed by another,
which indicated clearly to me that
these men had become thoroughly
absorbed, forgetting themselves in
listening intently to the words of the
speaker, and this was all the more
remarkable, Because Lincoln made
use of no gestures and seemed to be
utterly free from any of the tricks
or articles of professional rhetori-
clans.
1T seemed to me that not more
than fifteen minutes passed away be-
fore every one of these men was by
the intentness of his study of Lincoln
by his complete absorption in the
thought and the manner of express
ing it which were characteristic of
the speaker, paying as fine tribute
to a master mind as was ever paid
by men of intelligence to a greater
intellect" iHe-c go
Copyright. 1914, by E. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
When Lincoln Made His Famous Cooper Union Speech

The late Cephas Brainerd, who was
for many years one of the leaders of
the New York Bar and who died in
1910, in his eightieth year, associated
officially with the Young Republican
organization of New York State in the
early days of the party. 1t was large
ly due to a suggestion of Mr.. Brainerd
that Abraham Lincoln was invited to
deliver an address to the Young Re-
publicans in February, 1860. 1t had
been made known to the organization
that Mr.. Lincoln purposed visit to
the East so that he might spend a day
or two with his son, Robert 7. Lin
coin, who was then a student at
Harvard
In view of the great reputation
which Lincoln had gained in the West
as Republican leader, not merely in
a purely political sense, but a leader
of thought and an exponent of the
principles which were representative
of the Republican organization, it was
believed to be an excellent plan to in
vite Mr.. Lincoln to address the young
Republicans of the East
He accepted the invitation, and
Cephas Brainerd was named as chair
man of the reception committee, and
it was he who arranged all the details
of the occasion and secured Cooper
Union, then one of the largest halls
in New York, as the place for the adj
dress.
Nearly forty years later it was my
privilege to learn from Mr.. Brainerd
in some detail how the address,
which has passed into history as the
Cooper. Union address, was received
by those who assembled in that great
hall TO hear Lincoln.
II sat in a place where It was easy
for me to watch the expression upon
the faces of some of the distinguished
men of New York, some of whom
were numbered among the greatest
intellectual forces in the United
states at that time, as they sat lis
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

dAftGf1At4L.
salvation to maintain. a look of peri
petual gloom. They lived in a fine
house and Lady Claypole wore fine
dresses and they saw no harm in 1t.
Sometimes Cromwell was much dis
tressed at what he considered his
daughters levity. When she had
been married four years he wrote to
her lamenting her vanity and car
nal mind" At another time when he
was writing to his wife he asked her
to warn Elizabeth to take heed of a
departing heart and Of being cozoned
with worldly vanities and worldly
company which | doubt not she is too
subject to-"
Elizabeth died at the age of twenty
nine, and 1t is said that in her last
illness she called for her father. One
might think that the dying message
of a favorite daughter would have
been one of tenderness and gratitude,
but such was not the case. For Betty
in spite of her lightness of heart had
been greatly distressed at the enor-
nous loss of life and destruction OF
property occasioned by his wars. The
thought of the unnecessary suffer ng
which he had occasioned weighed
heavily on her heart and in her dy-
ing breath she upbraided her father
for the innocent blood that he had
caused to be shed. y
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

Have you ever wondered why the
eyes in portraits painted in oils fol-
low you? There is something uncanny
aboutsit. Years ago superstitious peo-
Pile were afraid to go into picture
gallery where portraits of ancestors
were to be found. Now we know that
the thing is simply an optical illusion.
To produce such an effect the eyes
of the person represented In the por-
trait must be looking directly to the
front and not toward one side. In
such circumstances the pupil of each
eve is necessarily In the middle there
OF, with as much white" on one side
as on the other.
Obviously, this relation does not
vary at all with the position assumed
by the observer. The latter may
stand far over on either side of the
picture, and vet, from his point of
view, there is as much white" on one
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
Eyes That Follow You

side of each eye as on the other, and
the pupil still is in the middle. Such
being the case. the painted image
continues to look directly at him.
In the palatial mansion of a we'll
known multimillionaire there is a
double staircase, the two flights join
ing at a landing above. On the wall
is huge painting of a flock of sheep
coming down hill.
The picture is a famous work of art
and cost many thousands of pounds,
but the popularity about it that
chiefly interests most people who see
it is that, no matter which of the two
flights (Which are fifty feet apart
one ascends, the sheep seem to be
running directly toward the observer.
Here again the optical principle In
volved is exactly the same as that
which makes the eyes On the portrait
appear as il they followed you.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
THRILLING OBJECT LESSON FOR LEGISLATORS.

party of New Jersey legislators members of
Joint committee visiting State institutions, had
thrilling object lesson in the grade crossing peril
when their automobile just missed being struck by
a fast train in Atlantic County This crossing has
the so-caled protection of gates, but the gateman
was attending to his business and the lawmakers
escape from death was matter of inches
The three Assemblymen in the party may not be
reelected to the next Legislature, but Senators
Hennessy and Ramsay at least will be there, and it
will strange If this experience does not prompt
them to work for grade crossing elimination law
that will be something better than farce per-
sonal experience is sometimes wonderful eyeopener
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

Painters at Eureka, Cal, have Sc
cured a minimum wage of "a a day.
Native carpet industry ID
being revived in Egypt.
During 1918 1,730,872 British work.
ers received a net wage increase OF
$S07, 566 a week.
A union carpenter has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Akron, o.
There is but one automobile fac
tory in Ireland. 1t employs ITO hands.
Wood, wire and metal fathers have
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
In the World Of Labor

22s locals and total membership of
5000.
Transport Workers Federation Of
Great Britain represents 100000 or
ganized workers.
Electricians at Baltimore, Md, have
secured union-shop agreements.
Rock Springs (Wyo) local unions of
miners are remodeling their labor
temple at cost of $4,000.
In Bavaria, Germany, a number of
towns have decided to introduce I'M
insurance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
CAMpEN,s DOZEN FAIRGROUNDS.

The opening of twelve Fairgrounds in Camden for
the season. which is three than last year, shows
gratifying advance in civic spirit, upon which Phila-
dephias big New Jersey suburb is to be congratulated
An innovation is the throwing open of some of the
Fairgrounds at night, for the of boys and girls
who are employed in the daytime, and this idea de-
serves imitation by all cities where these centres of
recreation have been established.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
che CestinS

When in the dim beginning of the years
God mixed in man the rapture and the tears
And scattered through his brain the starry stuff,
He said, Behold Yet this is not enough,
For must test the spirit to make
That he can dare the vision and endure.
Il will withdraw Ny face
Veil Me in shadow for certain space,
And leave behind only broken clue,
crevice where the glory gmmers through;
Some whisper from the sky,
Some footprint in the road to track Me by.
Il will leave man to make the fateful guess,
Will leave him torn between the and yes,
Will leave him in tragic loneliness to choose,
Drawn upward by the choice that makes him free
Leave him in tragic loneliness to choose
With all in life TO win or all to lose"
Edwin Markham.
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partition and that it costs fifteen cents to get on the
beach side of the obstruction. This is sheer robbery
and on the complaint of indignant Brooklyn eiti-
zen Mayor Mitchell proposes to find out who is grab
bling the front which belongs to the people, TIE
same thought was in the mind of a magistrate who
discharged some young men arrested for sleeping
the sand on hot night and denounced the act of the
Coney Island police outrage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
The Reactionaries in Control.
I'M the Indianannlis Star

From the indianapolis Star.
What is to be made out of a situa
ton such as the Republican party of
Iowa finds itself in, where the organi-
cation remains, as 1t was in 1912, in
the hands of men who bitterly op-
posed the rape of the nomination for
Taft and then voted for Roosevelt in
November?
1t is easy to understand why men
like La Toilette, Hadley and Cum
minis, who had already progressive
lied the Republican party, felt loath
TO abandon their organization and
their followers. With them the Re
publican party was no longer a stand
pat party. but an >insurgent party
In South Dakota, Missouri and Kan
sas, the inevitable has already hap
pened-that is, the Progressives in the
Republican party have been driven
out just as they have been in Penn
sylvania. The organizations there are
as reactionary as they are in New
York or Illinois or Ohio
The cases of Iowa and Wisconsin,
therefore, are unique, with the possi-
BILE exception of California, where ii
Is almost inconceivable that the Re-
publican party should pass again I'M
der reactDnary control In Minnesota
there is an abandonment of farther
effort of men like Clapp to keep the
Republican party progressive.
In Indiana the lineup has never
been in doubt since the Republican
State convention of 1912 was strong
armed by the Fairbanks machine fol-
lowing the shameless primaries in
this COUNTY. The party was taken
possession of by the reactionaries
then jusA as completely as it is by
Penrose u PENNSYLVANIA tQdays