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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
THE ATLANTIC TRIP By AIRsH1P.

Just at the time when plans are being perfected
TO fly across the Atlantic Ocean in heavier-than-air
machine early day the assertion is made in
Germany that nothing stands in the way of trans
atlantic fight but the question of expense. This is
the opinion of Major Parseval, Bayaran officer
who has constructed practicable drgible airshps He
asserts that there technical difficulties in the
way of crossing by air, and believes that airship
of his own type 100 horsepower, and with length
of $50 feet, could make the passage in three days.
To be sure, Major Parseyal's statement re-
lates to ships sustained in the air by gas and many
believe that in the end this type will prove the
successful transatlantic air craft.
Whether the heayer-rhan-ar type or the other
is the first to accomplish the seemingly impossible
feat, whether Rodmsn Wanamaker or Major Won
Parseyal shall write their names in immortal fame
Is the first to accomplish the seemingly impossible
as the first air navigator to the Atlantic it be-
comes more and more of a certainty that that which
formerly derided insane dream will become
a familiar reality before the end of the present
decade
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
OUR WEAK ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM.

Nobody dispute the acrid criticism OF the
administrative capacity of legislatures in an ad
dress to the State Bar Association at Atlantic City
on Saturday There is abundant evidence of its truth
in the way the authority delegated by the Legislature
is used and misused
Commissions have been created by legislatures
from time to time for specific purposes and have
been kept alive from year to for apparently
other reason than make official places for political
nartisans When it is demonstrated that commits
sion is practically useless is trying to perform
duties that overlap those OF another commission the
Legislature refuses to abolish it or consolidate it,
The failure OF the Legislature this year to reform
the State commission system old story. Its
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
\ CIRCUIT JUDGE FROM NEW JERSEY.

The New Jersey Bar Association does not ask too
of the President in its resolution adopted at At
lantic City ON Saturday favorng the appointment of
New Jersey lawyer to succeed Judge George Gray of
the United States Circuit Court resigned New Jersey
is justly entitled to the appointment and it was al
most duty of the State Bar Association to urge the
claims Of the State.
As is we'll known, this state has been represented
on the Circuit bench only for the comparatively short
time that Judge tanning occupied it, and he was the
first Jerseyman in about twenty years to be appointed
And yet the business Of the court mostly comes from
New Jersey with its thousands of corporations and
New Jersey lawyers have familiarity with this bust
ness 10 be of great service TO the Circuit Court
Two of the Circuit Court judges Pennsy
yaniaps and the question of the third Judge there
fore, lies between Now Jersey and Delaware The
latter State furnishes little business for the court
and it has long been represented in the judgeshps
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15

1t is denied by Chairman Webb, of the House
committee on the Judiciary that the labor provision
of the Clayton antitrust bill means anything more
than merely protection of the unions from dissolution
and the 1ogazaton of such acts the courts have
already LOCALIZED. such the strike anu primary
boycott. H says I'VE have only written in this see
ton the concensus of the judgments of the best
Federal courts.
What labor and farmer organizations asked was
specific declaration that the antitrust acts should
not in any way apply to them. They did not want
10 be put in the same class with predatory private
corporations be prosecuted in any way and for
any reason criminal trusts The committee chair
man shows that all that has been allowed to them
Is what the decisions of the courts have already
allowed
Why there should be any pother over concessions
in the Clayton bill of what judicially de-
termned rights it is hard to The legal status
of the labor unions is not to be changed by this
legislation. 1t is remarkable also that the labor
representatives at Washington should have been
content accept what their organizations already
lossess.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
ApLAI EWING STEVENSON.

The death Of former Vice-Presdent Adai Ewing
Stevenson, of Illinois, had been expected for several
days. A born Kentuckan and educated in Kentucky,
Mr. stevenson became lawyer in Illinois and repre-
scented that State for number of terms in Congress
and served first assistant acknowledgement under
President Cleveland. aterward being elected the
presidential ticket with Cleveland in 1892
Mr.. Stevenson not SNOWY man i'll politics,
but he possessed all the solid qualities of character
command the respect Of leading in public life.
He had a wide knowledge of national affairs a
mature judgment and training OF years in Con
gress Such well fitted to be a presiden-
tial ticket with grover Cleveland and he worthily
filled the Office of Vice-Presdent and presided over
the Senate during the troubled years of Mr.. Ceve-
lands second term
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
FOUND WORK WORTH WHILE.

Among the wealthy girls who have
devoted themselves to sociological
work rather than society is Miss
Maria Baca, OF New York. who
bravcd the intense cold of Il Michigan
winter in an endeavor TO alleviate the
sufferings of the families of the for
eign copper miners in Calumet.
Miss Baca is "A college graduate and
student of sociology, and becoming
interested in conditions in the North
left a Mexican ranch, where she had
been staying, and arrived with let
ters of introduction to the officials OF
the Western Federation of Miners.
With a woman interpreter as her
sole companion, Miss Baca managed
i'm eight weeks to make fifteen sleigh
Journeys in which She covered every
district, in spite of the fact that the
thermometer was 20 degrees below
zero
Although she has spent over one
thousand dollars of her own money in
purchasing shoes and clothes for the
wives and children she has been
working among, she claims TO have
been actuated only by the bracinS
nil
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15

Winter and summer the entertain
ment of patients in the insane hos
pitfalls of Ohio has been reduced to an
art particularly during the long days
of winter, when, from necessity, large
numbers must be kept inside the
buildings, it has been reduced to
something akin TO a science by the
hospital superintendent So thor
oughly has this skill developed, that
there is always a diversity of things
TO occupy the time and attention of
the patients, And much of the enter
tainment the prisoners are able to
provide for themselves
There is no fixed STANDARD for the
hospitals. Each superintendent, ex-
perienced with his wards, employs the
various things he deems best suited;
but there arc certain games and
amusements that are found in all hos
pitfalls.
There are pool and billiard tables
installed in each hospital and the pa
tents are encouraged 10 occupy their
time in these games. There are
checker boards galore in all, there are
cards and cuchre, high five, seven UP
and other standard games, are usually
running, with players deeply interest
cd and a large crowd watching.
There are automatic musical instru-
ments with records and music that
appeal to the patients and in the
summer there is baseball, croquet,
tennis and the homelier but entertain
ing game of quoits, often played with
the old but ever interesting horse
shoes. Dancing is employed for those
who care TO dance but that form of
entertainment is usually employed
only at intervals where outsiders are
invited and lend their presence and
interest to the program.
There arc pool and billiard players
i'm each of the hospitals whose skill
with the cue and balls would give q
lively game to many of the ambitious
amateur players. 1t is a demonstrated
fact that many whose mental condl-
tions are sadly bcClouded arc able tc
| play exceptional games of pool and
billiards. They are able to play mater
games with picked teams, and the
| contests gre so nicely handled no one
| watching would suspect the players
with mental Incompetence These
| two games seem never to lose theil
/ interest to the patients.
| All of the games played with cardi
are popular with the inmates ant
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Y ours
JUNE IS
Adah lsaacs Menken
Copyrighted
IS
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Adah Isaacs Menken, vino was born
June Is, 1885, could hardly be taken
as an example by tie women who
share her birthday, for her unhappy
life of thlrty-three years could not be
an example to any one. She was born
near New Orleans, Louisiana, the
eldest of the three daughters of a
prosperous citizen named McCord.
When Adah-or Adelaide, as she was
then known-was eight years old her
father died, leaving his family in
restitution. 1t was as a means OF
earning a living that lre three little
girls were put on the stage as dancers
being known as the Theodore SIS
ters.
Adelaide was the favorte of the
three, but when not busy dancing 81
practising new steps she used to find
time to study Latin, Hebrew, German
and Greek. At seventeen she married
but the name of this first husband IS
not known. She soon left him, and for
the next four years tried her hand at
a number of callings. She published a
volume of poetry. she acted. she
danced, and for a time taught Latin
and Spanish at a young women S
school At tWenty-one Adelaide mar
ried again--this time Isaac Menken,
a Jewish musician aud composer for
whom she had great affection. 30
complete was her admiration for him,
in fact, she adopted his faith and
chung to it through her changeful life.
She also changed her name to Adam,
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adding Isaacs Menken, which, even
though she deserted Mr.. Menken, she
chung to through life. Three years
later she married a prizetighter, and,
soon wearying of him, she married
Robert Newell, who was succeeded
bv the fifth and last husband, q Wah
street "puncher," who soon deserted
her.
Through these vicissitudes Menken
was seen frequently on the stage,
where she attracted great admiration
OWNS. to her matchless beauty. 1t is
said. however, that she never learned
her parts and was a source of great
yexation on that account to her di-
rectors Her greatest success-and
her great seandal-was caused by
her appearance in "Mazeppa,' where
she appeared in daring horseback
leap which excited no end of erit-
eisn. 1t was in this part that she
went to London and here she became
acquainted with Dickens. Swinburne
and Charles Reade In France she
was a friend of such men as Gautier
and Dumas.
Menken died of consumption when
she was thirty-three and is buried in
the Jewish cemetery in Paris where
the simple words, thou knowest'
mark the plain gray tombstone.
Martha Blount, who was born on
June 15 1890. owes her fame to the
fact of her lifelong friendship for the
English poet, Pope. Martha Blount
would never consent to marry her
famous admirer, but she remained
his constant friend throughout life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Why the Late Jay Gould Did Not Keep Open House

personal side of Mr.. Gould's char.
acter, and said:
1.-THE old-fashioned custom of keep
ing open house on New Years Day
in New York was abandoned some
years ago. 1t had been carried to eX-
cess. The hospitality which was
shown by the heads of families to
their friends included a bounteous
table and tempting drinks. This
sometimes led to unpleasant expert
ences.
ut used to be observed that Jay
Gould's house was particularly eX-
ceptional with respect to these New
Years celebrations. 1t was never
open on New Years Day. That used
to occasion a great deal of talk.
Mr. Gould was sometimes criticised
because he stood apart from all
others in New York in closing his
doors upon New Years Day. permit
ting only the most intimate family
friends to enter.
81 know the reason why he did
that. In Mr.. Gould's business career
it was inevitable that he should have
association with some men for whom
he had very little respect on account
of their manner of life. He could not
avoid business transactions, but he
could avoid social relations.
"Now the open house on New
Years Day in New York meant that
any one could call, extend greeting,
accept the bounties of the table, and
then depart. Therefore the business
associates of Mr.. Gould for whom he
had little or no personal esteem
would be privileged upon that day to
enter his house. He did not want
them there. He did not want his
family to be brought into the slight
est social communication with them.
Therefore he decided to close his
door against every one, making no
discrimination. That is the real rea-
son why Jay Gould's house was not
open on New Years Day in New
York at the time when the making
of calls was universal custom in
this city"
Copyright. 1914, by E. ]. Edwards.
All rights reserved)
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Keeping Insane Amused

there are players who lay claim to
great skill in solving the problems
or nigh five, seven up and other
games. Cards are always busy and
the patients appear to enjoy the con-
tests in much the same manner that
is manifested by those whose liberties
are not curtailed.
Baseball never fails to interest the
patients during the days out of doors.
and the hits are run out with Just the
same strenuousN ardor that is mani
tested on the sahdlots where the flu
ture kings OF the diamond are begin
ming their days of practise.
Music has the same appeal to tho
patients that it has 10 the sane, so
the superintendents report Emotional
music brings the same response from
the bcclouded patient that is shown
In the opera house where the titled
foreign artist MARBLES to society. The
dramatic climaXes in the records by
Caruso bring applause as at the
Metropolitan. The brillint records of
Nordica, or the stirring songs by
Schumann- Heink never fail of the re-
suit. Apparently the message in
great music is received by the be-
elouded intellect much as by the
normal one.
Forms of entertainment and occu-
patton vary at each of the hospitals,
but at all there is the same effort to
bring bright hours into saddcned
lives, Reading matter is abundant,
and many of the patients arc able to
get many hours of entertainment in
that way At Massillou an unidenti-
fled person has turned over to
superintendent Eyman about $4,000
|
| lished and in which many of the
patients have done creditable work
in study. The State is fairly liberal
in its equipment of the hospitals for
| entertainments, but more costly eX-
! periments like the school are not sup
piled from State funds.-A. E. Nc
Kee, in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15

birds play in protecting farms from
the ravages of injurious insects that
prey upon the crops and orchards
would be well Understood if all the
bright-colored, harmless songsters
should be exterminated. Without
birds our fair State would become
not only non-p productive, but unin-
habitable. Cruel men and wanton
boys sometimes shoot for sport mans
feathered allies. 1t would be cheaper
If the rifle that discharged the shot
were loaded with a golden bullet and
fired into the sea.
The robin is protected by law in
the majority of States, but in six
it is included among the game birds
and killed as food. These States are
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Maryland. In twenty-siX states the
turtle" dove, which is one of the
greatest destroyers of weeds, through
the eating OF seed, is without protec-
ton. The wild pigeon, which a few
years ago was found in abundance
is now extinct, The last one known
has been stuffed and is placed in
the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
ington.
The voraciousness of our feathered
friends IS almost unlimited, it being
estimated Iha1 young crow Will edt,
twice his weight each day.. that a
robin will eat seventy cut worms
day; a nighthawk sixty grasshop-
pers; a blackbird thirty eight cut
worms. while many of these birds
also consume large numbers of mos
quitoes. DR.. w r. Hornaday, direc-
tor of the New York Geological Gar.
dens, and one of the leading natural.
lists of the world is greatly interest.
ed in the preservation of birds; and,
in one of his books asserts: Every
one of the perching birds is worth
his weight to the farmer 1t will
indeed be a. sad day for the Ameri-
can agriculturist when the last in
sect-destroying bird is brought flut-
tering and dead to the ground. Then
If never before, will he appreciate the
values of the allies he has lost for
ever; then. indeed when it is too late
will he be willing to exchange any
quantity of berries or cherries for
just one pair of living robins, cat
birds, or rather birds so despised and
neglected today"-Arthur r. War.
ner, in Fair Play Review.
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pccodcucc of Political Clubs.

From the New York Tribune.
Max Pembcrtou has stirred Lon
don considerably by declaring that
the days of her political clubs are
numbered. Does anyone go to the
Reform Club is being asked. And
while answers conflict, the preponder-
ance of opinion points to a decline 1f
popularity and prestige in London
famous political clubs.
One of the most interesting explain
atoms submitted has an especial in
terest for Americans. race often
times accused of possessing no clubs
and no club spirit. The very mixed
social quality of the House Of COM
with its social prestige" states one
London observer, in order to explain
why the clubs of the politicians have
lost caste. "An NJ. p may be any
body, and anybody may be an NJ. p"
So, naturally. political clubs have be-
come impossible
In other words. as the spirit of
democracy becomes rampant the in
nuence of clubs declines. We strong
IL suspect that truth lies in this OBJ
servation and that the comparative
unimportance OF American clubs, po-
litical and otherwise, rests on much
| the same ground. Comfortable clubs.
| Of rare flavor and distinguished
quality, are the product Of repose-
| ful. aristocratic society. In seething
! democracy, where everybody is some.
, body and nobody is anything very
! long than d generation or two,
we meant is hopeless to expect
clubs TO be anything more than tenn
porary gathering places for more or
less congenial folk.
! We can regret the absence of clubs
as delightful as those of London.
| But unless we can remake our whole
helter-skelter American way of living
and settle down to established castles
and customs there is little chance of
our becoming a. really chubby nation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
Useless

What's the use of fretting
When the joys you want slip BY,
What's the use of getting
Glum of lip and dull of eye?
What's the use of moping
When your skies are dark and gray
Docs it help you in your cropping,
Does it ever smooth the way?
Did whimper ever tighten
Any burden that you bore?
Did glum face ever brighten
Any sky that's gone before?
When you let trouble fret you
And you put away your smile,
Does your growing ever get you
Any pleasure worth the while?
You can't fret away your sorrows,
You can't NOPE away your care;
You can reach the glad tomorrows
If the troubled ones you bear.
But your growing and your whining
And your face that's sour and glum
Will not start the sun to shining
Or hasten joys TO come.
Edgar A. Guest, Detroit Free Pr
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
Cow Tries to Help Worshipper Get to
Church.

WASHINGTON, Pa, June 15.-Rid-
ingSa bicycle. J. f. WEIGH, of Wash
ington. started out yesterday with the
intention of attending services at the
Hill Church, near town.
A short distance from the borough
line Wech encountered a herd of cat
tie. All fled except one obstinate old
COW WEIGH, going at rapid speed,
did not divine her intentions soon
enough to avoid a collision. He was
flung from the wheel and alighted
astride the cows back.
The COW dashed down the road, bel
lowing and plunging. Then she
stopped and gave a demonstration of
bucking. WEIGH, though clinging to
horns and hide, was tossed into a field.
lie walked home unhurt, except in his
feelings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
TIE WIG.

Now, why did I buy it, | wonder?
I must have been crazy, ! know.
But the papers arc full of the fashion,
And the saleswoman flattered
me SO,
l dread for my husband to sec it.
He's certain to grumble and scold'
He used, in the days of our courtshin,
To liken my tresses to gold,
How Madge and Louisa and Gladys
And the rest of the women would
stare
If | should appear in the tango,
oh, caramcls. out of my hair
But I'll bet they would so in con-
WILSON'S
OF jealousy over my rig,
And guess. after all, that I'll wear II
To spite them, my new purple VIE,
-Minna Irving in Judge
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r,GURArIyELY sPEAKING

"Why. Rebecca," said mother, "that
dog isn't yours. You've no right to
bring him home!'
"W-well, mamma" pleaded Re-
becca, che was jest not belonging TO
the flowers! l can pick
flowers and keep 'em-wild ones
and the doggy was jest like-like the
flowers, and I came along, and-and
sort of-picked him"
Here the dog, turning round, dis
played noticeable lack of tail--a
bobbed -off, rabbit-like stump. Where
upon Rebecca's quiet brother Paul
spoke up unexpectedly.
"You-you didn't pick a very Ions
STEM" he said.
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From the Louisville Courier Journal
The Napoleonic suggestion will not
down That Theodore Roosevelt pos
sesses a genius for politics such as
Napoleon Bonapartc possessed for war
goes almost without saying Even in
the outer circumstances OF their lives
we find some parallels.
Napoleon was born a sentimentallst.
There is in the chateau at Chantilly
portrait of a young soldier back from
Lodi. almost pitiful to look at when
we reflect upon all that followed
especially the deterioration Of charac-
ter-it shows so plainly the good that
was in the weird child Of Corsica be-
fore he became the spoiled child Of
| destiny. Standing before this picture
with it's frank. open, hoyish oounte-
nance-its tender, fearless eyes and
sweet, almost smiling hps-noWhere
| a suspicion of cruelty or CyniciSm-
one could wish a cannon ball mad an
! ticipated the corroding work of con-
quest and empire and brought sub
| lime epic to sudden, happy and glori-
Gus completion.
The unconscious grace of beauty
| newly discovered wears away after
| many ballroom triumphs, leaving the
finest of fine girls a cold, calculating
professional belle, and in like manner
the noble spontaneity and generous
enthusiasm Of genius, grown too tami-
liar with success and used to adula
ton, harden into the selfish aims ano
lordly exactions of the arrogant egot-
list, hoist upon pedestal and posing
as a hero.
Men like Napoleon Bonaparte ant
Theodore Roosevelt, having tasted o.
ambition, know not the sweets o.
self-renunciation. In proportion al
they set UP for benefactors. they lost
the spirit and sense of benefaction
Napoleon Bonaparte, from senti
mentalist capable of real sacrifice fol-
love, became pure egotists Theodore