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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Railroad Engineer With Ruling Ambition

81 doubt if any railway executive
officer or operating manager was ever
so completely absorbed in his rail
road AS was Uncle John Newell dur
ing all the time that he was president
of the Lake Shore railroad" said the
late Charles Finney Cox to me at a
time when he was speaking of some
of his early experiences with men
who made names for themselves in
a generation which is now past as
railway managers. Mr. Cox himself
was identified with railway manage
ment, at first in the West, and aft
erwards, for some twenty years, an
executive officer holding a very inn
portant post in the Vanderbilt rail-
way system.
"Uncle John" as everybody called
him. was 6. grand character" Mr..
Cox continued. HE was not only
greatly respected, but he was regarded
with real affection by thousands. His
railroad was his life, 1t meant TO
him all that an important business
does to other men. and in it he found
the recreation which others discov-
cred in YACHTS or excursions to Eu-
rope or in racing stables or magnifi-
cent country homes. The Lake Shore
railroad. not merely as a company,
but as visible property mean its
tracks, bridges. roadbed, its engines
and its equipment-Was the delight
of Uncle John.
HE was a civil engineer by train
ing and | presume II was that pro-
fession which led him to consider and
finally work out as comprehensive a
plan for improvement as had been
up to his day considered or acted
upon by other railway managers.
ut was his ambition to reduce
every grade to a minimum, and to
make his line as nearly straight be-
tween Buffalo and Chicago as the
geographical contour of Lake Erie
on the south side would permit.
~ remember having stopped off al
| Cleveland to carry on consult a
| tion which would take only a few
hours. / think it was four or five
| years before President Newell s
| death. When ! reached the station
| to take a train east. | found that
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM
THE EXCHANGES

! settlement for the damages involved
| by the recent revolution-troubles
which Lombard street contends have
! been at least partly aggravated by
your Administrations policy toward
Huerta.
Cocaine Not Neeessars- Once in 10000
Times.
From the Pharmaceutical Era
The increasing use of narcotics in all
parts of the country, and the conse-
quent bulletins by food and drug Off
Gals. have Influenced the Department
of Agriculture to a decision to enforce
treasury decision 33, 456-as regards
the Importation of narcotic drugs
until Congress shall enact the Harri-
son anti-narcotic bill or some similar
measure.
The chief chemist of the United
States, DR. Alsberg, has assured the
legislative committee of the Kings
County Ph.S that it would not be
interpreted by the bureau of chem
istry as applying to prescriptions; if
rigidly enforced it would regulate the
Importation and sale of cocaine, under
authority given the secretary of the
treasury under the pure food and
drugs act. BY this act the secretary
is given Jurisdiction over any article
of food or drugs imported into the
United States. if such food or drugs
are "adulterated or misbranded within
the meaning of the act" or are "other-
wise dangerous to the health of the
people of the United States"
DR.. Carl L. Alsberg, chief of the
bureau Of chemistry, and DR.. Lyman
f. Kebler, chief of the drug division
are quoted to the effect that
there is not one case in 10000
where an internal dose of such a drug
as cocaine is necessary. DR.. kebler
said that sin spite of this fact the
United States imports 100000 pounds
of coca leaves in year-haf of the
worlds supply which passes through
the Amsterdam market, From these
leaves 100000 ounces of cocaine
are made. l believe an esti-
mate of a million users in this
country is conservative. A large num-
Der are due to the ease with which
heroin, a morphine derivative, may be
procured. This drug was practically
unknown when existing drug laws
were made. and few provide any re-
strictions for it's sale. 1t produces
violent commissions, which often result
in DEATH making it one of the most
dangerous drugs"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
2#TsI

There is no other success quality
ov.on,in. bonastv which is more in
e'eepe"ie IN ,,,,as ~ r,Ynan
oelhano eouhy ~ az ,r.os ~ :
endeaVor than VIM. ENeryuouy
lieves in II; everywhere we near;
give us a man who can do some
thing: a man who has push; man
-. 49,, =, HE blood /" Ability ia
VIZ ~ t..,.a.,. a. ,,ou,ar ~ mt
WorInless wi'iioue '',e ~"
1t into action Resolutions, ho"esei
good, are useless without the energy
necessary to carry them out, Push
CLEARS tho track. neople get out of the
80 80 ~ orarge+io man energy
"aS Y. gu 80, so;, 20 reach
Is Wnat wins. MANY nien a., ~ -, 49,,
the nlarh oecause .ne po"9 40 h,,iist =,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Platinum in Germany.


From L. S. Consul Thomas H. Norton,
Chemnitz.
Ono Of the most serious problems
connected with the expansion OF
electrical illumination and certain
branches of technical chemistry is
based upon the limited occurrence OF
the metal platinum. Hitherto Russia
has been practically the only source
of supply. Very small quantities OF
platinum have been found in Borneo
Sumatra, Brazil Colombia, Australia
and California, but the contributions
from all these regions to the worlds
demands form a small fraction of the
supply per cent. or less. The total
production is now about 1880 pounds
annually.
The demand for platinum has far
outstripped the supply, and has nat
urally caused an enormous increase
in the price. In 1892 platinum cost
$50 per troy pound, about one-thiro
as much as gold. Four years ago the
price had risen to 1888 per troy pound
and at present it is $4SS per troy
pound.
One-third of the worlds supply oil
platinum is required in dentistry and
another third in electrotechnical
work. All platinum used for these
two purposes is practically lost to
the world.
| Under these circumstances a large
group of industries will welcome the
discovery in Germany of extensive
deposits of platinum. susceptible OF
easy exploitation. The location OF
these deposits is at Wenden, in West
phalia, in section where iron, lead
copper and zinc mines are abund-
ant
While prospecting by drill in the
neghborhood of Wenden, metallur-
gical chemists unexpectedly discov-
cred appreciate amounts of plati-
mum in the layers of rock covering
the ores of the common metals. Over
one hundred analyses of different
borings were made and all showed
the presence of the costly metal in
sufficient amount to guarantee profit
| able extraction.
| The amount of platinum present in
! the rock varies from 90 to 10 troy
ounces per cubic yard, which is very
| rich compared with the Russian de-
| posits. Thus far a territory of SOC
acres has been examined and the Dor
ings from nine different drill holes
give on Analysis the results cited
! This tract alone will assure profit.
able extraction for many years The
! depth to which the platiniferous roct
reaches has not been announced.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22

the private car of Uncle John was
attached to the train. He invited me
TO ride with him from Cleveland to
Buffalo.
For almost the entire distance
Uncle John sat looking out from the
rear window of his car upon the
tracks and roadbed. He occasionally
pointed to places where the grade had
been eliminated or where curves had
been greatly reduced in some cases
so much so that there was a long tan
gent He told me that if he lived
long enough he would have practi-
cally every grade eliminated and
every curve excepting those necessi-
tated by the passing of, the tracks
through some of the cities, straight
ened. He said that 1t was worth all the
money that 1t cost He told me that
the Lake Shore Railroad was origin
ally built in hurry. so as to compete
with the Michigan Central. Its pro-
motors were anxious to get into Chi
caFo ahead of the Michigan Central.
For that reason. they surveyed and
built the road in the easiest way, not
caring whether the grades were heavy
or the curves many and sharp. IT
was Uncle Johns life work to correct
these early mistakes. He told me
that If he could he would be glad to
have his road as straight as the one
between st. Petersburg and Moscow,
practically an air line without q
grade. He said that if this could be
accomplished the earning power of his
road would be doubled. I never saw
more enthusiasm than that which
Uncle John displayed when he point
ed to places where curves had been
Strengthened and grades eliminated
And he had the satisfactio of know
ing, year or two before his death
that he had been teaching a lesson
to other railroad managers, and thai
lesson was this: The better the road
bed, the straighter the tracks and the
| greater the length of the tangents
the greater the earning power of g
| railroad"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
The Voice of the Spokesman.
n the Savannah Morning News.

| From the savannah Morning News.
Representative Moon. of Tennessee
is for the spoils system. no matter
who is against 1t. There is nothing
in the classified service that appeals
to him. Those holding the offices
should be in sympathy with the party
in power, is his view. If he could
have his way he would overturn all
the work that has been done in the
building up of civil service reform
Hence he told the House that he was
for passing the postoffiee appropria-
ton bill with the provision taking as
sistant postmasters out of the CLASH
fled service. notwithstanding the Pres
ident's announcement that he would
veto the bill If it came to him with
that provision in it.
Happily Mr. Moon spoke only for
himself There may be a few MEM
bers of Congress who agree with him
in respect to civil service reform,
since the postoffice appropriation bill
carries an attack on the classified ser
vice, but his support of that attack
will amount to nothing The great
majority of the Democrats in Con-
gress will back up the President in
the position he has taken. The Pres
ident has proven himself to be a safe
leader thus far. and his party will
follow him.
Naturally Mr.. Moon feels aggrieved
because he is unable TO get an office
or two for his constituents, but he
knew what the conditions were when
he helped to turn the Republican
party out of power. He knew about
the classified service, a service that
the Democratic party helped to es-
tablish. Hence he has no reason to
feel disappointed because he finds Re-
publicans fixtures in good govern
ment positions that he would like to
see occupied by Democrats.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
UPLIFT TALKS
BY oRIsoN SWEET NARDEN.
Author Of Pushing to the Front" Etc
Copyright. 1918.
VIM
7.!T vi NVPy44BlIH' WV
VIM

| II and how to keep oneself always at
the top of his condition. Whepever
you are angry or feel like grumbling
or pouting-wheneve you are gloomy,
fretful or naorose--you are consuming
your energy, wasting your vitality
and opening the sluice-ways OF your
mental reservoir instead OF sending
the power over the wheel to drive the
mental machinery. Everything which
frets, chafes, rasps or brings inhar.
mony into life is vitality waster
Whatever brings discord into the ner.
vous system destroys power. Friction
is deadly foe to happiness and sue
cess. 1t grinds away the delicate
bearings of life's machinery without
doing any good or increasing any
value. To free life from friction, to
lubrlcate all the faculties and, to,stop
all the leaks of energy. is the fir.
duty in oneself and to others.
Millions of people have made mis-
erable failures in life by letting this
precious energy, which might have
made them successful, slip away
from them in foolish living and silly
dissipation. Much of the worst kind
of energy, dissipation, is not what is
commonly called Immoral 1t is
often the result of ignorance, care
lessness or neglect, but it is is dissi-
patton, all the same.
II you would make your mark in
the world, and do your part in ad-
vancing civilization, you must cut
off everything which is an energy
waster or success-killer. Do. not do
anything or touch anything which
will lower your vitality. Always ask
yourself, what is there in this thing
l am going TO do which will add to
my Network, which will increase my
power, keep me in a more superb
condition, and make me more efficient
in the service of humanity"
DR.. Mardens Uplift Talks will APP
pear in the magazine pages of this
paper every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
India

Green, green birds gainst blue, blue sky,
The scream of the parrots as past they fly
The golden simmer of hot hot air,
And arid plain meath the suns fierce glare
Shadows lie sharp on the sun-baked land,
Nothing but shadows and dry, bare sand;
yellow dog goes sinking by,
And blue rock pigeon wheels on high.
And the pilgrims pass in an endless row,
Shutting, mumbling, on they go;
Bent with burdens, and years, and pain
They struggle past in motley train
The jackals wall in distant tope
Wall and wall like souls lost hope,
And close my eyes TO the ceaseless hum
Of the grinding rice and native drum.
= BETTY DUNDAS, in London Spectacle
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Campaign Against Wood Alcohol

The New York Committee for the
Prevention of Blindness has begun a
crusade against makers of bay rum
and other toilet articles containing
wood alcohol. Two manufacturers
have been fined and four more face
trial. Bay rum containing wood alco-
hol may cause blindness.
Power-house whiskey which con-
tains wood alcohol may cause
blindness or death. Soft drinks
containing wood alcohol may
cause whitening of the optic
nerve and consequent blindness.
Workers in large vats who are obliged
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Remarkable Underground Canal

channel. which extends for several
miles to Bolton, and from which
other canals diverge in different d.
rections. The barges were long and
narrow, each holding about ten tons
of coal. and were drawn along the
the wall. When the barges were
empty, and consequently higher out
of the water, the bargemen propelled
themselves along by leggings as II
is called
In the tunnels of early date towing
paths were never constructed and, eX-
cept where steam haulage is IN
use. the method of propelling boats
through such tunnels, down to the
present time, is either .shafting" or
..legging.' "Shafting' consists OF
pushing with a long pole, or smart.
gainst the top or sides of tunnel
while walking from forward aft along
the boat, and Is generally only used
in short tunnels.
"I,egging" is usually performed by
two men, one on each side OF the
boat at the fore end, who lie down
on their backs and push against the
tunnel sides with their feet. II the
tunnel is too wide to admit of their
reaching the side wall with their
feet from the boats deck, boards
protecting over the boats side,
termed wings. are brought into use
for them to lie on. When the roof
of a tunnel is low, one man can leg
an empty boat lying down on the
top of the cabin.
"Legging" is hard work, and it is
difficult to realize that in former days
II used to be performed by women
as well as by men. At tunnels where
traffic is good professional ''leggers'
are in attendance, who take their
turn assisting boats through as re-
| ouired. At the old Harecastle Tun-
mel a 'legger" may be- engaged for
less than half a dollar for the pas
sage through, which generally takes
about three hours.
The canals are still in use, but
women have dropped out OF the pro-
: feSsion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
ODDITIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

night, told the following story on him.
self. He said the incident occurred
in New York while he was on his way
to this city.
The ex-President went into a drug
store at the. Pennsylvania station 10
buy shaving stick The clerk who
sold him the stick looked him over
carefully.
"Why, you are the dead image of
Taft the clerk exclaimed.
II told him." said the ex- President
in relating the story, that he ought
to be careful of his emphasis on the
word dead
Jury Gets Twisted in Alienation Suit,
Insisting ON Flung the Husband.
NEW YORK, Jan. ga jury before
Justice Gayegan fixed $50 yesterday
as the amount Of damage Mrs. Rose
Purella sustained because Miss Julia
Clarity alienated the affections of
her husband. After the jury had been
out two hours it returned with the
report:
1--WE have found the husband
guilty"
But you are not concerned with
the husband" said Justice Gavegan
in amazement. You must find YER
dict for Mrs. Purella and fix dam
ages: Go out and bring in new vsr-
dict"
When the jury returned the fore
man announced:
We find the husband guilty of mis-.
conduct and fine him $50"
The court said the verdict was "im-
possible" and sent the jury cut again,
with the result that the $50 verdict
for, the Plaintiff was then brought in.
WomnD's Legs Broken Tweptyrsix Tiaesj
Last Fracture Fatal.
WINSTED. Conn, Jan. 22.--Miss
Sarah Corcoran. seyenty-three, who
died at the home of her sister Law.
Mrs. Timothy Corcoran, in Reynolds
Bridge, Yesterday. held State record
for broken bones, having suffered
fractures of her legs twenty-six times
since childhood. A few weeks ago she
fell, both legs were broken. She re-
fused to have the fractures reduced.
She had gradually failed since then;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
WomaD's Legs Broken Twepty-six TiAes
Last Fracture Fatal.

to shellac the inside of them become
blind from inhaling the fumes of the
wood alcohol contained in the sheiac.
The laws are stringent regarding the
manufacture and sale of wood alcohol,
but unless some one makes it. his
business to. keep watch on the un-
scrupulous manufacturer they will IN
troduce this vile poison because il ie
cheaper. See to 1t that your barber
uses only the best toilet articles, and
that the ginger ale you drink Is one
that does not contain this poison.
You can detect the odor in most in
stances and this should put you on
your guard. t..;t45. ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22

For the first time in the history OF
New York State, the commissioner or
labor is empowered to regulate the
construction of factory buildings.
The labor temple in Atlanta, Ca is
now entirely free of any indebted
ness. the last obligation having been
liauidated recently.
Members of the Jewish Bakers
Union at Toronto, Canada, are receiV-
ing a, higher rate of wages and better
conditions than the gentle bakers
Unemployed citizens of Winnlpes
70 the number of $500 have held a
meeting and asked the city council
to provide them with Work-no'
charity.
Ohio coal mines will close down in
definitely April 1, when both the
bituminous coal and anthracite min
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
NOT AN OCTET.

Cyril Maude, the English comedian,
was talking about class distinctions.
They are less marked with you
than with us" he said. Here you
all talk alike-the shop girls accent
differs in no wise from that of a
Stuyyesant or a Roosevelt But with
US the lower classes talk q disgrace
full jsrgon,
..The III especially The lower
classes can never master that H. In
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22

my youth | once heard stage man
ager rehearsing Faust He had
sprung from the people, poor chap,
and he conducted the rehearsal like
this:
Old your 'ands on your lips, old
up your 'eads. and look 'aughty.
You're not on 'Ampstead Gath, now
you're in AIDES. Now. astin off 'ur-
riedly. with look Of ate.
But, sir said l, there's only six
of u.s."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Good Things TO Eat in 1884.
From Greenfield (Mass.) Gazette an
Courier.

OOOu lnlnBb 10 Eat IN 1909.
From Greenfield (Mass.) Gazette and
Courier.
Much is said about the simple liv-
ing of the good old times. John
Sheldon shows us a copy of the menu
of a dinner served at the American
House, Springfield, in 1854 to the
newspaper men of Western Massa-
chusetts, that is interesting along
the line. These editors sat down to
repast of two kinds of soup, three
kinds of fish, six of cold meats,
seven of roasts, including turkey,
goose and chicken: five boiled dishes,
nine relishes, ten entrees, thirteen
kinds of game including mongrel
goose, canvas back and other vari-
cites of ducks, grouse, quail and
pigeons; twelve kinds of vegetables,
thirteen kinds of pie, as many kinds
of pastry and a full array of fruit
and nuts. Nowadays an editor
thinks he is lucky if he gets plain
roast beef. The menu for this feast
of the gods was decked out with a
lacey flyleaf like a valentine, and
each editors copy was printed with
his own name on the back. Not
much plain living and high thinking
about that!-Greenfleld Gazette and
Courier.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22

vice. congratulated a young man in
Pittsburgh on his approaching mar
riage. s.. .s
1T is wise to marry early said
Mr.. Carnegie. Your wife will help
you to succeed. Consult her in all
the important details of your busi-
ness. and be- sure to take her advice
as often as possible" M
Mr.. Carnegie's eyes twinkled.
For you'll f1nd,' he said, cas- We
all have found, that the most aggra-
waiting thing that can happen. to
man is TO go contrary to his wife's
wishes and then fail"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
London view Of the President.

LONDON view OF the bfesloenb.
London Dispatch to New York Evening
Post.
It is nov generally recognized, in
financial and political circles here,
that Wilson's great gain in prestige
as a result Of his parliamentary sue
eesses, will strengthen his power for
overruling rash proposals of legisla-
ton IF his new power is not abused
he should be able to handle satisfac-
torily the numerous difficult prob
lens now before your country.
It ia true. his attitude toward
Mexico is not approved in financial
circles here, but holders OF Mexican
securities profess to believe that the
ultimate occupation of Mexico by the
United States is inevitable, and they
are now inclined to trust President
Wilson's justice in the ultimate final
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
FAULTY CONSTRUCTION

Bacon: "Who is the bowlegged
man."
Egbert: ooh, he's one of our self
made men"
well, say. isn't there any law
against faulty construction in your
town?'-Yo nkers Statesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
Watch the Furnace.


From the Philadelphia Press.
The first cold snap of winter
brought its usual aftermath of fires,
due to carelessness in the homes.
Fortunately, though the number of
fires was more than usually large,
the damage was trifing, and there
was no injury or loss of life. A di-
vision of the fire records of the
crowded forty-eight hours into dis
triets shows that the fashionable
residential sections suffered equally
with the rest. There is strong
temptation, when the weather is cold,
to force your heating range or fur
mace up to its utmost capacity, and
then leave it in an over-heated con-
dition without further attention. The
probabilities of a fire seem utterly
remote, and the need for more heat
an urgent necessity. But when flue
burns out, or an overheated radiator
ignites some infammable material in
its proximity, one is likely to have
substantial cause to regret his lack
of foresight.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
GOOD ADVICE.

Andrew Carnegie, who. 1t is we'll
known. attributes great deal of his
success to his wife's influence and adj