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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

Perhaps the people OF no nation
love their flag more devoutly than do
Americans love "O1d Glory" The
STARS and Stripes" floating in the
breeze, never falls to awaken a thrill
In an Americans heart, and nothing
so arouses his patriotism as the re-
port that the colors he has been
taught from infancy to revere has
been trampled upon by foreign ma
ton.
But it must be admitted that the
American people fall to give enough
attention at times to the flying of
our flag. For instance, on the day
that the United States captured the
port of Vera Cruz only thirteen flags
could be seem from the roof of the
Tribune building when a count was
taken, and this included the
Tribune's flag and three on public
buildings.
There were a good many more
American flags in Vera Cruz that
day, and under them men of our
army and navy were dying" said the
Tribune in an editorial whether
that is war or not, the flag is. on the
firing line with brave men, our men,
round it. The flag should be flying
here at home, in recognition of that
fact and in honor of the men who
are stalking their lives for the honor
of the flag. Every roof should fly
the colors, and windows should dis
play 1t. This is not jngoism. What
ever our theories of Mexican policy
whether we are for peace or war
this is the time to remind us that
we are Americans, and that in the
face of international perlls or re-
sponsibilities all Americans are one"
There is a question among many,
no doubt, as to just when and how
the flag should be displayed The
fixed occasions are as follows: 1t
should be displayed at full staff on
Lincoln's birthday, February IL;
Washington's birthday, February ";
battle of Lexington anniversary, April
1s; Memorial Day, May 80; Flag Day
June IA; battle of Bunker Hill ami
versary, June II; Independence Day
July 4; battle of Saratoga anniver-
sary. October H. surrender of York
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Every Home Should Fly a Flag

town anniversary, October 10; Evac-
uation Day, November rs.
On Memorial Day the flag Should
fly half staff from sunrise to noon
and a full staff from noon to sunset.
The military ceremony observed to
show a proper respect for the Amer
lean flag requires that the flag shall
not be hoisted before sunrise nor be
allowed to remain up after sunset.
At retreat" at sunset, civilian spec
tators should stand at attention"
and uncover during the playing or
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" Mil
itary spectators are required by reg
ulation to stand at attention" and
give the military salute. During the
PLAYING of the national hymn at ere
treat the flag should be lowered, but
not then allowed to touch the ground.
When the national colors is passing
in parade or in review the spectators
should, if walking, halt, and if sitting
arise and stand at attention" and
uncover.
When the flag is flown at half staff
as a sign of mourning it should be
hoisted to full staff at the conclusion
of the funeral In placing the nag at
half staff it should first be hoisted to
the top of the staff and then lowered
to position.
The national salute IS one gun 70
every State. The international salute
is. under the law of all nations, twen-
ty-one guns.
Legislation to preserve the Amerl-
can flag from dissertation, mutilation
or improper use, has been enacted in
thirty-one States and three territories,
as follows: Arizona, 1899; California,
1899: Colorado, 1901; Connecticut, 1900;
Delaware, 1903; Idaho, 1905; illinois,
1907 Indiana. 1901; Iowa, 1900; Kan
sas. 1900; Maine, 1899; Maryland, 1902;
Massachusetts, 1899; Michigan, 1901;
Minnesota, 1899; Missouri, 1908; Mon
tana, 1905; Nebraska, 1903; New
Hampshire, 1885, New Jersey, 1901;
New York. 1905; New Mexico, 1903;
North Dakota, 1905; Ohio, 1902; Ore
gon. 1901; Pennsylvania, 1897; Porto
Rico, 1904; Rhode Island, 1908; South
Dakota, 1901 Utah, 1908; Vermont
1898; Washington, 1904; Wisconsin,
1901; Wyoming, 1905.
The statutes of the United States
forbid the use OF the flag In registered
trade marks.-Chicago Tribune.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

In a recently published volume con-
tanning "reminiscences of a lawyer
lifetime, which was written by Teron
G. Strong, one of the leaders of the
New England bar, he makes refer
ence to the manner In which Sanford
E. Church became chief justice of the
highest court in New York State.
This was q. judicial position of very
high honor which was held by Alton
B. Parker when he was nominated
in 1904, at the Democratic national
convention as the candidate of thai
party for President of the United
States.
Curiously enough, Sanford f.
Church, two years before he became
chief justice. was the candidate of
the Democratic party of New York
State for the nomination at the DEM
ocratic national convention in 1865
for President.
Mr.. Strong gently hints at the dis
appointment which was felt by
George r. Comstock at the failure OF
his party to nominate him for chief
justice of the Court of Appeals, a
nomination which was given to San
ford e. Church instead. AS Judge
Comstock drafted the constitution OF
tho convention of 1867, the section
which provided for the reorganiza-
ton of the Court of Appeals, of
which he had been at one time chief
Justice, the disappointment that he
failed to receive the nomination was
easily understood by his professional
brethren.
Mr.. Strong might have gone little
further in his "reminiscences. -Four
or five years before the death OF
Noah Davis, who was himself a very
distinguished Judge, l asked him &c
tell me something about Sanford T.
Church, for I knew that Judge Davis
had been for ten years the latter's
law partner, and l suspected that he
had received some confidential COM
munications from Judge Church after
the Democratic national convention
of 1858 abandoned Judge Church as a
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which are held yearly, involve ship
against ship, and the turret crew
that makes the best record in the
fleet at target practise receives sub
stantial rewards for excellency in
gunnery. In addition, the men wear
upon their uniforms the letter 'E,
which is also painted upon the tur-
ret, on the guns and during steam
ing exercises, on the smoke pipe of
to be exceedingly proud of such an
honor, and are the envy of the men
on all the other ships.
The testimony of the officers of the
navy before the House naval COM
mittee showed that, in their opinion,
the navy has, for several years, been
getting a better class of men than
formerly, and that the men seem to
be much more satisfied with their
, treatment. In the year 1898 the de-
sertions amounted to nine per cent
OF the number enlisted, and now it is
but three and three-quarter per cent
The percentage of men re-enlisting in
1913 was thirty-five, which is the
greatest in the history of the navy.
The navy is being recruited at the
rate of 1,S00 men a month. 1t was
frequently said in the past that men
| joined the navy because they were
cut of work, but this has been dis
proved by records kept by the Off
GERS Every man who enters the SER
vice is asked why he wants to enlist,
and from the answers given during
the last few months most of them
gave as their reason the opportunity
for foreign travel. The next reason
given was that they Joined upon the
recommendation of friends in the
navy. The third reason was to learn
| trade, and the reason given by the
fewest. 31S out of 5,3S1, was because
they Were out Of work.
Secretary Daniels, who is enthusi-
astic over the task of directing this
big fighting machine, has plan in
view that will make the navy even
more attractive for enlisted men. 1t
has been claimed that the enlisted
| man does not have an opportunity
to rise, which is true. Daniels has
| asked Congress to authorize him to
select twenty-five men from the
| navy, not over twenty-one years old,
who, after examination, shall be
eligible to entrance to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. This is the
most progressive step ever attempted
by the American navy
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
MAY %
Maria Edgeworth
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Copyrighted 1914.

BY MARY
One of the most delightful of all
women novelists-Maria -Idgeworth--
was born on May %, 1867. To her
belongs the credit of having inspired
Scott to novel writing. 1t was be-
cause he wanted to do for Scotland
what she had done for ireland that
he wrote the first OF the Waverly
novels.
Maria Edgeworth was very little
woman and when she was a little
girl she had foolish desire to grow
tall. To accomplish this ambition
she tried the experiment of hanging
herself by the neck and the result
was almost fatal. For many years
she felt the effects of this absurd
experiment. but she was content
thereafter with being a very little
woman.
Maria Edgeworth's literary talent
was early apparent. AS a child
about the time she had ambition to
grow tall--she used to write stories
on her slate and having read them to
her sisters she would rub them off
the slate to make room for more.
Maria Edgeworth's father was a
man of literary ability and the
daughters first successful work was
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
\ CRIME CHAPTER CLOSED.

The close of the of Charles Becker with the
charge by Justice Seabury, to be followed by the
dict of the trial jury. ends of the most dramatic
chapters of the history of crime in the metropolis
history replete with dramatic interest
But crime and its record will go on. There are
many dramatic chapters to be written. The con-
ditons that brought about the assassination Rosen
thai will always exist to a greater lesser extent
Where property accumulates criminals multiply and
crime increases, and the guardians of the law
infected by it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

T. G. Nimmo, of Sturgis, Miss,
probably has the strangest pack of
hounds" in the United States. II not
in the world. 1t consists of two huge
domestic cats, which he has been
training for more than three years,
until they trail, point, and retrieve
small game as we'll as any dogs ever
seen in Mississippi. The cats are
named Tom and Jerry, and are used
principally in hunting rabbits, tree
squirrels and quail, though they have
tracked and helped kill opossums and
raccoons, both of which are plentiful
in that part of the South.
According to their owner, who be-
gan training the cats when they were
kittens, on sight of rabbit, squirrel
or quail they assume rigid positions,
like that of a pointer, except that
they move their tails slightly, and
wait for him to come up and shoot
the game they have found. They
have never, since he finished their
training, rushed forward to kill the
game themselves, or to attempt to
stalk it. When the shot is fired they
retrieve the fallen animal or bird,
and If it is not quite dead give 1t a
quietus by biting it in the neck.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
MUNICIPAL REFRESHMENTS IN PARKS.

Not content with supplying to its citizens three
cent trolley rides and three-cent electric light Ceve-
land proposes to furnish them with three-cent
sandwiches, ginger-pop and ice in the
parks. The peoples pleasure grounds fitting
place for municipal refreshment stands on a
basis but the important thing that the quality
of the goods will be guaranteed To make sure
that the public is not poisoned its grounds
with chemical soft drinks and ptomaine hokey-pokey
is health measure, and good business for any
municipality.
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done in connection with him jim pro-
ducing a delightful little book on
Irish Bulls" Maria's father mar
rIed three times after the death of
Maria's mother, and thereby provid-
ed the daughter with succession a.
three step-mothers and fifteen step
sisters and brothers. There were
three brothers by the first marriage,
so the Edgeworth family in all boast
ed of nineteen children. But Maria
loved each one of her step-mothers
and worked hard at her writing to
try and earn money to provide the
good things of life for the sisters and
brothers. Finally when she was
eighty-two years old, she died in the
arms of her last beloved step mother.
Maria Edgeworth never married,
and apparently never regretted the
fact that she had not. When she
was thirty she came as near to
accepting a Swedish count as she
had accepted anyone. But the count
refused to live in Ireland with the
other Edgeworths and Maria refused
to live on the continent with the
count, so the affair was called off
and Miss Edgeworth died a happy
spinSter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Sure to Be Wrong.

Ex-President Taft told this little
story to illustrate the puzzling char
acter of a certain public question:
IT feel about that question very much
as the man did who came across a
creek which someone told him was
called Saskaschiqualie creek. He
asked resident of the neighborhood
native said, Well, Some spells it one
way and some another, but in my
opinion there amt any correct way
of spelling it,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Notes of Science

The Congo River and its tributaries
furnish more than 5000 miles of wa
terways navigable by fat bottomed
steamers.
Made of a single piece of metal,
a new tool serves as a Ratchet, ham,
mer, nail puller and box chisel.
The Russian government has or
dered ten aeroplanes of type TO
carry eleven persons In addition to
the pilot
A Chicago inventor has patented
machine for cutting gaskets from
sired
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Overstrain.

Mr.. Sapleigh-No, I'm not feeling
very well, you know. I've thought
once or twice lately
Miss Keep--Good graciousl And
then you wonder why you are i'll. You
shouldn't do such reckless things
Boston Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
WHERE THE DIRECT PRIMARY FAILED.

Probably if Senator Boies Penrose had gone before
Republican State convention for denomination he
would have been defeated on his unpopular record.
AS it was he got an immense majority in the Repub-
liean direct primary The paradox be explained.
sPenrose had been foored in 1912 by the popular
vote He was not a candidate for office, but was the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Gun for Gun.

IT tried to apologize to my wife,"
said Mr.. Meekton, "but 1t was con.
fusing."
WHY"
Every time I tried to say any,
thing she insisted on saluting back,
word for word. "-Washington Star.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Of No Use to Him.

Coal Dealer-Why don't you wheel
the barrow along more quickly, Pat?
It's not a very hard Job; there's an
inclined plane to relieve you.
Pat--Aye. master, the plane, may
be inclined. but hang me If anil
Parsons Weekly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Economy.

do you think that two can get
along as cheaply as one, George?"
"In some instances, dearest. Sup
pose we have one glass of soda water
with two raws?"-Kansas City
Journal,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Punk Pitcher.

"Majolica pitcher brings $65 in
SALE" reads Mrs. Fan.
HUH" sneered Mr.. Fan. HE can't
be much of a player. Buffalo Elk
press.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Merely a Suggestion.

Chauffeur gazing at overturned
auto)-That's blankety goshdinges
fine machine!
Voice from beneath the machine)-y
Don't knock-boost! = Philadelphia
Ledger.
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stumps all around. OF hundreds OBJ
served by DR.. Cornish, all were per-
feet, none having broken with theii
own weight. Some of them resist
weight more than a ton. Several
photographs of these curious mush-
roomlike formations are shown. The
whole phenomenon calls for excep-
tional meteorological conditions, and
in this respect is analogous to the
snow garlands."
n
Reclamation Of Swamp Lands.
From the New York Times.
THE nation must seek its addi-
tional domestic supply Of foodstuffs
by retaining it's waste areas and
by cultivaitng more extensively all
its agricultural land said Nathan
c. Grover, chief hydraulic engineer
of the United States Geological Sur
vey, recently He pointed out that
of equal Importance with expansion
by irrigating the desert lands is the
question of adding to the agricultural
areas by the drainage of our swamp
lands.
THE drainage of swamps will be
as effective as irrigation of deserts
in increasing the area of arabic land"
he continued. THE failure of some
of the private or State irrigation
projects for which public lands have
been segregated is full of pathos. and
the final record of some of the fall
ures has been filled with tragedy
for the thousands VINO have suffered
financial ruin. In starting the new
form of national activity which is
j now proposed-the drainage of
| swamp lands--a serious attempt
| should be made to put the work on
a solid basis, and to avoid as far
J as possible the mistakes made in lr-
rigation. Irrigation and drainage
have much in common and are la
BILE to practically the same dangers;
+, in fact, in many localities, not only
In the West, but in the East drain
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
Che successful Chicken Business

You caught the fever in the spring
And knew the Turing charm;
You felt fortune could be made
Upon chicken farm.
You spent your cash for eggs and fowls
And coops and grub and fence
Then sat to watch your dollars grow
Into pile immense.
The hens, of course, refused to lay,
When price of eggs was high;
They stayed up nights to get the roup
And simply loved to die
Cheer up! There's cash in chickens yet;
Let faith to that be pinned
The cock upon the weathervane
Will always raise the wind
-McLandburgh Wilson, in Judge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
"Snow Mushrooms"
lsfun the Scientific American.

Ia fpra the Scientific American.
4 This. name is applied by Dr.
lvaughan Cornish in his recent book
ION "Waves of Sand and Snow" to
Rome remarkable snow formations
- bserved by him in travelling through
the SellSirk mountains in western
canada. The railway passes through
"a spine forest, In which many trees
thave been cut at height of about
: six feet from the ground. On the
} tops OF the stumps, which are about
1.-TWO feet In diameter, snow collects
: in am overhanging cap like that of
"a mushroom. These caps, which sag
at the border and rise in dome in
the middle. are generally about nine
FEET In diameter, i. e., they project
szree and half feet beyond the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

London Daily Mirror says that
young ladies' nowadays prefer the So
ciety of men of about forty. I'm!
We should Judge the age of the man
who wrote this to be about forty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22
who owns the Air?

sFrom the Law Journal.
J Just as in public law the English
view supports the sovereignty Of the
State over the whole air space and
freats the right of passage of airships
as q favor, so in private law II is
alkely to maintain the dominion of
the landowner over the superjacent
air and. TO regard the passage of air
craft as a privilege. The courts, in
deed, have not yet been called upon
10 express a considered judgment on
tho question, nor is it likely that the
.t,wneFs of land will press strictly their
rights of exclusive enjoyment against
il5ioneerss of alr-travel who happen to
ly@over their property But in Eng
Iatfes 1t sisnto be expected that private
aerial law will be developed not by
the laying down Of new and some
t.Fhat dangerous principles, but by the
Replication of the rules of the COM
mon law to the new conditions. The
Jaw of nuisances and the law of tres
sSass are at present sufficient to pro-
.hect owners of property; the public
dinterest In flying is adequate to Sc
ffsre fair play for ayiators.
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age must be accomplished by irrlga-
ton.
General methods of financing and
managing drainage projects having
been devised, the data necessary for
designing the drainage system NAV
generally be collected in such a field
survey as can be made within a pc
| riod of a few months, except as re-
CARDS the quality of water for which
canals must be designed.
This last determination, however,
involves the collection of records ex-
tending over long periods. No such
determinations have been made, so
far as am informed, for large swamp
areas in the Southeastern States. De-
signs for drainage construction have
| had no other basis than general rec
| ords of precipitation and evaporation
and the result has been that drainage
| systems have been designed and
| partly constructed with insufficient
| capacity to accomplish the desired
results.
THE measurement Of run-off need
not and should not wait until ar
engagements have been made fol
| financing and managing drainage
works, but because of the long time
| required should be begun at once"
The Old-Fashioned Bath Tub.
From an address by Governor Baldwin
Of Connecticut.
MY fathers house was one of the
newer and larger ones in the city, but
| the only bathtub was supplied by
pumping up cold water from cisterr
| in the back yard and Juggling in hot
water by the pailful from the kitchen
boiler. 1t was so much trouble to gel
| a bath that the bathtub was finally
turned into an aquarium for my
benefit. We preferred a resort to q
! hot bath in each bedroom-a big tin
construction some five feet across
looking like a woman's hat turned
upside down, such as the dear
creatures wore a few years ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

Fear the mediators aspired a little
too highly in choosing Niagara Falls
as a meeting place. With the mate
rial in hand they can hardly hope to
come within a thousand miles of max
ing as big a splash as the cataract.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

Sheriff of Greene county has ap-
pointed his wife to the position of
deputy. Deputy, indeed! That may
be wifey's official title but you can't
make us believe that she holds a
subordinate position.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-22

New York man was given six
months in Jail for sleeping on a fire.
escape. Don't have to rub much dust
off of your mathematics to see what
would have happened to him had he
swiped nap in a comfortable bed.
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Life Insurance Company Enters Plea
That Affinity Is a Hazard.

LOS ANGELES, May 22.-That an
affinity is a hazard, and that the
counting of an affinity by a married
man is a dangerous undertaking, is the
basis of a lawsuit that may prevent
the widow of j. d. Vanbaalem, who
was shot by his alleged affinity,
Leach Alexander, from collecting his
life insurance.
The insurance company declares
the love affairs of the woman and
Vanbaalem, which resulted in his
death, and her acquittal on a charge
of murder was a hazard that Van
baalen ignored when, in his applica-
ton for $4,000 life insurance, he stated
that he was not engaged in any
hazardous occupation. Thus, the
court must decide the problem: rs
an affinity a hazard?"