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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25

attempt to reach the high seas, matter what flag
they sail under they will be seized and conscated by
the English and French warships acting under the
double authority of their respective national jurspru-
dences the decisions of the international courts
1t is to be presumed that government will
have the point the neutrality of American regis
tered foregn-but ships fully cleared up before act
ing In the matter It is known that the European
governments have been communicated with, and If
they agree that bona-fde transfers be made the
opinion of authorities international law be dis
regarded. Both England and France need foodstuffs
and other supplies and must rely largely upon Amer
lean vessels, however they may be obtained
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
MISLEADING WAR NEWS AND REAL RESULTS.

AS the American newspapers can get no news ex-
cept through censored from official state
ments, which there is strong motive to falsify,
they have choice but to publish this news,
eliminating that which seems wildly improbable. To
give clearer idea of the operations of the war to
their readers some of the principal newspapers en-
poy military experts possessed of intimate knowl
edge of the country where events taking place,
and from the contradictory and confusing dispatches
the expert tells something of connected and coherent
story of the and the tactics employed
The great battle in progress will be deter
mined by its results a whole Success defeat at
only point in the long battle line have little
significance. At Marengo for Napoleon
seemed to show his defeat and the Austrian general
dispatched eourers to send the of his presumed
victory throughout Europe Within a few hours the
Austrian army was in a disastrous retreat pursued
by Napoleon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25

The annoyance of transacting pun
lie business in an open tent eree ~.
in the White House grounds Is ~
without its broader and deeper I'M
port to the student of the treno ot %
the times" The mere simplicity OF
the thing has a certain social Value'
President Wilson and his VISITORS en-,
joyed the cool breeze while shelleI , gu
from the rays of the sun, ana lile
utmost comfort and freedom were
achieved with no lessening Oh ulS
patch, for the Presidents summer o. o.
fee has all the paraphernalla Lot
transacting business. There is tele-
phone, and the desk is fitted with an
array of push buttons which sum
mon messengers and officers from l its
executive offices and the Whits
House. u,,o,
We are so apt to associate power
with the mere paraphernalia OF poMea
that 1t is particularly salutary; ohC ,,
in a while. to have an object lesson
in their differentiation. %,
Power and poise are always ami
lated, and poise is the ability to au-
lust ourselves to whatever happens
to any necessity or emergency. IL ~
is hot, We run UP tent ana 10 ~
calmly transacting the business u
the nation. The story was tolo OF 20
newspaper man who was getting on
some important dispatches during the
San Francisco earthquake and flre,
that, having barely escaped with ms
life, and the papers on which he was
at work, from building that top7
pied over on a cavern, he looked at
his watch, found that he had not SUI
ficient time to go elsewhere to COM
plete his copy, sat down on some
debris with the dust of crumbling
master all about him, and calmly fin
ished his promised story. He adj
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
Butter-Fat from Trees

There are several trees that yield
an oily substance much resembling
butter and making a good substitute
for 1t. Some of these grow in
Europe, but the best known species
are natives of Africa and South
America.
The Bassia butyracea, or the shea
butter" as it is commonly called,
grows wild on the west coast of At
RIGA. The butter obtained from this
tree is derived by pounding and
pressing the seeds. which are three
inches long. When extracted the oil
assumes the consistency OF, butter and
smells like chocolate. Not only is II
an excellent article of food, but 1t is
used extensively for the making of
soap and candles.
The seeds of the crab tree of Bra
iii and Guiana are 20 per cent. fat,
and the "crab wood tallow" derived
from them is excellent for the man
ufacture of candles and soap. When
boiled the tallow turns out yellow
butter which contains small guam
tity of strychnine. The later, how
ever, is easily removed by prolonged
boiling.
From the nutmeg a useful fat Is
obtained. The nutmegs which have
been broken or damaged by insects
are roasted. ground and pressed for
the fat, which is used for cosmetic
and medicinal purposes.
A tree Astounding in the forests of
Africa and called by Kaffirs CHG
Mite, yields (from the fruit or bark,
the exact source being unknown) a
white butter like substance which
constitutes an important article of
commerce on that continent.-New
York World.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
Would Revive Latchstring

A door key is an inconsistent IL not
an altogether senseless affair. 1t may
be all right in itself, but 1t Is often
used to lock doors, and locked door
is a very foolish thing, says the IN
dianapolis News.
Some doors, you may remark JOCK
themselves, and a door key Is neces-
sary to unlock them. That might be
a reasonable excuse for the expert
ence of the key, but such a key, II IL
is not lost or on the wrong side OF the
door, frequently gets stuck and re-
fuses to open the door.
If there were no door keys there
would in all probability be no locked
doors, and that would be very en-
joyable state of society.
with the door lecked and the key
inside. II is difficult for anybody ex-
cept a burglar to get inside, and, OF
| course. a burglar is the only person
we want to keep out. Burglars can
get in just as easily with the door
locked as with 1t unlocked, but the
rest of us are not so clever. you
know yourself how 1t is.
You have carried ladders and
climbed into upstairs windows or have
dropped through the basement VIM
dows into the coal bin, or have tried
| to go through transoms and been
rescued by neighbors from an embar-
RAISING If not a dangerous position.
Everybody knows all about getting
into a house without a key. Some
times you cannot get in at all.
One morning woman followed her
husband to the front steps and the
door slammed, and the night lock was
on and the key was inside, and her
husband had caught the car She was
canning pears and had put them on
| the stove to cook while she was get
ting breakfast. They were still cook
ling and would soon be burning. The
baby was crying for his breakfast.
She could not get in. None of the
neighbors could get in. Somebody
telephoned to her husband, and per-
haps II was not more than an hour
before he got home with his key. An
hour is a long time, and the pears
and the baby we're In terrible state.
1t would have been better II there
had been burglar in the house. He
could have turned out the gas and
have fed the baby, and he might have
iopened the door.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
UPLIFT TALKS
BY oRIsoN SWEET M Mart !. Etc
author Of flushing to the Fr'"''
Copyright 1914.
THE ART OF READJUSTMENT

iusted himself to the necessity of tho
moment.
Poise, concentration, power. are all
component parts of the art of ADJUST
ment. And the bigger the man the
more readily he can adjust himself
and his work to the demands of ne
cessity.
Poise is never surprised or thrown
off its balance. Poise never gets ex-
cited or ratified.
Excitable people who lose their
heads and go all to pieces over little
things do not realize how they are
thus spilIing their energy and wasting
their vitality. Polse is the conserva-
tion of power, and the art of adjust
ment is the adaptation of power with
ont friction. Friction always means
a loss of power.
We all admire and love the serene.
balanced character. We feel a sense
of protection in the presence of a
great poised soul, and for the time our
avn weakness and deficiencies are
swallowed up, eliminated. We feel a
sense of completeness which stimu-
lates and encourages us. Our weaker
minds are buttressed, reinforced by
the stronger, so that in his presence
the greater strength of the serene
soul seems to be ours also.
We all like to associate with poised,
balanced people. We instinctively
avoid the worries, those who are al
ways in trouble, who never quite
know what to do, never can adjust
themselves in their environment.
The art of adapting, adjusting one
self to the requirements Of the mo-
ment is one of the. rarest of human
qualities. and one of the most val
uable. It's requirement would be well
worth persistent. earnest effort.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
WE CAN PROTECT THE GERMAN ISLANDS

The United States perform friendly ser.
vice for Germany without any violation of neutrality
1t preserve for Germany the Pacific islands which
otherwise will be lost to her American interests and
the obligations upon Japan in treaty agreement
must be respected Germany in the Pacific does not
threaten the United States nor is she a threat to
Japan. 1t is manifest American policy to prevent
Japan from taking her place.
The inevitable must happen in China. German
interests there will have be sacrificed and German
trade which has carefully been built up will be
destroyed And inevitably Japan will hold to the
German-Chinese port and its hnterand despite
Chinese protest That's always the way of the con-
queror. If Germany should triumph in Europe it
will probably be at the cost of the sacrifice of her
naval strength and for years after the she would
be too exhausted to attempt any reprisals Japan
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

quarter of the world. 1t is possible
that Japan would defend the issue
of her ultimatum by reference to that
section of the preamble which states
that one of the objects of the treaty
is the consolidation and maintenance
of the general peace in the regions
of Eastern Asia and India. But
Japan puts herself in the attitude of
disturber not a preserver, of the
peace of Eastern Asia when she ad-
dresses to Germany a communication
that plainly means war. Justification
for making war upon Germany not
being clearly discernible in the terms
of the treaty, it is natural that there
should be much speculation as to the
real purpose Japan has in view.
Her declaration that she demands
the surrender of Kiau-chau by Ger
many with the intention of restoring
that leased territory to China is re-
assuring, certainly. 1t was upon the
initiative of Secretary Hay that the
powers pledged themselves to respect
/ the territorial integrity of China. But,
as Sir Edward Grey said of Ger
many's assurances with respect to
Belgium and France, Japan's promise
as to the eventual transfer of Kiau-
chau to China is too narrow. When
nations are at war they strike at each
other where they may. Germany not
only has Kiau-chau, but she holds
also the Bismarck Islands, near New
| Guinea, and the groups known as the
Caroline. Mariana, Marshall and
| Pelew Islands, and a part of the Sa-
moan group. Should Japan descend
upon and seize the Carolines, the
Marshall Islands and German Samoa
she would become a very near neigh
Dor of ours in Guam and in Samoa,
and she would have advanced a very
considerable distance toward Hawaii.
The possession Of these islands would
give her coaling and naval stations
on the direct line between the Pan
anna Canal and the Philippines 1t is
not to be supposed that we could view
such changes Of territorial ownership
without anxiety
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Statesman's Look Into the Future

most strongly interested and impress
ed YOU?
THE answer to this question came
instantly. Chicago was named as the
seaport of the United States which
had particularly interested and i'm
pressed the party.
This seemed to be an absurd an
swer. since Chicago is an inland city
"a thousand miles distant from the
| the nearest seaport. But Governor
Seward did not look upon it as all
| absurd answer He said that Chicago
seemed to him to be something like
Venice. facing, as 1t did. great inland
sea, although fresh water sea, and
made by the river which. united at
Chicago and then emptied into the
lake.
Furthermore, Governor Seward
said that 1t seemed to him that Chi
cago could be properly described as
possessing the intense mercantile
spirit and energy which distinguished
Amsterdam or Liverpool, but was
without certain of the blemishes. as,
for instance, the avarice and I'M
scrupulous cupidity which character
lied one OF the other of these great
cities across the sea.
Governor Seward said that he
could with his minds eye obtain
vista which included the great Chi
cago of few years later He could
see the city reaching out what he
called iron hands-which eewas a
metaphor for railroads-toward the
Pacific, and In that way securing the
immense advantages which would FOL-
low the construction of railroads lead
ing from Chicago into the Mississippi
valley and farther West.
Something of this kind would be,
was sure, the future of Minneapolis.
Chicago, however, had the advantage
of possessing great harbor in which
could be concentrated no small
amount of the lake commerce."
Copyright. 1914. by DR.. e. 7 Ed
wards. All rights reservedh
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
Evening Star Astrologer
Copyright, 1914.)

is much reserve capital, the seers de-
clare. Unexpected conditions will pre-
vail early in the autumn.
South Africa is subject to a govern
ment that will be disastrous to GER
tain f1nanciers.
There is a prophecy that changes
in the Cabinet will mark the next
year in Washington.
Diplomacy will engage attention
within the next three months much
more than at any previous time
within the year, it is predicted.
Jupiter is in a place that Is read as
a warning against litigation. Law
suits should be avoided under this
aspect.
The rule is read as likely to affect
the health, diseases of the liver and
digestive organs being common while
the configuration exists.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is should
avoid speculation and should guard
their money Travel and change are
not under good guidance.
Children born on this day may be
restless and ambitious in nature
Boys may be careless and extrava.
CANT in money matters, but they ara
likely to succeed. Girls should be pro.
tected against mistake in marriage
These subjects of Virga have Mer.
curry as the principal ruling planet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
One EXPLANATION,

Say, pa, what does it mean when
it says the Supreme Court dissolved
a trust?"
well, my son, you see, hum, ha
that's a sort of solution of the trust
question"
Does it fix it so there's any trust
any more, pa"
well, my son. when you dissolve
lump of sugar in water the sugar
is still there, but you can't see it,
Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
Retail Prices Of Food: 1907 to July, 1914

A bulletin showing the re-
tail prices of the principal ar
ticles of food in each of for
ty:two important industrial cities Of
the United States has just been sent
to the printer by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, United States Department
of Labor. This bulletin shows actual
prices for January to June, 1913, and
January to June. 1914. and also sum
marizes retail prices for the period
from 1907 to June, 1914, inclusive
Pending the printing of the above
bulletin, a statement has been pre-
pared showing relative prices from
January is, 1914, to and including
July Is, 1914. August prices will be
issued as SOON as computations can
be completed.
The following table shows relative
prices of the principal articles OF
food In the United States from Janu-
airy to July, 1914, by articles:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25


The acute crisis caused by the out
break of European war a fortnight
ago seems to be passing The finan-
cial situation is under complete con-
troll both in this country and in Eng
land. There are no signs of popular
apprehension over banking conditions
Not a bank run has been reported in
the United States. There has been no
currencv famine, no boarding, no pre-
MUM on gold. No payroll anywhere
has been denied its regular banking
accommodations. There has been no
crop failures. The difference between
this crisis and the one In 1907 is i'm
pressive, and the readiness of the
government to meet the present
emergency with success should have
an important reassuring effect upon
the future financial development of
the country. our banking and cur
rency system is now essentially so
sound that there has been no need of
clearing house certificates in New
York, whose national banks have met
their needs thus far by taking out
some $4,000, 900 in emergency notes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25


Were lower in, price, Potatoes had
advanced 35.S per cent: corn meal,
AS per cent; round steak, AZ per
cent; rib roast and pork chops, each
80 per cent; sirloin steak, "a per
cent; eggs, IL per cent; hens, 10
per cent, and milk, OF per cent
Sugar had declined AS per cent; lard,
80 per cent; bacon and butter, each
81 per cent; -four, IL per cent, and
ham. 10 per cent.
The highest prices during the seven
months period from January to July,
1914. were reached in July for seven
of the fifteen articles-sirloin steak,
round steak, rib roast, pork chops,
bacon, ham and potatoes. The price
of sugar was higher in January and
in July than at any other time during
the seven-months period, but even
then was per cent. below the aver
age price for 1913 Lard, corn meal,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25

From the St. Louis RepubIie.

From the st. Louis Republic.
But few weeks ago ocean travel
was about as exciting as a street
car ride, and by no means as danger
Gus. Ships came and went between
the Eastern and Western Atlantic
shores as regularly as ferryboats and
with no more thrills for their pas
sengers than you get on a commuter' $
train.
It's different now. You get thou
sand emotions for your passage
money Every sudden sputter and
crackle of the wireless sends a thrill
down the line of deck chairs; 1t may
be warning of the coming of some
commerce destroyer. Every finger
smudge of smoke on the horizon may
be the belching tunnels of some
hard-driven battle cruiser seeking a
prize. Every fog bank may hold a
battle squadron, gray-painted, dun
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25

eggs, butter and milk were at the
highest point in January, but for
three of these articles the price Is
normally higher during the winter
months. The highest point was
reached for hens In April and for flour
in June.
From June Is to July Is. 1914, ten of
the fifteen articles advanced in. price,
the percentage of increase varying
from III per cent. for potatoes to 1.5
per cent. for bacon. In two of the f1f-
teen articles lard and milk, there was
no change, and only three articles,
hens. flour and cornmeal, declined In
price, the percentage of decrease in
each case being less than 1 per cent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
What On?

There was a meeting of the new
teachers and the old. 1t was a sort
of love feast, reception, or whatever
you call 1t. Anyhow. all the teachers
got together and pretended they
didn't have care In the world.
After the "eats' the symposiarch
proposed a toast, Long live our
teachersi" 1t was drunk enthusiasts
tically. One of the new teachers was
called on to respond, and modestly
accepted. His answer was, What
on ?''-Exchange
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
Canada's Trade Opportunity

cally cut off for the time being, the
opportunities for American manu-
facturers to sell goods in Canada
would appear to be greatly enhanced,
says Fred c. Slater United States
consul at Sarnia, Ontario.
In this particular district consider
able small hardware has been COM
ing from England and Germany; also
steel and manufactures. Most of the
sheet window glass comes from the
district of Liege, in Belgium. White
lead and linseed are imported, and
flaxseed has been supplied by Russia
and India. Mems furnishings come
largely from England, Germany and
France, likewise jewelry, and dry
goods from England, Germany and
Austria.
1t would appear In the light of the
situation that this Is an opportune
time for American manufacturers to
give special attention to the market.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
A WARTIME INTEREST ON CITY BONDS.

The extraordinary interest which the city was
compelled to pay the temporary bonds sold yester-
day part of the penalty which the American people
have been subjected to by the European war. Not
since the period of the Civil War and the few years
that followed before the gold premium disappeared
has Newark paid such high rate of interest But
the bonds temporary and SO, in fact is the in
terest rate, which will fall to normal figures when
the money market RECEIVERS from the decentralization
caused by the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25

William M. Evarts was quoted to me
by one of his friends as having said
that he was at one time greatly in
structed and entertained by con-
versation which he had with his life
long friend, William H. Seward.
There are reasons for inferring that
this conversation occurred when Mr..
Evarts was a member of the Cabinet
OF President Johnson. of which Mr..
Seward was also member. retaining
his office of secretary of state when
Andrew johnson succeeded Presiden.
Lincoln. There were many reasons
why the association between Mr..
Evarts and Governor Seward should
be unusually intimate. Evarts was
selected by Governor Seward to make
the speech before the Republican ma
tional convention in Chicago in 1860
which placed William II, Seward in
nomination for the presidency. The
presumption has always been strong
that 1t was due to Secretary Stewards
recommendation that President john
son selected Mr.. Evarts as one of the
counsel for the President before the
Senate at the trial of the impeach-
ment charges which were brought
by the House of Representatives.
MIRA Evarts was 4uoted by his
friends as having said that, with the
possible exception of Minneapolis,
there was no city of the United States
whose growth and whose prospective
influence SO greatly interested him Is
Chicago.
Secretary Seward met party
whose members had come from Eng
land for the purpose of visiting many
parts of the West" said Mr.. Evarts.
The party was particularly anxious
to spend several days at Chicago.
Upon the return of the party
Seward had good opportunity to chat
with the members of it and he asked
many questions. To one man he put
the question::
(which one of our seaports has