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The herald., 1915-08-05
FREE FALLING.
Just Collapse. Drop Imply and You
May Escape Serious Injury.

Just Collapse. Drop Imply and You
May Escape Serious Injury.
1t was stated in a description Of a
recent aeroplane miShap that the avia-
tor had time to Chamber to the upper
struts OF his machine and that when
the crash came he was practically un.
hurt, the landing wheels and lower
part of the machine receiving and alb
sOrbing the shock.
Flying men. too, in the early days
Of aviation frequently leaped from
falling machines and escaped with
minor injuries. There is a knack in
leaping and an art in falling. and ath-
letes and aviatorS know both. 1t is to
fall free and to offer no resistance
or as little as possible.
1t is not Providence that specially
guards drunken men and little children
when they topple. They collapse. and
as the muscles and sinews are not
drawn taut and no resistaBes offered.
but little damage and frequently none
results. The bone of a limp arm
would need some force to be applied
before it broke. A resisting" arm
would snap almost at once. In q fall
all attempts to recover ones balance.
If unsuccessful, mean greater damage.
Let yourself cOllapse-fall limply--and
you may escape serious injuries. 1t is
the strain and wrench on muscles and
sinews which make the bones snap.
Fall anyhow. Don't try to save your.
self-and you will.-London Answers.
The herald., 1915-08-05
Dean Swift's COMPLAINT.

1t Is no new thing. this complaint
which one hears of the high cost of
living. Writing to Stella from Lon
don In the year ITO, Dean Swift re-
marks: 81 lodge in Bury street, St
James. where l removed a week ago.
L have the first floor, the dining room
and bedchamber at shillings a week;
plaguy deep. but | spend nothing for
eating. never go to a tavern and very
seldom in coach, yet, after all. it will
be expensive"
The herald., 1915-08-05
21bukzzxM*,e<
y TeN

Are you interested in the young
folk? Come out Thursday evening and
hear fifty of them sing.
Rev. W. F. Phearson, our minister
of the Lower Coast mission, conduct
ed prayer meeting last Thursday eve-
ming. A large number were present.
We appreciate the good attendance
during these hot days. For the past
five weeks the attendance at mid
week service has ranged from fifty-six
% seventy-three. Let US make it one
hundred! The choir of young people
t these services has been making |
The herald., 1915-08-05
THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
That's the Official Title of England's
North American Daughter.

The official title of Canada is the
Dominion of Canada. 1t embraces elev-
en- provinces-viZ. Alberta, British Co
lumbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, No
va Scotia. Ontario. Prince Edward Is,
land, Quebec, Saskatchewan, North
west Territories and Yukon Territory
The government is federal, centered
at Ottawa, the capital % the DOmin
ion, while each Of the provinces. like
our states, has its local Legislature and
capital. The head of the federal gov
eminent is Il governor general. appoint
ed by the king of Great Britain and
holding office for five years. Each
province has lieutenant governor. ap-
pointed by the federal government for
q term of five years
The federal or Dominion parliament
consists of a senate. with eighty-Seven
members. nominated by the governor
general and appointed for life by the
king, and a house of commons OF 221
members. elected by the people of the
several provinces for term OF five
years. the right Of suffrage being sub
ject TO property qualification.
The provincial legislatures are elect
ed by the people of each province
Each province has its own courts OF
local jurisdiction, and there is a fed
eral supreme court consisting of a chief
justice and five associate judges.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The herald., 1915-08-05
His personal Devil

We have been told about : y
nent business man OF CiessAs
got religion" as the PHRASE =. =,
Billy Sunday hadn't been tns's
sawdust trail of heaven naa ~
out. But this fellow was '0
of sin, nevertheless.
After that, though he dian -
a saint. he remembered us
sion. Whenever he fell irOn 4
which was often, he saiu'
wasn't lit was the de,h =,
he got so used to laying w -
Satan that he got to DC IT,
one day a neighbor asSeu =. -
How does it come lns' ~
you do anything wrong WV
on the Devil?" ...,.i
We'll, gee Whit! an'' 80, I
saved soul. Amt that W.
for?"
The herald., 1915-08-05
ENJOYABLE EVENING

On Tuesday night of last week Mic
hatle Clancy entertained a few Of
her friends at her home. 800 Pacific
avenue. Those present were: L Char.
oonnett, Z. Zeringue, r. Lauman 7
ana n. Forrest, X. and G. Clancy and
~ Alkman; Messrs. A. VOORHEES, 7,
bremen, w. Zeringue, John GIancav
John Smith, William Whitmore =
Louenger, Sidney Bourgeois. +
noSSo' b. Clancy and James Clan.
cey. ''ii'
The herald., 1915-08-05
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List of unclaimed letters remainlns
at Station \. New Orleans LaD Pos
Office, for the week ending August .
1915:
Ladies-JohnsOn. Mrs. Annie Lee,
RicherSOn, Mrs. Maria.
Gentlemen - Lyons, Willie S;
Mitchell. Walter: Williams, Guy.
JOSEPH VOEGTLE, Postmaster.
J. w. DANIELS. Superintendent.
The herald., 1915-08-05
Two Definitions

Indeterminate sentence IA
which a prisoner convicted 4
is sentenced to imprisonne" III
a particular term OF yes.s,
whatever time may be 49,
his conduct, etc. The ruins sssSI5
call is that by which an 80
be displaced from Office ini..,l
cial election held at tne -
prescribed number Of the :. ~ "A
voters he does not receive y; aDss5
number of votes cast Inc y -
call includes judges anO1s
who may be thus displace0'
The herald., 1915-08-05
Al. Is Ancient Bevsr's !,

Brewing early became ~ ~
Of large proportions " 40 4
though the brewers III
called ale, because the use o., . 3
the making Of it had been . -.
Brewing was practiced =
by the monks in England = -. q,
as the twelfth century ssu \
hops in brewing is SAID " .seS|
learned by the English from ~
dinavians and that TINS ins .,,of
then become of wide use
Germans. who called then
containing hops beer
The herald., 1915-08-05
SHORT SAYINGS.
THREE BROTHERS

Inc loWhg example
Beresford When December
LOCKWOOD the seat York election
and Christopher
contest was close and exciting and eventually
narrow majority of eleven after
thousand
My brothers, Lord William and Lord
Marcus accompanied he
speech
l can't he said Il don't know what
told him begin be
ng
thereupon rose to his feet and
'Who YEP"
1t enough. The re kindle
VINO are we? cried Lord Marcus. I'll you are We
brothers.
And we have here feryFu
The herald., 1915-08-05
Maxine Hin, paw

Lawyer Ito kicking CLIENT - Well,
have you at last decided to take my
advice and pay this bill of mine?
Chent-Yes. Lawyer-Very well. ITO
clerk william, add 50 to Mr.. Smiths
bill for further advice. boston Tran
script
The herald., 1915-08-05
BEAUTIFUL IN ALL n
": Tsos. s. This Land y 4
sense Of Appr..l%ss

Sens. T,.'~ y. With 10y
'' App'seIass
A marvellous swes, a.
s Sa, s aid this land. '4 ~
i It's very rvs scent, from ' d, r., =
eTs and flying folk; ijts 4.
un,iFlns march of sea. ~ a''sl
Spring and its wi',.'1 /
'odaaas3 and its yearniD, n
looSsned heart; CLEAN y. VI
som and cloud. and ~ saa ri
rain each upturned ls -, ''
50 50 E %',5 to flutter; each ,' =
80 a5. 'l .n.. OF peeping thip s'
-. ~ u ner' when On III
trees the long days , he ~
seIed and the glory o. s4 % :
ana the muFmur of life az ~ :.
e 81 movers Oewildered t,s M |
S SIaoaal Of warmth w
PRECEDED pt. into dark passion = :,
And autumn, in mellow h., y
ene nelds and woods; sns,.
crimson on the rOwans, ts.' ''s
still burdened. and a e. ss'
weiinigh emerging with t 1s's
me cattle browsing in n. !
t golden stiffness; not a brs ~
the blue smoke of the s.s,'
and in the fields no one mag ''sS
would disturb such nsT"'
I And y s The long ,s,,I1
long long dark; and yet-spd I' :
delicate loneliness Of tvI, y
what blur OF rose and brov,
pie caught in the haro
the early sunset sky! %a1
Ornament,
.- VINO &c, cared what season h.s /
arms this land that had -,
1 al From The Freelands. y : !
in Scribuer. ~,
The herald., 1915-08-05
Aw50'ztxz
OL<11~cI

Mr.. Alfred Turnbull, former super.
ntendent of Mt. Olivet Sunday school
was a welcome visitor last Sunday.
Inc rector wishes to express his
gratitude for the hearty response on
the part of the congregation on last
Sunday. The services were well at.
The herald., 1915-08-05
PERFECT IGNORANCE.

ignorance critics
Admiral Mahan hardly exceed bv the zu
ignorance literature
An American captain bov
seeing his reading
What readthe black mart or tho
white?' ~
The herald., 1915-08-05
His Prosoects

Cholly-Pm in love with your daugh
ter' Sir. The Old Man-What are your
prospects! Cholly-Fine! She's accept.
ed me.-Puck.
The herald., 1915-08-05

fdealist as Others See Him.
AN ldealist is frequently a man who
Is trying to think up some dignified ex,
cuse for not working.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
UPHOLD LAW BARRING
FILMS Of Prize FIGHT
Supreme Court Sustains Ban
Placed on Johnson-WilIard
Pictures Here.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-The act
of Congress forbidding the iInporta-
ton or interstate transportation of
moving picture films of a prize fight
was declared constitutional by the
Supreme Court here today, and as a
result the Jack Johnson-Jess Willard
pictures win not be seen in this eoun-
try.
Frederick 5. Freed. customs coli
leetor at Newark had refused 10
allow Lawrence Weber to bring these
films in. Weber declared he was not
bringing the films in for purposes OF
traffic, sale or commerce, but said the
profits of exhibition would be from a
half to two million dollars.
Collector Freed stated today that
Weber made application TO pass the
films through the local Custom
House on April &c of this year. Prior
to that time he had been informed
by Mr.. Freed that if he attempted to
pass the films through they would be
seized and the application was TO
establish the basis for the suit which
was afterwards brought and which
was decided today by the court
In his application Mr.. Weber
stated that the reason for trying to
pass them through the lceal Custom
House was that they were TO be ex-
hibited in New Jersey first.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
WINTER COMES
WITH FIRST REAL
SNOWSTORM
Snow Changes to Rain and
Back Again--cclder
Weather Due.

Although the official temperature
was only 27 at o'clock this morning
the temperature Of the upper air was
considerably higher and what would
have been a considerable fall of
snow for so early in the season was
changed to rain. It shifted back to
snow in big flakes and then again
turned to rain. The storm probably
will continue until well into the night
and may change again to snow after
nightfall It was the first real touch
of winter
Back from the coast few miles
snow fell all day over the entire
the Mississippi valley The storm
center in just CT the coast and NOV
ing northward, probably presagiug
heavy snow for inland points.
A light east wind was blowing at
noon, but the indications were for a
shift int othe west by way Of the
north with a Steady Increase fi
velocity accompanied by a drop in
temperature.
The snow commenced to fall in
Newark about $50 O'Clock this morn
ing and at Z o'clock about an inch of
Il was on the ground. Then came the
shift to rain and at noon a quarter
of an inch had fallen.
Sunday was the coolest day of the
fall, the mercury reaching IS early in
the morning. Last nights lowest was.
rs. At noon today 33 was recorded
the same as yesterdays highest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
]|TNEY CASES TO
Be TAKEN UP BY
BIG AUTO BODY
Arrest of Jitney Director Starts
crusade--Jitney Law in
the Making.

Appeal to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, an organiza-
tion made up of the big automobile
manufacturers throughout the coun-
try and which conducts the national
automobile shows, will probably be
made in the case of Albert A. Jones,
of Cummings street. Irvington. who
was arrested Saturday on charge
of falling to stop his jitney bus at the
signal OF traffic policeman at Mar
ket and Broad streets. The organiza-
tion, with offices at East F'orty-sec-
ond street, may take care of the legal
interests of jitney drivers who get
into similar difficulties in the future.
This is the plan Of Alfred Reeves, the
manager.
Jones is chairman of the board of
directors of the Jitney Service Pro-
tective Association. According TO VIII
liam ]. Morgan, director OF the as
ISOLATION. Jones's case will be the first
local case to be referred TO the na-
tional automobile organization. The
latter has further interested itself in
jitney matters, Mr. Morgan says. to
the extent of drawing up a law regu-
lating sjitneys for presentation at the
next session of the New jersey Legis-
lature, as well as to legislatures in
other States. It is designed TO have
what is practically national auto
mobile law.
Jones was arrested by Traffic
Policeman Reddington, who says that
Jones disregarded his signal 10 stop.
In stopping the machine Reddington
hand broke one of the windows of the
car on Jones' request Judge Grice
postponed the case until Friday, when
IoneS saws that he will have wit
nesses to prove that he stopped as
soon as was possible after seeing the
policemaf's signal TO stop.
Charged with having his tall-hght
and one front light out, Alfred SUIT
phen, of 1872 South Thirteenth street,
was fined s. by Judge Griee today:
Judge Grice took no cognlzance OF
statements that Traffic Policeman
Arthur Collins, who arrested them,
made improper and insulting remarks
at the time of the arrest to Sutphen
and his employer, who was IN the ma
chine. but referred them TO the Ponce
Board
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
COCKRELL
IS DEAD IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-F'rancis
Marion Cockrell. former United
States Senator from Missouri, died
here today.
Infirmities of old age. resulting in
serious illness during the past two
weeks, caused death
Mr. Cockrell. a Democrat. served
five terms in the United States SEN
ate, from 1875 to 1905. The day he
left the Senate he was appointed a
member OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission by President Roosevelt.
and remained a member till Decem-
Der 81, 1919 In March, 1911, he was
appointed United States commits
sioner to adjust the boundary be-
tween Texas and New Mexico. He
was eighty-one years old.
During the Civil War Mr. Cockreli
was a Confederate army officer, rising
from captain to bfigadier general.
His home was warrensburg. No.
As mark of respect TO former
Senator Cockrell the Senate adjourned
today till noon Thursday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
South Orange Man Gets
$4,000 in Bac0n's Will;
Was X. r. Mans Secretary

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Edward r.
Bacon. for twenty-five years a
director of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. and interested in many other
corporations, who died December ,
in Baltimore, Md, left an estate said
to be worth more than se,o00,o 600 10
his two brothers. sister, sister-in-law.
other relatives and employees by his
will
To his secretary, L. d. Sellman, of
south Orange. n. j., he left 50 900; TO
T. w. Worrall. another secretary, of
New York. 5000, and s2.0oo 10 each Of
the following: George Rixon, butler.
Albert George, valet, and Eugene
Delteil, chef in Paris residence; 1880
each to Elizabeth Elborough. cook:
Minnie Smith, house-maid. and r. j..
Martin, footman, $1,000 each to
George Reaves footmaD, and Maria
Jahilt. maid,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
WOMAN IS DEAD,
HUSBAND SAVED
FROM GAS FUMES
Mrs. Charles Hoffstedt, of Har-
rison, Succunnbs While
Asleep Early Today.
PET DOG. 1T is BELIEVED.
DISCONNECTED TUBING
Fumes Do Not Reach Children.
Who Were Sleeping in Ad-
joining Room.

Mrs Charles Hoffstedt, about fifty
years old, died early today after be-
ing overcome by illuminating gas
while asleep in her home at Grant
avenue. Harrison. Her husband is
in st. Michael's Hospital, in this city,
also suffering from gas poisoning.
Although his recovery is expected he
was saved from a fate similar to his
wife's only by energetic use of the
Public Service pulmotor after reach
ing the hospital
The couples daughter. Mrs. Albert
Madding; her husband and two chill
dren of Mr.. aad. Mrs. Hoffstedt, who
were sleeping in front room, were
not affected by the gas, but the
fanlily's pet dog. which probably was
responsible for the accident and
canary bird, were killed.
In the kitchen was plate gas
stove connected by rubber hose
with a wall fixture The gas was
shut off at the burners, but not at
the fixture near the wall and it is
believed that the dog in jumping
over the hose partially disconnected
it. The animal was found dead with
its nose against the bedroom door
leading to the kitchen.
The accident was discovered by
Charles Hoffstedt. a son. who reached
home shortly after ? o'clock this
morning to find the kitchen full of
gas. The door from the kitchen to
the bedroom of his father and mother
was open and he rushed in to find
them unconscious. They slept with
the windows of their bedroom closed.
The Harrison police ambulance was
summoned and the two were rushed
to st. Michaels Hospital. where it
was found that Mrs. Hoffstedt was
dead. Chauffeur James Glynn got
the pulmotor in time to save the life
OF Hoffstedt.
The fatality is the third of the
same nature to occur in the neighbour
hood within few weeks. November
"a Mrs. Victoria Groelly and her
granddaughter We're asphyxiated at
their home, 504 Passaic avenue, East
Newark. about two blocks from the
Hoffstedt residence, when gas was
turned into an uncapped pipe by
workmen in the cellar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13

are sacrificed is the same in every
land. Your nation, like the people of
all the other belligerent countries. is
fighting for its national existence and
its best national traditions and SO
there can be no irreconcilable differ
ences. Such common ideals surely
must afford a basis upon which to es-
tablish a magnanimous and honorable
peace.
Would Halt BIoodshed.
THE time has come to stop the
bloodshed, to save the people from
further slaughter and the civilization
of the world from anarchy and ruin.
Has not war been tried enough in
sixteen months of lighting? Is It not
proven that war cannot solve the
problem, but that it leads only 10 loss
and misery? Must lives be crushed
and wives and mothers bereaved be-
fore we recognize that Europe is
bleeding to death and that the griev-
our wound must be stanched?
We neutrals are about to join in a
conference which shall, without delay.
frame and submit simultaneously to
you and all the other belligerent ma
tions proposals as a basis for discus
sion leading to the final settlement.
lhtfeioFe We 10 tdiHSstiy Slti eal
you and the rulers of all the other
warning nations to declare an inn
mediate truce. Let the armies stand
still where they are. Then let the
negotiations proceed SO that the sol
diers may be delivered from another
bitter winter in the trenches and sent
back to their labors and their fire.
sides. AS there is no other way to
end the war except by mediation and
discussion, why waste one more precl-
Gus human life? For the sake of hui
manity, HENRY FORD"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
SOMEBODY HAS
4GUMMED' THE
C|TY'S PROBE
Proposed Investigation" of
Departments Up in Air.
Mayor Is Mum.

That Mayor Raymond is showing
an Indifferent interest as to the pro-
posed investigation of the various city
departments was disclosed this morn
ing when Ernest A. Stowall, secretary
of the public welfare committee COM
municated with the mayors Office in
search of information. He talked
with E. Erie Moody the mayors pri-
vate secretary, and stated that al
though he had read in the newspapers
of the proposed probe he was to make,
he had not received any formal invi-
tation from the mayor to make it.
1t developed that the center Of oper-
alton with respect to the much-dis-
cussed survey of city departments
has been instigated and dictated by
City Counsel Spauiding Frazer.
Whether Mayor Raymond is in accord
with the proposed investigation cam
not be learned. Every effort to secure
an expression of opinion discloses the
mayors neutral attitude. Evidently
Mr.. Stowall has not received any for
NAL invitation to start his survey, all
though it has been published that he
would act ON the direction of the
mayor.
Just why the veil of mystery should
enshroud the entire affair is not
known. City Counsel Frazer was
closeted in his Office and would not
be questioned as to his part in the in
vestigation of the public welfare COM
mittee to investigate city depart
ments
Secretary Stowall is quite in ignor-
ance as. the mayor seems to be re-
specting the probe. Mr.. Moody re-
ferred Mr.. Stowall to City Counsel
Frazer, since he realized that the
mayor was not particularly interested.
That something "gummy" is con-
nected with the entire plan was the
Characterization of city official. The
public welfare committee in the past
has not made any very deep impress
sion with their Investigations, and
this, perhaps, accounts for the may
or's neutrality. OF course, If anything
can be disclosed the mayor would be
glad to know OF it, but evidently he
is not inclined to believe that the pub
lie welfare committee can tell him
anything he doesn't already know.
Whether Mr.. Stowall is hired or
fred, no one seems to know. He says
that he doesn't know a thing about it
at all. except what he has read in
the newspapers. The mayor says he
has not formally invited Mr.. Stowall
to make the probe, and City Counsel
Frazer is silent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-13
BY the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP
OSCAR II tby wireless. via Steam
ship Noordam. Dec. IA resolution
condemning President Wilson'S pre-
paredness policy brought a protest
from some of the prominent members
of Henry Ford's peace party last
night when it was presented for adop-
ton The resolution was drawn up
by Rev. Jenkin l.. Jones and Rev.
Charles +. Aked. and others who
asked that it be signed by all mem
bers of the party as their platform.
More than a dozen members, in
Guiding S. S. Mcclure, of New York.
and Judge Ben b. Lindsey. of Denver.
refused to sign on the ground that
the resolution was unpatriotic. Some
of them even threatened to leave the
party after it reached Europe If the
proposed platform was put through.
Its supporters said the opponents of
the resolution failed to understand
the spirit of Mr.. Ford's invitation.
Appeal Sent to Rulers.
An appeal to the rulers of Europe
was sent out by wireless today adj
dressed individually to each reigning
monarch. reading:
Sir. We come in this time of trou-
BILE not to add to your burdens, but to
help lift them not to consider which
ma ations are most to blame for the
disaster that has befallen Europe, but
to end the strife; not to fntrude our
selves upon your national life and
national ideas, but rather with an
earnest desire to understand them and
a heartfelt wish to aid in realizing
them,