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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
A BIG CORPORATIONS EXAMPLE.

1t is to be presumed that there very few
among the tens of thousands of employees of the
du Pont powder plants who will refuse to avail them
selves of their employers offer of free incubation
with anti-typhod If any do hesitate, it will
be wise to call their attention some statistics of
the United States army In 1897 there were 626
of typhoid fever and 033 deaths for every one
thousand in the army. The next year. owing
to conditions in the Spansh-American War camps,
the rate of jumped to S5.46 and of deaths to
2.79. In 1909, when inocuation with the new serum
first practiced and optional, the rates were
S.03 and 0.25, respectively In 1911 the treatment
made compulsory for every soldier. Two years
later there only four cases in the whole army
and deaths. Typhoid has been banished from the
United States army by the serum. What has been
done In the army be done in civil life The SOL
der is made of no other clay than the civilian. The
example of the du Pont corporation is to be
mended to other large employers of labor. 1t is in
the interest of efficiency well humanity.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
THE PRESIDENTS FORTHCOMING NOTE

What the character of the reply to Berlin by our
government will be Is pure conjecture, outside of
the president and the members OF his cabinet and
nothing will be definitely known about the note to
be transmitted this week until It's text Is given to
the public What is reported to the newspapers
from Washington as the probable points of the note
predcated upon the position taken by the govern
ment In the two previous notes sent to Berlin. 1t
Is assumed that there will be departure from that
position that 1t will be briefly restated and that
points in the Berlin note considered extraneous will
not be considered.
Meanwhile the country has calm and confident
reliance upon the president, and people pay little
heed to Washington conjeotures and their elabora-
ton In newspaper print. They know that their pres
dent is neither peaceat-any-prce man nor swssh-
buckler that his whole desire is and goodwill
in way to preserve the honor OF two nations and
maintain their good relations,
President Wilson also looks beyond the present to
the future, beyond the period of the European war
to that which will succeed II, when must readjus
our relations with all the bellgerent countries 1t
WILL indeed, be to the United States Of enormous
advantage IT, besides keeping out of the present
we can have at close the goodwill OF all. IT will
immensely increase the prestige of our republic II
at any time 1t shall be Afforded the opportunity to
step in friendly arbter to end the as 1t ended
the Russo apanese War
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

contracts for supplies of all kinds for the European
belligerents The manufacturers and stockholders
look for immense profits. Why should the workman
be condemned for asking for his mite?
The history of mining in England is history of
injustice wrong and nhumanity to the deliver in the
mine. Until a quite recent date he labored twelve
hours on small wage, women and children were
employed, and in many cases boys were kept under
ground from Monday to Saturday. Trade unionism
finally effected reform and women and children
were rescued from this slavery.
But the spirit that maintained these labor condi-
tions still survives 1t has been said that patriot
ism the last refuge of the scoundre In the name
of patriotism the Welsh mine operators demanded
that their labor should labor at the old wage while
they were doubling the price of coal the nation
to pay for.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
Prom Everywhere

Paradise" by Tintoretto, is the
largest painting in the world. It is
"a feet long, 1874 feet high, and is
now In the Doge's Palace, Venice.
Tho ten countries with the largest
populations are, in the order named,
China, India, Russia, the United
States, Germany, Japan, the United
Kingdom, France, Italy and Austria.
1t IL a favprtte superstition in Eng
land that the bacon of swine killed.
during the waning of the moon will
waste away IN the process of curing
or cooung much more than bacon Of
hogs killed while the moon Is grow
ing. This superstition is akin to that
which impresses upon farmers the
necessity OF planting root crops ''fn
the dark Of the moon"
In Sweden there is superstition
that the swallow circled around the
CROSS ct the orucihxion and by it's
criee oheGed the dying hours of
Christ. According to this story the
bird was named svale, or swallow.
a Scandinavian word, signifyina
cheer up" this being its cry when
1t YVES encouraging the dying man
upon the cross.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
le Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Our postal service may not be OF
Incompatible efficiency. and there
may be here and there local com
plants of delay or inaccuracy in de-
livery, but, on the whole. probably
most of our people will incline to mild
conservatism or comment upon Its
operations in comparison with the at
tack from the Jacksonville TNnes-
Union. from whose broadside we
gather that "the whole postal SER
vice needs retuvenation, reoonstruc-
tion and new life"
Many of the people of our country
have come to feel rather proud OF this
department of our governmental busi-
ness. particularly after comparing 1t
with some others; and some may
wonder If it may be a fact, as as
serted by our Jacksonville excnange'
that while stamps are sold for SlE5,-
ono 900 per annum, there Is no proper
record kept of the business, as the
lack of auditing shows"
Eor,e of us may prefer to await the
fuil report for the year ending Juno
40 1915. before agreeing with the ac-
ciising editorial upon this point, and
also upon another that 'contracts are
made with railroads for transporta-
ton aggregating $50 O0O,0oo per an
mum, but the government attempts no
svstematic watch over the trans
actions" H.,
thst while "the money order system
IS bigger than any bank, the govern
nent =, would close any bank that at
sav,,r,tad such management as the
s,nvernment provides for this sys-
tsm:n and adds the following: The
nostal department is often proposed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Magic of a Name

guide who could take him to the top
of Mount Washington. When he maoe
inquiry he was told that Mr. OraW-
ford, who had a farm house at CraW-
ford Notch, where he entertained
travellers. was the best guide 70 tue
ton of Mount Washington to be round
anywhere in the White Mountain re-
xion. Having thus been informed
webster drove to the Crawford farm
house. There came to the door
strong, brawny man In his shirt
sleeves.
II am looking for Mr.. Crawford"
said Mr. Webster.
"The farmer replied quickly, THAT'S
my name a
heard that you are the best guide 10
the top of Mount washington, and l
should be glad If you would take mo
up this afternoon
"71ha farmer shook his head de-
cisively and emphatically. He would
not go I'D to the top of Mount wash
ington with anyone in SO short a time,
because it would not be safe to DO SO.
II would take all day to go to the top
and back again safely.
'Thereupon Webster turned to Mrs.
Webster and said that he would have
to forego the trip to the top OF Mount
Washington. Mrs. Webster ASKED
Why, Mr.. Webster, can't you per-
suade him to take us to the top OF
Mount Washington tomorrow? When
the farmer heard that name his whole
manner changed. He approached NV;
Webster, looking intently at him, apo
then he asked, Is this Daniel Weo-
ster?'
"'Yes, that is my name was the
reply.
We'll, If you are Daniel Webster.
I'll take YOU to the top Of Mount
washington any time, day or night,
and I'll go to the ends Of the earth
with you If you want me to-
THAT remark said Governor
Head, shows what the feeling in
New Hampshire for the god-like
Daniel was then, and it has never.
changed."
Copyright, 1915, by e. ]. Edwards.
All rights reserVed.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

OF some method of clapping an extra
duty upon some article Of commerce.
1t makes no difference what the
tariff policy of the administration
may be, the importer is regarded as
fair game. The Victor company. of
Camden, is now a sufferer from this
official pursuit of customs game.
some time ago it sent some discs to
South America in order to get req
ords from singers in that part of the
world. They came back invoiced at
81 apiece. But this was too easy for
the custom house. The appraiser de-
cided that the sums paid to the sing
ers must be added to the value of
the discs, and the collector demanded
the higher duty. The company then
appealed to the Board of General APP
praisers and obtained a ruling in it's
favor. But you cannot easily beat
your Uncle Sam at his favorite game
of Heads l win. tails you lose" The
Board of Classification was called in.
After due elaboration it gave it's
verdict for the government.
This may be law, but is 1t Justice?
Canned music is a great popular di-
version a mighty instrument in the
musical uplift. To be sure, it does
not discriminate between ragtime and
opera; but art should appeal to all
tastes, should suit all palates. What
would you? The people have a right
to be amused without dictation. And
is it not a common experience that
many who begin with the humblest
ditties of the vaudeville stage end
with Sembrich and Caruso? The VIC
trola and the rest of the canning ma
chimes should be brought within the
reach of the poorest, not made ex
pensive toys for the rich. Is there
no way to have so unjust a decision
overturned?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
NO IMPORTED SWISS CHEESE.

Cheese has been one of the most profitable ex-
ports of Switzerland to this country Among all the
foreign cheeses the Swiss remains the avorite with
Americans No here to know ex-
acty why the government of Switzerland has placed
embargo this article, but such is the fact, and
dealers say that for many weeks to there will
not be a pound of 1t available in the United States
The revelation is interesting than important.
Americans for many years have been eating genuine
Swiss cheese" made in America, and just as we'll
keep doing In fact, the wise know,
there is no kind among all the famous foreign
cheeses, Schwetzer, Limburger, Neufchatel, Brie,
Camembert Roquefor and the rest, that is not imi-
tated to perfection in American factories, and the
only difference from the real foreign article is In the
price. Therefore the devotee of that highly delec-
table morse the fragrant and porous product of the
goats milk, made into sandwich with rye bread,
and the proper accompaniment of glass of Muench-
ener Pilsener (made in Newark, should not
worry,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
The "Pathfinders"

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
It wasn't my good fortune to be
present at the luncheon in the Wash
ington yesterday afternoon, follow
ing the ceremonies of laying the cor
ner stone of the great terminal build
ing being erected by the Public Ser
vice Corporation. but it was my pleas
ure to read of some of the speeches
made at The dinner.
l had observed how deftly Presi-
dent Thomas N. McCarter welded
the trowel and remember every word
of his brief address, but what I'M
pressed me most. because of their
truisms, were the remarks of former
United States Senator James Smith,
jr.
These remarks 1 read in the Star
last night.
The senator recalled vividly the
past and the difficulties encountered
by such men as himself and the late
Bernard M. Stanley to force public
progress. In the days the senator
referred to I was a member of Com
mon Council, and though but an hum
BILE mechanic, my trade being that
of a carpenter, l was familiar with
n1blic affairs and knew of the great
efforts being put forth by men like
Senator Smith and Mr.. Stanley to
improve municipal conditions.
10 me and to others not so capable
or influential as they 1t seemed that
their efforts would be fruitless, as the
task was certainly a thankless one.
They were being continuously scolded
and never praised.
Yet these "pathfinders," Off such
will term them, persevered and
blazed the way to the progress thai
the enterprising men OF a later gen
Grafton are advancing.
1t was both meet and timely foi
Senator Smith to remind his hearers
Of the achievements of his old friend
oBarney'' Stanley, particularly in
the development of street railways
and suggest that a monument to tha'
enterprising citizen be erected In th'
corridors of the terminal building.
While reading the speeches of some
others 1 was forced to draw com
narison between words and deeds
Men who. figuratively speaking
matted President McCarter on the
hack for the great things his private
corporation is doing for Newark, arr
themselves persistent obstructionist'
to municipal improvements.
Note the difference.
OLD-TIME ALDERMAN.
Newark, July 81, 1915.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
SECRETARY GARRIsoN's PREPAREDNESS

The military camp at Patsburg, N. " for the
training for month of business and professional
men in the rudimentas of the soldier, is of the
practical ideas evolved out of the nationwide discus
sion of the policy of preparedness. The hundreds Of
men who go into this camp opposed to war; they
want to believe that their country will have
but they feel it to be their patriotic duty to
prepare themselves for possible future
Secretary of War Garrison with the
viotons, is intent upon preparedness, both by the
government and the citizen. He believes that the
way to avert war Is to be prepared, not by large
standing army, but by creating strong nucleus for
army and by giving to in civil life the training
to 1T them for military duty when necessary. The
nation, we'll directed by Secretary Garrison, is
the right road to preparedness. The most extreme
paciist could not call this "militarism."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

Matt Head, the full and unabre-
Waited name of one who gained ma
tional repute when he was elected
Governor OF Now Hampshire, Dwell
a part of his popularity to his in
tense interest In and zeal for every
good things which was associated
with that State. He also gained
popularity which was worthy Of him
by reason Of his fine sense of hurnor
and his cordial democracy in his per-
sona1 manner. He was nominated for
Governor OF New Hampshire In the
late seventies at a time when the
greenback excitement had spread
from the West to the East and had,
in fact, dominated the voters of the
State of Maine. The Greenbaok party
was of considerable strength in New
Hampshire, so strong, In fact, that
the apprehension was great that its
vote would be sufficient to defeat any
Republican candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Head was nominated, and az
ter a desperate political battle trl-
umphed by so small a majority that
some of the wits of New Hampshire
said that a miscroscope WAS neces-
sary to discover 1t. But he was elect
ed, and a majority of one, as James
G. Blaine once said. was as good as a
majority of 900 so far as ac-
acknowledgement of the rule OF the ma
jority Is concerned.
Tt was while Mr. Head was Gov
ernor of New Hampshire that he en-
tertained some friends who visited
him at his home near Manchester
with an incident associated with the
early life of Daniel Webster Like
all sons of New Hampshire, Mr.. Head
took pride in the. fact that the great
Daniel was born in that State and
that in his boyhood days he played
in the foothills of the White Noun
tains.
EVERY citizen Of New Ramp-
shire" said Governor Head, "gloried
in the career of Daniel Webster. That
feeling was illustrated at time when
in his early married life Webster took
a. brief vacation from his law once
duties. He drove Mrs. Webster into
the heart of the White Mountains and
he had in mind the securing of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

In most tropical countries, partiou-
larly italy, Spain and Mexico, there
is a superstition that the bite Of the
tarantula Is certainly fatal. 1t Is al
ways painful, sometimes throws the
patient into high fever, and in some
cases 1t may result In death, but the
fatal instances are saad to be rare In
comparison with those which survive.
"Amethyst'' means preservation
from intoxication," and was the name
given the stone by the ancient Per-
slams, who believed that wine touched
by amethyst lost It's intoxicating
properties.
The blue or sulphur-bottom whale
is the largest animal living today.
Specimens have measured eighty.
seven feet in length, which In all
probability weighed about seventy
f1ve tons. Oddly enough, although
the mouth will permit twelve men to
stand In 1t, the throat Is only nine
inches in diameter. These particular
whales feed on minute shrimps-
about e-quarters Of an inoh in
length--and they probably newer
touch fsh while they cap obtain
these. From the inside Of one Of
these whales FIVE barrels OF shrtmps
were taken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

THE TERE1NAL AND MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE.
The enterpffse OF the Public Service Corporation
strikingy presented to the public by the event of
the cornerstone laying should have a stimulating
effect u9on municipal enterprise in the meadow and
harbor development.
The corporation is private serving the
public, and it is putting than five millions into
the new plant, which is to about double the city,
transit facilities amount of municipal capital
invested on the Newark Bay front would make 4
magnificent development, and Newark would be much
surer of large dividends from the investment than
the Public Service is from what is to be represented
In Its plant.
This would be rentals alone. The Public Service
s expendng its millions largely for the protection
It's present investments we'll for development.
The municipalities enterprise is that of an original
development of morass into firm land for factory
and commercial sites and of shallow and unim-
proved bay for commerce By far the greater enter
prise is that of the municipality
And the direct benefit from rentals Will be the
smallest part of the returns to the city Every
ufacturing plant established will increase the rata
bles add the population and the erection Of
many houses and stores with consequent enlargement
of trade for the city's merchants What the benefit
to the city must be from the harbor only be con-
jectured but eventually It would exceed that Of the
meadow development
There are broad and progressive ideas we'll RS
courage and energy represented in the terminal now
under construction If these qualities had been In
command of the municipal situation when the people
authorized meadow and harbor development the thing
would be practically accomplished and 1t would
be Newarks proudest exhibit at the city's anni-
versary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
Nothing In Them

william" said the good wife,
looking up from her paper. here
see an article that says man out
In Kansas is suing his wife for di-
vorce simply because she went
through his pockets after he was
asleep. Goodness knows. William,
probably the poor woman never got
a cent from the brute of husband
in any other way!"
"Uh-huh,'' replied William.
"william," came from his better
half. don't you dare sit there and
.uh-huh' me In such a manner! What
would you do If you woke up and
found me going through your
pockets?"
"who-me?" asked the sleepy hus-
band, who had already turned over
his pay envelope to the boss of the
house. why, I'd get up and help
you search, of course, my dear''
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

To the list of twenty-five States In
which workmen's compensation laws
already were in effect, eight more
States and the Territory Of Alaska
have this year been added by tho ac-
ton OF their legislatures.
In view Of the fact that the Gates
head (Engiand) Corporation are re-
leasing as many mon as possible for
the army, they have issued notice
requesting householders and shop
keepers to do their own street sweep
ing.
Nearly 800 women In Aberdeen,
Scotland, and district have enrolled
them selves on the war register at
the Aberdeen Labor Exchange.
The Paisley (sootland) and District
Company have arranged to
employ women conductors in connec-
ton with their street railway service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
NEW YoRK's PAGAN INDIANS.

There still living In New York State, and on
State reservations 44B1 Indians and of these relics
OF the numerous tribes that populated the State In
the days of which Cooper romanoes nearly eight hun
dred pagans, and many do not speak English
In ten years the Indian population has declined by
than six hundred But that there should be the
large percentage of pagans among these Indians in
State full of churches and Christian agencies that
send large contributions abroad every year for
evangelization work is a disoredt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
circumstantlaI Evidence

speaking of circumstantial evil
denoe.' said a lawyer at the Univer-
sity Club, George F'risbie Hoar used
to tell this story:
"a young woman met her husband
as he returned from the office and
showed unmistakable signs of weep
ing.
% whats the matter, Ellen?"
asked the husband.
CO. 'Oh, John" she said, II dropped
nv diamond ring off my finger, and
/ can't find it anywhere"
"."Don't worry, Ellen: it's all
safe. / found 1t this morning in my
trousers pocket"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21

to advocate government ownership
We might as we'll logically review tho
history of the Spanish War to support
the proposition Of military prepared
ness"
On one point there Will be some,
and may be quite general, agreement
with the Times Union, In the state
ment that "the franking use has been
a scandal for nifty years, and now
costs the government huge sum TOT
which no data give foundation for an
estimate"
Year after year postal department
reports have declared against TINS
franking business. Out OF several
instances we may select that OF the
report for 1919. During the fiscal
pieces Of mail, having an aggre-
gate weight of about 61,ooo,oo pounds
were carried by the postal service
free OF charge under the franks OF
congressman AMI all the various gov
ernment departments. If postage at
the usual rates had been paid on this
matter the postal revenue would have
been increased by more than S2o,-
o00, 900. This department renews the
recommendation that franking be dis
continued"
It is made plain that the heavy
loss of revenue in 1912 was due to
the extraordinary amount of franked
matter mailed In the political pri-
maries."
We shall find that whatever politi-
cal side may be in control the postal
service is handled with considerable
credit to the country and that the
franking incubus Is a great trouble.
Depressing a Great Industry.
From the philadelphia Ledger
Nothing snakes the treasury de-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
One They Appreciated

That last thing you sent in was
good" said the editor. I'VE all en-
joyed reading it very much"
"well, In that case" said the
youthful poet, "'I take back what I
said in the letter 1 wrote to You yes
terday about my determination never
to send you any of my work again" "
The editor slowly shook his head.
Don't do that" he murmured; "why,
that letter is what I referred to-"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-21
"Life's Handicap"

Lord saye and Sele. who has been
appointed commandant Of the Gold
er's Green Volunteer Training Corps,
is a very strong opponent Of Votes
for Women" apropos of which fact
he has told an amusing story.
He once attended a book dinner,
at which all the guests were ex-
pected to appear with an emblem
denoting the title of a book.
Lord Saye and Sele went in or
binary evening dress, but he carried
a lady's petticoat over his arm.
No one could guess what book he
represented, but when he told them
every one was greatly amused.
His lordship's emblem represented
Kipling's famous book, "Life's Hand
leap"
His lordship won the first prize.