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The Carlisle independent., 1916-12-07
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes. daughter of Gen eral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued from imminent danger on a scenic rail- road, by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown to young womanhood Helen makes a spec taeular double rescue of Storm, now a freight fireman, and of her father and his friends, Amos Rhinelander, financier. and Robert Seagrue, promoter, from a threat ened collision between a passenger train and runaway freight. Safebreakers em- ployed by Seagrue. and Capelle, his law yer, interrupted by Helen while steal ing General Holmes survey plans of the cutoff line for the Tidewater. fatally wound General Holmes and escape
 Storm and Helen chase the murderers on light engine and capture them
 Spike has hidden the plans and manages to inform Seagrue where they are cached
The Carlisle independent., 1916-12-07
THIRD INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER III.

The death of Helen's father dis closed at once the serious weakness of his monetary affairs. He had de veloped his valuable railroad proper ties without capital of his own ade- quate to finance them. He was the nominal head of great transportation projects; he had been, in truth, the brain and energy of these, but the ac- eual control belonged to eastern bank CTS who had supplied the funds to put them through. And with General Holmes death his daughter was brought face to face with this fact.
 In the library of her home the attor- neys for the estate were already gath cred to discuss it's affairs. Amos Rhinelander, her fathers faithful friend-indeed. the sole friend among the generals many associates that now manifested the slightest interest in the fate of his unfortunate daughter was present that morning With him, however, as if to offset the benefit of his presence, was his already criminal. ly compromised nephew, Seagrue.
 Helen, who had been summoned to the library, walked down from her room to join the little company.
 To Seagrue, who, in apprehension, had absented himself since the night of the tragedy, she never had looked 80 pleasing as she now did.
 Much was in Seagrue's mind and something of it all reflected itself in his face. A score of times his un- principled recklessness had led him close to criminal lengths; now, it had carried him from simple suggestion of theft, unscrupulously assented to, to robbery and to murder-the murder of General Holmes himself by Capelle's hired tools. He was as yet too new in his path Of crime to feel indifferent to the fearful consequences.
 Where he stood. unobserved by the others, he took out of wallet drawn from his pocket a cuff cut from a shirt and reread scrawl written on it by Spike, his convict accomplice, advis- ing him that the stolen survey was hidden under the south end of Little San Pablo bridge.
 With some trivial excuse for absent ing himself, Seagrue left the house,
The Carlisle independent., 1916-12-07

For.
 got in his runabout car and started for the San Pablo bridge. He found the document where Spike had hid den 1t.
 Helen, in the interval, conferring with her attorneys, and with Amos Rhinelander at hand to soften the blow as best he could, was learning bit by bit the completeness of her fa- ther's financial ruin through his sud den death. In matter of fact, all that remained of his free assets was the recently allotted block of stock-now an item of merely nominal value-in the new cutoff line. Long after the attorney had gone, Rhinelander re- mained.
 Its not that the stock is worthless, Helen" he said-they were again to- gether in the library. If the new line is ever what your father hoped it would be, the investment may yet proys pf the greatest value"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
PULLS" run COURTS
Poor Man or Litigant Without
Gang Influence Has No Chance
for Justice in Chicago.
ner ............... ~, 40
His opp0nenta .S7.o63

IAN honest litigant comes into court
by the front door,"
This legend is printed on large
placard which occupies a conspicuous
place in the chambers of Judge John
Stelk of the punishment and replevin
branch OF the Municipal Court.
II had that sign made and placed
II there because I got weary Of re.
ceiving many persons who call on me
every day just before court cOnvenes.
Offering various reasons for taking
some action In cases which were to
appear before me-" said Judge Stelk.
For time 1t seemed as though
every case that came up was brought
to my attention In that form. tried
to be diplomatic, but II didn't work.
so have put the sign there where all
who come may see 1t.
~ am trying to devise some way Of
conveying the same message to per-
sons who insist on calling me over
the telephone under the same circum-
stances. 1t would save me the trou-
bic Of telling people who ought to
know better than to call me that
Judge with conscience and self.respect
tries all his cases In open court"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Ave.; secretary. Gustav Seedorf.
3l34 N. Oakley Ave.
25-HeadQuarters. 6401 Broadway;
phone Edgewater 494; president,
John 8. Hummer. 4535 Beacon st.;
secretary. John p. Dougherty,
63l0 Magnolia Ave.
26-Headquarters, 3943 Lincoln Ave-;
tel. Grace S704; meets every Fri
day; president. Chas. A. Williams
3516 Jansen Ave.; secretary,
Chas. w. Peters. S649 N. Hermit.
tage Ave.
27-Headquarters. Grace Hall. 1901
Bernard st., corner Grace. Elston
and Bernard; phone Irving sos;
meets last Friday; president,
Hans Blase. 5017 Pensacola Ave-;
secretary, Geo. ]. Gercken. 1910
N. LeClaire Ave.
2S--Headquarters, 1867 Milwaukee
Ave-; phone Armitage GAIL.
29-HeadQuarters, 1910 w. Garfield
Blvd; tel. Drover 4152; president,
Frank ]. Ryan; secretary, John X.
Cook.
30-Headquarters, McNally's Hall,
4647 s. Halsted st.. president,
Martin ]. Mentally. 4647 8. Halsted
St.; secretary. E. J. Kean. 5S1 w.
45th st.
31-Headquarters. 56OS 8. Halsted st..
meets first Friday; president.
Frank ]. Corr, 524 w. Goth St..
secretary. Chas. Sener, $3.50 8. Pc
oria st.
S2--Headquarters. suites 10 and IL,
Anderson Bldg, $3.50 8. Halsted
St.
33-Headquarters. Hodnett's Hall,
Armitage and Crawford AYES. !;
phone Belmont 6991.
34-Headquarters. 1856 Ogden Ave-;
tel. Lawndale 634; president
Harry NJ Christie. 1S49 s. Lawn
dale Ave.; secretary, Dennis E.
Duffy. 2123 8. Lawndale Ave.
35--Headquarters. 4039.41 w. Madison
81; tel. Garfield 1882; meets first
and third Thursdays: president
r. w. Larkin, ABB Jackson Blvd.
secretary. John s. Clark. Keller
and North AYES.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
CHAIRMAN STCCKART
Popular County Treasurer Heads
the New Democratic Exec.
utive Committee.

The Democrats have perfected their
new organization. County Treasurer
Henry Stuckart was made chairman
Of the executive committee. Dennis j.
Egan Of the organization committee,
Frank 8. Ryan Of the finance Com.
mittee and Rudolph l.. Schapp Of the
committee on halls and speakers.
On the executive committee besides
Mr.. Stuckart are Robert M. Sweitzer,
Dennis J. Egan. Frank J, Walsh. A,
J. Cermak, Frank s. Ryan. M. X.
Sheridan, John F. O'Malley. 8. H.
Kunz. Harry r. Gibbons. Michael Ken
ma, NJ. J. O'Brien. John Powers, P. A
Nash, Jacob Lindheimer, George E.
Brennan, B. J. Grogan. P. ]. Carr,
Fred ID. Brett, T. j. Grove, Ross c.
Hall and Thomas Carey.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
LOWDEN DRAWS
the CROWDS

Former Attorney General william
H. Stead. campaign manager for
Frank o. Lowden. issued statement
In which he asked. who 10 drawing
the crowds?" and undertook to an
swer 1t by means Of o few statistics.
I'm my political experience" said
Mr.. Stead. II never have known such
remarkable interest, regardless of the
excessive heat, in an Illinois primary
contest for Governor. This interest.
moreover, Is not because of, but
rather Is in spite Of any uncertainty
as to the result, being chiefly centered
In Colonel Lowden on the theory that
the colonel will be the nominee, and
thereupon Is likely to be our next
Governor"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
GIBBONS GREAT RALLY

Harry r. Gibbons. Democratic com.
mitteeman OF the Twenty.flfth Ward,
Is making plans for a political ball
In Arcadia Hall, Broadway and vii.
son, Sept. 8. He announces It will
be the biggest affair of the kind ever
given in Chicago. He says fifty boxes
have been subscribed for and
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall
has been asked to lead the grand
march. Gov. Dunno, States Attor.
ney Hoyne. william b. Brint0n Of
Dixon, and many other state ofiic.
Gals and candidates are scheduled
to be present.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
THE DENEEN Slate

States Attorney-John e. N0rthup.
Recorder-Joseph F. Haas.
Board of Review--Edward +. Litz.
niger.
Board of Assessors Qong term)-
Felix A. NOrden.
Board of Assessors (short term)-
Charles Ringer.
Clerk Circuit COurt-William F.
Lips.
Clerk Superior Court--John Siman.
President Sanitary District-Chas.
II. Sergel.
Sanitary District Trustee-Edward
!. Williams.
Sanitary District Trustee-Thomas
W. Gilmore.
Judge Circuit Court-Ben M. Smith.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
DEMOCRATIC
''''I Committeeman

Denocratic national Committeeman
for Illinois-Charles Boeschenstein,
Edwardsville.
Democratic state Committee.
Chairman--Arthur w. Charles, Car.
mi.
Vice Chairman-Douglas Pattison.
Freeport: Terence F. Moran, Chicago;
Ed. NJ. Spiller, Marion.
Secretary--Isaac B. Craig, Nation.
Treasurer-Ernest Hoover, Taylor.
Vile.
t.at.Arms-Jerry J. Kane,
East st. Louis.
Democratic County Committee.
James NJ Daley, chairman.
William =. Feeney, secretary.
Managing Committee Of the Democrat.
lie Party Of Cook County.
Chairman--James NJ. Daley.
Vice Chairmen-Joseph Rushkewicz,
Frank F. Roeder, Anton ]. Cermak.
James NJ. Whalen, Frank H. McCul.
loch.
ecretary-William p. Feeney.
Assistant Secretary-John F. Quin'
Ian.
Financial Secretary-Jacob Lind.
heimer.
Treasurer-Fred W. Block.
Sergeant.at-Arms--John J. Leonard.
First Ward-Michael Kenna.
Second Ward-William ]. Graham.
Third Ward-Thomas d. Nash.
Fourth Ward-James NJ. Daley.
Fifth Ward-Patrick j. Carr.
Sixth Ward-John p. Gibbons.
Seventh Ward-James NJ. Whalen.
Eighth Ward-John II. Mack.
Ninth Ward-John ]. Leonard.
Tenth Ward-Joseph w. Cermak.
Eleventh Ward-A. ]. SABBATH.
Twelfth Ward-Anton j. Cermak.
Thirteenth Ward-Martin J. O'Brien.
Fourteenth Ward-Patrick A, Nash.
Fifteenth Ward-Thomas p, Keane.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
Juries Strengthened out.
Corporation Rates adjusted.

Personal direction given to slaugh.
ter of party candidates who cannot be
used. In exchange for contracts and
jobs to tools near the throne.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
TAKE D UNFAIRLY
Business, Professional, Workingmen and
Others Soaked for Personal Property
Tax-Political Bosses Escape.

Investigation of the personal prop.
erty tax lists show the unfairness
with which personal property taxes
are levied.
Business men, professional men and
workingmen are taxed to the limit.
Political bosses escape very lightly.
II the personal property tax books
for the past five years were examined
curious facts would be shown up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

This is true of political bosses
whether they derive their income
from millions of dollars worth of
good investments or whether they de.
rive their income from high salaries
Not only do the Industrious classes
have to bear the heaviest part Of the
burden of local taxation, but there is
more coming according to the follow.
ing dispatch:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Sixteenth Ward-Stanley H. Kunz.
Seventeenth Ward--Joseph Rushke.
wicz.
Eighteenth Ward-Bernard ]. Gro
gan.
Nineteenth Ward--John Powers.
Twentieth Ward-Dennis ]. Egan.
Twenty.frst Ward-John F. O'Mal.
ley.
Twenty.second Ward-Rudolph l..
Schapp.
Twenty.third Ward-Joseph l.. Gill.
Twenty.fourth Ward-Frank F. Roe.
der.
Twenty.hfth ward--Harry r. Glib.
bons.
Twenty.sixth Ward--Henry A. Zen.
der.
Twenty.seventh Ward-Neil Murley.
Twenty-eighth Ward-Frank Pas.
chen.
Twenty.ninth Ward--Emmett Whea.
Ian.
Thirtieth ward-James F. Heffer.
nan.
Thirty.first Ward-Michael X. Sheri.
dan.
Thirty-second Ward - Frank J.
Walsh.
Thirty.third Ward-Timothy Grove
Thirty.fourth Ward-Joseph o. Kost
ner.
Thirty.fifth Ward-William P. Fee
ney.
Country Towns-Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights; Francis M. Keough
Lemont; Peter Wolf. Melrose Park;
Ross C. Hall, Oak Park: Isaac NJ
Kuebler Palatine. and Frank H. Mc'
Culloch.
Ward Organizations.
Ward.
Headquarters. 772 s. State st.
president. John J. Coughlin, II N
La Sale st.; secretary, Ike Roder
lex, III +. Goth st.
HEADQUARTERS. 203 =. 37th St.; tel
Douglas 2469; meets every Tues
day; president, Edw. Stenson, 3415
Michigan Ave-: secretary. Otto
Woerter, 56s e. 35th st,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Washington, d. c., Aug. S.-1f the
action of the members Of the Senate
finance committee tonight is accepted
by Congress, all single persons hav.
ing an income Of $4,000. and persons
with dependent families having an In.
come Of $4,000, will have to pay a 2
per cent income tax. Under existing
law, the minimum is $4,000 and $4,000
respectively.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
POOR VOTE GETTERs
Although the Connerys Hold
Many Public Jobs They Are
Not Strong at the Ballot
Box,

At the Democratic primary for Re.
corder Of Deeds In 1912 the result
was:
Joseph F. Connery. ..66.S4S
His opponents .49S
So Connery was minority nomt
nee.
At the same primary John W. Raj.
ney ran for the nomination for Clerk
Of the Circuit Court, the ONCE held by
Connery's Republican nephew.in.law,
Joseph e. Bidwell. Jr. Result Of the
primary:
John w. Rainey .......71,695
All opponents .........44.666
Raineys majority over
al ..................E(
At the same primary In 1912 John
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

o-HeduquaTteTb, lHuldna 1ueuteT
Bldg, 210 e. 43d st.
4-Headquarters, Young's Hall. Both
and Wallace Sts.; meets first
Thursday; president. John F. Boil.
ton, 1854 Union Ave-; secretary.
James J. Kropacek, 3135 Normal
Ave.
5-Headquarters, Kahn's Hall. 35th
and Wood sts.; meets second
Thursday; president, Henry Nc.
Nerney, 3544 8. Paulina st.; secre.
tary. Matthew M. Bunyan, 3426
Union Ave.
7-Headquarters, Calumet X. of e.
Hall, G202 Cottage Grove Ave-;
president, James M. Whalen. 6457
Langley Ave.: secretary, Elmer J.
Witty. 6424 Langley Ave.
S-Headquarters, 9215 Commercial
Ave-; president, John P. Byrnes,
7457 Bond Ave.; secretary, Gus
tave Steinwig, 1870 Anthony Ave.
9-Headquarters, DeHaan's Hall, 9442
Cottage Grove Ave-; tel. Burnside
1888; president, Catrines DeHaan,
94G4 Cottage Grove Ave-; secre.
tary. Donald e. Whittenburg.
1925 Cottage Grove Ave.
11-Headquarters, 1852 w. 18th ST.;
tel. Seeley 1910; president, Mi.
chael J. Browne. 1916 Washburne
Ave-; secretary, Fred w. Rausch,
1741 w. 10th.
12-Headquarters, 1924 s. Kedzie
Ave.; tel. Lawndale 1903; presi.
dent, Otto Kerner, 2426 8. Clifton
Park Ave-; secretary, Joseph !.
Novak. 2401 8. Trumbull Ave.
13-Headquarters. $3.50 w. Madison
St.; phone Kedzie 423; president.
James C. Denvir, 3S4S Congress
st.; secretary. John c. Morris,
1886 w. Adams st.
14-Headquarters, Conway's Hall,
Lake st. and Western Ave-; meets
second and fourth Tuesdays;
president. James B. shiel, 1928
Grand Ave.; secretary, Edward ].
Kelly, 3345 Park Ave.
15-Headquarters. 2705 Iowa st.;
president. Edward J. Kaindl. 2600
w. Chicago Ave-; secretary. Nor.
ris Gevirtz, $3.50 N. Francisco Ave.
16--Headquarters, 1862 w. North
Ave-; meets every Friday; presi.
dent, Joseph Petlak. 1910 w.
North Ave-; secretary. Frank
Literski. 1917 Dickson st.
17-HeadQuarters. $50 Milwaukee
Ave; tel. Monroe 6S72; president,
Walter Smith, 1861 Austin Ave-;
secretary. Teofl Weyna. 1920 Mil
waukee Ave.
18-Headquarters, 1462 w. Madison
St.. tel. Monroe 3769; president,
James C. Gavin, 1926 8. Racine
Ave-; secretary, John Vanderburg,
1913 s. Sangamon st.
19-Headquarters, northwest corner
Blue Island Ave. and Taylor St.;
president, Thos. J. Johnson, 1856
w. Congress St.; secretary, John
J. Falvey. 745 Lyle st.
2O--Headquarters, Club House. 1928 w.
18th St.; tel. Canal 61G9; meets
second and fourth Thursdays;
president. Peter F. Smith. 1908 s.
Union Ave-; secretary. Barth. p.
Collins, 92G w. 10Th st.
2l-Headquarters, Thomas Jefferson
Club, 1903 N. Dearborn St.; tel.
Superior 491; meets every second
Friday; president, Joseph P. Ma
honey, 1446 N. La Sale st.; secre.
tary. Raymond A. Dougherty, 1903
N. Dearborn st.
22-Headquarters, 1894 Larrabee St.;
tel. Lincoln 2745; daily meetings
at TIC w. North Ave; president,
Rudolph l.. Schapp, TAG Hudson
Ave; phone Lincoln 1857; secre.
tary, Math. j. Wagner
23-Headquarters, Lower Lincoln
Turner Hall, Sheffield and Diver
sey AYES; tel. Lincoln 1896; presi.
dent, Jas. II. Poage, SIC Belmont
Ave-; secretary, Bernard Jung,
1941 Mohawk st.
24-Headquarters. 1904 Barry Ave;
tel. Lake View 1904; president,
Frank A. Stadler. 290s Lincoln
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

T. Connery's partner in the coal bust.
ness, Block, was q candidate for the
nomination for Board Of Review. The
result:
Block, Connery's part.
ner ........ AIS
His opponents .87,253
So Block, Connery . partner, was in
a minority Of 1888 votes. One OF bic
opponents, Charles J. vopicka, came
near defeating Block, Connery's part.
ner, receiving $3.50 votes to Block.
Connery's partners 39,415.
In 1913, Francis d. Connery was q
candidate at the Democratic primary
for the nomination for City Clerk.
Francis d. Connery. .42,187
His Democratic opponents. 81, 400
So Connery was very much Of q
minority candidate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

In the Fifth district Collins and
viterna are credited with $3.50 votes
EACH
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Special attention paid to the han
ding Of Legislation. Past perform.
ances given as Reference. Best Rates
Obtainable.
Special Department Devoted to
Character Wrecking.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
GRAFT Is BOSS
Full Line of Fine Work Guaranteed to
People Willing to Risk their Repu-
tation and Obey Orders.

Alleged Grafters' Gang Bargains
about which people are talking.
Tax Assessments Fixed for the
Right People.
Judges Influenced.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25
PEOPLES COLUMN
IAN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"
Was Ibsen Acquainted With Newark?

The story of Henrik Ibsen's play,
"An Enemy of the People" 1882
is that of a Doctor, a medical Off
Ger who finds it his duty to inves-
tigate the condition of his towns
water supply. He discovers in
lection in the water, and immedi-
ately proposes to publish the fact
just as would any member of tn
Newark Board of Health undel
similar circumstances.
The Doctors brother is the
Chief Councilman or Committee
Chairman of the town. Instead Of
supporting the Doctor, however,
the Chairman tries to prevent tn
publicati Of the fact that the
water is infected. This all hap.
pens where the scene of the play
is laid, far off in a little town in
Norway. Nobody would ever hear
of such thing happening in New
ark.
The Doctor insists that the facts
shall be made known to the public
He explains, saying, Last year we
had some extraordinary cases Of
illness-both typhoid and gastric
attacks. At the time we thought
the visitors had brought the infec-
ton with them. This is of course
exactly the case with all visitors
from Elkton who are taken sick in
Newark.
The editor of the Norgewian
towns newspaper tells the Doctor
that the mischief doesn't come
from impurities in the SOIL" but
from "the swamp in which our
whole municipal life is rotting.'
But there is nothing rotten ir
Newark, and the Editor of its
newspaper has nothing to attack.
In Ibsen's drama the Council
men are very willy. No politicians
in Newark were ever like them.
They discreetly say to the Doctor.
Your statement must be kept
back, for the good of the COM
munity.-Not a word, not a whiS
per, of this business must come to
the public ears"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25
CITIZEN TAKES EX-
CEPTION TOLETTER
Declares Situation Falsely
Presented
Newark, Del.
October %, 1916
Editor of The Newark Post:

Editor of The Newark Post:
In your paper Of October Dist
you publish an article signed by
Frederick J. Pohl, Instructor of
English in Delaware College en-
titled Newark and it's Menace" |
have talked with a number Of our
citizens to learn that the article
meets with general condemnation.
The question is asked, How in the
name of all the gods at once, upon
what meat doth this our Caesar
feed, that he is grown so great?"
A young man who has not been in
our town much over year, owns
no property, and has no permanent
interest here to write as he has
done is considered an insult to our
citizens, because much of it is un-
true. There are those who sell
their property" he says, "to others
and yet retain control of it in such
a way that they cannot be legal
compelled to stand the expense of
installing sewer drains in it while
the nominal owners are too poor
to be able to afford the necessary
improvements" tknow of no such
transactions. We have had a num-
Der of cases of typhoid fever this
year. We had an epidemic of the
same kind about eight years ago,
but several years before we put in
the sewer plant we had but few
cases. | was an advocate of the
sewer, and would like to see every
property connected with the sewer.
1t is being done as rapidly as pos
sible. We have but two plumbers,
which fact makes it almost an i'm
possibility to get work of this kind
done in our growing town. Accord
ing to the estimate made by Coun.
Gil about eighty per cent of the
houses have been connected witt
the sewer. There are but few cess
pools, as most of them have been
removed. | do not know of bet
ter town of it's size than Newark.
Our mai nstreet cannot be excel.
led by any in the state, and the
other streets are macadamized.
All the approaches to our town ex-
cept one are likewise macadamiz-
ed. Our streets are swept and our
drinking water coming from ar
tesian wells is pronounced pure.
The Board of Health as in many
other towns is making determin-
ed effort to find out the cause of
the fever, but has not yet sue
ceeded. Our citizens are all in
terested and wish the Board of
Health God-speed in the matter.
We havffe tn best Council we have
ever had land that body has given
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-25

For a time nothing happens in
the play, just as in Newark most
of the time. Finally somebody
says, "All the old bunglels must be
got rid of-in every department
But the Chairman of the Baths
Committee, who is interested in
ge-ting more people to the Baths
situated in the Norwegian town,
says, 'Do you think a single WISH
tor will come here if we go about
making them fancy that the water
is poisoned, that the whole town is
presidential ?" If Newark were
pestilential, that is the way some
people in it might talk.
Meanwhile, the Doctor, in his
official capacity as medical officer,
conceives it to be his duty to re-
commend the installation of sew
age connections. The Chairman,
with consideration for the divine
rights of property owners, de-
clares that "the medica, officers
proposal only means saddling the
taxpayers with unnecessary eX-
pense." How far Newark surpass-
es Norway in the matters of civic
righteousness and unselfish ,ess!
The glory of Newark achievement,
however, is diminished somewhat
when we reflect that "a years have
elapsed since the state of affairs
existed of which Ibsen wrote.
AS might be expected in Norway,
the troublesome Doctor in can
Enemy of the People" is orIered
to resign. He is also driven from
his home. Barbarous Norway!
How glad you and l ought to be
that we live in America, and N
Newark of all places, where we
have every inducement to drink
water and no alcohol, even though
we can't get pure water!
How proud the unnamed town in
Norway must be because it was
written about by Ibsen! And how
proud some unnamed persons il.
Newark would be if they were
written about by an American cit
iZen.
Fred'k J. Pohl.