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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Electric Lighting.

Madison owns its own electric light plant and
has Just ordered it run day and night. An ex-
pert who engaged to look into the subject
reported that he found that the power would be
sufficient to operate 300 lights, 16 coffee mills u
ice cream freezers and 500 fans and other motors
With this amount of business he figured that
the plant would lose about 81 900 per year
Nevertheless the council ordered the plant to be
operated eight hours each day Exchange.
We gather from the above that after
lighting the city, private residences, and
leasing power, the Madison electric plant
is tax of about 81 600 In other words
Madison, by reason of owning its own light
plant and selling light and power, the
people are at an expense of 81 900 year for
city lighting By reference to Industrial
Directory of New jersey" published by
the State Bureau of Labor and Statistics,
we find that Madison is town of 1854
souls; there is one bank in Madison, water
works and sewers, and it is residential
town. But it seems to us Woodbury. can
get some pointers on electric Lighting from
Madison. This city is paying about Sc, 600
per year for about as poor service as it is
possible for corporation to give, which is
S., 900 greater than another New Jersey
town pays for presumably better service.
Honor awaits the Councilman who lifts this
load from the taxpayers and give us light.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

A condition, not theory, confronts the
Board of Education Of this city in provid
ing room for the children of school age.
Two years ago it was found necessary to
secure a room outside the established
school houses, and now the imperative
necessity exists for an additional room, and
perhaps yet another when the schools open.
The rental of outside rooms can be but
temporary expedient to postpone the day
when new school house must be erected.
1t is probable the people have noted these
facts and will not be surprised at the
announcement. This is one of the penalties
of greater population.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
WILLIAMSTOWN.

/
/ Benjamin Pierce an old resident OF thi,
place was buried at Glassboro last Tuesday
after an illness of long duration.
Eli Marsh, our post master, is on ths
sick list
| The McIlvaine estate was sold last Satur
day. The homestead was bought in by
Geo. McIlvaine; the blacksmith shop by
Josiah Eldridge, Of Wenonah; in addition,
| there were several building lots sold AS
George is one Of the executors, the home
stead was bought in by his uncle, James X.
Park, Of Woodbury..
| Several of our people attended the
| Changers picnic at Alcyon Park Wednes-
day and Thursday.
About the time church was letting out
last Sunday evening, live wire was dis
covered down in the street near the corner
of Main street and Clayton Ave- Fortu-
nately one of the iinemen was soon on the
scene and removed the danger.
Great Improvements are being made
around the glassworks this summer. We
hear the store is to be enlarged by absorbing
the present office, which is to be removed
to the tenant house at the end of the pack
| ing yard. Some of the lehrs have been
torn down and run nearer the pack
| ing house, SO as to avoid so much breakage
from wheeling. This, no doubt will be an
improvement over the old system.
The M. f. Church is to have pipe Or
gan in the near future.
c. II. n Bodine has accepted position
in Phila., under the Canning trust, as the
factory at this place has gone in the trust,
therefore reducing their help.
John Kinzle is on the sick list, but is
reported better at this writing.
Several new houses are reported for the
near future.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The editor of the Rauls5oro Press has
been stunning in Woodbury., and in plea
type quotes in his last issue wall from
the cutters of this city. What Louden-
slagerism will do for an otherwise decent
man is exemplified in the depths to which
the Z. p has fallen the past weeks. If
had seemed to US that Mr.. Leonard was
making an honest effort to print a paper
NJ to go into clean homes and be read by
all the family, but since he has placed
himself under the domination of Louden-
Slayer he presents himself in new light.
he seems possessed of righteous fear that
the GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT will
deem 1t proper to remind the voters that
the Republican candidate for Congress a
few years ago secretly and illegally took
something like $23, 600 from the treasury
OF corporation of which he was president,
hence openes the ball by asserting that he
learned in Woodbury. that sJim is a
- fool"
Louderslagerism is doing for Mr. Leonard
what 1t did for Woodbury. Heights, and
what 1t has done for the Republican party
OF the District. The corruption of Louden-
Slayer caused the weeds to grow high at the
town plot south of Woodbury., and until it
is dead will have a debauching and cor
rupting influence over the Republican or
ganization in county and district.
If Mr.. Leonard should publish the his
tory of the Republican primaries in Pauls-
boro, his paper would be more disgusting to
his decent readers than was the vaporngs
OF Woodbury. slums last week If he would
tell OF the corruption, the intimidation,
the bribery of the Loudenslager heelers and
the free beer for the whole town, it would
form chapter as disgustingly shocking as
was the proceedings of the Camden pri-
maries.
We accord to the p p the right to con-
duct his columns to suit himself and his
employer, but we submit that the miasma
from the dregs of Woodbury. as to the in
tellectual balance of the editor of this
paper are less an issue in the Congressional
canvass than Mr.. Loudenslager's court
proven and public record At such time
and manner as our Judgment dictates, we
shall discuss these, not in personal or
malicious spirit but in the performance of
duty this press owes to the people.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Crimes Against God and Man.

Never in the history of this district has
the election for delegates to convention
been attended with such disorder, such
crime against the laws of God and man, as
was that Of last Monday night a week.
The use of money was open and shameless,
one man was sent before his Maker, another
at this writing lies at the point of death, a
third in the hospital severely injured. and
many others are nursing minor injuries.
One man (if the number be not increased
tn twol is a murderer before the law. For
what That Harry C. Loudenslager should
or should not get the nomination for Con-
oress. Is he worth the awful price?
TSaIem Sunbeam.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Republican Primaries.

The disgraceful features of the first district
contest cannot reasonably be charged against
either OF the candidates for nomination nor
against the Republican party. We believe that
Mr. Loudenslager or Mr.. Vansant. had they
known that their selection depended upon the
sacrifice of human life, would have quickly
from the race. We believe also, had
the leaders of the warning factions known that
the contest would result in murder there would
have been no contest. State Gazette.
We are glad to receive from our esteemed
contemporary the above calculation of its
principles of political morality.
Not one word in derogation Of the fraud
with which non-voters were brought into
the district, not one of the violence with
which honest voters were crowded away
from the polls; not one of the utter de-
struction of the popular will by hired
thugs and repeaters; not one against the
prostitution of the people to the designs of
inscriptions candidates and leaders-but
volumes of regret that two hired Phila-
delphia DULLES were killed in resistance
to their bullyism and assault.
The death of these scoundrels makes
glowing headlines for sensational news
papers, but is not worth a moments con-
sideration in comparison with the moral
debasement which brought them there and
animated them. In may emphasize the
rascality which led to their employment in
a nefarious purpose, but it adds nothing to
the crime of the leaders and candidates
who hired them to overawe by their bully
ism and their weapons the legal voters of
the district in the expression of their will.
In fact, it is but the natural and inevitable
sequence of the processes of Camden poll
tics, which, beginning with bribery and
intimidation, have speedily run to fraud
and force
Two of the persons killed were so-called
prize fighters; both lived in Philadelphia
slums; they had no place in a New Jersey
primary meeting and they were brought
there with gangs Of similar sort for
money, to beat and bully the opponents OF
those who hired them. They were not
alone, but were units in the tens or hun
dreds, hired both with the knowledge and
money of both factions to use, or give
semblance of force, to what should be the
most free and peaceable act of the people.
1t lays with the present purpose of those
leaders to condone the process and deny
the result. But none who note the degra-
dation of politics can see in the killing of
the Philadelphia thugs anything else than
a natural consequence OF the hiring of
thugs to personate and intimi-
date New Jersey voters, in primary meet
ings, and for this the Republican leaders
are responsible. True American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Drank Acid For Whisky.

West Cester, Pa, Aug. Charles
Mullin, aged 35 years, of Eagle, drank
carbolic acid yesterday in mistake for
whisky, his death following Is minutes
later. He was tinsmith. The acid
had been used about his home and was
in an ordinary flask. Mullin had been
drinking and mistook the acid for
whisky, taking a large draught of it. A
physician who was summoned was un-
able to save his life.
Five Ladies' Caught on High TrestIe.
Hopllinsyille, KY, Aug. IAN ex-
cursion train on the Illinois Central
caught five young ladies on a high
trestle at Dawson Springs yesterday
afternoon. Misses ]. Smith and Lucy
Stevenson were crushed to death, and
Misses Lena Flint, Edith Stevenson and
Minnie Nichols jumped and were prob
ably fatally injured. All were young
women who were sojourning at the
springs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

''If Mr.. Loudenslager is as good Re-
publican and as shrewd politician as we
believe him to be, he will muzzle his fool
supporters, who are iniuring his chances by
either making or countenancing attacks upon
Mr.. David Baird and other prominent Re-
publicans"
We clip the above from Mondays Post
Telegram, but evidently the P. I. is not
thoroughly informed. 1t is Mr.. Louden-
slayer himself who is sitting the pace for
his ''fool supporters" He makes public
announcements of his intention to crush
the supporters of Vansant, so why should
fault be found with his hungry supporters
for pushing the good work along.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Campaign Advice.
Atlanta Constitution (Deml.

ALlanIa COnSbitutlOH kJcIuJ.
The Democratic Congressional campaign
of this year should be a vigorous and
aggressive attack on those tariff schedules
that are being used no longer to ward off
impossible foreign competition, but to rob
our own people and build up enormous
personal fortunes for favored classes and
sections. The way to kill the trust is to
kill the special legislation which is the
spinal cord of its life. The way to destroy
the leather trust and get shoes at fair prices
is to repeal the taxes on hides. The way
to destroy the food trust is to repeal the
food taxes and let the cattle and fresh
meats of Canada, Mexico, and South
America come in to regulate prices to
living level And SO on to the end of the
chapter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
REDWOOD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kincaid, of Phila-
delphia, were guests of his brother James
one day last week.
Mrs. Charles jenkins has improved her
Peachlow cottage by having telephone
put in.
Some of our farmers here are heavy losers
by the failure of Newark commission
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Heritage attended the
wedding of their niece, Miss Blanche Hig-
gins, to Mr.. Linten Kier, at Clayton, last
Thursday evening.
The prospects are that there will be a
good crop Of watermelons in this vicinity.
Some of the farmers have picked already.
Quite a number here expect to have
electric lights put in their houses.
The little son of R. B. Louden, who has
been very sick, is improved at this writing.
Mrs. William A. Lacy spent one day
last week visiting friends in Swedesboro.
James E. Munyan, of Philadelphia was
an over Sunday guest of his parents.
Mr.. Walter Jenkins and family, of Cam
den, are spending some time with theiI
parents at Peachblow Cottage,
Russell Munyan took trip to Paulsborc
on Monday and purchased new Rambler
bicycle.
Howard Kirkbride is quite sick at this
writing.
Miss Emma Madara entertained hel
friend, Miss Anna Gooden, of Jefferson
over Sunday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
cURA's $s5, 100000 LOAN
The House at Havana Passed Bill
AUTHORIZING Ii,

The House at Havana Passed Bill
Authorizing 1t.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The state de-
partment has received the following
cabiegram from Minister Squiers,
dated Havana, August 4
THE house has passed bill authoriz-
ing loan 5000, 900; minimum rate OF
issue, so per cent; maximum interest,
5 per cent, redeemable in 40 years."
Under the Plat amendment the
United States is bound to take cog
nizance of every action of the Cuban
government relating to loans. Article
2 of that amendment provides:
''That said government shall not as
sumo or contract any public debt to
pay the interest upon which, and to
make reasonable sinking fund provis-
ion for the ultimate discharge of which
the ordinary revenues of the island of
Cuba, after defraying the current ex.
penses of the government, shall be in.
adequate"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

Under Democratic usage, the Chairman
of a Congressional Convention is authorized
- ;ssue the call for the next Convention.
Samuel Iredell, Esq, Of Bridgeton, Chair
man Of the last Democratic Congressional
Convention, under the new apportionment,
being removed from the District, that duty
fell to the Chairman of the County Com
m;ttees Of Camden, Gloucester and Salem,
the counties comprising this district, who
are DR.. Bray, Of Camden; VIM. johnson,
Of Salem, and J. D. Carpenter, Of Wood
bnrv At a conference in Woodbury. Last
FRIDAY. the date and place for holding the
Convention was fixed, and the call for the
Convention TO be held at Woodbl ry on
September 18th issued.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
A Cure for Cholera Infantum.

Last May" says Mrs. Curtis Baker, of
Bookwater, Ohio, ian infant child of our
neighbours was suffering from cholera infan-
tum. The doctor had given up all hopes of
recovery. l took a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
to the house, telling them | felt sure it
would do good if used according to direc-
tions. In two days time the child had
fully recovered, and is now (nearly year
since) vigorous, healthy girl. l had
recommended this remedy frequently and
have never known it to fail in any single
instance. I" For sale by A. S. Marshall,
Woodbury.; c. A. Smith, Mantua.
S-7-2ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee obtained these quotations from
friendly exporters, but they had in every
instance refused to furnish the Especial"
discount lists. Failing in this, the COM
mittee decided to offer reward for copies
Of the lists and Chairman Griggs was
astonshed to find that five of the leading
newspapers of New York had refused to
print the advertisement.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

George E. Fry, one of the Assistant
Supervisors of the Public Schools of Cam,
den, and former Secretary of the Artisans
Building and Loan Association, was COM
mitted to the city prison last night on a
charge of converting to his own use $500
This morning the examiner reports that
the shortage will reach $4,000. Mr.. Fry
is out on bail.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
rip FOR Maryland Naval Reserves.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug THE auxil-
liary cruiser Sylvia, having on board
the Maryland naval reserves will leave
this rort on Saturday for a 10-days'
trip for the purpose of giving the men
some active target practice and gen
eral boat work on the deep sea. Sew
eral officers will make the trip in ad-
dition to a large number of enlisted
men. The cruise will extend to Long
Island Sound, Commander Geer will
command the expedition.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
A YOUNG LADY's LIFE SAVED.
At Panama. Colombia by Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.

AT Panama. colombo DY CnamDerlaln's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
DR.. Chas. H. Utter, prominent physi-
clan, of Panama, Colombia, in a recent
letter states Last March had as a pa
tient young lady sixteen years of age,
who had very bad attack Of dysentery.
Everything prescribed for her proved
Intellectual and she was growing worse every
hour Her parents were sure she would
die. >She had become so weak that she
could not turn over in bed. What to do at
this critical moment was study for me,
but | thought Of Chalnberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and as a
last resort prescribed it, The most wonder
full result was effected. Within eight hours
she was feeling much better; inside Of three
days she was upon her feet and at the end
of one week was entirely well. ~ For sale
by A. S. Marshall, Woodbury.; c. A. Smith,
Mantua 6-7-2ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
100000 CARTRIDGES Exploded.

Philadelphia, Aug. during an
electrical storm yesterday lightning
struck store house at the United
States Arsenal in Frankfort, suburb,
exploding half a million of condemned
cartridges. Charles Jennings chemi-
cal works, opposite the arsenal, re-
ceived almost the entire discharge of
bullets, which tore away the tiled roof
Ing and shattered nearly every pane of
glass in the building. No one was in
jured. Mr.. Lenning estimates his loss
1T $1,000.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

On account of the Biennial Meeting,
Knights of Pythias, at San Francisco, Cal. /,
August II to %, 1902, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion tick
cts to San Francisco or Los Angeles from
all stations on its lines, from August to
9, inclusive, at greatly reduced rates. These
tickets will be good for return passage until
September 80, inclusive, when executed by
Joint Agent at Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco and payment of so cents made for
this service. For specific information re-
garding rates and routes, apply to Ticket
Agents. 7-24-3ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

''Shoot to kill'' is the curt direction of
the Pennsylvania General concerning the
Pennsylvania miners. 1t is but an echo
of General Smiths ''burn and kill' which
startled the civilized world and drew forth
some of the tallest lying known to our war
history
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

1t is asserted that at least $1,000 town
ship was disbursed by the Republican fac
tions at the primaries last week. Which
faction bled most literally is of little i'm
portance, but if the longest pole took the
persimmon, the winner is entitled to that
honor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
WE PAY 40 PER CENT MORE.
Trusts Sell American Goods Cheaper Abroad |
Than Here.

Than Here.
Chairman Griggs, of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee, has
secured six ordinary discount sheets from
as many different trusts, which show that
the American people are paying at least 40
per cent. more than the foreigner for the
same American goods.
Chairman Griggs has been endeayoring
to secure Especial discount sheet, )" used
by American exporters in quoting prices to
foreign agents. Though he offered large
reward for one of these sheets, which quote
prices far below those of the ordinary dis
count sheets, he has been unable to secure
one.
The domestic and export prices on several
articles, according to table prepared from
the ordinary sheets by Chairman Griggs,
il &c fnllouc
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

Capt. Newman and his 16-year-old son
are crossing the Atlantic in 33-foot launch
driven by 10 horse power kerosene engine
of new design. The trip is taken to prove
the engine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The Trusts that contributed SO lavishly
towards Congressman Loudenslager's re-
nomination can prepare to chip in again.
1t will take an awful lot of money to elect
him. Sunbeam.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The Standard Oil Company is having a
fleet of IL ships built in England for the
Eastern trade. 1t is estimated they will
carry As, 100000 gallons of oil year to
China or Japan.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

Congressman Loudenslager asserts with a
positiveness that cannot be mistaken, that
he proposes to "set his opponents in the
late primaries down harder than they were
ever set down BEFORE
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

Has anybody read the platform of the
Republican Congressional Convention ?
Reports of the Convention say there was
Il platform. Where and what is it?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
Killed HIS Eive.Year-oId Brother.

Lafollette, Tenn, Aug. Tn a dis
pute yesterday Ira Balton, aged 7
years. shot and instantly killed his
5-year-old brother with a 22-calibre
target gun because he would not COM
ply with his wishes.
Bryan Wouldn't Say mo-"
Mason City, Ia, Aug. William ].
Bryan addressed an audience of over
1000 persons at the Clear Lake AS
sembly yesterday. He was asked if
he had been correctly quoted when it
was reported that he refused to be
candidate again for president He said
he was not candidate, in the light of
seeking again to lead the Democratic
party, but if the party should decide
he was the proper man to head the
ticket he could not honorably say
mo-" He said he believed the money
issue is still prominent, but that the
Republican administration in the Phil
ippines and the trust problems are suf-
ficient issues to make campaign upon.
FRIARS SOLD THEIR LANDS
Syndicates and Corporations Pur-
chased Philippine Real Estate.
Rome, Aug. 7.-According to infor-
nation received by the Vatican al
most all the real estate belonging to
Spanish friars in the PHILIPPINES was
sold before American occupation to
syndicates and corporations duly reg
istered and legally recognized, headed
by Americans living in New York. 1t
is alleged by the same authority that,
although the friars hold some shares
in these corporations, they do not own
controlling interests.
The Vatican is surprised at this in
formation, in view of Governor Taft's
proposition to buy the friar's lands,
which apparently are no longer in
eheir control. tits considered remark
able that Governor Taft, fresh from the
PHILIPPINES, was not aware of the stu
alton.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The maximum Republican vote in West
Deptford is POS; at last Monday week
primaries the vote was 25s, and Louden-
slager's majority was 10. And yet some
people talk of Loudenslsger's popularity !
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

Unless the coal strike is soon settled, a
very acceptable wedding gift will be a
scuttle of coal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07

The Camden Democrat suggests ex-Judge
Howard Carlow, of Camden, for the Demo-
cratic Congressional nomination. Howard
Carrow is one of the ablest men in the
District, an honest man and an orator with
few equals in the State.