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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

men narrowly escaped injury: at the Her
aid square crossings. at 34th street, 1920
pedestrians crossed In one hour.
Unquestionably there is.a great deal of
passing in the metropolis. And there
are many accidents, and more escapes, and
the nerves of the street users are kept at a
high tension. And visitors to the big town.
who are not acquainted with the peculiar
methods Of the metropolitan for getting
through the maxes, are puzzled and fright
ened and delayed. But what is to be done
about it? The streets cannot be widened
without mourning q cost which woufd
mount into the billions. Already the sub
surface spaces are either occupied or pre-
empted for rapid transit purposes. The
use of the subway WIN not lessen the haul
age, and 1t is estimated that 1t will not re-
duce the number Of surface street cars by
half of one per cent Bridges across the
most denseU cengested thoroughfares
might serve. but New York does not take
kindly to the suggestion of three-story
streets. underground, surface and elevated.
The problem is puzzling. While 1t is In
process Of solution perhaps a race Of dodg-
ers will be evolved, people with the quick
eye of the cat and the agility Of the mon
key. the leaps Of the kangaroo and the
licemen will be trained to greater pre-
science in preventing collisions, and truck
men and motormen will be brought to a
state of greater consideration for the walk
ing members of the human family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

The election being past and Dowie hav-
ing departed New York Is In danger of
dizziness. so some of the newspapers are
driven to new themes to entertain their
readers. One of them has discovered that
the streets of the metropolis are danger
ously overcrowded and has stationed OBJ
servers to count the passers at certain
congested crossings and to note the acct
dents or narrow escapes. The first report
of this observation gives the record of a
single hour, as follows: At Broadway and
Fulton street 36,420 pedestrians crossed.
policemen rescued six from what might
have been fatal accidents and forty-seven
persons were bumped by cars or caught
In the tangle Of vehicles; at the intersection
of Broadway. 9th avenue and I'D street
Is 900 persons passed and twenty three wo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Terror-Stricken.

He could thunder his opinions
When upon the stump he went:
To rebuke the ruthless minions
OF glorious government
He'd face a crowd unruly
And he'd tell EN- what he thought
And he met all dangers coolly,
AS an honest person ought.
But his wife once gave a party
AT least he called 1T that.
His manners once so hearty
Straightway grew subdued and fiat.
For chatter in small way
His talents were so few
That he trembled in the hallway
And he just said, "Howdy DOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
His Mind Was on Business.

THE trouble with the average Ameri-
can" remarked the placid philosopher, SIS
that he doesn't stop work long enough to
digest his food He doesn't appreciate the
Importance of the alimentary canal"
MY friend replied Senator Sorghum, as
he hastily signed another letter. there's
no use In trying to ring in any new ones.
Itll be either Panama or Nicaragua, OF
none at ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Making Him Useful.

$50 your wife doesn't object to your
smoking in the house?" 81.
Not a bit Of it, replied Mr.. Meekton.
II often wish that Henrietta objected to
smoking. Then l shouldn't be obliged to
sit for hours blowing tobacco smoke over
her window plants to kill the insects.
II can't understand said Uncle Eben,
why some men dat Is SO willin' to fight at
a parlor social should lay down an tremble
when it comes to little thing like work"
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His Reforms,

do you claim that you have put stop
to some of the grating in this cfty?"
"Certainly," answered the political boss.
Several people who do not belong to the
organization started to do some grating on
their own account, and I stopped 'em
mighty quick"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Formidable Possibilities.

If these chrysanthemums expand
AS they have done Of late, some day
Each one will cost a fortune and
Be larger than a load of hay!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Interesting, but Dangerous

From the Kansas City Times.
Owners of automobiles make strong
point of the fact that the machine at high
speed may be stopped in considerably
shorter space than Is required to check u
pair of fast horses. This fact Is quite In
teresting, except, Of course. to persons who
have been run over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

Sam Parks. prisoner, when he hears of
the welcome extended to Richard Croker on
his return to New York will probably in
sinuate that the way in which grating is
done makes a great deal of difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

The Congressional Record has resumed
operations and is deserving of commenda-
ton for the manner IN which it avoids
false statements about It's circulation and
advertising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

The German emperor has recovered his
voice and the European war cloud may be
expected to develop few of the customary
thunder claps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

The boy who knows his Greek verbs may
become a great man, but he is not at
tracing as much present attention as the
boy who can play foot ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Thick Skin.

From the Chicago Journal.
Tom Johnson has a particularly thick
tire, but we should think he would grow
weary of being everlastingly bumped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

DR.. Parkhurst is becoming quite active
again. He doubtless feels that Tammany's
success is going to increase his professional
responsibilities very materially
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- -

Bill Devery says he spent 81 900 on his
campaign. He now knows how the gold
brick purchaser feels when he vain!y com
plains to the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

Chcago's street car riots are making life
almost as hard as the subway makes tt in
New York. But the agony is not likely to
be SO prolonged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Still Sore.
the Toronto Mail and Empire.

From the Toronto Mall and Empire.
Threatened depression in the United
States is giving an impetus to the move
ment for reciprocity with Canada. Uncle
Sam would like to unload some of his de-
preston on US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

There is now and then sufficient touch Of
chill in the air to warrant some curiosity as
to how the coal dealers are going to be-
have this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Twelve or Eighteenp

From the New York Mail and Express.
The Chinese dowager empress says she
will withstand Russia as long as she lives
BY the way, how old is Isl An?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

Governor Pennypacker ought to observe
the manner in which Senator Hanna has
lived down his caricatures and take heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16

Tom l.. Johnson is so quiet that it is
feared that he intends to lift no hand again
10 prevent the public from going to the
bow vows
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Shrewd Guess.

From the Memphis News.
Mary MacLane says she does not know
what her next book will be about But we
suspect that 1t viii be about the worst that
ever happened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
DitchedI

From the New York World.
Blocking a canal for all nations, Co
lombia unwittingiy dug ditch for herself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Tiger Year.

From the Baltimore Herald.
This is Tiger year on the foot ball field
as well as in elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
Such Crowds.

Colombia may become so indignant as TO
boycott the Panama hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
SHOOTING STARS.

Mr.. Grover Cleveland probably doesn't
care how sea sick Mr.. w. J. Bryan gets.
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Trimmings at soc
Also New Gun Metal Buttons.

The importer favored us with these goods
for "the SOC day" The trimmings are of black
spangle ornaments, 2H inches wide, ten orna-
ments to the yard SOC instead of ST yard. The
buttons are the ultra fashionable "Gun Metal"
at soc instead of 8oc dozen.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
KIDNAPPED BY THEIR MOTHER
Caffrey Boys Seized as They were Re-
turning from school. Father was in
Dover. Female Attorney in Case.

Two children, Thomas and Joseph
Caffrey, aged respectively 5 and years,
were Kidnapped by their mother, Mrs.
Joseph P. Caffrey, Of Newark, last Fri
day afternoon as they were on their
way home from school. The children
were boarding with Mr. and Mrs. JOSH
alb Vreeland, of Western avenue, and
attending the Catholic school. Their
father, Joseph G. Caffrey, is an en-
ployee of the Union Pacific Tea Com
pany in this city, and was caring for
them. He had not lived with his wife
for the last year. Six months ago Mrs.
Caffrey swore out a warrant for her
husband for non-support and he was ar
rested and taken to Newark, where he
was acquitted of the charge.
On Friday Caffrey went to Dover on
business, and on his return Saturday
afternoon he found the children miss
ing. He learned that the mother had
come from Newark here with an at
torney, Mary Philbrook, who has an
Office in that city, and had seized the
two boys as they came out of DeHart
street on their way home, placed in
close carriage and driven to the rail-
road station and taken to Newark by
the mother
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
FOUND DEAD BENEATH TRESTLE
w. A. Smith Believed to Have Slipped
ON Frosted Rail and Tumbled
to River Bed.

Washington A. Smith, a well-known
resident of Boonton, was found dead
Tuesday morning under the trestle
that spans the Rockaway River at
Boonton, between the Lackawanna
Railroad freight depot and the yards
of the iron works.
Mr.. Smith was employed as proof
reader on the New York Press and was
in the habit of going to the city every
afternoon and returning home the
next morning on the milk train that
reaches Boonton about o'clock.
He returned as usual Tuesday morn
ing and, as was his custom, was cross
ing the trestle as a shorter way to
reach his home on Lake avenue, in
West Boonton.
just how the accident happened no
one knows. The supposition is that
as heavy frost covered the narrow
planks on which he was walking he
must have slipped and fallen to the
ground, distance of twenty feet.
He was dead when found by a passer-
by and was later removed to his home
by order of the county physician.
He leaves a widow and a married
daughter, Mrs. Arthur D. Smith, of
Scranton, Pa.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
w. c. L. U. Notes.

The personnel Of the leaders and
lights of the coming w. G. t. U. Con-
vention is worthy of mention.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw, of Philadelphia,
who is the evening speaker for Tues
day, October 18th, is graduate OF
Boston University, in both medicine
and theology, and brings rare qualities
to her work. AS an intellectual, logi-
cal, eloquent, witty and captivating
speaker, she is equal to the very best
on the American platform, and crowded
houses always await her.
Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens and Miss
Anna M. Gordon, national president
and vice-president, will be the honored
guests for Thursday evening.
Miss Guernsey, of Orange, the l..
t. L. organizer, is woman of noted
literary ability, doing editorial work
for many years, and at this time is al
so associated with Kings Daughters
and Home Missionary periodicals. She
will meet with the children of the
L. T. L. Thursday afternoon, and to-
gether they will entertain the conven-
tion in "The Children's Hour"
Mrs. Emma Bourne, the beloved
State president, is a woman of won
derful executive ability, which will be
displayed during the entire session.
Mrs. M. c. Garfield, in appearance
the Martha Washington of the State,
Essex county's magnificent president,
will also be guest.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Y. M. G. A. Notes.

Monday the association will open
for work, The gym starts up, and
it is expected large classes will be
formed this year, Many men are
taking a new interest in the work of
physical culture, which proves itself
to be of great value, and the business
mems class will be increased. Phys
ical Director Gourlie has been en-
ployed for another year and arrange
ments are being made to have him
devote his entire time to the work.
On Sunday Secretary Claghorn will
conduct the afternoon service, and
he should have big crowd to greet
him. He has something to say which
will not fail to interest everybody.
Arrangements are completed to
have A. j. Elliott, of the Central
Branch Y. M. @. A., in Brooklyn,
speak in Association Hall Friday,
October 16, on "Bible Study" Mr..
Elliott was a member Of the Varsity
football team of the Northwestern
University, and is an earnest and
sincere talker. He has charge of the
religious work in Brooklyn.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
cERrIoRARI PROCEEDINGS.
Commissioner Pierson Holds Courr
Five Witnesses Were Examined.

commissioner Pierson Holds Court.
Five Witnesses Were Examined.
The taking of testimony in the
certiorari applied for by Elmer King
OF the law firm of Vreeland, King,
Wilson g. Lindabury from Supreme
Court Justice Garretson for review
OF the proceedings of the Board of
Freeholders awarding the contract for
crushed stone to f. W. Schmidt, was
commenced before Supreme Court
Commissioner Philander B. Pierson
yesterday morning. The hearing was
public, Notwithstanding an attempt
was made to exclude reporters.
Elmer King appeared for the Mid
die Valley Trap Rock and Mining
Company. George G. Runyon repre-
sented the Board of Freeholders. and
Charlton A. Reed and e. A.. Quayle
were attorneys for f. w. Schmidt.
Herbert Lighthipe, of Millburn. a
contractor and owner of a stone
quarry, was sworn as a witness. His
examination was to show the impos-
sibility of bidding fairly upon specifi-
cations of the road committee for
furnishing the county with stone.
County Engineer William e. King
and Road Supervisor Malley were
sworn, but their testimony cast little
light upon the point at issue.
f. W. Schmidt was put on the wit
ness stand. He was asked, in what
stone companies he was interested.
He named the Morris County Crushed
stone Company, the Bound Brook
Quarry Company and the Paterson
Crushed Stone Company. The Morris
County Company he said was com
posed OF a. H. Lynch, Mr.. Taft, es-
tate OF w. NJ. Taft, John N. Schmidt,
3. L. Schmidt, F. w. Schmidt and NJ
Arrowsmith. When asked if he had
any written agreement with the Nor
ris County Crushed Stone Company to
furnish stone, Mr.. Schmidt said he
had not, only a verbal agreement.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Inexcusable Ignorance

That some people in Morristown do
not know what town they live in,
seems incredulous, but it is a fact.
Last Monday morning large auto
mobile came putting along in front of
the postoffice and stopped by the
side of carriage which colored
man was driving. ''What town is
this?" yelled one of the automobiles.
oval, sab, to tell you de truth,
dun no" replied the colored man.
The auto steamed away and the
occupants looked at one another and
laughed, while the darkey scratched
his head, and seemed bewildered.
Marston Smith has been elected cap
tain of the Field Club Football team
in place of Frederick W. Ford, re-
signed. Parson Todd has been chosen
manager.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
High School Notes.

The football team of the High School
team has been practicing this week.
The Calendar Bird Bird Society met
Wednesday afternoon to elect a presi-
dent. The constitution provides that
the president shall be elected from the
senior class of the High School. AS
there were no members of the senior
class present a resolution was passed
providing that the president may be
elected from any one Of the classes of
the High School. The election was
postponed
The senior class held its regular
meeting on Thursday afternoon at 3.45
O'Clock.
The first football game of the season
will be held at Cutters field on Satur-
day, October 3rd, at p. m. Everyone
is invited to attend. The football team
has been practising nearly every night
at Randolph's
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Court Notes.

Judge Alfred Elmer Mills held court
Wednesday morning to take the plea
of Peter Freeman, who was charged
with grand larceny When arraigned,
Prosecutor Rathbun asked the prisoner
if he had not been arrested before.
He replied that he had served two
years in State prison twenty-five years
ago Judge Mills then deferred SEN
tence in order to investigate the man S
record. He was charged with having
stolen from Austin Freeman, of Pc
Quannoc, $50 in money, waterproof
coat of the value of So, and pair of
shoes valued at 81. The prisoner had
been driving a milk-wagon for Austin
Freeman.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02

Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, until recently
pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church of East Orange, has
been invited to become pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of this
city at the next session of the Newark
Annual Conference, which is held in
April. Mr.. Urmy is young man,
having been in the ministry but seven
years. By common consent he stands
in the front ranks of the rising young
men of this conference. He is man
of fine physical appearance with
splendid voice and oratorical powers
above the ordinary. Mr.. Urmy is not
a stranger in these parts, he having
served for three years as pastor Of the
M. E. Church at Mendham. Mr.. Urmy,
who is now residing in New York
state, has written the committee, hav-
ing the matter in charge, accepting
the invitation.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
!" Back, Back to the Woods. .

To the woods, tomorrow, will go
Fred Muchmore, David P. Mcclellan
and Farrand Sturgis, Of this city,
George v. Muchmore, of Summit, and
Elmer Dickerson, of Mt. Tabor, way
back in the Maine woods. 1t is their
third annual hunt, and the sportsmen
expect to slaughter deer, moose and
bear. The hunting season opened
in Maine yesterday and information
from the interior of the State is that
the woods are full of game. On the
return of the mighty hunters, it is ex-
pected Chicago beef will drop a point
or two in MorristOwn.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02

Under the influence of liquor, two
young men. John Flynn and Frank
Markey, created trouble in the lunch
wagon of Alexander Newmark on
Speedwell avenue Saturday night, and
before they were taken in hand, Flynn
cut the proprietor on the hand with a
butcher knife which lay behind the
lunch counter. The cut was an ugly
one, nearly seyering three fingers
When they were taken before Justice
Cliff by by policeman Hally, Flynn
was fine aS3.l5, and Markey discharged
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
For the Lake.

To the Editor of the Chronicle:
SIR: | have been informed by a reli.
able person that there is a story in cir.
culation of me being in a deal with
the Sires in the building of a dam to
make lake of POcahontas, for which
| am to receive 800. This deny. as
the story is absolutely false. Had Mr..
Sire been so generous and so anxious to
have the dam built, don't think it
would have taken three years to decide
the matter of giving lease. He did
certainly endeavor to keep the years
down to five, but in no instance did he
ask me to pay him money, or offer me
money for my services. | knew that
the building of a dam would be of great
benefit to the owner of the property
and told Mr.. Sire so. l also saw that
if we were to have the lake there was
no way out of bene6ting the owner.
Now, as ] have procured lease and
the people wish to have the lake for
the pleasures stated in the lease for
the term of ten years without charges,
they must not sit at ease, but get up
and hustle, and raise the necessary
amount, which is about $4,000, by Oct
ober 25 instant.
Yours for the lake,
j. ID. THOMPSON,
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Had a Pleasant Time.

A pleasant social was given in the
Baptist Church Tuesday evening, by
the Senior Christian Endeayor Society
in honor of the Juniors. More than
thirty young people were present, and
a musical program was rendered, con-
sisting of piano solos by Miss Mabel
Bower and Miss Young. A selection
on the violin by Miss Leila Quimby
accompanied by Miss Nellie Slater, and
song by Woodruff NJ Vance, accom-
panied by Albert Egbert. Aldus Pier.
son made brief address to the socie-
ties. A collation. Of chocolate and
cake was served by the social commit
tee of the society,"
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Fitz-John Porter Statue Not Finished
Especial to the Chronicle)

PORTSMOUTH, n H., Sept. 29.-The
special committee who has had charge
of the 100000 statue for General Fitz-
John Porter has about given up the
idea of Sculptor j e. Kelley ever COM
pleting the statIe, and at a meeting
this week the committee voted to pay
Thomas Lester, of this city, for the
stone work, without making him wait
for the completion of the statue.
Mr.. Lester had the contract for the
base, heavy granite affair, and he got
it ready and it was placed in position
some months ago at Haven Park The
understanding was then tnat the statue
would be ready to unveil by the third
of July, and after waiting until now
for some word of the sculptor the COM
mittee thought the granite contractor
should not be made to wait for his
money, so it was paid. The sculptor
has not as yet completed his plaster
cast for the bronze statue, and what is
delaying the work to such a degree is
something which the citizens of this
city have given up trying to puzzle out.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
STRUCK ON THE HEAD.
Bricks Falling From a Parapet Wall
Struck Charles f. Kilby.

A parapet wall on the McAlpin
building on Speedwell avenue toppled
over early Saturday morning, and
several bricks struck Charles e. Kilby
on the head, inflicting an ugly scalp
wound Mr.. Kilby was standing in
front of Stiner & Scheuer's grocery
store at the time, talking. He was
assisted to nearby drug store and
Drs. O'Riley and Johnson called, who
found it necessary to take several
stitches to close the wound. 1t is
said the wall was undermined by
timers.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
soMERvILLE FIREMEN's PARADE.
Independent Hose Company will b,

Independent Hose Company will be
one of the Visiting Companies.
A large number of people from here
are anticipating attending the Somer-
vile firemen'S parade on October %.
1t is understood that the up-to-date
Volunteer Department of that place
is making strenuous efforts to have
this parade eclipse all Others There
will be at least twenty handsomely
uniformed companies in line, with as
many bands, and this together with
the many modern fire apparatuses will
make thrilling spectacle.
Independent Hose Company will
participate as guests of Somerville
Engine Company No. l. This will be
the third visit of the Hose boys to
Somerville and they thoroughly ap-
preciate the honor shown them
If possible, avail yourself Of this
opportunity, and go to Somerville on
the 22d.