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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
ABRAM s. HEWITT BURIED.
Famous Men Attend ObseGuies of
New YOrIx's Former Mayor.

Famous Men Attend Obsequies of
New YorIS's Former Mayor.
New York, Jan. 21.-Famous men
from far and near, but especially those
to whom the welfare of New York city
is dear, assembled in Calvary church
to pay a last tribute to former Mayor
Abram S. Hewitt The services began
at 10 o'clock, conducted by Bishop Pot
ter, Bishop Satterlee of Washington,
former rector of Calvary church; Rev.
DR.. j. Lewis Parker and his two as
sistants.
Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt personally Sc
lected the musical programme, which
Lacey Baker, the organist of Calvary
church, directed. There were no solos,
but the full vested boys choir sang
without instrumental accompaniment
save the funeral march played at the
beginning of the service.
The programme was as follows:
Funeral march, Chopin; professional
hymn, Lead, Kindly Light" psalm,
Lord, Let Me Know Mine End" (when
the body reached the chanceD the les
son, followed by the hymn, Now the
Laborer's Task Is Ger" the burial an
them, BLESSED Are the Dead Who Die
In the Lord" and the occasional hymn
"Abide With Me-"
The pallbearers were Alexander f.
Orr, Charles Stewart Smith, John e.
Parsons, William Butler Duncan, r.
Fulton Cutting, William e. Dodge
Mayor Seth Low, Morris X. Jesup, j.
Pierpont Morgan, II. H. Rogers, John
Fritz, John Kean, Andrew Carnegie
III. e. Rowland, John B. Cadwallader,
J. p. Kennedy, Jacob H. Schiff, Lord
Charles Beresford and e. Thomas.
Only the immediate members of the
family and few of the pallbearers
accompanied the body to the grave
Interment was in the Peter Cooper plot
in Greenwood cemetery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED
[coNrrNuED FROM FIRST PAGE

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
No. 8. Provides for the retirement
upon half pay of the head of any police
department who has served continuous
ly twenty years.
No. 10. Authorizes the Court of Chanc-
cry to restrain nuisances in one town
ship or municipality son the complaint
Of the Rsasszsse Health of another
mui MY.
No. II. Changes the present game
law by providing fee of SO to be paid
by every resident gunner for license
before he can hunt.
No. IL. Provides that the officers of
the joint sewer meeting, which sewers
run through Essex and Hudson coun-
ties. shall hold their several offices until
the sewer and branches thereof are COM
pleted, and their compensation shall be
fixed by such meeting.
No. 81. Provides for an additional
Normal School, to be located as here.
after determined. Authorizes Board of
Education to employ architects and
make other necessary arrangements for
carrying out the provisions of the act.
No. 26. Makes it unlawful to operate
an automobile at faster speed than
fifteen miles per hour, requires license
and authorizes the Governor to appoint
five persons as Board of Examiners to
issue licenses; license fee fixed at S..
No. 80. Creates the office of County
Mercantile Inspector to be appointed
by the Governor; such Inspectors to be
the sealers of weights and measures in
1heir several counties and inspectors of
all foods and drugs, milk, etc.; salaries
81, 500, In first-class counties: 81 400, In
second class; 81, 600, in third-class; to be
paid by the Freeholders Corporations. j
No. 81. Provides that in townships Of
more than 4,5O0 population, township
committee shall consist of five members.
provides for the election of a Road
Supervisor in such townships for the
term Of three years, to have complete
charge of the roads.
On Tuesday the Senate confirmed the
appointment Of Supreme Court Justices
Jonathan Dixon and Francis ]. Swayze,
also Frederick Adams to be Circuit
Court Judge
Among the fourteen new bills intro
duced were the following:
BY Mr.. McKee--Authorizing Of free.
holders to provide law libraries for the
use of the counties at an expense not ex.
ceeding $500 a year.
By Mr.. Lee-Providing for the re-
moval of the county seat of Atlantic
from Mays Landing to Atlantic City.
By Mr.. Wakelee-Requiring fire or
panic drills monthly in every Public
school having more than fifty pupils.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES

At the dinner OF the Lewis Cass
Club at Glare Wednesday evening the
Hon. John F. Bible, Mayor of Ionia,
after exhorting his fellow -partisans to
be true to the historical principles of
the party, produced creed of thir-
teen articles to which all Democrats
must subscribe:-
IA revision of the tariff. W
2-No special privileges-no boun-
ties.
ga ourbing of the trusts and
greedy corporations.
Alone rule in the proadest sense.
5-Election of United States SEN
ators by the people.
6-The initiative and the referen-
dunn.
Public ownership and control of
semi-public utilities. #aa.
8-Trial in all cases by jury.
9-Against government by injunc-
ton. t1e
10-No territory by conquest. 81
1l-Equal rights to all under the
flag. %
12-No colonial government.
l3-No imperial tendencies.
Interestingly enough, the fifth,
the sixth, the seventh, the ninth,
the tenth, the eleventh and the
twelfth of these articles are no part
of historical Democracy, either as a
matter of principle or practice. The
eighth is a general principle of law
and the thirteenth is general prin-
ciple of Republican government.
The election of Senators by a popu-
lar vote, the initiative and referen-
dunn, public ownership and control of
quasi-public utilities and opposition
to so-called government by injunc-
ton are all Populist graftings on the
Democratic trunk. AS for equal
rights to all under the flag, the prin-
ciple was denied by Jefferson and by
every subsequent Democratic Presi-
dent in position to assist it, AS for
a colonial governments, it has been
maintained to all intents and pur-
poses in Alaska ever since the terri
tory was acquired and is practically
the form of government in the Dis
trict of Columbia-as much so, at
least as in the Phi lippines.
We have often Thought that the
Democratic party might order it's
affairs better if the so-called leaders
knew more about the principles,
political, practices and traditions OF
the party. This knowledge might
result in large percentage of Dem
ocracy and smaller percentage of
Populism.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
Good Work of PIainfieId's Board of
sf@q Health.


The State Board of Health says the
Plainfield Board of Health performs
its duties without fear or favor and
is second to none in the State.
The vital statistics show that the
death rate last year. 1906, was the
lowest since 1899, when it was 15. %.
The rate is per thousand population.
The method of the Board in the
handling of the small pox cases has
met with remarkable success. There
has been no secondary cases, which
was due to thorough isolation of
the patients, the vaccination of all
persons exposed, and the thorough
disinfection of the infected houses
and clothing. Free vaccination was
offered to all citizens of PlainfieId
who could not afford to have their
family physicians attend to them; the
factories, department. stores, and
schools were all visited and free vac
cipatiou offered. This action on the
part of the Board of Health called
forth some criticism but later events
more than justified this procedure.
About 1850 persons were vaccinated
l0.S per cent. of the entire population
of Plaintield of which over 80 per
cent. had never been vaccinated.
The milk supply of Plainfield, which
comes from So diaries amounts to
over 5000 quarts daily. At the be-
ginning of the year a thorough sys-
tematic inspection of all diaries sup
plying milk was established. In
making these inspections especial at
tention was paid to cleanliness OF the
stables, yards, cattle, and dairymen,
and in the manner of handling and
cooling the milk
In connection with tine above in
spections the milk from the different
dairies was analysed both chemically
and Internationally The samples
were taken promiscuously and each
milk was analysed as often as pos
sible.
In the 177 samples of milk analysed
the majority were found to be of good
quality, but some were watered,
others skinned, and one contained
bactaria.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
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; SOCIETY AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Eliza Ames gave card party
yesterday.
Mrs. A. M. Bigelow Of Boyken street,
gave small dinner on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Day leave about
the middle of next month for Southern
Florida.
The Rev. E, j. Cooper of Ridgefield
Park is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Barber, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy
spent Sunday at .Mayfair,'' their cosy
country home at Morris Plains.
Miss Edna Misner of Morris PLAINS,
formerly of Newton, announces her en-
gagement to Charles Ship of Column
bia Furnace. Virginia.
The informal dance which was to
have been held in Washington Hall to-
morrow evening has been postponed to
the following Saturday, Jan. 31st.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Hutton and son,
left for ST. Augustine, Florida, yester
day, where they will remain some time,
later visiting Rock Ledge and other re-
sorts.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard A. McCurdy
who Were to spend several weeks in
Lower California, have changed their
plans and will go to Tampa, Florida, in
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barber enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening. The
guests were the Rev. Peter McFarlane,
of New York; the Rev. E. j. Cooper.
the Rev. j. Huske and DR.. H. Newbold.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mellon and
children left in the special Pullman car
'Mayfower'' on Monday for lower Cali
fornia, going by the Santa Fe route.
They expect to return in about ninety
days, coming home by the Northern or
Senic route.
Miss Collins, dsaconess of the Church
OF the Redeemer will not give up her
position here as told in last weeks
Chronicle. At the earnest solicitation
of Rev. w. d. Hughes DID. and large
number of the congregation she has
decided to remain in Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23

The creditable standing of New Jersey
in the comparative table showing the
illiteracy of several states was empha-
sized in the senate recently during the
discussion of the statehood bill, Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota, in his speech cited
statistics rs follows: Maine, ga per
cent; New Hampshire, 10; Vermont,
10 Massachusetts. ga; Rhode Island,
90; Connecticut, 6 s; New York, 8 8;
New Jersey, 90; ennsylvania, ~;
Delaware, IA; Maryland, 1875; District
of Columbia, "a; Virginia, 25.S. The
average of all the states is 1919. Utah
shows only 81 illiteracy. The Mormons
look well after the education of their
people.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23


Commenting on the shooting Of
pigeons for sport in New Jersey the
State Gazette remarks:
Last Thursday a live bird shooting
contest was held on the old gluten, ,erg
race track and it is said to have been
the liveliest aft air of the kind ever held
in New Jersey.
One thousand pigeons were killed.
Since the enactment of law in New
York prohibiting live pigeon shooting
tor fun. the sports who pride themselves
on their craftsmanship have come from
tnat state to New Jersey and kept their
hand in.
An effort was made last winter to get
a bill through the legislature at Trenton
that was calculated to put etop to live
pigeon shooting in this State, but it
didn't weather the storm.
There was strong public sentiment
in favor Of the measure and it was
backed by the press Of the state, but the
combined influence of the sportsmen Of
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey was strong enough to keep it beyond
the reach OF the governor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
TRIBUNE IN ERROR.

The Jersey City Journal aptly remarks
that recent article in the New York
Tribune on the message of Governor
Murphy ''was a blurred composite of
Democracy and pessimism.
The Journal calls attention to the fact
that there is not trust organized under
the corporation laws of New Jersey.
Concerning those laws it says:
1.-THE cor poration laws of New Jersey
were originally enacted by a Wing
Legislature in 1916. The growth of
Shese business conveniences had become
so great that a general law was requir-
ed. AS business expanded supplements
to the act of 1916 were passed, until
there were many acts, some dead and
some riddled by partial repeal and court
decisions, and in 1875 codification of
the acts was made, and that is the law
to-day.
There have been notifications largely
due to new business, caused by the in
ventions of the past quarter of century
in power, heat and lighting, new by
products and all that has gone to make
modern manufacturing, but the general
law has been stable.
The New Jersey corporation laws are
not SO liberal as those of many other
States, but their stability and the long
line of presidents produced by court
decisions have made this favored State
for Incorporation.
There is no popular demand in New
Jersey for a change in the State laws
governing corporations. There is "a
national question relating to interstate
combinations, and there would be no
attempt to confuse the State and the
national questions if the Democrats were
not in need of an issue and willing to
run any risk in hopes Of getting the of
fees and the salaries.
The Democratic party has frequently
had control of the legislative and execu-
tive departments since 1916 ever since
1875, bnt no attempt was made tn
change the corporation laws during he
years they were in power. On the
contrary, they added to the powers of
corporations.
If the Democrats were in power to-
day they would not change the corpora
tons act. All of the prominent Demo-
Gratis are interested in corporations, and
il the party attempted any change it
would lose the support of all the business
men it contains, as it did when it at
ia ,ked the national credit and currency
under Bryan's leadership
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23

An ordinance has been introduced in
the Common Council of Summit which
provides for a fee of $500 for hotels inns
and taverns and ale and lager beer
saloons and requires the advertising of
all applications with, the names of the
twelve signers vouching for the appli.
cant for two weeks before the Council
acts on the licenses, 1t provides for the
closing Of all places at midnight, and all
election days and prescribes the same
penalty of forfeiture for violating the
ordinance.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
A Proposed Law for the InfIiction
OF Cruelty.

There is a bill before Congress at
Washington, which would make legal
the combining in cars for forty hours,
without food, water or rest, live stock
while in transit. The present law that
has been so long in force and which
places the limit at twenty eight honrs,
except in cases where improved cars
are used, was deemed by the most com
potent judges the utmost that could be
conceded to the heartlessness of the
shipper, who deliberately calculates
percentage of death in his shipments.
One OF the strong reasons against this
new bill lies in the danger from this
supply of food. The flesh of animals
which have been harrassed, tortured. or
frightened becomes so poisonous as to
be sometimes fatal when eaten. It ia
more important that the people should
be saved from the consumption of poison
ous food than it is that cattle shipped
should save money. The N.tional Live
Stock Association which is responsible
for this froty hour bill argues that the
improved cattle car and its universal
use has made the law unnecessary which
limits the time to twenty eight hours.
II is true that such cars ara in use on
some OF the Interstate Railways. but
this is the exception and not the rule.
A wiser policy for the National Live
Stock Association to adopt would be
the enactment of law compelling all
shippers or railroads to use the improv-
ed palace stock cars provided with feed
racks and water troughs, with space for
each animal to lie down for rest.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
DENIAL BY QUIGG.

Ex-COngrcssman Denounces Use OF
His Name In the Charges.
New York, Jan. 22.-The name of
former Congressman i. II. Quigg was
made public in morning paper as one
of the persons mentioned by Mr.. Less.
Ter as having tried to corrupt him. The
World prints the following in connec-
ton with this;
IF there is a madden man in New
York than Mr. Quigg, the World has
failed to get trace Of him. The for
mer congressman was found at his
home. 435 West End avenue He
would not trust himself to talk offhand
about MIR. Lesslers charges. He pre-
pared this statement for publication:
Il cannot believe that Mr.. Lessler
made such a statement as is imputed
to him in morning paper. II he did,
he is not Il sane man. l have tele-
graphed Chairman Foss of the naval
committee asking whether Mr.. Lessler
has made such statement and for an
official denial or If he did say anything
which in any way connects me with a
corrupt proposition. In that event
have asked for public inquiry, stat
ing of course, that there is no justifi-
cation whatever for such suggestion.
Inasmuch as the paper printed the
statement without taking the trouble to
call me up on the telephone, much less
see me at my house, have brought the
matter to the attention of my attor-
neys,p
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23

The Rev d, V. Gwilym, who, it will
be remembered, conducted Bible con-
ference in Morristown year ago, will
deliver lecture on Bible study at the
South Street Presbyterian church on
Thursday January Goth, at 7.45 p. m,
All are cordially invited to be present.
Mr., Gwilym has recently delivered a
months course of lectures before the
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, and
conducted a series of most successful
Missions and Bible conferences in the
west.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
No AGREEMENT COAOUTOR
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lCONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGEI
committee report at 80 this afternoon.
Edward @. Keasbey suggested that a
conference committee of six clergymen
and six laymen which was adopted.
After forty-fve minutes elaboration DIR.
Holley reported that nine of the COM
mittee proposed the name OF Rev. Dr.J.
hewitt Steele, senior curate of Trinity
church: New York. The other three
committeeman had no special choice.
The call of the eleventh. ballot was
begun, DR.. Fiske having 3S clerical, or
one half the number cast, and DR.. Mann
So. Of the So lay votes, DR.. Mann had
80 and Dr. Fiske 20.
There was practically no change on
the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or
fifteenth ballots. 1t was now 2 o'clock
and another motion to adjourn sine die
was lost. Mr.. Kirkus renewed that
motion after the sixteenth ballot had
been called.
s'lf we are going to be kept here all
night" said John Farr of Short Hills,
by the clergymen, we are going home.
It is not right for us to be Kept here in
definitely"
"The whole temper is getting bad"
remarked Hugh F. Fox. There is a
feeling that the deputies are being held
up by the clergy" haa
aa''I move the chairman offer prayer"
said Rev. Augustine Elmendorf of Jer-
sey City. No one seconded the motion.
This voting is a perfect farce ex-
claimed Mr.. Kirkus. sWe have reduce
ed this to an absurdity."
Il wish to enter my protest" said
Rev. Mr.. Richmond, most distinctly
against any threats to this convention
because a gentleman happens to be in
the minority"
IF the gentleman refers to me-" said
Mr.. Farr. 4 wish to say have made
no threats, but many of us laymen have
come here at great inconvenience, and
we shall have to go"
s'This situation has reached a point
where such feeling has been engender-
ed, said Edward Q. Keasbey. that it
is important to take some wise action to
avert crisis
The laymen were then given a half
hour for conference, and as they return
ed the seventeenth ballot was announced.
Dr. Fiske having 40 and DR.. Mann 81 of
the clerical vote, DIR. Fiske "a and Dr.
Mann 28 of the lay vote.
r. A. 5. Lewis of Hoboken, moved to
adjourn until February TO- This was
lost. Rev. Mr.. Edmunds then moved
to postpone the election until May, and
this was carried.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
Y. M. G. "A. NOTES.

John Z. Tallmadge will speak at the
Sunday afternoon meeting.
Secretary Lunbeck is visiting his
parents in Missouri. He will be away
about three weeks.
Next Wednesday evening at Madison
the second team from the local associa-
zion will play the juniors Of the Madison
Y. M. Q. A. at basket ball.
In the gymnasium Wednesday evening
the senior basket ball five defeated the
Newark Y. NJ. G. A. team by score Of
40-lS. Compton for the home team
played brilliantly throughout the contest
throwing ten field goals and one basket
from foul.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
LOADING SATAN

Lightning knocked he church steeple
down, someone said to Brother Dickey.
Yes, satan's eyes always flash fire
when he sees a church steeple gwine
up"
land here's colored brother killed
another at camp meeting'
Yes; satan goes ter meetin long wild
de res er dem, en- sometimes shouts de
loude's."
"And a preacher was drowned in the
river last week.
"Oh, yes; satans in de water, too. He
bleege ter go dsr ter cool off,"
SO You blame everything on satan, do
you."
BLESS God" was the reply, faint dat
what he's fei Atlantic Constitution.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23

The state superintendent of public
schools reports that the total seating Ca
pacity of the public school buildings in
this state is 1928 063, while the total en-
rollment is 1904. This would seem
to leave 1901 children of school age
without public school accommodations
But this is not so. The law classifies as
school children all between the ages of
8 and IS. There are parents who will
not permit their children to gosto school
until Z years of age, and there are very
many scholars who have completed the
course of studies in the public schools
and left several years before they have
reached the age of IS. Further than
this, thousands of children are in private
schools or parochial schools.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
POSTED AS AN HAelTuAL DRuNkARD.

For the second time since his appoint
ment as police justice in Summit Judge
Sampson has taken advantage of the
statute relating to disorderly persons,
and on Monday caused to be posted
conspicuously about the city, notices
declaring James Hall, known as
"Jimsy, local character, an habitual
drunkard, and forbidding hotel and
saloon-keepers to sell or cause TO be
given to him intoxicating liquors. Hall
completed on that day thirty-day
sentence in the Union county Jail,
whittier he was committed by Judge
Sampson. The action of the judge in
posting man about three years ago
caused widespread comment, he being
the only magistrate in the state to take
advantage of the act.-Summit Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
House ORDERS INQUIRY
LESSER Bribery Charges to Be Probed
by Naval Committee.
AT COMMITTEES REQUEST.
Resolution Adopted Empowering
1t to Compel the Attendance
of Witnesses and to Adj
minister Oaths.

Washington, Jan. 22.-There will be
a congressional inquiry into the charge
made by Representative Lessler Of
New York that he was offered bride
if he would vote in favor of the bill ia
voring the purchase of additional
boats from the Holland Submarine
Torpedo Boat company.
Immediately after the house con-
vened the members of the committee
on naval affairs, who have been inves-
tigating the charges filed into the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23

The largest gun in the world was put
to a test at Sandy Hook on Saturday and
was demonstrated to be complete sue
cess. The gun was manufactured at the
United States arsenal at Waltervelt. 1t
is 16 inches in bore, weighs 1876 tons; its
length is 40 feet inches and its range is
20 miles. The projectiles fired from it
weighed S,4O0 pounds. Its cost, includ-
ing turret and mounting, was 81, 400, 900.