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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

For several years the projectors
of trolley roads have been fighting
certain statutes prohibiting them
from selling pr operty under the
law of eminent domain. The
statutes, we believe, went even
further, denying the right of such
roads to carry freight. Last
winter, however, the electric
roads men made an onslaught on
the Legislature and gained several
points. The conceding by the
Legislature of the claimed rights
Of the trolley companies was looked
upon with suspicion by those not
directly interested in such compa-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
American Mutoscope Company Of

Hoboken, floating corporate
stock issue of 81, 900, 900 face
value (real value indefnite), and
presumed to pay one-half of per
cent. franchise tax thereon, claims
full exemption of tax for the rea-
son that the laws prescribe that
where one half of the capital OF
the company is invested in this
State the company and its per
sona1 holdings are exempt from
taxation. The incorporators claim
that the value of the patent under
which it is working is part of the
investment, and the courts uphold
them. The State Board of Tax
alton admitted the patent portion
of the claim, but assessed the other
portion of the property at s., 900.
The company appealed to the State
Board of Taxation for exemption
under the statute and the claim
was denied. Then the company
went to the courts, and Justices
Dixon and Fort upheld the con
tention.
AS the case now stands, men
who render services for the common
weal-who devote time and risk
Of life or limb for the saving of
life and property-are denied priv
ileges, under strained legal con
struction of statutes, which are
granted to a company working
under all intangible holding.
Perhaps the Legislature erred in
passing a special bill-if such it
was. But while the eighth para
graph of section II, Article ", of
the State Constitution prohibits
special legislation for stated sub
jects, the twelfth paragraph pro-
vides a remedy.
Surely some Moses must arise
able to lead benighted Jerseymen
out from the legal tangle now
existing
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Furnishings and Care of the Right
Kind of Bedrooms.

Nin0 OF BedroonS.
Bedrooms ought to be bedrooms
and nothing else, says Caroline
Hunt in the House Beautiful. She
advocates sleeping in garnet rooms
if there is no other place in the
house where one can fit up a bed
room and dressing room separate
ly. The floor of the bedroom should
be of hard wood or at least painted,
SO that it can be wiped up with a
damp cloth and SO that there need
be no dust to get into the bedding
when it is aired every day in the
sun, as it should be. Beds which
are light enough to be moved easily
and cleaned easily are naturally the
best beds, for they may be moved
from one position into another and
always be where they get the most
sun in the daytime and the best air
at night. If the headboard is no
higher than the footboard, as in
the iron single beds, the position
Of the bed in the room is very much
easier to determine, since it may
even be pushed against the wall
sideways without appearing awk-
ward.
Washstands and dressing tables
should not be solid to within a few
inches Of the floor, but open SO that
the floor may be easily cleaned.
And bedrooms should never be used
for dressing rooms at an afternoon
or evening gathering. To throw
outside wraps upon the bed is to
make nest for the microbes of the
street which are ever ready to de-
YOUR.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
scientifically consiaere.l

IF | give you something to eat, VIII
you chop some wood?f
Lady" answered Meandering Mike
''dat's one of dem Hypothetical ques-
tons. You know digestion draws d.
blood from de head, which has a tend
ency ter weaken de intelligence an
de will power If was ter surprise me
system wit square meal, dere's no
tellin' what ! might do" Washington
Star
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

In another column will be found
a copy of circular letter which has
been sent to all tax collectors in
the State, together with copy OF
Article VI. of the Revised Tax
Act of 1903. This act does not
grant discretionary powers to col
lectors-they must collect the tax
or themselves suffer. The law is
also of interest to taxpayers, as ii
permits Of no evasion on the part
of tax strikers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

Congratulations are in order for
Isaac R. Pierson, senior of the
firm controlling the destinies of
our contemporary, The Jersey
man, he having received the APP
pointment Of supervisor of bills
for the incoming session of the
Legislature, which position he
filed acceptably during the last
session of that body. Using the
phrase of the ever-popular RIP
Van Winkle," May he live long
and prosper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
Woman,s Progreas.

DO you think woman has really pro.
crossed so much?"
Certainly"
"She does not seem to be priced as
much as she was formerly"
How do you make that outY'
''Well the man in search of a wife
used to consider her worth stealing
once. Then he gave up his stealing
habits, except for an occasional lapse,
but he still considered her worth buy
ing, and his success correspondent with
his financial rating. Now"
We'll what now?"
why, he demands cash bonus now
so that in effect she has to buy him. >
Chicago Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

| it now exists, is one of the most
pulling problems that confronts
the average Jersey real-estate owner
and real-estate taxpayer together
with those humber ones who sit at
the feet of the Jersey Gamaliels,
expounders of the laws, and wonder
why the decisions are almost inva-
riably against them, while shady
corporations with shadowy financial
foundations have the call nearly
every time.
But a few weeks ago Supreme
Court Justice Charles Grant Garri-
son furnished a decision on an in
tricate point of Constitutional law
which, by the way, does not APP
pear to give universal satisfaction
to the effect that certain laws now
spread upon the statute books
granting exemption of tax to the
amount of $500 on real or personal
property, together with the archaic
and robber baron excise known
as poll tax, to members of the State
militia, soldiers of the Civil War
and members of municipal fire de
partments, where such departments
are volunteer, were of no avail-in
fact, such exemptions had no con
stitntional warrant for existence.
Of course, there is a general
kick" Why wouldn't there be j?
Men liable to be called on at a
moments notice for duty on behalf
of the Commonwealth and lesser
municipalities-why wouldn't they
protest when certain privileges
heretofore conceded them and
which have been considered per
fectly fair and just, until Mcclure,
the Rockaway iconoclast, was
seized with an idea, were taken
from them ?,
There is law, and law.
Let us consider the wonderful
workings of New Jerseys taxation
laws and ask ourselves whether or
no we are in Nova Cesarea or in
New Jersey whether in Colony
or Commonwealth? These laws,
as construed, work seriously
against the common property
holder; but corporations are in the
swim and attrition operates not
against them but against the other
fellow
New Jersey may not be the
creator of corporations, but she is
certainly hailed by them as
Mother" New jerseys fran
chise mill is constantly working,
and the feeders and the cleaners
are certainly working to good
profit. There is no State tax-so
called the receipts from corpora
ton franchises are presumed to be
sufficient to carry on the State
machinery without direct taxation.
Few realize the splendid fight
put up several years ago against
the railroad corporations, culminat-
ing i'll the establishment of the
half of per cent. State fran
chise tax and the municipal tax of
l per cent. 1t was a half-and-
half victory for both taxpaying
citizens and railroads but really
gain for the public.
Now, another phase of court
ruling comes before the public.
A 7xo concern known as the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

Down among the dead men let
her rest" A Trenton saloon
keeper offers trading stamps with
each drink. AS woman, lovely
woman, appears to be fascinated
with trading stamp offers, what
will become of our household god
desses if they follow up the various
lines of trade?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

We are indebted to the Hon.
Charles N. Fowler for an index Of
bills introduced during the recent
special session of Congress. This
index fills one hundred and ninety
four pages, and furnishes an
interesting list of documents that
might prove of great value in
cases of insomnia.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

A number of our State contem-
poraries, following custom that
has bloomed annually for several
decades, are out with illustrated
Christmas numbers. Foremost
among them are the Washington
Star and the Orange Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
Regarding child labor i,

Regarding child labor in many
factories, the chief factory in
spector, in his annual report, says
that the law cannot be fully en-
forced until. false afiidavits cease to
be recognized. This opinion,
however, is not originate was
advanced years ago and never
acted on.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

SO should we live that every hour
May die as dies he natural flower
A self reviving thing of power
That every thought and every deed
May hold within itself the seed
or future good and future need.
Mines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

10 bake ounces wipe and core theni
fill the centers with sugar and haste
while baking with butter and hot wa
ter, then with the strip. Serve hot
with butter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
SECURE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
REPRESENT EIGHT STATES
Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana
Among Those to Send Students
to Oxford.

Eight American students represent
Ing as many central states, will be
able to go to Oxford university next
year. on Cecil Rhodes scholarships,
according to provisions made at a con.
vention held at the University Of Chi.
cago. One more from each state will
go the year following; for the third
year none will be sent from America,
and thereafter two will 90 from each
state during every three years. Each
student will have $4,000 for three
years at Oxford. The eight states, all
OF which were represented in the con-
yention were Illinois. Michigan, In
diana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Iowa. II was decided
that each scholarship appointed must
have legal residence In the state from
which he is appointed. 1t was further
provided that standing. self.perpetu-
ating committee in each state shall
conduct the annual examinations and
make appointments on the basis OF
these tests. These examinations are to
be open to all the students from the
particular state, whether they have at
tended college in other states or not.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
FIREPLACE eRAvEsToNE.
Pictures Of Fowls, Cows and Hogs
Engraved on Tablet.

A most remarkable gravestone Is 10
be seen In the Hunnewell family lot In
Windham. Me-, where a great old
fashioned open fireplace serves In
place of marble or granite shaft. Re
Gently Charles Fl. Hunnewell, the head
of the family, decided to erect suit
able memorial over the ashes of his
ancestors, and he conceived the idea
that the old fireplace, where his great
grandparents had done their cooking.
would be more appropriate for the pur-
pose than an ordinary monument. So
he had the old fireplace taken from
the farmhouse, with its hanging crane.
and irons and other belongings, and
set UP in the graveyard in frame
work of bricks taken from the old
chimney-bricks that were brought
from England, in the early part of the
seventeenth century. Thus the fire.
place stands. a conspicuous object,
black and shining. among the white
stones that surround 1t, and people
come from far away to gaze upon 1t.
The opening Is filled with a metal
tablet, upon which Is inscribed the
record of the Hunnewell family for
eight generations, or from the year
1854 to 1901-247 years. In the space
around the family record appear pic
lures Of fowls, cows. hogs and other
livestock owned by various genera
tions Of the Hunnewells. and which
won prizes at fairs. '',
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
KAISER REPUD|ATES AGREEMENT.
VENEZUELA PROTOCOL.
Bowen Declares II Empire Can stand
for Public Confession He Can
Make Payment.

Germany now insists on q cash pay
ment Of $4,000 or a lien on the GUS
toms received at one of the Venezu-
elan ports until that amount is paid.
Incidentally the Imperial Government
utterly repudiates the agreement made
In her name by Count Quadt- -Wykradt-
Isny, her Charge d'Affaires. offering to
accept a cash payment Of $27,500.
This is the Information conveyed at
Washington to Mr.. Bowen. venezuela's
representative, by Baron Speck Won
Sternberg, the German Envoy. Mr..
Bowen's answer was returned immedi-
ately. 1t was as follows, substanti-
ally. you may tell your Government
that l will not yield the receipts Of any
port prior to The Hague's decision.
AS to the cash payment of $4,000,
II Germany can AFFORD to make pub
lie confession that she does not stand
by agreements signed by her duly ac-
credited representatives, | am willing
that she shall receive on the day the
protocol is signed. the amount asked
In the original ultimatum." All respon-
sibility for the action of Germany has
poch uShtcu W DOtu tTeht DTfuniu anu
Italy. Both Of these countries an
nounced that they will stand by their
agreement to accept a cash payment
OF preferential treatment to The
Hague tribunal. All three protocols. 1t
Is understood, will provide for the i'm
mediate return Of all vessels seized by
the blockading ships. 1t Is stated that
the action Of Germany in asking $780,
900 instead OF contenting herself with
$27,500 IL due to a misunderstanding
OF certain steps In the negotiations
which had been passed on by Count
Quadt before the arrival of Baron Won
Sternberg. Mr.. Bowen holds that Ger
many is bound by the act of its repre-
Sentative. It Is expected that a final
answer will arrive from Germany to
the latest representations made and,
upon receipt of that answer, the sign
ing Of the protocols will occur. AS
soon as they are signed orders will be
dispatched to the blockading ships for
their immediate withdrawal from Ven
ezuelan waters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
SECOND coLLIERY ACCIDENT.
Miners Burned In Explosion Caused by
Naked Lamp.

serious explosion occurred at No.
IL colliery. operated by the Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre Coal Company at Ply
mouth, four miles from Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Eight men were burned and in
jured, two of them seriously. From
what can be learned a naked lamp ig-
nited feeder of gas in one of the
chambers, which exploded with terrific
force. Timbers were hurled in every
direction, doors in the mine were cut
loose from their hinges and many of
them were reduced to kindling wood.
The flame from a blast at Dorrance
colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company communicated to a keg of
powder standing nearby and an explo-
sion resulted. A large gas feeder be-
came ignited and the fire spread to
the woodwork In the mine. Five hun
dred men and boys who were at work
were hurried to the surface, as the
mine is considered to be somewhat
gaseous. The fire was under control in
few hours. No one was injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
SUING FOR A VAST SUM.
Trying to Recover s1o,oco,ooo From
Mexican Government.

The suit Of John G.. Hazard, of
Brooklyn. N. Y. to recover from the
United States Of Mexico about $10.-
100000 of the defaulted bond issue of
1865 was argued before the Court of
Appeals at Albany, N. Y. Hazard Sc
cured an attachment which was served
upon ]. P.' Morgan & Co., Of New
York, which firm was presumed to
hold securities of the Mexican govern
ment. The Appellate division vacat-
ed the attachment and from that de-
cision Hazard appeals to the Court OF
Appeals. The proceeding is opposed
by the United States government on
the ground that Mexico is a foreign
sovereign state. and that, therefore,
the courts of New York have no juris-
diction to attach any of its property
The case will probably be carried to
the United States Supreme court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
BOWEN WILL NOT SIGN.
German and italian Protocols Must BE
Referred Back to Berlin.


Referred Back to Berlin.
Although Mr.. Bowen and the other
negotiators are closely guarding the
provisions OF the several protocols,
1t is understood that the demands in
the German and italian agreements
which Mr.. Bowen cannot agree to, con-
cern an increased payment by vene-
zuela prior to The. Hague's decision
regarding the allies contention fer
preferential consideration In the set
tlement Of their claims. II is report.
ed that Germany asks that she re-
ceive In addition to the $27,500 cash
that Mr.. Bowen has agreed to pay a
certain percentage of the customs re-
ceipts until the remainder of the
amount demanded by Germany from
President Castro last autumn is paid.
Italy. 1t is believed. Is insisting on a
similar demand. Both Germany and
Italy suggest that this money be paid
in monthly installments out of the
customs duties. II is the principle,
however. to which Mr.. Bowen SO stren-
uously objects and which he has in
formed the German and Italian enyoys
he cannot subscribe to. He contends
that Germany and Italy are insisting
on preferential treatment, question
which they agree In their protocols
shall go to The Eague.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
FRIAR LANDS AGAIN.
Vatican Decides That United States
Proposal Is Correct Solution.


The Vatican at Rome. Italy, en-
phatically denies all the rumors Of
Cardinal Rampola's dissatisfaction re-
gardlng Governor Taft's attitude in the
Philippines questions. Dissatisfaction
Is felt at the Vatican toward the ar
rangements initiated with Mgr. GuidiS
predecessors with the me 1iators, to
whom, in addition to large salaries,
they promised 20 per cent of the prop
erty the mediators should succeed In
retaining for the Church. The effect
of Mgr. Guidi's reports on mature con-
sideration seems to have decided the
Vatican that the best solution is to
return to the original proposition
made by the United States to resort
to arbitration for the purchase of the
friar lands. the settlement of the rem
tails, tie identity for damage due from
the United States, and the administra-
tion of the charitable and educational
trusts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
CABLE FLASHES.

Part OF the navy department build.
ing at Buenos Ayres was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at about
$300,000.
Sir Charles Gaven Duffy, the former
Irish leader, man of letter and prime
minister of Victoria, died at Nice,
France. He was born at Monaghan,
Ireland. in 1916.
The general strike decided upon by
the Workmen's associations at Oar
celona, Spain, has filed. The printers
and street car conductors refused to
join the movement
Hubbard T. Smith, United States
vice consul general at Cairo. Egypt.
who had been in a hospital at Genoa.
Italy, for some time, suffering from
cancer, Is dead.
The crown prince of Saxony was
granted a divorce from the former
Crown Princess Louise, after several
doctors had furnished expert testi-
mony In the case.
The Dover. England, corporation
accepted Andrew Carnegie's offer Of
$4,000 to found a public library IN
Dover. The mayor cast the deciding
vote in favor of acceptance.
Sixteen of the passengers of the
wrecked excursion steamer Madeina,
at Hamilton, Bermuda, will continue
their cruise southwark on board the
steamer Ocamo. which sails for the
West Indies. Ten others will sail on
the steamer Pretoria for New York.
The Madeina is daily settling down.
Public Works Minister Budde, be-
fore the budget committee of the
Prussian diet defended the practice
of the steel rail syndicate in selling
cheaper abroad than at home. He said
the practice was In the interest of the
employees, as 1t gave them steadier en-
ploymcnt and prevented shutdowns.
The Humbert family made their
appearance In the criminal courts at
Paris, February IL. when the case OF
M. Cattau, the banker, was taken up
There was great public interest
manifested In the proceedings the
court room was packed with people.
1t is announced in South Africa that
the government offered seats In the
legislative council to Generals Botha,
Delarey and SHUTS. The Boer gen.
erals unanimously refused to accept,
giving as their reason the manner In
which the council was formed. which
IN their opinion, was not in the best
interests of the country.
An official dispatch from Guatemala
says that Guatemala has not declared
war. but that Salvador. Honduras and
Nicaragua menace the Guatemalan
government. which is ready to de.
fend Its honor. The republic has been
declared In state of siege.
The committee for the relief OF the
famine sufferers in Northern Sweden
has received from America s17.500.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
on WEST INDIAN REEF At NIGHT.
WRECK OF THE MADiANA.
Quebec Line Steamer VIII BE a Com
piete Loss-crew and Passen.
gers Saved.

The Quebec Steamship Company's
steamer Madiana. Captain Razer,
which went ashore on the reef of Ber-
muda island Monday, is a total loss,
but all on board we're rescued and
brought safely to land after a peril
GUS trip in lifeboats from the wreck
TO a tug standing a mile off. The
mails and the passengers baggage
also we're saved. According to state
ments made by those on board. the
Madiana was threading her way in
the night through the narrow channel
between the coral reefs which leads to
Hamilton harbor, when she struck a
reef one and half miles northeast
of North Rock. All the passengers
were in their hunks when the Madiana
struck the rocks, but the shock of the
impact awakened them and they
rushed on deck, the majority of them
without attempting to dress. Consid-
or6ble alarm, though not panic, pre-
vailed among the passengers when
they found the vessel was hard on the
rocks. hut the officers went among
them and calmed them, although a
number did not venture below to seek
proper clothing. A part of the crew
did not share the coolness of the
officers. but the latter soon restored
order among the troublesome seamen.
Signals of distress were sent up and
the passengers passed an anxious
time during the latter part Of the
night. The Madiana listed heavily
after time and when morning broke
lay broadside to the wind. The pas
sengers were huddled together on the
hurricane deck, and the sea breaking
over the steamer drenched them to
the skin. AS soon as the news of the
wreck became known In Hamilton,
Government and other tugs proceeded
to the scene to render assistance. A
heavy sea, however. was running, and
they dared not approach too closely to
the reef on which the Madiana was
pounding. 1t was some time before
communication with the Madiana was
possible. The crew of the Madiana
launched boat, but it was dashed to
pieces against the steamers side. A
second and more successful attempt
was made little later and some of
the passengers were lowered into It.,
and after much exertion 1t succeeded
in reaching the relief tug Gladisfen
The Madiana's other lifeboats were
then launched in succession, and the
remainder of the passengers and the
crew gained the salvage tug in safety.
BY the prompt action of Engineer
Nelson, who had the Madiana's bulk
heads broken through, the mails and
the passengers light baggage were
taken out and brought in the last
boats to the Gladisfen.