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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Pianos From
The MauvaiS Stock
The Wiley B. Allen Co. Is Closing Out
These Pianos at Retail at Prices
Below What They Cost Wholesale

We bought out the Mauvais Music
Company because we secured a bar
gain. not because we needed their
makes of pianos, for we have our own
line to sell. But here we have lot Of
Wissner. Baumeister. Schubert Behr
Bros. and other makes received from
the Mauvais stock, which we bought
at a. price far below their worth, and
we are going to sell them accordingly.
Many buyers have already taken ad-
vantage of the low prices we are Of
fering Some come into our ware
rooms out of curiosity, with no real in
tention of buying One lady in partic-
ular stepped in and before leaving the
warerooms bought four pianos for diff
ferent members of her family.
We have a lot of Simplex Players to
sell at 5000 each. Electric Pianos. reg
ular price $3.50, we now offer for almost
half price. A number of good parlor
organs we offer for less than half price
We do not want the buying public to
lump at the conclusion that the pianos
we are offering for sale and which we
received from the Mauvais Company
are cheap pianos. On the contrary
most of them are high grade and eX-
pensive They are instruments that
have been selling heretofore all the
way from $500 to $500 and. as stated
above, you can get any of these pianos
now at almost half price and on easy
payments. too.
We are going to keep up this sale un-
al avarv vcStiee of these pi3nOS is ont
of our warerooms. and we have hun
dreds of them to SELL but naturally of
course the best pianos among the lot
that is the ones that are the most de-
sira ble-are going very fast, and if
any one is thinking of buying piano
and really wants to get a piano below
what it is worth there should be no
delay in coming to our warerooms and
securing one of these pianos. Store
open evenings.
THE WILEY b. ALLEN co.
931-933 Market Street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Board Must Answer Suit.

The demurrer interposed by the
Board of Education to the suit of
Adelia Little, formerly school teach
er in the School Department, for
$29SS back salary was overruled by
Judge Seawell yesterday and the
board given ten days in which to en-
ter an answer to her complaint. The
complaint of the plaintiff was de-
INJURED to on statutory grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

Holman, w. de Brunner, A. Venzia,
w. Watkins, J.. Lavell, c. S. Schy-
meinsky, c. Hilliard, NJ. Jorss, w
Crapo. NJ Erskine, H. Payne. j. F.
Wilder, w Gallagher, A. Bilay, j.
Williams, w. Miller and G.. Matties.
The officers of the Wilmerding School
and the branches they teach are as fol-
lows:
George A. Merrill. B S, director; George F.
Wood vice principal plumbing; Julia NJ Ed
wards. English branches;W. L. Belfrage, B. S,
science: John NJ. Brewer, A b, ma mathematics
Rufus NJ. Grant carpentry; George c. Walker
brickIaving Fritz Lindberg. forgework; John
E. Maybeck cabinetmaking; John McHenry
architectural drawing: Daniel II. Biggs, free
hand drawing, modelling and wood carving
John w Felt, electricity; Bertha a. Nolte
meier. registrar
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Labrousse-s Trial POSTPONED.

The trial Of Edmond de Labrousse,
charged with the murder Of Miss
Marie Jordan in front Of her mothers
residence on Sacramento street, near
Hyde, was 10 have been commenced
before a jury in Judge DUNES court
yesterday. AS the Kratz embezzle-
ment trial viii not be concluded till
to-day, the Labrousse trial was con-
tinued till tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
GoIden Gate.s ANNIVERSARY.

Tomorrow night Golden Gate
Council of the Young Mems Institute
will give its seventeenth anniversary
ball in Native Sons Hall. The COM
mittee of arrangements has prepared
we'll balanced programme of dances.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Charitable society Lends.

The Humane Society began i'm
pounding stray animals yesterday
morning. Harry Irwin, Mayor
Schmitzs appointee, also had his men
out at work. AT o'clock last night
it was announced that the Humane
Society was seven dogs ahead.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
LAY THE CORNERSTONE.

The gathering of guests, students and
regents then proceeded to the open air,
where the laying of the corner stone of
the new school was to be done.
The students of the bricklaying class
had prepared the block of granite,
which swung from a tackle held up by
a derrick. The lads worked with will
and in a few minutes had everything
ready.
President Wheeler was handed a cop
per box containing reports of the Will
nierding School, the State University,
circulars of the school, copies of the
daily papers, copy of the school seal,
coins and postage stamps and a list of
the students now enrolled.
The copper box was handed by Presi-
dent Wheeler to Student J. McAdoo
and the little fellow soIdered it up in
workmanlike manner.
President Wheeler then deposited the
sealed box in the cavity of the corner
stone. The student bricklayers, clad
in white clothes, lowered the block of
granite into place and it was capped
by smaller stone.
President Wheeler and the other re-
gents spread mortar around the joints
o. the two blocks of granite amid the
cheers of the students and their
friends, and Regent Taussig then an
nounced that the ceremony was COM
plete.
LADS TO ERECT BUILDING.
The new building of the Wilmerding
School will be 10 by 100 feet in size
and will be four stories in height. The
structure will consist OF brick, Ted
sandstone and terra Gotta and the en-
tire work will be done by the students
of the school
The students who took part in the
laying of the corner stone were under
the direction of Instructor George G.
Walker. The names of the boys are:
c. W. Heidenreih, G. Lorrigan. c.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

Murine Eye Remedy cures Sore Eyes
Makes weak Eyes strong, Murine doesn'
smart, it soothes Eye pain.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

The biggest automobile in the world
is the traction engine used in hauling
borax out of the MOjave desert. This
machine can make Death Valley pro-
duce.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
SUCCESS is TO DO THINGS.

! more inclined than ever to pin my
faith in men that stay and do things. The
men that succeed are those that are able TO
do and not merely be. Mere existence is not
enough. We must do the worlds work To
learn 10 do that work must adapt charac-
ter. Every one must learn 70 do something
in order 10 be prepared for life.
That is the work are doing at the uni
versty. We are training boys not only to
learn, bat to do. We now have a system of
practical demonstration where formerly we
only had lectures. The students learn to do
the very things that they will do later on in
life.
You learn here to do better than by the ap-
premiership system of the past because you
are brought into direct contact with your
work. You are learning here to do the world $
work. to be useful in, life to = be useful to
yourselves and TO Others
You have here every opportunity to bring
out your qualifications. II depends on YOUR
selves as TO what YOU will do and what you
will be in life. We lay the cornerstone to-
day to support structure that will shelter
the work Of many boys who will strive to be
useful in life. This city will be far better for
il. II will be a better place to live in because
there VIII be more men trained to be useful
TO themselves and others. The University OF
California welcomes this school to her heart
1t believes in it and in it's purposes for it
embodies within 1t the spirit of the university
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

ADAMS Irish Moss Cough Balsam helps from
the first dose. cures in a day. 25c. soc.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

Some very swell wedding invitations conns
from knowles - Second street Main 5ss. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

For Coughs and Colds children take Piso's
Cure without objection. At all druggists. 25c..
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

the State University was then intro
duced by the chairman and he was
loudly cheered by the guests and the
students present. President Wheeler
delivered an interesting address and in
part said:
To people it may seem far cry from
the Wilmerding School in the Potrero to the
State University at Berkeley, but TO il is
very close indeed. I am here to-day repre-
senting the State University in order that
may set forth the unity in education. There is
no difference whatever between the work OF
this school and that of the university. All
honest education aims TO the same ends Your
work and orr work deal with the training of
personality. We all aim to make men useful
to themselves and to society.
Education teaches men to know. to be. to
do. None OF these conditions can do without
the others. 1t is a small thing for people
simply to know things, for il is easy thing
to forget what know. Knowing must be
associated with being. Education must have
to do with being. we'll knowing, for men
must stand for something in life
L have seen very bright boys go to the bad
at the time of testing. / have missed some
from their places where 1 sought for them
and where / hoped to find them
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

w ENoNAH.

Edward Johnson feels quite manly
now having celebrated his twenty-first
birthday last Saturday evening, at
which occasion number Of his friends
were on hand, and had a jolly good
time
Mr. and Mrs j. Frank Shull left on
Thursday for Louisville, KY. enroute
to the Worlds Fair and will be gone
about a month
Mrs. William Dat, of Philadelphia. is
the guest OF Mrs. J. NJ. Johnston
Mrs. Alfred Repp, of G1assboro, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Ward Heritage on
Sunday
J. J. Wromer and daughter, Miss
Name, were in town the first of the
week, and the family expect to return
from Cape May Point as soon as their
house is vacated
The Monday Club held their first
meeting of the season at the home Of
their president Miss Mortie Stokes
last Monday afternoon
Miss Emily Viereck was the victim
of surprise on Tuesday evening,
when a number of her friends called
to remind her of her fifteenth birth
day, and made the occasion happy
one which they did most successfully
at the same time Iessening the supply
and demand for ice. cream, cake, fruit
etc
The old electric light poles are being
taken out along Mantua avenue and
replaced by much larger ones, which
will be used by both the electric light
and the Peoples Rural Telephone
Companies
The cadets at the Academy all re
ceived their new uniforms on Satur-
day and attract no little attention
when they appear on the streets.
The familiar figure Of Tony the
Italian track walker, will be seen
around the station no more, as he left
for his home in Italy on Thursday,
never to return Tony had always
been very saving of his earnings, and
has quite nice little sum saved up to
| take with him
E. E. Grosscup accompanied candi-
date for Governor Black from Cape
May on Sunday and entertained him
at his home here Sunday night We
nonahites were proud to shake HANDS
with the probable next Governor, and
have him spend a night in the town
Mr.. Grosscup also accompanied him or
his automobile tour through Glouces
ter County on Monday, which took ir
eighteen towns.
The Ladies Aid Society of Wenonat
NJ E. Church will have a bread ant
cake sale on Friday afternoon next
from until o'clock, in the primary
room of the Sunday School
T. ]. Savage has the cellar dug for
new house which he is going to builC
on the corner of Cherry and Jefferson
streets. G. Nicholson. Of Pitman. is
the contractor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

Our neighbor of the Constitution makes a
singular statement Of the effect of the Dem
ocratic Equal Taxation proposition,
arguing that if the tax on railroad real es-
tate is increased from the S. rate on the
$1,000 nav levied, to the local rate which
in the county will average SIS per $1,000,
our schools will lose 81, 900 now received,
the appropriation for State roads be cut off,
and our state institutions be left penniIess
We understand, too, that Assemblyman Avis
is advancing this same argument.
ssThe Democratic State Platform declares:
The receipts by the State, from license fees,
inheritance tax and franchise tax and mis-
cellaneous sources toutside OF the real es-
tate of railroad and canal companies
amounted in 1903 TO over So, 800, 600, or
81, 900. 600 more than the average disbur Sc
ments for all purposes during the years
1891, 1892 and 1898 Nothing but crimin-
al extravaganza can give occasion for a dol
lar of State tax upon the counties of New
jersey
With an economical State government
every legitimate appropriation for schools,
roads, and every state institution will be
met from the 81, 800, 600 received from items
specified above, and nice balance should
accrue yearly by which these can be in
creased as needed.
Under the last Democratic State Admin
isiration the entire cost OF State govern
was 81, 1857, 982, less than half the present
income from the sources stated above,
while during the year 1903, under the last
Republican Administration, the expend-
Stures were 81, 310, 800.
Does anybody with these facts before
them believe that the Constitution or Mr..
Avis are sincere in their printed and
uttered statements
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

Equal Taxation is 50 just so fair, so sim
pie that there is not child with an intel
lect so feeble that he cannot understand 1T.
Turned into legal language, it is the
people versus the railroads, with Black
appearing for the plaintiffs and Stokes for
the defendants. Our issue is that we ask
that these great properties shall pay the
same as the individual in assessment, and
at the same rate of taxation; we demand
that they shall not pay less Our oppo-
nents demand that the railroads shall not
pay the same, but shall be permitted to
pay less Equal taxation means that when
there is common burden there must be
common contribution to meet it, and when
statute fixes an arbitrary rate of taxation
applied to property based upon its use, and
not applied to other property having the
same characteristics, we declare that such
principle is wrong in theory and unfair in
practise Charles c. Black.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

Some years ago the sultan of sulu
learned that The pearl fishermen We're
reaping big profits. He supplied his
revenue collectors with sleeves and or
dered that all pearls found near Sulu
must be tested in these sleeves. Those
that dropped through were to be re-
tanned by the fishermen; those that re-
manned in the sleeves were to belong to
the sultan for taxes 1t nearly ruined
the pearl fisheries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13
RL. lakewood.

Franklin Dye, Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, has announced
that a Farmers Institute will be held
on the seventh of December next.
On Monday the assessor turned over
the tax duplicate to the collector, who
is now busy getting out bills.
Mrs. M. Wolf lost one OF her fine
horses last Friday
A. D. Pelz and his family will oc-
cupy their summer home here until
some time in November
Cards Of invitation have been issued
for the coming nuptials OF Mr.. O. Bry-
an Kelsey. of this place, and Miss Mar
garet Neal. of Blenheim
The Blackwood Country Club was
entertained socially on Monday night
at the residence of James Loflan.
Edward Schuster removed his family
to their town house in Camden, on
Monday.
No important business was brought
before the Township Committee at the
meeting on Monday. and only routine
matters were discussed. Bills to the
amount of about one hundred and six
ty dollars were ordered paid
Next Saturday evening the first fall
meeting of the Blackwood Euchre Club
will be held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs James Loflan
Dr. and Mrs ]. E Hurff have gone
for a visit to ST Louis Fair.
Robert Marshall, a well known far
mer living near Blenheim. died sud
denly on Tuesday while sitting on a
norfio0 At his home Mr. Marshall
was seyenty-five years old.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13
BRIDGEPORT.

The young lady pupils attending the
Bridgeport public school will have cake
and refreshment bazaar in the Town Hall
on Saturday evening October p. All
invited
Mr. Hugh McGlincy and Mr.. Howard
Sharp started for St. Louis on last Satur-
day where they will spend two weeks sight
seeing.
The final game of base bah between the
Active of Chester and Bridgeport niues
played last Saturday resulted in victory
for Active. Score 5 to 3.
McGlincy & Bro. butchers are handling
small quantity of pork.
Mr.. R. K Purk is paying 81. 80 per bar
rel for sweet potatoes this week IAN advance
over last week Of Boots.
The appearance of candidate Black in
this place on Monday last had good effect
as all seemed we'll pleased with the cand-
idate and the county and district candidates
who accompanied him.
Tax collector John S. Truitt has been
sending out the small slip which notifies
each of the big amount that he must pay
for the public favors he receives.
Mr. George H. platt has the cellar dug
ready for the masons at VIM. Sparks new
house.
Township Committeeman, VIM, F JUS
tice, has been improving the sidewalks by
giving them coat Of gravel
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

The Constitution urges Republicans to
vote for Fl. G. Loudenslager because he
represents those safe and benefcient pol
icies of the Republican party. That state
ment ought to lose 5000 votes to the Re-
publican ticket in this district, because if
this Congressman is an ideal Of Republican
benefcence the whole organization must be
befouled. The greatest industry Of this
district has felt the results Of Loudenslager's
ssbenefcentn manipulations.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

There has been noticeable lack Of Dem
ocratic enthusiasm ia connection with
B ack's tour of South Jersey
What do the people of Gloucester county
who know of the series Of enthusiastic re-
ceptions recorded candidate Black in this
county think of the paper that will print
such bare faced lies Camden Posi-
Telearam
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

The value of main stem railroad property
in Woodbury. is over S72, 600 that pays not
q dollar to the support of our city govern
ment, which under the Democratic plan
would pay over 81, 800. Why, Mr. Repub-
lican, should not this property, every foot
Of which is valuable, bear its just proper
tion Of the cost of local government?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13
NO TROUBLE IN EQUAL ASSESSMENT.

In his speech at Jersey City Tuesday
night, Charles G. Black read series of
letters received from taxing authorities in
New York State and in Rhode Island, in
which it was set forth that all property Of
steam railroads was taxed in these States
the same as other corporations and indi-
viduals are taxed Letters were read also
from Washington, D. c., and from Illinois,
to the same effect. Mr.. Black explained
that he secured this information for the
purpose of refuting the claim raised by the
Stokes managers that the platform of the
Democratic party in its reference to the
taxing of main stem property at local rates,
was an impossible doctrine.
This claim is urged by Edward C. Stokes
in his speeches, but it antedates him. It
was held up in 1884 to Governor Albeit
who CONTEMPORARY brushed it aside as a
piece of railroad special pleading.
The value of railroad real estate property
must be taken according to its earning or
prospective earning value the same as other
property, for that fixes the value Of all
property But that does not interfere with
its assessment in parcels for local taxes.
In case of the Central Railroad Com
pany against the State Board of Assessors
in 1886 the Supreme Court held thus -
THE problem is not what land for agri-
cultural or building purposes is worth, but
what narrow strip of land with valuable
easements annexed to it, adapted for rail-
road uses, will bring in the market That
such strip of land, to be applied in such
manner, cannot be bought at the price
that the adjacent lands sell for by the acre,
is at once obvious.
True value, the court added depend upon
I the uses to which the property was put, to
its pro6tableness, and was properly measur-
ed by ''that amount of money which a
given piece of property would yield in the
hands of one willing to sell but not requir-
ed to sell, to one willing and able to buy,
but rot required to buy. ?
1t is for the reason given in this decision
that railroad property is assessed higher
than farm lands and the principle has not
been in dispute until the artful dodgers
who misrepresent the railroad tax question
before the people quoted the assessed rail-
road valuation as higher than those Of adj
4 joining property, meaning all such property
4 improved and unimproved
There is no difficulty in the States named
by Mr. Black as to assessing railroad prop
erty equally with other property.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

If the taxpayers Of our county will refer
to the schedule of railroads values in our
county, printed on the eth page of this
paper and multiply the amount Of value by
the tax rate of their township they may
ascertain just how much their township
will receive under the Democratic PROPOSE
tion of Equal Taxation Taking the total
value of this property at ST, SIG, COS, the
aggregate sum that the townships of this
county should receive is not far from pa
900. Those taxpayers who believe that
this property which now pays into the
state treasury about S., 900, that is wasted
in graft and extravaganza, should be allow
ed to continue this exemption, in the
words of Mr. Blacks should vote for Mr..
Stokes, and Mr. Avis the railroad candidate;
those who believe in equality of taxation
should, by the same rule, vote for Mr.
Black and Mr.. Grosscup. The proposition
is up to the people.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

The Constitution asserts that under tax
rate of SIS per $1,000, Woodbury. and the
townships receive greater sum for its
schools, roads. Asylums, etc, than it would
from the local rate Of S21. Bro Albright
has figured backward.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

If the Camden Posi- Telegram would in
form itself of the political situation in its
own and other South Jersey counties, it
would not appear so ridiculous III its state
ment of existing conditions.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

The present conditions in the Republican
party are APPLY described by the Republi-
can Mayor Of Jersey City in his letter to
the Governor, in March last -
'sThe present session of the Legislature
is drawing to a close. The record. on the
whole, is bad, and in some respects is dis
graceful. Its control by corporate interes is
in the Assembly at least, has been absolute
The bills for equal taxatio demanded by
IA practically unanimous public sentim ent,
in all north Jersey at least, have been buried
in committee at the command OF the rail-
road corporations, and every attempt to
move them has been resisted by solid Re-
publican vote upon the test MOTIONS .
South Jersey wants equal taxation just
as surely az North Jersey does, and the
vote in this county this Fall will prove it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

The Constitution when it talks about
John Kean, should explain who he is. He
is in evidence only once in six years, and
that is long time to keep small affairs in
mind
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13

Candidate Black impresses every person
he meets and who hears him speak as being
an earnest, sincere man-one who can be
trusted, and men of highest character who
have known him all his life assert that he
is lust what he seems