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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

VALLEJO, March 23.-Inquiries
are being made here regarding James
Smith. an ex-marine, In connection
with the Oakland hold-up. 1t Is re-
ported that a man named James
Smith was hanging around the Golden
West Hotel. at Point Richmond. until
Monday last, when he disappeared
and has not been heard of since.
This man answers the description of
the shorter of the two men who held
up DAILY and Roche. James Smith
was a member of the marine corps un-
til about three months ago, when he
was honrably discharged and left
Vallejo.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
MRS. EMMA j. JEFFERY
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mother of Secretary of Suburban
Electric Company Answers
Call of Death.

OAKLAND, March 23.--After an ILL
ness of several months Mrs. Emma J..
Jeffery, the mother of John B. Jeffery,
died day before yesterday at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. DR.. A. X. Craw-
ford, 226 Boulevard avenue. Mrs. JEFF
ferry has resided in Oakland for the
last six years. She came here from
Chicago. She had been an invalid for
a long time.
Deceased was well known in Oak
land and leaves many freinds. Besides
her husband and daughter she leaves
two sons, Harry and Charles Jeffery.
The former is a member Of the firm OF
johnson & Jeffery and is secretary OF
the Suburban Electric Company of San
Leandro. Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not yet been completed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
RUssELLs APPEARANCE

Russell appeared to be a business man.
neatly dressed. and he conversed coolly and
when 1 hitched up the horse. / asked the
man when he would be back because l wanted
to know whether TO put any feed in the rig
He said he would be back by noon and he
with the rig / asked him If everything was
all right and he said Yes, and he started
down San Pablo avenue toward town Now
that I think II over I remember when tina
man returned he drove up the avenue as II
he might have turned In from a side street
instead of coming straight down the avenue.
recall plainly how muddy the rig was and
how tired was the horse.
The horse is one that will not travel at
top speed unless under hard whipping. Know
ing the animal I do 1t Is not unlikely he
Monday morning being driven hard. Under
no other conditions could the animal be put
to fast gait. This horse is an old livery
animal that | rent only to strangers or ts
gave him Fox.
James Rogers, an smploye at the sta
BILE, saw the man and gives an excel
lent description of him, tallying with
Abernethy's.
DAILY said tonight:
There are several very important items O
peculiar point Of similarity that tend to fl,
the identity OF the horse and buggy. TIL.
color of the horse, the extra high back Il
the seat and the rubber tires Abernethy
buggy Is rubber-tired and the that stoos
on the avenue was rubber-tired. I proved tha
by going over after the robbery to the plac
it stood and examining the wheel tracks
that / could easily see were from the marrow
ridge OF q rubber-tire buggy. AT the stab
the buggy. was out when I arrived and
waited short time with the Sheriff Seyera
rigs came In before the one wanted to lool
at arrived Just as soon as it entered tn,
barn ! picked 1t out before any one said /
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

school. the normal school. the grammar school,
the primary school in the harmony OF this
ideal The university shall still stand In the
place OF honor. il you will, but only because 1t
bears the clearest and most steadfast witness
that the end Of education Is to create men
steadily. and will nobiy. Life is an arrow
The salvation of democracy lies in the pos
session of such men
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

FLETCHER CASE NEARs END.-oakland
March 23.-The arguments In the Fletcher
viii contest were begun this. afternoon and
the end of long trial is in sight. The cass
has been fought for several weeks in court
and after an endless amount of evidence 70,
and against the charge that the late Cap
tain Fletcher was insane when he made hi.
will the case has advanced to the argument
stage and may possibly be submitted TO the
jury by tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

suIf OVER MILK RANCH.-Oakiand,
March 23-The hearing Of a suit over the
incompleted sale Of a milk ranch and route
was on before Judge Ellsworth to-day. Charles
W. Mills is suing John johnson for a $500
payment on two years lease Of the Werner
n nav $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

FUNERAL OF c. B. FOOT.-Oakland.
March 23-The funeral of C. B. Foot who
died suddenly in New York, viii be held at
2:S0 p. m. next Saturday from the Church OF
the Advent In East Oakland. The remains ar
rived In Oakland to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

23-George H Pierce of Alameda has Pc
titioned the courts to be appointed the guar
dian OF his stepfather. David Pierce, who
he states is 81 years of age They reside
at 22G5 San Antonio avenue and the old man
has $4,000 which needs to be taken care o.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

WANTS HER FREEDOM. March
23-Edith Mclaughlin tired OF a husband
who does not live with her has brought suif
for divorce against Frank ". Mclaughlin on
the ground of desertion-
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ton in q democracy-the decorative ideal. the
marketable ideal. or the creative ideal?
shall speak of the decorative ideal first
because. strangely enough. il is likely to take
precedence in order OF time and certainly il
is pre-eminent in worthessness. Barbarous
races prefer ornament TO decency and comfort
in dress. 1t is desire to have something in
the way of intellectual or social adornrnent
which seems 10 have been the earliest concep-
tfon OF education. This nose-ring conception
not only rejects and abhors the useful but
exats the useless chiefly because IL is less like
ly to be common. In this crop OF the decora--
tive school of culture find those phenomena
Of intellectual lfe-estheticism and symbol
ISM and decadentism and the like Their mark
is eccentricity. Their favorite poet must be
one who Is cavaire 10 the vulgar. They must
believe that Homer and Dante and Milton and
the Bible have been very much overrated and
carefully guarded Oscar Wilde did in the
presence Of the ocean from giving way TO
sentiments of vulgar admiration. Views of
history must depreciate familiar heroes and
whitewash extraordinary villains This dec
orative ideal of education is a by product in
At the opposite extreme of the decora tive
ideal lies the marketable ideal of education.
II aims simply TO bring out mans natural
abilities to get the largest return in money for
his work. Nothing is of value according TO
this ideal which is not Of direct utility in
business or a profession This marketable
ideal can be seen in some of the higher insti-
tutions Of learning. where boys are to be culti-
waited. not men, but journalists. survey
ors. chemists, lawyers, physicians, painters.
musicians, manufacturers, mining engineers,
sellers OF wet and dry goods, bankers account
ants and what not. We have Institutes of
everything, from stenography to farriery. 1t
remains only TO add few more. an academy
of mesmerism and college Of mind healing and
chiropodist university, to round the encycio-
pediae according TO the commercial ideal.
The true ideal of education in a democracy
is the creative ideal, a process OF development.
Its aim is the production Of something which
did not exist before. The educated man is a
new man. II is not merely that he knows
more. that he can do more-there is something
in him which was not there when his edu IA
tion began.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
police Seek FORMER Marine.

word to me- So far as human eye can tell
/ am positive OF the Identification
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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pure Inc critical ordeal through which expctant mother must
pass IS SO aught with dsead pain and danger
na the very thought Of it fills her apprehension and horror
s = no Tor the reproduction be- eitb& painful
coming event that is safely passed without any danger Th
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

great and wonderful
remedy is always
appliedexternally. and
has carried thousands
of women through
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
OBJECTS OF EDUCATION.

This. it seems to me, is the real object of
education Not merely to decorate man
with rare accomplishments; not merely to
train him for a. fixed function in the vast
mechanism of industry and commerce, but to
create out of the raw stuff that is hidden in
the boy q finer. stronger. broader. nobler type
OF man. am not dealing in glittering gener-
alities.
The man who is honored with an invitation
to speak here owes IL to himself and to his
audience to have distinct idea at the center
OF his address. There is such an idea here. 1t
has four definite marks and qualities-the
power to see clearly, the power to imagine
wildly the power TO think independently and
the power to will nobiy. If man has these
four powSs~-clear sight, quick imagination,
sound reRson and right. strong WILL call him
an educated man.
The power to use the senses TO their full
capacity does not come by nature. 1t is q
habit. the result of instruction applied to the
opening of blind eyes and the unsealing of
deaf ears All life must contribute to this in
structfon.
But there is another world OF inward vision.
and the key to II is the imagination. Imag-
ination is more than "a pleasant fountain. 1t
is a fertilizng stream II is the mark of ge-
MUS. Nothing great has ever been discovered
or invented without the aid Of imagination.
The chief instrument in the creative culture
Of Imagination Is literature. The object OF lit
erary culture is very simple. 1t is TO teach a
man to distinguish the best books and to en-
able him TO read them with inward vision.
We are trying hard to increase the number
OF people who can write with ease. while the
race OF people who can read with imagination
is left to the care of chance. I wish that we
might reverse the process.
The design OF education is not accomplished
unless man passes beyond the power OF seeing
things as they are. and beyond the power OF
interpreting and approaching the thoughts o.
other men Into the power of thinking for him
cover what It means 10 say ''Because''-tha,
is the finest result of education
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

tne Trying cr1s1s without sufferinc.
send for frse book containing informatio-
pa.ceiess saiue to all expectans mothera
TIE sradfleld Regulator Co. Atlanta. q.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
CULTURE DEFINED.

ITO know the best that has been thought
and said In the world is what Matthew Ar
mold calls culture. II is an excellent attain
ment- But there IS step beyond Il that leads
from culture into manhood. That step is taken
when the student, knowing something of the
best that other men have thought and said
begins 70 think his own thoughts clearly
through and TO put them In his own words
But one more aim is included in the creative
ideal OF education, and that is fits effect upon
the VIII. The power to see clearly 10 imas
Inc widely. TO think independently win GER
tainly be wasted. or at least will be shut up
in the individual and kept for his own selfish
delight. when the power to will nobly comes
to call the man into action and give him with
all his education TO the service OF the world
An educated man Is helpless until he fs
emancipated. An emancipated man is aim
less until he Is consecrated. Conservation is
simply concentration plus a sense of duty
What we need at present is not new col
leges With power Of conferring degrees but
more power in the existing colleges to make
men. To this end let them have a richer
endowment. a fuller equipment. but, above all
q revival of the creative ideal And let every
thing be done to bring together the high
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

and want them
as much so as
it is to love the
beautiful and
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

GUIDING STARS.
What should be tie guiding star OF educa-
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
The New Recorder Act.

Much confusion appears to exist as the
work of the Legislature relative to the fill
ing of vacancies in cases Of Justice of the
Peace who were legislated out of Office by
the anti-spring election law. In response
to numerous inquiries we give below the
full text of the Law providing for the ap-
pointment of Recorders:
Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State Of New Jersey:
/. Whenever the term of Office of JUS
tice of the Peace in any municipalitY
shall expire, and, by reason of change in
the date of holding the municipal election
in such municipality, no election can be
had for the purpose of choosing successor
to such Justice Of the Peace until after the
expiration of his term, the governing body
Of such municipality may, it its discretion,
appoint some fit person residing in such
municipality to be recorder, to hold office
until such time as successor to such
Justice of the Peace can be elected to take
office.
2. Such recorder shall have the same
jurisdiction, power and authority in criml-
nal matters, cases of bastardy, relief, re-
moval and settlement Of the poor, breaches
of the peace, vagrancy and disorderly con-
duct, and violations of municipal ordinan-
ces as are by law conferred upon justices oil
the peace of such municipality.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
EDWARD B. HUMPHREYS.

For forty years the leading merchant in
Woodstown, died last Tuesday, the ID
instant. aged IS years He had been in
poor health for year, but up to few days
before his death gave personal supervision
to his great business.
Mr.. Humphreys was born on farm at
Sharptown, Salem county, August 81,
1880.
OF his business career we quote from the
Woodstown Monitor Register Of May 6:--
"He had none Of the advantages of
wealthy ancestry, and was early thrown
upon his own resources, first as boy on a
farm, then as clerk in Philadelphia
store and afterwards, in a small way, as a
storekeeper at Sharptown. In the early
sixties be succeeded Joseph r. Riley in the
store building, thenon the southeast corner
OF Main street and what was then known
as Bullet Lane, now East avenue, in
Woodsfown. Here he remained until the
Clawson property on the opposite corner
came into the market, when he purchased
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
Swearing to Legal Document Over
Phone, Experience Of a JerSeyman.

Daniel Mac Rae, who is gardiner and
superintendent for Charles Pfizer, of Mine
Mount, had the novel expert ence Of swear
ing to a legal document over the telephone
few day ago. Mr.. Mac Rae, who was
ormerly foreman for wealthy woman Of
he name of Mary F. Mallon Of Boston, for
fifteen years, was an important witness IN
the settlement Of the estate Of Cad Harrison
MalIon, of denver, Col. 1t was accordingly
necessary for Mr. Mac Rae to either appear
in person at Denver or hare his deposition
taken and forwarded there. The latter course
was adopted, and arrangements were made
by Donald Mac Kay Hill, a prominent
lawyer OF Boston, to take Mr.. Mac Rae's
deposition by telephone The necessary
papers were made out and forwarded to Mr.
Mac Rae by the Boston lawyer, and day
was set when the former was to 60 to the
Bernardsville Telephone Exchange and cell
up Mr.. Hill The act Of swearing cover
ing distance Of about three hundred miles,
was accomplished in inst three minutes
without. hitch. Newark News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
DANIEL LUTEs

Died at his home No. 43 German st,eet
early this morning. of pneumonia, aged %
years.
Mr.. Lutes was stricken last Thursday,
and his decline has been rapid notwitb-
standing skillful medical attendance and
nursing. Mr.. Lutes was a glassblower by
trade, and was one Of the blowers who
came to Woodbury. when tae glass works
here were first started. He was an exem-
plary citizen-a member Of the Methodist
Church, Florence Lodge A. F. & A. NJ,
and Delphi Lodge, No. 54, K. Of P, Of
Clayton, He is survived by his wife and
one daughter. The funeral will be from his
late residence on Monday, the 18th inst.
at three o'clock p. NJ. Interment at Green
Cemetery.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11

nation contained therein. No doubt it
would be better to proceed under the new
law, but the personnel of the Board has
changed somewhat since the petitions re-
ferred to in nv previous letter were filed,
ard several of our present members are
very much interested in the old petitions.
Inquiry regarding these matters was made
at recent meeting of our Board, and in
order to be informed on the subject took
the liberty to write you direct.
What I desired particularly to know was
whether the petitions for new roads filed
with the Board under the provisions of the
old law are now to be considered proper
petitions and entitled to preference when
the Board gets ready to take up the matter
Of further road building. l understand
no petitions are necessary under the new
law, but that the Board decides by resolu-
tion to build new road.
| do not know that any Of these old petit
tions have been approved by the State Road
Commissioner. presume it will be neces-
sary to proceed in accordance with the new
law for all roads hereafter built, whether
petitions were filed under the old law or
not. / understand under the new law,
Boards may require townships to pay the
10 per cent instead Of property holders, as
heretofore; consequently before proceeding
to build any road for which petitions were
filed under the old law, the township should
indicate whether or not it will assume the
10 per cent. will greatly appreciate your
further advice regarding this matter; in the
meantime. ] am,
Yours respectfully,
D. T. MATHERS.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
THE NEW BOARD.

Clerk Bell called the meeting to order at
eleven o'clock, and called the roll of mem
bers as follows
Clayton-Dr Frank C. Fisler.
Deptford-Thomas Cunningham.
Franklin-Harry W. Jones.
Greenwich-E. G. Miller.
Glassboro-George Dudley Whitney.
East Greenwich Charles ]. Wolferth.
Elk-Samuel S. Ledden.
Harrison-Thomas G. Munyan.
South Harrison George Tonkin.
Mantua-H c. Bender
Monroe-Wm. NJ. Tombleson.
Logan-Elwood Usinger.
Woolwich- Charles Wilson.
Washington-B. C. Clark.
West Deptford-J. S. joyce.
Woodbury., First Ward VIM. Barnaby.
Second Ward-D. I. Mathers.
=" Third Ward-John Rachor, Jr.
The Clerk then called for nominations
for Director, and Mr.. Bender nominated
Mr.. E. G. Miller. On motion nominations
were declared closed, and Mr.. Whitney was
directed to cast the unanimous vote of the
Board for Mr. Miller. Mr.. Cunningham and
Mr.. Tombleson were appointed tellers, who
announced the result.
Mr.. Miller was conducted to the chair
by Messrs. Joyce and Clark, and in accept
ing the same thanked the members for this
renewed evidence of confidence. ''We
must not forget, he said, that we are
servants OF the people, the tax budget
made to-day should be just as small as is
consistent with the actual needs Of the
county; there should be no extravaganza,
but the needs of the county should be
jealously guarded" He bespoke the assist
ance and aid of the members in the year to
come as in the past, and with that he felt
sure of successful year.
Nominations for Solicitor were then
called for and Hon. D. o. Watkins was
nominated and reelected by unanimous
vote at salary of $25.
DIR. H. H. Clark was reelected Prison
Physician at salary Of SIS, by unani
nous vote.
Lewis S. Stanger was nominated fol
supervisor Of county roads, and reelected
by unanimous vote at an annual salary
Of 5000.
The committee appointed to audit the
accounts OF the County Collector, reported
having performed that duty, and found
same correct.
The Clerk was directed to have the nee
essary CALENDARS and rules printed
On motion Of Mr.. Mathers, a committee
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
Clerk.CarrieP Examination.

An application for the position Of Clerk
Carrier for the Woodbury., Nj, postofice
will be held in Phila. Pa, on May "a, 'o5.
All applicants desirous to compete for
this examination must file their application
with the Secretary on or before 4.s0 p. m.
on May 20, 1905.
Application blanks and information can
be obtained BY applying to Thos. s. Davis
local secretary, Woodbury., n. J.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11

The report was adopted.
The Director announced the Standing
committees as follows:-
Aims House Wilson, Jones, Ledden,
Joyce, Cunningham.
Public Property Natbers, Barnaby, Ra-
chor.
Lunacy Tonkin, Whitney, Munyan
Surplus Revenue Clark, Bender, Fisler.
Financial Condition Of County Clark,
Tombleson, Wolferth.
Auditors Tonkin, Whitney.
County Roads Wilson, Cunningham,
Usinger.
Liberation of Prisoners-M Mathers, VOL
ferth.
Red Bank Park-Joyce, Racbor, Usin-
ger.
After the payment Of bills the Board at
43o p. M. adjourned.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11

Inc cO01mlGte6 recommended uudb MI
Charles Wilson be instructed to purchase a
scraper for the use of the Co. Supervisor.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. WILSON,
J. S. JOYCE,
ELWooD UsINGER.
A petition from Hurffvlle Grange was
received and read and ordered fled.
A temporary loan of fifteen thousand col
lars was ordered to meet current bills.
Mr.. Whitney moved that the motion by
which petitions for new county roads were
ordered returned, be reconsidered, because
he said the new act did not affect those
petitions.
Mr. Usinger said that now was the time
for the county to consider well what we
propose to do in the future. He considered
the new law fairer to the people than the
old law. The old law required the abut-
ting property to pay the 10 per cent, while
the new law required the township.
Mr.. Whitney said this was not question
Of the old or new act, but he considered
the act was mandatory for us to construct
those roads petitioned for before March %,
under the old act.
Mr.. Mathers said be thonght it was well
settled at the last meeting that it was nm
wise to proceed with new reads at this
time, and he thought it unwise to be tied
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
to petitions SO remote.

Mr.. Usinger settled the storm that was
brewing by saying that it was not probable
anything could be done in this matter to-
day, hence moved sit be referred to COM
mittee consisting Of Messrs Mathers and
Whitney, to investigate and report to the
next meeting. Carried.
The township committee of Woolwich,
and the Council of the Borough OF Swedes-
boro, in separate communications informed
the Board that those municipalities would
pay the 10 per cent. assessment for the con-
struction of the county stone road from the
railroad station in Swedesboro to Auburn.
The communications were received and
fled.
Hurffville Grange, No. lis, p. of H., in
petition requested the Board to widen the
stone road crossing Bethel Bridge, to make
side walk, as in present condition children
are obliged to use the roadway, to the dan
ger of their lives from automobiles. A
number Of prominent citizens of Hurff-
vile were present to urge action of this
kind
| The Board adjourned at one o'clock, and
the members, county officers and represen-
tatives of the press .dined at Newton Hotel
as guests of Director Miller.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.