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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
THE CHOSEN FREEHOLDETS.

All the members were present at the
September meeting Of our County Fathers
last Thursday except the three Woodbury.
fathers.
Under the reports Of committees, Mr..
Joyce reported that seven acres Of the
Battle Field reservation had been sown
with grass seed. And Mr.. Usinger reported
that the sand digger had obeyed orders to
Ieaye Raccoon creek at Bridgeport.
Lawyer Swackhamer, representing J..
Briggs, Jr., tenant on the Battlefield
farm, presented claim in favor OF Briggs
flor $50, the value Of patch Of corn de-
|stroYed by the troops on the occasion of the
monument dedication. He claimed that
the monument commission had promised to
reimburse him, but had failed to do so. On
motion OF Mr.. Handle the matter was re-
ferred to the Battlefield Committee and the
Solicitor, with directions to investigate and
report to the next meeting. ~
Mr.. Handle, Of the Good Intent bridge
committee, reported that the commistee bad
met and viewed the situation, but had not
reached a conclusion. Mr.. Jones moved
that the committee he increased from three
to fye, which was carried, and the Director
added Mr.. Brown, Of Woolwich, and Mr..
Cunningham, Of Deptiord.
A representative Of the Pitman, Glass
boro aud Clayton Gas Company was pres
ent, and requested that his company be
given the privilege Of continuing the gas
pipe line from Clayton, through franklin
vile and Oh to the Cumberland county line,
along the side Of the county road. Tbs re-
quest was granted.
On recommendation Of Solicitor Avis the
Central Trust and Savings Company was
accepted as surity on the Gas Company's Is
bond.
An agreements was ordered drawn with
the Public Service Corporation as to their
single track extension to Blackwood.
a. Eastlack, Of Deptford, was added to
the pauper list, and Carson and Vogeding,
Of Glassboro, removed therefrom.
Mr.. Brown was directed to put needed
plank on Swedesboro bridge.
The Board took brief recess to eat a
basketsof peaches presented BY ex-Director
E. G. Miller, and then voted temporary
loan Of $40, 900 to pay current bills
A bill by Chew Bros for s65 was turned
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
COUNCILMAN GIT
TFLLS MEETING.
Councilman Reading and the
Gang FIayed.

There was a hearty response by the
voters Of the City to Councilman Cattell's
Invitation TO Green's Opera House on Mon
day night, indeed there have been occa-
sions when speakers of National fame after
thorough advertising, faced more vacant
seats than did Mr.. Cattell when he called
the meeting to ssorder and introduced ex-
Councilman Geo. D. Chenowsth as Chair
man.
Mf. Chenoweth said he had a patriotic
pride in presiding over this meeting, be-
cause its object was to secure the nomin-
alton at the Primary election Of fit men for
Council-pure and untarnished, correct
and conservative representatives OF the vital
interests Of the city. He commended as
such G. Walter Shivers in the Second
aad Theo. S. Burrows in the Third Ward,
whom he characterized as sincere, honest
and worthy. New blood and new ideas, he
said, should be infused into council The
speaker than paid glowing tribute to
MT. Cdebtli, euc tCauCi Va oho ~" ASiess
movement in Woodbury..
Mr.. Cattell spoke for nearly two hours
He said his idea Of the way to reach the
people was through public meetings-the
politicians can meet in the ante-chamber
and distribute the money Of the Public
Service.
Mr. Cattell then proceeded to review DR..
Geo. Evans Readings record since he came
to Woodbury. and at the conclusion said he
was informed the Doctor had stenograph-
er present and was going to prosecute him.
"If the Prosecutor wants to prosecute, let
him prosecute, he cried. The Republican
party shielded its City Treasurer, had he
been a Democrat, the Lord haye mercy on
his soul, he said.
MIR. Cattell said Mr.. Munyan the Organ
ization's candidate for Council in the First
Ward was good judge Of horses, but q
poor Judge Of good municipal government.
Mr. Cattell advised that the use of money
in our elections must be stopped, and as
serted that he would enforce the law if in
formation of attempts at bribery were
brought to him.
Mr.. Cattell's speech took wide scope,
and covered every municipal topic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
The VOtina Machine.

The voting machine has complicated a
special election at Rockaway. Eighteen
voters were disfranchised by the machine
and nearly all the voters had to be instruc-l
ted by the election Board how to operate
the contrivance. Only 133 votes were poll
led, or less than one-third of the registered
voters.
The Legislature last winter declined to
make the usual large appropriation for the
purchase Of more voting machines. The
absurd annual report by the State yotingma-
chine commissioners and the protests that
come from election districts in which the
machines bad been used, had their natural
effect upon legislature. The csnYiction
that the adoption Of this experimental me-
chanical device, at an extrayagant price.
was a job also made Legislature reflect.
The question of voting machines will
come up in the next Legislature and the
future policy Of the State in respect to this
method Of voting will be decided. About
a quarter Of a million has already been ex-
pended IN the purchase Of one type Of ma
chine, and to fully equip the State total
appropriation Of about million dollars
will be necessary. The question next win
ter will be whether we shall send a quarter
Of million or q whole million to the scrap
heap. Newark Advertiser.
The voting machine is nice when it re-
turns Republican maiorities, but when it
complicates non-partisan governmental
questions, its unreliability becomes unbar-
able.
/ In Monroe township, this county, the
people Will likely petition the Secretary Of
State to remove the machine placed there
lthree years ago.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
New NJ. E. Church at Mantua.

>Fhe congregation of the Mantua M. E.
Church having determined to build new
stone church, the movement was recently
given great impetus by muniicent gift
from Mr.. Job Scott Of cash contribution
Of $1,000, and the beautiful lot on which
Morgan's carriage works stand. solicit
ing committee, consisting Of Pastor Bilder-
back, Harrison S. Heritage and Thomas G.
Dilkes, has been appointed, also, build-
ing committee consisting Of Harrison $.
Heritage, Job Scott, Eustace Eggie, Sam
D. Lodge, and Thomes G. Oilkes. The
building is estimated to cost $4,000, and
work will be begun when cash and bona
ide subscription aggregates $780, 80
See call for Democratic Congressional
Convention.
County examination for Teachers GER
tiicates in Woodbury. on Friday and satur-
day, October 5 and 6.
Roland Cloud, for two years connected
with F. +. Wilkins zeal estate Office, has
entered the employ Of Comfy \ FIaniaen,
Philadelphia.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.


The Primary election in Woodbury. was
an exciting one with our Republican
friends and the factions came together with
a bang that will ring around the county.
FIRST WARD.
IN this district 207 votes were cast and 5
rejected. The only contest on delegates
was for the Coroner sconvention, and those
for j. L. Drummer won over those for Or.
Hunter, by 40 majority. On the Ward
ticket, VIM. T. Cooper was nominated for
Chosen Freeholder over Harry T. Grant
by AZ majority; T. Albert Matlack for
Council over Sam'l B. Munyan BY II ma
jority; aud Sam'l B. Burkett and Geo. r.
Mankin for Justice Of the Peace.
The Democratic nominees are John Dew
lin for Council; john Riehl for Chosen
Freeholder and Chas. Geitz for Justice Of
the Peace.
SECOND WARD.
Two hundred and fifty-seven votes were
polled in the Republican box. The only
contest was on Coroner's convention dele
gates and Council. The delegates favoring
the nomination Of DR.. James Hunter re-
ceived an average Of SO majority. c.
Walter Shivers received 165 votes for the
nomination for Council to Geo. E. Pierson
Sc.
THIRD WARD.
The Hunter delegates were elected by an
average majority of e3, and Geo. E. Read
ing was nominated for Council over Theo.
Burrows by II n,ajority-1oa to s5.
LOGAN.
The only Primary contest in Logan was
for Township Committee between VIM. P
Justice and John D. Norton. Mr.. Justice
was successful by vote Of 9s to 80.
MONROE TOWNSHIP.
In Monroe township 1923 votes were poll
ed in the Republican Primary box, and 56 in
the Democratic. A. F. Oliver was made
the Republican candidate for Collector and
Wm. F. Tweed for Assessor. John W.
Mcclure is the Democratic candidate for
Assessor, and E. F. Exams for Township
Committee,
WEST DEPTFORD.
There was a lively contest ia this town
ship and Chas. A. HIlyards Of Newbold,
was nominated for Col 'ector over H. a. De-
Hart by votes and Jos. A. Moore for Com
mittee over E. E. Clement by votes.
The Democrats haye nominated delegates
to the various conventions and local candi-
dates without opposition. In Deptford
William G. Allen is yet unopposed for
Collector, @
Conventions to nominate candidates for
Freeholders will be held in Deptford, Wool
wich and Mantua townships. Thomas
Cunningham will be the Republican candi-
date in Deptford and Wenonah; Elmer [
Sharp in Mantua and Pitman, and James
Horner in Woolwich and Swedesboro.
Henry G. Bender will be the Democratic
candidate in Mantua and Pitman, and
candidates are yet to be selected in Wool
wich and Deptford.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27

IF. + Wilkins announces the sale Of 4l6
North Broad Street.. Queen Ann cottage,
owned BY the B ". Andrews estate, to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
SANG FOR OLD FOLK
Miss Jessie Maclachlan Brought Back
Beautiful Memories to Couple.

j. John Mcleod, a prominent member
of the: Minneapolis Chamber of Gom-
merce. tells a story about Jessie Mac
lachlan, the Scottish prima donna who
appears in concert at the Auditorium
Jan. 10, that thoroly illustrates her
great kindness of heart and love of the
old mother tongue. Mr.. Mcleod s
mother and father. who are respectively
83 and So years old, live near Duluth.
Miss Maclachlan visited st. Paul some
years ago and several Duluth citizens,
among them a brother of Mr.. Mcleod,
came down to hear her sing. and went
back highly delighted. The old couple,
unable to leave the house, felt very
anxious to see and hear Miss Mac
lachlan, so the family asked her to
20 to Duluth at their expense, and
persuaded her to put aside several other
engagements in order to do so. She
was the guest of the McLeods while
in Duluth, and Mr.. Mcleod went out
to the house after lunch the first day
to find Miss Maclachlan in the kitchen,
with a white apron on, helping in the
domestic duties, and with the old
people as audience, conversing with
them in Gaelic. Afterwards she sang
the "auld Scots songs to them as only
she can sing them. When offered rec
ompense for her services, Miss Mac
lachlan firmly refused, saying that the
pleasure was hers more than theirs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
Grief at the City Hall.

Judge Browns decision in the light
ing case is said to have come as a
surprise to some Of the aldermen. To
be sure. The aldermen had been the
whole thing for so long that they could
not comprehend anybody stepping in
and even attempting to share the hon
ors with them. They were monarchs of
all they surveyed; their right there
was none to dispute; from the center
all round to the sea they were lords of
the fowl and the brute. ~
a. Speaking of fowls, they looked upon
The, mayor as pin-feathered creature
and were accustomed to shoe him off
the stoop when he got too familiar. ,
Now that the court has said that the
mayor must sign that lighting con.
tract or it does not 20, the aldermen
are surprised' and grieved. Alder
man Rand cannot understand it. What
Pete Mccoy thinks we do not know
as he is not quoted, but doubtless hi
agrees with Rand. We should like tx
know what former Alderman Jot
Kiichli thinks about it and wish tha1
Billy FsWoodward could only, be fount
and interviewed. Doubtless thes,
worthless would give their SUCCESSOR
the laugh over their weakness in al
lowing the mayor to butt into tn,
government. ....... ,... ..r-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
TALKS ON PERSPECTIVE
Professor w. H. Kirchner Delivers
First Lecture Before Art Society.

The first of the series of Tuesday
morning lectures upon perspective, to
be given by Professor W. II. Kirchner
of the state university before the stu
dents of the art school and the men,
bers of the art society, was given to-
day at the public library. The students
were present in force and with several
outsiders interested in the subject.
The lecturer illustrated his subject
freely by blackboard diagrams, treating
the elementary points of the laws of per-
spective with especial relation to the
draughtman 8 and artists work A
pointed suggestion to art exhibition
visitors was handed out to the general
public by the lecturer IS remark that the
Characterization in painting demanded
that the painter either paint two paint
ings, or compel the observer to take
two looks before expressing an opin-
ion.'
The course promises to be a very in
teresting one. 1t is open to all members
of the art society, and lectures will
be held every Tuesday morning from
IL to II at the library. On Saturday
evening of this week DR.. Hare s lee
lures on anatomy begin. They will be
held from to in the directors room
of the public library and are also free
to members of the art society. All
these lectures are illustrated by chalk
and blackboard and by charts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
Lyceum-"PrInce OTTO"

In prince Otto" Ralph Stuart and his
stock company have scored another sue
cess and have demonstrated for the sec
ond time that they can produce romantic
dramas artistically and satisfactorily.
Otis SINNERS dramatiZation Of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson's charming story is
pleasantly remembered by Minneap polls
theater-goers. To say that the pleasure
of that memory is not lessened by see
ing Mr.. Stuart's presentation is perhaps
saying much, but 1t Is nevertheless the
truth. Unusually well staged for stock
production, Prince Otto moves thru
out with but few jars, and the acting is
good enough to bring into high relief the
subtle charm of the well-told story.
Ralph Stuart as Prince Otto Of Stew
enson's imaginary principality, is adj
mirable. His conception Of the gay and
thoughtless huntsman who leaves the
irksome cares of ruling to others until
he suddenly awakens to find himself the
dupe of scheming favorites. and then as
serts his royal right to rule with cour-
age and power that none had suspected
he possessed, Is consistent and compel
| ling. Mr.. .Stuart's comedy is possessed
| Of rare righteousness, his love-makine
| is convincing, and when, as the wrongec
prince he rises in his dignity to assert
| his prerogatives, he shows unusual dra-
| matte power. He never oVeractS and MS
repressed methods are productive Of pow
erful effects.
This weeks play introduces to Mime
apolis Henrlette Browne, the new leading
lady of the Stuart company. In the Prin
/ cess Sera phina, Miss Browne has par
not exactly suited to her, but she il
| queenly and her work, especially in thu
lighter passages, shows finish and an abil
ity that will undoubtedly shine in late,
productions. Miss Browne is a beautiful
woman and rare acquisition to an!
dramatic company. She is already ia
vorite here. ..-.- .-rt ..-..
Luke CONFESS plays Baron Won Gron
denmark, the scheming prime minister
with spirit and skill. He Is seen to bet
ter advantage than he was in by Righ
of Sword
Lewis Stone IS seen in one of the oil
men character parts with which h
pleased his Minneapolis audiences whe
here before. He has temperament an
his work is always finished and artistic
Miss Mabel Wright does delightfu
character study as Minna, the farmer
daughter. She is genuine and enjoyable
Miss Sarah Whitford was an acceptabl
! paradox of the court M. e. H.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
City News
POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH


Superintendent of Police James G..
Doyle opens the year with 265 men IN.
der his direction, an increase of twenty
three in the force since he took the
lead a year ago. His first year was par
ticularly gratifying in actual results.
The records of 1904 showed a loss Of
$500 days thru absence from duty. De-
Quoting the ten days vacation allowed,
the loss is reduced to 3,140 days. In
1905 the leave of absence on vacation
reduced the number of days lost from
1928, reduced the absence for sick
ness to S0S days. This greater aver
age of men available for duty natur-
ally increased the efficiency of the de-
partment.
The number of arrests during the
year was 1870, as compared with 1852
for the preceding year. The arrests for
gambling numbered ia, to 20 for 1904;
for illegal sale of liquor, rs to 10; on
account Of the social evil, 295 to 1875.
The detectives made TAB arrests to 500
in 1904.
The police closed three fake auction
houses, held the employment agents
and peddlers to strict account, closed
the winerooms.
The deficiency in the police account,
amounting to $1,000, has been reduced
to about 500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
Side Issues in College.

Professor John J. Stevenson of the
New York university has recently writ
ten for the Popular Science monthly an
exceedingly biting comment upon the
spirit Of athletics in colleges in which
he makes the suggestion that there
should be a Encouragement Of the
classes dividing those who want to
"get thru with the attendant joys Of
glee clubs, football and banjo clubs
from those who desire merely to learn.
He considers it unfair that the mere
students should be required to hang
about the college halls waiting for the
athletes to catch up, instead Of going
ahead with their course and getting out
into the world and their professions
SCORER. If this division were made he
assumes that parents would send their
children to one or the other classified
cations and thus simplify the faculty's
task.
:. Professor Stevenson, unless he was
merely writing satire for his own
amusement, has fallen among those who
conclude from the noise made by the
athletic crowd that they are the whole
college and that the whole student body
is taking a hand in athletics to the
detriment Of their class standing. It is
the old story of the man who was sent
out to get some frogs. He said it
would be easy. He knew place where
he could get million. When he re-
turned with single frog and was raj
lied on the discrepancy between his
promise and performance, he could only
say that he was deceived by the croak-
ing of this frog. -~a.. s.-,.,~
He made so much noise that there
seemed to be million Of him. It is
very much so with the athletic crowd in
the college,. There is such row made
over the preparations for a football
game, and so much advertising done
and so much disturbance of normal con
| ditions in the newspaper offices, thai
one would believe that the whole com
munity was stirred as it would be BY
close election or the report of thu
sinking of a number of Spanish ship!
by Dewey. But it is not so. There arr
men even in Minneapolis who neve,
saw football game, and who would no.
know one if they saw it in a shop win
dow. There are many students WIZ
never tried for the team, and who hav,
not the least yearning to wear
uletter.'
: We do not mean to decry athletic
and sports in their proper relation t.
student life. They are not only i'm
portant, but essential. But we wan
to say to Professor Stevenson that tn
1 great majority Of the students of tn
University,of Minnesota are consciou
Of one great fact in their lives, the fac
of anopportunity; that the present is t
determine whether their future will b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
Denaturized Alcohol.

The last issue Of Farm, Stock and
Home contains letter from Congress-
man Tawney to the editor Of that pa
per, in which Mr.. Tawney says that he
has taken a great deal of pains to dis
cover how alcohol can be denaturized
SO as to avoid it's being again changed
into potable alcohol and thus defeat
the collection Of the internal revenue
tax on alcohol used in beverages. He
says that if anyone will show congress
a practical plan whereby alcohol can
be denaturized for manufacturing pur-
poses, or for use in the arts, so as to
avoid fraud against the revenue, he
thinks congress would pass laws making
such denaturized alcohol free of tax.
This letter is in answer to commu-
nication from the editor of Farm,
Stock and Home asking Minnesota con-
gressmen to support the free-a alcohol
proposition. ~
Mr.. Tawney's attention Is called by
this editor, in his reply, to the singu-
lar inability Of our government to find
any practical method of denaturizing
alcohol, when every other important
commercial and manufacturing nation
in the world is able to find such a
process. 50
He does not say SO, but leaves the
inference that our government, for
some reason or other, is not hunting
very hard for that process. He cites
further, as result of his investiga-
lions, that it Is the unanimous testi-
mony of the most prominent chemists
that it is more difficult to separate al
cohol from the denaturizing materials
than to distill alcohol directly from
corn, molasses or sugar; so, as com,
mercial proposition, it doesn It pay tt
attempt to convert -denaturized alcoho!
into potable alcohol. ~ r.
| If the editor Of Farm, Stock and
Home is correct-and he claims to have
made thoro study. of the whole sub
ject-Mr. Tawney can dismiss any fur
Their efforts to discover how alcohol cal
be denaturized 50 as to avoid it's being
converted again into potable alcohol
It simply won't pay; and what won
pay, he needn't worry about in tina
connection.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
January IS, 1906.

some good singing and very bad dialog.
The strenuous efforts to make the piece;
funny nearly spoil what little good there
is. Fields and Hanson have an inter-
esting high-class musical speciality that
takes well, and their operate selections
are well played. Alfred Anderson. fe-
male impersonator, is interesting and
natural comedian, but he doesn't succeed
in fooling his audience for a second.
DALEY and Murphy have the best hui
morous dialog that has been heard at the
Unique for some time, but they could pre-
sent it with more spirit and double it's
value as a fun-maker. Cole and Cole
have a good acrobatic turn and Harold
Beckro and Herman La Fleur sing the
illustrated song. A series of moving pic
lures showing the hardships Of moving
day with the fiat dweller, complete the
show.