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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-04

Ihompsons murder was peculiarly
atrocious. He had arrested three crap
where crap game was In progress.
and directed the officer to the chemi-
cal plant. When the officer arrived
there he was fired upon simultaneous
lyyfrom several directions. 1t Is fear
ed that the intense feeling aroused may
result in further trouble.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-04
RIDDLED With BULLETS


NeRrO Murdtrer- -Pnya '1Tchnty31 OF lts
Ambush of Police officer.
TALLADEGA, ALA, November g.
AS result OF the murder of Tom.
Thompson. assistant chief OF police,
here last night, Fred Singleton, a ne
gro. was riddled with bullets by a
posse carly to-day. Iii the shooting
Policeman Otwell. who Was member
of the posse, was shot III the leg. Sin
gleton's body was brought to Talla-
diego this afternoon, and there was
the most intense excitement. Two 9th
err negroes, implicated in the killing
of Thompson, were caught and placed
lin the jail at Sylacauga for safe keep
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-04

The Richmond police say they have
no record of Adchity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-04

All three conferences continued af-
or midnight. but nothing concerning
my of them was given out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-04

clark this! The banking power Of
the United States in $50 Was about
$4,000 100000 aud now exceeds sl6.p.
900 0Oo. 900, or equal to the antiTsS ba
in.. power of the world IN 1890 whiels
Mulhall placed at s15,9S5, 100000.
.To-day the banking power Sof thl
entire world, outside OF the unttea5
States, IL only sahsbo 600 0oo aud -
this amount 20 per cent. or more thail
81 900, 100000 Is In cashiers ehssks er
Eeurrent credits, That " credit sur
rency and yet, while the United States
Inns three -seventl,s OF th@ baAhtnh
power OF tho entire world II has uos
| one single dollar Of current bank
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24
RROWARD,S POLITICS.

Governor Broward played some more
of his variety Of Duval county politics
IN the action of vetoing the New Char
ter Amendment, which gave citizens Of
Jacksonville the right to elect their Of
ficers by the People Of that City. For
years the Hon. Boards and Hon. J NJ.
Bars have kept. themselves, and their
henchmen in Office, the people as a
whole, and the City Council being pow
erless to make a change. Senator
Buchanan and Representatives Farris
and Melon. TO their credit and honor,
backed up a large majority Of the best
citizenship Of Jacksonville, had passed
at this session an amendment to the
Jacksonville Charter giving the right
to elect the Board of Bond Trustees by
a vote Of the people, and the Bars
class of politicians, who have kept them
selves in power for years, Immediately
began to howl fraud, double dealing,
and that faith had been broken--poking
all manner of abuse against Messrs,
Buchanan, Farris and Melon, whom il
seems to US Floridians away from Jack
sonviIle, should be commended to the
highest. and the worst TO relate, pohti
clan Napoleon BanapRrt BrowSrd wenI
TO the rescue ~ his kind Of politicians
and the ezars. and has by his act takeI
from his own people the right to vot,
"a to who shall hold important Offices
and which means that the Jacksonville
Bond Trustees and Mr. Bars can q,
on, as of your. eleeting themselves L
office. Mr.. BrowRrd can always be de
pended upon to play funny politics.
Jacksonville's representatives hav
done their duty, so let Jacksonville e
ahead and give them that 'rousing re
ception" tomorrow night when the
visit home, regardless Of Mr.. Broward
action and let Il be the "warmest an
hoartiest ever shown 70 heroes or III
home coming, Of that city.s
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24
lMNnRE az I'LL G0Ks.

tWmBAk AmB H4NSS 4SASs
Some weeks ago, about the middle
Of the session, the Senate adopted q
resolution mo. 49, calling upon the
governor and other administration Off
GERS Of the state government for infOr-
nation concerning the number and
names Of clerks and other employees Of
each department their respective du-
ties and compensation. The responses
10 their resolution appear IN Senate
Journal Of May 18th, and provides some
of the most interesting reading Of the
session. Every citizen DESTROYS OF learn
ing just how the public moneys are be-
ing expended in the payment OF the ar
my Of clerks and other employees,
should send for a copy Of this journal,
as we'll as the Senate journal for May
2lst, containing supplementary respon-
ses on the subject TO senate resolution
No. 50.
Time and space forbids an extended
review of all the responses made to the
two resolutions, and we can only at
this time take note Of single instance
as illustrative Of the subject
The Comptroller consumes three pag-
es of the journal in classified state
ment of the several branches Of work
in his Office and closes with a list of
the employees Except janitOrs) showing
a salary list of twelve clerks, receiving
a total of $14, 800 per annum, exclusive
Of the COmptroller's salary. Six of
these are authorized in the ''Tax Re-
demption department, " branch Of the
state government which brings little or
no revenue to the state
Not quite satisfied with the showing
made under resolution No. 48 the Sen
ate later adopted resolution No. So,
asking as to the employment of the
same clerk by different departments,
with additional pay, the responses to
which disclosed the fact that one of the
Comptroller's clerks, at salary Of
1920, was also employed as a clerk to
the Pension Board at salary of $500
additional; but did not disclose the fact
that the chief.clerk, as bank examiner,
In addition to his salary Of $500, also
receives fees for examining the State
banks; nor did they disclose the employ
ment or compensation of another clerk
or stenographer, not named in the list,
nor the fact that the chief-clerk is the
son Of the Comptroller, and the one re-
ferred to as receiving two salaries ag-
gregatinR S1700 Is the Chief-clerk's sis
ter-in.law.
Now, we do not accuse anybody of
anything; we make no charges; we do
not even know whether all these en-
ployes honestly earn the amounts paid
them or not. We simply call attention
to the difficulty the senate encountered
in getting at the facts, and the omis-
sion of elements Of information from
the responses to the two resolutions
which have a distinct bearing upon the
matter which the Senate attempted to
investigate.
Later we hope to consider some of
the other responses TO the Senate reso-
lutiOns
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

Barlow COurier-Informant THAT
man 10 very poor who has lots Of
money and little brain; that man Is
very rich who has but a little money
and a capaciOus brain"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

1.-THE law may not make a man hon
est, but it is mighty apt TO make him
wish he had BEEN" IL he monkeys too
much with it in dishonest transactions.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

Senator Cribs geological measure
has passed the Senate, It is a most I'M
pOrtant measure, and should pass the
House and become law.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

The State Insurance Measure Is set
for action by the Senate at $3.50 Mon
day afternoon II is another Of these
commission creating schemes for politi-
cal purposes, and should be killed so
completely that lis resurrection will
never be possible
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24

Editor B. o. Bowden, Of the Dade
City Star, was among the lawmakers
this week and made Us very pleasant
visits.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24
49, rnon - ILL.

In de Gainesville Sun, Of May 10th,
appeared the following excellent editO-
rial letter signed by State Senator =.
II. McCreary, one Of the States best
aIl-round Senators, and among FlOrida's
foremost editors. In it he clearly and
pointedIy puts the State Of Florida as
3 disgrdced reptldiatOr Of honest debts,
iust as this newspaper has done - re-
CARDS other honest repudiated claims,
except that the amounts repudiated are
smaller. Floridians read carefully and
do some thinking on the subject
Tallahassee, Fla, May 20. The Leg
ielafure now has only eleven working
davs In which to complete the work be-
fore RI The calendars Of both the
Senate and House are the largest the
writer has ever known TO be the case 80
late IN the session, and IL viii be sim
plv An innpossibility TO 'clear the dock
ct" Two pending bills made special
orders for this Week--drainage and
State life insurance-w consume
much of the remaining time, and more
than one member is doomed 70 see
some of his pet schemes die upon the
calendar.
one OF the greatest mistakes people
make in reference to legislative matters
Is in not acquainting their Senator and
! Representatives as to what they would
IKE enacted into law earlier in the ses-
sion. Take, for instance, Alachua
county. Several appeals have been re-
ceived during the past week for relief
by the passage Of bills, whereas the
facts in the case should have been made
known to the Senator and members of
the House early in the session. This
class of legislation Is hard to get
| through at any time, and is never per-
mitted to be 'railroaded" through
when money is to come out OF the State
! treasury.
1t would seem that the State should
be as honest with its citizens as the
commonwealth requires the people 70
be in dealing with each other, but this
is not the idea Of a majority OF the
Committee on Claims. The State sold
an Individual tax certificate on a GER
tain piece of land in Alachua county,
upon which it was afterwards found
the taxes had been paid and the certifi-
cate should have been cancelled. If
such a transaction had occurred be-
tween individuals the injured party
could have obtained redress through the
law, but the State cannot be sued, 30 a
bill for relief is introduced. The Com
mittee on Claims, however, promptly
recommend that the said bill "do not
pass" claiming that the purchaser
should have known what he was buying
before ne paid for it. So the State
takes $24. Is of a poor mans money and
gives him worthless piece of paper
for it.
H. II. MCCREARY.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24
H. H. McCREARY

This newspaper has time and again
called attention to the most unenviable
positi on we Floridians are placed in, by
the reputation OF honest contracts and
debts The great injustice done in re-
fusing to settle with Colonel S. l.
Wales, or at least allowing him and
others TO 90 before the courts and
proving the justice of the claims. Such
acts will not rub out, be forgotten, or
forget themselves, and until the right
thing is done must rest on and against
Floridians, collectively, for every living
one Of us pro rata are REGULATORS
until these matters are settled honor
ably and fairly. Colonel WALES has
given the best years of his life and
about $4,000 of his money in turning
into Florida's Treasury about 81, 900, 600
Indian War Claims due the State, and
up to this time has not been paid the
Is per cent. commission which was
agreed should be paid him. He did his
work successfully, faithfully and ac-
ceptably. The State got it's cash and
Colonel WALES gets nothing and Flor
ida is dsgraced.
Talk about Barry and Hearst, and
later George P. Rowell, slandering the
fair name Of Florida, almost every
newspaper has had something TO say
about it, too, but could we be disgraced
more than we are now as repudiatOrs
of honest debts. The State cannot be
sued, when dishonest in such matters,
but it can TAKE $24.l6 Of a POOR MANS
MONEY, all the same.
Much more could be written on the
subject, were 1t necessary, hut tits not,
just bear in mind. will you, that such
men as Barry and Rowell are not the
only ones that are placing Florida in
unfair position, for we are repudiatOrs
Of honest debts
The ocala Star on this subject:
1.-THE WALES claim will be ignored by
the Legislature. IL Is a burning shame.
J Colonel WALES earned his money and
, the state got hundreds of thousands,
when H would only have received a
pAltry 500, 600 but for the labors of
; Col. WALES at Washington, whose
, work was founded on a contract At
, ter the state got the money the legis.
, lature Of two years ago offered him
$25, 900 a. q quit claim. He spurned il.
= We honor the colonel for his spirit
He said all or nothing. He Is not .
q beKgar, nor Is the state Of Florida 3
, bankrupt, but in the light In which Il
now stands Il is repudiator OF q just
: fs.a. ~
y ton of the stata good. You may lauRt
. the claim 10 scorn but the eternal year.
! Of right and justice go on into infini
tude and the repudiator will finally
2 meet up with the red hot brand Of I
soared acorched Coincidence"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
LEAP OFF TRAIN
PROVED FATAL
Mrs. GrymeS, Of New Brunswick,
SuCCumhS TO Her Injuries in
Newark Hospital.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb 26:-
Mrs. Richard Grymes, of 160 George
street, who jumped from a Pennsyl-
vania train at the South street station
in Newark Friday afternoon while
the train was in motion and fractur-
ed her skull, died at st. Barnabas'
hospital there Saturday night with
out regaining consciousness. The
woman was on her way to the home
of her grandchildren in that city and
expected to get off at the Market
street station, but seeing the chill
dren at the South street station she
absentmindedly jumped off the train
after 1t had started.
The body was brought here last
night on the seven o'clock train and
taken to her home. She was 60 years
of age and Is survived by her hus.
band and four children, who are Mrs
Alvin Reed, of Newark, whose home
she intends to visit; Mrs. Lillian
Marsh, Miss May Grymes and John
of this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:45 o'clock from her
late residence, $50 George street. I'm
dertaker Quackenboss has charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
THE ANTITOXIN BILL.
Dr.. Crowther's Bill as Introduced In
the Assembly Last Night--To
Take Effect Immediately.
special to the EVENING NEWS:

6pPcfdL 10 tHe EP ENING NE WS.
TRENTON, Feb. 26-Dr Frank
Crowther, assemblyman from Middle
sex county, introduced in the house
last night a diphtheria antitoxin
measure. 1t is practically the same
bill as that introduced by DR.. Henry
of Perth Amboy three years ago,
which, failed to become law. The
Crowther bill follows:
An act to provide for the free dis
tribution Of diphtheria antitoxin to
the inhabitants of this state.
Whereas, The preparation known
as diphtheria antitoXin has become
of vital Importance in the treatment
and prevention of the spread of diph-
iberia; but by reason Of the cost at
which the same may be purchased, it
is impracticable to use the same to
any great extent; therefore,
Be it enacted by the senate and
general assembly of the state Of New
Jersey:
/. The State Board of Health shall
provide such laboratories, apparatus,
materials and other requirements
necessary to make or prepare and
distribute diphtheria antitoxin to the
inhabitants of this state.
2. The State Board of Health
shall make or prepare and distribute
without charge, in sufficient quanti-
ties to supply the inhabitants of this
state, diphtheria antitoxin in such
manner, through local boards of
health, or otherwise, as the said State
Board of Health shall, by rules, de-
ternine.
8. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
T. w. BRAcKEN'S FUNERAL
Well-Known Resident of This City
Will BE Buried Tomorrow.

Thomas William Bracken, of 40
East avenue, will be laid to rest in
st. Mary's cemetery tomorrow morn
ing. The regular funeral mass vii
be said for the repose of his soul al
9 o'clock at st. Mary's Roman Cath
olic church.
Mr.. Bracken was well-known here,
having been a resident of this city for
the past twenty years. OF late years
he had been terra Gotta worker. He
had been ill for the last few months
with asthma and also an internal
disease, but was not taken to his bed
until Saturday morning. From the
time he was placed in bed his condi'
tfon steadily kept growing worse un-
til his death late Sunday night. He
is survived by a daughter and three
grandchildren. His son, Joseph P
Bracken, who was married, died In
this city about year ago. Another
daughter, Mrs. Emily M. Parsons
died about twelve years ago. Mr.
Bracken was sixty-eight years old
He was born in Ireland and came to
this country in 1888. For some time
he lived with his surviving daughter
at 40 East avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
CHILD LABOR BILL.
Raises Age Limit for Night Work in
Glass Plants to Sixteen Years
Railway Wage Bill.

TRENTON, Feb. 26:-Important
hearings preceded the legislatures
special session last night. Assembly
man Alexander's bill raising the age
limit to sixteen years for the employ
ment of children at night in glass
plants brought on spirited argu-
ment Several glassblowers strongly
opposed the bill, declaring 1t would
ruin the glass business, and then
every one of them, in succession, de-
clared he would not permit his child
to work in glass plants under the
present conditions.
Mrs. Emily Williamson, of Eliza
beth, declared it was not the children
of glass blowers who worked at the
trade, but children imported from
Philadelphia, especially wards of So
cieties, who were worked as long as
possible and then turned out to starve
in the streets. The glass blowers re-
sented this, but did not deny it. They
said they could not get along without
the labor of boys under sixteen. Owen
r. Lovejoy, of New York, assistant
secretary of the Child Labor Commit
tee, said Indiana and Pennsylvania
were about to adopt law of this
kind. The committee will report the
bill favorably.
The House Committee on Labor
gave a hearing on the bill requiring
the payment of railway wages semi
monthly. The railways declared there
was no demand for the bill, and that
such a regulation would greatly in
crease clerical expenses and prevent
the increasing of wages, as well as
halt contemplated improvements.
Henry j. Gottlob, legislative agent
of the State Federation of Labor, fav-
ored the bill, saying it would spare
workingmen the necessity of borrow
ing from loan sharks.
Because of the absence of persons
interested, hearings on the bill went
over until next Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
A CASTLE OF
INSTRUCTION.
Knights Of the Golden Eagle As
sembIe in Camden for Bic
Event State Represented.

CAMDEN, Feb 26.-- Knights o
the Golden Eagle from all parts Of
New Jersey attended in large mum
bers last night the Annual Castle Of
Instruction, held in Styles Hall
East Camden, the headquarters OF
Cross and Crown Castle, No. 25.
This is the first time such an event
has been held south of Trenton, and.
in consequence, the hall was crowded
to its full capacity.
Grand Chief William b. Kirby, OF
Bridgeton, presided, and IN his open
ing remarks explained that the An
nual Castle of Instruction" was held
for the purpose of securing uniform
ity in the ritualistic work OF the or
der and to increase the interest and
enthusiasm of the Sir Knights.
There were large number of can
didates who took the three degrees.
The first, or Pilgrims degree, was
worked by the degree team OF Cross
and Crown Castle, No. %, of Cam
den; the second, or Knights degree,
by Millville Castle, No. 2, of Millyille,
and the third, or Crusaders degree,
by Washington Castle, No. 3, of Cam
den.
The opening and closing ceremon-
les were exemplified by Monarch Cas-
tie, No. 8, of Camden
The degree teams and officers who
took part in the work showed theF
had given close study to the ritual in
preparing themselves for the event
1t was one of the greatest func-
tions in the history of the knights of
the Golden Eagles in Camden.
The Castle of Instruction" is next
in importance, of the knights of Col
den Eagle events of the year, to the
Grand Castles annual session at
Trenton in September. 1t is a rally
point for the entire memberships of
New Jersey, which now includes sew
enty-three castles and about 1900
Sir Knights.
This was the third annual ."Castle
of Instruction The two previous
ones have been held in Trenton, but
this year Grand Chief Kirby placed it
In Camden, that the Sir knights OF
South Jersey might have better op-
portunity to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
CRY BRIEFS

DOOCrRn S>OOrO NOrN)1n.N 31-e~p
--The United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners held a meeting
in Union han last night.
Max Hansen. who was injured
February II by being thrown FROM
one of the Adams Express Company !
wagons, has entirely recovered, anu
returned to his work as driver yes
terday.
The Boys Brigade will meet al
4 o'clock tonight in the Baptist
chapel.
Middlesex Council No 100
Royal Arcanum. meets in Odd Eel
lows hall tonight
"A meeting of the Catholic Club
was held in their rooms in the Odd
Fellows' building last night.
The Daughters of Liberty held a
meeting last night. with good at
tendance
A small party of Arcanumites
from this city attended the perform
ance of Little Johnny Jones" at the
Newark theatre last night for the
benefit of the Royal Arcanum EN-
ployment Bureau
Algonquin Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, held a regular meeting in
Odd Fellows hall last night.
"A flag carnival will be feature
at the Lyceum roller skating rink to-
night, when each lady Will receive a
nag, and the flags will represent var
fous nations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
copper.pIated Aluminium.

A process Of plating aluminium with
copper by welding methods has been
invented in Germany By Herr Wach-
nitz. This is regarded as important
because one of the obstacles to
wider use of aluminium has been its
comparative lack of resistance to the
action of many fluids and its failure
to hold paint. These objections are re-
moved when it is covered with thin
plating of copper, while its weight is
not materially increased.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
Three Judgments Yesterday.

Three judgments were rendered
in the district court yesterday as fol-
lows:
Brewers and Bottlers' Supply Com
pany against Hanson HON, for $73.
Adolf Greenbaum against Abra-
ham Malamut, for $272.05.
Wagner & Wurtzel against Joseph
" Kehrer, for $36.62.
Seven cases We're adjourned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
To BE Buried in BROOKLYN.

The funeral of Michael Duffy, of 22
Hartford street, will take place from
his late residence tomorrow morning.
A solemn requiem mass will be said
at 1890 o'clock at st. Mary's r. G..
church. The body will be taken on
the 1915 O'Clock train over the
Pennsylvania railroad to BROOKLYN,
where interment will follow in Cal
vary cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
P. A. H. S. for Football Players.

The order has been given for the
letters "P. A. H. 81 in red and white
monogram, for the members of last
years high school football team ITO
wear on their jerseys. The conferr-
ing of the letters is an honor fairly
earned by the athletes who did no
well last season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
MISS MORRIS RETURNS.

MISS Martha Motifs, Of Hights-
town, who is one of the regular pub
lie school teachers in this city, has
notified Superintendent Shull that
she is now able to attend to her dut-
les again. Miss Morris, on account of
illness, was compelled to ask for a
leave of absence at Christmas, and
has since that time been recuperat-
ing. Miss Norris was formerly a
teacher in school No 2, but will start
teaching in school No. 5 on Monday.
Miss Morris is now visiting in this
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
TEACHERS IN SESSION
Meet This Afternoon to Talk Over
Details for Annual Reports
Due Next Month.

A meeting of the public school
teachers is to be held in the high
school at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
to arrange for the annual reports
which 40 due on March /. The meet
ing was called by superintendent
Shull to discuss the subject with the
teachers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
MORA EXHIBIT ON.

The exhibit Of F. Luis Mora S
paintings began yesterday at the gal
lery of the New York School of Art,
Eightieth street and Broadway. 1t
will last until March 9. Admission is
free from l until 10 O'Clock. The
gallery may be reached by subway to
Seventy-ninth street