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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
PRIZE WON AFTER 48 YEARS
Philadelphia Scientist Gets $1,000
Award For Light Experiments.
DIR. Paul II. Heyi Demonstrates Ve-
Iocity Of Projection, Using the
Star AlgoI for Experiments.

Philadelphia, PA prize of
$1,000 that has been standing for
forty-eight years to be awarded to
any resident of North America who
should determine by experiment
whether all rays of light and other
physical rays are or are not trans
mitted with the same velocity has
been won by DR.. Paul R. HeyI, as
Eistant in the Department of Chem
lstry of the Philadelphia Central
High School.
The money was deposited with the
Franklin Institute, of this city, on
March 90, 1859, by Uriah A. Boy
den, in his day an eminent mechan-
lcal engineer of Boston, and the in
5titute has advertised the proposition
monthly ever since.
During this half century twenty
five or thirty essays have been pre-
Sented by investigators, but after
careful investigation by a commit
tee appointed in each case none was
found meritorious.
Dr. HeyI succeeded in demon
strating by experiment that those of
the ultraviolet rays of light for
which glass is transparent, have
the same velocity as the light rays
proper. He reasoned that if the We
locity of these rays were different
they would not arrive from a distant
source at the same time.
For his test he selected Algol, a
well known, variable star in the con-
stellation Perseus, as the source of
light BY means of a attraction
grating he eliminated all but the ul-
tra-violet rays of a known frequency.
and by focusing them on sensi-
tive plate obtained photographs Of
the star.
After developing the plate the sue
cessive images plainly showed fad
ing and recovering, and although the
exact location of the minimum
brightness could not be absolutely
determined, the approximate coinci-
dence of the time of the minimum
brightness of the visible and the
photographed rays was obvious
These tests we're repeated several
times to eliminate the possibility OF
error and also to take in certain
range of the ultraviolet rays The
investigation extended over period
of two years.
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DOMESTIC.

Herman Schaus discovered what he
regards as genuine Murillo painting
in an old Pueblo mission in New
Mexico.
1t was announced that the State
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
Kansas had decided practically to
issue an order putting fat two-cent
passenger fare into effect
Colonel Henry Harrison Hale,
prominent Confederate veteran,
great-grandson of President William
Henry Harrison and second cousin.
of President Benjamin Harrison, died
at Aiken, s. c., aged fifty-nire years
Colonel Samuel P. Colt, at Provi-
dence, withdrew from the Rhode
Island Senatorship contest.
Senator Foraker, in a speech at
WHEREFORE, Ohio, said that the dis
missed negro soldiers were victims
of an unprecedented injustice.
The International Chiefs of Police
of America, meeting at Norfolk, elect
ed as president Richard Sylvester, of
Washington, D. C.
Ill health and a nervous breakdown
are ascribed as the causes for the
SulCluG VI IN. II. OOUlny OuO Vi IuS
wealthiost residents of Macon, Ga.
L. F. Loree, president of the Della
ware and Hudson Railroad Company,
before Rutgers College graduates ex-
pressed his opinion that the republi-
can form of government was slowly
giving way to bureaucracy.
Because reflections, had been cast
upon her family. MisstDeaton, armed
with pistol and buggy whip, cow
hided DR.. J. L. Melvin on the streets
at Ovett, Miss.
Roscoe Scofield Burton, of Peoria,
Ill, student at the University of
Michigan, was accidentally drowned
while bathing in Bass Lake.
Mrs. John Herter, her sister. Mrs.
Myer, and the latter's three children
were drowned at Lake Sammamish,
Washington.
William McMillen, a prisoner,
jumped from train at Barberton,
Ohio, and had one leg cut off by the
car wheels
John Henry Kirby signed bond
at Austin, Texas, for $4,000 600 in
behalf of the Waters-PiSce Oil Com
pany, now in the hands of a receiver
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FOREIGN.

The King of Siam arrived at Lon
don from Paris on visit to King
Edward and Queen Alexandra.
Premier Clemenceau was forced to
explain his action in the use of force
to restrain the winegrowers.
The bodies of Calvo and vico, two
famous Spanish actors were taken
to Madrid and buried in the pantheon
of illustrious men. Many theatrical
celebrities attended the ceremonies.
Battersea Rise House. London,
which was the home of William VIII
berforce, the great abolitionist. has
been sold for $255,000
The Kiel regatta opened in stormy
weather; the Kaiser reviewed nearly
all the warships of the German navy;
about a hundred yachts were
anchored in the bay.
General Porter, at the second ses-
sion of the peace conference at The
Hague, announced that the United
States reserved the right to introduce
the questions of Limitation of arma-
ment and the Drago Doctrine.
The German Foreign Once au-
thorized statement that Baron
0pOSN WIN ASSVh hbui = WOuiu uOL We re-
called and that his health gave no
occasion for concern
Mexican authorities suppressed a
manifesto, issued by Central Amerl-
cans, accusing Guatemalan officials of
the murder of General Barlllas.
Five men were killed in an auto
mobile accident about 100 miles from
Naples, one of the victims being
Prince Pescara, of the Italian nobii-
ity, and related to the Spanish royal
house
Sir Robert Bond, Premier of New
foundland, has presented a sugges-
ton to the British Government to
submit the fisheries question to The
Hague tribunal.
An outbreak against taxation is re-
ported at Liaoyang. China, where a
demonstration was made by 10000
persons
A battalion Of sappers mutinied at
Kiefr, Russia, but other troops sup
pressed the outbreak; the Province
of Vologda has been declared in a
minor state OF siege; a convention of
Social Democrats was broken UP by
the police and the delegates went to
Finland to hold their sessions
J, w Johnson, the American plan
tation manager, from New York, fell
from tree. said to be the largest in
the world, and was killed at Qaxac9,
MEXICO
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Total Saving to China Will
Be About SAT, OoO, OOC

Washington, D: C.-The State De-
partment confirms the statement that
it is the intention of the President
to release China from the payment of
all but the actual expenses to which
the United States was put by the
Boxer uprising of 1900, provided
Congress shall give its consent.
BY the terms of the treaty China
was to pay to the United States
sum slightly less than $25 100000 in
annual instalments running through
thirty-nine years, with interest! So
far there has been collected $4,000
900, and out of this has been paid
all the claims of American mission.
aries for property destroyed and lives
lost in the uprising, amounting to
about $2,000,000. A careful esti-
mate has just been completed of the
expense to which the United States
Government was put by the military
operations in China, the naval ex-
penses and the losses suffered at
American Consulates. These aggre-
gate $9,000,0OJ, and at the rate the
payments have been made recently it
is expected the total will be met in
the course of four or Ave years more.
The total sum that China would
have been Obliged to pay to the
United States in the thirty-nine years
would be not less than $59,000,000.
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BITS o. NE WIS
WASHINGTON.

Louis r. Van Ripper testified in the
cotton Leak trial in regard to ar
rangements made with E. s. Holmes
for furnishing advance information
of crop reports.
The State Department summoned
to Washington several diplomats
from Central American posts with the
idea Of learning more about the polit-
zeal situation in those countries.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will investigate report that
the railroads have agreed to discrim-
mate against the immigrants travel
ing westward
The situation at Honduras is be-
ing handled at the State Department,
where results are looked for.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf en-
tertained at dinner complimentary to
Captain Oscar Dahl, commander Of
the Norwegian warship Harald Haar-
fagre.
The American Railway Company
has filed suit to recover land set
aside by the Presidents proclamation
for the use of the Army and Navy.
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cieansed and also can be- utilized for

cieansed and also can be utilized for
the design.
The waist is made with fitted
lining on which the front and back
are arranged. There is also centre
front portion that is cut in a point
at its upper edge and the chemisette,
which is arranged over the lining,
the closing being made invisibly at
the left side. THE trimming straps
finish the waist and the shoulder
edges, and there is a choice allowed
of esbow or full length sleeves, while
a full girdle completes the waist.
The sleeves, let it be added, make
special feature and are singularly at
tgactive. a.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and an
eighth yards twenty-one, three and
quarter yards twenty-seven or two
yards forty-four inches wide with
one-half yard eighteen inches wide
for the chemisette or one yard il
long sleeves are used, three-quarter
yard of silk for piping.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
RAILWAYS LOSE IN COURT
Decisions Require Compliance
With New Jersey Laws.
Railroads Cannot Dodge Under the
DufieId Act, But Must Pay Taxes
at Local Rates.

Trenton, N. J.-By far the most
important opinion announced by the
Court OF Errors and Appeals was
chat upholding the constitutionaIity
81 the Duffleld Tax act of 1905. The
announcement was made by Justice
Pitney and was concurred in by ev-
cry member OF the court.
The DufieId act provided for the
taxation of second-class railroad
property or property other than main
stem. franchises and rolling stock,
at local rates. The assessments were
to be made by the State and the tax
was to be collected by the State and
paid over to the municipality. The
law was the outcome of the contest
on the question of taxation in the
campaign of 1904, when Governor
Stokes was elected.
The law was in existence only one
year. as 1t was superseded by the Per-
kins act of 1906. When under the
Duf1eld law the State Board of AS
SCISSORS taxed the railroads in 1905,
all the assessments of that character
were appealed to the State Board of
Equalization of Taxes. The latter
body dismissed all the appeals, in-
eluding that of the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey against the city of
Newark. That case was taken on
certiorari to the Supreme Court and
made the test case on the new law,
as the appeal of the Central was sim
liar to the appeals of all other rail-
roads.
Kansas City, Mo The Missouri
Two-Cent Passenger Fare act will go
into effect for tAree months trial.
II at the end of that time it is
found to be unremunerative its en-
eorcement can be fought in the courts
by the railroads. The State officers
are temporarily enjoined from en-
forcing the maximum freight rate
law, and this case will be argued la
Ter in the Federal Court
John Smith Mcpherson, in the
United States District Court, after
handing down an opinion maintain
Ing the Courts jurisdiction in the
premises, ordered the PRONUNCIATION
Of the above facts, which had been
agreed to by the attorneys for the
State and for the eighteen Missouri
l SLll1 OstuS luFOlV0Q. ne OOuTL III IT'S
decision had suggested that the two
cent fare should first have a prac-
tical trial before injunction proceed
ings preventing its enforcement be
considered.
Trenton, N. J.-Taxes on second
class railroad property in Jersey City
assessed at $45, 100000 must be
paid, together with all other taxes
assessed last year in that city, under
decision handed down by the
Court of Errors and Appeals re-
yersing the Supreme Court In rela-
ton to the assessment The higher
SQUIRT holds that in objecting to the
lax assessment of Jersey City the
railroad companies cannot go into
court and object simply as to their
own properties. The decision asserts
that they must serve all the other
taxpayers in the city and county who
already have paid their taxes under
the new law on their houses. lots and
other properties. 1t is held by the
Court that il the assessment is ex-
cessive in the case of the railroads it
is unfair in it's bearing on all other
real estate.
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MURDER MERCHANT IN GARDEN,
Skull of J. T. Rosenheimer Crushed
in His Wife's Presence.


Pelham, N. while walking in
his garden after dinner at his home,
The Roses, julius T. Rosenheimer,
wealthy resident of Pelham, and Sec
rotary of the London Needle Com
pany, was murdered by two men VINO
sprang from the bushes and attacked
him with blunt instrument which
the police th.1k vas a heavy, short
handled sledge. such as is used in
trimming stone.
Almost before Rosenheimer had
time to cry out to his wife, who was
only a few feet away, his skull was
crushed in. Mrs. Rosenheimer faint
cd, and she was in such a state of
collapse as to be unable to give
other than disconnected story of
the crime.
1t was learned from members of
the family that Rosenheimer and his
wife were out walking along what
they call the ny path in the rear
Of the house, when Mr. Rosenheimer
saw two men step into the path
who are those men coming this
way?" exclaimed Mrs. Rosenheimer,
as she clutched her husbands arm.
II don't know who they can be, y
replied the needle manufacturer.
"Just wait here and will go and
see.
Rosenheimer, who was sixty years
old, had only gone few steps when
the men sprang upon him, and his
wife heard him exclaim:
"Oh, mother! They are killing
mel"
Mrs. Rosenheimer shouted for as
sistance, and tLon fell in the path in
a faint.
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illustrated it is made of black tat.
feta trimmed with wide banding and
with soutache braid and is designed
for general all-round wrap to be
worn over any gown. 1t is trimmed
to give the big armhole effect that
makes such feature of the season
and has pretty sleeves that suggest
the kimono idea, but that are In re-
allty separate. Banding of any sort
or trimming of either embroidery or
soutache applied over some stamped
design make the proper finish.
The Elton is made with fronts and
back and is fitted by means of single
darts and is trimmed to give dis
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
HEADS NEW YORK LIFE.
Darwin p. Kingsley, McCalI's Son-in-
Law, Now President.

New York City.-The Mccall fam
lily was again put in the saddle in the
New York Life Insurance Company
by the election as President of OAR
win Pearl Kingsley, son-in-law of
the late John A. Mccall and brother
in-law of John G.. Mccall, secretary
of the company. Though nominally
George George w. Perkins has had
nothing to do with the New York
Life for more than year, it is said
he was an important factor in the
election of Mr.. Kingsley.
Mr.. Kingsley, as matter of fact,
was the managing head of the New
York Life under the administration
of Alexander e. Orr, whom he sue
ceeded. Owing to his advanced age,
feeble health and inezperience in in
surance matters, Mr.. Orr delegated
most of his duties to Mr.. Kingsley.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

w. A. Jones, Bishop of Porto Rico,
has granted authority to the Spanish
colony, represented by CASTOR Es-
panol, to transfer the remains of
Ponce de Leon, explorer and first
Governor of Porto Rico, from the
San Jose church to the cathedral.
The postofice at the naval station
at Guantanamo, Cuba. has been Of
icially named Bagley.. after Ensign
Bagley. who was killed in the Span
ish-American War.
Filipino newspapers at Manila are
discussing the imminence of Jap
anese war.
Emilio Aguinaldo. the Filipino
military chieftain, is no longer I'M
der surveillance. He is running a
shipyard near Manila. He employs
$50 men and is getting rich. He is
only thirty-eight years old.
Orders have been received at Hon
olulu from the Quartermaster-G GEN
erals Office, at Washington, to double
the capacity of the Army post.
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Lace and Ribbon Sleeve.

There is pretty sleeve, suggested
by a picture Of the Pompadour days.
in which the sleeves of the long
wasted kind are formed, at the
shoulder, of superposed frills of mar
row lace; thus glimpse of the arm
is permitted, and then, at the elbow,
comes jarretiere of ribbon bows
with a frill rising above them as
well as one falling below pretty
idea for dinner gown :. carried out,
say, in natter blue and pearl gray
with Mechlin laces.--The Queen.
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With the Workers.

Retail grocery clerks of San Fran
cisco, Cal, are forming union.
A new union of electrical workers
has been organized at Winona, MINI.
Iowa miners are voting on propo-
sition to buy a $25,000 miners
home.
A local of the American Fedora
tion Of Musicians was organized re-
Gently in Chico, Cal
Eighty-five thousand cotton mill
operatives In New England have been
granted ten per cent. increase in
pay,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
AMERICAS GIFT TO
CHINA Sal, 100000
President to Remit indemnity if
Congress Consents.
GENEROSITY TOUCHES EMPIRE
Roosevelt VIII Ask Permission to
Scale Down Boxer Award to
$11, 1855, OOO-ReIease of $12,-
100000 and Enormous Interest.


100000 and Enormous Interest.
Boston. - Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, the retiring Chinese Ambas-
sador, who is in this city on a visit,
said:
"An official note I received from
Secretary Root last Saturday night
shows the remarkably high sense of
justice which the United States has
used in all her dealings with China
You remember that after the Boxer
Troubles, China agreed to pay an in
demnity of $24,44O,77881 ON ac-
count of the losses entailed by the
United States Government as well as
for personal property lost by her citi-
zens during the Boxer campaign.
-Four years ago your Government
was good enough to promise me that
when the time arrived, as token of
sincere friendship for China, the orig
inal figures of the indemnity would
be revised.
True to the promise of the exec
utive officers, I received note from
Secretary Root last Saturday night
that the President directed him to
say that in his next message to Con-
gress he would be pleased to recon-
mend that China be relieved of all
obligations in excess of the final re-
vfsed amount of the indemnity, $11,-
655, 492.69. That will save China
over $12,000,000 and interest at four
per cent"
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MoRRTsrowN PosTorFICE.
Open from In the Morning Until 7
in the Evening.

Open from Z In the Morning Until =
in the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
7sO A. M.--For New York and all intermedi-
ate stations.
s15 A. M.-For Easton. Newton. Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany. :.
S15A. M.-Fox Rrookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
sl5 A. M.-For New York. and intermediate
stations.
e15A M-For Mount Freedom.
945A. M-For Newark, New York and be-
yond
l1.25 A. m-For Newark. Now York and be
yond.
l245 p. m.-For New York aae all interms-
diate stations.
I245 p M-For Rockawsy and Dover.
$50 p. M-For New York and all interme-
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR pELIvERY.
1904 .-From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
$50 A. M-From Hackettstown and inte +
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt. Freedom.
eA.M.-From Brookside. Mendham and all
stations on the RocSaway Valley Railroad
1920 A. M.--From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
ia. M.-FFom Dover.
*l.lO p. M..-Erom New York and inasrmedi-
ate stations
1.28 P. M.-FroTR New York.
sSOp. M.-From Philadelphia, Raston, New
ton, chester and intermediate stations.
4.8OP. M.-Erom Brcokside, Msndhsm and all
stations on the Roclaway Valley Railroad.
s44l P. M-From New York and interAsdi'
ate stations.
s414 From Newark and New York
$Deliyared by carriers,
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The Partisan couture is less high
than it was last season, the hair be-
Ing drawn loosely back and massed
about where the traditional Greek
knot is placed. There is, however,
no semblance Of the hard Psyche
knot in the soft coils, and puffs and
curls of the couture la mode. New
York women in general are still
wearing their hair very high, but the
French influence has been noticeable
among the most modish women of
the opera crowd.
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President Eliot, of Harvard, says
no game is fit to play requiring masks
or body protectors.
PAUL, of Mercersburg, made new
lnterscholastic record at Philadelphia.
He ran the mile in 4.32 3-5.
The Maisr Cup in the New York.
Bermuda yacht race was awarded to
the Deryish and the second division
cup to the Lila.
Harry Kersber, the Harvard ham
mer thrower, has made 162 feet
Ia practice. The best he could do
In the Cambridge games was 150
feet.
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Newsy Paragraphs.

King Carlos of Portugal has es-
tablished an absolutist regime.
Graft will be the issue in the COM
ing municipal and State campaigns
in San Francisco.
About 1000 students graduated
from institutions of learning in New
England this year.
President Diaz of Mexico says the
Central American republics should be
consolidated under strong head.
College candidates for West Point
have been proven deficient and here
after must undergo. entrance exam
tnati0pS-
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Blue and Pink.

Combinations of pastel blue and
the light pink that combines SO
daintily with it have been used in
more than half of the bridesmaids
toilets seen lately, while for unIined
wraps and toilets for older women
black is the contrast best liked, the
harshness being modified by the use
Of gold or silver soutache, white
touches, fancy buttons, or bits of
embroidery of Eastern origin or mo-
tiff.
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MAYOR s0EIMuTz REMOVED.

Supervisors Decide That He Can't
Run Mayors Office From Jail.
San Francisco. Lawler re-
leased Mayor Schmitz from the coun-
ty Jail to consult his attorneys and to
transact other business.
The Supervisors formally removed
Mayor Schmitz from office. Super
visor Gallagher was named as Acting
Mayor.
Mayor Schmitz was removed on the
ground that owing to his incarcera-
ton in the county Jail under fell
ony conviction he is no longer able to
perform his duties.
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Contrasting Hema.

Contrasting hens can be added
easily to materials not supplied with
borders, with excellent effect, and
with possibilities of obtaining great
results at little cost. Frocks OF
pretty, dainty cottons may have dis
tinguished air given to them IL adj
vantage is taken Of the border fad.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
G. A. r. CONDEMNS ROOSEVELT.
He Rode Under Rebel Flag and Re-
turned Others.

Bangor, Meat the Grand Army
Encampment OF the Department of
Maine, here, bitter speeches CRITICS.
ing President Roosevelt and attack
ing the South were made end loud
ly cheered by the veterans. Colonel
+. s. Walls, of Vinal Haven, retiring
Department Commander, said;
go South, and what do you see:
Flaunted to the breeze the old rebel
rag. Even Roosevelt once rode be-
meath it. Was it right for the Pres
ident of the United States to do that?
Ought he not to be condemned"
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Elton Jacket.

The Eton is sush a pronounced IA
vorite that fresh designs are con-
stantly in demand. Here is one of
the latest, simplest and prettiest
that is charming for linen, pongee,
for yelling, for taffeta, indeed, for
all seasonable materials and which is
just as desirable for the separate
wraps as it is for the costume. As