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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
STOCKTON.


The Rev. William J. Bone was re-
cent visitor i'll Princeton.
Levi Ho!combe, of Ringoes, was a
visitor in town Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Prall sville,
was visitor in Trenton Friday.
Farmers in this vicinity are begin
ming to think Of the spring blowing.
Thomas Whitlock. of Bound Brook,
recently visited friends here.
Miss Lizzie Allen was n visitor in
| Trenton last week.
Mrs. Retta Holcombe has returned
home from few days visit with
friends ct Sergeantsville.
William Horner, of Philadelphia,
was a recent guest of his parents.
Samuel Horner and wife.
Miss Ada Hendricks spent Satur-
day aud Sunday with her parents at
Centre Bridge.
Mrs. Frank Titus spent several day
last week with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Clark I. Hunt and wife have been
entertaining relatives from Dunellen
the past few days.
Mrs, Hannah A. Fell, of Centre
Bridge, has been entertaining friends
from Philadelphia.
Fred Miller, of East Orange, spent
Sunday with his family at Centre
Bridge.
Miss Emma G. Wa,man returned
home Friday after spending several
days i'll Philadelphia
Mrs. Sara Johnson, of Centre
Bridge, has been visiting her son,
| David Johnson, of Trenton.
Mrs. Frank WhitIock, of Grover,
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Cath
crime johnson, of Bridge street,
| Thursday.
Miss Mary Brink, of Raven Rock
has been visiting her grandparents,
William Brink and wife, of Bridge
| street.
| William Bailey, of Prallsville, has
been confined TO his bed the past
week with severe attack of the
grippe.
On Saturday the thermometer
ran up until it almost registered sum
mer heat, reminding one of the usual
spring fatigue and malaria.
William Woman, wife and children
Lambert and Helen spent Sunday
| with Harry johnson and wife, of
| Rosemont.
Mrs. Harry NanCleve, of Milford.
was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Will
liam =. Mason, of Bridge street. Fri
day and Saturday.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Stock
ton Presbyterian church will be en-
tertained this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. John S. Wilson.
Mrs. Hattie A. Van Cleve, who has
been spending the winter with Will
mot Quimby and wife, of Centre
Hill has returned to her home in this
place.
An Faster sermon will be delivered
| by the pastor, at the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning and
special music will be rendered by the
choir.
A number of men from this vicinit Y
attended the Opdyke horse sale at
Frenchtown Saturday. J. D. Price,
| president of the Stockton Rubber
company, purchased fine young
| horse.
Harry Johnson, of Rosemont, was
severely injured on Wednesday last
in peculiar manner. While attend
ing sale he was knocked down by 1
COW, the animal stepping on his side
before he could regain his feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bellrose will move
from the "Joseph Hunt" farm above
Prallsvile to the tenant house on thu
farm of the Rev. William II. Wolver-
ton, April /, and Mr.. Huber and fam
lily will move into the house owned by
Joseph Smith a. Co. at Prallsville
| this " aek
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
AROUND THE COUNTY SEAT.

Miss Helen Leigh has resumed her
studies at Blair Hall.
William Il. TrewiD, who has been
seriously i'll. is rapidly improving.
The Hunterdon County Christian
Endeavor Union will hold its annual
meeting in Pennington next month.
The choir of the First Presbyterian
church will render the "Crucif ion
Friday evening.
Arrangements have been completed
to hold the Union Sunday school
picnic representing nearly all the
Sunday schools in this vicinity, at
Bellewood Park, Thursday, July 10.
The cases of Robert Killgore and
Ellen II. Parker against the town OF
Pennington, were concluded in the
Supreme Court last Tuesday. The
action in each case was brought to re :
cover IS, 900 damages sustained by two
business buildings by a change of the
grade in Main street. The juries
deliberated only short time and
gave verdict of 81 900 to the Parkers
and 81, 500 to the Killgore building.
How the markets are obbed of fish
for the consumer III order that trust
| prices may be maintained was seen at
Seabright on two days last week, when
many tons OF fish which had been held
in the cold storage houses there fol
several months were carted out to tn,
farms near by and thrown on thu
ground as fertilizers. Most of thii
] tish was decayed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
]. d. MACKAY. z NJ.

Eight large chickens, weighing
about forty pounds were stolen from
the chicken house of George X. Todd,
on Cottage Hill, late Monday night.
Tuesday two young men were around
selling chickens at low price. While
it may have no connection with the
above there seems to be no reason
with the present demand for anyone
to have to peddle them arou nd.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
CANAL NOMINATIONS HELD.
Objection Prevents Action by COM
mittee-BiII Reported.

bill modifying the present law so
IS 70 permit the Panama Canal Com
mission to be composed Of any num-
Der Of persons between one and seven
was favorably reported to the Senate
by the Committee on Interoceanic
Canals yesterday This authority is de-
sired by the President in order to con-
centrate the responsibilities and man
agement Of the canal construction.
The committee also made a favorable
report on an amendment TO the sundry
civil bill, appropriating S2.29S,367 to
purchase the outstanding bonds of the
Panama Railway Company for the pur-
pose Of merging with the canal The
stock Of the company is already owned
by the government
The committee took up the nomina-
tions Of Chairman Shonts and the other
members Of the Canal Commission.
which were inadvertently withheld by
the President since the beginning Of
the present session of Congress. OBJ
lection was made by Senator Culberson
to favorable report on the name Of
Mr.. Shonts on the ground that he was
drawing salary as the head Of the In
terbOTough Company. of New York.
Mr.. Shonts, who was before the House
Committee a the time. was sent for,
and declared that he was not drawing
pay from the company The hour of
adjournment arrived before any action
could be taken.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
FIND JOKER" IN NAVY BILL.
Asserted that Committee Amend
ment FavOrs Holland Boats.

Friends of the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company have discovered what they
declare is d Joker" in favor Of the
Holland Torpedo Boat Company in the
naval appropriation bill as reported TO
the Senate.
The bill as passed by the House con
tanned a provision for an appropriation
Of 100000 for the purchase of sub
marine torpedo vessels. to be accepted
after certain tests. The Senate Com
mittee amended this provision by add
ing the following words: NO part OF
this appropriation to be expended for
prove TO be equal I'm all respects to the
best boat now owned by the United
states, or under contract therefor"
The only torpedo boats now owned BY
the government are OF the Holland
make, and should this amendment be
adopted, any competing boat would
have 10 be equal to them in every re-
spect in order 10 have any chance of
being selected. The friends of the Lake
concern assert that its vessels are not
as speedy as the Holland boats but are
superior in every other way
It was the intention OF the Navy De-
partment to prescribe tests in which all
points should be taken into considera-
ton. so that if one boat was not as
good as another in one respect. but was
superior or As good in another respect
the general average of excellence would
be considered. and such a vessel might
DC selected on the showing made by its
average. Under the amendment added
by the Senate Committee, such average
tests would be impossible.
The contention Of the friends Of the
Holland boat is that it is only fair for
the government to stipulate that any
submarines it may purchase IN the
future shall be at least as good in
every way as those already i'm the
service. It is understood that the whole
matter Of submarines in the navy will
be opened in the Senate when the
amendment comes up. and that some
interesting developments may follow.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
J. S. WILLIAMS WRITES GUILD.
Gives Massachusetts Governor His
Idea of Tariff Reform.

Representative John Sharp Williams
yesterday sent to Gov Curtis Guild Of
Massachusetts the following letter in re-
ply to one from Mr.. Guild few days ago
inclOsing copies of a petition to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Congress for tariff
revision. and Mr.. Guilds letter Of trans
initial:
THE doctrine OF a maximum and mini
mum tariff is not a new one to me.
believe I was the first man to suggest it
upon the floor Of the House Of Represen-
tatives. As the doctrine is sought TO be
managed by Mr.. McCleary, Senator
Lodge. and others, it is. take it. new
one to everybody. IL Senator Lodge takes
the same view of it that Representatives
McCleary, Cannon, and DalzeH do. and
l have understood that he does. namely:
that the minimum tariff should be the
present law, and that a maximum tariff
should be something larger by an agreed
percentage
Ny own idea is to make the present
law the maximum tariff and to make a
revised tariff the minimum, giving by law
the minimum tariff to all such countries
I
their markets free Of duty the products
of our farms, forests and mines, and also
10 such countries as do now. or shall
/ hereafter, admit all of our goods TO their
markets at their minimum tariff rates.
In other words / am I'm favor of a maxi
mum and minimum tariff as d means to-
ward reciprocal trade relations and not in
favor of two maximum tariffs, the higher
of the two TO serve the purpose of re-
taliati0n only.
The trouble with this second scheme
is that it leaves out Of consideration en-
tirely the gigantic interest of the Ameri-
can people in their commercial relations
with such countries as Great Britain for
example, which grant US every consid-
GRAFTON, and which are our largest Gus
toners.
You viii excuse me in saying before l
conclude this letter that. in my opinion.
you might just as well look to a bald
headed barber for an effective hair re-
storer as to look to the Republican party
for any revision Of the tariff in the direc-
ton of freer trade relations with the
world "
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
OFFICERS SHUT THEM OFF.
Brownsville Witnesses Not Allowed
to Tell Darlington All Facts.

The chief interest in the Brownsville
investigation before the Senate Commit
tee on Military Affairs yesterday arose
from the assertion Of several witnesses
that they had been prevented by the on
GERS who first Intercepted them from
telling all they knew about the affair
Corporal Wheeler OF the guard on duty
the night of the raid. said that Gen. Gar
lington had shut him off when he at
tempted to tell of having heard the gal
Looping of horses outside the barracks at
the time OF the shooting. Gen CARING
ton, he said had told him 10 answer only
such questions as he asked him. and this
also had prevented the witness from tell
ing the officer that he had heard the
whizZing OF bullets over the garrison.
Somewhat similar testimony was given
by Corporal Anthony Franklin. who said
that Capt. Lyon had shut him of when
he started to state in his affidavit that
he had heard the whizzinS Of bullets. He
was certain that he heard lead bullets,
which were not the kind used by the sol
dierS
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED.
Senate DIsposes of Number q
House Measures.


House Measures.
The Senate last night passed the fol-
lowing District bills:
H. r. l29: To open a connecting park
way along Piney Branch. between Six
teenth street and Rock Greek Park.
II. r. 1923: To incorporate the National
German-American Alliance.
II. R. 1854: To amend the act entitled
AN act regulating the retent on con
tracts with .the District"
II, r. 2320: To include lall police in
spectors under the police pension lave
II. r. 22250: To authorize the recorder
OF deeds to recopy old records in his Office.
II. r. 254S2: To protect owners OF milk
bottles from larceny Of the same.
Senate 1906: To provide for the better
registration Of births.
II. r. 24S75: To extend Forty-ffth street
northwest.
II r. 242S4: To open Warren and Forty
sixth streets northwest.
Senate sos: Authorizing the extension
Of Park place northwest
Senate 699S: To create the Barnaby road
from its intersection with the Livingston
road 20 the District line.
Senate 1926: To authorize the District
Commissioners to close and abandon road
ways in the District outside OF the city
Of Washington, and transfer title OF the
United States in said roadways 10 abut-
ting owners.
Senate $500; To provide for the incor-
pOrdtiOn Of banks within the District.
Senate SIS: To authorize street railway
companies in the District to convey small
freight, express matter, between midnight
and a. m.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
PLACE VALUE OF RAILROADS
Interstate Commerce Commission Di-
rected to Take Up the Matter.
senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee Has No Quorum 40 Con-
slider la Toilette Biz.

The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce failed 10 have quorum yes
terduy to continue consideration Of the
La Toilette bill. providing for the valua-
ton Of railroads us basis for making
just and reasonable rates. At least there
was no quorum until about one minute
before il was time for the Senate TO meet.
and the committee had no authority 10
SIT while tie Senate is In session Sena-
tor Elkins, the chairman Of the commit
tee, expressed deep regret that the com
mittce could not proceed 20 report on the
bin. There were present Senators Till
man. Eikins kean. Crane NeWlands.
McLaurin, C3rmack, and Deliver.
Mr.. Elkins had a letter from Chairman
Knapp. of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. stating that the proposed valua
ton Of railroads was "a work calling for
experts. and the commission was we'll
able TO undertake direction Of #. Atten-
ton was called to the fact that the COM
mission had in May. last year, consid-
cred the subject The reason why the
commission. in its last annual report. had
not urged legislation for the purpose was
that the new rate law had been recently
passed and it was not deemed advisable
20 ask for any more legislation of the
character indicted during the short ses-
sion Of Congress. The members Of the
commission understand that the same
reason explains why the President did
not take up the matter in his message to
Congress in December.
A conference as recent as February a.
between the President and the commits
sion, was held 60 consider the matter of
railroad valuation. and the President
asked the commission to gather data and
prepare 10 report OF the matter within
The next few months
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
MORE TALK IN SENATE.
Three Hours Devoted to PPontleSs
Discussion OF Forestry Bureau.


The Senate devoted three hours yester-
day afternoon TO discussing those sec
tons OF the agricultural appropriation
bill relating to the administration of the
forestry bureau. of which Clifford Pin
chOt. intimate friend Of President Roose-
velt is the chief At the conclusion the
subject was not exhausted The reser-
vOiTs Of OTatoTy, which Senator Proc
tor. OF Vermont. who had charge Of the
agricultural bill, declared Monday 10 be
1nexhaustible, seemed as resOuTceful
yesterday. There was much OF the SOM
Der sameness IN the debate, but occa-
sional flashes of humor.
Il lacked ten minutes 10 o'clock, at
which hour the Senate was to adjourn,
when Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts. took
the floor. Once a year Mr.. Lodge gets
very much in earnest. rejecting an up
heaval OF popular sentiment I'm Boston.
IT is when the item in the agricultural
bill is reached appTopriating money to
aid in extinguishing the gypsy moth
and the 'brown-tail moth" Patiently
Mr.. Lodge waited during the whole after
noon while Senator'S talked about forest
fires. When he gained the floor finally,
he was in a hurry. When Mr. Newlands,
OF Nevada, sought to interrupt, MIR
Lodge was impatient.
i have only ten minutes. and I have
been sitting here ali afternoon. and ]
haven't spoken once he said.
The apparently injured tone with which
Mr.. Lodge resented the oversight aroused
laughter, in which the Massachusetts Sen
ator had to join. AS he saw the joke
he remarked:
I know that is a long time for me tc
keep silent"
At night session numerous minOl
bills were passed. Mr. Aldrich called VI
his sO-called currency bill when it was
reached on the calendar, but, after ii
had been partly read, suggested that il
go over. The Senate then adjourned Il
to-day.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
TO CONSIDER SUBSIDY BILL
Rules For It and Hours Of Service
Measure Decided On.
Day of Ffve-Minute Speeches to BE
Given SubsIdy-Victory for Esch
Measure Probable.

The effort to get the subsidy bill be
fore the House resulted yesterday in an
agreement TO bring In a rule for one
days consideration of that measure
with fve-minute speeches.
II was also agreed to bring I'm a rule
to put through the Esch substitute for
the La Toilette BILL TO limit the hours Of
service for railroad employees.
Friends Of the Esch bill were predict
ing yesterday that il would be passed
without any debate, and without oppor-
tunity for amendment. The friends OF
the railroad mems organizations are
striving % get some modification of the
plan and a chance to offer amendments
They denounce the bill as wholly sub
versive Of the purpose OF the original
bin.
Besides the element that desires to get
a law for limiting the hours OF railroad
employees yesterday there appeared a
movement to include the employees Of ex-
press companies under the terms OF the
BILL It is claimed that no consideration
has been given 10 their conditions Of
service at any stage in the perfection of
the bill.
The struggle has now settled down to
a direct fight between the railroad in
terests and the railroad employees organi-
cations. including the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, and the Order OF
Railway Conductors.
Representatives Sterling. Of Illinois. and
Bartlett. Of Georgia. the former a Re
publican and the latter Democrat. in
troduced resolutions yesterday for a rule
providing for a general debate under
the five-minute rule. While the railroads
have a majority for the Esch bill, IT ma
turn out that enough votes may break
away TO insure fair play with matter
OF debate. and chance TO amend the bill
by cutting out its worst features. and
possibly. including express messengers
under its terms.
The two rules will be reported rs soon
as the post-ofice appropriation bill is dis
posed of.
At a conference held at the White
House yesterday in which the President
Representative Watson. Speaker Cannon
and several other leading Republicans
Of the House participated, il was agreed
that an effort should be made TO hold
sessions tomorrow and Friday nights fol
/ the consideration of the shipping bill
To do this it will be necessary for al
I least 100 Republicans TO attend the night
sessions. as the Democrats will oppose
/ the bill and raise a point Of no quorum
/ IN committee of the whole II there are
/ less than 100 members present.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
PLEA FOR ANTI-TIP BILL.
Mr. Murphy Gets in "A FiVe-minute
Speech on His Proposition.

speech on HIS proposition.
Representative Murphy Of Missouri. au-
thor Of the anti-tipping bin. got FIVE min
utes I'm the House yesterday 10 call atten-
ton 10 the measure, in the course Of
which he added to the store Of infOrma-
ton q members Of the House generally
as to legislation on the subject
1T has been branded by some as fool
ish legislation. he said. but it is no
more foolish than when members provide
that the old negro coachman who stood
in front of the Baltimore and Ohio depot
in the cold and in the rain should make
certain charges for his service. Tipping
has become a nuisance and "a discrimina-
ton and If there was nothing else 20
commend the bin. the argument made be
fore the District Commissioners justifies
its passage The head waiter Of one OF
WashiEgton's famous restaurants said II
they thought man would not tip them
he would not receive service.
The Business Mems Association OF the
District OF Columbia, ia a resolution In
dorsng the BILL said tipping had become
a species OF bribery. But some say We
are interfering with personal liberties y
railroad company is not permitted 10
make a present OF a rebate to a shipper.
We are not allowed 60 tip a voter for
voting a certain way. Why should we be
compelled % tip a waiter? What is the
difference between tipping waiter who
receives "a small salary and in tipping q
dry goods clerk who receives about the
same salary
England has passed an anti-tipping Law
which took effect January /. 1907. This
bill follows the New York law and the
Wisconsin law. The same sort Of a bill
has passed the lower house Of the Mis-
souri, legislature. It has been said that
we cannot judge France by Paris nor
can We judge England by London, bu;
We ought 20 be able to judge the United
States by its own capital
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
GIVES PRESIDENT FREE HAND
Congress to Shift Responsibility fol-
Panama Construction.
Clause In Sundry Civil Bill Allows
out Cost Limit.

In the sUndry civil appropriation bill.
which was completed by the House Com
mittee or Appropriations yesterday, there
is a provision of legislation which author
lies the President To make contracts for
the construction Of the Panama Canal,
and which. according to the interpreta-
ton placed upon It by members of tn,
committee, leaves him unrestricted as "a
the amount Of money which shall be ex-
pended under such contract The bill
provides that nothing in the canal act OF
June =, 1902. shall prevent the President
from entering into such contract or con
tracts as may be deemed expcdient by
him for the completion Of the construc-
ton Of the Panama Canal"
This section is construed 10 empower
him 10 make contracts to complete tho
work whether the cost is 100000 o.
$500, 900, as many believe il will be
Congress thus relieves itself of the de-
tails Of construction and leaves the entire
administration in the hands Of the Presi-
dent and the Canal Commission. The
argument is made in behalf OF this pro-
vision that inasmuch as no contractor
would take the canal work under the re-
stricted appropriation, that Congress is
thus forced TO give the President uu-
limited authority 20 make contracts, OF
devise some other plan for digging tn,
big ditch.
The provision is the result Of the re.
cent conferences which Secretary Taft
has had with the subcommittee which
framed the appropriation bill incidentally
the enactment of this provision, it &,
claimed. Will mean an additional bonu.
TO the contractor if the canal is % bs
built by contract. If the total cost oil
construction is increased. the contractor
would receive on percentage Of the
total cost. much larger sum than il the
expenditure were held down to ths
amount originally contaminated
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.

IN the Senate Mr.. sm0ot defended his right TO
his seat. and Mr. Dillingham; also made speech
in his behalf Most OF the afternoons session
vas devoted to the paragraph relating 70 the
Bprean Of Forestry in the agricultural appropria-
ton bill Several minor bills we're passed AZ .
night session. The senate adjourned TO to-day at
II O'Clock
The House devoted practically The whole Of its
session 20 the post-ofice appropriation bin The
provisions for Redistribution Of postal clerks and
carriers. which would have had the effect Of in
creasing salaries went out on points Of order
made b. Mr. Macon. 81 Arkansas. Mr. Murphy
Of Missouri. delivered speech in support 81 his
ntiGppins bill. The House adjourned 10 To-
law
The Washington herald., 1907-02-20

Postmaster Wilcox, of New York. re-
turned homo yesterday CONVINCED that
there Is little or no prospect of securing
an appropriation at this session for the
construction Of public building at the
Pennsylvania terminal in the metropolis.
Efforts will be made TO induce the Sen
ate 10 incorporate in the sundry civil bill
an item of 100000 Tor the. proposed post
Office building.