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The Washington times., 1907-03-10
DIVORCE INCOME
MUST Be SAVED
High-Minded South Da-
kotanS Resist Effort to
Stop Industry.

SIOUX FALLS. 5. D.. March Con
trary 10 expectations. the divorce in
dustry Of Sioux Fails and South Da-
ilota has not received its immediate
death blow as the result of the new
State law raising the period Of residence
from six months 10 one year.
Those interested in the industry have
decided upon a sensational move which
viii prevent the law going into effect
for az least nearly two years
The referendum amendment to- the
State constitution. adopted IN 1888 is
the weapon which viii prevent the new
divorce law going into effect at the time
expected by those who pushed the
measure through The Legislature The
referendum. amendment viii he invoked,
and this viii prevent the divorce law
Eoirg into effect until after il has been
submitted 10 the voters Of the STATE.
IN November. 1893. and has received "A
majority OF the votes cast.
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avoid this delay. as the appropriations
for clothing are limited. and It holds
that the ragulaT army should be SUD-
piled first. notwithstanding that the Ma
tional Guard has fund with which to
reimburse the department for its draft
OF clothing. This reimbursement can be
made only with such delay. and the
stock Of army clothing is so small that
il viii not De possible for sometime
To hll the orders from the militia Of
ficers. Ia the meantime, the Washing
ton boys viii go into camp next summer
.u their Old uniforms.
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patient. and informed that the young
widow had gone on a motor tour. But
his patience gave out. and ne insisted on
seeing the matrimonial agent The lat
ter appeared before him dressed in
black
All. / have bad news 10 tell YOU"
she began. our poor friend died three
DAYS ago from heart failure"
The waiter gave way TO tears. and
next DAY wen- 10 Raiacy in order 10
visit his daEcee's grave.
On the way 20 the cemetery ne met
The charming young widow face TO face.
Then he began 70 think things. and
ended 10y telling his story to the police
commissary at Raincy An inquiry was
instituted. and tie matrimonial agent
and the young widow. who was dress
maker and doWerIcSs. appeared before
tnc correctional tribunal. Trey were
sentenced 20 six and three months i'm
prisCnmcnt. respectively. but were given
the benefit Of the first offenders law.
! The waiter has resumed mis- sarviette
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Cabinet Members Named
as Principal Guests
of Honor.
Five Hundred Invitations
For Waldorf Astoria
Function.
Choate viii Also Dine
British Ambassador
March 22nd.

The Secretaries Of State. War. and
Navy. and perhaps other Cabinet mem
bers. Will be invited 10 attend the large
dinner TO be given by the Pilgrims
Society, OF New York. to James Bryce,
the new British ambassador. March %
One Of the most notable social-politicaI
functions that has been given in London
in many a day was the farewell TO
Ambassador Bryce by the Pilgrims So
ciety. Of England. II was then planned
by the Pilgrims Of New York to en-
tertain EIr. Bryce and give him a royal
welcome upon landing In America.
But it was found that the ambassador
preferred 10 wait tiU ne had become
settled in Washington. had presented
his credentials and really taken up the
affairs OF his office before being given
such d dinner.
Event to Be Memorable.
Officials Of the society are determined
10 make the event a memorable one ac-
cording TO communications received from
them by Washington officials. II is
meant that the several hundred dis
;inguished guests who are to be present
shall be representatvely American. but
some Of the most prominent foreign
diplomats I'm this city Will also be in
vited 20 be present. 1t is particularly
desired that Secretary of State Fiihu
Root be in attendance and address the
asSemblage, while Joseph II. Cboate
former ambassador TO Great Britain has
promised TO attend and take rar-
over 500 people are being invited for The
dinner which will be given in the
Waldocf-Astoria
On the evening OF March %. Ambas-
sador and Mrs Bryce viii be given a
dinner by Mr.. Choate A nurnber or
other brilliant entertainments are being
arranged for the ambassador and his
wife while in New York. on their wav
10 Ottawa, where they will visit Earl
Grey the governor general of Canada,
and Lady Grey.
1t was stated at the British embassy
yesterday that the visit of Ambassador
Bryce had no bearing whatever upon
any questions that might have arisen
since his arrival in Washington The
ambassador and governor general have
long been close friends. having served a
long time together in parliament many
years ago.
Bryce to Visit Earl Grey.
When the governor general heard
that Mr.. Bryce was being considered
for the post here, he wrote to him. ask
ing thar he be sure and visit him as soon
as possible after his arrival Even be-
fore he sailed for America, Mr. Bryce
announced to the governor general that
he would endeavor 10 visit Ottawa by
the latter part of March
Will" the visit of Ambassador and
Mrs. Bryce TO Canada is purely social.
the ambassador doubtless Will interes.
himself in conditions there as having a
bearing on American affairs. The ques-
lions pertaining to the Canadian bound
ary. the Niagara Falls. and Newfound-
land fisheries doubtless will be given
attention
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
ORDERED BY ENGINEER

These public improvements have been
ordered by the Engineer Commissioners
office: Catch basin in Columbia road
at point about 43o feet east OF Bright
wood avenue, at an estimated cost of
s75.
G street northeast. between Four-
teenth and Fifteenth streets. graded bv
chain gang. at an estimated cost Of sSoO
Fifteenth street southeast graded nv
chain gang, between Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and X street, at an estimated cost
Of Sl.50o
Seventeenth street southeast. between
East capitol and d streets. graded bv
chain gang, at an estimated cost of
s.. .O00
Sixteenth street southeast, between
East Capitol and Z streets. graded nv
chain gang, ar an estimated cost of
s.. .001.
Sewer along the north side Of X street
northwest, from Twenty-seventh street
westward, abutting lots / and of
square west of square 1.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
GHINAHAN ELOPES
WITH SOUTHERN GIRL

CHICAGO. March g-Agues FuIIwood,
a pretty Southern girl here on q visit.
eloped with "a ChinamaH today. The
pair tried 10 get married in Hammond.
Ind. but all the ministers in the town
refused 70 marry them They continued
on to Crown Point. where they obtained
a license and the knot was tied.
Thomas Sin TrCw is the Chinaman.
He Is a chop suey promoter and member
Of n syndicate which controls several
Chinese restaurants Miss FullwOOd
was visiting friends at Englewood
While on a sightseeing tour among the
Oriental restaurants she met the China
man. He called on her In an aUtomO-
bile. She elOped in the same machine
Her friends are referring 20 the romance
with profanity
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
DOUNA PATIENT,
FEARING PRETEXT
FOR DISSOLUTION
President GOlOVin Shows
Himself Master of
Situation.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.-The
douma has not yet succeeded in per
fecting its organization. The entire
day today was taken up in ballUtinE for
assistant secretaries and more are yet
to be elected. All the officers so far
selected are members OF the opposition.
One of the first actions of the douma
when il gets down TO work will be
resolution demanding the release Of
Father Gregori Petroff. Constitutional
Democrat and labor leader of St. Peters
burg. who was elected to parliament
after ne had been condemned January
"A 10 three months imprisonment in
monastery for certain statements made
in his paper. Good Truth.
Hope for Concessions.
\ committee today waited on the
metropolitan and asked for the release
refused.
Though tho douma is almost a unit
against the continuance Of VI. Stolypin
In the premiership. its proceedings thus
far give grounds for believing that it
viii secure important concessions for
the Russian masses
II its predecessor furnished an impress
sive spectacle of popular enthusiasm.
this body furnishes an equally impress
sivc spectacle OF popular discretion.
In the great demonstration that greet
cd tEe arrival Of the delegates I'm ST
Petersburg transparencies were display
ed with crude pictures Of peasants. half
starved, desperate, driven to tearing the
thatch from their cottages for food for
their Camishcd cattle. 10 making bread
Of straw and offal. and to butchering
their horses 20 provide food for their
children.
These greatly aroused the populace.
but wonderful calm was preserved.
The people marched srimly 10 and fro
in majestic protest.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
CARTOON BY RAPHAEL
FOUND IN A VILLAGE

ROME. March s.-What many experts
consider a genuine Eaphae' cartoon has
been discovered AZ R2dlcena, a remote
town in Caiabria- The subject is the
Triumph Of Constantine" and, as
there iS cartoon with this title at
trIbuted TO Raphael in the Paris Louvre.
tile question OF the laIJer's authenticity
Is raised.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Golovin Capable.

Nom Russian Onlookers, especially the
newspaper correspondents. believe that
even the most aggressive revolutionary
Of the extreme left will act upon the
theory that the first duty of the douma
is To give the government no pretcxt
for dissolution until as much as is pos
sible is accomplished in the way of
constructive legislation. The passion
for amnesty and agrarian reforms IS
as strong as ever, but it is expressed
with less tUmult and violence.
Everything depends upon Stolypin and
GOIOvin. the president pf the chamber
The latter has the more difficult task.
but already he has shown that he is
master OF the situation
Instructions have been given to bring
the police official accused of the tor
turing prisoners at Riga, 10 trial In
Vestigation has shown that prisoners
were tortured by the police. though it
is said some OF tfe most atrocious tor
turings charged have not been proven.
II Is said in eXtenuatiOn of the action
of the police that III of them have been
killed and wounded in Riga by Terror
lists within the past two years, and
they were driven 10 desperation.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Defiance Sale Coupon

1Gc And this coupon
Il good for a pair sc
I Silk LiSlC Hose. in
pink. light blue. tan or
white. \ regular 3gc hose
at either store.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Defiance Sale Coupon

fEr And this coupon
~ good for 4 choice
- of q beautiful lot
of spring flowers that are
actually worth 39C.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
TRY, TRY AGAIFl

James L. MARITIME, the farmer ora
tor" OF New Jersey, enjoys the distinc-
ton of having been the candidate OF his
party ~7the DemOcratic-for almost every
Office IN his county and senate district
Tor the ast thirty years without eyer
having won.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
CHARLES T. MAUREY
DIES INSTANTLY.

Prof Charles T. Maurey, an organ
and piano tuner, working for D. D.
Henderson, dropped dead Friday night
about five O'Clock, while repairing a
piano and organ at the residence of
letter carrier A. + Zane at East
Bridgeton. Paralysis OF the heart was
the cause of death.
Prof. Maurey had just left the piano
and begun working on an organ on,
the portioo. Asher Robbins was help
ing him; he was bent down, his head
near the floor of the portico. and was
looking up into the organ from
beneath. Suddenly his head fell and
struck the portico and he was dead
instantly.
Dr. Loper was summoned and said
the man was evidently dead by the
time his head struck the floor of the
portico, as he bad died from paralysis
of the heart.
Undertakers Pierce & CARL and
Coroner Hitchne1 were summoned.
The remains were taken into his
boarding house, Mrs. Jennie Smiths,
ll9 Walnut street.
The man had two sisters, one resid-
ing in Philadelphia and another in
Washington, D. 9.
His sister in Philadelphia, Miss
Madpe Maurev 9OhO Master skreet
was telegraphed to and she came down
to-day to look after the remains.
Prof. Maurey had resided in Bridge
ton about five years. and but little is
known concerning him. He was past
middle life.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
ITINERARY OF
CIRCUIT JUDGE

Circuit Judge Allen B. Endicott has
arranged the following itinerary for the
winter and part the spring:
January 9th to 18th. Cape May @. H.
January 14th. Camden.
January 18th to 10th, Cape May G. H.
January 21st, Camden.
January 22d to Goth, Salem.
January 2Sth, Camden.
January 29th to February I'd, Bridge
ton.
February 4th, Camden.
February 5th to 9th, Woodbury..
February 18th, Camden.
February 18th to 10th, Mays Land
ing.
February Goth to March I'd, Bridge
ton.
March 4th to 9th, Camden.
March 11th to 10th, Camden.
March 18th, Camden.
March 10Th to 23d, Woodbury..
March Goth, Camden.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
Bay State Case Un To-day.

Especial Staff Correspondence for the Pioneer.)
Boston, Mass, Jan. 16-The suit
brought by receiver George W. Pep
per of the Bay State Gas Company of
Delaware against Henry B. Rogers.
the Standard Oil magnate, came up
for hearing today before John G.
Gray, acting as master under appoint
ment of the United States Circuit
Court.
The ac ion was brought to recover
from Mir. Rogers certain profits.
claimed 10 amount to about S3,0000 900,
alleged "a have accrued to him from
the sale his holdings in the Brook
lyn and Dorchester Gas Light COM
panies and 81 900, 600 of Boston United
Gas bonds 70 the interests represent
ing the New England Gas and Coke
Company. 1t is claimed that Mr..
Rogers at the time held complete con-
troll of the Boston gas situation by
virtue of his authority as trustee of
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware,
the Addicks holding company, and
that he turned over this control to the
New England Gas and Coke Company
at the same time that he sold to them
his own securities.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
OLD MAN DIES IN JAIL.

George Slecok, died yesterday
morning in the hospital of the county
prison. He was consumptive. The
direct cause Of his death was due to
pneumonia.
Slecok was~~an Italian vsgrant. He
had been wandering about Bridgeton,
sleeping n.exposed places, and was
picked up by the police and Mayor
Hampton committed him to Jail as a
vagrant There did not seem to be
anything else to do with him. He was
plainly quite i'll. He had no objec-
tion to go to Jail. He could not give
any account of himself. he did not
even know where he had come from
when he arrived in Bridgeton. AT
the Jail he was given every attention
but did not improve He suffered
frequent hemorraghes. Yesterday
morning he was quite weak, and while
attempting to move about the hospital
room he sank to the floor and died.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
SERENADE FOR
FELLOW EMPLOYER,

People who retired early on Walnut
street Saturday evening might Just as
we'll have stayed up because they
couldn't sleep. Their insomnia
wasn't caused by indigestion or other
causes that keep people awake at
night but just because Oscar Mulford
employed in the mould room at the
Cumberland Glass Works was married
recently and his friends thought to
start him off right in his married life
a serenade Saturday evening would
be the proper stunt. Where ever they
resurrected all those unique instru-
menis of torture is a problem too
much for Oscar but one thing he is
sure of and that is antique ware pro-
duces noise most abundantly-to this
the neighbors can also affirm. The
boys of the Cumberland are naturally
quiet lot but Saturday they took the
lid right off and let things hum which
had the effect of bringing Mr.. and
Mrs. Mulford to the door and invit-
ing the boys in and entertaining them
royalty and it must be confessed
those quiet boys made more noise
inside the house in the general CONVEX
sation than they did with the guns or
instruments, and even with their
mouths full of good things provided
them you couldn't keep them still un-
til Oscar sang touching little song
quite appropriate to the occasion.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
BOY BURGLAR HAS
AT LAST BEEN JAILED.

George johnson, thirteen years old,
sen of Duffield johnson of South
East avenue, has demonstrated that
he has got a mighty bad start. If be
does not change mis- ways he will be
very likely to land in State Prison for
a long term.
The boy seems to be bad one. He
has penchan6 for stealing, and for a
month has been quite successful
robbing people of small sums of
money.
All throughout the neighborhood of
the boys home, for some weeks, there
have been complaints of robberies
These petty crimes have been upon a
small scale. but have proven very
annoying.
Young johnson has been suspicioned
for some time, and officer Ed. Reeves
has been eng ged upon the case. On
Saturday he arrested the lad. and took
him Iefore Justice of the Peace Cnas.
Fielding.
johnson appeared courageous and
with much bravado denied that he was
responsible for any of the crimes
alleged. Finally officer Reeves began
to search the clothing of the boy.
While the searching was in progress
small pocket book was permitted to
slip down his trousers leg. 1t was
then he confessed. He admitted the
pocket book had been stolen from Ed.
Randolph house and when it was
carried off contained $1.45. In his
confession Johnson said that this was
the last crime he had committed.
Pleased to tell of his other depreda.
tions he confessed to several other
minor jobs. He recalled the follow
ing:
From the house of Reuben Horner,
on Pine street, 49 cents.
From Geo. Glthens' store. 50 in
money and some rings Johnson ex.
planned that the money he buried in
the yard of his home, where it was
found by his mother, and paid back
to Mr.. Citizens. He also gave back
the rings.
From Otis Hustled, South East
avenue, he stole money, but would
not say how much.
From Daniel Borden, South East
avenue, $6.
From Mrs. Lloyd, Ellis street, 30
cents in money.
From George Peterson, Willow
street, 81 rs
From John Peterson, Pine street,
some money
From Mrs. Sutton, Division street,
sc cents in cash.
From Jack Peterson, cents.
There were some other thefts in the
neighborhood that the boy absolutely
denied knowing anything about. He
was suspected of chicken stealing, but
declared he was innocent.
Justice Fielding was obliged to
commit the boy to Jail in default of
bail. He will probably be sent to the
State Home for Boys.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17

COLLECT TAX ON
GROSS TONNAGE.

Tie State Oyster Commission has
notified the boat owners who follow
oyster planting and catching in tie
Maurice River Cove, of a change in
the method of assessing tonnage tax.
Since the present State control law
has been in effect, the Commission has
assessed tonnage tax of 50 upon the
net tonnage of the boats.
1t is now proposed to make the
assessment upon the gross tonnage,
the tax being 81 80 per ton.
This will make considerable differ
ence in method. The tonnage of
vessel is fixed by measurement of the
Collector of Port. In measurement
the total or gross tonnage is figured
out. Then the crew space, cabin
space, etc., is deducted from the gross
tonnage, and the net tonnage is
decided upon. Upon the net tonnage
heretofore the So tax has been paid.
In the oyster business, there are
seldom to be found oysters in the hold
OF the vessel. The entire load is
almost invariably carried on the deck.
Owing to this fact the average boat
owner makes ali possible claim for
crew and cabin space SO as to reduce
the net tonnage to the smallest possible
amount. Some boats that have
gross tonnage of 18 or 20 tons, have
been reduced in net tonnage to or 9
tons by taking all possible room be-
tween decks for crew and cabin space
Under the new ruling of the Com
mission there will be no need of max.
ing claim for space so as to get net
onage. The ST. 80 per ton will be
charged upon the gross. 1t will make
but very little increase in the expense
to the boat owner.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
ONE BOARD
SAYS ALBERTSON

President Levi @. AIbertson of the
Atlantic County Oyster Commission
faVots the proposed investigation by
the CT ming Legislature of the State s
oyster territory, and industry, the
abolition OF the numerous commits
sionefs and she'll fisheries boards, and
the organization of one board.
" Il is good thing that should be
don+, > said Mr.. AIbertson in COM
meniing yesterday On the dissatisfac-
tion among oyster planters all along
the coast, the fact that there are
three CT four commissioners working
under different laws with different
regulations to govern the industry in
Cumberland Co., the Delaware River
dis trict, Ocean and Atlantic Counties
causes no end of difficulty, and is a
cufuhf rsome system.
1t is true that most of the COM
plsluts come from Ocean County
VIII re big grants of riparian lands
MAKE the planters fear that some
trust or corporation will gobbIe up
their business, but down here in
Atlantic County we have the same
troubles only they are not so apparent.
There have been riparian grants along
the shore that are an injustice to the
men who make their living oystering.
They should be protected a,d should
have advantage of the States natural
privileges,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
Who VIII Play In Tournamen,


After the close Of the recent pool
contest in Millville last week to de-
termine the championship of that
city there has been a rumor ahoat
that the Millville team was seriously
contemplating challenging Bridgeton
to tournament to determine the
inter city championship.
The question naturally arises whom
will the Millville boys challenge? In
this city there are any number of clev-
er handlers of the cue who could up
hold the credit of the city in very stiff
contests and it would hardly be fair to
pick out one clique of players and call
them the best in the city, for while
they would doubtless be good still
they, taken as a team might not be
the best. The B. A. A, the Elks, the
Camera Society, the several other
clubs as we'll as all the pool rooms each
boasts ofsome player with an excellent
record. 1t has been proposed that be-
fore accepting challenge from Mill
vile should one be sent that a tourna-
ment be given here open for all who
desire to compete for representative
team and in this way the most clever
bunch of players or the best individual
player could be picked and the city
would doubtless be better represented
than by simply picking out certain
players and saying they are the best.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-17
Hunt Brothers
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS
BEAUTIFUL KINGSTON

An earthquake shock of extreme
severity and following confederation
wrought immense damage and mncb
loss OF life at Kingston, the canitaI of
Jamaica, in the British West Indies
on Monday afternoon.
Reports received at New York and
elsewhere Tuesday indicated at fret
that another San Francisco or Val.
paraiso calamity had overtaken Kinos.
ton, and that the city and thousands
OF lives were destroyed. Later reports
appear to show that the damage does
not approach total destruction At
the last accounts the flames were still
raging IN the debris, but were mostly
oonnned to the harbor front.
The loss of life viii undonb+od,u
resch 100, and many times that number
are among the injured. The bosnitaIs
are 6lled with the wounded. and suoh
notels and private residences as es-
caped nave been turned into tempor.
ary hospitals, where the survivors arc
DONG everything in their power to
minister to the unfortunate.
Ihere are about 100 American rosi
dents in Kingston. but at this season
shere is likely to be many tourists
80 lar as is known there were no
fatalities among the Americans. but
Sir James Ferguson, prominent
member of the English colony, was
instantly killed.
The British military hospital was
burned and forty soldiers were killed
and there are many reports of fatal.
ties among the citizens
None of the tourist laden steamships
from any American port is known to
have been in the harbor or in its
vicinity on Monday afternoon. but the
companies controlling each are spxi.
ously awaiting their arrival at their
next ports of call. as some of them at
least must have been in the earthouake
zone.