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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
PRESENT SYSTEM UPHELD.
supreme Court sustains Constitution
ality of the Perkins Act.

i
atty of the Perkins Act.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion
handed down Wednesday by Justice
Pitney, sustains the constitutionality
of the Perkins act of 1906 for the tax
| ing of main stem railroad property,
including franchises, and tangible per-
sonal property.
The Supreme Court decision was
withheld until the filing Of the Court
of Errors opinion a few days ago up
holding the Duffield act for the taxing
of second-class railroad property. The
latter decision of the Court of Last
Resort established finally some of the
legal principles upon which the main
stem decision is based.
Under the Perkins law the State re-
tains an amount equal to SIS on each
81 900 for the use of the State, which
sum amounted last year to 1869, 662. IS,
an increase over the preceding year,
when the total railroad State tax was
$3.50, 999.21, of 8,663.14.
The remainder, amounting to 49,
$50. 869.35, will, under the Perkins law,
be distributed among the various mu-
inequalities to reduce the State school
tax and may be available for use dur
ing the current year.
The two decisions in combination
mean a complete victory for the State
and it's present system of taxing rail-
roads and canals.
Justice Pitney's opinion disposes Of
seven appeals before the Supreme
Court, in which the compliments
were the Central Railroad, Reading,
Lehigh Valley, Morris and Essex. D.,
l.. & W., Trenton and New Bruins
wick and Bergen County railroads and
the Long Dock Company.
The Importance of the decision to
the State is made evident by glance
at the report of the State Board of
Assessors. In 1905 the tax of railroads
1OI udlu oUOlu \luOluQlllS AIduCuloOI
and tangible personal property was
S960,991. In 1906 under the Perkins
act it was So, SOB, 500, a net increase of
81, 552. 53S.
1t is the validity of this increase
which the Supreme Court sustains.
The 1905 tax was levied at an arbi
trary rate of so cents per 800 of val
uation. The 1906 tax was at the aver
age rate in the State Of S1.SO per 800
of valuations.
Briefly, the court holds that the tax
acts violate neither the Federal nor
State Constitution they do not de-
prive the taxpayer of property without
due process OF law, the average rate is
not unconstitutional, railroad prop
erty may be subdiyided into minor
classes for the purpose of taxation
without the sub-classitication being
special, and hence unconstitutional.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

IT looks as if the Monday morning
papers would soon have to start an
I" accident page, something after the
fashion Of their sporting pages, to
give the news Of Sunday smashes, with
lists Of killed and wounded, by the
festive automobile speeders. Some
papers Monday morning gave about
two columns of space to this exhilirat-
ing reading, and didn't get out Of the
latitude of New York and New Jersey.
If the whole country had been covered
the catalogue would have been start
ling indeed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
BOARD OF R. R. COMMISSIONERS
Instructions In Regard to Grade Cross
ings and Railroad Conditions
in General.

/
The following circular has been re-
ceived by our town authorities:
DEAR SIR p Pursuant to resolutions
adopted July 9, 1907, the Board of Rail
road Commissioners for the State Of
New Jersey has instituted an inquiry
into the subject of Grade Crossings in
this State, with a view to securing an
observance and enforcement of the
law. You are accordingly respectfully
requested at your very earliest conven-
fence to send by mail, addressed to the
office of the Commission in the State
House, Trenton, N. j., the following
information pertaining to Grade Cross
ings in your municipality:
(a) Total number of crossings of
public roads, streets or avenues by
steam railroads at grade?
Coy The following detailed informa-
ton concerning each grade crossing
included under question (a):
!. Name of road, street or avenue
crossed ?
2. What public board or officer has
Jurisdiction and control over
such road, street or avenue
3. Name of steam railroad or rail
roads at crossing?
4. Number Of tracks mot rails
5. Siding or main tracks
6. Are tracks curved or straight?
Z. Is said crossing at right angles or
acute
s. Is said crossing protected by sign
posts {?
8. Is said crossing protected by bell?
10. Is said crossing protected by
gates or fiagmen?
IL. Between what hours are gates
operated or hagmen on duty?
IL. Name Of street railway, if any,
on road, street or highway at
said crossing?
ID. Is street railway also at grade :?
a. Number of tracks mot rails) of
street railway?
10. In your opinion is said crossing
one of unusual danger I?
l6. In your opinion is traffic on the
road, street or highway substan-
TALLY impeded because of the
existence of said crossing at
grade?
II. Are legal proceedings to compel
the elimination of said grade
crossing actively pending?
(cl Total number of crossings of
pnblic roads, streets or avenues by
steam railroads above or below grades?
(d) Total number of crossings Of
public roads, streets or avenues by
steam railroads in actual process of
change from grade crossings to cross
ings other than at grade, exclusive of
included under questions az
and (b)?
Very respectfully,
Jos. w. CoNGDoN, Pres.
EDMUND WILSON,
BORDEN d. WHITING.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

DECLARING that fully seventy-two
per cent. of the convicts paroled from
the State prison at Trenton break
their right to freedom because Of the
drink habit, and that he believes the
habit is a disease which should be
scientifically treated by experts, Par
ole Agent Henry X. Straley has made
a report to Head Keeper George O..
Osborne recommending the establish
ment of sanitarium for discharged
prisoners who have been victims of al
coholiSm.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
ALrHoUeH the British public has

ALTHOUGH the British public has
lent Japan 81 100000, 900 in former
loans, it has drawn off lately. The
" Manchester Guardian says The
odd thing is that British investors,
after lending eagerly for the war,
should now close their purses and re-
fuse to provide handful of capital for
a remuneratiye and fairly promising
railway" Perhaps the discontinue
of Russia had something to do with
the former accommodating spirit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

The newspapers are saying since the
death of Cortlandt Parker that for
mer Vice. Chancellor Pitney is the
dean of the bar in New Jersey. Alfred
Mills, of this town, however, can claim
that honor, as he was licensed to prac-
tic law in January, 1851, while Mr..
Pitney was licensed in July, 1851. Mr..
Mills is in active practice going to his
office daily. James H, Neighbour, of
Dover, was licensed in November, 1858.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
Probe Committee Of senate Organizes.

Probe Committee of Senate Organizes.
The Senate Investigating Commit
ttee organized on Tuesday afternoon
by electing William j. Bradley, of
Camden, chairman, Prosecutor Eu-
gene Emley, of Passaic, was selected as
counsel. The sergeant-at-arms will be
Captain John Levett, of Trenton, who
holds the same position in the Senate,
and the stenographer win be Walter
McGonigle, of Camden. the commit
tee adjourned to meet at the call of
the chair, the understanding being
that the next meeting would take
place next week. Senator Bradley said
that the committee would undoubted-
ly inquire into conditions in Hudson
county at some time during its sit
tings. He could not say when this
would be, nor whether the committee
would take up the alleged election
frauds in Passaic county, which it also
has under consideration.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
owner
IRA MOWERY,
Chairman of Sewer Committee
Board of Aldermen.

NOTE-The Sanitary Code of norris-
town provides 'sWhere building is
connected with sewer or cesspoOI IL
must be connected by drain nor less
than four inches in diameter, having a
fall OF not less than One-quarter of an
inch to the foot" ~ "Any such
system put In and covered before In
specti0n by a representative of the
Board of Health must be uncovered
for inspection" An Inspector of the
Board is with the work all the time
and will give a certificate for $1.OO,
which amount will be allowed when
the final connection Is made.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
NEWS FROM
OTHER TOWNS
MENDHAM.

Mrs. George Anderson is entertain
ing her niece, Miss Sarah Demorest, Of
Hackensack.
Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Washer, of Nor
ristown, were in town on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene BabbiUt are en-
pertaining Miss Margaret Losey, of
New Vernon.
Miss Charlotte Garabrant is visiting
at New Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vanderveer at
tended the funeral of their nephew at
Plaintield on Friday.
James Burnett, of Bayonne, is visit
ing his brothers on Mendham Mt.
Rev. r. J. Johnston is enjoying a
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Menaugh, of
Newark, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William Menaugh.
e. X. VanZlle, of Hoboken, was in
town on Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Thorpe has returned from
two weeks stay at Morristown.
Edward Mitchell, of Morristown,
Milton Dodd, Of Newark, William
Babbitt, of New York. spent Sunday
in this place.
Jesse Beavers has accepted posi-
tion as time keeper at Long Island.
Mrs. Mockridge is entertaining heI
sister from Newark
Mrs. William Bockoven is entertain.
ing her sister from Newark.
Mrs. Elmer Vannest has moved into
the Guerin House on West Main street
Mrs. Fred Quinby, of Newark, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Marilla
Quinby.
Mrs. Thomas Smith and daughter
have returned from weeks trip al
Coney Island.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

JOHN ID. RoCKEFELLERd declares that
Judge Lands will be dead many years
before the Government collects that
S29.000,O0O fine from the Standard Oil
Company. This sounds like omnis-
cience, but it is only bluff. BY the
way. Judge Lands has already receiv-
ed an offer Of the general counselship
of the Peoples Security Company Of
New York at $4,000 year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

AT a recent meeting last Saturday
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Somerset county honored Hon, S. S..
Childs by its Endorsement of him as
the nominee OF the party for Governor
by the next Democratic State Conven-
tion. Senator Frelinghuysen had been
previously endorsed by the Republican
Really, for small county Somerset is
fairly ambitious.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

THE Hudson observer corrects
the statement that former Judge Child
of Essex, who has been named as a
possible Democratic candidate for
Governor, was the author of the So
called Werts liquor law Of 1888. The
"Observer " says that act was entire
ly drawn by George t. Werts, while
serving as Senator from Morris County.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
THREE KILLED IN IRISH RIOT
Belfast Soldiers Fire Into Crowd and
Wound Hundreds.

FNOuNO f1uUQiCdSs
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 10. Serious
and fatal disorders occurred here
again. The troops fred into the crowd,
and woman and two men were shot
dead and number of others We're
seriously wounded The conflict be-
tween the soldiers and the rioters took
place in the vicinity of the constabu-
larry barracks in the Cullingtree road
The trouble became acute when a mob
of men and women attacked a police
inspector. Soldiers were at once sum
moned to the scene, but they were met
by hail of paving stones.
The rioters stretched chains across
the streets to impede the movements
of troops, who charged the mob no less
than forty times. Six volleys We're
fred into the mob, and official reports
state that three were killed and six Sc
riously and hundreds slightly wounded.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

attended the funeral of their uncle at
Phillipsburgh on Sunday last.
VIM. Baird has taken the place of
Henry Lawrence who has been work.
ing for Nelson Hughson for long
time.
Mrs. Jesse Clark and family Of
Kearny are the guests of her father,
e. G. Burnett.
Isaac Clark, of Brick Church, was
the guest of relatives here on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Coe and daughter were
the guest of her brother, Watson Coe
at Brookside, on Saturday.
Rev. G. A. Hubert conducted the
service at the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday.
The thrifty Scotch aurnoriues OF ABB
ardeen do not believe in letting any
hing go to waste 1t occurred to them
hat the equipment of their electric
anyways was necessarily idle for part
the night, and they looked around
to see how It could be utilized. AS a
result of their cogitations two large
brushes belonging to the street de-
partment were recently fitted to one
of the corporation tram cars and were
arranged SO that any width Of street
from seven to fourteen feet might be
swept. The experiment Is reported to
have proved satisfactory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
NEW JERSEYS POPULATION
Estimated at e,ese.as5 According to
state Bureau of Statistics.

Estimated at S.2SSs2Sb According to
State Bureau of Statistics.
The State Bureau of Vital Statistics
has issued a bulletin in which it esti-
mates that the midyear population of
New Jersey is 2,222,2S5. The bulletin
shows that during the month of July
2,6O9 certificates of death we're re-
ceived, a decrease from the preceding
month of 96, and decrease from the av-
erage of the preceding twelve months
(2,910) of 301. The deaths of children
under one year numbered 439; over
one year and under five years, POT, and
sixty years and over, 743.
Infantile diarrhea caused 65 deaths,
an increase of "a from the preceding
month, but SO less than the number
which occurred from this cause in the
corresponding period in the preceding
year, and 119 less than the monthly
average for the past twelve months.
A decrease in deaths also occurred
from typhoid fever, dlphtheria. con-
sumption and pneumonia, and a slight
increase in deaths from scarlet fever,
measles and cerebro- spinal meningitis.
During the month ending July 81
564 samples we're purchased for exam
nation under the direction of the
State Board of Health. The number
above standard was 1872, the number
below standard 125, and the percent
age of specimens adulterated, 24.6.
During the month of July ia speci
mems we're examined for diagnosis, as
follows: From suspected cases of diph
liberia, 22O; tuberculosis, 281 typhoid
fever, 1888; malaria, 16; miscellaneous
nine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
Cities Where photographers Are Out


Chicago. Aug. 13.--Outside Of New
York city about 5000 telegraphers are
on strike In these cities: Chicago, St.
Louis, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwau-
kee Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas
City, Memphis, New Orleans, Topeka,
Los Angeles, Sedalia, Mo-; Pueblo,
Colo: Jackson and Meridian, Miss;
Nashville, Columbus, o.; Galveston,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Beau
mont and lei Paso, Tex; Salt Lake
City, Birmingham, Ala; Atlanta and
Augusta, Ga; Sioux City and Council
Bluffs, Ia; Omaha, Knoxville and
Jackson, Tenn; Charleston, s. c.; Tex
arkana, Ark; Fargo, N. D.; Des
Moines, Ia; Toledo, o.; Helena, Mont. !;
Oklahoma City, Cincinnati, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore. Albany, Troy and
Schenectady
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
Change OF Date Of tournament.

Referring to the notice in last weeks
Chronicle regarding the invitation
golf tournament, the date has been
changed from the last week In Septem-
Der to Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 10, 20 and 81.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
MT. FREEDOM.

John Burnett has moved In the
Dolan house near Dover.
The owners of the Ira Youngs place
moved in their new home Thursday
last.
Mrs. William Skellenger and mother
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
H. i. Carey g. Co.

SAVE YOUR OLD CARPETs-We make
handsome reversible rugs ouS Of them
send Tor pamphlet giving full particulars.
]. Women agents can earn good money.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
To III Property Owners

1t is earnestly desired by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
that the property owners have
pipes laid to connect their
buildings while the contrac-
tors are putting in the sewer
mains, both to save expense
to the owners of property
and also for the general
welfare of the community
in avoiding the necessity
of opening the streets at
frequent intervals. The
cost of the work when the
streets are open will be 80 to
so per cent. Of the cost to citi-
zens Of Orange, East and West
Orange after the trenches had
been closed.
Orders may be left with A.
Costa, Contractor, So Speed
well avenue, or with his agent
who will call on property
owners.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

TO Let
House, rooms and bath, steam heat.
10 High street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13

LOST
On Monday, Aug. 9th. between Con-
vent and Summit Brown Pocket book
silver mounted, containing a family
ticket and some money. Reward will
be paid on return to A. @. Clarkson,
Convent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-13
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

One Year 200 Six Months. s1.oo
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06
Explicit Instructions,

Two New York girls recently were
ordered by their mother to join her In
a mining camp about days journey
from the City Of Mexico. The girls
were to travel to Vera Cruz by steamer
and then by rail to the capital, where
their father was to meet them. AS
they never had been in that country
before they wrote to their mother ask
ing what sort Of clothes they should
bring with them. BY return mail they
received breathless sort Of an epistle
telling them to be sure and start from
New York by certain date, but, as to
the clothes question, the only reply
was, "Be sure and have your riding
habits of the sort of brown that will
harmonize with the atmosphere here"
New York Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06
IBOWSER WRONG AGAIN
Goes Forth to Pluck HuckIeber'
ries, but They Are Not Ripe.
LEARNS He is MISTAKEN.

llt Takes Farmer, His Son and Dos
10 Convince Him of His Error--Wif,
4 10 Right Again, but He VIII Hav'
His Way.
fCopyright, 1907, by Homer Sprague.l
The Bowser family had finished din
lner and returned to the sitting room
when he suddenly remarked to Mrs
.Bowser:
"Does that cook of ours know beans
when the bags united or doesn't She!
Maggie is a very good cook" was
ythe reply
"Yes, but it's the same old things
over and over again. She doesn't seem
ito have any head to push along by
herself or else you don't care for my
appetite"
ITO what particular thing do you re-
Ifer?'
ITO the pie question, Of course. You
know l like a piece OF PIE alter uiu'
ner. For the last four weeks we have
had either lemon or apple pie. Al
lunch today at my restaurant ! had the
most delicious piece Of huckleberry
ipie ever ate. was so pleased with
lit that | took pains 20 tell the propri-
etor. He said that the pie was made
from berries that had just come in"
"Then he lied to you'' exclaimed
/ Mrs. Bowser. "Huckleberries are not
ripe till long after this, and you ought
/ to know it. They do not ripen in this
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06
> Adaptable.

A city man went into village store
and asked for pair of socks, size ten
The clerk said he was sorry, but they
kept only one size and that was twelve
"What." said the man. "You surely
don't mean to say that every one in
this village wears the same size sock?'
"Oh, no, sir. But If they happen to
be too long they pulls them up at the
heels, and If they are too short they
pulls them down at the toes."-Lippin.
colts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06
The Meanest Man.

about the meanest man / ever
knew" said an old time Clevelander,
twas man out at the edge Of town
that l used to pick cherries for when !
was a kid. He objected to the boys
eating any Of the cherries, and he used
to crawl around under the trees after
we got through and gather up all the
seeds he could find that we had dropped
while up in the trees. Then he would
charge us up with that many cherries"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06

mo, ma'am, you needn't. have O
better plan. In the first place, you In
innate that my taste Is so depraved
that / can't tell fresh huckleberries
from those canned year ago. In the
next, you deliberately charge benevo.
lent and truthful old man with lying
like trooper. cannot let the matter
drop here. | shall proceed to confound
you with the sight Of several quarts Of
fresh huckleberries gathered with my
own hands. When you behold them,
see them, smell them, taste them, you
will perhaps be woman enough to ad.
NIT your mistake"
I'VE have no huckleberries In the
back yard"
"No? How sarcastic you can be
when you try"
"Then how are you going to show
met"
Easy as rolling of log I will get
up In the morning and HE me- to the
country with tin pail on my arm, and
before noon l will be back with Ave or
six quarts of huckleberries, will
furnish you with living proofs"
"You will simply have your trip for
nothing. Mr.. Bowser. You lived on II
farm all through your boyhood. Think.
now! Did you ever gather ripe buckle
berries at this time of year? Aren't
you thinking of something else-early
Strawberries, for instanceT"
Knew All About Them.
"Does boy take a pail and 90 down
into swamp and pick strawberries
of of BUSIEST" he severely demanded.
mo, of course not. But
"There are no butts about 1t. have
either got the taste OF jackass and
can't tell fresh huckleherries from can
ned or there are plenty growing in the
country at this season. II prove my
case, l shall insist that you apologize
to me and also write a note Of apology
to Truthful John. As l wish to read
up on Alexander the Great this even
ing we will let the matter drop right
here and say no more about It."
But why not go over and ask the
druggist and grocer and butcher?" per-
sisted Mrs. Bowser.
Because all druggists and grocers
and butchers are internal liars" he re,
piled. why should l ask their opin
ion when I know? Not any. When
Mr.. Samuel Bowser knows thing. he
knows 1t, and that settles It,"
There was no more to be said, and
no more was said. During the rest of
the evening Mr.. Bowser's face wore a
very determined and huckleberryiGh
expression. and he got up in the morn.
ing to don an old suit and ask the cook
to hunt him up tin pail.
$50 you still persist?" queried Mrs.
Bowser at the breakfast table.
Madam. did you ever know me to
let go when l knew l was rightY he
replied.
, "But to expect to gather huckleber-
ries this time of yearw
"Um! l do not wish any further con-
versation on the subject"
A quarter of an hour later he was
off with tin pail on his arm. He had
to pass three different groceries to
reach the suburban car, but he reso-
lutely refused to stop and inquire If
fresh huckleberries were in market.
On the car three different men asked
him IL he was going to the country to
milk his COW, but he held himself stiff
ly and refused to reply. At the termi-
nus he encountered tramp who struck
him for a dime. Mr.. Bowser passed it
over and then blandly inquired:
You must know the country here
abouts"
Like book"
Perhaps you can tell me where ]
can find a huckleberry swamp"