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The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

A NOVEL proposition is made by
Senator Hinchliffe in the, State Sen
ate, calling for the appointment Of a
committee of three Senators to inves-
tigate the condition of the calendars
of the courts of the State and the
counties and to report before February
II. The Legislature certainly has a
right to know why the business Of the
courts does not proceed smoothly, why
litigation should be permitted to lag,
to be tied up, and litigants kept in
suspense. There is reason, or per-
haps reasons, for the unpleasant con-
dition, and knowledge of them would
afford the Legislature guide to leg
islate for their removal.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
LEGISLATURE BUSY.
Leader Martin Says Legislature will
Follow Governors OutIine-Ptblic
Utilities and Civil service Bills.
[speciaI Correspondence.l j

Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Jan. 20 Members Of the
legislature began tile real business OF
the session when the two houses con-
vened Monday evening. The various
committees have been busily engaged
this week considering the merits and
demerits of the bills introduced last
week, and the committee reports will
be Forthcoming at the adjourned meet
ing Monday evening, when many bills
will be ready for final passage.
Assemblymen Hines of Essex and
Whitehead Of Passaic, Republican
members Of the house, introduced bills
providing for important changes in the
primary election law. 1t is provided
that all county committeeman shall be
elected at the primary election. The
chairman of the county committee shall
file with each municipal clerk on or
before July / of each year statement
showing the number of members of
the committee to be elected in each
election district. If the chairman fails.
any member Of the committee can file
the statement. The manner of filing the
petition shall be the same as for other
candidates, as provided in the primary
act. One of the measures provides
that the primary act be extended to
the nomination of congressman, and
another extends the act to the nomina-
tion of candidates for governor. Still
another act is the bill introduced last
year by Senator Colby providing that
on the back of the official ballots
shall be printed the name of the ward
or municipality instead of the election
district, as now required. An impor-
tant feature Of the later bill is that the
election board shall return the results
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

MoRR1srowN is passing through a
transition stage at present from every
point of view. The sewer system,
street lighting, street Improvement,
fire regulations and other important
matters are under way. The legal
status Of the towns with the powers
and privileges of the municipal gov
ernment is being reviewed in the
courts, park enlargement and improve
ment is under consideration, and the
constantly growing demand for houses
must soon be met by building boom
The Hudson river tunnel will inure to
the advantage of this town with
Others and altogether there is reason
for an optimistic view for the future.
In view of these conditions would it
not be wise to take up the matter Of a
new railroad station for the Lacka-
wanna road with the track elevation
and other improvements connected
herewith ? There Is a growing opin-
ion that in order to bring about this
Improvement in the near future 1t
would be the part of wisdom to meeb
the railway company half way and pay
fair proportion of the cost Of the
work. A handsome station with fine
surroundings would add immensely to
che attractions of the town and be
worth far more than it would cost.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
Postomce Matter.

A country postmaster, exasperated
by the rural patrons of his office,
placed the following notice on the
window: No letters win be delivered
until received. If you don't get let
ter or paper on the day you expect
it, have the postmaster look through
all the boxes and in the cellar also, he
likes to look for it just to please you.
If your friends don't write, curse the
postmaster; he is to blame. If he
tells you there is no mail for you, put
on grieved expression and say,
g There ought to be some". He is
probably hiding your mail for the
pleasure Of having you call for it two
or three times day. Ask him to look
again.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

FORMER Governor Griggs emphati-
cally denied the statement circulated
through the State that he had hand
in drafting or suggesting a proposed
new primary law, and declares that he
does not believe In the direct election
of delegates to national conventions.
Some half dozen bills on the subject
have been introduced at Trenton, and
the men who claim to stand for the
"peepul' in the matter of making
Presidential nominations will have an
opportunity to spread themselves ora
torically. Demagogues who are shout
ing for this sort of legislation would
not take advantage of it If they had
the chance.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

IF Governor Fort, of New Jersey,
would accept the Vice Presidential
nomination on the ticket with either
Roosevelt or Taft, he would nave
the administration support. At least
that is the very positive notion that
prevails in circles close to the Presi-
dent, The belief is growing that
President Roosedelt may himself be
the candidate, If the fight of the cor
porations against Taft seems likely to
prevent the naming of the Secretary
of War. But whether it is Roosevelt
or Taft, those well informed say, the
second place can be had by Governor
Fort, if he would take it. Both Presl-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are
highly pleased with Governor FORTS
message, particularly that portion OF
ii that deals with corporations, and
both have freely expressed their adj
miration for New Jerseys new Cover
nor. A Jcrseyman who attended the
dinner at the Gridiron Club last Sat
urday night told the Trenton "TlmeS"
correspondent that President Roose-
velt had gone so far, in his speech at
the dinner, as to say, with much en-
phasis, that Governor Forts treat
ment of the corporation question was
the very best handling of the subject
that he had ever seen. The President
in his message quotes approvingly
from Governor Forts inaugural.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
looNllNuEp FRoM FIRsr pAeEl

stylesupplied with toilet conveniences,
a large room for odgers with benches
and UoileU, and room for coal, general
storage and the boiler. The fireproof
vault which extends from the ground
to the top Of the building, has an
opening in the basement which can be
utilized when required.
Tie brilding is heated by steam and
is provided with combination gas and
electric light fixtures. The finish of
the police rooms is in a forest green,
while the court room and aldermen s
room is finished In natural wood, the
walls of the aldermen's room being
papered in green.
The committee is arranging to have
one Of the fireproof vaults fitted up
with steel filing cases for the storage
of town records and maps, which here
tofore have been scattered all over the
town.
The court room is provided with
neat judges bench within rallied off
enclosure. Four of the benches for
merly in use in the county hall have
been secured, done over and with
chairs will furnish seating accommo-
dations for whatever audience may
gather. The days Of the crowding
and jostling of the old station are past
The desks in the board room have
been arranged in two solid blocks,
back to hack and not spread apart as
in the old room. The Mayor has an
elevatedsplatform and around the al
dermen will be brass rail enclosure.
The newspaper men will be provided
with desks at the side of the Mayors
platform and near the side window.
Undera the new arrangement the
police have squad room provided
with large table and chairs, and adj
joining the locker room is fitted up
with large lockers for ten men. The
chief and sergeant have provision for
their clothes on the ground floor. The
main police Office hereafter will not
be a lounging place for either officers
or Others, tne3 provision for sitting
down being limited to the sergeant's
chair.
The structure, including architects
fees, filing cases and furnishings will
cost $9,8O6.38. The contractors were !:
masons, Mooney & Lyons; carpenter,
e. B. Chamberlain; plumber, P. G.
Ducey painter, George Aldred; elec-
trio wiring, R. B. Jolly; lighting fix
lures, N. J. Engineering and Con-
struction Co. /; vault doors, Stiffel &
Freeman, Phila. steel cells, Mesker
Bros, of St. Louis.
The building committee was as fol-
lows: Aldermen Mowery, Twining,
Meslar, Owens and Arnold.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
ECONOMY in 1908.

Pure Linseed Oil costs much less sold from
the barrel than it does put up in Tin Cans
as Mixed Paint--in the first instance ytu
pay 50 cents per gallon--in the second ST. 90.
Now mix three gallons OF pure linseed oil
with a gallons L. & M Paint and you have,
ready for use, I gallons of the best paint
made costing only $I.zo per gallon. Done
in minutes.
Phillips < Day, Morristown; PC Henry,
Basking Ridge N. j.; w R, Wilson, Whip
pany; ]. R. Meade, Hanover, L. & M. Paint
Agents.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

WHILE the decision OF Judge La
combe may affect Morristown in the
future it is evidently not present
menace. In view of its Importance
we have requested Mr.. Potts, who has
followed the case closely, and with
other engineers, paid for having the
evidence printed, to present the possi-
BILE effects of the decision on our local
plant. He has done so and his views
are published in connection with the
report Of the decision. In view of the
limitations OF the patent it is not
prabable tnat the royalty asked for
using the system would amount to over
Thousand or so dollars.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
MT. FREEDOM.

Mrs. Clara Lewis is visiting relatives
and friends at Newark.
Miss Lizzie Hubert, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. James WORT
man, at Newark, returned to herho
last week.
George Burnett and Russell Clark
spent Sunday last at BernardSville
with Edward Burnett.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Baird on Wed
nesday.
The Literary Club hold their meet
ing on Tuesday evening of next week.
Master William Wolfe, of Mine Hill,
is the guest of his auntr Mrs. Thomas
DemoreSt.
Herbert Kirk returned to his home
at Orange last Friday.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
Reeommendatlons for sehOols.

Superintendent of Schools James G
Riggs, Of Orange. made six recon-
mendations recently whereby the con-
ditions in the schools of that city, he
thought, would be improved. The
first of these was providing seats for
every child on every school day. The
second was that the number of chill
dren in each classroom should be re-
duced from forty to twenty five. An
other was the establishment of an
ungraded class for the lazy, incor-
rigible and Indifferent. Mr.. Riggs
also recommended the appoint
ment Of neighborhood visitor. He
urged an Industrial training school ia
addition to the High School. The
last recommendation was for State
school for sub,normal children, such
as the blind aud crippled.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

SECRETARY of the Treasury Cortel-
you has sent his reply to the resolu-
lions of the Senate asking for intorma-
tion regarding operations of the Treas
lury during the late financial furry.
He defends his management of Treas
ury affairs in coming to the aid of the
financial interests, and shows how he
safe-guarded the government loans in
every instance by accepting bonds at
from Is to 80 per cent. of THEFT par
value, many of them now selling in the
market at premium. He shows that
since his administration of the Treas
ury Department, March 1, 1907, the
national debt has declined from $920,-
099,5l0 to $685., ,2l0,O5O on December
3lst last, and interest charges reduced
by $2,500,000. The Secretary con-
cludes his report by saying In every
measure taken the Secretary felt that
he was bound, under our existing fiscal
and monetary system, to.have regard
not simply to the operations of the
Treasury, but to their effect upon the
financial condition OF the country.
The present head of the Department
has not assumed this obligation will
ingly and would be glad to be relieved
of it at least inspart by suitable legis-
lation, but under fiscal and monetary
system which results in large accumu-
lations of actual currency in the
Treasury at times when it may be
most needed in the markets, and
which affords inadequate means, Of
adapting the circulation tor the de-
mands of business, it would, in his
opinion, be narrow view of his func-
tions which would limit him to keep
ing his own balance sheet favorable.
while ignoring the effect of Treasury
operations upon the condition OF the
country. If recent events should lead
to intelligent legislation, tending to
adapt the movement OF currency more
nearly automatically TO the require
ments of business, it would be source
of qualification to the Secretary and
would greatly diminish the sense of re-
sponsibility which must weigh heavily
upon any occupant Of the office under
conditions such as those Of the recent
criSiSN
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04

ALDERMAN Mowery in his remarks
at the opening Of the police headquar-
ters Thursday, did the handsome
thing in giving credit to the previous
Democratic administration for having
saved the money by which the build
ing was erected. The former members
doubtless feel amply repaid for their
care and self denial when they con-
slider how handsome building has re-
suited therefrOm.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
RAILROAD Notes.

Persons who travel on the Lacka-
wanna and realize how the rapidly in
creasing patronage tends to congest
traffic and cause delays, will be pleased
TO know that the ctmpany's new tun-
mel through Jersey City Heights is
way. Not only has daylight all the
oo way bsnd Bn psn ba on nf
says that 1926 feet we're knocked from
the lower head during chat month,
with corresponding progress this
seen accidents, trains win be going
through,
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
Jusr1on is still meted out in New

JUSTICE is still meted out In New
Jersey. A dentist who, while intoxi-
Gated one day last September, drove a
high power automobile down Broad
street, in Newark, killed one man and
endangered many persons, has been
sentenced to spend eighteen months
in the penitentiary and to pay all
costs. In sentencing the offender
Judge Ten Eyck, of the Court Of Quar-
ter Sessions, did not express deep sor-
row at having to perform a painful
duty. On the contrary, he said !;
"Such conduct was not only the
extreme of disregard for the safety
of others and a cowardly violation of
"common decency, but your reckless
ness supplied the place of the evil or
criminal intent required to consti-
"tute criminal act and makes you
responsible under the criminal law
:. for manslaughter."
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
COLEMAN
NATIONAL
BUSINESS
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NATIONAL
BUSINESS
COLLEGE

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and for the high-grade posi-
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Day and evening sessions.
Enter any time. Call or write
for illustrated catalog.
J. KUdLER. Jr., Principal.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-02-04
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S-amstress wants work 81 % day
or viii take III sewing; good ref rences.
Address Mrs. R., Jersey man office
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

more palitable. but is this true? |.
it not fact well known to you, am
to all of us, that the millions upol
millions derived from this excessive
tax go into the pockets of rapacious
trusts built up under and by VII tue ol
the Republican party and do not go
to increase the wages of the American
laborer, as shown and alb. .olutel,
proven by the statistics compiled by
Mr.. Frank Hitchcock, now the chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee, when he was Assistant Post
moster General; which statistics were
published by the government ana
show that while the wages of the
laboring class of America have been
raised during the past ten years to
the extent of 19 per cent, the 'ncreas.
ed cost of living to the American
laborer, TO the farmer and to every.
oody else, has increased during the
same period of time 49 per cent ali
OF which increase has been made bv
the great trusts built up and flstereu
and wet-nursed by Mr. Hitcncock's
elephantine grand old party.
Now, Mr.. Farmer. we have placed
these facts before you tor your hon.
est and earnest consideration. You
know they are true. and we respect
fully submit this to you as being your
uuty 10 yourself, to your family, to
your country and to your fellowmen
TO seek, by all honest and honorable
means, for a re-adjustment of these
existing evils and for the betterment
Of your financial conditions and for
the best interests of every other
toiler in the land.
QUIT being carried away by bras,
bands and political hot-air artists. and
put in little time between now ana
election day looking over the figures
representing what you have been paid
for your products, and the bllis y,,.
have paid for the trust-made tariff-tax
burdened implements and articles OF
necessity used within your humble
home and in the tilling of your broad
acres and be advised and influenced
by those facts and figures which yol.
have before your everyday Ufe ann
which are absolutely uncontrovert.
ible.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
NEW YORK NOW DOUBTFUL

That Bryan's visit has placed New
York in the list of doubtful states has
become perfectly apparent. The most
ardent Republicans do not seriously
denly 1t. The change OF feeling
among business interests toward Mr..
Bryan is one of the most remarkable
developments of the month No man
speaks of him as dangerous" Even
Wall street takes to him kindly. At
realizes that the principles he stands
for and the measures he advocates
are appealing to the people so strong.
ly that 1t must accept them--and !;
will accept them, not so much through
fear or because 1t must to escape
greater perils. but because 1t has be.
come convinced that such measures
will be better for the peace and we..
fare Of the country.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

This paper desires to have a good
plain talk with such farmers as are
within the scope of it's circulation
and to ask them few pertinent ques-
some sober hard thinking over the
facts with which they are confronted.
The cartoon herewith presented is
taken from the Philadelphia Record,
and in itself tells a story that cannot
be denied and one which ought 10 sink
deep into the heart of every farmer
in the land
This picture shows, among the bur-
dens on your back, the tariff taxation
of the Republican party upon every
implement which you use to cultivate
your farm. upon the lumber with
which you build your house anG barn,
upon the piano, if you have one. which
is doubtful; upon the wagon aud the
buggy, upon the plow, and harrow, the
cultivator, the barb wire, ami upon
everything you use with which to till
he soil, and everything in your house
hold. and everything which you ana
your family use or wear.
In addition to the facts pointed out
in this picture, are many other facts
along these lines not depicted, but ali
of vital interest to you and yours, and
all come directly home to your pockeI
book, and materially sap the revenue
on your products. For instance. the
Dingley tariff schedule. placed by the
high tariff policies of the Republica L
party, taxes the hat which you wear
at the rate of A cents a pound. ana
go per cent. of its value. In other
words, you are paying for the hat
pay, and still allow a reasonable tariff
tax upon it sufficient to cover reve-
nues for the government Your shirt
is taxed, in addition to its original
cost, 60 per cent. of its value; your
coat, 33 cents pound and 60 per
cent. of its value; your trousers, 80
cents a pound, and 60 per cent. OF
their value; your shoes, % per cent.
and so on down the line, upon every
thing which you wear and upon every
thing which your wife and your child
rem wear ;and everything which you
and they use in your business ana
your home.
Is 1t not reasonable to suppose. Mr.
Farmer, that having added GO cents
to every one dollar upon the necessi
ties that you have to buy, the most
rapacious person or party would be
satisfied? But no. the gigantic com
bines of capital controlling the great
trusts built up and fostered by virtue
of this tariff tax. and under the direc'
fatherhood and motherhood of the Re
publican party. are not satisfied t
pocket 60 per cent. over and above {
fair and reasonable profit upon every
thing which you use and have to have
but go still further with this rroces.
OF legalizing robbery arbitrarily 70,
you to an extent which certainl,
merits your earnest consideration am
the protest of every honest voter il
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

Hughes
of
Colorado but all
the
and a
be OF
will working
aority on sesso
marble halls United he will reflect
perfectly
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Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

America. Not satisfied with fixing the
price, arbitrarily, upon everything yon
use in your business and your home,
at figures which should bring the
blush of shame to the galvanized
cheeks of any pirate, they also fix, ar
bitrarily, the price you receive upon
every product which you raise, and
through their nefarious processes now
have you in a position of ansolut :.
helplessness to prevent being robbeo
both coming and going, both upon
everything which you use and upon
everything which you nave TO sell.
The prices upon all of your products
are fixed in London in direct competi-
ton to farmers in free trade countries
tariff tax to pay. The London market
opens several hours before the New
York market, and the market eX-
change in New York Is notified eacn
morning of the price set upon your
products by the London exchange.
These prices are Immediately wired
all over the country. and when you
drive to town with your load of wheat,
or any other product of your farm,
that price is given you. and you are
allowed no consultation, and no voice
in the matter, whatever. Taking the
small amount of remuneration grudg-
ingly given you for the product OIL
your toll, YOU step over into the hard
ware store and buy some farm imple-
ments necessary in your work of pro
ing the world. Here you are forced
10 pay a greater price ior that imple
ment manufactured In America than
the same implement can be purchased
in London markets after the manufac-
turing trusts have paid to freight I
across the seas. Is that right? Is
that justice? Why do you submit
Why don't you get from under these
burdens?
consists in giving the reign of govern.
ment into the hands of the parry that
promises TO remedy these evils of un-
just taxation, the bulk of winch is
forced as II burden upon your broad
shoulders. You certainly know. from
long experience. that this high protec-
tive tariff is nothing more or less
than tax, and that you. moro than
any other class. are forced TO meet
this tax. out of the price of your pro
duets, which you have no voice IL
fixing. The Democracy promises :,
reduction of this tarin tax to a point
consistent with good business meth.
ods, and ii you can save even 30 per
cent. upon the implements and neces
stiles which you have to buy, and OBJ
tain fair remuneration upon the pro
duets Of your toll, is 1t not 20 your
best interests to use every honest en-
deavor so to do?
II 1t is true, as claimed by the Re
publican newspapers and speakers
that this enormous burden of tax is
placed upon you for the purpose o
encouraging and making highly re
munerative all American labor, you
excessive burden would. at least. b.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

S. r. Fitzgarrald of Telluride nom
inee for lieutenant governor. is one OF
the best attorneys in the state. has
served his county in the legislatura
and made good record there by vot-
ing in the interests of the people every
time. To know 'Fitz" is TO like him
and he is deservedly popular with the
rank and file of all parties
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

Ikey Stevens of Pueblo announces
that he may be candidate for United
State senator. Ike has corylus aver
lana, and has it bad. This is not swea
words-it is the Latin for nuts, and if
Ky amt nutty, who is?
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

The puny and putty replies by Re
publican papers and speakers to the
sound argument of Bryan on safe ana
sane banking are but freckles on the
face of facts.