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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
SHAFFER NOT GUILTY
methodist Minister ExOnerated BY
Conference Trial
TIE CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
Was Then HOnOred BY Methodist Con.
ference With Election AZ Delegate
to General Conference at Baltimore.
Mrs. Deichley May Sue.

Philadelphia. March 25.-Rev. Will
liam H. Shaffer was completely ex
? onerated of the charges against him
by the verdict of the trial committee
Of fifteen clergymen. announced at the
session Of the Philadelphia Methodist
conference here. The decision reads as
follows:
The select committee appointed to
try Rev. William H. Shaffer, presiding
elder of the west district. in the Pbila.
delphla annual conference, on charges
OF unbecoming conduct. find that the
charges are not sustained"
DR.. Shaffer was given further evil
dence of the faith of the conference in
him when, Immediately following the
reading of the verdict, he was elected
on the first ballot to attend the gen.
eral conference to be held in Balti. !
more next May as one of the seven |
delegates from the Philadelphia con.
ference.
The announcement OF the result Of
the election was received with great
Jubilation by the friends of DR.. Shaffer
in the conference. They assert that
in view Of this tribute from the men,
bers of the conference Bishop Grams
ton cannot do otherwise than reinstate
DR.. Shaffer as presiding elder of the
west district.
From the verdict Of the select COM !
mittee of fifteen preachers appointed I
to try DR.. Shaffer there is no appeal. {
It is final. The select committee is
the Philadelphia conference. d
20 far as the accused presiding elder '
5 concerned, and the other members S
" the conference simply heard It. Il
During the reading Of the verdict t,
Dr. Shaffer sat at the right side of the Il
hurch, near the platform His face fl
etrayed no emotion while the verdict ii
'as being read The conference pro- te
eded to an old Methodist custom of OF
passing the accused's character" to
"All in favor of passing his charac- bI
#, please rise" said Bishop Grams ri'
m. Every member of the conference W
rose. Then the ministers arose in a bu
'dy to sing, "Blest Be the Tie that ri
inds," and followed this with "A :
large to Keep Have"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27


Like the Romans of old Amerioo ,
multimillionaires are wont to soron
der hundreds Of thousands-nav mil.
ilons-in the face of national finoncia,
difficulties and while hundreds Of tbo',
sands Of American workmen trarnn
the streets, not knowing where tbe
next meal is coming from
One successor of the mad Caesars r.
fankeeland can afford to spend hale =
mllilon marks in single nights en+or
tainment while the poor Euronean
governments must feed and bousa os
many returning emigrants fleeing from
doilariand' because its promises were
not fulfilled. were
Inc mad Roman Caesars declared
themselves TO be gods. The bosses NJ
the great democratic republic bevond |
the Atlantic are still content to be
called Mister" but at the same time
these rulers by the grace of money
experts in heraldry. paid TO 90.
tablish some sort of relationship no.
tween them and the ancient ROYAL or
noble families of despised Eurone
For themselves they buy ancestors.
Tor their daughters they procure bv tbs
anne method-money-titled husbands
more or less respectable, usually less
-Neues Wiener Journal
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
$50 Laid Off at Harrishr,rn

Harrisburg, Pa, March 24-Over $50
employees of the Pennsylvania railroad
shops in this city were laid off indefi.
nitely because of the slackness of
work. The men have been told to
leave their addresses. It is said that
further reductions among yard and re-
pair men will be made.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
ARE YOU GOOD AT FIGURES?
II You Solve This Problem You VIII
Win a $4,000 Prize.


Win $4,000 Prize.
p In 1905 there died in TouIorso =
French lawyer, Pierre de Fermat who
made hobby of mathematics and on
riched the treasures Of that science nv
several most interesting formulas Tn.
fortunately he had the habit of an.
nouneing his discoveries without any
mention Of the means by which he ar
rived thereat or affording any sDecial
proof or method of proof. He simplv
inscribed them in the margin Of his ia
vorite copy Of the "Arithmetica" Of
Diaphantos of Alexandria. When in
Io'O MS son issued a new edition OF |
! Dlaphantos he printed his fathers mar. !
ginal notes along Herewith. As al.
most every one Of these notes was
new and had for pure mathematics
some meaning and value, they have af-
forded for many years material for
much study, discussion and proof. II
was a long while before their demon
stration was in any way complete. and
there remains to this day one which is {
known to mathematicians simply as l
the fermat formula or rule and which e
mas not yet been proved matbemat-
ically. This formula or rule is TO the
effect that, while the sum of two
squares Of whole numbers may mot Z
muso amount to the square Of another
whole number-as. for instance. CHS
6+64=lOO=1O'-the sum of two cubes
can never be the cube of whole num- 4
Der the sum of the fourth powers OF I
TWO numbers can never be the fourth
power of whole number, etc
10 prove a negative is, as a rule.
more difficult than to demonstrate a
positive. In fact, in law the burden OF
ROOF rests always on the one assert J(
ng the positive side Of the question.
iere the fact remains: Fermat's asser- hs s
ION that the sums of higher powers
nan squares can never amount to q
orresponding higher power Of a whole
umber appears TO be invariable, but MO-
mathematical demonstration there Cor
has as yet been offered. ~
In order to stimulate mathematical ~
and demonstration Dr. PAM
'olfskehl. who died recently in Darn -
adt, left in his will provision for
e payment of 100000 marks (S25. 900,
the first person who would afford
mathematical proof Of the Fermat
rmula for all quantities. The Got
ger Gesellschaft der Wissenscbaf
has the consideration of solutions
cred and the awarding of the prize
the successful applicant. Such ceIe- III
tied mathematicians as Euler Di- ; ana !
llet and Hummer havdS ;iven proofs Pro
ich cover n n,,n,bor Of -, - given
no one has as yet shown that the -
is absolute for all whole numbers.
iSdH' Band
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
TOBACCO WAR sETTLEDY
Agreement to End Night Riding In

Agreement to End Night Riding In
Kentucky.
Cincinnati, March 25.-And end to
the night riding in Kentucky has been
brought about through a formal agree
ment reached between the American
Tobacco company and the executive
committee of the Society of Equity in
conference at Winchester, KY, &C.
cording to apparently authoritative
statements made here by members of
the American Society of Equity.
Nearly $14,OOOOOO and the purchase
OF the entire crops Of 1906 and 1907
on the one side, and no planting of a
crop for the year 1908 on the other
are points in the agreement
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
RESUMED
Unde rfdkinq.
OSCAR Belts.

SOUTH MILFORD, DELAWARE.
and my shop and place OF business is -, 49,
ington Strt ct South Milford. ASH
Prompt attention and careful work will no
gwen 70 an Jan.lith. 1905 emo.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
Live Stock Marks+s

:, iFIITrTISBURG Union Stock Yards)-
prime S60615. SHEEP biFbe Io y p pj2o
wethers. $6.7507; common, s3 a5D
lambs, r$6QS.50; veal calves, s7SS6
s:f5; HOGS active; prime besvies
$2;SO@540; medium, s5.4565.50. li1bf
SfsoTTkhers, S5.25@5.SO; heavy Yorl1esr n'
SSigsyXg KS go; pigs, S4650475; roughs'
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
214o MEN DISCHARGED
Sweeping Reduction In Pennsylvania
Altoona Shops,

Altoona Shops.
Altoona Pa, March 24.-Because OF
the continued depression in business
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
indefinitely suspended 2140 Altoona
shop employees. From the car shops $50
men were taken; Juniata locomotive
shops 1888; South Altoona foundries.
2S6; Altoona machine shops, S66.
Before the suspension II, 06O men
were employed in all departments. At
the same time an order was issued in
creasing the working time Of all the
men retained to nine hours a day and
five hours on Saturday, or fifty hours
a week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS ~
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets

Inc Latest Closing Prices In thl
Principal Markets.
PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR veal,
Winler extras, new, $3.8504; Penn
sy,i,vyanla roller, clear, S4.1004.25; city
mllls, fancy, $5.75Q5.90. RYE FLOUR
quleG; per barrel, $4550465. WHEAT
steady; No. 2 Pennsylvania. red, $50
Sb12c. CORN steady; No. 2 yellow
local 72Q74c. OATS steady: No 2
White, clipped, 581s o. See; lower
grades, 47c. HAY steady: timothy
large bales, $180185O. PORK Arm
family, per barrel, $3.50. BEEF firm.
peel mans, per barrel, $26m27 POTTT.
1hf: Live firm; hens, 14015c.: old
ROSTERS, 1Oc. Dressed firm: choice
lows l4c.; old ROSTERS, 10c. BUTTER
steady; extra creamery, 31c. EGGS
nrm; selected, 19022c; nearby. 17c+
western. 18c. POTATOES steady: Derr
Dusnel, S5Q8Sc Sweet Potatoes firm:
per basket, SOC. - AZ
IlMORE-WHEAT steady. No
z spot, 96A @961ac.; steamer No
spot 92A Q92hc.; southern. 92X N
S6Nc; CORN steady; mixed spot Sc |
Q66Ac.; steamer mixed 62m6Sfi - ~. |
southern, 64G6Sc. OATS fair: white |
No. 2, 59059Ac.; No. &. 5S65SiEc!
No. 4, 541a0551hc.; mixed NJ % 972JE;s
"a ob42e; No 3, 54Q541ac. BUTTER
SIea9y; creamery separator extras. 40
S@B5O42e.; prints. 31@32c.;; held 226 |
15c. Maryland and Pennsylvania dairv
prints, 10000. EGGS steady: fancy
g Maryland Pennsylvania, Virginia and
west virginia, 1512c.; southern, I41Sc
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colliery to Resume After Long IdIenes
shamokin, Pa, March 25. = Oficial
notice was made that the Natalie col
liery which has been idle four years
through warning stockholders in New
York and Plttsburg. would resume
operation April 1, giving employment
70 700 men and boys.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
THE ELIMINATION OF CALHOUN

ATRICK CALHOUN is delayed New York by pressing
business That he is rendering of his
stewardship and the IS slow and painful Calhoun
has made shpwreck OF and valuable business. AS
railway magnate he has conspicuous San
Francisco
The foron condition due in large
Cahoun ncapacity Let admit
ton difficult and further that the moneyed behind
enterprise forward liberal and progressive spirit
repair the damages caused by the FIRE If spirit
they had the and honestly told the public what
wanted would have been granted and
had let the people OF the city know that Ruef seeking
backa them they would readily have obtained everything that
coming them without trouble for anybody Rue
his But this Calhoun stepped in. He wanted
than he entitled and he believed he could
Calhoun imagined great stroke of
business in buying the booded franchises may
whether he still thinks that The prosperity corporation
OF thugs and spies greedy subsidized press costly
of lawyers OF all degrees from the police shyster
Of the bar The Call does not know who supplied Mr. Cahoun
defense fund, but It's sum is vast if respectable
Calhoun has elected and maintain
public His friends of him that he
Less predced observers francisco
stupidity He needessy involved his company costly strike
lie has outraged the public of justice and putting
nconvenen and horsecas lower Market
He has put himself in antagonism the public
serves In word Cahoun idea is do business with
This idea will not work 1t does work There
ieadowns and oppages the system The starved
Tor want OF money to keep standard The service bad
uncertain, rregua.
pay public service corporation to assume this
attitude OF uncompromsing hostility the popular justice
Calhoun whose corporation aside from the results boodng
Is the beneficiary OF franchises freely given by city easily
worth s0O0O0o stands technical right compel people
o ride IN hoecars the principal oroughare and adds insult
10 injury by hiring cheap newspapers to lie about it.
Calhoun belated survival In the natural process
ion he being eliminated
he United Railroads the hands of Hartman the
Betty expect decent service and hope reasonable
railroad and might him
unngton and Hartman together have given Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
GOLFERS BLAMES THE "HGHER UPS' FOR
INCITlNG SHOOTING OF FRANCIS j. HENEY
Golfers
The Natto nal NE K u
Heney
F COLLIER son Fu6bshera
coissrRober, Collier 4ls4 e., Thnh stosi
NEW YORK

Te1ev
h d IS 4u ~ o If Collier swoAyI
Eoo o. Francis has by lowwhonh
o home ind h property o Heneys wit
made neys life mi a few
a dsomed dis
attempted t p aqua
o
mpne in feseo % nmany ago has recently ymadh
o o Ano seko
nmvedg
Of him n Icns too he
mo n 10 hi dee honte pubic amo ganH Heney
by by yPrckC nand ~ Randoph
a pubicm n San Franc for acovrt
h nduhng Heneya
leg by int
So VIZ Examiner of
ocamen
graft
is as o tn finest KAN moral ths
United States has eceuyaHo
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
CIubwOmen and Their Work
By Alice q. Eccies

tained in this manner is to be devoted
to the support of the work in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. VIII Maddern will preside p
the next meeting of the dramatic sec
tion of the California club Thursday
afternoon at the clubhouse Mrs. Mad
dern is leader of this section and will
give study of an Ibsen play The
Wild Duck" with the assistance of four
readers. Those who have been attend
ing the afternoons with Mrs Maddern
will listen with interest to this study
OF the trend OF realism as expressed in
the drama OF today The Wild Duck
VIII be considered in relation to "Ros-
:,r msrsholm and the subject in January
will be The Lady from the Sea"
Next Saturday the woman's Auxiliary
society. California Pioneers. win hold
the annual breakfast at the Hotel Ar
gonaut. Fourth street and PionAar
place. and in the afternoon a vaudevflle
entertainment will be given BY La
Puerta del Oro chapter. Daughters OF
the American Revolution. at the So.
francis hotel,
The benefit for the Infant shelter will
be held this evening at the Valencia
tHCdtcAf anu lJ Is nOpe0 tndt crowded
house Will respond to the appeal for
help for these helpless little ones. The
proceeds will be devoted to the improve
ment of the home. which has been lack
ing in many essential convenjences
Those who have charge OF the sale OF
tickets are:
MIS- n. ; cooper Mrs 3. Frank Green
s.rs. IeofSe ferrine llrs- B. NJ R0wley
S,ls- 2, o. " So9dwln Mrs Charles l.. Hovey
s[s- st- sohn "a. kooertsonl Mrs. George A. Bachelor
'4rs- A. w SCOTT Mrs. Richard Davis
The Cap and Bells club will hold its
regular meeting Thursday at s15 Van
Ness avenue, but the various sections
OF the club have scheduled interesting
sessions Tor the preceding DAYS. This
morning the guitar section viii hold =
meeting and the card section will mest
this afternoon The dramatic and
choral sections will hold meetings
tuesday and the orchestra section an
nounees meeting for Thursday morn.
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
PROTECT THE INDIA BASIN

ME board Of supervisors will treat sympathetic
consideration the protests made against the issue OF spur
track privileges designed the purpose of filing the India
basin owands The OF this job they
positive injury 10 the future OF San Francisco preventing
popular ratification OF the India basin act through unworthy
appeals TO sectional eaosies against this city Having
uy they suppose pulled off this trick they now seek
reap the benefit by filling third of required for
he basin and putting Of public reach for harbo purposes
The situation very well understood San Francisco not
tandng the protests OF the chamber of commerce rather
hose officials who have misused that body. While
good thing for the city level Rncon hill disposition
be found for the spoi than limit the future
pa of the harbo The board supervisors convinced
ftii do nothing to facilitate the job.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30

\ this period in the development
~ of the elubwoman, when many
~ problems are engrossing her at
tention, none is more important.
perhaps, than the expression of her
philanthropy. There are those who diff
fuse sort of negative virtue in the
ancient way of good will TO men, but
the up to date elubwoman wishes to
advance a step and do good to all. She
knows that right thinking is proper
attribute for ones self. but that TO
reach the majority it is necessary to
express ones thought in some work
The modern clubwornan reaches out for
those less fortunate than herself. brings
her broader experience to their particu-
lar problem and helps them to greater
development. The suitable action for
good in each instance is the need of
the time recognized by the clubwomar-
The old idea of charity has almost died
a happy DEATH \ new philanthropy is
winning it's way in the present day.
The ctubwoman is ready to help accord
ing TO her new power those who are
struggling with an unfavorable environ
ment. Moreover. the struggling one is
assisted without the blare of trumpets,
for the central plan of almost every
CluO IN the CITY plctCc ttiC tNtCAl-
sion of q helping hand wherever it is
needed Each benefit is the club
weman's expression of the new philan-
thropy.
The Sorosis club announces an at
traetive program for its next meeting
at the Century Club building for MEM
bers and their friends Monday, De-
eember I. in charge of Mrs. Edwin
Stadtmuller. a comedy adapted from
Mrs. GaskelIs "CranfOrd" will be pre-
sented. followed by musical enter
tainment under the direction of Mrs.
Oscar MansfeldI. The music will con-
sist of old English and Scotch ballads
sung by the members of the club. on
Monday. December 21. the club will be
open from l until 4 for members and
their guests who wish to drop in for a
chat and a cup of coffee. An appeal has
been made to the members OF Sorosis
to aid the Anti-Tubercu1oSis league by
purchasing red cross stiekers for their
Christmas packages. The money OBJ
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
Answers TO Queries

DIScoNNECT-c H., City. Is it proper to
say .'hy the shutting OF Of a stop cock dis
eonnects
To disconncct is to dissolve the
union or connection, Of; 10 separate. to
sever. If by your question you mean
to say that by turning off stop cock
you stopped the flow of water, you have
shut off the supply. but have not dis
connected it in the sense of the dehni-
tions given above.
JOHN SwETT- Subscriber City When rss
John SWEET state superintendent Of public In
struction in California:
He was elected September 5. 1852,
and reelected October 81, 1863. He was
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
Regrets That j. S. Senator's and
Goyernor Did Not Extend Sympathy

Editor Call: IT is nur under-
standing that neither the United
States senators nor Governor Gill
lett rendered any sympathy to
Francis J. Henev after the at
tempted assassination.
l inclose you expressions of the
union thanksgivin service at
Denair.
The congregation requested
that these sentiments be given to
the public through The Call. as
1t appreciates your unqualified
support of Mr.. Heney In his prose-
cution of the grafters.
Denair, Cal, Nov. 26, 1908.
SUBSCRIBER.
Editor Call: At the union
Thanksgiving service held In
the Friends church today it
was the unanimous expression
or The congregation That they
deeply regretted that immedi-
ateiy after the attempt to as
saSsInate Francis Heney the
governor and United states
senators Of our state did not
express their unqualified in
dorsement of Mr.. Heney and
his work as did the president
of tho United States.
n. J. WITsfER. Pastor Chris
tian Alliance Church.
ELWOoD MILLS.
Pasfcr Friends Church.
J. " LESTER.
Pastor Christian Church
Dcnair. Cal. Nov. 26, 1D0s-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
All Churches Unite

NAPA. Nov. 29-The churches o1
Napa held union service today at the
Methodist church and there was large
attendance of members and citizens
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by Rev. ]. c. Garth of the Bap-
tlst church and were adopted by the
gathering:
Whereas. we. the citizens Of
Napa, have gathered in response to
the call of President Roosevelt TO
offer prayer and thanksgiving TO
God for his protecting care: and
Whereas. we are nov seeking aid
from Divine Providence for the fu-
ture preservation of our country
and her well being; and
Whereas, we have become aware
of the fact that certain unscrupu-
lous fellows in San Francisco have
sought by foul means to defeat the
ends of justice, and to that lend
have bribed the public press. have
dynamited the homes of witnesses
and have even dared to shoot the
brave and loyal representative of
the people in open court. when he
stood before the bar of justice
pleading for our rights; therefore
be it
Resolved. that we declare our
selves as now and forever opposed
to such brazen misinterpretation
and defiance of law. and that we
deplore the attitude of the public
press which has denied us the right
to know the truth. and that we de-
mand the right TO punish offenders
of our laws without the interfer-
enee of the assassin's hand, and be
it
Resolved. that we express our
approval of the work of the men
who are courageOusly striving to
make San Francisco a cleaner and
more righteous city. and especially
do we commend the work of Francis
j. Heney and express our deep and
sincere desire for his speedy and
complete recovery: and be it
Resolved. that we commend the
San Francisco Cell and Bulletin
for their fearless and untiring ef-
fort on behalf of justice, and that
we call on the citizens who love the
laws of the land to support only
those papers which are willing TO
stand for these things. Be ii fur
ther
Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to Francis ].
Heney. to the San Francisco Call
and Bulletin and to the local dailies
OF Napa.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30
Revivify Moral Support

L. :. Grant council Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, has taken
the lead among lodges of that order
in putting itself decidedly on srecord
in .cOndemning the spirit OF lawlCss-
ness that had its climax in the at
tempted assassination of Francis j.
council the following resolutions were
adopted regarding the attack on the
graft prosecutor:
Whereas. the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics be-
lieves in the maintenance of or
der and the upholding OF cOnstitu-
tlonal authority in the government
under which we live as a funda-
mental and vital working principle
whereas, T. s Grant council
No 19. j. o. L. A. NJ of san
Francisco. deplores the attempted
assassination of Assistant District
Attorney Francis j. Heney. within
the portals and before the very bar
of justice. while gagged in the
sworn discharge Of his duty, and
looks upon such an act with an
unspeakable, righteous hatred; and
Whereas. there arises from the
blood stained altar OF justice a
somber and definite moral issue.
which is the issue of the law
Therefore. be it resolved. by the
members of I. :. Grant council No.
19. ]. o. T.. A. NJ. OF san Francisco,
conforming to one of the funda-
Ll0Htdi p 4hSi pres tiitl lneS mere
by reVIVify their belief and with
undaunted determination pledge
their loyalty to the law and it's de-
tenders. TO the end that order may
be maintained. constituted author
ity upheld and apathetic morality
be driven from the minds OF our
citizenship by an aroused rea1iza-
ton Of its insidious destructive
ness, both 10 business in its sphere
and to government in its sphere.
and. therefore, to a business gov
ernment.
BE it further resolved that a
copy of these resolutions be sent
to all the councils OF the j. q.
L. A. M. in San Francisco. and that
they be spread upon the minutes
of our order and a copy OF them
be given to the press for publi-
cation
u. :. Grant Council No. 10. j. q.
L. A. ~, by Resolution Com
mittee"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30

followed by o. p. Fitzgerald who took
the office December ., 1867.
WEEKLY PAPERS, w. Fresno. Cal Is
there 2 directors OF the weekly papers pub
lished in the United states?
There are several publications that
print the names of all papers, periodi-
calls and magazines. Such are TO be
found In all first class newspaper Of
ilces and free Libraries and advertising
agencies.
POPULAR VOTE. r. S. oakland Cal.
What is was the popular vote FOR Mckinley in
In 1895, 7.lo4,77e; in 1900, 7,2o7,s2s.