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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
THE SEWER WORK HELD UP
A Writ to Show Cause Granted to
George g. Frefingauysen.


On the application OF Vreeland,
King, Wilson & Lindabury, acting for
George G. Frelinghuysen, Justice Par
ker has granted rule to show cause
why a writ Of certiTaori should not be
issued In the matter of the construc-
tion of the sewer system with disposal
grounds in Hanover township as the
commissioner have proposed. The
rule is returnable and will be argued
at the Court House ON SATURDAY. morn
ing. Testimony will be taken in the
matter tomorrow by Phil. P. Pierson,
supreme court commissioner.
The application recites eighteen
reasons why the sewer proceedings
under the commission act are Illegal.
First, the claim is made that the act
is unconstitutional, because it.directs
the circuit court judge to fix the COM
pensation of the four commissioners.
1t embraces provisions Of a private, or
special or local nature and undertakes
to make the act general; it attempts
to give one municipality control Of
lands outside the boundaries thereof
The act embraces more than one OBJ
ject and does not express in the title
the objects. 1t is private, special or
local law, regulating the internal af-
fairs of town and appointing local
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
THE FRIDAY EVENING CLUB

. The Federation or the Worlds the
Subject of Hamilton Holt's Lecture.
The lecturer before the Friday Even
ing Club last Friday evening was
Hamilton Holt, who spoke on the
subject of "The Federation of the
World. He told of the inception Of
the Hague conferences and the work
accomplished by the two meetings Of
that body and the sixty-two decisions
on international affairs rendered un-
der its auspices, also OF the successful
work of the Inter-Parliameutary
League, followed by the Nobel peace
prizes and the funds used for the visit
ing Of authorities parliamentarians,
professors and ministers of one coun-
try to another. His illustrations were
of prominent factors in bringing us
nearer to a world peace, and of the
palace of the Hague and the new
structure to be built there, together
with number of cartoons from prom
inent papers, closing with pictures of
instruments Of torture used up till the
middle of the eighteenth century, and
of modern engines Of warfare which
the speaker prophesied would be just
as grewsome curiosities a century or
so hence.
Mr.. Holt reasoned that the fedora
tion is nearer than most people think,
many Of the necessary steps having al
ready been taken. There will never
be another Napoleor, never any more
wars of conquest. Disarmament can
come only after the organization of
the Parliament of the world, but the
time is not far distant when the only
wars will be civil wars and at present
there is little chance Of war between
any countries of three continents. We
are just at the end of the era of force
and at the beginning of the era of rea-
son. Just as trial by battle has en-
tirely passed away and dueling nearly
SO, so will wars gradually pass away.
The speaker gave credit to the Unit
ed States as the leader in the work to-
ward the federation and said that the
life of this people under it's form of
government had shown the federation
to be possible.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Mrs. Oscar B. Smith has invited her
friends to meet Bishop Paddock, of
Eastern Oregon, at her house, 6l
Franklin street, on Wednesday, Janu-
ary %, at four O'Clock, when the Bis
mop will make an address.
Mrs. Richard M. Parmely has return
ed from Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Florence VanWyck, who spent
several seasons here with her sister,
Mrs. William X. White, is-in NewY ork
for the winter.
Mrs. Swords and the Misses Swords
are now at the Holland apartments, 66
West 46th street, New York.
Miss Bessie Adams, who with her
brother, Louis B. Adams, has had an
apartment In New York during recent
months, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Fernando b. Echeverria. Mr.. Adams
and Miss Adams will shortly leave for
Florida and from there Miss Adams
will later Join friends in Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic r. kellogg
are in mourning through the death of
Mr.. Kellogg's mother.
Mrs. Charles Y. Swan, who has been
staying with her mother, Mrs. Henry
A. FanshaWe, during the past week,
was to return on Thursday to Ithaca
Ny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Smith have gone
to Ridgefield, Conn.,, for the remainder
of the winter, with the intention OF re-
turning to Boldings' early in the
spring.
Miss Ruth Twombly will be one of
the bridesmaids at the marriage Of
her cousin, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
ard Count Ladislas Szechenyi next
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Crist Delmon-
leo hare announced the engagement
OF tneir daughter, Miss Julia Crist
DelmonicO and Ethan Allen Denni-
son Rnrnnoh Of Rr0nklvn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
INAUGURAL
ADDRESS
Governor Fort Takes Strong
Ground on Important
Public Questions.
EXCISE QUESTION PROMINENT

Gentlemen of the Senate and General
Assembly:
Called by the people of my native
state to assume the high Office of chief
executive, / have in your presence
taken the oath of Office and now enter
upon the performance of the duties
with profound sense of their respon
sibility.
My predecessor has presented to you
in his message, submitted the past
week, a full review of our state finances
and has epitomized existing conditions
in the departments and institutions OF
the state.
l shall therefore only discuss in as
brief and businesslilze way as | can
few of the questions which, tc my
mind, were settled by the people in
the last election and bring to you some
suggestions that commend themselves
to me as worthy of legislative action.
All parties in the last election Se-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21

clared forthe enactment of an etficlenr
civil service act. The enlightened pub
lie sentiment of our time demands that
removals from public positions shall
not occur for political reasons. The
spoils system is both obsolete and de-
moralizing and should be ended. Any
fair bill intended to attain this result
in state, county and municipality will
meet with my approval.
Public Utilities.
A public utilities bill should be en-
acted that win meet all the demands
of the most advanced thought upon
governmental regulation of public
utility corporations.
such a bill cannot harm such corpo-
rations but will, in my view, strength
en- them and their securities in public
confidence.
Just and fair regulation can only be
objected to by those misconceiving the
rights of the state. The state grants
all corporate powers to its railways
and other public utility corporations
and may not only modify, but repeal,
all charters and charter privileges it
confers. 1t may therefore impose con
ditions upon their operation at its
pleasure.
OF course, in the doing of these
things it should act wisely and with
conservatism, protecting all vested
rights of property and the interests Of
the innocent holders of the securities
of existing quasi public corporations.
Regulation, therefore, upon a wise
basis of the operation of these public
utilities companies, including the fix
ing of rates and public charges upon
complaint and subject to court review,
should be intrusted to proper board
as we'll as the right to regulate the
output of stock and the bonded issues
of such corporations.
If this were done, it would inure to
the benefit Of the people and the com-
panies, for it would fix the value of
sffehs securities and act as guarantee
against their depreciation. Under such
a law the holders of existing securi-
ties would find them protected, ana
new securities offered would have the
confidence of the people because of the
guarantee of the state that they were
only issued for extensions or better
ments and upon some basis of the cost
of such extensions or betterments.
There should be but one commits
sion in the state for the regulation of
railroads and all public utility compa-
niles, and in case new act is passed
on this subject it should embrace all
the powers conferred upon the board
OF railroad commissioners under the
act approved May 10, 1907, The act
Of 1907 is good as far as it goes, but
its powers are not sufficiently broad OF
drastic to compel compliance with
its orders or to reach many matters
over which it should have plenary con
troll The present method of enforcing
orders provided by the act of 1907,
which requires proceedings in a court
cf equity by "a bill for specific per-
formance,s is so absurd as to be al
most ludicrous. Any order of the com
mission should become operative un-
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commissioners to regulate municipal
affairs.
The other reasons outside the con-
stitutional one are that it delegates
to the judicial department powers not
appertaining to it. The board has
not selected thel most advantageous
site for disposal works. The board
has never obtained the approval of the
State Commission to plans on which
it intends to build. The act called
for ballots to be used in the election.
The terms have never been legally ac-
cepted by the voters. Voting ma
chimes were used at the election. The
voters never bad an opportunity to
vote for any system Of sewerage or the
location Of disposal works, or had sub
mitted to them any plans or specifica-
tions. The voters had no say in the
composition of the commission. No
consent has ever been secured for the
location OF the disposal plant in Han
over township. The cost will exceed
the amount authorized. The land on
which it is proposed to locate the
plant is owned or partly owned by a
member of the commission. The con-
tract was executed before title was
secured to the tract. No steps have
been made to acquire title. The
special election was not conducted un-
der the general law. Morristown was
Incorporated under special charter
with mayor, recorder, aldermen and
councilmen and the present govern
ment is not according to the charter.
The board Of sewerage reported that
the works would be two miles from
town when they had not decided the
location of the works and the site
selected is five eignths Of mile from
town. That the money Of the tax
payers is to be paid out in salaries TO
commissioners at the order of cir
cult court judge.
Ex-Judge Cutler appeared before
Justice Parker this morning and re-
quested that the rule be amended so
that the bitches and ejector chambers
now open might be closed up. He
said that they were dangerous in their
present condition, especially the cham
ber on the Cory road. Mr.. Wilson, Of
Vreeland, King, Wilson 8 Lindabury,
said they bad no objection to such
amendment and Justice Parker di-
rected the attorneys to prepare an
amendment to that that effect which
he would sign
Pitney & Hardin have been retained
by Mr.. Frelinghuys and the other
parties in the case and will appear
with Vreeland, King, Wilson q Lind
abury.
The annual meeting of the Norris
town Field was held at the Morris
town Club on Monday evening when
the following officers were reelected /:
President, G. ID. M. Cole vice-p -presi-
dent, John II. Brinley secretary, Ed
ward X Mills; treasurer, w. j. Ro-
maine additional governors Thomas
w. Cauldwell, Fred. w. Ford, ]. s..
Mackie, e. w, Poor and w. A. Watts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.

Court opened this morning with
Justice Parker presiding. The follow
ing grand jury was chosen Charles
W. Ennis, Joseph Pollard, George W.
Blanchard, Harry Mutchler, John Ber-
gen, Melvin Van Horn, Nicholas Ar
rowsmith, Charles e. Shelley, A. Rus
sci Lynd, James E. Burnett, Albert r.
De Bow, Ellis L. Foster, Charles W.
Hall, Sylvester G. Baker, William e.
Young, Robert f. Jenkins, Horace T..
Cook, William H. Boyd, Samuel w.
Welsh, Robert Fl. Thompson, John
Husk, Jr., ]. N. Conover, Dayton Bald
win. William H. Guerin, of Passaic
township, who had been summoned,
was unable to appear because of I'LL
ness and was excused.
Justice Parker called attention to
the homicide case in Montville town
ship last November then made some
remarks of general character, stating
that it was the first time he had
presided as Justice of the Supreme
Court in Norris County. He had asked
that the oath of the jurymen be read
in full. Fortunately for Morris Coun-
ty the citizens are exceptionally quiet,
orderly and law-abiding. But crimes
do occur, and the court is largely pow
erless without the grand jury which
is an integral part of the court. In
the cities the work OF the grand jury
has been largely done away with in
the smaller cases, but in counties like
Morris crimes must be presented by
the grand jury.
The oath is ancient, historic and i'm
pressive, and he wished that a copy
might be framed and hung in every
grand jury room. The members are
to diligently inquire as to crimes COM
mitted, not to depend upon the prose-
cutor or papers sent up from justices.
They should keep watch, investigate
and present any matters coming with
in their knowledge.
The grand jury sits in the capacity
of judges and should be impartial,
fearless, honest. The grand jury room
is no place for the indulgence Of per-
sonal spite and antipathy as alas, often
happens in this State as we'll as others.
We are all human and ill-will, cow
ardice and dishonesty beset us all to a
certain extent, but these must be
eliminated
The oath calls for secrecy because If
the business leaks out an opportunity
is given those who fear Indictment to
protect themselves by flight or other
wise. Leaks of that kind also bring
the administration Of justice into
disrepute as being matters of common
gossip, Then sometimes the Innocent
are suspected of wrong doing and their
name is blemished by grand jury
leaks.
Justice Parker said be spoke as he
did so that the views of the court
should be known at the beginning Of
his term of service.
The cases we're called and the JUS
tice announced that Judge Minturn
would take up the trial Of the cases on
March 8. The court Of errors is so
pressed that he could not devote the
time to hearing the cases.
The cases were reported as follows:
Nos. /, IA, 7, IA, Is, 16, II, 10, 20, 2l,
p, 23, 25, 20, ready Nos. 3, 5, 9; no
answer; No. 6, settled Nos. 5 and "a,
off for term.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
% I'D O s.
The LAUTER is a delight
ful piano from every point Of view.
We ask you to examine it.
OUR wARERooMs ARE OPEN EVENINGS

If you contemplate purchasing
piano, we are sure that after examina-
ton you will conclude that this is the
instrument that shall enter your home.
The Lauter Piano has become a prime
favorite with people of critical musical
taste in every state in the Union on
account Of its exquisitely beautiful
tone, faultless balance of scale, delight
full modulation, and beautiful finish
Of details throughout the instrument.
A concert pianist of national
reputation recently visited our factory.
He said to US after investigation of
every department., of our finished
product, that never before had he seen
pianos upon which such loving care
was bestowed by the maker, never be-
fore had he touched keyboard that
delighted him in every respect as the
Lauter. This gentleman knows every
piano of reputation made in this
country, and his judgment is sought
by pianos makers constantly.
If you will but visit factory and
warerooms, or, better still, both, we
think your opinion will but confirm
the Judgment of the gentleman we
have mentioned, as well as that of
countless other experts who have
visited our plant, and have expressed
themselves just as enthusiastically.
In many respects the Lauter Piano
is the most costly and carefully CON
structed instrument that is to be had.
For example, our sounding boards are
subjected to slow-seasoning for TWO
YEARS after completion, and before
being placed in pianos; no other
maker allows more than from four to
six months for similar process. The
result in the Lauter is that magnificent
sparkling tone that is feature Of the
Lauter alone.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21

LCoETrNUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10
City Prison in Durham i'm Filthy Con
ditiOn

The following news story was sent
out from Durham Saturday night:
AS a parting shot today the grand
jury created second sensation when
the city government was fearfully ar
raigned for the condition of the city
prison. 1t was cited in the report
that the prison is filthy and dirty,
that the bedding is worn out and in
bad shape, and that the sanitary con-
ditions are bad. 1t was also stated
that the walls are in poor condition
evidently not having been white
washed for years, and that the light,
ing Is bad. AS a final shot the re-
port suggested that it Is disgrace
to the city to maintain sucn a prison
and that the city government should
be required to keep place that is al
least as healthy and presentable as
the Jail. This was said after having
praised the manner in which the jai
was kept.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10
Taft and Foraker Again Political
Friends.

Secretary Taft and Senator Fora
ker are now political friends and it
is stated that Foraker will take the
stump for Taft. A dispatch sent out
from Toledo. o., gives the following
account of their meeting during the
G.. A. r. reunion at Toledo:
For an hour or more today the
grand parade OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic, with It's attendant
throngs serving merely as the back
ground-the scenery was Of as dra-
matte an incident as has enlivened
a political campaign In some years.
namely the public meeting OF William
II. Taft and erstwhile rival Senator
Joseph Benson Foraker.
The Republican leader and his an
tagonist, politically, Of the precon-
vention canvass, met In the oficiai
reviewing stand, shook hands. smiled
and exchanged greetings. while from
thousands of shroats came cheer
after cheer, as the significance Of the
incident dawned upon the beholders.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10
A MOST BRUTAL MURDER.
Theatrical Man Murders Wife, Then
Cuts Her to Pieces and Hids the
Dismembered Body in Trunk.


Boston, Sept. 3.-The most brutal
crime committed in Greater Boston
since the death of Susan M. Geary,
a chorus girl, four years ago, and
one much resembling it in it's de-
tails, was disclosed tonight by the
discovery of the torso of Mrs. Hon
orah Jordan, an actress, aged TWEEN
ty-three years, of Somerville, in a
trunk in a clearinghouse at No. Z
Hancock Street on Beacon Hill, this
city. Later the head and bones of
the limbs were found in the furnace
of the Jordan home at Somerville
and the scalp, hair and other grew
some remains were taken from the
kitchen range of the house.
Chester Jordan, aged 29 years,
an actor, of Someryille, is held by
the police charged with the murder
and tonight, according to the Off
GERS, he made a complete confession
of the crime.
According to Jordan's confession
he accidentally killed his wife Tues
day night in a quarrel at their home
and becoming desperate over what
he had done, he went out and
bought butcher knife, razor and
shears, cut up the body and placed
the torso in trunk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10

| TOOLS. an i Kin prove hit IL the
| perlitical bosses IN North Carolina
would issue orders that everybody
| in the State should stand on their
heads fer fifteen minutes each morn.
In whole lot ov people would be
| found tryIn' ter do so and they
| would not question the wisdom ov
the leaders" This liz a condition
an not theory. Hit simply shows
that majority oy mankind does
not know ennuff ter git out ov a
at hand. I'll put hit anuther way:
II the bosses wuz ter issue orders
ter that effect ninety-five per cent ov
the married voters oy the State
would kill their mother-in-Iaw be-
fore Saturday night. They liz no
telin' what a man will do after he
jines perlitical party an gifts hiz
veins full ov party pizen an hiz
heart full ov periitical hatred. Ov
course, they liz no harm In a man
belongin' ter a perlitical party. But
he orter try ter act sensible or else
he orter be fined $40 and costs every
time he acts foolish over pollyticks.
II that plan wuz carried out they
would not be any need ov raisin'
revenue fer State and County pur-
poses by takin' land an other prop
erty. II l ever git a seat in the
State Legislator I'll see that sich a
law iz passed an hev hit fixed SO that
hit can't never be repealed. They
air several other guide laws I'd love
ter interduce an git passed on post
ed in the Code. One liz a law ter
keep boys, large an small frum
meetin' liz over ter gaze at the girls
az they cum out ov church. That IL
an ole subjick, l know, but hit iz
so important that every writer in
the land ought ter hit at the habit
now an then. If l owned sum boys
hit wouldn't require any legislation
fer when l went ter church I'd keep
one eye peeled an the first time
seed any sich conduct I'd git the boys
home az soon az possible an I'd sit
down an give them g guide little talk
erbout that sort ov thing an hope
that would be sufficient. But if hit
wuz not, if things went frum bad to
Wurse, az hit seems ter be goin', I'd
waite till 1 got home some Sunday
afternoon an then I'd trim up a few
peach trees an I'd wade into them
boys like l WuZ fitin' fire when the
old sedge fields git afire in the
spring Ov the year, an when I'd git
through thrashing them boys you
couldn't git them ter stand in front
ov church ter watch a circus
parade pass.
But things air goin' frum bad ter
wurse. A CRATE many parents, now
adays, air neglectin' ter obey the
Scriptures-they spare the rod an
spoil the child An this sort ov
thing liz CROWN at terrible rate ov
speed. Nothin' short ov revolu-
tion will save the comm generations.
What has caused this period ov
backslidin'? Too much readin' ov
the wrong sort. Too many read the
"Children's Page" in this or that
family newspaper" or magazine, an
they read lot ov rot erbout How
to raise children The only way ter
raise 'em IL ter give 'em plenty ov
''hickery tea" an a little in the way
ov clothes an plenty ov grub. Anvil
ways give hickery tea first.
Az ever, ZEKE BILKINS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10
A Sober Convention and q Fine
Ticket.

Hickory Times-Mercury.)
The Mercury is glad to say the Re
publicans held sober, civil and har-
monious convention, wrote good
platform and nominated a clean
good ticket. 1t is equal to any.
The Mercury will support the tick
ct. This is free country, and the
people begin to appreciate it. The
day of ring rule is fast coming to
it's sunset-it is setting clear, too.
In our next issue, we shall gladly
say something about the gentlemen
on the ticket, impressing the fact
that they are not only worthy
North Carolinians but are Americans
founded on the principles of Inde
| lpendence-"