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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-02
WHEN THE FIRE BELL RINGS.
Look at This and You WIN be Able
to Locate the Blaze.

to Locate the Blaze.
HOW TO SEND IN AN ALARM.
To send in an alarm, open box and pull down
the lever on the inside When an alarm 10
sent in. the fire bell will sound the number Of
the box and repeat the alarm four times.
There are several keys TO each box, which are
held by persons living nearby-a card attached
to each box gives the names of such holders.
Policemen also have keys. y
HOW TO LOCATE AN ALARM.
Il the alarm is sounded from box 25, the fiYs
bell viii strike two, then pause and strike fvtS
which will indicate that the fire is in the vicins
Ity of No. rs box. Every alarm is repestsd
four times. :
NO. BOX. LOCATION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Western Ave, near Miller 60.
26.............. Mendham Ave, corner Mis- St.
N............. Corner EARLY and Harrison SITS.
8................S peedwell Ave, near Early st.
4...................Wa Water st., corner Cole Ave-
E....................... Morris St.. at Depot
88........ Morris st.. near Washington Fd'q's
H...............M Madison Ave, near Ford Ave
l8........... Franklin st., near Franklin Placs
49,. Maple Ave between Oak g. Boyken SITS.
A6.......... Market St., corner Macculloch Ave
H......... Washington ST.. at Roy's drug store
62....... Police Headquarters, Speedwell Ava
s58. ...............M Memorial Hospital, Morris St
64..........,....W Water St.. corner Ianden Ave.
&C.. Maple Ave, corner Madison st.
+62. ......AI Souls Hospital, Mt. Kemble Ave.
s8............ South ST., front Morristown CLUB
64............ Sussex Ave, corner Mills ST
65........... Washington ST., corner Atno Ave
70 - Macculloch Ave. corner Boyken ST
78.............. corner Park Place and Soutl. st.
A.. go. Cor. Ridgedale and Albeit AYES.
+To be rung at Police Headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
POLITICAL NOISE HARMLESS. Business Men Have Nothing To Fear
 From the Shouters.

From the New York Evening Post
 There is no essential difference between the agitations now going forward and those which shook the country in An drew Jacksons time. The shouting is louder now, because there are more throats and the modern press makes it possible for the people to be thrilled by the same emotion all at the same time, instead of successivey: but all that does not change either the fundamental char acter of Americans or the nature of their institutions. There are still courts in Washington. There is stil a dominant number of steady and cautious men in Congress. They will not he raided, and they refuse to be terrified. Nor is there any reason to believe that the mass Of the people have wish or purpose except for corrective and healing laws.
 All thing being so. our apprehensive business men should pluck up their spirits. They have a hard enough Job on their hands to work their way back to pros perity without being at the same time harried by alarm at renewed appeals to the groundlings. That sort of thing will soon pass and be set down by the politi- cal historian of our times for exactly what it is worth. Meanwhile, it is for those who have the serious tasks of keeping the industry and transportation of the country going, to bear In mind the powerful forces which make for stability and sanity and not tremble at the thunder of the captains and the shouting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
FIRST ATTACK ON
 HIGHER SALARIES
No INCREASES ARE ALLOWED TO SECRETARIES OF SEVERAL DE- APARTMENTS, OWING TO HOUSE OBJECTIONS.

Washington, February 14.-Reading of
 propriation bill for amendment was be-
 gun in the House of Representatives to-
 day. The measure covers 16S pages. The first attack on the increases in the
 salaries of the assistant secretaries of the
 several departments which the bill au thorizes, was made by MT. Macon of Arkansas, who recognized a point of or der against the increases for the assistant secretaries. MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
 made a plea for increasing the salaries of the solicitor general and the as- sistants to the attorney general. He
 charged the appropriation committee with having discriminated against these of ficials
 MT. Macon declared that the increases,
 if made, should be under separate bill
 and not in an appropriation bill. H. gave
 notice that he would recognize a point of order against all other increases for
 assistant secretaries. The point of or
 der was sustained and the proposed in creases were not allowed
 MT. Macon objected to increases in sal aries proposed for other assistant sec
 retares and when the provision affecting the treasury department salaries was read these increases went over on a point of order raised by him. The proposed increase in the salary of the supervising architect of the treasury was rejected on point of order by Mir Macon, who objected also to an amend ment by Mr. Smith of Arizona proposing au increase in the salaries of the terri tory judges of Arizona.
 MT Gaines of Tennessee, in asking MT Macon to withdraw his objection, re- marked that it was only technical. This so nettled MT. Macon that he protested ''It is strange that representative can not undertake to discharge his duties as
 he sees them without someone belhg
 called on to read him a lecture.' MT. Gaines protested that he was not twins to lecture and expfessed his high opinion of MT. Macon.
 Flowers never in this world took the rlace of food,' hotly retorted Mr Macon. The incident was closed by MT Gaines insisting that he meant no offense. l MT. Macon then made another point against the increase of the salary of the assistant secretary of war and 1t was stricken out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
The American Language.
pm the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 This is the way an Englishman re- counts his experiences with his mother tongue as "she is spoke in the ''states.''
 'I was a stranger in Boston, and found some difficulty in understanding the lan- guage of the street.
 ''I stood on the curb and listened to the conversation of two teamsters, who were wrangling about the right of way.
 "One said to the other: 'Aw, close yur trap, or I'll get off and fracture your re- inforced concretesr
 "To this the one addressed replied: Stop overworking the hot-air pump or I'll pull you off your chariot and swab the Belgian blocks with you!
 What are those chaps talking about D I asked. turning to a bystander who was also listening to the conversation.
 " Don't you cotton to the gab?' he asked me in surprise.
 q Don't I which?' I retorted.
 q Don't you fall for the diction? he continued Why, them two rein-pushers meets head-on right here in the scrouge where there ain't no room to let-both of 'em tries to pass on the pole side--then they conjunct and loosen mp their valves you heard the spiel-one gets kippy and calls the other a bifurcrated bajazzo-zthe tother threatens to put crimp inN No. Is lung cage. Then long comes pair of pinchers from headquarters and tells 'em to uncork the congestion and move to'rds their destination or they'll get a transfer to the refrigerator. This caps the lid on the incident. Say, are you further that you can't dope United States lingo with out blue prnts?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
FISH TAKES ISSUE
 WITH HACKSTAFF
THE ISSUE OF EQUIPMENT BONDS, SAYS FISH, WAS NOT ADVO- GATED BY HIM DURING HIS TERM.

 New York, February 14.-Stuyvesant Fish. former ri es1dent of the Illinois Gen. tral Railroad company, took issue today with the recent statement of A. G. Hack staff. vice ETC sident of the company, con- cerning an lssue of equipment bonds. which MT. Hackstaff states was consid- cred last summer by the board of direc- tors to finance floating indebtedness, "in- cured by enterprises insisted upon and supported by MT. Fish,
 z In his reply, MT Fish declares that the board of directors had never thought it advisable to issue equipment bonds, until on January 15 1908, they learned for the first time that President J. T. Hara- han had, by withholding audited vouch- CTS from payment, run up in Chicago a floating debt of about $5,O0O,000 without their knowledge or of that of any of their committed"
 MT. Fisn do ciares that at three meet ings of the board of directors held during last January, it was shown that with the approval of the stockholders, enough bonds of the highest class and lawful in- Vestment for savings banks" could have been disposed of to finance the company S needs. When it was found that the ap- proval of the stockholders was required, he declares, Mr. Hartman opposed this plan. and then brought in his plan for equipment trust bonds for the stated req son that they could be issued by board resolution alone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
LAMAR MAN IN JAIL
 ON MURDER CHARGE
Claudus F. Hackleman Is Transferred To Birmingham From Lamar
 For Safekeepine.

Claudius F. Hackelman, a white man of fair education, was brought to Birmng- ham yesterday from Lamar county and placed in the county jail here for safe keeping. Hackleman is charged with mur- der.
 From all accounts it seems that one of the Lamar county officials. was .ip the act of arresting Hackleman when he drew a gun and fired, killing one of the men who was with the officer. It is under stood that he then fled, and he now bears several shot wounds that were inflicted in his flight. He was captured later.
 According to the schedule Hackleman was to have been taken from the Lamar county jail last night and lynehed by a mob. However, Sheriff Hill of Lamar brought the man to Birmingham yester- day morning and he is in the county jail, where he will remain until taken back for trial.
 It is understood that Hackleman is wanted in various parts of the country on no less than 30 or 40 different charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
Death of Mrs. SempIe.

Special Correspondence of The Record.
 Washington, D. CA social star that
 rose OCT the capital before the Civil
 war has passed away. Mrs. Letitia Tyler
 Semple, daughter of President John Tyler
 by his first wife, died at the Louise
 Home, an institution for aged southern
 gentlewomen, established by W. w. Cor
 coran. Washingtons millionaire philan-
 thropist as a memorial to his wife and
 daughter. Yesterday was the anniversary
 of the lats-.Mr. Corcoran's birth.
 Mrs. Semple was born S4 years ago. She was married to Paymaster Semple of the navy, before her father became President, and spent much time at the White House during her mothers illness, but when her
 mother died she returned to her home, the l famous colonial palace in Williamsburg, | Va, from there she was called when the ! period of mourning had passed to become | the mistress of the White House, and she dispensed the hospitality of the mansion until 1SH when President Tyler took Il second wife, the beautiful Miss Julia l Gardiner of Gardiners Island, N Y. Although bowed by years and illness, | Mrs. Semple never lost the manner and appearance of the grande dame. She was | tall and slender, of dignified bearing, and | had expressive eyes of dark shade. Her 1 snow white hair was worn in picturesque | curls of the style of 50 years ago.
 | Friends of Mrs. Semple detected in her 1 features 8 strong resemblance to her | father. Her mind was alert and active | even in her last days. For more than u l dozen years she was crippled by paralysis, and once only essayed to leave the i Louise Home to attend a social function. | That was in 1886, when she was a guest | at the wedding of President Cleveland | and Miss Frances Folsom.
 l Mrs. Semple was full of memories of the | old times in Washington. She was fond 1 of recalling her acquaintance with great | men. When the Prince det Joinville vs- l tied Washington she was the mistress | of the White House Daniel Webster, l her fathers secretary of state, was an ! intimate friend. Once she said:
 | Tt fell frequently to MT. Webster's lot | to take me out to dinner. He was not | only one of the most brilliant men, but l one of the most profound thinkers l ever | met He spoke so wisely and with so | much knowledge on the simplest subject | that no one would think of making friv- | olous remark in his presence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
One Hundred Years of Anthracite.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 When England loses her ascendanav in coal production" said William Stan ley Jevons, a British political econo- mist, in 1887, "her fall will be quick CT than the Roman empires was after Odoacer, the Germanic barbarian, upset the shadow throne of the Little Au- gustus, and made himself king of Italy" The United States, which was low in the scale in coal production when that prophecy was made, has since then passed far ahead of Eng land. Of more than 400. 100000 tons of coal of all sorts produced in the United States in the calendar year 1907, much more than three fifths was anthracite, and nearly all of this was furnished by Pennsylvania.
 In 1880 the United States passed head of the United Kingdom in vol ume of manufactures in the aggregate, and the lead has been increasing ever since In 1907 the United States, in pig iron production, 26,000,000 tons, beat the United Kingdom. Germanl< and France combined. In 1908 our $120 000 000,000 of wealth exceeds that of the United Kingdom and France taken togeth CT, which are our nearest rivals on that roll. Much of the United States industrial and financial pre- ponderance over the countries of the world is due to the utilization of an- cite, which started on February II, 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
The Waltz In Favor.

From the Baltimore News.
 Society writers in New York and other social centers say that the waltz is coming into It's own again. Its renewed popularity is reported to be due to the soulful music in "The Merry Widow" and one or two other popular operas. while the decline in interest in the two step" is attributed to failure of the ''rag-time" artist to produce something new to set the feet of dancers tinglng. The waltz is certainly case of survival of the Attest. 1t has survived host of more or less ungraceful dances, ranging from the 'Boston dp'' to the "Coney Is- land wrestle," and bids fair to see many other extravagances which invade its field come and go. It is rightly entitled to be called the poetry of notion" and fairly deserves it's long undisputed reign as to the most graceful and most alluring of dances. It is difficult dance to mas ter, while at many of the so-called sub stitutes anybody can make a stagger It requires an ear for rhythm It has appealed to the great masters of music, whose compositions will live when the syncopated melodies of the 'rag-time" order will have become anathema It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
CHINESE PENAL INSTITUTES.
Advanced System of Handling Crimi-
 nals and Tranaressors.

Vice Consul Ernest vollmer, writing
 from Tsingtau, says that one of fthe
 unfailing signs of the influence which contact with western civilization and
 methods has upon the Chinese is evident in the gradual alteration of the systems
 of punishment of crime in vogue through
 out the Empire The vice consul gives the following illustrations of this ten
 deney:
 The ordinary punishment for minor crimes for ages past has been beating, or "bambooing." as it is locally called.
 In the Ching Choufu district of Shan tung this has been entirely done away
 with during the past few years and a
 compulsory penal servitude substituted. This sentence is now used for petty lar ceny, vagrancy disturbing the peace, and all similar transgressions; while profess sional Nbeggars, cripples and fakirs Of all classes are also put to work in these pub lie institutions.
 Reporting on the station under his care
 the police magistrate of Loanhsien, in the district named, states tllat the long deserted and neglected governmental buildings in his city have been restored during the past year, by penal labor, and are now used as an industrial insti- tute, where minor criminals are kept busy at useful and remunerative work Aside from the reconstruction of three
 large work halls, wash and bath house has been completed, and a modern sick
 ward erected. The interior is so ar ranged that the inmates are divided ac- cording to age and the misdemeanor for
 which they are interned while the guards
 and supervisors watch them through a wicker partition
 Close at hand is a new administration building, where the officials live and the offices are located; a general mess hall and kitchen; and a school house, where young men from the district are taught
 useful crafts and trades free, if they de- sire this education. This school was or ganized in compliance with a demand from the inhabitants or the district. A | large farm, connected with the old gov ernment establishment, is titled by the inmates of the place, and returns a con- 1 siderable revenue. aside from supplying much of the food needed.
 | The cost of maintaining this quasi
 prison is nearly met by the institution | itself. deficit of but $450 last year be- l ing the whole amount that stood between ] 1t and self-support, even after all salaries
 of officials and teachers had been paid.
 A similar "school of correction" is To- | cated at Itukrsien, and from the success l Of these pioneer attempts at social bet l terment of Shantung it may fairly be as-
 sumed that before long every young man
 of the province who goes wrong will have
 an opportunity of learning, free a trade | which will enable him to materially bet | ter his position in society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
Miss EtheI h panclna cIass.

From the New York American.
 Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, attended the first of the Metropolitan dances this season at Sherry's on Saturday night She has Joined the class, which is one Of the most exclusive in town and is com posed of girls not out ranging in age from 16 to IS years It is their stepping stone, so to speak, from the dancing school to the drawing room and famil- iarizes them with the little ways of the world of fashion, and incidentally, with the dancing of the cotillon, for the older dancing men are invited to the meetings and an able leader is always selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
New Chinese Army.

The Rev. Ng Poon Chow, the Chinese editor, who addressed the interdenomina- tional missionary conference in Calvary church last night aroused the disabilities of his audience by a well meant comment on the new army which his country is now developing,
 China. said the learned Oriental, "is raising a standing. army of 100000 men
 After pause. in which he allowed his auditors to gasp the extent of his state ment. he added with an inlnlitable Mon golian lisp:
 ''China has never had a standing army. It has always been either-a running arm, or sitting army.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
BREAKING UP OF THE
 EUROPEAN CONCERT
GERMANY REFUSES TO ACT WITH THE OTHER POWERS IN MAIN TANNING PEACE ALONG SHORES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.

London, February 14.-What is prac- tically the break up of the European concert on the Macedonian question has the continent and England, particularly as a quiet diplomatic session had been anticipated. The assent of Germany to the management of Moroccan affairs by France the conclusion of agreements to maintain the status quo in the Medi- terranean and the opening of negotia- tions looking to treaties that should accomplish similar purpose with re- gard to the North sea seemed to make the possibility of differences arising among the powers remote. The confer ences of the ambassadors at Constanti- nople also appeared to be going on smoothly when bomb was thrown into Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, the German ambassador, that Germany would no longer act with the other powers, in insisting that Turkey con- sent to their demands.
 As to the cloud that has arisen be- tween Russia and Austria Hungary over the projects for railroad eXten- sions in Macedonia of the latter state, the right of Austria Hungary to secure a concession for the Novipazar railroad line. and the justice of Germany sup porting her ally is recognized in Eng land. but it is contended that the pres ent time is inopportune for the raising of this point 1t is now said that the official breaking up of all these inter- national understandings will aggravate the Macedonian question, reopen the whole near east problem. start con test for railroad concessions which may lead to serious results. and enable Tur- key to postpone the reforms for which the ambassadors have been working.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
BUYERS GROWING
 MORE NUMEROUS Evidences Are Shown That
 Trade Is Waking Up IRON BUSINESS IMPROVING Wage Reductions Are Reported From All Directions, While Collections
 Are aekward-Building Is At Low Ebb.
IRON BUSINESS IMPROVING

New York, February H.-Bradstreet tomorrow will say:
 Buyers of spring goods are more in evidence this week at all markets, re- spending to the advance of the season and the iobbing trade evinces more vim than at any time since last autumn. In no case, however, is the buying re- ported as equal to year ago, In all cases the decreases are very heavy. The easing of prices of staples, shown in January, has gone further this week. Reports as to the various industries are conflicting, more being reported doing in some instances with numerous resump- tlons of full time noted.
 Some finished iron and steel mills are resuming, but others are reported slow ing down and the improvement as a whole is slight. Despite the stand of union labor wage reductions are being reported while the number of unemploy- ed is possibly the largest of the win ter. Collections are still backward, being especially slow at the south, where much cotton is being held. Building was at a low ebb in January and this is reflected in easy prices in lumber
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending February 13 num- Der 325 against 272 last week and 2O4 in the like week of 1907. Canadian failures for the week number A as against 50 last week and 20 in this week a year ago.
 Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 13 aggregate 4,037,- 6S0 bushels against 4,507, 456 last week and 2500,139 this week last year. For the 3S weeks of the fiscal year the exports are 14S, ,e04,362 bushels, against 115,SS3, 75l in 19OG-07.
 Corn exports for the week are 1,67S,0Tl bushels, against 1885. .196 last week and 1907, ,72O in 1907. For the fiscal year to- date the exports are 33,592,045 bushels, against 37, 65,517a ill 19O6-07.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
Hints for the New Year.
inc Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Make up your mind to quit growing at the weather and let Providence run it a while.
 Don't swear off loud enough to raise the roof Remember, the family needs shelter.
 Take the world as you find it, but don't t sit down and grieve because you can t take it all.
 Get all the sunshine you can out of life, but don't cast a shadow Oh your neighbor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
PrIze-Winninq poa.

New York, February 14-Jess Kent, one of the dogs imported by the New York police department for use in the police department, won a special prize at the dog show in Madison Square garden to- day The prize was silver cup given by a member of the Westminster Kennel club for the best pointer bitch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15

can be executed without the amount of exertion which causes the general run of mankind to puff like a porpoise as do many modern innovations; and best of all, 1t is the same today as 1t was yes terday and as it will be tomorrow. thus giving old fellows opportunity to shake a foot" happy in the knowledge that they are not yet out of date. The waltz deserves it's acknowledged superiority. Long may it hold sway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
Putting It Gently.
From pl1ck

FTOn PUCK.
 MT. Henpeck-I hear that young Jones and his wife are not getting along very we'll should never have married when he did ; he was too young to realize the step he was taking.
 MT. Henpeck-yes l <now-hut l like the boy; we have many things in com moE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-15
Postal Changes /

Washington, February 11.-(Specialo Postmasters appointed Evansville Lowndes county, Bessie c. Moore Fletcher, Chiffon county U. B. Ander- son.