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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Report Shows Big
Loss in Traffic.
Road Has Now Over Eleven
Thousand Idle Cars.
5000 EMPLOYEES OUT.
Further Reductions Planned
for January.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Rock Islands car loading figures
for the first half Of January show a
decrease of $500 cars. as compared
with year ago. This average loss
of 800 cars a day. including traffic
for connection. is exactly the same
as that of the Burlington. and other
Kansas City roads show similar fig
ures.
Freight equipment on the Rock
Island is about 11,000 cars ahead of
the traffic. A year ago it was 10000
cars behind, making a net difference
Of 81, 900 cars in the volume of traffic
offered.
The Rock Island has laid off 5000
men, but most of them were those
who received the smallest pay, so that
the saving is away below the aggre-
gate amount of wage advances last
year, which, on the basis of the full
pay roll, was 100000 a month. That
is why Vice President Nudge. in re-
Gently published interview, says
wage reductions are inevitable on all
of the railroads. |
Mr.. Nudge stated the plain facts"
says a Rock Island official, land I see
no reason for concealing 1t. Our en-
ployeS shared in the roads prosperity,
and now must expect to share in its
adversely. The contention that they
came in for their share of the pros
perity at the tail end Of the boom
is not well taken. Four years ago the
trainmen were advanced 10 and Is
per cent. and last year they received
another advance of 10 per cent.
1.-THE December decrease in earnings
was greater than the November de-
crease. The January decrease has
been greater than that of December,
but there are a few signs of improve
ment and the month is little more
hon boJ ie, 70 to1 III oP
improvement in net earnings. We
have had no net. 1 hope the day is
not far away when we will be able
to show something. The Rock Island
property is all right. If investment
in the preferred stock is not safe at
80 or less, then the country is not
safe.
What seems to me the worst fea-
ture of the situation is the decline in
rates. The ton-mile rate on our COM
modities last November was SO Ito
miles, against 81 lilo during Novem
Der, 1906. Last year car congestion
may have needed a legislative remedy,
but certainly not the big doses admin
iStered to it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
OONRIED DOWN AND OUT.
He Will Give Up His Opera School at
Seasons End

New York, Jan. 28.-Notices have
been sent out to the effect that the
school of grand opera established by
Heinrich Conried in connection with
the Metropolitan opera house, will be
discontinued after this season The
announcement is a blow to the stu
dents. who have been depending upon
this means of gaining a musical educa-
ton and already plans are on the way
for the formation of another school
to take it's place. The school has been
a particular hobby of Director Conreid
and it's suspension is taken as COR
frmatton of the often repeated report
that he Is to give up the directo Ship
of the opera house at the end of the
present season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
it does to grow another in its place

II does to grow another in its place
you know S1o'
Il have just come from Janan
Wnere made trip through the forest
districts, and to my surprise 1 found
mat they had been planting timber
there for over 200 years. They are
now engaged in cutting timber planted
10y years ago, as shown by the an
nular rings on the stem. At the same
tin they are extending their opera
tlons by replanting about 10000 acres
per annum. The importance of reaf-
1orestration is being more widely
recognized every day. In Britis:,
Burma for some time past the govern
nenl REQUIRES that for every tree cut
down another must be planted. Tim
per enters so largely into the general.
economy of the people, for house
building, furniture. and so many other
Things, that when 1t becomes scarce
practically every one in q. conmunifv
Is affected. We in America feel that
we must take care for the future. and
the example which is now being SET
oy the big railway systems will prob
aoly be followed by the owners of land
inat Will grow trees probably to better
advantage than anything else. The
requirements of my department are be-
tween three million and three and
half million sleepers per year. We get
some hardwood from Hawaii. and
some from Japan. 1 spent a little time
1nQu1r1ng at Manila, but thew are
scarcely far enough advanced vet to
dea! with outside markets, especially
as they have about 1000 miles of new
railroad track under construction at
the present time. I am, however, sat
lshed that there is a large amount of
timber there suitable for commercial
purposes, which will come into the
market in the near future.
TT is not our intention to buy tim
per In Australia at present as the
prices are too high. Probably later on
when your conditions will allow of
prices becoming easier, we may be glad
to do so. I will get all the information
can in Queensland, New South Wales
Victoria, and South Australia, and
may visit Western Australia I shall
remain little time in Queensland"
Questioned as to the character of the
work required Of sleepers in America.
Mr.. Faulkner said one Of the mountain
freight engines on his company's tracks
weighed 225 tons when all ready for
business. Their coal trucks weigh Is
tons, and carry 80 tons. The timber
problem is occupying the attention of
all the big American railway compan-
les, and the results of Mr.. Faulkner's
Investigations in Australia will be
awaited with interest. He will make
special inquiry as to the possibility of
growing some of the Australian hard
woods in country such as southern Tex
as and the Rio Grande, where 1t would
have to Withstand cold weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28

drawing it out by check and draft.
REFERRING to the action of J. P. Nor
gan In coming to the rescue Of the
money market recently, Mr.. Fowler
asserted that an individual banking
system can not stand alone, because
every serious rumor causes runs and
the banks know they can not survive
These banks, he said should be CO.
ordinated and brought into a harmo-
NOUS whole. 1t was high time he
in the bowels of banks when they
placed their money with them He
referred to Mr.. Morgan as a giant of
giants, Hercules of finance, a bank
er-statesman, a banker-patriot who
he said had stood like a Gibraltar
protecting the nineteen billions of re-
serves of our banks, protecting the
occupation Of 100000 of men and
women, protecting the national well
fare against the consequences of a
more destructive, terrific tragic and
appalling cataclysm than has ever
swept over the commerce of any
country
The time was ripe he said and the
opportunity was at hand to eliminate
every one Of these weaknesses and
build scientific sound and wise cur
rency system. 1t all could be done
he, said within three Or four months.
Mr.. Fowler expressed his opposition
to the establishment of central
bank, giving as one Of his reasons
that the United States was too parti-
san and that it's institutions were not
suited for such a bank. Mr.. Fowler
was bombarded with questions re-
garding the details of his bill. He de-
clared should it pass 1t would raise
the bank and trust company reserves
by $60O,000,000 and he said that
amount of gold taken from the pock-
cts of the people, the corn and the
wheat field would be replaced by the
credit notes of the banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28

anarchy
with organization thought
by all the organized
and
D aat the as Of lad NC
and Justice The plain
sa,d organzed labor is abused by
Americans of the
wifi assoute an S eases
port
denIss' in control
, Then the great
can n be e p ONCE a Whn n labor ssle
either Labor apai
measure be clearly in the interest all the
he tries to @
Thsfs are about 500 local
heard in no
tH snail snail be my privilege and pleasure
gress who pander Of -
oo OF the people win be necessary supply
lent a1ahonh oep the tS
public Reason n man to the
aha t s papers soa an I %
anT
are afraid to speak fearing nush
think the W what pape oa5 , yor
thsi a6oT union
" Above a s no Of th a oa to tell the facts
ur for the safety the
we must be alert for rob
Patrick Henry
oer the No possible oS
peopIe SET 81 mes rob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Thousands Return to Work

Pottsville, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Two more
big open hearth furnaces have re-
sumed work here. The 10 inch and
20 inch rolling mill department at the
eastern steel company's mills also
started up full handed. Tomorrow the
IL inch mill will resume. Thirty-e eight
collieries of the Reading Coal and
Iron company. employing thirty thou
sand men. which have been idle since
January %, also have gone to work
today, and one thousand men at the
same company's repair shops resumed
on reduced hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
DIDN'T KEEP TT A SECRET.
Wedding That Was Not Known for
Two Whole Days.

A wedding which was originally intend
ed by the contracting parties to be kept
as a secret for few weeks was kept a
secret for a little less than two days. Last
Saturday at the residence of Rev. w. NJ.
cleveland, pastor of the Third Presby-
terrain church, Harper Rigby, city sales
man for George Burghart, and Miss Marie
Van Layes were married. None of their
friends were apprised of their intentions,
but evidently they did not cover their
tracks very well, as the wedding became
known in a very short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Mayor Barker Cracked a Rib.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 2s.-Mayor Geo.
J. Barker of this city is laid up with
a broken rib, the result Of fall re-
ceived when he ran to separate two
small dogs that were fighting. It was
not at first thought that he was much
injured, but developments proved that
one rib was cracked by the fall He
attended a meeting in Topeka Saturday
and felt we'll until that evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
RAILROAD IS FINED.
Held Guilty of Violating the Sixteen
Hour Ikaxv.

Helena, Jan 2S.-For violating the 16
hour law the Northern Pacific Railway
company has been fined 800 in Judge
J. NJ Clements court. The case is
considered a test of the constitutional
ity of the state law to prevent railroad
employees from being obliged to work
vice. A train and an engine crew
were obliged to work % consecutive
hours near Birdseye owing to a wreck.
The case will be appealed and the
conStitutionality of the law tested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Quit Church for Dogs.

Piainf1eld, n. j., Jan. 28.-Because
a portion of his congregation objected
to his breeding dogs, Rev. L. Moore
Smith, pastor of the Scotch Plains
Baptist church, has resigned his
charge. Mr.. Smith devoted consider
a BILE time to the raising of fancy dogs
which have won him many prizes at
bench shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Family of Seven Cremated.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 28.-By the
collapse of the house of Anthony
Franklin, a negro of Bedford City, the
building was fred and destroyed and
his whole family consisting of him
self, wife and five children were
burned to death. The family were
sitting up with the corpse of a child
that died Sunday, when the building
fell in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
wallace Back From Mexico.

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 2s.-Dillon
Wallace the explorer and writer, the
man who carried the dead body of the
leader of the Hubbard expedition, in
Labrador four hundred miles on his
shoulder has just returned from
journey through Mexico. He left last
night for New York and it is his in
tention to return to the coast next
spring to explore further the northern
and southern parts of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Railroads obtain Writs.

Washington, Jan. 28.-The supreme
court Of the United States has granted
petitions of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy and the Chicago & Alton
railroad companies for writs of
certiorari in the government cases
against them on charges of granting
rebates. The action of the court will
bring the cases of this court for re-
view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28
Killed in q Fist Fight.

Aurora. Neb., Jan. 2S-A fist fight
between Delbert Walcott and Frank
McNess at Gflchrist. this county. last
night, resulted in the instant death of
the former. The men quarreled over
a pool game. Walcott was 20 and
McNess 81 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28

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The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
Court Sentences

At the session OF Court on the 23d JOS
Trul.lender plead guilty to the charge of
larcey of a purse and Judge Sinnickson
suspended sentence but placed him in
charge of the County Probation Officer for
the period OF three years.
Webster Stanley retracted his plea Of
not guilty aud entered a plea OF non vult.
He was sentenced to l month in the
county jail without cost.
Samuel McMullen retracted his plea of
not guilty ane entered a plea of non vult.
He was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail without costs.
James F. Dare retracted his plea OF not
guilty and entered a plea of guilty, He
was sentenced to six months in the county
Jail without costs.
James Stanton had before plead guilty
and Judge Sinnickson suspended SEN
tence in his case and placed him in
charge OF the County Probatlonofficer.
Walter Jones who plead not guilty
of the charge OF the larency of a horse
hide, was found guilty by a jury after
but little celebration.
He was sentenced to two months in
the county jail without costs.
Thomas Lewis, colored, of Woodstown.
was tried and found guilty of assault and
battery OH John Green and sentenced to
| one wear i II State Prison. He was in.
| dicted at the September term.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
A Large Church Wedding
ALE-EBERHARDT

Frank H., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ale, of 2003 South Tenth Street, Phila-
delphia, formerly a PENIS Grove boy,
was married on Wednesday evening to
Miss Fatalie Eberhardt, of Philadelphia.
About two hundred and fifty persons wit
messed the pretty and impressive cere-
mony which took place in the church of
the Holy Spirit, Eleventh and Snyder
Ave, of which the bride and groom are
members.
The bride was prettily gowned in white
silk and carried a shower bouquet of
bridal roses. She was attended by Miss
Nettie Anderson who was gowned i IN blue
and carried pink carnations. The groom
was attended by his friend Charles Eyer.
After a short receptionat the home of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Ale left amid showers
Of rice for their newly furnished home in
P%aulsboro, where the groom's employer
Mr.. John Chesney, had planned a sur
prise reception.
The bride and groom were the recip-
tents of many useful and valuable presents
Among those to attend from Penn's Grove
were the Misses Helen, Lizzie and Marion
Munyan, cousins of the groom.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
Macadam Road

Salem, N. j., March 18th, 1908.
Sealed proposals for the construction of the
Penn's Grove and Danser's Mill Road, extend
ing from the corner of Main and Oak Street,
in the Borough of Penn'S Grove, to the bridge
over Game Greek, a distance of and 2-l0 mi .es
will be received by a Committee of the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Salem County, new
Jersey, and will be publicly opened at 2.30
O'Clock, P. M. on Saturday. May 9th, 1905, at
the Court House in the City of Salem, N, j.
Plans and spe ciicatiens may be examined
at the office of the State Commissioner OF pub
lie Roads, State House Trenton, N. j. or at the
office of Josiah Miller, Engineer, Head of
Market Street, Salem, Nj.
Each bidder must enclose with his bid a GER
titled check for one thousand dollars, payable
to the order of j. F. AyreS, Director, as a
guarantee that if the said work is awarded to
him he will enter into a contract with the said
Board of Freeholders for the due and faithful
performance of the work, which contract to-
gether with the bond of the successful bidder,
must be executed within ten days from the
time of the formal awarding of the contract
by said Board, the said bond to be conditioned
for the faithful perfOr nance of the work in
strict conformity with the plans and specifica-
lions. and in the penal sum of at least the
total estimate cost of the road.
Both contract and bond must meet the ap-
prevail of the State Commissioner of Public
Roads, and the Director of the Board of Chosen
FreehOlderS of Salem County.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
J.F. AYRES, Director.
&C. FORD, Jr. Clerk. S-2l-St
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
AUBURN

Rev. and Mrs Eltonhead are enter.
tanning their daughter Miss Ella Elton
had, of Frankfort, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Floyd is entertaining her
daughter Mrs. Isaac Guinhart, of Phila.
delphia.
Mrs G.. Shollenberger is on the sick
list.
Mrs. William Mattson was visited last
week by by her sister Mrs. Reuben
Pedrick, of Pedricktown.
Mrs. Walter Hendrickson, of swedes-
horo, has been visiting her father John
Given for a few days.
Mrs. Clara Costello, of New York.
spent a few days recently with Mrs,
Andrew Selok.
Miss Irma Turner OF Penn's Grove, is
visiting Mrs. E. Taylor.
George Settle has returned to his home
in Philadelphia after a visit at Thos,
Roberts.
C.S Carr, proprietor of our general
store, was recently married and has
moved into the DR.. Halsey house.
Miss Emma E. Keen while taking a
walk killed a large black snakes Which
measured five feet.
Mr.. George Dugan is the owner of
a new buggy.
t'The farmers are taking advantage of
the fine weather and getting out there
ealy tomatoes, hoping there Will not be
any frost to destroy them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
SWEDESBORO

Mrs. John Weldie and Miss Young
spent Friday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Davis Stanley entertained the
members of the Baptist choil Friday
evening.
Mrs. Thomas Turner has returned
home after being in a Philadelphia hos
pital for two weeks.
Mr.. John Sharpley spent the past week
in Passaic on business.
Contractor and builder Hunter is re-
modelling the residence Of Edward Rulon
out of town.
Mrs. Clarence Madara spent Sunday in
Gibbstown.
Thomas Kille moved from WoodstoWn
to Swedesboro. residing OH Park Avenue.
The school re-opened Monday after
being closed for fumagatiOn. The scar
let fever victims are all convalescing.
Leroy and Frank Thompson enter
tanned friends from Camden over Sun
day.
William England and family, Of Aub-
urn, visited Benjamin Carney's on SUN
day
Mr.. and Ms. John Fawcett, of Woods
town, spent a lew days with Mrs.
Thomas Kille.
Mrs. X. Barker visited Philadelphia,
during the past week.
Mrs. Samuel Stanley is spending a
week with Mrs. William V. Beckett.
Nelson and Austin Titus have left the
employ of Ii. r. Shoemaker.
VIM. V. Beckett and family spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Morris.
Josiah Smith, of Penn's Grove, was in
town on Saturday.
The p. S. O. A. held their anniversary
on Tuesday evening, Mr.. Whitton, Of
Bridgeport, was the orator Of the evening
of visitors were present.
w. A. Stone, u accommodating and
h~ustling messenger, represented Swedes'
boro in the Democratic state convention
on Tuesday.
James Taylor, who has been bridge
tender for many years, has beer
succeeded by William Passwater.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
A Birthday Surprise.

Mr.. George Raine was reminded of his
ffty-second birthday on Saturday by a
number of relatives and friends who
gathered at his home to eat shad supper
with him.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Raine, Mrs. Josiah Raine, Mrs
Josiah Megill, Mr.. and Mrs. John Viii.
son, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. A. Megill, Mr.
and Mrs. James Friant, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Borden, Mr.. and Mrs. Furman Nc
Carson, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert English.
Mr.. N Mrs. VIM Dolbow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Raihe. Masters George McCar-
Carson, George Wilson, Wesley and
Joseph Raine, William, Charles and Raw.
mond Raine, Warren and Milton Mepill.
Albert Marshal, Harry Borden, Frank
.Megill, James Friant, Misses. Mary and
Lillian Raine, Justina Megill, Lizzie and
Anna Raine, Leona Dolbow, Ella Wilson.
Lille Marshal, Ethel and Reba McCar.
son.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
A Pretty Church Wedding

At 10 O'Clock, on Wednesday morning,
st. Joseph's Church, Woodstown, was the
scene OF a very pretty wedding, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Julia Tighe,
OF Woodstown and Mr.. Frank DUR, of
Penn's Grove. They were attended by
Mr.. Lewis Costello of Swedesboro, and
Miss Kathyern Tighe, a%sister, of Philadel-
phia. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. John Carol, of that parish, assisted
by Rev. Father McCoriston, of Swedes-
boro.
The bride was handsomely attired in
a white silk princess dress en- train with
panels of real Irish lace, and carried a
boquet OF BRIDES roses. After a reception
at the BRIDES home, which was most
beautifully decorated with palms and
potted plants, the happy couple left for a
short wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs. DUR
were the recipients of many beautiful
presents among them being several pieces
of cut glass.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-05-01
Ordinance No. "a

An ordinance to provide for the licensing
of dogs and fixing the license fees to be paid
by the owners thereof in the Borough of
Penn Grove.
Be it ordained by Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Penn'S Grove:
~ An annual license fee OF one dollar for
each male dog and two dollars for each female
dog is hereby imposed upon all dogs in the
Borough of PENIS Grove, to be paid by the
owners thereof (and the harboring of a dog or
dogs shall be evidence of ownership for the
purpose of such ~license) which said sum shall
be assessed and collected at the same time and
in the same manner as other taxes are assess
ed and collected said license fees when col
lected shall be appropriated and applied to-
wards the payment of the general expenses of
the Borough, and shall be in addition to the
amount which the Council Of said borough is
now or may hereafter. be authorized to raise
by taxation for other purposes.
(2) This ordinance shall take effect the first
day of May, nineteen hundred and eight.
introduced, April Z, 1908,
Passed April 81. 1908.
Approved, April q, 1908.
FRED. A. GENTIEU, Mayor
Attest:
ASA G. JUSTICE, Borough Clerk.
Published, April "a, May l, 1905.