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Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06

Jordan was vaudeville actor, and
was charged with the murder Of his
wife, Honora Jordan, at Somerville,
Sept. 1 last. 1t is alleged that during
a quarrel Jordan killed his wife by
striking her on the head with fat
iron and that he afterward dismem-
bered the body to conceal the crime.
Portions of the body were found in
a trunk at lodging house in Boston
through the suspicious of a cabman
who moved the trunk for Jordan. The
woman's head was discovered later in
the furnace at her home, and other
portions of the body were found in a
washtub. The police assert that Jordan
confessed the crime.
Jordan is brother-in-law of Jesse
L. Livermore, New York cotton op-
orator, and it is understood that the
Livermore wealth was used in Jor-
dams defense.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Lake Full Of EyeIess Fish.

Silver Lake, Ind, May 5.-A hither-
20 unknown subterranean lake on the
line between Kosciusko and Wabash
counties broke out and submerged the
highway to depth of twenty feet and
for distance of more than 100 yards.
The lake is full of eyeless fish.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Easton Garage Burned.

Easton, Pa, May 5.-Fire destroyed
Clemens automobile garage, entailing
a loss of $4,000, including five auto
mobiles. The fire started when q
chauffeur in backing into the garage
collided with the automobile of Harry
G.. Seip, city councilman, braking
the gasoline tank. The gasoline ignit-
ed and in an instant the entire interior
of the establishment was ablaze.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Countess of Oxford Dead.

London, May 5.-The Countess of
Oxford, who was Miss Louise Melissa
Corbin, daughter of D. G. Corbin, of
New York, died suddenly at Wolter-
ton Park, Norwich. She was married
to Robert Horace .Walpole, eighth
earl of Oxford, in 1888.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
SMALLPOX Near Bradford. Pa.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 5.-The state
health department was notified of
three cases of smallpox that had de-
veloped near Bradford. The depart
ment directed that the customary pre-
cautions be taken.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
kiIIed Eor condemnina Pie.

Chicago, May 5.-Because he made
derogatory remarks about a piece Of
pie, Herman Herzfeld, aged seventeen
years, was struck over the head with
a bottle and killed, 1t is said, by Peter
Douglas, a waiter in Halsted street
restaurant. Douglas was arrested.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Standing of the Clubs.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE,

At Johnstown-Jo Johnstown, 2; Tren.
ton, 1. Batteries-Salve, Poole; Geizer.
Braun.
At Altoona-Altoona, 4; Reading, 1.
Batteries - Oakley, Steelman; Stow.
ers, Barton.
At Williamsport = Williamsport, 1;
Lancaster, 0. Batteries - Randolph,
There; Case, Rementer.
At York-Harrisburg 4; York, 3.
Batteries - Myers, Cooney; Topham,
Milliman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Taft May Visit Texas.

Washington, May 5. = President
Taft promised Senator Culberson, of
Texas, to visit Galveston at the first
opportunity. If he makes trip west
this fall the president intends to re-
turn through the south.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Alleoed Deserter Arrested.

Hazleton, Pa, May 5.-John Matto
was arrested here on the charge OF
being a deserter from the Columbus
o., barracks, United States army. He
was taken to Columbus.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
David Walsh Killed In Mine.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, May S. = David
Walsh, younger brother Of Edward
Walsh, the Chicago White Sox pitcher,
was killed in the mines near his home
in Plains. He was ambitious to emu
late his brothers base ball career and
was one of the best amateur players
in this vicinity.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Live Stock Markets.

PITTsBURG (Union Stock Yards
CATTLE higher; choice, $6.50@6.75;
prime, $6.30@650.
SHEEP higher; prime wethers, $5.6
0580; culls and common, $2.50@3;
lambs, $5.50@S; veal calves, $7@750.
HOGS lower; prime heavies, $7500
7.55; mediums, $7.45 heavy Workers,
f740@745; light Workers, $710@720;
pigs S6.S5M7; rouehs. S6D6.60.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06

Pennsy Violated Safety Appliance Law
Harrisburg, Pa, May 5.-A verdict
Of guilty was returned against the
Pennsylvania Railroad company in the
United States court for operating
seven cars in violation of the safety
appliance law. Judge Archibald i'm.
posed the usual fine of $1OO for each
offense.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
OIL CUTFlVE CENTS A BARREL

First Change In Pennsylvania and
Other Grades Since 1907.
Pittsburg, May 5.-A reduction of
cents barrel was announced by the
Standard Oil company in the price of
all grades of crude oil except ragland,
which is unchanged.
This is the first change in the Penn
sy1yania and most of the other grades
since March 8, 1907, since which time
the Pennsylvania crude has been quot
sd constantly at $1.78.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Mrs Rnokefeller In; Son Called.

New York, May 5.-John D, Rookie
Teller. Jr., left for Hot Springs, Va.
where he has been called to the bed
side of his mother, who is reported i'll
with a heavy cold.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Boy Murderers Sent to Reformatory

Roanoke, Va, May 5.-Patrick and
Arthur Craig. brothers, aged nine and
twelve years respectively, who were
arrested a week ago at Wise for kill
ing their father because of alleged in
human treatment, were sentenced to
the state reform school. The boys
sic wtheir parent while he slept on a
lounge in their home.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
-Four Drowned During Storm.

New Haven, Conn, May 5.-Four
persons were drowned and a total OF
eight barges lost during a fierce storm
off Faulkner's island. Word of the dis.
aster was brought to this city by the
tug Hokendauqua.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL

Trains leave Bridgeton-For vineland.
Lakewood, Red Bank, Elizabeth, New
ark and New York, $40 a. M, 400 o. M
For Philadelphia and Atlantic City
$40 q. M, 100 p. M.
w. g. BESLER, w, q. HOPE.
v. p. and Gen. Mgr. Gen, Psss, Art:
Feb. 1,ls0o.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
ACTOR GUILTY OF MURDER

First Degree Verdict Against Chester
S. Jordan, Who Killed His Wife.
Cambridge, Mass, May 5.-Chester
s. Jordan was found guilty by jury
In the Middlesex county court in the
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Woman Cuts Throat.

Lebanon, Pa, May 5.-With razor
lying at her side, Mrs. Samuel Shenk,
of Annville, was found by her hus-
band in the dining room of the family
residence with her throat cut. She is
dying. al asIu sss SS sR
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
raxicabs In South Africa.

Washington, May 5.-Taxicabs have
made their advent in South Africa
reports American Consul Gemsaulus
at johannesburg, and the opposition
Of 600 cab owners failed to stop them
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
ExplosIon Kills Five.

Missoula, Mont, May 5-FIve men
were killed by an explosion of dyna-
mite that demolished a steam shovel
outfit on the Northern Pacific railroad
east of Missoula.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06

Taft Receives Venezuelan Minister.
Washington, May 5.-Pedro Rojas,
the newly appointed minister from
Venezuela, was formally presented to
President Taft at the White House by
Secretary Knox.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
CLEVELAND MEMORIAL
Chicago to Erect 100000 Statue lr
Park.

Chicago, May 5.-Chicago's tribute
to the memory of Grover Cleveland
will be bronze statue set in one of
the public parks. The statue plan was
formally adopted by the committee
of citizens having the project in
charge. The cost, it is stated, will
be 100000
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
The Weather

Forecast for this section: Partly
cloudy and probably showers TODAY.
showers and warmer tomorrow: mod.
crate southerly winds.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
probibItion That Prohibits.

Denver, Colo, May 5.-The supreme
court of Colorado has decided that
clubs in prohibition towns have no
right to serve liquor, even to their
members. *. ,,l,a,i ,4i@iS Sl
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
One Hour In Jail For kiIlino Man.

Baton Rouge, La, May 5.-Elmore
Williams, colored, was sentenced in
DeSoto parish to one hour in prison
for involuntary manslaughter. He re-
ceived upon his discharge the custo-
mary S. in cash, new suit of clothes
and pair of shoes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
Recognized by America,

Washington, May 5.-The American
government has recognized Prince
Ferdinand as czar of Bulgaria.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
BASE BALL SCORES.
Following Is the Result OF Games
Played Yesterday
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN EEHOUE'
At New York-New York, IL; Ath-
letics, 8. Batteries = Quinn, Blair;
Schlitzer, Vickers, Thomas, Lapp.
At Boston-Wa Washington, 1; Boston,
0. atteries-Tannehill, Street; Nor
gan, Spencer.
At Cleveland-Clevel 10; Chi
cago, 2. Batteries - Young, Clarke;
Smith, Sullivan.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, 4; Detroit,
2. Batteries-Wadd Criger; Sum.
mers, Stanage.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-05-06
HAMS MOTHER
ON The STAND
Aged Woman Collapsed While
Telling Her Story.
A MOST PATHETIC INCIDENT

She Broke Down During Her Direct
Examination and When District At
torney Started His Cross Examina-
zion She Sank Into Chair and Sobbed
Bitterly.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR.

There 599 Negroes empOyed Washington by the
Government alone these oo Negroes salaries aggregang
S3oo4 These than millions spent right
here Washington but scattered among the hundreds of demen
Is this amount of money worth bidding fSr 1t certainly is and
not the largest stores this city would refuse get the big
end of did they but realize hsw much the Negroes
ly spending.
Now The Bee is the only Negro publication in this city 1t stands
without rival competitor ancovers the field like blanket If
of the merchants this city will patronze advertising col
of The Bee presenting the attractive bargains they may have
these Negroes these Negroes who draw annually om the
Government three millions OF collars will assume that b pat
ronzng publication edited operated by of their that
such firms deserve their patronage And such firms viii
receive the bulk re millions OF dollars received anS
spent by the Negroes of Washington
What clothing stores furniture stores what dry goods stores
and what other lines will make effort divert
themselves. these over three If dollars spent by Washington
NEGROES by advertising in The Bee;
pac. your advertising The Bee and watch these aPpreca
+ Neooes spend their three millions of dollars with you
Now the time to advertise The Bee the newspaper that
- - NTeoro home in Washington. Remember merchants OF
biroton its what advertising not what costs
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Fires Started bY Moths.

Moths and flames are universally
connected, yet few people suspect
that danger could arise therefrom.
The insects are of such frail struc-
tuTe that generally they get Destroy
ed before it IS possible for them
to infict injury, and it is hardly
creditable that the wings would ig-
mite and retain the flames long
enough to enable the moth to fly to
its surroundings.
That, however, has occurred. The
moth was a very large one and its
wings must have been very dry, so
that when it floundeTed through the
fame it set fire to one wing and
darted out to a curtain nearby which
at once fiared up. 1t is possible that
many summer evening fires in the
country could be attributed to q
source of this kind. It is notorious
that mysterious fires often arise at
sunset In the hot months.-Str2Aa
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Names that Don't Name

Many chemical names convey ne
exact idea Of the things they stand
for. Oil OF vitriol is no oil, neither
are oils OF turpentine and kerosene.
Copperas is an iron compound and
contains no copper. Salts Of lemon
is the extremely poisonous oxalid
acid. Carbolic acid is not Tn acids
but an alcohol Cobalt contains
none of that metal but arcensic. Sod
water has no trace of soda, and sus
gar of lead has no sugar; cream q
tartar has nothing of cream, Eor milk
Of lime any milk. German SILVER
has no silver and blacklead no lead.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
srRArRoroAL USES OF T. Is.
The Clever Little Weasel and His
Means OF Defense.

Take another Of our animals, 8
fierce little weasel, clad in summer
in coat OF brown. in winter turn
Ing white, but always with jet black
tip to the tail. The ermine, as 1t Is
Incorrectly called in its winter coat,
has an easy time OF It. sneaking upon
the mice and birds upon which 10
preys, bat when a hawk takes after
1t in an open field IN the sunlight or
al owl IN the moonlight, it would
have but short shriit with all its
sinuous leaping, were II not that the
black tall tip is so conspicuous that
1t constantly attracts the eye and al
lows the pure white OF the body to
be confused with the snow. Even
when we place dead weasel on the
snow and look at 1t from q distance.
we realize how true this is, and how
valuable must be the pencil tufts Of
black hairs to this little vermin
who spends his life in hunting or
being hunted.-The Outing Maga-
zine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
rhrea Men to Move Boob.

There lies In the British Muieum
the largest book yet printed. CO..
lossa1 atlas OF engraved ancient
Dutch maps. 1t takes three men to
move It from the giant book case
in which II is stored in the library Of
the musehm. It is bound IN leather,
magnificently decorated. and Is fas-
tened with clasps of solid silver,
richly gilt. Il is nearly seven feet
high and weighs 500 pounds and was
presented to King Charles II. before
he left Holland In the year 1860.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
EIectrocutinp Animals.

The slaughter of animals. for tooG
By electrocution is being experiment.
ed by DR.. Leduc, q French scientist,
who has been conducting his inVesi-
cations in the French abbattoirs He
has been using the Intermittent low
tension currents and says that ne IL
satisfied that the system is pair less,
the central functions of perceI tioA
being first destroyed and then tloss
Of circulation and respiration 80
hat there Is neither suffering no To-
action IN the animals thu killed. Ths
doctor Il sndeavoring to devise omS
piece Of apparatus by which the kills
ing Of cattle may be accomplisEs eg
electricity with economy and cels 1tg.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Bronze Statue of Schiller.

The bronze statue of Schiller by
Hermann Matzen, which is to be
erected In Cleveland by German citl-
zens, has been completed in Berlin.
The poet is seated in an arm chair. A
Berlin paper is quoted as remarking
apropos that the German who goes
to America becomes an American in
all that the word implies, but even
unto the third generation he is 10y
al to German poetry and German
song"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Everyone Of Them a Bird.

A current newspaper item is as
follows: "The wife OF a Eetnodist
minister in West Virginia, has been
married three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge; her first hus-
band was named Robin; her second
husband, Sparrow; and the present
ones name is Quayle. There are
row two young Robins. one Sparrow,
and three little Quayles in the family.
One grandfather was a Swan, and
another was a Jay; but he's dead
and now q bird of Paradise.
They live on Hawk-ave., Eagle
vile, Canary Islands. and the fellow
who wrote this article is a Tyre bird
and an interesting relative of the
family"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
smokeless Coal.

4 London inventor claims to have
discovered q process for producing
Emokeless coal, apparently by distil-
lAtion Of coal at low temperature.
This, after distillation, is said to de-
posit q very brilliant substance, the
heating properties of which are far
greater than those of the original
eoal. and which is absolutely free
from smoke and dirt. The inventor
contends that efforts to overcome the
smoke plague have hitherto been un-
successful because they have been
made In the wrong direction, and
that by the extraction Of she smoke
producing material in coal before be-
ing burned. be has been successful
in producing q smokeless coal.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
BURGLARS GAZETTE IN RUSSIA.
Trades Paper" Contains All the
News of the Graft

st. Petersburg.-A trade paper"
for burglars is now published In st.
Petersburg 1t is called the "Bostat-
ska Gazette" or the "Barefooted
Gazette te"-the title being apparently
an illusion TO the stealthy ways Of its
readers.
The paper contains full reports Of
the latest thefts and burglaries, arti-
eles By experts on the art OF bur
quarry and what to avoid in pursuing
It, and columns OF advice and hints
to help the beginner. Naturally the
paper Is published In strict secrecy.
but the police will sooner or later
discover its printing Office and sup
press It.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Arctic Dog Life.

Nowhere in the world has the dog
such unrestricted right OF way as In
our most northerly possession
Alaska. In winter. when the more
than $4,000 square miles of territory
are sealed up in solid ice. dogs are
almost the sole means OF getting
from place to place-in fact, they
seem necessary to life itself.
The Aristocrats OF Arctic dog NE
are the mail teams in the service Of
the United States Government. They
are to-day a superior breed to the
dogs employed some half dozea
years ago before great gold discoy-
cries demanded increased mail ser
Yiee.-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
TUsRA.s ELEPHANTS.
CcyiOn the Only Part of the World
Where They Exist.

hhcEc 1Hes EA4St.
What q sight for a Ceylon elephant
hunter would be the first view OF =
herd of African elephants-all tus-
kersi Il is q singular thing that
Ceylon Is the only part of the world
where the male elephants have no
tusks: they have miserable little
grubbers projecting two or three
inches from the upper Jaw and in
clining downward.
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn In fne specimens througout
CeylOn. Although some OF the buff
faloes have tolerably fine heads, they
Will not bear = comparison with
those OF other countries. The horns
Of the native cattle are not above
four inches in length.
The elk and the spotted deers ant
lers are small compared with deer
Of their size IN India. This is more
singular, ss IL is evident fEom the
geological formation that at some re-
nots period Ceylon was not an is
land, but formed a portion OF the
main land. It is thought there must
Be elements wanting in the Ceylon
pasturage for the formation OF
ivory Manual.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Valuable East African Forest.

The Colonial Office recently sent
sut an expert to report on the Ken
IL forest, IN the East Africa protec-
torats. He finds the forest extends
2s7 miles long by eight miles broad,
and comprises 100000 acres of
timber. Taking the average value
of the AND. per cubic foot, this
works out to E23 per acre, or total
value for the whole forest of f23.-
coo .006.-London Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Hangtng Picture Dangeron

Railroad casualties receive sudA
wide publicity" said al insuTlnes
man, "that there is a common b sliSz
on the part of the public that Oh d
more liable to accidents while tr web
Ting than when living the simple life
IN the confines of his home. "As .
matter OF cold fact, statistics show
that accident insurance comp tnies
pay more money to people whU get
hurt hanging pictures or tskins
stoves apart than they do to the Vtc-
tins of head-on collisions. II
sounds strange, but it's the truth. :
Kansas City Journal.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Dogs Around Blacksmith Shops.

Two or three dogs are nearly ale
ways to be found loafng about every
blacksmith shop. This fact is so
we'll recognized that detectives when
sent out after valuable dogs that
have been lost invariably visit first
all the blacksmith shops in the neigh
borhood. The reason why dogs visit
the blacksmith shops Is that they
love inordinately the odor and the
taste OF burning hOoSB. They sniR
the odor as a woman sniffs q rose.
and they eat the hoof parings rs
gourmet eats truf1es.-MinHsGpslis
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
AS History Might Be Taught.

Another way of teaching history
which the schools might adopt has
apparently not appealed to them. A
good newspaper, if the teacher
knows how to interpret its daily rec
ord, may stimulate an interest In
history itself. II the pupil can be
taught the continuity and relation Of
events, an awakened interest in the
daily happenings will arouse a de-
sire to trace them back through pre-
ceding stages. II Is the break in
continuity between the past and the
immediate present that deadens en-
thusiasm. By studying history
backward from the immediate pres
ent this chasm would be bridged
and the passion for tracing to cause
stimulated Transcript
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Dead Historians,

for my part believe in the dead
historians, / glory in the posses
sion Of some hundreds of volumes BY
them. A great deal of cant iF talk
ed and written on 4his subject. There
l. an idea in some minds that book
on history to bo good must be new.
In nine cases cut of ten the new book
b q commonplace re-statement OF
facts that we're better presented By
an older WTitsr.-The Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
suppIV of Gold.

It is mainly from Africa, Ameri-
ca and Australia that the voTii
draws its supply of gold, some $780,
600, zoo worth won regularly every
year. Africa leads with about $780,
OO0,oe0; next comes the United
States with about ss5. 100000; Aus
tralia ranks third with some $685.
oe0,eee, while Russia. both In Eu-
rope and Asia, Mexico, Canada and
several other countries, make up the
remainder.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
The Shv Man.

Women show no mercy to the sbv
nan, for he stands outside Of th4
compass OF convention. Could be
break out all might be saved; the
nan might be permanently OF ed.
But he cannot. He has been bro gh4
up to respect convention His nus
cles may be OF steel, his heart of ira,
but in his soul the spirit of difnd nos
holds him in a vice. In e dra ing
room be stands gaping. quEkiI :, .
prey 70 inrospective torment -hs
who would perhaps storm ranr
part with = triumphant mile hN
nps.-London Observer.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Good Roads.

Out of the 900 towns in the State
of New York, 600 have voted to have
their roads built under the Fuller
Plank Act, or. as 1t is genreally call
ed, the money system. The matter
is now optional with the towns, but
In the opinion OF persons who have
given the natter considerable at
tention the idea OF making IL COM
pulsory Is favorei.-Good Roads
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
A Long Sleep.

An astonishing trance case has
come to light in Berlin. A clerk.
aged IA healthy normal man-
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts to awaken him were un-
successful and the sleeper since thea
has never opened his eyes. He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically, but Is insensibls
to the seVerest attempts to arouse
him.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
A HiTh License

Massachusetts has town of 500
Inhabitants which receives s2,670
annually from a single hotel for IL
cense to sell liquor. This is believed
to be the highest license fee paid in
the United States The fee is nearly
double the amount paid in Boston
and other large cities.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
DEATH TRAP FOR BIRDS.
Lighthouses on the Maine Coast At
tract and Kill Thousands.

A2Sht11OuStS OA tAAC NAdlAlC OOssoh hS@
tract and Kill Thousands.
One of the keepers who came ashore
from Boon Island recently tells the
story of the strange death encoun-
tered by thousands of the migrat-
ing birds every spring. Flying along
the coast at night they are instantly
attracted by the powerful light from
the watch tower, as moths are drawn
to a candle. Thousands of these
Olrds in their passage north fly with
full force against the thick glass Of
the brilliantly lighted lantern.
Stunned to death they fall to the
rocks below or scale away for a lit
tie distance and futter helplessly in
to the water. The light of morning
sometimes reveals the rocks covered
with the little creatures whose jour
ney to their summer homes has met
this sudden and fatal termination.
Hundreds of species are found
among the unfortunate little tour
lists. Most of them are easily rec
ognized as belonging to the various
common classes of song birds. But
very often large birds of beautiful
plumage come to their final resting
place in this manner upon, the bleak
rocks, of Boon Island. On one occa-
sion several years ago the thick
glass of the lantern was shiYered to
atoms by the impact of some strange
bird of powerful bill-YoTk Tran
script.