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Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
New Jerseys HOLIDAYS.

The enactment into law of the Good
Friday bill makes ten legal holidays
for New Jersey--New Years, Lincoln's
Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Election
Day, and Christmas. Thus one-thir-
tieth of the working days of each year
are set aside as holidays by statute.
There is no other State in the Union
that has more holidays, and the ma
jority of them have less. There is a
bill pending to add another legal holi-
day to the list in this State-Colum-
bus Day-and if it should become a
law New Jersey would have more le-
gal holidays than any of the other
States. X CO
There is natural objection to the
extension of legal holidays from the
banks and trust companies, but there
is better founded complaint from
many manufacturers. The managers
of Industrial plants find themselves
handicapped frequently by reason of
the multiplicity of holidays. If they
are rushed with orders and feel it
incumbent upon them to keep their
factories in operation on holiday,
they are in many cases forced to pay
double wages to their employees This
puts the New Jersey employers at a
disadvantage when compared with
manufacturers in other States which
do not have the same holidays. This
is quite a serious proposition from an
Industrial viewpoint in such a manu-
featuring State as New Jersey, and it
is one that should be considered by
the lawmakers when they are asked
to support measures for the increase
of holidays. Newark News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
Brief JERSEY HAPPENINGS.

Millville's Board of Education has
decided to advertise for bids for the
new 16-room school house which is
expected to cost about $4,000.
George Kruck, sealer of Weights
and Measures, has found that some Of
the milk dealers of Camden have been
using short bottles, and is making an
Investigation.
After lingering since last Thurs
day night with broken back, Conrad
Waldvogel, former justice of the
peace of Ancora, died in the Cooper
hospital on Monday.
The Presbytery of West Jersey will
meet in the Deerfield Church, Tues
day, April 20, and delegates will be
elected to the General Assembly,
which meets at Denver, May 20
The glass trade in South Jersey is
beginning to recover from the depres-
sion which has prevailed during this
blast. Orders are coming in and the
prospects for next season are said to
be bright.
The Central Railroad Company has
stitute trustees, of Bridgeton, 80 acres
VI AlOdUON 4diiO, W1A1OA IN w Ai1ASA
in and used in it's extension from Bo-
wentown to Bridgeton.
Captain Richard D. Sheppard, of
Newport, Cumberland county, died
last Saturday while sitting in his
chair. Bright's disease was the cause
of death. Earlier in life he had been
a farmer and captain on oyster boats.
He was the father of a large family of
sons and daughters, all of whom are
grown up.
Farmers residing near Bridgeton
have formed Model Farmers Agri-
cultural Association, to stand to-
gether in contracts to buy baskets,
hampers and supplies in wholesale
quantities, to charge a uniform rate
for products and to procure up-to-
date apparatus for fighting the San
Jose scale and pests.
After living with her husband sixty
two years, Mrs. Josiah Sheppard died
at her home in Cedarville Saturday
week at the age of 81 years. She and
her husband had lived in the same
house for 81 years. She was to have
been buried on Wednesday but her
hus band, aged 80 years, died Tuesday
night of heart disease, and husband
and wife were both buried on Satur-
day last. They leave a son Philip
Sheppard, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank
Demaris. Paralysis was the cause
of the death of Mrs. Sheppard.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
Church and s. s. Officers.

At the semi-annual business meeting
of the First Baptist Church, held last
Friday evening, the following officers
were elected:
Deacon-Howard S. Davis.
Trustees Arthur L. Terry, and Levi
Payne, for three years.
Church Clerk-William G. Hill.
Sunday school superintendent
Ware Scott. Assistant Samuel B.
Spiegle.
Junior Sup't-Miss Fannie X. Tevis.
Primary Sup't-Mrs. R. c. w. Pratt.
Assistants-Mi Alice Shuster, Mrs.
Elizabeth Yourison, Miss Anna Gill
and Harold Mankin.
Superintendent of Home Department
Mrs. w. G. Hill.
Manager of Baptist Home for Old
Ladies-Mrs R. C. w. Pratt.
Church Organist-Mrs Jos. Carey.
Assistant-Miss Louella Allen.
Chorister-Miss Lillian Wilkins.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15

would free him from trouble and re-
Sponsibility, but he wanted it thor
oughly understood that this commit
tee held itself faultless for anything
that might occur to the water supply.
He hoped every councilman would feel
free to express himself, and asked for
instructions as to where and how to
Investigate the condition of the main.
Mr.. Justice approved Mr.. Shivers'
view.
Mr. Pierce said one view was eco
nomy and another was supply. If we
increase the capacity of the reservoir
we have got to have bigger pipe to put
water in it, that is as sure as that pipe
are iron. If the city continues to grow
the demand for water will increase,
and the condition of the old pipe is a
secondary matter. If he thought a
larger reservoir would solve the
trouble he would be in favor of that.
Mr. Coombs said he was not salts
fed with the bids for laying, and
moved if after the main is inspected,
new one is needed, new bids be se-
cured.
Mr. Pearson said the interest on
$4,000 of bonds would not exceed$1,-
work the pumps would cost at least
81, 800 a year. Another main would
be the cheapest.
Mr. Coombs' motion was lost to
3, Coombs, Justice and Shivers voting
aye.
Mr. Shivers moved that before
awarding the contract, the committee
ascertain the cost of building an adj
dition to the reservoir of 100000
gallons capacity.
Mr. Curry said that would be one
days supply.
1t was lost 4 to 4, Burkett, Coombs,
Justice and Shivers voting aye.
Mr.. Curry moved that inasmuch as
the Camden Iron Works were the low
est bidders for furnishing the pipe,
that firm be awarded the contract ac-
cording to their bid
This motion, after discussion, was
put to vote and carried, as follows:
Aye Burkett, Curry, Peason, Mat
lock, Pierce. s.
No.-Coombs, Justice, Shivers.
Mr. Burkett moved to refer the ques-
tion as to the regularity of the Miller
and the Thomas bids to the Solicitor
for an opinion. Carried.
Mr. Coombs moved that the Soli-
citor's opinion be asked as to the le-
gality of bonds issued for $4,000
when the contract is for $751;
Carried.
Mr.. Curry moved that the vote by
which the contract for furnishing pipe
had been awarded to Camden Iron
Works was adopted, be re-considered.
Carried.
At various times during the con-
troversy, Mr.. Howard S. Davis. DR.. H.
H. Clark and NJ. f. Cattell addressed
Council, the latter against the Inn
provement and the two former in fa-
vor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
BOARD OF TRADE DISCUSSIONS
New Water Main or Reservoir.

The committee on Discussions of the
Board of Trade announces the follow
ing next Mondav night: The City's
water suLpfy s1l4q rs iseee.s ggreaes.
main facilities or increased storing
capacity. Which is most needed at
this time?
This subject is suggested by the
very interesting discussion that took
place in Council Tuesday evening be-
tween the advocates of increased main
to the distributing reservoir and those
who advocate enlargement of the
reservoir to increase the storing ca
pacity.
Reference to our Council proceed
ings will reveal the trend of the dis
cussion in that body.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
Sudden Death.

Last Friday Rev Geo. F. White
more, of Middletown, Conn, visited
friends in Woodbury. and spent half
hour with Rev. Chas. DeWoody, of the
Central Baptist Church. He started
home Friday afternoon. East of New
York he was taken i'll and removed
from the train. Next day he was TAX
en- home and underwent an operation
at the hospital, and Tuesday notice of
his death was received here. Rev.
Whittemore was lecturer Of consid-
cradle note, and lectured here a year
or more ago, when located at Schnec-
taday, N Y. He was about 40 years
old, and in excellent health when here
last week.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
Bees in Bad Humor.

Nearly every member of the family
of Rev J. Howard Porch, of Rich
wood, feels pretty well swelled up at
present. The other day the clergy
man bought IL hives of bees from
Frank Morris, of Malaga; they were
loaded in shelving wagon and driven
to his farm, where the bees are ex-
pected to extract honey from his fruit
trees, which soon are expected TO
bloom.
Fourteen miles jolting along the
country road had tendency to make
the bees nervous and, when they were
unloaded, they began to sting every
body in sight. The clergyman and his
three boys were the chief sufferers.
Mrs. Porch being the only one OF the
family to escape as she made no at
tempt to brush the bees away when
they settled on her hands and face.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
Drowned in the Delaware.

Telling his companions on fish
ing trip from Philadelphia last Sum
day that he would stay out while
longer alone. Jacob Frizell fell from
his boat late at night and was drowned
Early Monday morning his friends
found his body in shallow water near
his boat Coroner Hunter gave a
certificate of death by accidental
drowning.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
PAULsBORO COUNCIL.

Council meeting was held in the
chamber on Tuesday evening, Mayor
Adamson, Councilmen Shines, Doolit-
tie, Pounds, and Jester being present.
The meeting was called at $50, the
doctor being engaged. Minutes read
and approved.
1t having been announced that Mr..
Sickler was to be present, Cooper
Thompson was appointed a committee
to get Joe and bring him before the
meeting.
The railroad has given the town a
credit of two weeks.
10S gas taps are asked for.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15

The Senate debated the bill pro-
viding a uniform license of ST. for all
gunners. It was held that farmers
had right to shoot on their own land,
but no right to expect the State to
pay for stocking the woods with game
birds for them to shoot. The bill f.
nally passed and if it passes the House
every gunner will require license.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15

CARPET WEAVING, Edgar Wrigley
Orders called for and delivered, HurH-
Vile, P. O. Address, SeWell no. =
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15

The clergyman who championed the
saloon in the recent election on Long
Island has resigned from the minis
terial association of his county.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10

Rarsom's series or amendments were to
incorporate in the bill propositions which
he had previously put in 8 F. As and
passed and which had been recalled for
fear it would conflict with the Gates bill
which amended the same section OF the
statutes as Rarsom's bill. The amend
ment with regard to petitions Of freehold
ers being prima facie evidence of their
correctness in applications for saloon
licenses was new matter.
In the letter of Colonel Gardner he said
5 per cent of the soldiers at Fort Crook
were not amenable to discipline and were
constantly making trouble by leaving the
fort for Omaha when or leave and by
staying away made it necessary to punish
them for disobeying orders. He thought
with saloons nearer the fort this condition
would not exist.
Senator Randall read a letter from Judge
Advocate General George B., Davis Of
Washington in which he said he would
be sorry to see the repeal of the law pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor near the Ne
braska army posts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
Only Friends Talk.

I'D
Discussion on the option bill was con-
fined entirely to the friends of the meas
ure. These a short time before the session
hold a caucus in the office OF Attorney
General Thompson, at which they agreed
to stand by the bill without amendments
of any form.
The bill had hardly been read after the
senate was in committee Of the whole when
Senator Ketchum moved that Il be
amended so that cities and incorporated
towns might grant licenses on the vote
of 80 per cent of the voters II the county
should go dry. Senator Ketchum did not
speak in behalf of the amendment and
after a brief discussion 1t was defeated,
the senator's vote being the only one cast
for II.
Senator Miller defended his bill briefly.
He declared option a question that would
not down, that would come up persistently
until adopted and something which was
not political. but had been adopted by
states of both parties.
Senator Cain Of Richardson spoke for
the equity in the option qeustion. Per-
sonal rights, he said. had no place in the
discussion at this stage. 1t was whether
ANiph representation SliOuIu Dt
in effect, whether the people of the coun-
try should not have a say in the institu-
lions of the cities which they helped to
Senator Randall OF Madison and Senator
Brown Of Lancaster followed with pleas
for the passage Of the bill. Randall de-
claring against the saloon as an institution,
and Brown declaring IL the duty of the
state to let the people have the right to
say what shall take place in their own
communities. There was no better chance
In the session TO carry out the doctrine
of the peoples rule.
Senator Wiltse OF Cedar, favored the bill
and promised a day of reckoning II the bill
should be killed now. King referred 10
party pledges and mentioned the pledge Of
the populists for county option.
Donohoe Of Holt, thought the small towns
of the state were being bribed by the IL
cense tax. Raymond favored the bill on
generally the same theories.
II move that the bill be recommended
for indefinite postponement." said senator
Tibbets.
There was no arguments by the oppo-
nents of the measure and after the Myers
speech and one by Gammill of Fremont,
who desired to get on record for option.
the vote was taken.
Five democrats voted for the bill: Bodin-
son of Buffalo, Donohoe cf Hall, Hatfield
of Antelope, Miller of Lancaster, Oils of
Valley.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10

committee was unanimous for the indefin-
tie posEponement of the bill and he then
proceeded TO show where the bill was no
good. The house, however. jerked the bill
back from the senate and gave It to the
COMMITTEES to look over again in the pres-
ence OF Mr.. Oils.
N%ettIeton Loses Out.
H.. II. IS is dead. This was a bill by
Nettleton Of Clay providing that notes given
for insurance premiums should not be nego-
TABLE until the policy Is delivered. Nettle-
ton has put of action on the measure sew
eral times; but when the roH call was
finally, reached the vote stood As against
and n FOR the bin;
Work on Appropriations.
Clark OF Richardson, county. chairman of
the finance e9ihmitfee OF the house, earned
his salary to-day defendinE the current -ex-
pense appropriation nh, but so well did
he 10 his ~oFk that Tie house was able
oniy to secure two amendments, cutting
out the 81. 40, itena Tor legislature %Janitors
and reducing the 5000 appropriation for a
boiler at the Norfolk asylum to $500.
Leidigh OF Otoe made the motion and Clark
said he had no objection TO it If 1t were
right, -~y-
The big debate came over the appropri-
alton OF 100000 for the purchase of ground
and permanent improvements at the state
university, during which Taylor Of Custer
'ook the members over the Goals for saying
hey favored educational appropriations,
when they mad cut down a. request from
he West portion OF the. state. which would
have been for the, benefit Of 1900 school
children. s
In his talk for, the appropriation Clark
of Richardson told the members that It
had been his good fortune to attend
Harvard college. the Oldest. IL not the best
university in the country. This school he
said received students from two colleges
without setting them back one year-from
Yale and the Nebraska tSate university.
Taylor Of York and Bowman of Nuckolls
each made talks for the appropriation
Taylor Of Custer said the university had
asked for that which il should receive
and he was sorry the state could not give
the school more money. Then he turned
on the other speakers and told them not
TO pose as the friends OF education when
when you are the very fellows who cut
down, the appropriation asked for by the
west portion of the state, which would have
benefited 1900 pupils The cut referred
to by Mr.. Taylor was that relating to the
teaching of agriculture in high schools. The
item was not hanged
Kelley and Kraus objected to several
items in the appropriation for the Norfolk
asylum. while Pool secured the adoption
OF an amendment, cutting out S1,+0 for
extra, ~jsnitors for the next legislature. His
reason. was that the ~janitors were not
selected by the legislature. The house
spent the entire afternoon on the bill, but
failed to, finish Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
BEST TREATMENT
0 GROUP
D d SEVERE ATTACKS
ARE OF FREQUENT oo-
CURRENCE.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy q
Certain Cure---Has Never
Been Known to Fail

Hyour child has ever had Group, youneed
no description Of the symptoms, but to the
inexperienced, the peculiar ringing cough is
often unpoticed until the disease is we'll I'M
der way. A child may go 10 bed at night in
his usual aealth, except perhaps q cold, only
70 awaken a few hours later with a well de"
Vsloped attack Of Group and the remainder
Of the night is spent by the anxious parents
in trying TO relieve his suffering, which is
usually more or less experimental. Ii IL
usually difficult to secure h services Of .
physician in the middle of the night and he
should never be depended upon as the case
must be treated at once, A bottle Of Cham
berlAin's Cough Remedy in the house will
save anxiety, expense and perhaps the life
Of the child. When this medicine Is given
at the fut indication Of Group, the attack
may be avoided, and even after the croupy
cough has appeared, 1t will prevent the at
tack. We have never known IL 10 fail 10
effect cure in any case Of Group, and IL ia
We believe, in more general use in the United
Rates fOrthkt disease than any other remedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
COUNTY OPTION DEFEATED
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
dictate a feeling toward support of a meas
ure like the onS under discussion. He
traced the progress OF the last campaign
and pointed out TO the temperance people
present that they had been led into a
hostile camp and we're now being butchered
by the democrats.
Temperance Men Betrayed.
'The fact was, there were too many
Judases in your ranks declared the
senator.
ut is gratifying to know that the tenn
perance forces did not get from the demo-
cratic party what they were led to expect.
In the future they should know to whom
to turn"
Here Senator Myers turned to a copy Of
The Omaha Bee of November 4, in which
he read a few captions referring to the eff
forts of the "Thomas-Moise-Funk workers
and then from The Bee of November s, last,
the senator read extracts from a story de-
failing the opinion of Omaha ministers on
the defeat Of the colnty option bill.
Rev. F. L. Loveland, pastor of the First
Methodist church. was quoted as d~enouncing
the wolf that CARRIED himself in sleeps
clothing to deceive the church, and Rev.
r. II. Houseman. pastor of the CASTELAR,
Street Presbyterian church, was quoted
81 did not work with Elmer Thomas and /
do not believe that any of my men did"
Thu senator referred to the fact that most
of the churches and the prohibitionists
were hoodwinked by the Noise lawyer,
posing as the agent OF the Anti-Saloon
league.
Then turning about and pointing to Elmer
e. Thomas, who was seated but a few feet
away at one side, with a number Of tenn
perance workers. the senator exclaimed;
There is the fake reformer of Nebraska.
He sits over there. This Is the man who
took 1t upon himself to lead his own people
into the hands of the interests who are
now turning them down and who took IL
upon himself to help defeat the republican
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
ROUTINE pRocEEDINes OF SENATE
Number of Bills Passed, Among Then
Three House Rolls.

(From q Stair Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. March S-(special.)-The fol-
lowing bills were passed by the senate to-
day:
$. F. es, by Observation-Disclosures 20 NOV
weeds on right-of-way.
s.. F. 240-Requires railroads to furnish
facilities to water live stock.
s.. +. 2S6, by Tbbets-Permits street cars
to use gasoline power.
8. T. A7, by Observation-Disclosures of ir-
rigatton districts and water supply.
;. f. 81, by ~Bartos-Salaries Of county
penses.
II. r. IL, by Taylor of ~York-County
Judge may receive unclaimed Iegacies.
II. r. 10, by Taylor OF York-Extension
Of time in payment OF debts and legacies.
H.. r. q, by Taylor of Hitchcock-To
prevent discrimination between commun-
tiles In the sale OF commodities.
In committee Of the whole the senate
recommended to pass:
S; F; 1856, by Bartos-Legalizing certain
Bohemian societies.
II. r. 90, by Gates of Sarpy-RepeallnR
the law prohibiting the sale OF lIouoI
within two and a half miles Of Fort Crook
army post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
CHANCE FOR SALOONS AT CROOK
Reeohsnsended for Passage In Conn
~ mfttee OF the whole.

CFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March s.-Cspecial Telegram.)
The Gates bill. repailing the law pro-
hibiting the operation of a saloon within
two and a half miles OF Fort Crook, was
recommended to pass by the senate in COM
mlttee Of the whole this morning after a
debate continuing nearly the entire morn
irg. Nineteen senators voted for the bill
on viva voce vote, no roll call being taken.
Efforts were made by Senator Ransom
to amend the bill TO include provisions
amending the siocumb law to permit boards
OF fire and police commissioners 10 sit for
sixty days before the beginning of the
municipal year 20 grant licenses, and also
70 make the petition of an applicant for a
saloon license prima facie evidence that the
signers were freeholders. This changed
the procedure in granting licenses and was
so strongly opposed hat Senator Ransom
finally gave up and all amendments. to
the Gates bill were voted down and II was
aKr ees to exactly as It came from the
house. The bill will undoubtedly pass and
go &c the governor.
Senators wiltse OF Clear. King of Polk
and Randall Of Madison led In opposing the
measure while the three Douglas county
senators chanhpioned u assisted by Senator
LAyerey.r fvf.'
Arlsttar from Colonel Gardner was read
favoT1ng the bill. He said the authorities
OF Crook, CITY have agreed not TO permit
more than two saloons, both under one
management and these not to run Sundays
SITTER 10 o'clock at night. Objection to the
bHfswas on the scale It would permit dives
in,crook City running practically without
police protection
BY .divestins the bill OF all amendments
both those offered by the standing com.
mittee and those proposed during the dis
c1ssIon, the senate went on record merely
on the proposition OF saloons I'm Crook city
or other towns near army posts. Senator
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
senate Bill Making Less Easy
IL Passed.


IL Passed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March ~9.-(Special. 1.-THE fol-
lowing bills were read the third time and
passed by the house:
II. r. 80. by Bushee OF Kimball-Senate
amendments combining the resurvey bills
people.
III. r.. la, by Taylor OF Hitchcock-No
judgment can be revived after It has been
dormant for five years.
II. r. 429; by Banking Committeeman
guaranty bill.
s. F. 13. by Tlbbets of Ad~ams-Justices
in making acknowledgements shall be accom-
panied by a certificate of authority.
8. F. 1879, by Skeen Of Nemaha-Appro-
priating 1000 for an administration build
ing at Peru Normal school.
II. r. 26S, by Eastman of Franklin-Levy
Tor a court house can be voted at a gen.
,eral election instead of at special cleo
lions as required now.
s.. F. 40, by Miller OF Lancaster-Amend-
ments to the divorce law so that two years
residence is required for causes arising
outside the state before the application
can be filed, one years residence II the
months probation after the decree is issued
before II becomes operative.
s.. F. 19, by Bartos OF Saline-Change
from village to city government shall not
occur automatically. but must be the re-
suit of a vote of the people.
Nettleton's bill, H. r. SO, was killed by
the house on third reading and final pas
sage. 1t was the Insurance bill which
provided that notes given in payment for
premiums on policies hall not be neEo-
table until the policy is in force. The
vote on this bill was ~ in favor and 4
against.