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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-07-22
BUSINESS OF
CITY COUNCIL.

Will Cne exception or Charles ii.
Stevenson all the members of Council
were present with President John N.
Glaspell in the chair.
H. E Hankins, the contractor, was
given a permit to erect storage build.
ing for the Pritchard Canning Com
pany.
A communication was received from
John Fl. Capastick, President of the
State Board of Health and P. N. Cooper,
Rear Admiral of the U. S Navy, recon-
mending Williams, Proctor & Potts, as
competent sewerage engineers.
A communication was received from
the Martin Dyeing Co., asking for SO
years lease instead of 40 years upon
the city property adjoining the plant
The company offered in exchange to
give right for pipe line from the
lake to the water plant.
The matter was presented to the cor
poration counsel for Investigation.
Permission was granted by Council
for 1900 feet of sewer to be laid from
Giles and New streets, to Fayette, to
Lincoln, to Atlantic. The size of pipe
was left with the Commissioner of
Public Works.
Public Safety Commissioner Hughes
reported 38 police calls, the most i'm
portant being for larceny and gambling.
5 arrests were made.
The Commissioner reported the
double team now used to the hook and
ladder wagon, with fire horse drill each
week night at Z Is o'clock. The Com
missioner recommended the replacing
of the stalls and suggested that there
was economy in heating. He asked
Council to advertise for coal.
In this connection the City Clerk
was authorized to advertise for bids for
so tons of COAL
The Commissioner of Highways re-
ported 1922 spent since the last meet
ing. The most important work had
been done on Penn street. At present
there were carts and men at work
cleaning up streets sThe drain pipe at
South avenue and Garfield was very
satisfactory. Some bad -washouts on
Vine and Lincoln street hills the Com.
missioner recommended to be repaired
with gas tar and. ..--cinder, following a
successful experiment made by the
Bridgeton Gas Light Company. Hamp-
ton street hill is tc be repaired with
clay and loom, the latter to be secured
from the lot of Berean Baptist church
where the proposed parsonage is to be
built.
The City Clerk read full list of the
bonds OF city officials now in safety
vault of the Cumberland National
Bank.
A letter was received from G, E.
Collins asking an investigation of his
standing as a sewer engineer. A simi-
lar letter was received from the City
Waste Disposal Company, of Phila-
delphia.
A surveyors description of land de-
sired from the Martin Dying Company
was read and fled.
Bills aggregating So, 259. "a were
ordered paid, including $4,000 to the
sinking fund.
A new precinct was decided upon for
the First ward. The lines..will be from
Commerce ncrth in the centre of Bank
street, to Irving avenue, west to Pearl,
north on Pearl to Rose, west on Rose
to Laurel, to Laning, west on Laning
to the Cohansey river.
The matter of arranging for a fire
alarm in the new county building was
left with the Commissioner of Public
Safety to investigate
A special meeting was decided upon
for Tuesday night next for the con-
sideration of the sewer problem.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-07-22
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL

Trains leave Bridgeton-For vineland'
Lakewood, Red Bank. Elizabeth, New
ark and New York, sos a. M, 100 o. m.
For Philadelphia and Atlantic City,
sos q. M. 100 p. m.
Atlantic Oty-Sunday. 7.30 am.
w. q. BESLEh, W.:U, HOPE.
v. p. and Gsn.sMgr. Gem. Pan. Aeti
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-07-22
Lawn Social.

The lawn social held on the lawn
adjoining the jail last night was a
success. The many good thing pre-
pared by the.ladies were soon dis
posed Of and the neat sum of $1s was
added to the carpet fund Of Trinity
M. e. Church. The social was given
by the members Of Mrs. Westcott's g
Sunday School GLASS. The Red Men
attended in a body after their evening
session and helped the good cause
along. M
When woman makes purchase at
the artificial hairstore, they are will
ing to do 1t up for her.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-07-22
n a Pinch. Use Aliens Foot Ease

A powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures hot, tired, aching, swoller
sweating feet and makes walking easy.
Takes the sting out of corns anG
bunions. All druggists 25 cts. DOM
accept any substitute. 6-8 4w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-07-22
Married at Noon.

At noon to-day, at Eldora, N. j., at
the home of Mrs. George Stevens, a
sister Of the bride, Miss Lena B.
Hustled. of this city, was married to
Frank q. Afford, shipping clerk of the
Swedesboro glassworks. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Frank Van
Hise. pastor Of the Eldora M. E.
Church.
The bride was dressed in white.
She was last year popular school
teacher here. The couple will 60 away
on short trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
FAULTY RAIL CAUSED WRECK Coroner's Jury Returns a
 Verdict TWELVE PERSONS ARE DEAD R. H. Russell, ihe Magazine Editor,
 Seriensly Hurt. Work of Renevi.s the Mas. of Deb- ris at Reeay Fork Creek on
 sostsern Railway
 is Moving Rap
 idly.
TWELVE PERSONS ARE DEAD

Greensboro. N C.. Dec. 1e.--A total of twelve lives is the death toll as a result of the wrecking of the South ern Railways Hichmond- Atlanta local passenger train which was derailed and plunged down an embankment at ksedy Fork Creek yesterday morn ing.
 The mass of wreckage has been thoroughly examined and it is now de- finitely known that all Of the bodies have been recovered. A corohsr's jury today went to the scene of the catastrophe and after investigation found that the wreck had been caused by defective rail. 9a<I
 The twehth sssssni. Henry L. Strib- Ing Of Decatur. Ga. traveling sales man for an Atlanta firm, died shortly after midnight.
 Robert Fl Russell. the former mag a<fae editor of New York. lies in the Hbapttal hero In serious condition, but ts expected to recover
 FIG. smith. one of the train crew of Spencer. N C.. may not live more than few hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
w0MAN'S MANGLED BODY
 FOUND UNDER TRAIN

Paris. Dec. 16.--The mangled body of Madame Gouln. whose husband was the late Jules Edouard Gouin. gover- nor of the Bank of France. was found under . train near Paris. today. The ioor of the compartment in which she was travelling was almost torn from its hinges and there was pool of blood on the floor.
 Tho relatives of Mme Gouin first believed that her death had resulted from an accident as she was subject to hemorrhages and spells of dizziness and 1t was supposed that she had been overcome as the train was ap- proaching the station and that while trying to emerge. her dress became entangled in the door. throwing her under the wheels, Now. however, the police believe they have found evi- dence of c crime.
 Rings and other jewelry are missing from her reticule. which was turned in- side out and the curtain of the door of her compartment covered with hloody finger marks was found half mile from the body. The affair has created a sensation on account of the prominence of the woman. No arrest has yet bsen made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
WOMAN IS WHY WITNESS
LAWYER SAYS sIiM n.yAues auns-
 TI0Es .1,24s TIMES.
Attorney Also Tells How Ensy rs ts for nxrks gsr8kaw fo saen&
 S60,080 of Hnsbane's
 Fortune. s

New York, Dec. ie.--How to be un- happy on 30.000 year was the bur- den of the testimony introduced at the Brokaw separation hearing today
 Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw, as pretty and as evasive in her answers as ever. was on the stand part of the time for the seventh consecutive day. She WAS followed by her brother, J. Bnilard Blair. who gave testimony intended to show that W. Gould Brotaw had treat ed the plaintin cruelty and that she wag justified In asking for a separa- tirn with $60.00e year aiimony, The case will go on tomorrow.
 Statistics figured prominently In the triai today. rather unique figures eom- piled concerning Mrs. Brokaw's refu- sal to answer questions and elaborate lists of expenditures in her behalf. As compiled by her husbands lawyer. she has. during the hearing. evaded l.gts important questions in part manner as follows:
 q don't remenlber.s ass times; -I can't tell" 11s times; T could not tell you" l37 times: T don't believe," sf times; T don't know" fSi times: T think so." 125 times: T believe" l9S times: T thought s3 times. and "I won't swear" 70 times.
 Other figures introduced by Mir. Bro kaw's lawyer read like those in the Howard Gould suit. as sideiights on how woman of wealth can spend ss0.000 In a single year.
 corsets cost s250 q pair and for candy Mrs. Brokaw at one time spent SITS. It developed during the trial that Walter Byford, Brokaw's private secretary. much sought by the plain tiff's lawyers. Is In Europe and can- not be subpoenaed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
ONE JURY DELIBERATES
 ANOTHER IS FORMED

St. Martinsville. La.. Dec. 16.-While 4 fury was tonight deliberating In the case of Eraste Champagne. cnArgea estsh the murder of Taylor Daspit, an efYort was being made to secure an- other jury in the court room adjacent to try Albert Daspit. a. son Of Taylor Daspit, for the murder of Henry Champagne. q son of Eraste Cham- pagne The jury in the first case had been out for twenty@four hours with. out apparent sign of reaching an agreement A jury In the second case, 1t Is thought, will be secured by to- morrow afternoon.
 The elder Daspit was assassinated several weeks ago and Champagne was charged with the crime. This tragedy followed soon after tho kill ing of Champagne's son by Daspit in an election row. The two families are related and are prominent in this sec tiop-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
DEFENSE WILL END CASE
ALLEGED NIGHT rxIDnRs TRY TO
 rszt0yE AI.IBrs.
svttuesses Tfecfnrc They Were ni H6m.rn 0x JpAns0n And Cionr On Ni,ss<x 4k Han-
 Elnss Murder.

Union City Tenn. Dec. fs-with tine introduction of q number Of character witnesses. the defense In the murder trial of Garrett Johnson and Arthur cioar. alleged leaders of the night riders, Twin close It's case to- morrow. This encouragement was made when court convened today by the attorneys for the defendants.
 Strenuous efforts were made by the defense today to establish fmpregnable alIbis for the two men accused of the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin. Witnesses were Introduced who stated that they had spent the night of the murder at the homes of Johnson. and Cloar and knew. positively that they were not at Walnut Log. Tn short. they corroborated the defendants testimony of the previous day.
 Ottie Cloar. a relative of the de- fendaut testified the night of the murder of Rankin he stayed at .arthur Cloar's house all night and slept with him in the family room.
 The witness on cross-examination became considerably confused. because of contradictory statements made in former trial.
 Bob Knight testified he was at Gar rett Johnson's home tho night of the murder and that the. defendant was in bed. but got up and gave him some money he oweA him.
 On cross-examinatiou the witness vas asked if he had not. while at Camp Memo. stated that he had been forced to join the night riders, and that Garrett Johnson was the captain and gave him black mask A spirit d dtsc5tssfon arose hetWean cotinsef the defense contending that 1t was an improper question. The court held that the question was material. The witness in answer. denied making the statement and stated he had never seen Johnson with the night riders. nor had he administered the oath to him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
PROMINENT PERSONS AT
 WHITE HOUSE BOARD

.If
 Washington, D. C., Dec. ls.-The nrst formal social function of the session at the White House was the dinner given by President Taft in honor of his cabinet tonight. More than score of guests were invited to meet the cabinet officers and their wives. Mrs. Thomas K. Laughlin. of Pittsburg. a~sister of Mrs. Taft, took the latter.s place 4t the table. Mrs. IAughlin probably will represent her sister al all state dinners and reeep- tions during the season, although Mrs. Taft expects to appear at least for a time during the big reception on New Years day. All of the social arrange ments have been made under Mrs Taft's direction.
 s Of those who attended tonight's din- ner, President Hadiey. of Yale. and Mrs. Hadiey, Mayor R. G. Rhett and Mrs. Rhett, of Charleston. s. C.. and Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Carnegie. are house guests Of, the President and Mrs, Taft. Other than these the com plete list of the dinner follows:
 The Vice-president and Mrs. Sher- man; Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox: Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. MacNea8ns stne Attofney HSHo1ai and the Postmaster General, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer; Secre- tary of the interior and Mrs. Ealing ar; Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Secretary to the President; Senator and Mrs. Rooti, the. Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Swangon;s the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs oliver; the Solicitor General and Mrs Bowers: Mrs. Otto T. Bannari. Mr. and Mrs. William Loeb, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, MT. and Mrs Lars Anderson; pr. and Mrs. $. Weir Mitchell; Mrs. Townsend; 1; Mise Boardman; Colonel and Mrs. gpencer Cosby: Mir. H, V. Jones' f I5eufEnant Commander I4 Q. Palmer; <ss taif A " Butk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
COMFORT nEronE BEAUTY. Archiscct IrIks ef Plans fer Building
 Cities.

Cftfes.
 Washington, Dee. 16--National and civic developments in their relations to railways was the topic under discuss sion at todey's session of the Ameri- can Institute of Architects. Mir 0il- bert. the retiring president talked on City Piannings and urged that plans should contemplate a city comfortable to live In rather than city beauti- ful
 President DeTano of the Wabash system addressed the institute on the question of the location and treatment Of railway terminals.
 Conservation Of natural resources was brought to the fore by N. Y Richards Of the Southern Railway. Conservatiytion he said. meant the true development cf the natural resources. He said the railroads had been accus- cd of killing river traffic but added that tho greatest enemy to river fraf- ac was the denundation of the wood- ed lands at the sources of the streams or this country. Railroad interests he asserted were not inimieal to the de- veiopment of system of interior nav igation which would be efficient.
 The convention closed with ban quet tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
COOK CHARGES bgAny TO FORE ported That Loose Re
 pudiated Tale. MORE ACCUSATIONS ARE MADE Secretary of New Yerk Arctic
 Club Tslks. Ias Reply. Author ., Amdavits ci-lns He Has Been oaered Brts~. ts Csetraaiet Original state-
 nr.ss--coek stiii n
 seriusfea.
 
MORE ACCUSATIONS ARE MADE

New York, Dec 1sIThere was an other little polar nurry In New York tonight, which. boiled down, resolved itself into series of charges and countercharges. such as have been fre-. quent since pr. Frederick A. Cook, now In mysterious seclusion. announc- ed he had discovered the North Pole.
 B. s. osbon, secretary of the Arctic Club. came out first with a statement Indicating that Capt. August w. Loose was prepared to repudiate recent af- fida'vit published in a New York news paper, that he had faked records for pr. cook.s<
 After q hurried search, Loose was found. together with his associates George Dunkie. He denied that he in- tended to retract anything, stood by hand. that attempts had been made fol brfbe him into contradiction of his previous declarations. Dunkie confirm~ ed him n this.
 Captain Loose. In his statement. said:
 T have refused an offer of between s400o and s5.0o0 to repudfate my af- fidavit in regurd to the observations furnished Dr, Cook. The offer was | fss refused 1t. On December II I receiv- ed a letter from the person who had made this offer, asking me to come to his office. paid no attention to 1t. and on December 13 received a second letter urging that I come forward with the whole truth and make clean breast of, 1t. To. this I also paid no attention. I understand. however. that Captain Osbon has seen copies of these letters. They are the only basis for his accusation .s'
 Gives Farther Details Captain Loose volunteered further details cf iis dealings with pr. Ceplk. which were not publisned in his nrst
 rThe Observations made for pr. Cook. said Captafn IsaasA swere cali clfiAttd oh ti1s Basis that they were taken at o'clock in the morning. I told the doctor to. take these records and to figure out from them what the observations would be at o'clock in the afternoon the same day Tn that way explained 1t would not be necS essary for the doctor to submit to the Copenhagen commission the actual re- cords that I had faked for him.
 T did this in order that I might as far as possible lay at rest any suspi- ciens pr Cook might have of me and any fear of his that might have too great a hold on him.
 You can use the observations you make from mine, told him, and so you can repudiate any statement might possibly make at some time in the future about having furnished you with your observations.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
LEWIS THINKS HE WILL
 AGAIN LEAD THE MINERS

wheeling. W. Va, Dec. l6.--Thomas L. Lewis. National President of the United Mine Workers of America, to- night declared before leaving for In- dianapelis that he has been reelected President of the union miners organ ization.
 Mir Lewis produced agures<in sup port of his claim. saying that In No. (anthraeite) district Of Pennsylvania alone. forty-one locals had given him a majority of 5000, and that in twen-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
..s,overnor AmenDs T,o.f

Boston, Dec. 16-The loss of the fke masted schooner Governor Ames. ytecked off Cape Hatteras on Monday, Jth the supposed drowning of her dptain. his wife. and crew of tkeive men. was the hardest blow To- Al shipping has received this year. he Governor Ames was valued at Is. 900,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
Prince In Auto Accident

Berlin. Dec. 16-Crown Prince Frederick William was in an auto mobile accident early today. but escaped serious Injury. While drIv- Ing in charlottenburg his motor car collided with another machine. The crown prince was severely shaken up. but otherwiss nniniured. His aa3u-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
JONES WANTS TO KNOW.
Exposition Proposed At
 Smwamuah

Washington, Dec. is-Before Con- gress makes an appropriation for gov ernmental participation in the pro- posed exposition at Savannah, Ga. in 1913. to commemorate the fiftieth an niversary of the issuance of the eman- clpation proclamation. Senator Jones proposed that a decision shall be reached as to whether such an exposi. tion Is advisable.
 He introduced today resolution providing for the appointment of a commission of five to decide that question.
 The Depew bill, making an appro- priation for the commission already has been sent to the Committee on In- dustriai Propositions. of which Sens- tor Jones Is chairman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
,. 5. PRoFITT -ISILLED.
Virginia Man |. Run Down By TT, 1,

vsrgInia Man is Run Down By Train
 Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 16--J. S. Prolitt. whose home is believed to be aI Fioyd's Courthouse. Va, was run down and instantly killed by sou.n- ern Railway freight train .yesteroay on a trestle near Connolly. Ga-
 The body was brought to Atianta' where 1t was identified today.
 profitt if is said. had been an ,t,rerant. medicine peddler for a mum her of years. taking up the business ir search of health. lie formerly was employed in the posteffice at Balti- mora Md
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
NIrrrer Nod Contcmplatea.

New York. Dec. i6.--At the office of J. P. Morgan today 1t was statec that no merger of the newly acquired telephone properties in Ohio with the Bell company is contemplated. It IS regarded as significant that Henry F'a Davidson of J. P. Morgan and Com pany. was recently elected director of the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company, which controls the Ila1l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
nlinn Burns Turns Up.

St Louis, Dec. i6.-Miss Nellie Burns. 19 years old, who was declared legally dead Monday by the St. Louis Circuit Court. appeared today in the office of an insurance company She was later identified by Mrs. Annie Bosse, her foster mother. who had not seen her since october IS. 1898. when the girl is declared to have been kid nauped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
HASKELL IS BETTER.
okiahena Ex~cutIve on Raad to Re-
 cevery.

Guthrie. Okla Dec. 16.--Governor Charles N. Haskell left his bed for q short period today. the first time since he was prostrated by an acute attack of indigestion Tuesday night. He ai- so took his first nourishment. glass of buttermilk.
 The governor made an attempt to transact some pressing business today but his weakness forced him to desist. Though considered out of danger the governor probably will not be at the executive offices again this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
ChIId IxIlIa Mosher.

Santa Fe., N. M.. Dec. le.-Calling out playfully. sSee. mother les not loaded" the Is-year-old son of Mrs. James Mclaughlin. proprietress of a hotel at Orange. otero County, today shot his mother through the heart, killing her instantly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
Menaen sent te .As1lua.

New fork' Dec. le'-Eals L. Hos- sen, the former school principal was recommitted to an insane asylum to- day, still insisting that the wife and daughter of President Taft had visit ed him in disguise last Saturday at Bellevue Hospital
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
BELGIAN KING LOSES
 BATTLE WITH DEATH

tant. Lieutenant Colonel oppen, was thrown to the ground ana badly cut on the head. The occupants of the other car were apparently unhurt. Their identity was not learned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
ROBBERS DYNAMITE
 AND GET AWAY WITH IT

fresno. Cal. Dec. 16.--Robers dy- nshnited the vault of the Bank of Ex- ctr near here, and secured s7.000 in c8h early today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
Ch,,aren F,na Deaa Mother,

Hannibal. Wis, Dec ts.--Children finding their house barricaded and crawling through the window last evening found the body of their moth er Mrs. Shelby. with the head blown off. Murder is suspected. Hannibal is near a lumber camp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
state pepartment satlsaed.

Washington, Dec. 16.--News Of the resignation of, President zelaya of Nic- aragua comnlpncated to Government officials through the dispatches to the Associated Pkess. was received with evident satisfaction at the State De- partment.
 It is said that zelaya's resignation. welcome as itlis. has by no means re- moved him frdm the attention of this Government. Ascretary Knox's recent letter of disniAsal to Senor Rodriguez, the Nicaraguan Gharge d'Affaires, plain ly indicated the, intention of the United States to hold Aelaya and his circle of advisers personally responsible for the killing of the two Americans, Groce believes that zalAya's retirement na- terially mitiEated his personal peril, as defendant bA4pre the bar at which MT. Knox has aFianged him on the charge substantially of murder in the, first degree.
 As for Zelaya's Successor. 1t is well understood here that this Government will look with disfavor upon the in- stallation in Zelayas place of any of the zeiaya following, It is not too much to say that anybody that could be acceptable to Zelhya and his adher- ents will be viewed with suspicion by Washington
 No orders have been issued to the American vessels of war now In Me Rraguan waters as a result of the re- signationA of zelaya. Indeed. 1t is i'm probable that anyrnews of this devel- opuent in the situation had reached the Navy Department until tonight. when. Assistant Secretary Beekman winthrop was informed by the Associated Press President
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-17
WEATHER FORECAsT.

Washington, Dec. 1es--FsFeeast for
 sEnbamas Fair, warmer FFsaayt sat- Irday increaslng clonslneam, probably lefns IIght to moderate nouth winds.