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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24

"A writer in the Novoe Vremya
draws attention to the development
of Japanese military power since the
war in Manchuria. Whereas Japan
was then able to place 100000
men in the field she could now raise
three times that number. including
the troops in Formosa, seven divis-
ions have been added, making total
of twenty divisions. The infantry
had been rearmed with a rifle of great
muzzle velocity. and each regiment
had been provided with battery of
machine guns of improved type. The
field artillery has received superior
class of quick-firing gun, fitted with
steel shields, which was made in the
Osaka arsenal on modified Krupp
specifications. Two brigades of heavy
field artillery have been formed.
armed with 10.5 centimetre (4.13-
inch) guns, designed by General
Arisaka from a model by Krupp,
These have an effective range Of
nearly six miles.--London Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
DEATH IN AUTO RACES.
Driver Bourque and Mechanician Hol-
combe Killed at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Wm. Bourque,
driver, and Harry Holcombe, his me-
chanician, were killed at the opening
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
when their automobile, going at the
rate of seventy-five miles an hour,
was ditched. Holcombe's neck was
broken and he died instantly.
Bourque lived ten minutes after
reaching the hospital
A sudden veering, skid, and the
car was in the ditch with its occu-
pants, who were in the Presto-Lite
contest of $50 miles. The tragedy oc-
Cured on the fifty-fourth lap, when
Bourque, hurting the car through
space at the rate of seventy-five miles
an hour. had fought his way to fourth
place in field representing the great
est pilots and most powerful speed
machines In America.
Bourque was the Springfield
(Mass.) man who finished second to
Chevrolet in the Cobe race at Crown
Point. Holcombe was twenty-five
years of age and native of Grand
vile, Mass.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
TWOYOUNG BATHERS DROWN
Virginia Paul Tries to Rescue
W. B. Lessig.
Both Victims Were Prominent in the
Fashionable Circles of Philadelphia
They Were Expert Swimmers.

Wildwood, N. wv. Brook Lessig,
prominent lawyer of Philadelphia,
and Miss Virginia Paul, one of the
leaders of the younger set in Quaker
City society, were drowned near Wild
wood Crest. Miss Paul, who was
twenty-one years old and an expert
swimmer, lost her life in the swift
and treacherous ocean current in an
effort to save her companion.
Lessig and the young, woman came
over from Philadelphia and were
guests in the household of Morton q.
Paul in his summer home in Wild
wood Crest.
The pair, accompanied by several
of their mutual friends, walked along.
just before shutdown, until they
reached a point some distance below
the regular bathing grounds. The
life guards had gone off duty, but
that gave them no concern, because
both were strong and daring SWIM
mers. Entering the surf, both were
soon beyond the breakers.
Hes only making believe" said
one of the little group on the shore.
when Lessig threw up his hands.
sig disappeared from view with a
despairing shout borne but family
to shore.
With breathless suspense their
friends watched Miss Paul approach
Lessig. She was seen to reach him,
and the two appeared to the watchers
to be working slowly toward shore,
but in a moment or two they were
submerged by a huge wave. When
they came up again into vision they
had drifted still further out.
The life savers launched boat
and rowed with all their strength
toward the drowning pair They had
hardly gone half way when Lessig
disappeared for the last time.
Miss Paul continued her unequal
battle in the rough water, but before
the boat reached her she, too, was
swallowed up by the ocean.
Miss Paul was a stepdaughter of
Clarence Jeffries, Pennsylvania
Railroad official. She lived in
Swarthmore. Pa, suburb of Phila-
delphia,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
TAFT DISMSSES SEVEN
WEST POINT HAzERS
Cadets Punished Because R0-
Iando Sutton Was Hurt.
VICTIM WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Attacked While Doing Sentry Duty
He Defended Himself and Cap
tured Two Assailants--He Was
Then Disabled With Tent Poles.

West Point, N. Y.-An order from
President Taft Diminishing seven ca
diets from the United States Military
Academy was announced when the
cadets were assembled on parade.
The cadets were concerned in the
hazing of Cadet Rolando Sutton, a
brother of Lieutenant James N. SUIT
ton, of the Marine Corps at Annapo-
lis. second investigation into whose
death resulted in the finding that
Lieutenant Sutton killed himself
either by accident or design
The cadets dismissed are: John H.
Booker, Jr., of West Point, Ca, first
class; Richard w. Hooker, Kansas
City, Mo-, third class; Earle w. Dun
more, Utica, N. Y, third class; Chaun-
cey G. Devore, Wheeling, w. Va,
third class; Gordon Lefebvre, Rich
mond, Va, third class; Albert E..
Crane, Hawarden, Iowa, third class;
Jacob S. Fortner, Dothan, Ala, third
class.
The action of the President upholds
the action of the board which investi-
gated hazing at West Point, and of
Colonel Hugh l.. Scott, Superintend-
emit of the Academy.
On the morning of June IA last, Ca
Diet Rolando Sutton, of the fourth or
'plebe' class, reported sick, and was
ordered to the hospital badly bruised
and suffering great pain. He did not
report for duty again until twenty
three days later, and his case imne-
diately became matter of concern
to the upper classmen, when it was
seen that the authorities proposed to
dig to the bottom of it.
Before the board of investigation
which was Immediately ordered, SUIT
ton, true to the unwritten code of the
corps. proved reticent witness. SUIT
ton gave a complete narrative of his
adventures on the night of June 49,,
but protested to have been unable to
recognize any of his assailants.
The board, whose report led to the
dismissal of the cadets, was presided
over by Lieutenant-Colonel Sibley,
with Captain Oscar J. Charles, of the
Seventeenth Infantry, and Captain M.
F. Smith, of the Twentieth Infantry,
as members. 1t was in session al
most daily for over month. During
this period 135 cadets were examined
under oath as to hazing conditions at
West Point this year.
On the night of the attack, for
which the cadets have been dismissed,
Cadet Sutton was walking on lonely
post when number of third class
men, dressed in white sheets, sudden
ly ran out of the woods and attacked
him with tent poles.
Sutton, who is an athlete, was on
the alert, and succeeded in capturing
Two of his assailants, but he was dis
abled by a blow from tent pole af-
1er he had beaten off three attacks.
He was injured so seriously that he
was three weeks in the hospital.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
100000 TREES PLANTED.
That is the Record of the Forestry
Service For One Year.


The trees used in the National ex-
periments in reforestation are grown
at eight Government nurseries in the
existing National forests out West
These eight stations now contain
over 100000 trees from one to
three years old.
The preliminary stage of forest
planting within the National forests
is now past, says Moody's Magazine,
and several of the planting stations
have produced trees of sufficient size
to plant directly on the permanent
site. About 100000 trees were
planted during the winter and spring
of 1907.
At the nursery in the Dismal River
National forest more stock has
reached an age suitable for plant
ing than at the other stations. This
nursery contains approximately g.
100000 trees.
At present there are about 1,000,-
900 trees for planting in the sand
hills The species largely in use up
to this time are Western yellow pine
and pack pine. Other species, chiefly
Scotch pine, Norway pine and Doug
las fir are being tested in the nursery
and in experimental plantations.
The State forests of Saxony, COM
prising 100000 acres, are in charge
of forestry bureau at yearly ex-
pense which averages So for each
acre, but such is the extent and value
of the timber and other products that
the net yearly revenue averages $3.50
an acre after deducting all expenses.
The appropriation of the United
States for the bureau of forestry is SO
insignificant that it amounts to lite
tie less than one cent for each acre.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
south jersey Crops Large.

More perishable freight was shipe0
by farmers of Southern New Jersey
in July than in any previous month in
history. Produce valued at $780,,
600 was distributed over the New
England States, the Middle West and
Canada from points on the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad, part OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
In July, 1907, the value of produce
shipped by farmers Of the six lower
counties of New Jersey was STAG, 800,
In 1908 the estimated value of the
shipments was Sits, 900, while July
of this year shows an increase over
1908 of $685. 600 The total number
of cars used to transporf this freight
was 1909, or more than thirty-seven
miles of cars, if placed end to end.
Potatoes required 1922 cars and to-
matoes 1047. The other $40 cars
were loaded as follows: Apples, 5;
berries, 148; clans and oysters, 1865;
fish, 148; peppers, 10; poultry, As,
and mixed carloads, 8 OF the 1909
cars 1900 were sent to Jersey City
and New York City. In the last three
years the Pennsylvania Railroad has
been conducting development cam
paign in behalf of the agricultural
and commercial interests of New Jer-
sey Commission merchants and buy
ers all over the country have been
supplied with lists of reliable grow
ers and shippers in that section, and
the result has been that the market
for Southern New Jersey produce has
been greatly widened.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
ALL SORTS or BAD WEATHER
Big Corn Crop Of Kansas in Dam
ger From Drought.
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Ok
Iahoma Fairly SizzIed Under the
Burning Rays of the Sun.

Kansas City, Kan.-The 500,000,-
900 bushel corn crop which seemed
almost assured in Kansas and Ne
braska on August 1 !, has been crimped
and shrunken by the excessive heat
of the past few days and absence of
adequate rain for two weeks. Gener-
ally the corn in the eastern part of
the State does not appear to be seri-
ously hurt, and some parts even of
central Kansas are still hopeful of a
full crop, but in western Kansas and
some of the big corn counties in
northern Kansas and southern Me-
braska reports indicate that the ex-
IRENE heat and drought have done
great damage.
st. Louis.-Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Oklahoma fairly sizzled
under the burning rays of one of the
hottest suns in the history of this
part Of the Southwest Suffering to
man and beast was intense, and many
reports of prostration came in. The
hottest night in Kansas City in ten
years was endured, and hundreds of
persons slept outdoors. At A o'clock
in the afternoon the local Govern
ment bureau reported a temperature
of 100 degrees. At Topeka, Kan, at
9 o'clock a. m. it was ninety. There
the temperature reached eighty at
midnight, and the minimum during
the day was seventy-three. One
prostration was reported
Dallas, Texas. All heat records of
Dallas were broken when the mer-
curry in the official thermometer at
the United States Government labor
atory and Agricultural Experiment
Station registered 1881 degrees at
2 D. m. Scores of other thermome-
tiers had readings equally high and
some went above ITO.
Providence, r. I. - The drought
which existed in Rhode Island since
June Is was broken when a bowling
northeast gale broke over the State.
Blowing fifty miles an hour at Block
Island and with great velocity at 9TH
er points the storm was the worst
that has been experienced here in a
long time, and in a few hours the
seas began to pound along the shore
and coasting vessels of all kinds went
scurrying for shelter.
Nor was it only a terrific wind and
a heavy downpour of rain which made
conditions unpleasant in many locali-
ties, but a temperature of flfty-six de-
grees served to increase the discom-
fort.
Charleston, s. C.-This city was
practically cut off from telegraphic
communication with the outside
world as the result of storm which
Frustrated the wires
The wind attained great velocity
and was accompanied by a tremen-
dous fall of rain.
Some houses were unroofed and
many trees were uprooted, but there
was no loss Of life. Several persons,
however, were slightly injured by
hyinq debris
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Newsy GIeaninUs.

The homeward rush of tourists
from London has begun.
Battleships of the Atlantic fleet be-
gan the work of turning tests in Cape
Cod Bay.
Bolivians at Guapai stoned the
houses of Peruvian and Argentine
residents.
Talk of combining the Marine
Corps with the army was again re-
vived in Washington, d. c.
Two regiments of Swedish troops
in the northern part Of the country
mutinied and were confined to bar
racks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Jottings About Sports.

George M. Pynchon's sloop, the
Istalena, won the Kings Cup OF New
port.
r. G. Watson defeated G. NJ. Byera
for chief cup in the golf final at Shin
necock Hills.
The Elmina finished first in the run
OF the New York Yacht Club from
Portland, Me.
Captain Swanson won a race at the
Saratoga race track on foul, as Ben
Loyal was disqualified.
r. D. Little and Robert Leroy won
their way to the final of the New
York State tennis championship.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Former CROOK Returns S5.

Jesse White, a prosperous business
man, of Trenton, received a letter
and SIS from a person who signs him
self "A Former Crook" The 'crook"
confesses that he robbed White of SIS
five years ago. The writer says he
has been converted in the South and
is trying to do half right He adj
vise; White to be more careful of his
bills, and claims he will pay back all
his victims if he lives long enough.
White has no recollection of the rob-
Eery and has no idea of the identity
of the writer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Sells $50 Gift Bill.

Thinking that a $40 bill given to
him by his mother was worthless
imitation, Raymond Leigh, thirteen
years old, son of Abraham Leigh, OF
Burlington, sold it for ten cents OF
"real money" with which to buy can
dy, and Is looking for his customer
The $40 bill was in purse in the
pocket of clothing sent by New York
City friend
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
WEALTHY WOMAN MURDERED.
Dragged From Lonely Home and
Beaten to Death.

Broxton, Ga.-Miss Matte Ora
ham, one of two maiden sisters, was
murdered near Hokesbury, Coffee
County. She was dragged from her
home half a mile, where it is evident
there was desperate struggle. The
body was beaten and the skull
crushed.
The motive was robbery. Miss Ora
ham was wealthy woman. Her sis
ter was away from home at the time
of the murder.
Sheriff Ricketson arrested William
Mcleod, youth employed on the
Graham farm. He confessed know
ing where the body had been hidden,
although he denied having murdered
the woman. A. B. Carter, another
tenant, also was arrested.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Twice Wed. Seeks Divorce.

Mrs. Anna r. Derr. of Ocean City,
mas applied in the Court of Chancery,
of Trenton, for divorce from her hus-
band, George l.. Derr, to whom she
was twice married. According to the
complaint of Mrs. Derr, she and Derr
were first married on June 20, 1902,
and then, to please her parents, they
were married again on September 20,
the same year, when grand church
wedding was given them at Ocean
City. Now she charges that she was
deserted in 1905. She has a child six
wears old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24

The police of Merchantville
searched for closed carriage, in
which. it is said. two burglars are
travelling about the country Two
burglaries near Merchantville are
blamed upon the men. The house Of
William Holmes, on the southwestern
limit of Merchantville. was entered
and o lot of silverware stolen. The
same night thieves entered the home
of George Cook, at Colestown.
Among several things they stole
Cooks best suit of clothes, changed it
in the yard and left an old suit on the
lawn. AT both places a closed car
riage was seen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
WOMAN PROFESSOR APPOINTED.
Miss Smith Takes Chair of Mathe.
MATES in California.

Boone, Iowa. - Miss Adelaide
Smith, a native of this city, has been
elected to the chair of mathematics
in the University of California. Miss
Smith is regarded as a brilliant stu
dent and an accomplished pianist.
She left Boone for Chicago, where her
parents now live, several years ago.
From there she went to Johannes
burg, South Africa, to take the chair
of mathematics in the university
there.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
BY CABLE.
Starts For North Pole.

starts For North Pole.
Triest. Austria. Walter Wellman
started from Spitzbergen in balloon
for the North Pole, so the captain of
a tourist ship reported here.
Castro Taking Cure.
Santander, Spain. Cas-
tro, former President of Venezuela,
left here for Solares, seven miles
from Santander, to take the cure.
10000 Trees For Taft.
Toxic ~ Mayor Ozaki of Toxic.
has offered 10000 cherry trees as
gift to President Taft to plant in the
new park on the banks of the Poto-
mac River at Washington, D. G.
Chilean Gold Standard Upheld.
Santiago de Chile. - President
Mont vetoed the bill passed by Con-
gress postponing for five years the
conversion of the paper money Of the
republic into gold.
END of Swedish Strike.
Stockholm.-Th end of the labor
troubles is in sight. The leaders of
the various unions opened negotia-
tions with the employers with the OBJ
ject of having the men resume work.
Objects to American Stocks.
Paris. M. Jaurez, the Socialist
leader. announced his intention of in
terpellating the French Government
regarding the proposal to quote Off
cially In France American speculative
stocks, notably the common stock OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
Willard Straight In PeIzin.
Pekin. willard D. Straight is the
representative here of the American
bankers interested In the Hankow-
Sze-Chuen Railroad loan Of $50, 000,-
600.
Talk by Wireless $50 Miles.
Toulon, France. Wireless tele-
phonic communication was carried on
between Toulon and Port Vendres, a
distance of $50 miles, with instru-
ments invented by Naval Lieutenants
Jeance and Colin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Negress Defies Oficiais.

Armed with a baseball bat and
bed Stat, Temperance Miller, of South
Burlington, powerful negress,
fought off health officials and police
who tried to tear out pump in her
yard which draws water from a well
condemned by the health authorities
1t was the tenth time the official had
called on the same errand, each visit
leaving the well untouched because
Temperance had made good her
threat to keep baseball bat behind
the door for health officers. The
health officials sought the help of the
police department and Patrolman Sell
was sent to the Miller castle with the
health brigade. Temperance defied
the augmented force. you is big
man, Mistah Policeman" she shout.
ed, but de hearse will sure cart you
away in chunks If you tries to tech
dat old pump" Uncertain of their
legal status the attacking party with
drew until they can gain legal advice
on the case.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Safe Robber Shot Through Head.

Two men made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the safe in the Office of
the Cliffe House, at Manitou, Col.
James Morrow, the day clerk, shot
one of the men, Edward Clark.
through the head. fatally wounding
him, and received a bullet through
his own clothing The other robber
escaped. but was captured.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
BOY FAILS $50 Feet.

A 180-foot cliff rising from the
shore of the little lake at Newfound.
land, where the United Boys Brigade
of America has its summer camp, has
proved temptation tc every youngs.
ter in the camp. Fourteen-year-ol
Waite Broughton, of Hackensack.
when near the top, lost his balance
and pitched backward down the side
of the cliff The entire camp was
aroused, and rescue parties found
him bruised. bleeding and uncon-
rcious. with both legs broken above
the knee and one also broken at the
ankle, where 0 bone protruded
through the skin
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
THE RACE.

A dust brown road
The growing rattle of beaten drum
Warning far down the tatters of the night;
A quivering shaft of light, and then the
hum
OF smoking tires on frenzied fight.
The haunting vision of an oil-stained face;
A senseless thing careening out of sight;
Black 'swar1ns that cheer with crazy Joy
the pace
A dust brown road.
Percy M. Gushing, in the Outing Maya
zine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
GOV. CONFER SIGNS INCOME TAX.
Act Makes Alabama First State to
Ratify Amendment.

Montgomery, Ala. Alabama State
Is the first to approve the proposed
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton which provides for an income
tax
Governor Conner signed the ratify-
ing resolution recently passed by the
Legislature. He ii In thorough ac-
cord with the movement. The resolu-
ton was passed unanimously by the
Senate, and In the House there were
only two votes against it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24

Reno Miller, of Racine, Wis, re-
turned from the western part of the
State, where he was the finder of two
pearls, valued at $4,000, in the Mis-
sissippi River, near Prairie du Chen.
Miller Is a laborer, and had been en-
ployed as truckman at small
salary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
SHOT IN DUEL WITH WOMAN.
Man Seriously Injured and Sister-in-
Law iS Arrested.

Orange. Texas.-E. H. Rice and
his sister-in-law, Mrs. A. Smith,
fought in the street with revolyers
as the result of domestic troubles.
Rice was taken home with three bull
let's in his body and the woman was
taken to Jail.
Mrs. Rice and her sister, Mrs.
Smith, were at the Rice home when
Mrs. Rice announced her intention of
leaving her husband He followed
the two women to the street armed
with pistol and the fight followed.
Several shots were exchanged.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
Addicks Property Sold at NewporI

Addicks Property Sold at Newport.
AS result of a judgment of $3.50,
in favor of the Newport Foundry and
Machine Company against J. Edward
Addicks, of New York City. Deputy
Sheriff Frank King sold at auction
personal property, including house,
hold furniture and a power boat, at
Newport, r. I.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24

Charlie Taft's dory capsized and
himself and companion were thrown
into the sea in view of the President.
WIG was on his yacht Off Salem, Mass.
Both rescued themselves before aid
reached them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
500, 900 BABY DEAD IN 5 WEEKS
Her Birth Saved to Parents a Farm
Near Frankfort, Ky.

Frankfort. Ky-The three weeks
old daughter of J. F. and Clementine
Deshon, the 100000 baby" died in
their home in the country.
1t was the birth of this child which
saved to Mrs. Deshon and Mrs. Clark,
nieces Of James A. Holt, the $780,
900 farm in the county, which was
to go to the Clark Masonic Lodge, of
Jacksonville, Ind, if they died with
out issue. Lawyers here say the
lodge has no claim upon the prop
erty.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24

Crowds of curious visitors besieged
the summer White House at Beverly.
Mass, but were denied admittance to
the grounds by Secret Service men.