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Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28

their problems, but also modify its own
equipment and procedure in the inter-
est of more democratic administration
and larger social activity.
''The Catholic Church takes substan-
TALLY the same position. We want to
cooperate with all churches in an
earnest effort to protect the weak, to
restrain the unscrnpulou4, to abolish
industrial injustice and to establish
wholesome conditions OF life.
1--WE, as a body of working men,
who have the interests of the country
and our fellows vitally at heart, want
to cooperate with the churches and
with the great mass of unorganized
labor to improve the condition of hu-
manity and to preserve the dignity of
labor so that when a man is compelled
to earn his bread by the sweat of his
face. according to the divine decree, it
may not be at the expense of his man.
hood and his self-respect. The AL
mighty did not make that a necessary
part of the injunction. That is man.
made condition, perhaps the result of
our intense strides in national develop
ment, but not beyond the possibility of
conquest on the part of combined effort
of American and Christian manhood. "
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Every Woman WIN Be Interested

II you have pain Y, in the back,
Urinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble.
and want a curtain, pleasant herb
cure for woman's ills, try Mother
Gray's Australian. Leaf. 1t is a safe
and never falling regulator. At Drug
gists or by mail scots. Sample pack
age FREE. Address, The Mother
Gray Co.. Leroy, N. Y. 1884 wks
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Getting Record rds of Members.

Brearly Lodge F. & A. NJ, has been
an institution since before the revolu-
8tionary war. and its members fought in
the revolution, were in the war of 1912
and in the Civil War. The officers of
the lodge are making up complete
record of all this service. The record
of the revolutionary soldiers is COM
.iplete, and the Civil War records are in
good shape.
Yesterday Craig Elmer, of this city,
went to Trenton and visited the office
Of the Adjutant General and went over
the records there to get the names of
members of Brearly Lodge who were in
the list. He was able to secure good
deal of interesting information.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
IF Y ou Are a Trifle Sensitive

About the size Of your shoes. it's
some satisfaction that many people
can wear shoes size smaller by
prinkling Aliens Foot-Ease into
them. just the thing for Patent
Leather Shoes, and for breaking In
New Shoes. Sold everywhere 26c.
18 4Wks
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Active Work.

The choir of the Pearl Street Baptist
is rehearsing for concert to be given
the Sunday before Washington's BIRTH
day. The ladies of the church are now
engaged in quilting, the proceeds from
which will so toward buying new
carpet.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
so Untrimmed Hats

In Felt and Velvet shapes, nearly all 7Oo
shades-values to $2.25 at AOC
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
VOL LvI

Real Linen Torchon Laees at Sc yd.
Instead Of I27z and Sc yd.
Insertings to match In widths 2
to S inches.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28

Mail service is not what il should be
In and out Of Bridgeton.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
WHOLE NO. 1926
Hr~% Store
L 1Iunk nEOEneTS Closes
$50
Many items of Winter Goods are marked at
Reduced Prices to Close Them Out.
Linene Broderie i2He

Looks and feels like all linen.
For Skirts, Suits and Children's S
wear. Have pretty border for
trimming.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
POETS GRANDDAUGHTER CURED
Descendant Of Philip Freneau, Revolu-
tionsry Bard, 20 Leave Asylum.

nT. Marcus p. Heynan. assistant super-
intsndent OF the State Hospital for the In
sane al Central lshp Long Island. las
taken especial interest in the cas- Of Miss
Mary Hsmmei, and she is now about 10 be
discharged ss sufficiently cured 10 admit Of
her returning home. Miss Hsmmel who is
now very OLD, Is the granddaughter of
Philip Frenesu. the Revolutionary poet.
whose csusuc writings caused him 20 be
dubbed by Washington Irving the Barking
Dog Of the Revolution" Frenesu. who was
born IN l15s. died IN 1872 leaving . large
estate. His daughter, Helen. married q
man named Hammsl
Miss Hammel met IA 1873 q woman Who
h. said 10 have eNercised an evil innueuce
over her Miss HsmmeIs sister died. and tie
woman e. said 10 have hs spnotized Miss Ham
mel and obtained all her property. The Wom-
an's last act according % tho story. Was
20 lock Miss Hammol up in an empty house
With no companion but a dos. The house
contained no Furnishings. Pass.rsby heard
faint means after tie dog had broken a
window. when Miss Hammol had been in
ih. building for week without food The
cAperience unsettled her reason. After a
time she Was sent a. The asylum and seems
I.oR 70 have recovered.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
CAUGHT on ROOF.
DetectiUes Capture T5cO Men
on UOmdn's Tin.

Two men. believed BY the police 20 ee
members Of q gang Of burglars which has
been operating in Harlem for some months.
were captured last night on the roof Of
house in West 10Th street. near Lenox
avenue. The men said they were William
Rogers no address. and William Williams,
az No IL West SSth street The police say
that the men are Thomas Fitzsimmons and
William A Murphy.
Al O'Clock last night Mrs. Charles
Rrownold wife OF an insurance manager,
was sitting AZ a rear window of her home.
a. No Al West Ie0th street when her at
tention was attracted ~ a rope dangling
outside the window. AS she tried 10 get
hols Of the rope II was 5erked violently up
ward Mrs. Brownold was alone IN the
house. which is n four story dwelling, and,
vemcmbering ar occasion several months
$40. when burglars entered a neishlc-lng
house and stole several thousand CollsrT
worth Of ieWslry. she called ND Police
Headquarters on the telephone
She told Lieutenant Funston, al head
quarters. that she was sure there fere
burglars on the roof Of her house. a mo-
r1lent later Mrs. Louis Meyer. who lives
next door 70 the Brownold home, told the
lieutenant over the phone that she could
lear burglars on the roof OF her house
Detectives from the Harlem Detective
Bureau were hustled over 20 the Brownold
house and were admitted by the scared
woman. They also went 70 Mrs Meyers
house. and from her learned that one Of
the burglars was on the roof Of the extern
sion. on the second floor. The detectives
C-rept out on The extension and found the
man behind a chimney. After a short
struggle he was subdued. A revolver. a
rope and some pieces OF jewelry were found
on the roof.
After some searching on the neighboring
roofs the detectives saw a man lodging
about among the chimneys and skylights.
and after a chase over the housetops they
made him prisoner.
Both prisoners refused 70 make any state
nenr.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
FIRE CoNCEALs BURGLARY.
So Police Think After Investigating
Tenement House Blaze.

a FIRE believed by the police and fremen
20 have been started 10 conceal a burglary
occurred early yesterday morning I'm the
five story apartment house az No. aas East
sd street. The good work Of the police
and fir~mep saved several persons from
being injured during the fire. which lasted
for more than an hour.
In the rear of the tenement house is the
Polycuic Hospital With the blowing OF
the whistles and changing 81 bells. tho
patients became nervous This was added
10 by smoke that poured into she wards.
and IL was With much difficulty that the
physicians and nurses c'rld msintain
order
The FIRE was discovered by Thomas Pc
terson. who lives with his wife and three
children on the fourth floor. After giving
tie alarm To al the tenants Petersen hur-
ried Co the street. where he sent IN an
alarm. By the time the iremen arrived
the blaze had got good headway. but by
hard work n was eXtingui-hed after II had
done 3Os0 damage
Following an investigation the hremen
ssy they found traces OF oil boz the base
mehg. where the nre started Besides this
sneak thieves were discovered al work i'm
the adjoining houss. No. 30 East 1sd street.
The fire marshal b. also investigating the
rrg
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
SAYS CHRIsTYs MIND FAILED.
Wife's Attorney Declares Artist Was
Committed as Insane in 1907.

In the effort OF Mrs. Msebelle Thompson
Christy. wife OF Howard Chandler Christy.
the artist, 20 obtain possession of their
ten-year-old daughter. of whom the father
has now the custody at GAINESVILLE. ohio,
II became known on the statement Of Mrs.
Christy's attorney. that the artist was
committed in 1877 as an insane person.
Mrs. Christy says that there is a pro-
ceeding now pending in Ohio, wherein she
hopes through a writ II habeas corpus 10
obtain possession of her daughter To do
SO she must prove that AR Christv is not
proper person 70 care for the girl, and
90 that end Mrs Christy obtained from
Justice MaCIean yesterday an order direct
ing the State Commission In Lunacy 20
furnish 20 the petitioner a copy Of the
commitment papers.
ChTisty. IL is said. broke down physically
In lgG and was compelled 70 abandon his
work. He left New York and went 20 his
boyhood home IN Ohio. where he So -
a studio. The Christys were married
twelve years ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
NERO HERE FULL OF AIR,
Compressed Variety Keeps Auxiliary
Ahoat-Hope for the Yankee.

There were few prOuder men than John
Arbuckle yesterday when the government
auxiliary Nero came up the East River and
was cooked al the Brooklyn navy yard
With hold fun Of compressed air and
toWed by the government tug Pontiac. she
made the lSe-mile trip from Newport in
about twenty-five hours. the tate Of six
knots being considered something very
smart Tor d ship with a bottom fun Of holes
big enough 10 drop a cotton bale through
The tug Sesbury Of the Arbuckle fleet.
Was fun of signal fass. and gazing over
her stem was lsrge pix. dressed m oil
skins and a jaunty sou'Wester. and carrying
q shovel That's q picture Of Hussey. our
boss sandhog." said Dick Creedon. the
man who was blown out Of the Brooklyn
tunnel and through the river not so very
long ago. Creedon also Was the last man
out Of the Gankee when her stern blew OUT
during the recent unsuccessful attempt TO
raise her.
a very successful. but cold. passage"
said William ". Witherspoon. the man who
did the actual work OF raising the Negro.
We have about seven ponds 10 the square
inch pressure II her nov. \ little repair
las been dlne 20 the holes in No. Q hold
and thc engine and boiler room. but No 4
hold is wide open, and yOu could dive out
through it
Mr. Arbuckle telegra phed tho Secretary
Of tho Navy that tie 1. )9)-ton ship was here
and made a proposal % equip battleship
with the compressed air device. lie also
sent d message 90 Presidcht Taft saying he
hoped DE- WOULD Do a. successful with tle
Yankee which now has about fiftcen feet
Of water Over her decks
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
JAIL FOR OLD GUARD MAN

Adelbert r. hoyt. Who was a member ~
the ola Guard until he jumped hts b.u
Two aud half wears ago and fed 10 Fne.
land 20 escape criminal proceedings on ,
charge Of stealing Si".co9 from "a widow,
was sentenced 10 not less than four wear,
and ten months and not more than eight
wears and siK months IN state prison IA,
Judge Malone In General Sessions Court
yesterday. lie Was arrested in London
end for two years fought extradt,iop
You committed one % the most contenpt-
ible II crimes said Judge Malone. in
violating the confidence placed in your
business integrity b 4 woman"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Wednesday, Decem-
ber %, 1909.

steamer Oscar II dam. Copenhagen December
O. Christiania II and Christiansand - 70 Punch
Edye & Co. with 135 cabin and 4O9 steersg4 pas
sensers and mdse- Arrived az the Bar at a m
steamer Room (oer), Bremen December IL 20
Oelrichs e. Co. with 100 cabin and l. 1eO steeraze
passengers and mdse- Arrived az the Bar az
Steamer II RIO. Galveston December IA. 20
4. tse soIthsrn PaSiic Co with mdse Passed in
Steamer Pavnee, Philadelphia 10 the Clyde SIS
co. with ndse. Passed IN Quarantine az II :46
a m
steamer san Marcos. Galveston Dec.nnber Is.
Passed In Sandy Hook at 3:Os p m.
steamer Ieutonic (Br) Southampton and
Cher6ours December Is and Queenstown Is. 70
mdse. Anchored outside the Bar at 7:4O m
Steamer Adra (Br). Huelva November 80 20
Bowrtns CO. with ore. Arrived at the Bar az
steamer Prinz AdaIbert eGer). Hamburg De-
cember g. 20 the Hamburg American Line. with
passengers and nndss. Outside the Bar az SIS
Steamer Crusader CBr,. CaIni. November q.
20 Punch. Edye & Co. with chalk. Arrived az
the Bar at $40 m.
steamer Chelston tBr). Blusnelds November
Ia. Cape Graclos December . Belize 10 and Ina
qua Is, with MAHOGANY 70 George y Emery q
60: vessel 20 r F Downing Co. Arrived at
steamer DeIphins Utah. Barcelona November
?. Genoa lS. Porman 2S and Lisbon December ].
20 simpson, spence & Young. with mdse. Ar
rived at the Bar az a. m
steamer Moltkefels Ger, Calcutta October -.
Colombo November 8. Port said q. Malta %.
& Co. with mdse. Arrived az the Bar az
steamer sarnis GER. Port-au-Prinee pec.m-
Kingston i6 and Inagua n. TO the Hamburg
American Line with three passengers. mails and
mdse. Arrived at the Bar at a.
Steamer Duca deglt AbruZzi GtaD. Genoa De-
oember Z and Naples s. 20 Hartheid Solari &
%. with Is cabin and l52 steerage passengers
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
SKULLS SHOWN TO PRISONER.
Grewsome Exhibit at Murder Trial on
Long Island Fails TO Move Defendant.

T;irsrhead. Long Island. Dec. % CSpeciaD.
Accused Of the murder Of aged Mr. and
Mrs Townsend Verify. Of Patch0gue. on
July u Peter Backelyitch to-day Was con-
fronted with their skulls In the courtroom.
but he showed no indication Of nervous
ness.
The old couple met their death on the
ui ght when their home was burned Their
bodies were recovered from the ruins and
while the autopsy showed that they had
not died of sunocatiOn their skulls bore
marks indicating 90 the minds Of the phvsi-
clans and District Attorney George "A. Fur-
man that they were killed with a shsrp i'm
strument. Suspicion attached 90 RackeI-
Witch. who owned the house aud was IA,
occupant 81 n with Tie NeTitys al the tf,,,o
II the defendant takes the stand Distrtc,
Attorney Furman plans 10 make him han
de the skulls Of his alleged victims Vb,,
A.. cross-eAsmines him
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
T0CALL Mr.. BR0KAW
on STAND TO-DAY.
Husband VIII Seek to R6fute
UTe's Charges.

Mineols. Long Island. Dec. % Special
Owing 20 the absence Of Edward Weiss.
one OF the assistants IN the Brol.aw de-
fence. court was adjourned az O'Clock this
afternoon. and viii convene tomorrow at
20 O'Clock. There will be a night session.
toe. Mr.. Mcintyre had expected 10 put Mr..
Brokaw on the stand In his wife's suit for
sS0Oo a year allmony. with a separation
Mrs Brokaw was on hand when court
opened. and showed remarkable self-pos-
session under the circumstances. The worry
which was caused yesterday by her
mothers illness had entirely disappeared
this morning. as her mother was better and
her brother. J. Buliard Blair. had frequent
bulletins from the sick room which were
favorable.
Only two witnesses were examined this
morning. both from North Carolina. one
was Thomas j. Finch. the manager ~
Fairview. and the other Archibald III.
Boynton. AZ one time Mayor Of Salisbury
When Mr.. Boynton came 10 the court
house he was met as he stepped from his
automobile and greeted in typical French
fashion by Mr 2roksw who threw his arms
about him and greeted him as though he
were his long-lost brother.
Mr.. Mcintyre said that he would open
With Mr.. Brokaw tomorrow and let Mr..
Brokaw tell his own story. He will admit,
II is said. that he had called his wife a
little fool and an idiot and viii seek 20
prove that he was justified in so doing
We viii also prove" said Mr.. Mcintyre.
that ]. A Blair. the father Of Mrs. Bro
kaw. interfered in their domestic relations
al times and that al one time. while they
We're all at Atlantic City. he had told Bro
ksw that he and Mrs. Brokaw should come
from their room earlier in the day and get
the benefit Of the sea air
Thomas J. Finch said that he thought the
Brokaw land was worth about $ an acre.
aside from the buildings. and that the en-
tire estate was worth s25.loe. Three hun
dred acres are under cultivation. The place
never has been self-suppOrting," said Mr..
Finch, "and we had always 10 buy extra
supplies every year for the horses and cat
tie" Mr.. Finch was also the owner Of
chair factory AMI vice-president Of the
High Point Bank and a director Of bank
az Salisbury. He said that Mr.. Brokaw
leased twenty thousand acres OF land Tor
shooting purposes for which he paid %
cents an acre. on being cross-examined he
said that the entire payroll az F>sirview and
other expenses would not exceed u.eoo
month
Mr.. Boynton said he had known Mr.. Bro
kaw for twenty-five years. and had never
seen him intoxicated-had never. in fact.
seen him take more than a few drinks in
that tr1e He had never seen anything in
the Brokaw family relations other than un-
bounded affection
II r. Gilbert was recalled Tor a fcw min
utes. and told about the letters which Mrs.
Brokaw received when she went aboard the
ship al Southampton. which she refused TO
give up.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
EQU4L PAY PUT OFF.
Board of Education Refers
Question 10 a Committee.

Tn. BOARD % Education did not have the
sxnac,ss orrortunitv 90 settle the equal
nav question Al the meeting yesterday. but.
without a member committing himself. the
matter was refeIred 20 the committee on
hvlsws and legislation for report AZ the
next meetins.
This action was asked by Arthur :. SOM
ers. the champion q the eaual pay move
rnent in the Board Of Education. who ap-
pealed 20 the members 10 lay aside old
prejudices in considering the resolution
which read follows;
Resolved, That IL be referred 90 the COM
rnittee on bylaws and legislation 20 CON
slider the advissbility of amending the ny
laws a. follows.
That section IS Of tho bylaws OF the
Board OF Education be amended 80 a. 20 20
POSITION. except that teachers ana slpeI,,
Visors OF hoys may receive an Aodluohai
salary bonus not 10 exceed Nlsl 81,
Resolved. That Il also be referred 70 the
same committee 10 consider TIE anNlsa-
bility of amending said section m the tol-
mai such revised schedules he put into
effect a. soon a. funds sufficient therefor
are provided by the Board % Estimate ana
financial ability. the Increase IN women
teachers salaries be paid IN annual lhsldl-
ments. which shall not be less than - -
cent OF the difference hetN cen the niaAl-
mum salaries now fixed for men and the
maximum salaries now fixed for women oc-
cupying the same positions. except that Tor
the year 1910 there shall be a nat increase
of not less han S20 per annum for al
women teachers below the grade. ana
not less than Sla0 for all women teachers
81 special subjects
The board decided 20 send committee
~ nve members 70 plead with the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment 20 recon-
sider the rejection OF IN increased appro-
priation 10 cover salary increases Of the
teachers and supervisors.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
MRS. ASHLEY HURT.
". H. ChanIer's Mother-in-
Lac IN Automobile Smash

Mrs. George Ashley. Of No. - West s7th
street. the mother Of Miss Minnie Ashley.
the actress. wife OF Congressman Will
lam Astor Chandler. was badly cut by fly
ing glass yesterday. when her automobile
smashed into another machine at sSth
street and Central Park West. Mrs. Ash
lev was hurried 10 her home. where she was
attended by her family physician. while her
chauffeur. Harry Green. of No. 337 West
5sth street. was arrested. charged with
reckless driving.
Mrs Ashley had been driving in the park
and was just returning home when the ac-
ctdent occurred. Her car was going north
az high speed, when at sSth street the
chauffeur turned into the centre Of the
driveway 10 avoid a wagon going In the
same direction AS Mrs. AshIeys auto
mobile cleared the wagon another machine
came along going south. and the two cars
came together.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
STOP HEIR SWINDLE
ARREST BY u. q. MEN.
Say They Found Ne5c Dead
Man" Game Being WOrked.

Acting on complaints received from Scot
lard Yard and the postal authorities OF
Great Britain. Chief Postofice Inspector
Walter a. Mayer. Of the New York dis
trict. Yesterday put stop 20 a new dead
man" gold brick game. by which he believes
that $4,000 has been taken from the VIC
ti.hs within five years
Charles Adams. alias James Thomas
Southwick. is the man whose arrest yester-
day at the Broadway Central Hotel fol-
lowed an investigation by the agents Of the
POstoffice Department. and he Is now held
At Police Headquarters. to be arraigned
this morning before Commissioner Shields
on the charge OF using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
The scheme as disclosed by the investiga-
tion of the postal authorities was for the
American agent OF the gang. believed by
the police 10 be Adams, or Southwick, 10
write letter to man who. his confed-
crates in England would have previously in
formed him. had died recently. leaving
some property.
The letter would contain the information
that the gold mine of which the prospective
recipient OF the letter was part owner.
located on the Peace River. I'm British
Columbia was coming along nicely. and
some specimens were ready for inspection.
Money for new implements and 10 buy
land adjoining the mine property before
fling the claim with the Canadian govern
ment would be needed Immediately. the let
ter would say.
These letters. falling into the hands OF
the heirs OF the dead man and promising
such wealth. would bring the gang into
communication with these heirs, and the
money they asked for usually would be
forthcoming.
Cinef Mayer knew OF two former COM
plants. which reached him too late 20 find
the men complained of. in which the VIC
TINS parted with 10000 and $4,000, re-
spsctivelv.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
HURRY-UP CITY CONTRACT.
Three Days Allowed to Deliver $1,000
Feet of Lead Covered Gable.

Fire Commissioner Hayes was 'fabber-
gasted'' yesterday when his attention was
called 20 an Official advertisement calling
for the delivery Of twenty-one thousand
feet OF underground lead covered cable for
2 hre alarm telegraph system in Brooklyn
within three DAYS after the receipt II the
bids on the contract
The advertisement says that sealed bids
or estimates will be received by the Com
missioner al his Office in Manhattan until
-0.S0 O'Clock on Tuesday. and that the time
for the delivery of the materials and per
Torrance OF the contract is by OF before
December q 1913"
That is manifesJlv absurd. said Com
mis siOner Hayes yesterday, when his atten-
tiou was called 10 IT, II The bids are re-
CeiVed until Tuesday. II would be a physl-
cal impOsSibility for the contractor To Ge-
liver the supplies by Friday Of the same
week / have asked for report on the
matter, and probably the contract will
have 10 be readveFtised-"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
TO AeoLIsH FLOATING serse,

The Gays % tho picturesque CITY Nfseio,
Tloating Bethel ~ Brooklyn are about
over. Hereafter its religious work viii be
conducted on LAND. The officers OF the boat
and the CITY Mission Society. No el5 Mon
tague street have decided 20 sell ~ and
90 establish q mission a. 70 SO Atlantic
avenue. The reading room of tho new mis-
sion viii b. open daily and services held
an the chapel oH SUNDAY. Tuesdsv and
Thurday evenings when Jack iu port may
ioin in prayer snd receive religious instruc-
ION.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
plsrRIcT CAPTAIN FREED.

4 jury iu Coroner Acriteliis court yester-
day cNouerated Henry McMullen. ~ 40.
gs Fast l22d strect. who was charged with
causing tho death of John Kenny. of No
- East lSsth strect. during a saloon tight
% so .eos Second avenue ON November
- Both men were election district cap
iains in Perry Magic district and were
..nlplo1es - the Water Department
New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
G(G9.
q

Most of the time for Christ.
mas shopping is behind YOU
now.
But the less time YOU have.
the better are our stores as a
place to spend it,
No time wasted in useless
looking.
Xmas gifts for men, things
men really want, the sort OF
things they buy themselves.
In mans store. with plenty
of statesmen, plenty of room and
plenty of Xmas suggestions.
For instance Scotch knitted
vests, sweater jackets, suit cases
and bags, knitted silk neckwesr
from soc. TO SO. with a good
many extra values now among
the finer qualities.
ROGERS PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores,
Warren 81. 18th 81. s4th st.