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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
ApRopos of the question if the

APRoPos of the question if the ma
chine politicians went out of business
what would the, Newark News" and
a few other papers do? The News !"
says:
1.-THE Trenton estate Gazette" asks
and the Morristown chronicle quotes
with evident approval:
If the machine politician should go
out of business, what the dickens would
the Newark News" and few other
blatant sheets published in New Jersey
do for liyir g?'
This is question that more vitality
concerns the two newspapers quoted
above than it does the Evening
News" When the machine politicians
go out of business the pap-fed machine
organs will go with them"
Speaking of pap.fed organs we beg to
call the attention Of the I" News to
the fact that the worst strike bill
before the legislature in recent years
was that taken to Trenton last winter
by the representatives of the two In.
dependent papers of Hudson county
and one in Essex county and which
they succeeded in getting the execu-
tive committee of the Editorial aSsoci-
alton to endorse. 1t would have in
creased the cost of legal advertising
several hundred per cent, practically
put the sheriffs out of business and
taken thousands of dollars from the
widows and orphans of the state in the
settlement of estates. The purpose
OF the bill came out in due time-to
enable a few papers to secure all the
advertising of municipalities without
regard to the judgement of the officials
responsible. Fortunately the ETH
opian in the wood pile was discovered
iii time to prevent the passage of the
bill. And yet these paper claim to be
actuated by high and lofty motives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16

a farmers institute at. Fostoria, o.,
has asked the Ohio legislature to for
bid by statute the making OF automo-
biles that can go faster than twenty
six miles an hour
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16

EXCAVATION on the Panama canal
now costs only one-half the old esti-
mate per cubic yard. The croakers
of late have been unable to start any
sort of plausible yarn about the big
enterprise.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
MoRR1srowN,s DISPOSAL PLANT

The decision of the court Of appeals
sustaining the location of the sewage
disposal plant for Morristown, will en-
able the city to proceed to the com
pletion Of this long-delayed and highly
necessary work. The opposition to the
location Of the disposal works was Of
the character which is manifested ir
| all similar cases. " Let the other fell
low have it, " is the general sentiment
The penalties of civilization are severe.
What all want is to have a big house,
with lots Of bathrooms, good drain
age system, and live among pleasant
folk who have the same privileges.
The drains must have some outlet SO
the neighbOrs Tor the community Get
together and construct sewer, to dis
charge in some less frequented vicin-
ity. Those who live at this disposal
point object, of course, and then the
contest begins, with the interests of
the greater number on one side, and
those of the injured few on the other.
The simple question is whether the OBJ
jections of the few are genuine and
Masonable, and whether they are COM
pensated for the injury they suffer, if
any. There is, or should be, no real
difficulty in settling that question.
Sentiment can not be permitted to en-
ter the consideration of the subject
actual injury must be shown. And the
injury is usually small in fact. The
prejudice against a sewage-disposal
plant as neighbor is natural, but it
may not be reasonable, nevertheless.
The interests of the communities with
congested populations require first
c )nsideration. Sunday Call"
The court of errors and appeals has
affirmed the opinion of the supreme
court permitting Morristown to con-
struct and maintain local sewage dis
poSal plant. This is solution of the
problem that will have to be adopted
by all cities and towns sooner or later,
and the Morristown people are to be
congratulated over their being so early
in the field. 1t is about time for the
Paterson municipal authorities to be-
gin the consideration of this subject.
There is no use waiting for the trunk
sewer scheme, for that never will be
carried out on the plan proposed
Paterson "Call.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16

LORD At SO Madison avenue, Nor
ristown, N j., February 9th, 1909,
Margaret Hawley, wife of the late
John Q. Lord. Funeral services held
at her late residence. so Madison
avenue, on Friday, February 18th,
at three p. m.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
che morris County Chronicle
and the MORRIS COUNTY STANDARD,
Morristown. N. J.

published Weekly by
PERSON & SURDAM
OFFICE: No. Is Park Place
Telephone Call 295
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16

and to feel in his every fiber the sor-
row of the women. Disaster saddened
but never dismayed him. Triumph was
his at the last, and barely had he tast-
ed it before murder found him, and the
the kindly, patient, fearless eyes were
closed forever
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
IS HARRIS
BOOM To
Be OFFERED?

A banquet which was ostensibly a
love feast for the young men Of Gary
to get acquainted. but which was in
reality the launching of the mayoralty
boom of Attorney j. Glenn Harris, was
held last night at the Victoria hotel
and about fifty young men were in at
tendance. Not a word about politics
was uttered, mind you, and but about
fifteen out of the fifty present were
next" don't you know.
The little soclable evening enjoyed
last night has been planned by the
adroit politics for several days past
and was announced to the public in the
for moi a love feast. recently. Those
who received invitations are the ones
who will be expected to be the hench-
men and backbone of the Harris move
ment during the coming campaign.
The meeting was presided over by R.
H. Hildebrand. who as toas tmaster in
troduced to the assembled guests each
of those present. After the banquet
cigars and a sociable good time was
enjoyed by the men present. conspicu-
Gus among whom were Attorneys J.
Glenn Harris, Clarence Bretsch and
several other lawyers connected with
the firm.
1t was thought that the mayoralty
boom of Harris had been dropped, but
an effort is now being made to revive it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
GARY MAN
To Be SUED
FOR DIVORCE
Charles Longfellow, Former
Erie Railway Conductor,
Expected to Figure Be
fore Long in Sensational
Divorce Court.
Especial to THE T1MEs)

Huntington, Ind. Aug. 6.-Three let
tiers written to Charles Longfellow,
former Erie conductor, now a resident
Of Gary, by a Chicago woman who
signs her name Blanche, will probably
figure prominently in a divorce suit
that will be filed against him in the
near future by his wife. Mrs Dora Dial
Handwork- BlasdeH- Longfellow, who
will allege cruel treatment, failure to
provide and undue intimacy with other
women, as grounds for legal separa-
ton.
The experiences of Mrs. Longfellow
since she quit a good job in Fort
Wayne last January to become the
bride of Longfellow, have been any
thing but pleasant They were mar
ried in Chicago January 90. by the Rev.
J. A. Milburn, pastor Of Plymouth Con-
gregational church. one of the exclu
sively swell churches of that city. A
few days after the marriage, the cou-
pie went to Joliet where LongfelloW
was employed. and lived there a short
time. Mrs Jackson Dial, mother CT
Mrs. Longfellow, received a letter from
a lady of Joliet, who informed her that
Longfellow was mistreating his wife
and advising Mrs. Dial to send for her
daughter. This Mrs. Dial did, and
Dora returned to Huntington. A few
days later Longfellow came to Hunt
ington and boarded at the Dial home
about a month.
He then went to Gary. Ind, where he
claimed to have secured employment
and his wife joined him there after he
had promised to quit his fooling with
other women and do what was right
by her But the same old experience
was repeated. and Mrs. Longfellow says
that her husband would be absent from
home days at a time, leaving her with
no food or fuel, and refusing to say
where he had been. In one way and
another, Mrs. Bongfellow learned that
her husband was very thick with q
woman in Chicago who called herselt
Blanche Smith. and who is thought to
be a woman who spent the early years
of her life in Huntington and vicinity
It is from her that the letters now in
possession of Mrs. Longfellow came.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
WORK ON SEWER
Especial to THE T1MEs)


East Chicago, Ind, Aug. 6.-Work has
begun on the new main sewer, which is
to be built In One Hundred and For
ty-eighth street, for the purpose Of
draining that part of this city. known
as Oklahoma. F. G. Proudfoot, the
contractor, yesterday set a small gang
to work at clearing away the brush
which fills the roadway, and he ex-
poets to have enough of the trench dug
to begin laying brick within two weeks.
The sewer is to be built of brick, and
will be four and one-half feet in dia-
meter 1t will be mile and a quarter
in length, extending from Alder street
to McCook avenue. Together with the
laterals which are to drain into this
main sewer. the Job will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The work
will be finished by fall, barring unfore-
seen delays.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
TRUANT OFFICER BUSY

Probably one of the busiest men in
Gary today is Truant Officer w. P. Ray,
who is also working in the official ca
pacity as custodian of the public school
buildings
Mr.. Ray, with the assistance of sew
eraI other workmen, has been busy all
during the summer months preparing
the school grounds, etc. for the open
ing, which will take place Sept. 13.
Owing to the large increase in popu-
lation in the Lincoln and Garfield park
districts superintendent Writ ordered
the moving of two more of the portable
school houses from the Jefferson school
to Twenty Fourth avenue and Adams
street. There is at the present time
one school at that place. but with the
two extra portable school houses 1t is
thought that they will be large enough
to accommodate all the children While
Mr. Ray has been employed at Gary
he has also been compelled to go to
Clark Station. where the school build
Ing has been painted and the grounds
placed in proper shape At the request
OF the school patrons of Clark A. Watts
returns as teacher to that place.
On Sept. / Mr.. Ray will commence his
duties as truant officer in the second
district, which embraces Indiana Har-
Dor. East Chicago and Cary His head
quarters will be made in the superin
tendent's office at Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
GRASSE:LL|
STRIKE IS
SETTLED
Laborers Get II Cents and
Ten Hour Working Day;
Refused to Appoint a
Committee, But Were at
All Times Orderly.
Especial to TIE T1MEsl

East Chicago. Aug. 6.-The strike at
Grasselli was settled yesterday after
noon. the result practically being a
victory for the men. Shortly after
o'clock, after repeated efforts to get
the strikers to appoint committee to
treat with the officials, Fitz Hugh Lee,
general manager Of the Grasselli sys-
tenn. in company with superintendent
s. W. ogden, went out into the street
in front Of the works and settled the
strike by agreeing to pay the laborers
II cents an hour and grant them
ten-hour working day. This is half a
cent less an hour than the men went
out after, and two cents increase over
the wages they have been getting.
simultaneously with the announce
ment that the strikers would receive
their increase, came the informa ton
which was voluntary on the part of
the company that the wages of de-
partment men would be increased
cent an hour. The workers, under this
head. have been receiving from II
cents an hour and upwards
During yesterday the strike assumed
more alarming aspect than had at
first been indicated. The strikers
managed to get hold of a great many
Of the other workers on their way to
the plant. and induced them to remain
outside. The result was a complete
shutdown for some little time. In the
meantime. at about 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, Mr.. Lee arrived on the scene
from Cleveland and shortly afterward
entered into negotiations with the men.
The latter were, however, firm in their
determination to remain all together,
and refused to appoint a committee.
They gave as their reason for this &C
ton tn efear that any one who served
on the committee was in danger of be-
coming the scape goat in the cause,
and spotted by the company as a leader
In the strike movement and event
ually fired"
The strike was conducted in most
orderly manner from its inception.
While the police were on hand all day
yesterday and all last night, and in
deed up to the time of calling off OF
hosttlities, there was at no time any
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
DRY GOODS SPECIALS

Bleached Linen Crash fast color border, full
18-in. wide, regular 127ac value, NJ
Special, per yard ................... u
Limit 10 Customer.
Bleached Muslin, full 36-in wide, regular
price Toe per yard NE@
10 yards for .................... UUU
UnbIeached Sheeting, full "a yards wide,
regular 25c value, TO-
special per yard. ................... o.
Bleached Cotton Flannel, regular o.
121ac value, special per yard. ......,.. OF
Lonsdale Cambria regular 15c value O1o
special per yard ..................... J2J
Hemmed Napkins, dice pattern full 18-inches
square, desirable for hotel use reg. A00
Toe value, extra special per doz. $500. TOT
Ladies' Hand Bags, in all shades, regular 75c
value, special Saturday Q0~
only, each NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OUJ
Ladies' Fancy Belt Buckles, regular 25c and
Soc values, extra special ~
Saturday only, each ................... o.
Ladies' Fancy Parasols, in all new shades,
reglar 1.50 ParasOl, or
special for Saturday ......O OIL
Fancy Silk Tissues, in latest designs, regular
25c and 35c values, limit of II yds. 731o
to each customer, Saturday only yd.. J O2UI
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
MICHIGAN CITY MAYOR
VISITS MAGIC CITY
Executive Is Out for Breeze
Ride on the New In
terurban.

Gary was honored yesterday by the
presence on her streets of Fred w Mil
ler mayor of her sister lake port,
Michigan City.
Mayor Miller was emphatic in his
assertions that no political. municipal
or business significance should be at
tached to his visit to the reincarnated
city He said his visit here was due
and eloquence.
Out for an Airing.
Yesterday being very warm and Mr..
Miller having a few hours to spare, he
was seized with a desire to ride on
something that would create a breeze.
Just then ]. F. Lewis Meyer counsel
for the South Shore interurban, hap
pened along and assured him that If
anything on earth could start a breeze
it was the South Shore interurban In
proof OF his claim Mr.. Meyer pointed to
the storms his road had created on sew
eral occasions within the past few
months. Mr.. Meyers argument was so
convincing that the mayor accepted his
invitation for a ride over his road to
Gary.
In speaking of politics, Mr.. Miller
said he was a candidate for reelection
and anticipated very little trouble In
securing the democratic nomination. He
was much impressed with Gary's prog
ress and metropolitan appearance and
expressed faith in the future of the
steel city.
South Shore RusinE Work.
Mr. Meyer also had something to say
He asserted that work on the South
Shore interurban's branch from the
point where the road crosses the Calu-
met river to Hammond, would be be-
gun at once. and the work pushed will
all possible speed. This line will De
almost as the crow flies and will make
transportation between Gary and Ham
mond very convenient for persons hav-
ing business in the two places.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
Employers Hold Meeting

The Gary Employers. Builders and
Material Mems association held a meet
ing last evening in their rooms in the
Dodd building and took in twelve new
members. this being possible because
Of the fact that the material men have
affiliated with the older organization.
The taking in of the material men will
necessitate a revision OF the constitu-
ton and by laws. and a committee was
appointed for this purpose. Another
committee was also appointed to get
out new handbook and directory.
The organization is in fine shape. and
the new rooms have been fitted up as
an attractive place. Several of tho
members have donated furniture in ad-
dition to what the club has bought.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06

Continued from Page One.)
ed and broken. The occupants for a
brief period were churned about the
wreckage, with no possible chance to
escape.
SHOWED FIFTEEN FARES.
The register in the car when struck
by the train showed fifteen fares had
been rung. AS the car had just passed
the state line, where the second fare is
taken, 1t is believed that there were
about ten others who had not paid yet
when the car was halted a. the cross
ing to be tagged. This would make
total OF twenty passengers.
There is no question but what it as
one of those unavoidable accidents.
Witnesses say that the car was stop
ped the necessary hundred feet from
the crossing, and Best then ran to the
tracks. At the time that he motloned
them ahead the passenger train was
not in sight. AS soon as the car reach
ed him at the tracks the train had
swerved around the sharp curve and
hit the front end Of the street car
@. Whitmore, engineer of the train,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
l KILLED, Is HURT
IN CAR CRASH

Continued from Page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
IT'S HARD TO JUDGE

RANGES SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS
INSTALLED FREE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06

Charley made great mistake one time
when he came to the Dial home In
this city, forgetting to take the letters
out of small grip he was carrying.
When his wife was in the act OF TAX
Ing his clothes out of the grip, she
found the letters and that was bad for
Charley
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06
KETCHAM WILL
GET HONOR

Chicago. Aug. 6.-That E. W. Ketch-
am. Indiana past department comman-
der OF that state and former attorney
general, will be chosen commander Of
the Grand Army of the Republic at its
reunion in Salt Lake City. Utah. is the
prediction of Colonel A G. Weissert.
past commander
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06

demonstration. Chief Higgins and
Mayor DeBraie remained on the scene
the most Of the time yesterday in the
interests of harmony and the day be-
fore and other officers detailed in the
vicinity were Sergeant John Quinlan.
Charlie Bowen and officers Patrick j.
McKenna. Barney Gennesauski. Mike
German and Bill Needles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-06

applied his brakes and reversed the in
slant he saw the impending crash. So
effective were his attempts TO stop the
train that the rails for 100 feet on
either side OF the crossing were badly
burnt by the friction OF the wheels
The engine was brought TO stop with
in $50 feet of where the car was hit
Prompt aid was given to the injured
The train which had caused the wreck
was used in transporting the injured
to Enslewood. where those most SER
iously hurt were cared for. The rear
coach was cut of the train and in half
an hour the putting engine had landed
the victims at the Englewood station,
where ambulances were waiting.
GREAT CROWDS GATHER.
Great crowds gathered around the
wreckage last night until after 3
! o'clock Police and iremen from South
Chicago were called to the scene and
helped to care for the injured. The
fremen searched for valuables and lent
assistance to the police. The report
| reached Hammond quickly in greatly
exaggerated form. the first story being
! that fifteen had been killed.
Otis Best, who was killed, and
/ JAMES Cyl tAAS DoolS AAJu VI Alo
| torman, were considered one of the pest
crews on the line. Manager Green OF
the Hammond. Whiting and East Chi
cago line, stated that the two wreck
victims were among the best employ ed
| in his company. Both were steady
sober men, not only highly regarded by
their employers. but we'll liked by their
many friends in Hammond.
Last night and today wOrkmen were
busy clearing away the wreckage. and
the cars will be running iown the
boulevard again today.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-26

900 in a year and half. DR.. Fisher
of Washington has found that 80 per
cent of the food of the red-shouldered
hawk, commonly called .chicken-hawk,
consists of injurious mammals and
insects; while 200 castings of the
barn owl contained the skulls of Asa
small mammals, no less than 225 of
these being skulls of destructive field
or meadow mice.
No hawk or owl should be killed
without being first given a fair trial.
1t may only be certain individual
that killing chickens. If this one
is found guilty and shot it will gener-
ally be all that is needed. One should
not condemn the whole tribe for the
wrong-doing of a few. A pair of
barn owls on a farm are equal to half
a dozen cats. Encourage the presence
of these useful birds on your farm
and you will be well repaid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-26

lutely prevented by the simple device
of putting all manure into a covered
receptical, and removing the contents
once a week. This receptacle should
be water-tight bin or pit, provided
with a cover, so as to prevent the in
gress and egress of flies.
The additional methods demanded
are the following: Abolish all I'M
sanitary outhouses. Allow no accum-
ulations of filth of any kind. Com
pei people to put all their garbage
in covered cans and remove the con-
tents at least once a week. Compel
owners of abatoirs to keep all efuse
in covered receptacles, and remove
such waste at least once a week.
From "Poisoner a Table Guest" in
July Technical World Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-26
CONTRACT LET
FOR BUILDINGS

That it has become necessary for
Parma to make an increase in her
business buildings was made known
Monday when the announcement was
made that Howard Sebree was to
erect at the corna of Main and
Third an up-to-date business building
while the Parma State Bank is to
build an addition on its present site.
George w. Williams, the Caldwell
contractor, who has the erection of
the buildings, says that the Sebree
building will be one story, 24x90 feet,
and is to be built out of white pressed
brick and will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, while the addition to
the bank will be two stories high and
will cost approximately $4,000. The
Sebree building, when completed, will
be occupied by Tanner & Smith, the
well-known merchants of this city.
Ground for the erection of this build
ing was broken Tuesday and Con-
tractor Williams has a force of men
eXcavating for the foundation.-P
ma Herald.