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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
JUSTICES SET A WEEK.
Non-Appointment of District Cour
Judges Gives Them Reprieve


Non-Appointment of District Cour
Judges Gives Them Reprieve
With the creation of the Morris
town district court to-day by the act
of the Legislature has arisen a nice
point as to whether the justices of the
peace have lost their standing in the
town. AS there was no judge ap-
pointed by Governor Fort there is no
one to preside over the court and will
not be until next week.
The states executive is expected to
appoint Oliver K. Day to the posi-
tion. Mr.. Days appointment will
have to be confirmed by the Senate
and he will have to qualify before the
court can begin its business. This
may take week and local lawyers say
that until the court is ready for work
the justices of the peace, who have no
jurisdiction over civil cases after its
creation, have yet the authority to
try small causes.
The appointment of Mr.. Day had
been looked for several weeks ago but
the point was made that as the law
creating the court did not go into eff.
feet until April 1st it would be i'm
possible to appoint man to a judge.
ship which did not exist and the ap-
pOintment was put off until after the
first of the month.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

Seven Days" has now been run
ming for six months at the Aston
theatre. New York, to the largest
houses which that theatre has ever
known.
Mary Robert Rinehart and Avery
Nopwood, the authors Of Seven
Days. have built their story amid
American surroundings and American
people; the characters are Of New
York's smart sat, and the play is es-
sentially classy. When those fashion
able folk are involved in comical COM
plications the result is inexpressibly
funny.
Throughout the Lonten season when
che attendance at the theatre is mo-
ticeably slim the Aston has kept up
its usual capacity business, New York
win laugh at Seven Days for
months to come, and in Chicago at
the Illinois theatre another company
As duplicating the success of the one
playing ia New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
scHooL AccoMMopArIoNs.

Tt is good evidence that this section
of New Jersey is growing rapidly when
nearly all the counties are forced to
build more schools. 1t has been fig
ured that Hudson, Passaic, Bergen,
Morris, Sussex, Union, Middlesex and
Monmouth, have approved the expen-
diture Of over s3,000,o00 Nor public
school buildings, costing from $4,000
to 100000 each. Hudson county easily
leads with nearly s2,000,00o, to be
spent before the year ends
Jersey City is building one twenty
room building costing Sl20, 900, one six
teen-room structure costing $4,000,
one Of forty rooms costing 1850, 900,
and still another costing ST. 200
Plans are also being prepared for a
rev technical high school.
Turning to Hoboken it is found that
bids have Just been received for a new
high school to cost 1925 900. Bayonne
is about to receive estimates on two
buildings of twenty-four and twenty
nine rooms to cost 100000 and Sl75,-
ESQ, respectively That city has also
just completed high school costing
100000. Paterson has just completed |
building two schools and has underway |
a S250,000 high school Passaic has a
high school nearly ready costing more
than 100000. a s75, 900 high school is
also being planned for Woodbridge. /
Railway is building a new high school
costing 100000 while Linden has an
architect at work on an $4,000 struc (
ture.
All this goes to show that the pres
sure on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in tffis sec
ton of New Jersey for additional
school accommodation is general. 1t
Is not only in Morristown, but in many
other communities that boards OF ed
ucaUion have been forced to spend |
money for schoolhouses. But while
Morristown has not yet made move
to secure a new high school, it will
not escape notice that other munich /
palities have found it advisable to
build this year. That any city could |
be worse off than Morristown for high I
school accommodations is difficult to
imagine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
Raptist Church omclals.

The annual parish meeting of the
First Baptist church was held Thurs
day night. The reports of the heads
of the various organizations and the
treasurer showed that the affairs OF
the church were in hourishing con-
dition. The following officers were
elected
Deacons Harry Vaughan, Stephen
Faulkner and Jacob 0. VanGilder.
Trustees John N. Conkling, Henry
NJ. Stone, John T. Ritter and Moses
Z. Freeman.
Joseph +. r. Boniface was elected
treasurer of the benevolent funds and
Miss Baird was appointed as the di
rector for the church OF the Baptist
Home for the Aged at Roseyille.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
GOVERNOR FORT CAUSTIC.
Filfhy Gain the incentive of Liberals,
He Declares.


\ With the observance OF the anniyer-
sary Of the Centenary Fund and
Preachers Aid society, which was
marked by a caustic arraignment by
Governor John Franklin Fort Of the
Sunday saloon clement, the first days
session Of the Newark Methodist Con-
ference closed 10 Central church, That
lcity, Wednesday night. The church
was well filed, and the Governors re-
marks were the cause Of frequent de-
monstrations of approval.
Governor Fort spoke on the neces-
Esity Of support Of the fund fostered by
| the aid society This fund was found
ed by the late William S. Murphy,
father of ex Go2ernor Franklin MUIR
ply. In pointing out the duties of
the preacher and the solace found in a
knowledge that when age or infirmi-
ties force his retirement there was
something upon which he could de-
pend for the future, the Governor re-
ferred to what he called a certain
element liberalizing conditions for
filthy GAIN
The necessity Of the preacher was a
point emphasized by the Governor just
before he sailed into the Sunday ques-
tion.
Seldom, if ever the Executive
declared, was there more need than
at the present for such men to hold
out the Christian ideals. Never. was
selishness so rampant in both public
and private life as now, when certain
persons, not for the love of their state,
not out Of regard for their church and
not for the benefit of their municipal
ity, are attempting liberalizing condi-
lions for filthy gain, solely TO make
money. In their attempt to curtail
the Sunday they have proposed open
ing the saloons. They have never
sent any bills to me on the Sunday
saloon opening, for they know very
we'll they would go back to them if
they did.
Again, we hear Of Sunday games
that the people want Them We don't
mean the people who ask for these
games, but it's the man who stands at
the gate, taking fifty cents admission.
am not of new-fangled ideas, but be-
lieve that on Sunday we should wor-
ship God and otherwise properly OBJ
serve the day.
F." / see it daily in public life in the
affairs of this state, the Governor
went on, 6 and the conditions are such
as to destroy mans hope of seeing free
and untrammeled government. Its
the moral force that counts, and it
makes no difference if a man has
money or not In this connection l
regret that many of us who have
plenty of money do not use it as we
should"
In concluding he declared that he
would rather have it said of him when
he dies that he had no money or hon.
ors, but was g a good man.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

The funeral of John J. Fields, who
died at his country estate, Woodlawn.
on Sunday, was held Wednesday morn
Ing at eleven o'clock from his late
home at Schooley's mountain. Mr..
Fields was q wealthy rubber manu-
facturer Of Newark and Jersey City.
Four years ago he gave $1,000 to the
Schooley's Mountain Presbyterian
church. The money was deposited
with the Morristown Trust company
and was not to be applied until after
the death Of the benefactor After
that date 1t was to be- drawn out at
the rate Of 600 per year for the use Of
the church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
ROOSEVELT AND THE VATICAN.

1t was hardly to be expected that
Colonel Roosevelt would come back to
civilization without a sensation. tt
came when he proposed visiting Rome.
He made application for an audience
with the Pope some time ago and was
informed of the rules governing such
presentations. He declined to be
bound by them and the visit was de-
clared off. The incident amounted to
no more than this: That the Vatican
has certain rules of etiquette which
could not be abandoned, and Roose-
velt had ideas of personal freedom OF
action which he could not set aside,
There could not be evolved out of an
incident of such a personal character
on RooseYelt's part and of formal
character on the part Of Cardinal Merry
del Val anything offensive. No affront
was given to the Vatican and no Of
fence to Roosevelt, who, in his reply
to the Vatican officials and in his
communication to the "Outlook, ;"
showed the proper sense of the Incl
dent. But an event of this nature is
always calculated TO stir up doctrinal
and sectarian feeling. 1t is seized up
on to exploit religious prejudices and
rancors, as is the case of the present
time. Fortunately, no harm can be
done. The common sense of the world
is in the vast majority.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

THE maximum and minimum fea-
ures of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
were scheduled to become operative
last night at midnight, but from pres
enJ indications the maximum rates,
which are twenty-five per cent. higher
than the minimum rates, will not be
applied to any country More than
one hundred proclamations have been
signed by President Taft granting
minimum rates, all the important
commercial nations having received
them The settlement Of the Canad-
ian dispute was the last important
tariff difficulty. The remaining pro-
CARNATIONS will include the more i'm
portant English speaking colonies of
Great Britain, such as Newfoundland,
Australia, New Zealand and several
others.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
MENDHAM.

Frank McMurtry has received his
appointment as census enumerator.
He will begin his duties about April
18th.
Mrs. Jesse Forsythe has purchased
from the Bockoven estate their prop
ty on East Main street.
Harold Somers, of Brooklyn, has
rented the Doubleday cottage for the
summer.
The Mahlon Cole farm has been sold
for SIG, 900 to an East Orange party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Meyers will
reopen their summer home on East
Main street.
George Amerman and family will
move from the Hoffman flats to the
John Peppard house.
The marriage OF Miss Grace Cramer,
of Somerville, and Clarence McMurtry,
OF this town, took place at the home
of the bride on Wednesday afternoon.
They will reside in the McMurtry cot
cage on New street.
Charles Brotherton has bought OF
Henry Pitney the Morristown Iron
Bank property on East Main street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth.
odist church have elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. George Gunther vice
president, Mrs. Theodore C0nnett
secretary, Mrs. Frank Woodruff
treasurer, Mrs. James Lounsbnry
collectors, Mrs. Charles Day and Mrs
Henry Taylor.
| Miss Minnie Aldred has been enter
taining Joseph D. Terrill, ir., OF New
ark.
! About SAT was realized at the bazaal
given by ahe Christian Endeavor OF
! Tuesday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sicily have
been entertaining Mrs. Skelly's niec'
| from Summit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

lT is a matter Of interest to know
where the bills pending In the legisla-
ture come from and the following list
gives the output by counties in both
Atlantic, thirty-six; Bergen,
sfty-one; Burlington, twenty-fopr
Camden, forty-four Cape May teh ;
Cumberland. twenty-five; Essex, 1913;
Gloucester, eight; Hudson, 1877; Hunt
erdon, thirty; Mercer, forty-eiqht
MiddIesex, orty.6ve; Monmoubhi
twenty eight; Morris, eightecn'
ocean, eleven; Passaic, eighuy-eieht
Salem, five; Somerset, sixteen; Sus
sex, nine Union, fifty-three Warren,
three. Total, 844.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

TRrs year there is not a Civil war
veteran in the New jersey Legislature.
After the war closed the veterans were
favored for nomination, but that was
a long time ago. The last one was
. Dory' Gibbs, of Camden, and he has
passed away. Nearly all Of the pres
ent membership was born since the
war, and the exceptions we're too
gOung to haye been concerned. The
Grand Army is still numerous, but Its
Aembers are all advanced in age even
the tail enders are crowding toward
the three score and ten limit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

THE house has passed senate bill
No. los, by Senator Mills, authorizing
township committees to provide for
the lighting Of any road opened and
used for period of more than twenty
years. This to apply in Normandie
park and vicinity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
Make Your Carriage Or Buggy New

Get about one dollars worth Of T. & M.
Carriage varnish Paint in any color. You
can make buggy look as fresh and new as
when Just from the maker.
Get it from: Phillips & Day, Morristown;
p. c. Henry Co, Basking Ridge; w. r.
Wilson, Whippany; J. 4. Meade & Son,
Hanover.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES N. EOW-
LER of New Jersey, speaking in the
House of Representatives Tuesday to
his bill to establish complete tinan-
cial and banking system for the United
States, declared that third trial in
the courts of civilization impends, the
trial being the case of the Chairman
of the National Monetary Commission,
alias Aldrichism, alias the Special
interests, versus the People OF the
United States" Theodore Roose-
velt," Representative Fowler con-
cluded, " is the attorney Of record for
the People and the People under his
leadership will triumph most glorious
ly." In championing his bill, which
is repetition of the Fowler bill in
troduced in the Sixtieth Congress be-
fore the appointment of the Monetary
Commission, Mr.. Fowler compared
the pending crisis which he described
to the first great trial Of civilization,
British Tyranny versus the American
Colonies, and the second great
trial, Slavery versus Liberty" II 10
this great crisis" said the New Jer-
sey Congressman, "the American
bankers, as class, would prove
worthy OF their proud past, they must
rise at the call of duty from their
bank counters to an exalted concep-
ton Of the American banker of the
i future, holding trusteeship of the
business welfare of the whole Repab-
llic and of the National credit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05

TIE fact is apparent that the gen
ersslty OF Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Rock
efeller increases as their resources be-
come abundant, but at this rate nei-
tner of them viii ever become any
poorer,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
Woman POSES Five Years as Man.

New York Special.-For five years
Mrs. Elena B: Smith, of Boston, who
is now stopping at the Hotel Bre-
WORT, masquegsded IN New York as
a man, worked in nearly dozen diff
ferent places and had young women
try to win her affection as a mar
riageable IMAM without anybody
ever doubling her sex.
Men, she said, believing she was
a man, confded their love affairs to
her, invited her TO dine, bought her
cigars and even took her for strolls
on Broadway. She said it was a
fascinating life, but that she sill
hereafter be herself.
While she was masquerading as q
man, Mrs. Smith said, she was known
as Albert C. MARTINEZ, from Argen-
tina. Only two persons knew her
secret-a physician in Boston and
Miss Edna Turgenson, a companioa.
To make good her wager with the
Boston physician, who bet $1,000 she
couldn't carry off the deception, she
had come here with her friend, Miss
Turgenson, travelling under the name
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martinez.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
Funds for Southern States.

Washington. D. c., Specialize
following is the allc!r:ent of funds
appropriated by Congress for the
mil;,:;a of the several States, as
announced by the War Department
for the South: Alabama, S43,034.61;
Florida, S19.5O1.10; Georgia, $780,
S59.09; North Carolina. S44G,946.S5;
South Carolina, s35,120.l4: Tonnes
see, SS4G.g4G.S5; Virginia, S46.946.S5;
Mississippi, $~39.122.37; Kentucky,
$50,S59.0S; Louisiana, $35,2l0.l4;
Maryland, s31,20L.90; Texas, S7o.-
1927.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
in SUNNY TENNESSEE"
cminous Political Clouds Darker the
Great, States Serenity.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-Capt.
BENJAMIN w. Hooper, Of Newport,
Cooke county, was Tuesday nominal
ed for Governor Of Tennessee by the
Republican State convention. The
name Of Alfred A. Taylor, of Wash
ington county, was the only other
one presented to the convention and
immediately following the announce
met Of the result of the first ballot
the namination was made unanimous
The ballot stood, Hooper 1882, 9-l4i
Taylor 2O1, 5-14. The convention
also endorsed the candidacy of B. A
Enloe, independent man, for hall
road Commissioner from west Ten
nessee.
The independent Statewide prohi,
bition Democrats who have fought
Governor M. R. Patterson every ster
of his official career are expected te
support the ticket nominated, as
against the regular Democratic nomi-
necs. whicll: includes Patterson fol-
reelection, and the coming cam.
paign promises to be one of vigor and
bitterness.
The platform adopted declares fol
no backward step in the prohibition
laws which were passed over the veto
of Governor Patterson and asserts
that as regards congressional, Judicial
and legislative districts. 1t says
that the present system Of districtine
is nothing less than ~"Hlarceny of the
elective franchise" The platform
also favors continuance Of liberal
Federal appropriations for Federal
soldiers. also for Confederate soldiers
Captain Hooper was the chief lead
er of the independent Statewide
prohibition factions Of the Demo
cratic party which recently elected
their candidates for State judiciary
offices. 1t is said that tae same com
bination will be in effect in the com
ing gubernatorial campaign and that
The independent StaTe-WlderS were
deeply interested in Tuesdays pro.
ceedings. Hooper was also the final
selection of the Sanders-Evans-
Sharpe element Of the Republicans.
Captain Hooper is SO years old and
a native of Cooke county. He was
graduated from Carson and Newman
College with first honors and served
two terms in the State Legislature.
He was assistant United States at
torney Of the east Tennessee district
and served as captain in the Fourth
Tennessee Regiment during the wal
with Spain. He has been successful
in financial affairs and is said to be
a man of large means.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
Trees at Appalachian Exposition.

Washington, D. C., Special.-An
exhibit showing the types of trees
and explaining the problems and
questions connected with the wood
lands will be made by the forest SER
vice at the Appalachian Exposition
to be held at Knoxville, Tenn, Sept:
IL to Oct. u. Don Carlos Ellis, of
the forest service, is in Knoxville to
arrange and take charge of the ex-
hibit which will relate largely to the
forests in the Appalachian region.
The forest service also will parti-
pate in The Kansas state FAN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
Southern FLYER wrecked.

Columbia, S. C., special.-Fifteen
persons were hurt, none seriously, in
a wreck Wednesday night of the
Southern Railways fast Washington
train No. 80 northbound, near Rock
ton. S. C. Four coaches and the
tender were upset and thrown to one
side of the track. Three sleepers left
the track but did not turn over. The
engine remained on the rails.
The cause of the accident is be-
lieved to be spreading rails
j. A. Blanton, the conductor, Jake
Thompson, mail clerk were injured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
ss,Ooo,ooc More For Census.

The appropriation Of s12,OoO,OOO
made by Congress to meet the cost Of
the thirteenth decennial census will
be too small by about $4,000, 900.
Of the So, 10000 only s5,111,617.1s
was balance on hand July J., and
much of that has since been paid out.
approximately 5000 of the 10000
enumerators employed are yet to be
paid. Congress will be called upon
to supply the deficit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
An Honest Woman.

Newark, N. j., Special.-Mrs. Peter
Lawson, wife of the missing cashier
of the Eagle Manufacturing Com
pany, of Newark. who disappeared
two weeks ago, it is charged, with 81
S6s of the firms morley. found 81
s35 in cash in the pocket of an old
coat of her husband which was
hanging in a closet in their home.
When she discovered the money
Mrs. Lawson tainted. When she re-
covered she went to police headquar-
ters and turned the money over to
Detective Sergeant Tulte.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24

The oil-burning torpedo boat de.
stroyer Roe reached a speed Of 81
knots an hour in a test of the Della
ware breakwater, although the con-
tract requirement was only % knots,
and is now acknowledged to be tie
fastest exclusively oil-burning torpedo
boat destroyer in the United States
navy. The American shipbuilder has
the reputation of cultiyating a margin
OF safety, and turning out boats which
exceed the maximum requirements OF
contracts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
Little Girl Save, Drowning Man

Culver, Ind, Specially saving
the life CT F. Thompson, of Atlanta,
GA, while both were swimming in
Lake Maxinkuskee, Isabel Fultler,
aged II, daughter Of E. P. Faller, Of
Richmond, Va, became The heroine
Of the ccttagers Of the summer re-
sort.
Thompson is an expert swimmer.
but he was seized with cramps.
The little girl, also an adept, was
neal him. When she saw he was
sinking she quickly swan to him and
supported him until relief came.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
From $500 to Mathematics.

Bridgeport. Conn.,. Special.-Fifty
years ago a Connecticut farmer call
ed his four sons together, gave them
500 each and sent them out into
the world. Thursday the four held
a reunion at Bridgeport.
Each is a multi-millionaire, each
located in a different city in a differ
ent line of business.
One Of iilem is Nathan G.. Miller
of New York, ex-president of the
Iron Steamboat Company, former
owner of the Nickel Plate Railway
and President of the Eagle Lock Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-24
STANDARDIZATION Freight Increase.

Washington. Special.-Increases III
freight rates aggregatins, according
to estimates made by the interstate
commerce commission, $5OO,00O,0O0
annually-in that part Of the country
north of the Ohio and Potomac and
east of the Mississippi river-were
considered at a hearing Monday in
the custom house at New York.
The formal hearing of the evidence
in the case, the most important to.
the people the interstate commerce
commission has yet undertaken, will
be postponed until September