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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

In these days of otlice-grabbing it is
refreshing to hear of the Office seeking
the man with doubtful success. U.
S. Census Director Durand says that
as aresult OF his conferences with the
supervisors as census throughout the
country he finds that in many sections,
especially in the larger cities, there
have not been as yet sufficient applica-
tions for the positions Of enumerators
1t looks, he thinks, as II the country
is so prosperous that people are not as
anxious TO get these responsible places
as haG been expected.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
The Mems Clnh.

The Mems club, of the First Presby-
terrain church, will hold its monthly
meeting in the chapel Tuesday even
ing at eight O'Clock and will be ad
dressed by Hans p Freeze, who was
born in the Mormon church. and is
the son of plural wife. This will be
an excellent opportunity to. get reli-
able and pertinent information upon
this live and growing question. The
growth of Mormonism is marked and
their recent movements in the politi-
cal field is of startling audacity. Mr..
Freeze is we'll known, being booked
many months ahead in the Chautau-
qua field, although ne is one of the
youngest men on the platform to-day
The following testimonials are given
of him:
"Mr. Freeze is one Of the brightest
young speakers we have hadN in the
east for a long time. John Willis
Baer.
" He is a fellow of fine character and
large ability. He has great story to
tell, and argument to produce and it
is worth while to hear him. &C leland
B. Nc Afeee, Brooklyn.
His natural gifts, his intense con
viction, his thorough knowledge OF
the Mormon problems, combine to
make him an unusual advocate of an
important cause. &c. N. Lubbock,
Chicago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

THE opening gun in President Taft's
campaign for constructive legislation
was fired when his special message rec
0mmending amendments to the inter-
state commerce law and legislation
supplementary to the Sherman anti
trust law was read in congress. The
president recommended That the
United States court of commerce, -
composed of five judges, be established,
to have exclusive original Jurisdiction
over Interstate commerce litigation.
That the commission be given author
ity to initiate complaints, that right
now being confined to shippers. That
the commission be given authority to
prevent a proposed increase of rate
until it has investigated and deter
mined whether the increase is war
ranted. That carriers be permitted to
make traffic agreements subject to the
approval of the commission. That
shippers shall have right to choose be-
tween two or more established through
routes to which the initial carrier may
be party. That in the future rail
roads shall not own interest in com
peting lines, except under certain con-
ditions. That Interstate commerce
litigation shall be placed under the
control of the department. of justice
and it's control taken from the inter-
state commerce commission. That
the safety appliance law and the en-
ployers' liability act be strengthened.
That there be enacted a general fed
eral Incorporation law for concerns do
ing an interstate business and federal
regulation of the activities OF corpora
lions created under such law.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
:. me Reiuvention Of Annr Mars. !

Inc heJuvent1on OF Aunt Mary.s'
Here is what the New York Herald
OF November 18th, 1907, had to say
about May Robson, who comes to the
Academy of Music, New York, Janu-
airy 10th, for two weeks only
Standing like an oasis in a desert
OF dreary and weary plays, The Re-
juvenation of Aunt Mary with MAY
Robson in the title role will be held
by many as the best comedy seen here
in years. This statement, while it
may seem extravaganza, is entertained
by the audience which greeted the
opening performance.
Space forbides an extend
ed review Of the play. Suffice to say
that the story deals with an old maid
aunt, not the Grabbed sort, but sweet
motherly woman whom country life
has made sharp. A visit to the CITY
and taste of high life with her
nephew, whom she had disowned for
his escapades, shows her what life
really is and rejuvenates her: makes
her young in spirit as she really is in
years, anu brings ABOUT happy end
ing to all OF their lives.
ITO praise the favorities
would be to print the programme.
Without being claimed or advertised
as an all star cast The supporting
company without exception, seemed
to live rather than act the sweet est,
simplest play Of the season. In Jack
Storey, as John Watkins, jr., Jack
Denham, the college nephew of mani
fold scrapes, Miss Robson has a sup
porting lead who is excellent. His
piano work and singing were both ex-
quisite and gave an added charm. His
college chum, Glover, Walter Poulter,
Bob Burnett, Francis Herblln, Mitch
ell, Paul Decker, there was assembled
trio OF collegians who have the play
a dash of New York town that pleased
exceedingly. The character work OF
Nina Seville, as Lucinda, was good,
as was that of the other character
parts. The rest of the cast was in
full keeping with the leads, One Of
the brightest lines of the play was the
last: The Lord Intended all of US to
be happy, but some of US don't know
how TO 20 about il
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

AT the request of Governor Fort,
Secretary OF State Dickinson has noti-
fed the Senators and Assemblymen
that the Legislature will convene at
noon instead of three O'Clock. No hour
is fixed by law for opening a session.
The day is specified In the Constitu-
tion and the place named is Trenton,
not in the State House, Under the
old regime the day was required for
.canvassing and it was sometimes much
later than three o'clock when the
gravel fell. The Republicans have
changed this during the years they
had control, and the caucus is settled
month before the meeting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
rownshIp commune organlzes.

Township Committee Organizes.
The Morris township committee or
gained Tuesday evening with the
election Of Lewis r. Clark chairman
and Watson A. Barton treasurer
Clerk J Paul Jameson was INSTRUCT
ed to notify the Morris County Trac-
tion company to appear before the
committee on January 10th and ex.
plain why it had failed to live>up to
the terms Of its franchise which re-
quires the erection and maintenance
of five street lamps on Speedwell ave-
nue..
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
Lackawanna,s Fine Record.

In the entire decade from jan
uary |, 1900, to January |, 1910, not
one passenger was killed as result of
a train accident, due to operation or
proper equipment Of cars, on the Lack
awanna railroad. This is exclusive of
mishaps from exterior sources. In
this period the road transported 1885,
1877, 224 passengers, number equiva-
lent to about twice the population of
the United States. Each passenger
was transported an average of 1891
miles.
The number of miles run by the
company's passenger trains during the
period is Sc, 34O, 90S, which is equal to
operating 1927 separate trains all the
way from New York to San Francisco,
or daily train service across the con-
tinent continuously for more than
tifty-four years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
storm Plays Havoc.

Wednesday evenings storm left a
liberal coating Of ice and as a result
the walking has been bad. Telephone
and electric wires, coated with ice,
have broken In several localities and
limbs Of trees have broken of with
the coating Office. Thestrolley car on
Speedwell avenue has had hard time,
the Ice on the rallslplaying havoc with
the schedule. The letter carriers were
unable Thursday to make their usual
time, and one man, Frank Stilwell,
fell and cut one Of his hands
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
Urges asylum for Criminal Insane.

DR.. Britton D Evans. medical d.
rector OF the State Hospital for the
Insane, at Morris Plains. in making
his annual report to Governor Fort,
corroborates the contention of DIR.
Henry A. Cotton, medical director Of
the State Asylum al Trenton, to the
effect that both institutions are great
ly oyercrowded and that there is ur-
gent need for the erection in Trenton
separate asylum for the criminal in
sane, of whom there is a constantly
increasing number
1t Is pointed out by the directors Of
both asylumnS that many patients en-
tered as indigents have relatives who
can we'll afford to support them. A
thorough investigation of this kind
resulted in fourteen years back pay
being paid to the state for one patient.
DR.. Evans urges better pay for asy-
lum attendants and the erection Of
shackS for consumptive patients, to-
gether with some employment for
those who are able to work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

Mrs. Robert Ballantine. Miss Bryce,
Mrs. j. W. Castles, Mrs. George Dad
nun, Mrs. Robert D. Foote, Mrs.
Peter Frelinehnysen, Mrs. J. A. H.
Hopkins, Miss Hopkins, Mrs. J. P.
johnson, Mrs. Heyworth Mills, M S.
D. Fl. McAlpin, jr., Mrs. Fl. c. Pitney,
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. Gilbert
Potts, Mrs. Eliot Smith, Mrs. Fayette
Smith, Mrs. A. Torrance, Mrs. Jacob
Ward.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

IT is estimated that nearly $60,O0O,-
900 in cash was sent from this country
to Europe during the holiday season.
And many a poor man no doubt stint
sd himself to save up something for
& the old folks at home"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
Advertised Letters.

The following letters have net been
called for at the Post Office to Janu-
airy 4th, 1909 -
Jas. Applin, Wegott Anderson. VIM.
NJ. Akin, Webb Dell, Mrs. p. e. Blum
der, Miss Emeline Bennett, Miss e.
Beakem, Miss A. Black, Miss Bristow
Albert Crasten, Miss Mary Clark, Miss
Marine Cochrane, j. Archibald De
Groote, Mrs. e. Doyle, Mrs. HI. S.
Cunning. Mrs. Earnest f Zurich,
Mrs. E. z. Hays, Miss M. Nj. Hollis,
Miss Josephine Higgins, Miss Mary
Kent, Miss Agnes Kilgeller, Miss
Ethel Knott, Harry ID. Lyon, Mrs.
Jennie Mawn, Miss Mahan. Mrs. Thos.
MITCHELL Edith s. Miller, Miss Likely
Medolen, Mrs. f. w. Moller, Fenwick
Olry, Lew Renkel, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Richardson, Gordon Robertson, Ed
ward Rodgers, Edward Shaw, Mrs. 4.
A. Sheffield, Chas P. Sigen, Miss Anne
SuIly, Miss Edith Taylor, Miss Tai
mage, Mr.. Viker, Miss Better Widner,
Miss e. b. WILDER. Mrs. Mary Z. viii,
Jams, VIM. +. Woods, Mr.. McCarren,
S. Morristown lR), The Bible NReposi-
tory, Illegible Italian, Jas. Clark GU /,
Miss Christina Clark CD, Miss Mary
Clark CD. Miss Daniels (F), Miss O.
McGlnn, Harry Mitchell (FD, fl. Mitch
ell CD Miss Oatmeal Smith CD, Mrs
Mort (E),
(R)-RetuTned.
(F)--F Foreign.
When asking for the above letters
please say Advertised and give the
date Of the advertisement. The above
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Otfice at Washington, d. c., on Thurs
day, January 10Th, 1910.
GEORGE L. CLARKE,
Postmaster.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

less than one year. Prisoners SEN
fenced for less than one year should
be sent to the county jail.
further recommend that on all sen
fences to county jails the prisoner be
entitled to be credited with one day in
every six for good behavior, and that
the boards of chosen freeholders Of the
respective counties be empowered to
make the necessary rules for the dis
charge Of such prisoners by the ward
en- or keeper of the Jail when in his
judgment the behavior of the prisoner
warrants the same.
l also recommend that the age
which offenders may be sent to the
Railway reformatory be reduced from
thirty to twenty-five years. Experience
shows that persons over twenty five
years of age should not be sent in as
ISOLATION with boys under twenty
years of age.
Purchase Of Supplies.
The present method of separate pur-
chase of staple supplies for the several
state institutions is wrong. / recon-
this purpose, the board to consist of
the commissioner of charities and cor;
rections and the official of each of the
institutions who now makes the pur-
chases for it.
Recommendation For Institutions.
The following recommendations are
made for the needed betterment of the
several institutions of the state:
First.-A house of detention for con-
Wet insane should be erected on the
grounds of the State hospital at Tren-
ton. Such an institution should be
placed under the control of the board
of managers and officers of the State
hospital at Trenton.
Second.-A woman's reformatory
should be erected on the property of
the state at Jamesburg and placed I'M
der the management of the board now
controlling the Boys home.
The state prison is overcrowded,
and this will afford needed relief.
There are forty-four women now con-
fined in the state prison and from
thirty to forty in the Girls home, who
should be transferred to the woman's
reformatory.
The reformatory should be con-
structed for the detention of $50 and
in such way that wing could be
added for fifty more in case of future
needs. This would probably answer
for the next twenty-five years.
The Girls home management ask
for an appropriation of $4,000 at this
time to provide a disciplinary build
ing at the home If the older girls now
there and being sent there are to re
main.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

In rattling good game of basket
ball Tuesday evening the Knock
ers defeated the Knox A. @. five, of
Kearney, by score of tbirty-two to
thirty. At the end of the first half
the visitors were ahead by fifteen
points but hard playing by the Knock
RS finally won the victory. Boniface
s at center for the locals and played
list game. The Knox team was one
Ashort and Mcintyre, Of the high
five, went in the game with
le-up:
ERs KNOX A. @.
Owens
right forward
..........-....A rmltage
left forward
Acenter
.......... Hunter
At guard
Mcintyre
kuard
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BUDGET OF
S112,72O.OO

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GOVERNER'S
MESSAGE

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
PITCHER N. BROWNS START
Premier Twirler for Chicago Cubs
Tells How He Broke Into Fast
Company--Was Miner.
BY Mordecai Brown.

copyright, 1910, by Joseph B. BowIes.,
When was boy / had a hard
time. My people were poor and was
lucky to have one shoe and one rubber
boot. / started to work in the mines
around Coxyille, Ind, about the time
other kids are starting to kindergar-
ten.
Just when began playing ball |
can't remember 1t must have been
when l was kid seven or eight years
old and always loved the game and
played 1t every chance got. Pretty
soon, when / was about fourteen,
/ began to get real wages in the mine.
l became checker, hired by the union
to check the coal that came up
and keep the accounts iof the men.
The only time had for base
ball was Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. There were seven
small towns nearby and we all had
teams. I have walked time and again
eight to ten miles and back 20 play
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
WARNING THAT WAS FAMILIAR
Grocer Man Used Formula That Made
Little Harry Long to BE
Far Away.

Mrs Jones favorite warning to her
young progeny when they were in mis-
chief was that she would tend to them
in minute. Tending was accom-
plished by applying her open hand
where 1t would do most good. When
Harry was four years old he was sent
for the first time round the corner to-
the grocery In few minutes be came
trotting soberly back with the nickel
still in his hand, but no bag of onions.
What's the matter?s asked his
mother.
I'm 'fraid of the man, he said, sol.
EMMY.
"Oh, he won't hurt you treasured
Mrs. Jones. Run along and bring the
onions. Pm in hurry for them"
A second time Harry disappeared
round the corner, and second time
returned without his purchase.
I'm 'fraid of the grocer man." he
explained. as before.
We'll, what makes you afraid OF
him?" demanded his mother, impa.
tiently
Why answered the little fellow,
f'bofe times when COED In, he looked
at me, an said, I'll tend to you In
minute. "Y Youths Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20

her where was and that II was
broke expect to hear from her to.
morrow and then | am going home.
An say" he went on, for all the
three years which have been away,
haven't written to my mother. She
didn't know but what I was dead.
had an argument with her one day"
he admitted reluctantly. tsand ran
away. I got along all right up in West
Salem. but Chicago is a fierce place
The boy got up to go. A plain
clothes detective who had come out
during the latter part OF the boys
story gave him SO cents.
Here, lad" he said, you're too
young to be in this town without
money"
The reporter added his mite to the
boys fortune, then turned to go into
the station.
Well. much obliged murmured the
runaway. 80 long" and he was of.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
Douglas Mawson OF Sydney to Find
out Reasons for AustralIa's Queer
Conditions.

Melbourne.-To find out why Aus
tralia has queer spasms Of weather
at times Douglas Mawson Of Sydney
plans to run an Australian expedition
to the regions round the south pole.
Not dash to the pole itself, It should
be borne in mind. but a long residence
In Antarctic quarters to study the
magnetic and meteorological condi-
tions that reflect their influence on
the climate experienced by those liv-
ing under the Southern Cross.
The curse Of Australian agricultur-
lists is drought. Some summers all
seems set for banner harvest, when
suddenly cyclonic depression shifts
and the rains that would have been a
boon are wasted on the ocean. Other
times hurricanes sweep whole PROV
inces, leaving a track OF destruction
such as the fringe Of the Mexican gulf
occasionally experiences, These con-
ditions absent and the weather condI-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
BUSTED IN CHICAGO
Hundreds Daily Shuttle Through
Streets Without Money or
Friends.
Young HoosIer Lad Leaves Small
Town TO Answer Advertisement Of
Employment Agency-Is DuPcd
and Robbed Of Coin.
81 Chicago pennileas and without !

In Chicago penniless and without 6
friend.
Were you ever in such circum
stances?
Il Probably not, but every day sees
hundreds OF your fellows who are. The
other day Walter Summers, a lad Of
only II years, good looking and ap
lparently fairly well educated. shufled
into the Desplaines street police sta
Ition.
The lad, tired and broken in spirit.
sat down in chair.
Say the boy asked timidly. how
far is It to Wabash avenue?"
"About mile" was the reply.
He smiled half-heartedly.
about a mile, Ell? Gee, wish
had dollar for every mile I've walk
Jed today. could buy some regular
food and have enough left to get
cleaned up and pay my railroad fare
home"
Where is your homer" was asked.
Evansville
"Indiana?'
yep"
And then the tired boy told his
story.
! Il had a job in West Salem, Wis., =
he said, and was getting along pref
ty well. had few dollars saved up
and thought was satisfied. saw an
advertisement In pamphlet up there.
telling how easy it was to make
money in Chicago. The adj was sign
ed by an employment agency. All
you had to do was to give the agency
81 and It would ship you to Chicago.
where job would be waiting you. 1t
sounded fine. so thought I'd try 1t.
Il gave my 81 to the agency and
took the rest of my money with me,
/ was shipped with about fifteen other
fellows.
When got to Chicago went to
the place where the agency had told
me could land a job. The address
which they had given me found was
q swamp out that way somewhere"
and the boy pointed toward the south
west side
Then I saw that / had been bun
koed.' The agency. / guess. was a
fake, or else they had given me the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
EVERY PLAYER BECAME BOSS
Former Members of Cleveland Spiders
Gets Jobs as Managers In Diff
ferent Cities.

IT wonder" remarked Patsy Dono-
van, speaking of the Cleveland Maps
"if all the crowd will become man
ayers, as did all the old Cleveland
Spiders"
"All of them?" asked one OF the
Red Sox.
81 think so,'' replied Donovan, Let's
see il can place them all. You
know, of course, that Burkett is man
ager OF the Worcester team, that
O'Connor ia boss of the Browns, and
McAleer Of tho Nationals. Harry
Blake, think, is manager Of the
Portsmouth team in the Ohio State
league George Tebeau was manager
Of the Kansas City team before he
became club owner Dale Gear has
managed a number of teams in the
south. Jack McAllister was manager
at Buffalo for several seasons. So
was Chief thinner at Little Rock, Ed
Mexican at Dayton and O'Meara at
Fort Wayne.
"There's list Of ten managers, all
graduated from one ball team, q rec
ord that no other club that was ever
organized could show.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
Woman Wastes More Than She
Uses, Says Prof. Barnard.
Specialist In Household Economy Says
American Man, Because Of Wife's
Culinary Inefficiency, Not as
Well Nourished as Euro
pean.

New York.-Go to the squaw, thou
housewife, consider her ways and do
likewise
At least such is the advice of Prof
Charles Barnard. specialist in house
hold economy, and one of the foremost
figures at the household show recently
held in Madison Square garden, says
writer in the New York World.
What Professor Barnard is not tell
ing eager inquirers at the garden OF
the superior housekeeping methods OF
our -great-grandmother Mime
haha. he is busy with the "housekesp-
Ing experiment station" which he
maintains at Darien, Conn, for test
ing under the most simple housekeep-
ing conditions all new materials, meth
DDS, utensils and appliances which
may prove useful In the home.
THE American housekeeper, com
pared with the housewives Of France
and Germany, is an unlettered child
declared Professor Barnard to me yes
iterday.
The American man, because of his
wife's culinary inetficiency, is not SO
well nourished as the European max
ing half the income. At least 20 per
cent of the money spent on the Amer
fcan table is absolute waste"
Professor Barnard. mild OF voice and
eye, spoke with an searnestness that
belied his manner.
The American woman" he added
does not know as much about cook
ing as the Indian squaw."
Cooking. though it is part of the
profession Of wifehood. does not In
terest her. She can't be bothered,
she says The merchants wife vies
with the millionaires wife In buying
only the most expensive cuts Of meat
Steak, chops; steak. chops! swings
the unvarying pendulum Of the weeks
bill of fare.
NOV only "a per cent OF beef
for instance, can provide the expen
sive porterhouse steaks, Delmonicc