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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HOG CHOLERA HAS
BEEN CONQUERED
Serum That win Bring Great
Saving to Farmers.
TESTED BY THE GOVERNMENT

Scourge Has, in the Opinion of the
Agricultural Department, Been
Vanquished by Bureau of Animal
Industries.
Washington. -Cholera, the great
scourge that has so long served to
render the raising of hogs hazard
GUS undertaking, has, in the opinion
of experts of the agricultural depart
ment, been conquered. The bureau
of animal industry of that department
has been getting cumulative evidence
for some time to show how eficacious
as a preventive of the disease is
new serum which the bureau has been
testing. AS the growing triumph OF
the serum the bureau describes an
experiment at the union stockyards
at South Omaha, Neb., in cooperation
with the Union Stockyards company
of Omaha.
1.-THE stockyards company" says
the bureau, purchased thirty pigs
weighing from thirty to forty pounds
each from farm which had been free
from hog cholera for several years.
These pigs were brought to the stock
yards and on July %, 1910, four OF
them were injected with blood from
hogs sick Of hog cholera. These in
oculated pigs were placed in a pen by
themselves, and within five days they
had become sick, at which time eigh-
teen of the remaining pigs were each
given one dose of the serum, while
the other eight pigs were not treated
in any way. The eighteen serum
treated pigs and the eight untreated
pigs were then placed in the same pen
with the four pigs which had been
made sick by incubation.
1.-THE four pigs which we had at
first given hog cholera all died and
the eight untreated pigs all contracted
the disease from them. The eighteen
pigs which were given serum, and
which were confined in the same pen
with the four original sick pigs and
with the sick untreated pigs, remained
perfectly well and were finally turned
over to the officials of the stockyards
company upon the completion of the
experiment, September II, 1870"
The department of agriculture does
not distribute this serum to farmers,
but is endeavoring to bring the value
of this method to the attention of the
stock raising interests, in order that
they may arrange to secure state
funds for the manufacture and distri-
button of the serum.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
PRIVILEGES RESTORED
TO WEST POINT CADETS
Oficial Inquiry Into SILENCE Affair
Ends at Academy-Punishment
to Come Later.

West Point, N. Y.-The official in
Quiry into the causes which led 400
cadets to silence Capt. Rufus E.
1ongan, in Grant mess hall on Satur-
day night week ago, aas been COM
pleted.
A few minutes later, after one of
the most remarkable meetings of the
corps in the history of the United
States Military academy, the order of
arrest of the corps of cadets. which
was in force for nine days, was re-
voked and the customary privileges
were restored.
The corps was ordered by Major
Gen. Thomas H. Barry, the superin-
| tendent, to assemble in the area at
fifteen minutes past 5 o'clock. The
order was signed by Lieut.. e. H. De
Armand, the officer in charge, and
stated specifically that 'sin no circum-
stance shall any cadet fail to attend. :"
The order caused much surprise and
the outcome was awaited with in
terest.
The entire corps was marched to
y
met by Gen Thomas Barry, superin-
tendent of the academy, and behind
closed doors the head of the academy
and his several hundred charges had
La heart to heart talk. The superin-
tendent said that as yet he knew moth
ng of the case other than what he had
read in the newspapers. That there
would be punishment for those whom
| the board of inquiry report implicated
they could rest assured, but that
would come later, after due considera-
ton of the findings He had issued
an order this afternoon restoring
them to all privileges. and while it
would be published in the usual way
he wanted to tell them at this little
talk that tomorrow the academy will
again resume it's usual routine.
| There were nc cheers as General
Barry finished but as the young men
came out several had a suspicious
moisture in their eyes. General Barry
would make no statement when asked
| Immediately afterward and no infor-
nation could be CLEANED just when
the punishments will be melted out
and what their nature would be.
While all are given the usual privi-
leges there are many who will rest
uneasy until the full result of the
investigation is made known and the
punishments awarded. 1t is almost
certain there will be no dismissals.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
RAILROADS AGREE UPON
SAFETY APPLIANCES
Companies Are to Expend $780,
100000 in Installing Them.
WILL MAKE TRAVEL SAFER

Interstate Commission to Fix Regu-
Iations Within Six Months--Many
Compromises Made - All New
Equipment Comes Under Rule.
Washington. - Definite standards
Of safety appliances to be attached to
railway cars and locomotives finally
have been agreed upon after nearly
third of a century of effort.
1t is estimated that the proposed
changes in equipment will cost the
railroads about $4,000, 600.
The agreement was reached by a
committee appointed by the interstate
commerce commission after two
days hearing.
The committee consisted of fifteen
men, equally divided between repre-
sentatives of the operating depart
ments of railroads, safety appliance
inspectors of the commission and
railroad operatives.
Radical differences of opinion and
judgment were met by concessions by
all interested parties, and the agree
ment reached is unanimous as to all
equipment to be constructed in the
future, except as to the placing OF
four sill steps on projecting end
box cars. That matter will have to
be determined by the commission.
The Pennsylvania railroad. through
it's master mechanic, Mr.. Gibbs, en-
tered objections to the transferring
of the hand brake from the right to
the left side of the cars and to the
placing of four ladders on each car.
The interstate commerce commits
sion was given six months in which to
frame and make effective suitable
standards of safety appliances. The
order of the commission must be pro-
mulgated by the 14th inst.
The agreement reached will apply
naturally only to new equipment, but
the commission, from time to time'
will determine what the standards
shall be on the present equipment
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HUGHES RESIGNS AND
WHITE IS GOVERNOR
Simple Ceremony Marked Retirement
of the New Associate Justice of
U. S. Supreme Court.
Albany, N. Handing his simple

Albany, N. Y.-Handing his simple
resignation, containing but seven
words, to Samuel S. Koenig, secretary
of State, Gov. Charles e. Hughes re-
linquished his Office, and within an
hour was on his way to Washington
to sit as a member of the United
States Supreme court.
Lieut.. Gov. Horace White of SYRIA
cuse assumed the duties of governor
Immediately and will hold Office until
January / next.
The ceremony attending the change
in administration was formal and
brief. 1t took place in the main
audience chamber of the executive
chamber suite. 1t is provided by law
that resignation of governor must
be addressed to the legislature, but
that it takes effect Immediately after
it is filed with the secretary of state.
On receiving this letter Mr.. Koenig
announced to Lieutenant Governor
White that by virtue of the constitu-
ton he had become governor of the
state. The oath of Office was then
administered.
Mr. Hughes letter read:
ITO the Legislature:
II hereby resign the office of gov
ernor. CHARLES e. HUGHES"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
cay STATE DEMOCRATS MEET
Mansfield is Named Temporarily as
the Head of Ticket.

Boston. Frederick w. Mansfield
of Boston was nominated for gov
ernor of Massachusetts by the Demo-
cratic state convention. Two ballots
had been taken under the Australian
system On the first Foss had 1888
votes, Valley 302 and Hamlin 295.
On the second Foss lacked only four
votes of victory, with 4SS to 425 for
Valley and 20 for Hamlin, most of the
Hamlin men having tried to nominate
Valley
1t was agreed that Mr.. Mansfield
should withdraw and that the choice
of the party's candidate should be
made by special committee.
The platform adopted called for
the removal Of the tariff on foodstuffs
and other necessities Of life; adoption
of constitutional amendment pro-
viding for federal income tax; cleo
ton of United States senators by di-
rect vote; uniform parcels post sys-
tenn throughout the nation; the initia-
tive and the referendum; improved
conditions for laboring men; the de-
feat of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
and economy in state expenditures.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11

sole garment-and the children were
naked, while all dispensed with head
and foot gear.
Though ! found the place INTEREST,"
ing, the inmates were even more So
was fully prepared to meet fanat-l
ical set of freaks. ! really met edu-
Gated, refined men and women with al
wide and cultured outlook on life II
am pledged to secrecy as to names
the only condition imposed upon me-
but may mention that the diplomatic,
military and social circles Of several
European capitals were well repre-
scented in the colony.
The members of the colony hold
that Naked we were born into the
world and therefore nature has in
tended we should go through life nak-
ed as far as climate will allow" Cloth
ing, according to the Waidbergers, Isl
the outward sign of the ill-health, inn
lnodesty and deterioration of the press
ent generation. The skDn, they say, Isl
the natural clothing. and as one Of the
most important organs Of the body it
should be exercised and cared for in
the open air and not hidden and chok-
ed under packing of clothing. The
ordinary person who tries to show as
little skin as possible is, in their view.
the slave of foolish fashion, which
causes many diseases, especially con-
sumption.
The Waidberger rises at sunrise and
before taking bath goes through q
number of exercises whereby the body
becomes thoroughly warmed and pre-
pared to enter the cold tub. After
that he has another course of exer-
cises, producing feeling of great
physical comfort. Slipping of his
Costume" he is now ready for his
morning stroll across the meadows
and fields or among the scented pines.
Simple, Wholesome Food.
5 After ramble OF couple Of hours
the Waidberger returns home with a
razor-edged appetite for breakfast.
which consists of coffee, milk, rolls.
butter. fruit and berries. No fish or
meat is served. The morning is spent
in reading, writing, study, PLAYING
games in the open or taking sun baths.
At noon lunch Is served in the bunga-
low. After breakfast there are only
two meals day-at noon, the prin-
cipal meal, and at 6 o'clock, which is
really tea. In the afternoon there are
gymnastics and athletic sports of all
kinds and, when the weather is fine.
a bathing excursion is arranged to the
little lake Of Katzensee, a few miles
away, or picnic party to quiet spot
in the forest. At nightfall the Waid-
bergers return to their huts and after
bathing excursion is arranged to the
beds, tired out.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
GET CLOSER TO sun
Waidberg's Simple Life Colony
Does So by Being Nude.
Men and Women Of Swiss Settlement
Live Almost Without Clothing
and Children Wear None
Say Nature So intended.

Zurich, Switzerland. In one small
section Of Switzerland the residents
go through heat wave, snow storm and.
northern blast with impartial calm4
ness. The name of the colony is the
''Lienbluftheim' eight and air honey
and 1t is located on the Waidbergi
overlooking the town Of Zurich
While in the town heard reports
of the thoroughness Of the methods
by which the residents in the Waid-
berg institution get right back to MAJ
ture. so decided to make arranges
ments for closer study.
TO my surprise found the people
of Zurich, though they have their
prEaPe societies, regarded the Waid-
bergers merely as local curiosities.
They showed no desire for the inn
position of restrictions. On telephon-
ing to the head Of the colony, Herr
]. p. Muller, formerly an officer in the
Danish army, received a cordial In
vitation to go up and see for myself.
Herr Muller is splendidly built
man about feet tall, showing the
muscles of boxer rather than a
wrestler, tanned a dark brown from
head to foot. He has an intelligent
face and laughing eyes. Carl Block.
the famous painter, described him as
physically the most perfect man /
have ever SEEM" and I agreed with the
description as watched my compan-
ion striding along beside me.
Come along" said he, you will
find all my friends at play" Presently
we passed large meadow where a
score of Waidbergers- women
and children-were engaged in game
of handball, while others stood round
as spectators. The men and boys
only wore bathing pants; the women
and girls were dressed in short,
single, loose decollete chemise- their
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
DRAPER FOR a THIRD TERM.
Gay State G. O. p. Convention Adopts
a Conservative Platform.


Boston ruled the Re.
publican state convention here, and
Governor Eben S. Draper was named
by reclamation for third term.
All other state officers were renom-
mated without opposition.
The full ticket:
Governor, Eben S. Draper.
Lieutenant governor, Loupis A
rockingham.
Secretary of state, William M. Olin
State treasurer and receiver gen
eral, Elmer A. Stevens.
Attorney general, James M. Swift.
State auditor, Henry E. Turner.
The platform adopted, besides fav'
oring permanent tariff board
strongly approved the administration
of President Taft and favored the con
servation of national resources ant
closer trade relations with Canada.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
4peadn Man Comes Visiting.

Cleveland, O.--'What in thunder! 4
thought you were dead and buried!"I
Jacob G. Waser came to Cleveland
from Flint. Mich. to spend vacation
with old friends, and was startled BY
this frequent greeting from his friends
waser, 80, on April rs, 1909. sue
cumbed to the travel fever He left
his clothes in suit case at his board
ing house and few days later the
body Of suicide was picked up in the
river and identified as Waser The
body was buried at public expense,
and story Of the suicide pasted on
MASTERS suit case. In few months
the suit case was sold.
Waser Travelled to Topeka, Kan,
then back to Flint Mich. where he
has been working nine months.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
STANDARD cUTs OIL PRICES.
Reductions in Europe and Far East in
Campaign to Increase Use of Kerosene

Campaign to Increase Use of Kerosene
New York. - II. I. C. Clarke,
through whom the Standard Oil com
pany makes its official announcements
to the public, has issued statement
to the effect that the company has en-
tered on thoroughly mapped out
campaign to increase the consump-
tion o. kerosene in European coun-
tries and the lands of the Orient. The
first move in this campaign is the re-
duction of the prices OF oil in those
countries. Mr.. Clarke's announce
ment says in part:
1.-THE Standard Oil company has in
augurated a campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
The level of prices for refined oil to-
day in the United States is lower than
at any time during recent years, and
as direct result of these prices the
consumption of refined oil in this
country is increasing. The same pol
icy is now being actively pursued
abroad"
AS iHulSaYSu w lniS SldlSuSut, the
Standard company began trying out
the policy of lower prices in the Uni
ted States. though without announc-
ing that it had in view campaign
that would cover the world. In Au-
gust the price of refined oil in tanks
was reduced from s Y to " cents a
gallon, and the price of refined oil in
barrels at the refinery was cut cent,
from 81 to 8A cents gallon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
DEFENDS NEW NATIONALIST.
Roosevelt Says It is an efficient APP
plication of Old Moralities.''

Knoxville, Tenn. - Tennessee did
herself proud in the welcome she ex-
tended to ex-2resident Roosevelt.
The people of Knoxville and the off,
Gals of the Appalachian exposition
had prepared a parade for his delec-
tation which surpassed in attractive
ness anything he had seen on his
western tour, and the enthusiasm of
the crowds and the hospitality of the
people so filled Mr.. Roosevelt's heart
with delight that he found it difficult
to find words adequately to express
himself
Mr.. Roosevelt made two important
speeches, one at Bristol, which is on
the line between Tennessee and Vir-
ginia, and the other at Knoxville, in
the exposition grounds. In both he
defended his new nationalism, TAX
ing pains to define it as nothing actu-
ally new and nothing radical.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
ESCAPE FROM SING SING.
Five Convicts Get Away After Giant
Leader Overpowers Guards.

Ossining, N. Yearly in the morn
ing, while a storm was raging over
Sing Sing prison, William Green,
convict of great strength overpowered
one of the prison guards, dubbed him
unconscious with the guards own
bludgeon, bore down another guard,
tied and gagged him, then sawed his
way to liberty, followed by four other
prisoners. They escaped over the
river wall. leaving 100 other convicts
covering in their cots, fearing to fol-
low the desperate leader, and fearing
equally to give an alarm, which was
not sounded for an hour after the es-
cape
The convicts who ESCAPED are Will
lam Green of Ossining, Walter Bran
nigan of Mount Kisco, Robert Boy
land, Israel Blum and Joseph White,
all of New York city.
West Rollins, West Indian negro,
was member of the escaping party,
but he deserted his companions at the
last moment and warned Warden
Frost of what had occurred.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11

IN actual warfare the dropping OF
dynamite bomb down the tunnels OF
battleship from an aeroplane would
doubtless cause serious internal com.
plications on the part of the battle.
ship. But also the planting of one
to three-inch shot in the motor OF
steering apparatus of the aeroplane
would doubtless disorganize the air.
ship belligerent. 1t is all a question
of which gets its projectile properly
located first.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
MANY NERRYMAKERS
KILLED IN ILLINOIS
Car Bound For Festivities Crashes
Into a Local on a Curve.
DISREGARD OF ORDERS ALLEGED

Heavy Cars on Illinois Interurban
Line Meet Hcad-on at High Speed
at the Bottom Of valley--Wreck
a Scene of Horror.
Springfield, Thirty-six persons
were instantly killed and 26 others
were injured when two interurban
cars on the Illinois mckinley trac-
ton system collided head-on at the
Rickerson curve, two miles north OF
Stanton, Ill.
The cars we're going at a high rate
Of speed, as the curve where they met
is at the bottom of a hill, and both
cars were plunging down hill. They
met right on the curve and the col
lision was so sudden the motormen
barely escaped with their lives by
jumping. Both cars we're demolished
and the dead. dying and injured were
piled in one bloody mass.
Car No. IA, northbound, had orders
to meet both sections of train No. %
at Staunton. The orders were car
ried out so far as the first section was
concerned, but 1t is officially reported
that the orders to wait for the second
section of No. 73 were overlooked.
Among those killed were three of
the prominent officials of the traction
system: j. e. Berry, Springfield,
land commissioner for the Illinois
Traction system; w N. Street, as
sistant trainmaster at Staunton, and
D. ". Black. assistant general super
intendent of motive power and equip
'ment, of Springfield.
The cars came together with a ter
rife crash, and both were demolished
and piled in one huge mass of wreck
age, through which the bodies of. the
dead and wounded were scattered.
The wreckage was SO closely twisted
together that it was marvel that
anybody escaped death. The cars
were not only telescoped. but they
were actually battered out of all sem
blance to their original shape. The
were simply mass of splintered
wood and steel twenty feet high.
The local car rode up on to the
stauncher and heavier excursion car
and telescoped it, literally shearing
off it's upper portion as though it had
been sawed to the level of the floor,
and carried the wreckage back halt
the length Of the big car. On it not
one escaped uninjured.
Within few minutes farmers from
the surrounding country and many
men of Staunton were on the way to
the scene Of the accident to render
assistance. They worked with des-
perate haste. and in short time had
taken from the wreckage all of the
living.
Word of the accident was tele-
phoned to Springfield and Peoria and
special cars were rushed from these
points. Other cars also were sent
north from Granite City, ILL., These
last took many of the injured and
hurried them back to Granite City
where they were placed in hospitals
AS fast as the dead were extricated
they were placed in one of the cars
sent from Springfield. In a short
time a car containing twenty-eight
bodies was sent to Carlinville.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11

The awaiting Joy ride has been in
augurated. This should be nipped in
the bud With aviation going on in
scientific and respectable manner 1t
will upset aerial travel at the start
to have reckless aviators darting
along through space, ready to collide
with any other old aeroplane which
may happen along, or to drop on I'M
suspecting pedestrians without warn
ing
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HoKE SMITH rs RE-ELEcTED.

He is Chosen as Governor OF Georgia
for Second Term--Vote Was Heavy
Atlanta, Ga.-Hoke Smith was Sc
lected for second term as governor
OF Georgia. Incomplete returns indi-
cate that Gov. Joseph M. Brown, who
was defeated for the nomination in
the August Democratic primaries. but
who was before the voters as an indie
pendent Democratic candidate. prob
ably received majority of votes cast
in only two Of the twentytour coun-
ties of the state.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
MARKET OPERATOR FAILS.
Connecticut Mill Workers Caught i,
Disaster to e. M. Arnold.

Putnam, Conn.--Hundreds of mill
operatives of Putnam, Danielson,
Grosvernordale and Thompson and
other towns here have lost the saw
ings of lifetime through the failure
of Ernest M. Arnold, an investment
broker and real estate operator.
A petition in bankruptcy was
brought in the United States district
court at Hartford against Mr.. Arnold
His liabilities are, between $500, 200
and $750,000. and as far as has beer
discovered there are few assets OF
any value
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HUSBAND SUES NOVELIST.
Margaret Horton Potter Black Ac
cused of Habitual Drunkenness.

Chicago Margaret Horton Potter
Black was sued for divorce by John
D. Black, attorney, who charges her
with habitual drunkenness.
Mrs. Black, who is the author of a
number Of novels. is at present con-
fined at the Kenilworth sanitarium,
where she was sent March s, 1910. by
the county court after she had been
examined as to her sanity
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HEARST MEN VOTE DOWN DEAL.
Straight Ticket. Headed by Hopper
and Hearst.

New York. - The independence
League state convention in Cooper
Union after a turbulent session and
boots for Stimson voted to put up a
straight ticket and reject the alleged
Roosevelt compact.
The vote was 213 to "a against the
deal. E. T. OLoughlin of Kings nom
mated John ]. Hopper, the state
chairman, as the leagues candidate
for governor. William A. Coakley
seconded the motion and Hopper was
nominated by reclamation.
Then Bernard Nolan nominated
Hearst for lieutenant governor, and
he was named by reclamation.