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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
FIREBUGS DEvASTATE TOWN
OF ORLEANS IN NEW YORK
Citizens Desert Homes as Building
After Building is Burned
MysteriOusly.

Buffalo. by building, IN
cendiaries devastated Orleans, Ontario
county, N. Y, only recently a -four
ishing village of $500 population.
The one place of business left stand
ing is the Orleans hotel and that has
been vacated. Panic fills the place,
armed volunteers nightly patrol the
streets, citizens fearing they would
be burned alive in their beds, have
left their homes, some of which can
be bought for the price of the cement
walks before them. A woman locked
UP her house on the main street and
left town; recently fire destroyed
the house next door but one to hers;
another fire the house next hers;
then she left.
There being no doubt that firebugs
are busy, men regard each other sus-
piciously and lifelong friends have
become enemies. They refuse to talk
to each other about the fires, and
they fear doubly to talk to IAN out
slider" This attitude hampers the
Investigations being made by District
Attorney Myron D. Short and Sheriff
Gooding.
The first and most destructive fire
started at midnight April 16 last.
Although several buildings burned
out $4,000. Now the insurance
companies refuse to do business at
Orleans, which has no fire depart
ment
Pinkerton detectives, posing as
farm hands, tried to find the origin
Of the oft-recurring fires. After a
month the detectives went away with
the strong suspicion that the intense
bitterness between the "wets" and
"drys" over the local option question
had much to do with the incendiar-
ism. For most of the property de-
stroyed belonged to the "drys," who
are called "bluestockings" at Or
leans.
But the detectives did not get the
proof, and so far as is known, the
evidence necessary to convict any
body is lacking yet.
Orleans will be dry town after
October / next; the voters so de-
clared last autumn. The fierce ami
mosities aroused at such village
election cannot be understood by
those who live in large cities.
In the first fire, April 16. FL BUSH
ness places and homes were wiped
out. The fires followed at frequent
intervals, happening always at night.
District Attorney Short began his in
vestigation at Canandaigua, eight
miles from Orleans. Early in June
he transferred it to Orleans. On
June Ia Clarence M Kings general
store in Ontario street, Orleans, was
burned at a. m.
"a taunt aimed at the county in
vestigators." local newspaper de-
scribed this fire.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
ROOSEVELT FIGHTS SHERMAN.
Evidence at Great Picnic That His
Popularity Remains.

Utica, N. Yin his first public po-
litical utterances since he left the
White House a year and half ago
Col. Theodore Roosevelt made it per-
fectly clear to the people of Herkimer
and Oneida counties, whom he was
addressing at the annual state grange
picnic at Oriskany, that his heart and
soul were against the group of Re-
publican leaders in this state repre-
scented by Vice President Sherman
and his immediate coterie 1t was
the second shot Colonel Roosevelt
had taken at Mr. Sherman during the
day, and coming so promptly after
the letter from President Taft to
Lloyd G. Griscom it was taken as be-
ing all the more significant.
The picnic brought out at least To-
900 people to see and hear Colonel
Roosevelt. They greeted him with
wild hurrahs and familiar cries OF
the sort that are dear to his heart.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
LARGE FRUIT CROP PROMISED
Supplies Plentiful and0uaIity Good
.--BountifuI Yield of Apples.
Fruit Ranchers Were Especially Fav-
ored This Year by the
Weather Conditions.

Washington. - The present fruit
year bids fair to be an exceptional one
in the plentifulness and quality of the
fruit. Peaches and canteloupes have
been unusually fine in the season now
beginning to wane. Pears are of a
high degree of excellence, and the APP
pies are expected to be unusually
large and numerous.
Last year Delaware, Maryland and
New Jersey practically produced no
peaches, but this year the harvest has
been good, and from 40 to rs cents a
basket, fair average price, has been
obtained. Virginia, West Virginia
and Delaware peaches have ranged
lower this year than last. A year
ago they fetched So a carrier of six
baskets, but this week they were as
have fetched from go to rs cents
Canteloupes this year have also
been plentiful. Georgia, Virginia,
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey. Flor
ida and the Carolinas have all had
large harvests, and the Rochefords,
the finest species. which are now COM
ing on the market, are specially fine.
The fruit ranehers were especially
favored this year by the weather, as
they obtained just enough rain at the
right times and plenty of sunshine.
The pear crop also promises well,
but what the producemen are looking
for especially is magnificent supply
of apples. Western New York, said
one enthusiastic fruit man, could
alone supply the entire United States.
Colorado has five times as many APP
pies as last year, Oregon from two
and a half to three times as many,
and Virginia is doing equally we'll.
Only from Kansas and other parts of
the middle west are the reports not
quite as encouraging, but the states
figure little at any time in the apple
figures.
The fruit coming forward is re-
markable for its size, and some of the
Albemarle pippins placed on the mar
ket recently were described as being
''as big as hat"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
rhe counterfeIt southerner.

OF course. there are many counter
feits. A most amusing imitation is
one that often passes for the typical
southerner in New York. This satchel-
mouthed braggart infests the cafes
and demands attention by his abusing
the waiter for offending his delicate
sense of honor. Il hate niger, sub, !"
he loudly proclaims, which is senti-
ment that one never hears from those
to the manner born. He haunts the
theaters and parades the streets, since
1t is poor fun to practise his gentility
In private.
He wears wide black hat, mounts
the table and yells whenever the band
plays southern melody. Such pre-
tentious caricature would be harmless
enough, but for the ridicule he brings
upon the south. Unfortunately, popu-
lar authors seem to accept him at face
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
PASSING OF MAcKEREL FISHING.
Only 500 Barrels of Fresh Fish.
Against 5000 Last Year.

Gloucester, Mass. - The govern
ment statistics, which have Just been
compiled for the season, show that
the mackerel catch of the last few
months has been the poorest ever ex-
perienced. This year a total of 500
barrels of fresh mackerel were caught
as against 5000 for last year. The
salt mackerel fell off even worse, as
there were only $500 barrels caught
this year, to $4,000 last year. Nearly
a hundred boats are occupied in mack
erel fishing and many of these have
caught practically nothing during the
season. The owners of the boats are
leaving the mackerel fishing and turn
ing to fresh fishing in order to make
a living.
The fishermen say that the seine
fishing of the last few years has
ruined the industry and that it will
only be few more years until there
will be no good fishing on the north
Atlantic coast.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
OWNING Rod 200 Years Old.

Winslow w. Fifield Of Medford.
Mass, owns metallic divining rod
brough. from England more than two
hundred years ago by one of his an
cestors. The rod, says Mr.. Fifield, has
been used successfully all over New
England and in the western mining
districts. 1t is attached to whalebone
handles IL inches long and weighs two
ounces. The handles have inscriptions
on them which are almost obliterated
by age.
The person who brought the rod to
America was Isaac Greenleaf, who set
tied in Massachusetts,. The rod became
famous as a finder of water. After
marking the place of many springs the
rod was used in California, Colorado
and North Carolina for locating by men
In quest of gold mines and other met
ais. One person who used 1t with par
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

deep as that. and so on.
The mission was looking hopeless
when suddenly she darted from the
shop and seized a passing gentleman
by the hand
"Will you please come into this shop
with me?" she asked innocently.
Certainly. my chickabiddy." he re-
piled, IF can be of any use. What
is it,"
The little girl replied not, but led
the wondering stranger to the counter
There, miss" she said, triumphant
ly. Mother wants some ribbon the
color of this gentlemans nose"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

way down to the waist line. At gala
performance in Paris given by the
Metropolitan Opera company Of New
York the most successful perform
ance Paris ever saw, and one whereat
$4,000 was gained for the Pluviose
victims-many of the beautiful Ameri-
cans in the $40 orchestra seats wore
these daring gowns, and now at New
port they are often to be seen.
Mrs. Oelrichs stared at one with as
founded eyes at a dinner, and her
neighbor said:
Isn't that new gown of Mrs. Blanks
a dream? Old Mr.. Blank is so de-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
FOREST FIRES DIE DOWN.
Revised Tabulation of Those Who
Perished in Flames.

Spokane, Wash.-Following is a
revised tabulation of 203 dead in the
northwestern forest fires.
United States fire fighters in and
near Idaho, SO; Montana deaths. in
Guiding bullion mine, 1S; at New
port, Wash, 8; at Wallace, idaho, A
near Avery, Idaho, probably settlers,
At; at Mullan, Idaho, 2; at Spokane,
/; on Big Creek, Idaho, At.
This gives a total of 203 dead. but
it is probable that some of these
listed by places may duplicate those
listed as fire fighters. But as many
are still missing, the total dead will
probably be more than two hundred
when the record is completed.
The fires are not so violent and it
is believed that the worst is over.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

U. S. army signal corps system. On
board were a score Of huge TASKS
filled with alcohol In them hoated
strange shapes which it was hard to
believe we're once living creatures.
Balls OF red hair which looked
like tousled human0heads proved upon
dissection to be strange kind of deep
water crab. Flesh colored round
masses were found clinging to the
cable by minute tentacles. One crea-
ture was shaped like the diablo toy,
narrow in the middle with big CON
cave white disks at either end by
which it catches hold of any object.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Wasted Sarcasm

The Philadelphia milk dealers who
recently raised the price of their
product to nine cents quart and then
lowered it again to eight appear to
have been the subjects of great deal
of unjust censure. They announced
at the time Of the raise that milk
could not be sold at eight cents with
out loss. Finding that the consumers
would not pay the new price, however,
they are continuing to sell at the old.
thereby qualifying as genuine philan-
thropists. Every purchaser of milk
at eight cents quart will doubtless
hereafter feel that he is an object Of
charity
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
NEW MODE OF WARFARE.
Gigantic Submarine to Drag Battle
ships Down.

Washington. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief of STAFF of the army, has
had his attention called to novel
method of naval warfare.
An inventor sent to his Office de-
signs of gigantic submarine con-
struction, said to be capable of APP
preaching a feet under water at the
psychological moment, Tapping a
huge wing over an unsuspecting bat
tleship, dragging 1t down to the bot
tom of the ocean and holding the ves-
sci there until it's crew is drowned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

which was found enveloped in tho
tentacles Of young octopus. When
brought to the surface its body was
swollen like balloon. DR.. J. e. NAL
nay, the ships surgeon, who exam
ined 1t, said he believed the fish was
choked by the hold Of the octopus.
The section Of cable upon which all
this strange life was found had been
down 10 years at a depth Of mile
and a half The specimens which
have been preserved are to be handed
over to the Smithsonian institution
for scientific study. Seattle Post-In-
telligencar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
KILLS WIFE, HORSE AND SELF.
Quarrels Following Advertisement
Wedding Lead to Tragedy.

Weathersfield, Vt.-Two years ago
G. Frank Hewey, wealthy farmer
in this town, married woman who
came into these parts as a result of
matrimonial advertisement placed
in a Western publication by him.
Tuesday night he killed her and
the horse she drove and then ended
his own life.
Mrs Hewey was found dead by
Automobiles sitting upright in her
carriage, with bullet through her
heart. The horse had been shot dead
through the heart. A little further
on in the road they found the body
of Hewey and close by rife. He
had bullet wound in his breast.
The murder and suicide are the re-
suit of family troubles which have
been going on for some time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
AS IT APPEARED TO HER
Mrs. oeIrIchs Evidently Didn't Think
Much Of Mr.. Blanks Earning
Capacity.

Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, the best
dressed woman in Newport, criticized
very pertinently, at recent dinner.
the new dinner gowns of Paquin and
Callot.
These clinging and filmy gowns are
chiefly remarkable for the V-shaped
back that they possess. The VT is
Incredible, but it is true-opens all the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
ODD FISH FROM THE DEPTHS
Strange Marine Forms Brought Up
With Deep Sea Cable sunk
for Ten Years.

Strange monsters the like Of which
have seldom been seen by man were
dragged from depth Of $500 feet by
the crew of the cable ship Burnside
when they repaired the Alaska cable
off Mt. st. Elias last month.
The Burnside is moored at its buoy
in Elliott bay after two months of re-
pairing and relaying the cables of the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

Another strange marine creature IL
shaped like an octopus but has at
least two dozen tentacles instead Of
eight. Many octopuses we're found
clinging to the cable, but they were
thought too common to preserve.
While sections Of the cable pulled
up for inspection were found covered
several feet deep with strange plants
and animal life, seaweed, black in
stead Of green. sponges and sea
urchins predominated.
Probably the strangest creature
found on the cable was flesh colored
fish not more than four feet long,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
A strono Preacher.

The minister's eight-year-old daugh-
ter was returning with her parents
from church, where the district super
intendent had that morning occupied
the pulpit.
"Oh, father" asked the little girl,
her face alive with enthusiasm. don't
you think Brother G. is very strong
preacher? | do"
Gratified by this evidence of UNI
usual intelligence on the part of his
offspring, the minister eagerly in
quired into her reasons for her state
ment
oh" replied the little miss, artless-
ly, didn't you see how the dust rose
when he stamped his feet Judge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
MURDERED WIFE, SON SAYS.
Rockland Folk Try to Lynch Man,
Following identification.

Pearl River, N. Y.-Edward Wag-
ner, carpenter and builder of this
town, narrowly escaped lynching at
the hands of excited relatives and
neighbors, when Constable A. l.. Jer-
sey took him to his wife's home, a
mile outside the town, where his sew
enteen-year-old son positively identi-
fed him as the man who shot and in
stantly killed his mother
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Cycling Declines.

Washington.-Bi as pas
time is rapidly decreasing in popular
ity abroad, as we'll as in this country.
Government statistics show tremen-
dous falling off in exports of bicycles
from the United States. Explanation
of the decrease is found in the fact, it
is said, that bicycles are now used
chiefly for business.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
BRYAN SAYS HE WON'T RUN.
Nebraskan Declares He VIII Not Be a
Candidate in 1919

Kalamazoo, Mich. --'I will not be s
candidate for President in 1919" de.
clared William J. Bryan at Kalama.
zoo. This is the first time tht Nebras.
kan has positively said that he will
not make an effort to secure the Dem.
occratic nomination for the Presidency
in 1912. =
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
FAST GROWING MICHIGAN.
One Village is 1925 Per Cent. Larg.
er Than It Was in 1000.

Washington. - The population of
the following cities in Michigan was
made public at the census bureau:
Jackson in 1910, S4,4SS; in 1900,
25,1S0, increase, 24.S per cent. Flint
in 1910, $3.50; in 1900, 1S,10S, in
in 1910, 25,267; in 1900, 1853, in
crease, S6,1 per cent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Nation.Wide PRIMARY.

Des Moines, Iowa. When congress
convenes in December United States
Senator Cummins of Iowa expects to
propose the enactment of federal
primary law providing for the nom
nation of candidates by a nation
wide primary election.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Practical MATCHING.

What the little girl with the Is cents
in pennies wanted was some red rib
bon Of particular shade for her moth
er. She knew the shade. but she
couldn't explain it and all she could
say was, it wasn't that, no, nor that;
it was deeper than that, and not so
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
FRANCE AFTER PRICE RAIsERs.
Cabinet Resolves to Punish specula.
ton Affecting Cost of Living.

Paris. The increased cost of liv.
Ing, especially forthe working classes
mas induced the government to take
an exceptional decision. AT a confer.
ence held at the ministry Of the inta.
rior M. BRAND, premier and ministe,
u tne interior, presiding, it was re,
soiNeu 70 institute proceedings where
psoot Is oDtainable of unlawful specu
4atlon tending to artificially increase
tne prices OF the necessaries Of life.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Boy Accidentally Kills Mother.

Cory, Pa.-Mrs. Robert Thomp-
son, thirty-two years old, of Pittsfield,
was shot and instantly killed by her
twelve-year-old son, Dewey. The boy
had received rifle as q present and
was showing his mother how he
would kill burglar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30

each morning! It's meat and bread
to their souls.
Then think of the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady flow of money
squeezed from the workmans hard
earned pay enevelope.
But when these leaders "tie up" any
industry no man can hold job who
refuses to pay fines even on trumped
UP charges, and steadily pay fees
whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely at the
mercy of this band of men who have
secured and hold control.
Many and many an honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed to
his fellows to rise and throw off the
yoke of Gompers, ct al. But, as one
writes, "At every convention of the
American Federation of Labor, strong
opposition comes up but at the crit
ical moment the impassioned orator
appears and most dramatically puts
the spot light on the leader and covers
him with a mawkish film of martyr
dom and the emotional delegates yell
in delight, forgetting the instructions
of the peaceful workingmen at home
who desire to free themselves from
the odium of membership under the
great advocates of strike, boycott, vio-
lence and hate"
So we see the unequalled insolence
with which these trust leaders pro-
pose to induce" ministers to pull
their chestnuts from the fire by
preaching modern aggressive and VIC
lent labor trust methods.
There is a better way to secure JUS
tice for workers, as will appear furth-
er along.
Just little diversion here.
l am charged with having first
brought to the attention of the public
some years ago, the name Labor
Trust
A trust is a combination of men or
organizations for the purpose of sell
ing their product at profit and re-
stricting production to effect it.
We will say large Oil Company
gathers in smaller ones and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers I'M local
trade organizations and thus has pow
err to say how much work each man
shall do.
The Oil Company then fixes prices.
The Labor Trust does likewise.
MT
lne " COMPANY may use lneth-
join.
me LABOR trust men go furtner
ana slug the independent man II ne
tries TO sell MS labor without paying
Iees and roDeylng orders. They are
both exactly alike In purpose, which,
IN potn cases IS entlrely selnsn 70
gam power ana money LOT the leaders.
CeTtain Lauor trust members 40
not neslsate 70 use violence, dyna-
mlLng q properly, burning homes OF
lnuependens men ana even murder TO
iorce oDeuisnce.
me ~ COMPANY doesn go SO Iar.
Sotn arg extremely dangerous 60
ene we.lare ~ psopie ana communlI
YES, Ut poweL piaeeu IN me halus
~ lem nen Sie t' repIsseneine Zap,
l.a, OF LABOR - almost Always apused
alo ene guDnc s9ilers,
u, neinsMDsl, rsauer, Lnat, your saIe ~,
les N strenuous opposltlon 70 Al
.rus's winch sly 70 rue over anu uic-
'ate 70 sne peopis.
0n.y ~ oRpos-9s enssr EroMs9 can
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Former Senator can Dead.

Washington. Cerebral hemorr-.
hage was the immediate cause Of the
death at the Emergency hospital here
of former United States Senator Will
kinson Call of Florida. He was a ma
tire of Russellville, KY, and was sew
enty-six years old. He represented
Florida in the upper house for 1S
voars
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
HoKE SMITH KEATS BROWN.
Georgia's Ex-Governor Wins Hand
somely Over Present Occupant.

Atlanta, Ga.-Hoke Smith came
back" and was nominated for the sec
ond time for governor of Georgia, de-
feating Gov. Joseph M Brown, who
two years ago defeated Smith after
he had dismissed Brown from the
railroad commission on the ground
that Brown was dominated by the
railroad interests.
The fight was between the progress
sive Democrats, represented by Smith,
and the standpat element, represent
ed by Brown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Buffalo Smaller Than Detroit.

washington The population Of
Buffalo, N ", according to the new
census. is 423,715, an increase of IT,
32S, or 20.2 per cent. over the 1900
figure, which was 352,3S7. Buffalo
thus fails to keep pace with Detroit,
which now counts 456,766 inhabi-
tants
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
WRITER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Worcester Man, Hopelessly Ill, Fires
Bullet Into Brain.

Plainfield, N. flames w. Har
kins, Jr., of Worcester Mass, who
had been visiting his counsin, James
Harkins, here, since early in ths
spring, committed suicide at the home
OF the latter by shooting himself in
the head with revolver. The trac
edy occurred in the bedroom occupied
by Harkins shortly after he had re-.
turned from walk. Harkins had
written number of plays and books
He was hopelessly i'll.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
Famons Eendist Slain.

Jackson, Kan.-John Abnef, one
Of the most noted feudists of the Ken
lucky mountains, who was connected
with the Hargis-C Callahan CocKerell
feud, was shot and killed near here
from ambush by unidentified persons.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
The Plate Strike Ended.

Pittsburg. The strike that has ex-
listed since July, 1909, against the
American Sheet and Tin Plate COM
pany, in three different states, was
declared off and $4,000 men resume
work.