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The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Can.t Sell No Man's Land.

Vineland.-The Board of Educa-
ton finds itself in a dilemma in re-
gard to selling a schoolhouse and
half an acre of land. No deed can
be found and no record is anywhere
noted that anybody owned the land.
The building was erected at Vine
and Brewster roads in the early sew
entities and was built by one of the
small districts in vogue before the
whole township was consolidated.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
F~relinghuysen Tries Job.


Trenton.-Senator Joseph S. Frel-
t%nghuysen, president of the senate,
Is at the state house from day to day
In his capacity Of acting governor in
the absence Of Governor Fort on his
vacation trip in New England. Act
ing Governor Frelinghuysen, who is
a candidate for the nomination for
governor, has given strong indications
that he would much prefer to live
than to "act" the part that it will be
his duty to play until September 6,
and it is said that while sitting to-day
IN a real governors Office, at a real
governors desk, in a real governors
chair, drumming with the tip of a
real governors pen he was heard to
hum quietly to himself the tune which
fits the words:
I'D rather be on the inside, lookin'
out,
Than on the outside, lookin' In"
Acting Governor Frelinghuysen's
first official act was to sign a requi-
sition upon Governor Hughes of New
York for the extradition of Annie
Holzkamp, shortly to be released
from Auburn prison, who is wanted
In Jersey City for the larceny Of a
lot of valuable jewelry.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
BETRoTHED COUPLE DROWNED.
Had Gone Out in Boat to Try on
Wedding Ring.

Had Gone Out in Boat to Try on
Wedding Ring.
New Milford, Conn.-Lake Wara-
maug has again claimed two New
Workers as victims.
One year ago to the day and at
about the same hour two New York
girls were drowned here.
The victims were Miss Luella
Moore, twenty-five years old, of l
West sixty-eighth street, Manhattan.
and F. S. Valentine, thirty, of II JEFF
ferson avenue, Brooklyn.
They were to have been married
in October.
There are slightly conflicting sto-
ries as to how the accident occurred,
but it is generally believed that an
oarlock became loose and dropped
into the water and that Mr.. Valen-
tine upset the craft in reaching for
the oar. They had gone out in h
boat to try on the wedding ring.
They died in each others arms.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
NOBLEWOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Body of Earl Of Buchan's Daughter
on MOuntainside.

Edinburgh. - The body of Lady
Marjorie Gladys Stuart Erskine, Sec
ond daughter of the Earl of Buchan,
who had been missing for a month,
was found lying on the heather on a
lonely mountainside near Aviemore,
Inverness.
An examination showed that the
woman's ankle had been injured, and
it is presumed that Lady Marjorie,
who was fond of mountain climbing.
fell and broke her ankle, and, beip
unable to walk died from exposn =.
She was tw~enty-nine years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
browns SAVING HER BABY.
And a Man Dies Trying to Rescue the

And a Man Dies Trying to Rescue the
Mother-Servant Saves Child.
Boston.-Mrs. Catherine Hogarty
of Jamaica Plain was drowned in ia
maica pond in an attempt to rescue
her baby daughter from the water.
and an unknown man who jumped
into the pond to rescue Mrs. Hogarty
was pulled beneath the water and also
drowned. Martha Daily, a Jamaica
servant, waded into the water up to
her neck and saved the baby's life.
While the police were graphing for
the bodies, Mrs. Hogarty's husband
came to the pond and, crazed by grief,
would have thrown himself into the
pond to die with his wife but for re-
straining hands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Lemons Cure Malaria.

Lemons are said to be an infalhble
cure for malaria. This is the method
of preparation: Take n lemon, wash
thoroughly with a brush and hot wa
ter till all germs are gone, cut In
very small pieces, using skin, seeds
and all; cook in three glasses OF wa
ter till reduced to one, and take this
while fasting. A cure is generally
effected within a week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Tit for Tat.

Miss Bings," stammered the young
man, 81 called on you last night did !
not?"
what an odd question! Of course.
you did"
"W-w-well, I just wanted to say that
If proposed to you 1 was drunk"
ITO East your mind, l will say that
II 1 accepted you I was crazy.7Judge.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
The Stylish Fisherman.

One of the guests at a fashionable
ummer resort in West Virginia got
himself up in his best fishing toys and
and started along a certain mountain
stream.
Meeting a native, he asked: Here,
my good man! Kindly tell me whether
1t would be worth my while to try
fishing In this vicinity"
The native regarded him s%cornfully.
1.-THE fshin' amt good" he finally said,
but l amt informed as to how you
values your time."-Lippincott's.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
AGAIN STlRS THE WEST
Cheered by Large Crowds as He Ham.
mers Against Dishonest
Methods.

MctI1OUSs
Chicago.-The Western journey OF
Colonel Roosevelt has borne a strik-
ing resemblance to the campaign
travelling of a Presidential candidate
except that the stops or rear plat
form speechmaking have been fewer
and usually shorter. But it is the
same kind of work, meeting hundreds
and often thousands of people gath
cred at a railroad station, talking a
few minutes to a shouting, cheering
crowd, clasping hands unanimously
over the end rail of the car, and
swinging on to repeat the perform
ance at the next stop.
The Colonel did some plain talking
to the crowds, which burst into the
railroad yards at the largest places.
swarmed across the tracks, and tied
up traffic on the road. He talked
against dishonest corporations, and
the crowds roared with applause. He
condemned dishonest men, and there
were more cheers. He attacked mob
rule, and was cheered again.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
WRITER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Worcester Man. Hopelessly I'll, Fires
Bullet Into Brain.

Plainfeld, N. flames W. Har-
kins, Jr., of Worcester, Mass, who
had been visiting his counsfn, James
Harkins, here, since early in the
spring, committed suicide at the home
of the latter by shooting himself in
the head with a revolver. The trag-
edy occurred in the bedroom occupied
by Harkins shortly after he had re-
turned from a walk. Harkins had
written a number of plays and books.
He was hopelessly i'll.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
A QinIomat.

"And how old should you say / ann"
giggled the golden-haired spinster,
with a coy glance at Bjones.
"Ah, Miss Smiley" replied Bjones,
with a low bow, 81 do not think you
are old at all. Ask rather how young
do 1 take you to be-"
And she was SO pleased b forgot
to.-Harper's Weekly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Rich Young Man a Suicide.

Atlantic City.-Victor Foreman, a
young Philadelphia, who fell heir to
$4,000 from the estate of his father,
committed suicide by dramatically
leaping from the steel pier here.
Hundreds Of pleasure-seekers rushed
to the rails and watched the young
man as the waves engulfed him.
Foreman had been Ill since January
and possessed an insane mania to end
dis life. Upon coming into his inheri-
lance one year ago the young man
came to Atlantic City and lived in
lavish style. He had a house and
retinue of servants, as we'll as fine
horses and carriages.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Odd Predicament.

Montclair.-Two men could not
pull James Vacire11a's hands apart
when they became stuck together
with tar, and he tried to burn the
mass off. He succeeded in releasing
himself by dipping his hands in oil.
Vacirella is employed by a contractor
who is resurfacing Bloomfield avenue.
A barrel of tar dropped from a wagon
and arms were coated to the elbows.
He tried to wipe 1t from n hand to
the other, and they stuck together.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Jerseys Senatorial Race.

Trenton. - James e. MARITIME,
Plainfeld's farmer orator." is the
last entrant in New Jerseys free for
all race for the United States senate.
Mr.. MARITIME has a petition with 1,206
signers, embracing residents of seven
counties. He is the fifth candidate
in the field under the popular vote
plan, the others being Ex-Governor
Murphy, Ex-Governor Stokes and
Representative Fowler on the Repub-
lican side and Frank M. McDermft of
Newark, who is ~contesting with Mr..
MARITIME for the Democratic indorse-
ment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
DISEASE ATTACKS CUCUNIBERs.
Crop in Rhode Island Reduced rs Per
Cent.-Melons Also Affected.

Providence. - Market gardeners
throughout this state have met losses
amounting to more than $4,000
through damages to their cucumber
crop by a new disease. The crop has
been reduced rs per cent, and unless
something can be found to check the
disease the cucumber in Rhode Island
is threatened with extinction. Mel
ons have been affected as well. The
vag of the pest have been so ey-
tensive that plant specialists from the
department of agriculture at wash
ington have come here to study the
disease.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
SHORTAGE MAY BE ss5o,ooo.
Loss of Biddeford Savings Institution
Increases,

Biddeford, Me.-A sensation was
caused here by the statement of w.
B. Shelton, state bank examiner, that
the shortage in the accounts of the
York County Savings bank whose
doors were closed by him on August
12. would not be less than $500, 900,
and not more than s350,000. Pre-
vious estimates had placed the loss at
100000.
Hundreds of the $500 depositors
are mill operatives, whose savings OF
a lifetime were behind the banks
doors.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
RIOT AFTER DYNANITING.
Columbus Police Quell Mob With
Nightsticks-Many Hurt; so Arrests.

Columbus, Ohio. "A mob of e.
000 people battled with the police
and militia here when street a riot
ing broke out with fresh fury.
Several persons were seriously in
jured by the clubs of the policemen.
One, Deputy Sheriff Walter Waters,
mistaken for a rioter, was fatally
hurt. A chauffeur for a police auto
mobile was struck unconscious with
a brick. Fifty rioters were arrested
and are locked in the city prison.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
NEW MODE OF WARFARE.
Gigantic Submarine to Drag Battle
cbiuc Down.

Gigantic Submarine to Drag Battle
ships Down.
Washington.-Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. chief of staff of the army, has
had his attention called to a mover
method of naval warfare.
An inventor sent to his office de-
signs of a gigantic submarine ON
struction, said to be capable OF ap-
preaching a fleet under water at the
psychological moment, Tapping a
huge wing over an unsuspecting bat
tleship, dragging it down to the Dot
tom of the ocean and holding the YES
sci there until its crew Is drowned.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
FRANCE AFTER PRICE RAIsERs.
Cabinet Resolves to Punish Specula.
ton Affecting Cost of Living.

Paris.-The increased cost of liv-
ing, especially orthe working classes,
has induced the government to take
an exceptional decision. At a confer
ence held at the ministry of the inte-
rior M. BRAND, premier and minister
of the interior, presiding, it was re-
solved to institute proceedings where
proof is obtainable of unlawful specu-
lation tending to artificially increase
the prices of the n~ecessaries of life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02

rs iugton -Ftge millions Of th9
postal savings stanps aaV 9een
pr,gt 8, and their distrlc pp . post
master WI begin - on as the
board OF trustees is reat , establish
Tue postal savings baAk ten.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
RICH WOMAN SNIUGGLER.
Mrs. 1. Reynolds Adriance of Pough-
keepsie Held by Authorities.

KeCPSIC lIcfU W hUehoHo'C''
New York.-Mrs. I. Reynolds Adri-
ance, wife of a millionaire manufac-
turer of Poughkeepsie, was held here
in $500 bail for the action of the
federal grand jury On the charge of
having attempted to smuggle jewelry
and lace. valued at $4,000, into this
port. Gems, valued at 100000,
which Mrs. Adriance declared she
bought here, were also seized, and
are being held by the customs officials
pending an investigation.
Bond for Mrs. Adriance was fur
nished by her husband.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
The COS Of Crime.

The cost Of crime to the United
States is enough. IL our people were
righteous for two years, to pay the
whole national debt.-Rev. John F1agg,
Presbyterian. New York city.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Two Killed in Auto by Train.

Paterson, N. ALBERT Froelich. a
tailor, and his daughter. Henrietta;
twenty-five years old, were killed n
three boys riding with them were IN
jured in an automobile accident at
the Broadway crossing of the Erie
railroad
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
Dutch Aeronaut tl'lled.

Arnhem, Netherlsnds While the
dutch aeronaut, van Ma 'yb. was
attempting a cross-couht'y y Il near
this city the raot0T OF aus ae opiane
suddenly stcppeA a1d tae Il Hctlne
plunged to the Eroprd. me a. cnau'
was Instant killed
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
KAISER's DIVINE RIGHT.
His Speech Causes a Storm of Protest
in Germany.

in Germany.
Berlin.-The speech delivered by
Emperor William of Germany at the
provincial dinner at Koenigsberg, IN
which he reiterated and emphasized
his belief in the divine mandate by
which he rules, referred to the Prus-
sIan crown as bestowed by Gods
grace and not by parliaments or peo-
pla's nblies and laid a lance
against the present movement for
woman's suns ge, is the political sem
sation vi ire Dour. 1t has caused Q
.tnru ~ $3.50
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02

The Joker-What do you think Of
Paintem's painting of the ocean?
The Artist thought the water
looked too calm.
The JOKER guess it's the oil on
It that does that.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-02
There Are
Reasons

Why so many people
have ready at hand a
package Of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
CANCER OF THROAT
KILLED EDWARD VII
Columbus Physicians Diagnosis
Proved Correct.

Columbus, o., May 13.-That King
Edward VII of England died of can.
Ger OF the throat, a secret known
only in the closest court circles,
leaked out in Columbus in the form
of an admission by DR.. James l.. Hol.
den that he had diagnosed the kings
disease as cancer last July. At that
time King Edward was Informed that
the royal physicians were correct In
their diagnosis, and that he had but
a few montho at most to live.
IL was through the good offices Of
Mrs. William b. Leeds, a former
GAINESVILLE girl and intimate friend
and acquaintance of both the king
and queen of England, that the meet
ing between King Edward and her
uncle, DR.. Holden, was arranged.
Mrs. Leeds was at that time stopping
at the Bristol hotel. Paris. and King
Edward was on a visit to President
Loubet and Emperor william, next
to his last appearance on the conti-
nent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
INVESTIGATE RIVER WRECK
Coroner Finds ChVaIry Proved Fatal
to Women Passengers.

st. Louis, May 13.-Federal inves-
tigation of the sinking of the packet
City of Saltillo in the Mississippi
river at Glen Park, Mo-, which cost
IL lives. will be begun as soon as the
crew of the ill-fated vessel arrives
here. The seven passengers and five
Of the crew were drowned by the
fitting of the gangplank when 1t hit
tree. That the loss of the lives
was due to the mistake OF ordering
the passengers to hurry from the
sinking boat when she was near the
shore, was the assertion of Captain
ii. N. Crane.
Testimony at the inquest showed
that the chivalry of the men, who
permitted the female passengers to,
start across the gangplank first, cost
the lives of five women and baby.
Captain Crane said he ordered the
men to stand aside until the women
left the boat
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
SELECT AVIATION MEET SITE
international Races to Be Sailed
From Long Island In October.

IntcTnatondI Races 10 De Salled
From Long Island In October,
New York, May 13.--After consid.
ering a number OF offers from west.
ern cities, the board of governors OF
the Aero Club of America decided to
hold the international aviation meet
OF 1910 on Long Island, the site to
be determined later. 1t is understood
that either Belmont park or track
on Hampstead Plains will be select.
ed. II was said that from 100000
TO 100000 will be raised for prize
money and other expenses. and that
financial backing is assured. Law
renee l.. Gillespie, a member of the
board of governors of the Aero club,
'and Andrew F. Rodman, vice presi-
dent of the Wright company. were
appointed a committee to act on the
various offers and select the locality
for the tournament.
Just what sum the WrLght cora.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
ABANDON HOPE FOR MINERS
More Than Hundred Mon imprisoned
In Burning Shaft,

Manchester, May 13.--An explosion
in the Wellington coal mine al
Whitehaven cut off the exit from the
1876 miners who we're working below
the surface. .sai.. -
The fire in the mine is gaining and
there is no hope for those impris.
oned. The rescuers worked inces-
sanity in relays until the inspector
ordered them to quit, as the heat and
smoke were overcoming them.
Hundreds OF women about the
shaft piteously appealed to the engi-
nsers to try again. Volunteers were
not lacking, but the chances were
SO obviously hopeless that the au.
thorities refused to let the men risk
their lives, Fq Es.l
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
IS PRIDE OF AMERICAN NAVY
Europe Has No Sea FIshtr In Class
With sFlorida.


New York May 13.-The battleship
Florida, which was successfully
launched at the Brooklyn navy yard.
is The most massive of all big-gun
ships in the world
Neither the Neptune nor the Colos-
sus, pride of the British navy, equals
the latest sea fighter. The Florida
can fire broadside Of five tons of
metal. She can train every one of
her 10 12-inch guns on either broad
side and hurl twice as much metal
as the entire feet Admiral Dewey
took into Manila bay. The Florida
will be 81 feet longer, $500 tons
heavier and with a battery "a per
cent stronger than the giant Beller.
phon of the British navy. The great
Connecticut, for years the queen Of
the American navy, will seem small
alongside her. The Florida will be
heavier by 5000 tons than the Con-
necticut, or nearly the entire dis
placement of the ill-fated Maine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
POLITICS Is WARMING UP
Taylor and Webber Hard at II In
Twelfth District.

Columbus, o., May Republican
politics in Columbus is expected to
reach fever heat tomorrow night,
when Representative Miles Poindex-
ter of Washington, an out.and.out in.
surgent, will plead the cause of Karl
Webber at mass meeting in Me-
mortal hall. Webber is opposing the
denomination of Representative r. l..
Taylor on the ground that the latter
10 Cannonite and that he voted
with the interests on the Payne.Al
drich tariff law. At the same time
that Poindexter is Grating in Me.
mortal hall, the Taylor rooters will
be holding mass meeting in the
East Side market house Mr. Taylor.
On addition to making second EN-
phatic denial of Webber's charges,
has been busy preparing statement
In which he says he will show up the
congressional record of Poindexter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
WOMEN REMOVE HtADGtAR
Federation Delegates Observe Laws
Of Ohio on Subject.

Cincinnati, o., May 13.-Following
the opening Of the session of the
General Federation of Womens
Clubs by the president, Mrs. Philip
Moore of st. Louis, was an enthusi-
astic reception given by the dele
gates to Mrs. Margaret c. Murray Of
Montreal, Canada, the delegate of the
first Canadian women's club to the
general federation.
At the suggestion of the president,
the laws of Ohio regarding the wear
ing of headgear in public places were
compiled with by the general re-.
moval of hats by the delegates.
The ladies' applauded vigorously a
very cordial letter from Mrs. William
II. Taft, wife of the president, ex-
pressing her regrets that she is un-
able to be present. The reports of
officers and boards were read.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
GEORGE ADMITS
\ \ THAT He DID IT
Wickersham Says He Pre-.
dated CLAWS Resume.
SENDS LETTER TO PARKER

States That He Changed Date to
Make II Conform to Time He Held
Interview With President Taft.
Brandeis Processes to Have Other
Dates Which He Wants Explained
by Attorney eeneral-Must Fur
nlsh Lawler Documents.
Washington, May 13.-Tn a letter
addressed to Chairman Parker of the
house judiciary committee, copy of
which was read in the Ballinger.Pin-
chot investigation committee by Sec.
retary Ballinger, Attorney General
George w. Wickersham admitted
that his resume of the evidence in
the CLAWS case was pre.dated. as was
charged by Louis d. Brandeis. attor-
ney for l.. r. CLAWS. The attorney
general explained. however, that 1t
was dated back to conform to the
date when he had submitted an oral
opinion On the question to President
Taft.
Attorney General Wickersham
wrote this letter to Mr.. Parker in re-
sponse to letter inquiring as to the
propriety of the resolution Introduced
by Representative Francis Burton
Harrison of New York, calling on the
attorney general TO submit to the
house documentary evidence which
would establish definitely the date of
the attorney generals summary Of
the CLAWS case.
Mr.. Wickersham's synopsis of the
case bears date of Sept. II. His let.
ter to Mr.. Parker conveys the i'm.
preston that he considered the
CLAWS case with the president on
that date and later made his resume
conform to that date. Mr.. Brandeis,
It is understood, is prepared to prove
that Mr.. Wickersham was in New
York on Sept. IL and did not see the
president until Sunday, Sept. ~, at
Beverly. The presidents letter exon
Grating Ballinger and condemning
CLAWS was dated Sept 13.
Mr.. Brandeis was notified by
Chairman Nelson that if he would
submit written request that MIR.
Wickersham be called upon to pro-
duce the Lawler brief, the committee
would make the call. Mr.. Brandeis
complied with the suggestion, and APP
parently is determined to lay all pos
sible stress, in pressing his fght on
Secretary Ballinger, on the facts that
Mr.. Wickersham's report was pre-
dated and that Mr.. Lawler, as assist
ant attorney general of the interior
department, prepared a brief which
was used either by the president or
by Mr.. Wickersham and then with.
held from the senate and from the
committee when calls were made for
all the documents and papers in the
case.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
FIND GROSS IRREGULARITIES
Hamilton County Official, Past and
Present, on the Grill.

Present, on the Gr1TT.
Columbus, o., May 13.--Irrcgulari-
ties aggregating $9S,22l.O5 and illegal
payments totalling $39,55S.S5 are
charged against former and present
Hamilton county officials by State
Examiner Bliss. who has filed with
the state bureau of accounting a re-
port of his investigation of Offices in
that county. OF the Irregularities, it
is charged that $72,77665 was unlaw-
fully RENTED on delinquent taxes;
that $l3,SS6 was unlawfully paid per.
sonal property assessors for Sundays
when they performed no work; that
$9,225.40 was illegally paid attorneys.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13

Columbus, o. May 13.--John and
Temple Abernethy, aged and re.
spectiyely, sons Of United States
Marshal John II. Abernathy, who are
riding from their home In Franklin,
Okla, TO New York to greet Colonel
Roosevelt on his return from Europe,
left here this morning for GAINESVILLE,
where they expect 10 spend the
night They have been greeted heart
lily and well cared for along the way
and have repaid the courtesies shown
them by leaving trail of good
frienus across the country. Their
father is a Rough Rider chum OF the
former president.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-13
starvation Cure Proyes Fatal

Seattle, Wash. May 13.-7L. x. Ra-
der, at one time a member Of the leg.
islature, is dead after fasting for 80
days. RAIDER had. been suffering from
stomach trouble, and upon the advice
of woman physician decided to
take the starvation treatment"