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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
PAINTERS STRIKE.
Two Employers Refuse to Recognize
the 1. Closed shop.''

Two Employers Refuse to Recognize
the 4 Closed shop.''
Morristown's painters union on
Monday enforced their union rules
regarding the employment Of only
union men by Morristown's master
painters. All but two OF the local
shops have acceeded to the demand Of
the union for closed shop and six
teen men were called out from the
two shops where the union was denied
recognition. The union found places
at once for eleven Of the men, the
other five preferring not to take an
other job at present as they had
worked for years in the shops from
which they were called and wished to
go back there If possible.
The painters also demanded Satur-
day half holiday at their own expense.
They had been working forty-seven
hours week at 1928 per day or forty
one cents per hour. They now ask for
forty-four hours per week at forty-one
cents per hour, the painters losing the
Time they do not work.
The union carpenters made a SINH
lar demand upon the master builders
April lst and all but three Of the
builders have acceeded to their de-
mands for closed shop. All the car
penters who went on strike are work.
ing elsewhere.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
COUNTY w. c. I. U. MEETS.

Large Attendance at spring Institute
Held at wharton on Wednesday.
There was large attendance at the
Spring Institute OF the Morris County
Woman'sC Christian Temperance Union
held In St. Johns Methodist church,
as Wharton, Wednesday. In welcom-
ing the visitors Rev. M. L. Rhodes,
pastor of the church, referred to what
had been accomplished in a small way
in Wharton. Miss Mary Rork, who
responded, mentioned the general pro-
gress of the temperance work through
oat the State and nation.
Mrs. e. b. Dickinson read paper
on The Kind Of Women that Make
Good" while Mrs. H. A. Conant spoke
at length on Christian Citizenship. /"
The features of the afternoon ses.
sion were addressed by DR.. Henry w.
Kice, of Wharton, on [" Progressive
Humanity and of Mrs. Emma
Bourne, formerly president of the
State w. @. II. u.
Mrs. Agnes Pugsley, the county
president, presided over the night
meeting. An address by Mrs. Isabella
Fl. Demarest was given.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
Auto and Wagon Collide.

While on bis way through town Sun
day afternoon in an automobile with
three ladies and a gentleman A. Can
field: Of Market street, Newark,
turned his car into the gutter on
Speedwell avenue near the town linn
its to avoid collision with a man
riding bicycle coming in the oppo-
site direction. In turning out Can
fields machine collided with a runa-
bout in which were two negroes and
one of the runabouts wheels was
smashed. The rear wheel of the auto
mobile met similar fate. Though
all the persons involved in the mix-up
were badly shaken up none were in
jured. The automobile was taken to
a garage for repairs and Mr.. Garfield
and his party returned to Newark by
train.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
TRADES COUNCIL MEETS.

state Convention of Building Mech
anics Held in Morristown.
After an all day session the State
Building Trades Council Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor closed its
eighth annual convention Monday by
electing the following officers presi-
dent, John t. Cosgrove, of Elizabeth;
vice-pressdent, Thomas Stevenson, of
Trenton secretary, Leonard StoIk, of
Paterson treasurer, William Blair,
of Paterson, executive board, f. r.
Vreeland, OF Hudson County Trades
council; w. W. Campbell, Newark; {;
Grafton Carnes, Trenton Joseph Col
lins, Morristown Jesse Davis, Perth
Amboy; A. III. Thomas, Montclair
=. A. Springer, Railway; L. Al. De-
vine, Elizabeth !; A. J. Callahan, Pat
erson. The next convention OF the
council will be held in Trenton and
will hold session of two days instead
of one.
The council decided to continue It's
| representative at Trenton during the
sessions of the legislature. Another
Important feature of the labors OF the
convention was the making Of a mem
ber's working card universally rece g.
nized throughout the state.
At the morning session newspaper
men were admitted. An address of
welcome was delivered by Mayor
Theodore Ayers. President Cosgrove
made his annual report as did Secre-
tary Stalk.
| In the afternoon the newspaper men
were barred. President James Kirby,
of the Building Department. Of the
American Federation Of Labor, ad.
dressed the delegates on the welfare
of the organization.
There was considerable discussion
over the address of John w. Ferguson,
a member Of the state commission on
industrial education, and Of Dr. Snow
den, Of Newark, secretary Of the COM
mission, who addressed the delegates
on industrial education. The dele
gates we're agreed, however, on the
benefits to be derived by the building
trades by schools for apprentices and
the necessity of having these schools
under separate management than the
state board of education It was the
concensus of opinion that the MEM
bers Of the local industrial school
boards should be Of employers and en-
ployees as best fitted to manage them
but no formal action was taken, the
whole matter being left with the ex-
ecntive board.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
BIG INCREASE in RESOURCES.
New Jersey Banks Have Increased
$s5, 100000 During Year.

New Jersey Banks Have Increased
$s5, 200, 900 During Year.
In statement issued by Commits
Sioner Vivian M. Lewis, of the state
department. of banking and Insurance,
it is shown that the resources of the
financial institutions coming under
his supervision have increased more
than S25, 600, 900 during the past year.
The aggregate resources of eighty
three trust companies, twenty-six saw
ings banks and nineteen state banks
at the close of business on March 29th
last, was sS47, ,54l, ,709 These resources
were divided as follows Trust com
panies, 1920, ,6S8,8el 9B.; savings banks,
slO9. 9.266. .5l9.l9; state banks, Sl7,586,
327. .82.
The report shows that the trust
companies have surplus funds aggre-
eating sl8, ,7O4, ,729, and undivided PR
fits amounting to S8,775, 1876. The saw
ings banks have surplus funds aggre-
eating S7,676, 275, while the state
banks have surplus Of 81, 087, 500, and
undivided profits of S603, ,S02
Deposits In the trust companies
amounted to s167, 1888, 1888, an increase
for the year Of S16,136,9l1. The de-
posits in the savings banks were $780,
ZOE, ,S44, an increase Of Sl0,S ,S56.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET.
Hear Instructive Addresses and Elect
New Onic4rs.

Hear Instructive Addresses and Elect
New Ofiic1rs.
After listening to an address by
Warren X. Moorehead, of Phillips
academy, Andover, Mass. on Pre-
historic Man in the Mississippi Val
ley" the Morris County Teachers as
sociation In session in the Maple ave-
nue. public school building Saturday
afternoon elected the following Off
GERS: President, Charles D. Platt,
principal of the Dover high school
vice-president, Ira w. Trayell super
intendent of the MorristOwn schools
secretary, Miss Mary K. Oliver, ol
Mendham ; treasurer, Miss Isabelle
Hance, of Dover; executive commit
tee, County superintendent Of Schools
j. Howard Hulsart, Of Dover; M. d,
Reagle, supervisor of schools of Boon
ton Miss Fannie Davis, of Port Nor
ris. and d. B. O'Brien, supervisor Of
schools of Rockaway township
At the morning session Supt. HUI
sart told the teachers that there
should be no extreme anxiety to get
pupils into the high school. He
thought the grades in the lower
schools should be thorough so that
when a child had become competent
to enter the high school the education
already received should form good
basis for active work in the world.
William @. Barbour, principal of the
Roxbury school, described the work
in the high school and the preparation
necessary for it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03

Members of the Mems club of the
South Street Presbyterian church on
Tuesday evening listened to an inter-
esting and helpful address by their
pastor, the Rev. Alexander MacCoIl.
The early life of Henry NJ. Stanley
was the speakers theme and he pre-
sented many incidents Of the explorers s
life in graphic manner. GRAPHIC
phone selections helped pass a pleasant
and profitable evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
Hlgh school Loses Again.

Morristown high lost another game
in the school league series Saturday
afternoon, the Boonton high schooI
trimming them three to two. Eick
was in the box for the locals and was
touched for eight hits. He famed
seven and walked four. Nyce, fol
Boonton, struck out nine and walked
two. Poor work OF the locals in the
seventh inning lost them the game
for two men were on base and none
out but they were caught sleeping Of
the bags by Nyce.
The score BY innings;
r. Fl. II,
Morristown 000O10O1 o. Al 8
BoontOn. 100000 20 03 s 4
Batteries Elck and Greenberger
Myce and Oliver.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03

John Gapovick, of Dover, is in Mem
orial hospital suffering with concus-
sion of the brain and sundry cuts and
bruises. The man is a driver for a
Dover bottling house. While driving
across the Central railroad tracks at
Dover Thursday night he was struck
by train. His wagon was thrown
seventy-fye feet away mass Of wreck
age. His horse was thrown In another
direction for fifty feet and was injured
SO badly it had to be shot. Gapoyick
was carried for five blocks on the pilot
Of the locomotive. The man was
brought to the hospital here in an au-
tOmobile.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
uhioken House Caught Fire,

A chicken house on A. r. Whitney S
estate caught fire from an incubator
Tuesday night and after employees on
the place had vainly fought the flames
in a effort to keep them from spread
ing to the carriage house the automo-
bile chemical engine was called and
made quick work of the extinguishing
of the blaze. A large number Of
chicks lost their lives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03

The Morristown Base Ball club met
defeat on Saturday afternoon by the
Cliff IN A. c., of Newark, by the score
Of two to. one, Walter Selyage, who
formerly twirled for the Knockers,
was on the mound for the locals and
made creditable showing in the semi
professional class. He issued two
passes, struck out eight and allowed
three hits. Percy Reeves, who pitched
for the Cliftons, had six strike outs,
walked three, hit three batters and
was touched up for five hits.
The score by innings
R. Fl. e.
Morristown 90 5000 OIL 5 2
Clifton A.C. 00i2 0 90 o. 8 2
Batteries elvage and Barrett !;
Reeves and Mccormick.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
OBITUARY.
MRS. RIoHARp 4. NC cURpY.

Mrs. Sarah Ellen McCurdy, wife Of
Richard A. McCurdy. late president
of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany died suddenly Sunday morning
at five O'Clock at her home, No 200
South street. Though Mrs. McCurdy
had been ailing for some time she had
been out and her death came as a
great Shock to her family. She had
been suffering with complication Of
diseases. Her daughter, Mrs. Louis
A. Thebaud, and Mr.. McCurdy were
with her when she died
Mrs. McCurdy was a daughter OF a
Miss Hilliard and Charles 9. Little, Of
Brown, Little & Co., of Cambridge.
She was about seventy-two years old
and had been married for So years.
Her generosity was widely known,
she had membership in practically
every charitable organization in this
town and was interested in many in
New York city. Calls upon her for aid
were constant but no one ever left her
home with empty hands. Mr.. Nc.
Curdy, who is in poor health, is pros.
trated over the loss of his wife. Be.
sides Mrs. Thebaud Mrs. McCurdy
leaves one son, Robert Fl. McCurdy.
Funeral services will be held in ST
Peters church on Wednesday morning
at uen-thirty O'Clock and interment
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
MRS. M. A. TUNIS.
Mrs. M. Al. Tunis died at her home
No. 135 South street, Monday after q
long illness. She was seventy years
old. Mrs. Tunis came to Morristowr
from Belvedere in 1876 and purchased
the property at No. 1876 South street
and opened fashionable boarding
house which she had conducted unit
her death. She leaves one daughter
Miss Sarah Tunis.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
STAR HASTINGS

Word has been received in Morris
town of the death Of Star Hastings, a
former resident of Morristown. He
was son OF the late George S. Hast
ings.
Mr.. Hastings was killed in rail-
road accident in the west. He mar
ried Adele Flagler, daughter of the
late DR.. Flagler Besides the widow
one child survives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
Morristown school Wins.

Morristown school played an uphill
game against Hackley school, Of Tarry-
town, Saturday afternoon on the
school diamond and finally won out
by a score of nine to seven. While
the hitting was not heavy the twelve
errors coupled with bases on balls
were the principle run getters for
each side, though Harris was not a
great offender at the walking game.
Van Slyck was given the hook in the
fifth inning. He walked three, May
went on the mound and gave free
transportation to six and famed three
Morrist own batsmen. Harris went
the whole route for the locals, Whit
fing three and walking three.
The Score by innings.
r. II. E.
Hackley... 2022O 00s0-7 4 4
Morristown 2 0 0 8 8 o x-9 S S
Batteries " anSlyck, May and Dun
can Harris and HOPKINS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03

The Morristown band is endeayor-
ing TO raise money for new uniforms.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03

[coNTINunp on FouRra rAaE.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
Women Are
Greatly Misunderstood.

BY Mrs GABRIELLE York
THINK THAT THE FREDERICK TOWN
n SEND MARTIN LOVES
DE LA CREME OF OUR CIVILIZATION.
Itis the complete summing up of all the best instincts
and traditions of generations. It's nobese obige
Its ideals include the FINEST HIGHEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL
THINGS In LIFE Its refinement goodness raised the
sensitive pitch.
And is only logical development "Out Of strength cometh
forth sweetness Out of the primitive force and roughnes of
primitive ages humanity has gradually EVOLVED INTO FINER
AND FINER TYPES and successive reproduction has been
Society"
AND "socETY pERsoNFlED IS BUT THE SOCIETY WOMAN
SHE IS WRoNoED THE MOST Misunderstood
MAN IN AMERICA MATTER WHAT SHE DOES,
AS "PosE."
She may go for philanthropy woman suffrage any of
the interesting questions of the She promptly assumed
be amusing herself with fad She may dispense gracious
and beautiful hospitality. She credited with the desire
to ouhne her friends and She may marry ne
handsome obviously desirable young with title attached to
him. Hor motives are IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCED TO BE
THE BASEST "The little dogs and ALL" they bark at her
do think IT'S A SHAMEl
1t only the people who have known rich who
bandly them up selfish and frivolous and unworthy
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
DIED IN FULTON, KY.
!. w. kersey, After Prolonged Illness
Passed Away Yesterday--Wife
Just From Hospital.

|. w. Kersey a well known bar
tender of Cairo, died yesterday at tAt
home OF his sister Mrs, Brown. in
Fulton, KY, where he had gone for
care while his wife was at st. Mary s
Iniirmary undergoing an operation.
Mrs. kersey was brought home from
the hospital only yesterday, mot yet
entirely recovered from the operation
and she was proarated by news of
the death of her husband.
deceased was about II years OF
age. He had been in Cairo several
years, having charge of tle Halliday
Hotel Ear for a time, and later al
various other places in the city. He
was at the Tower bar last. His al
ment was quick consumption.
The Bar Tenders Union, OF which
he was a member, is called to meet
tonight to arrange for the funeral.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
Previous 10 the French +,

the reign Of Louis XVI the hungry and camoring PEASANTS
You something he asked Gu and Craze The grass
just coming up There be monopoly Of the land in the
United States bur there be nonopoes Of manufactured art
Giles and transportation uncss the and the national
ment will WORK TOGETHER IN THE ENACTMENT OF
REGULATORY AND RESTRAINING LEGISLATION
Ii all the railroads the country should fall into the hands of
five six menard ownership is tending in that direction and
all the steel works. the clothing and shoe factories the packing
houses and should into Nhe control of other small groups
of situation would be analogous conditions France
previous the revolution PEOPLE WOULD PRACTICALLY
BE THE HIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE MONOPOLIES TAX
wages what the monopoes pleased give them and paying
monopoc prices for their food and clothing. Willie lands
would be owned by the mobiles of and transportation
still the products of farms would be controlled absolutely and
agricutursts REDUCED TO MERE COTTERS AND SERFS
THE STATES CREATE CORPORATIONS. AND THE STATES
REGULATE THEM. BUT THERE MUST LEGISLATION BY
CONGRESS- OTHERWISE THE CORPORATIONS BECOME
GREATER THAN THE GOVERNMENT.
Already we are TOLERATING WRONGS AND EXACTIONS.
Take the long and short haul theory preached and pacced by
railways and reflect upon the power that places the hands
of few freight agents.
Cities be built broken Communities be enriched
impoverished Merchandise shipped from Chicago Spokane in
Washington for example until recently charged through
Seattle plus the Of the total freight from Seattle Spokane
Thus Seattle through railway Discrimination fourshed the
of Spokane which is several hundred miles the
markets.
Thus also the railways helping further CONGEST OUR
LARGE CENTERS of population the injury of all the people
Iowa, of the richest of states without great cities with
their sqnaor and misery small cities are BETTER
AND ETHICALLY IN THEIR SEPARA-
TON than they would be they brought together
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
LIGHTNING ON THE RIVER.
Two Fishermen Below Town Tell Ex.
perience-One Knocked Down
in Skiff-Tree Split.

Jacob Shafter, his son Albert and
partner, Joe Gunsher, fishermen, near
Cairo point had an experience with
lightning during the recent storm.
Jacob Shafter and Joe Gunsher were
out in boat SEEMING, Jacobs son AL
bert was at the same time in a small
house. attached to a tree near the
bank of the river. Lightning struck
the tree splitting it almost from top
to bottom and did not affect the
young man Albert VINO had been lying
down sleeping Out in the skiff at
the time of this fash OF lightning
Gnnsher was standing up holding the
seine and Shafter was at the oars.
The lightning knocked Gunsher down
and he fell unconscious to the bottom
OF the boat. He was taken to shore
and conveyed to the house. On ar.
.rivaisthere it was noticed what had
happened to the tree and young
Shafter was asked his experience.
He had not realized that the light.
ming had been SO close to him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
CAUGHT IN CAIRO
NEGRO WHO KILLED WIFE IN
MOUND CITY SATURDAY EV.
ENING NOW IN JAIL.
Claims 1t Was An Accident, Thouoh
He Fired Several Shots at Wo.
man--coroner's Jury Says
Murder.

Calvin Bias has been captured, he
is the negro who murdered his wife
Saturday night dit Mound City anil
then escaped 10 parts unknown
The officers in Cairo had bee: noti-
fed Of Bias escape and a watca was
kept for him. Officer VIM. French
caught the murderer at 2:39 yester.
day morning on the Mobile z Ohio
railroad On board TIE train at Beecs
Ridge. having walked through tn
woods from Mound City, after killing
the woman. When arrested he said
his name was VIII Smith, but saon
after acknowledged his name to be
Calvin Bias ard he told French lon
story OF the killing, stating that 1t
was an accident, that he and his wife
were scualing and the pistol went off.
City Marshall joan Dishnigee cam
down for the prisoner AMI he is now
in jail at Mound City.
His story that it was an accident
is not borne out by the circumstances
as he fred several shots at the wo.
man, and when asked by a citzan
why he hal been shooting, sad he
had shot dog.
The coroners jury yesterday found
that the woman came to her death
from wounds inflicted BY Bias, AMI
that the killing was uniustffiabIa ond
intended.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
.BENS BEAT REEVES.
IN CLOSE GAME MOUND CITY
CLUB WRISTS VICTORY
FROM VISITORS.
After Clinton, KY, Club For Next
Sunday-Tigefs Win Second
Game Out CT Three
From Cubs.

The "Bens" OF Mound City defeased
the Reeves team at Mound City yes
terday by the score or ) 10 in one
of the best games OF the season en-
the local diamond. Reeves boasts the
record OF not having lost a game this
season but had to drop the game to
Mound City. That both teams were
we'll matched may be inferred from
the close score. Features of the
game were the batigg and fielding of
Sheehan and the batting OF Bell.
Score K Fl f
reeves .......-... ,.......
Mound City %........ 3 4 ,
Batteries-Guystaffer, Alsup and
Bell Boekenkamp and Darragh.
Mound City is after Clinton, Ky,
for game for next sunday If this
team is secured it viii be good
game as Clinton has one OF the best
teams in eastern KENTUCKY,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
How the City Can
Help the Country.


to be commonly assumed that important
for the high prices of living is INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY
N OF FARM PRODUCTS and that the remedy for this
nsufciency put city folk and immigrants farms,
particularly abandoned FARMS to make good the supply
There are probably SUFFICIENT MEN AND WOMEN ON
THE LAND present time raise all that mankind needs but
they not all effective.
We need thorough inquiry the whole Of trade from
the time products the land until they reach the ultimate
sumer.
If the city the open country will be by WORKING
OUT REAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COOPERATION
BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTRY, by the city going into
farming. 49, IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29

The venomous lizard heloderm lives
In the warm zone between the eordlle-
ras Of Central America and the Pacific
ocean. 1t secretes poisonous saliva
and has the curious habit OF throwing
itself on its back when struck, lis
bite Is not always so dangerous as
popular opinion makes II. ana after
severe pain 1t often rapidly heals. Re
cent observations show that the saliva
Is sometimes very poisonous and some
times very inoffenslve. The poison
acts by coagulatIng the blood and first
increasing. then diminishing. the irrI
liability Of the nerves.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
Cairo Boys Home Again.

Company X, Illinois National Guard
returned yesterday morning at ;
O'Clock from Peoria where the mem
bers were in camp for eight days, in
Camp Deneen. The boys report hay-
ing had a good time, but missed the
Captain. They came into town about
1 am yesterday blowing their bugle
and shouting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-29
Tigers Beat Cubs.

The Tigers AMI Cubs had a lively
game yesterday on the Twenty.frst
street ground in Cairo, the score be-
ing 4 to in favor OF TIE Tigers. 1t
was the third game between the two
teamsA the Tigers having won two
out OF the three. The batteries were.
Hodge and Shanks for the Tigers, and
Bornwell, O'Loughlin ami Johnson for
the Cubs Hicks home run in the
seventh was a feature of the game.