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Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
No Services Sunday.

No services will be held Sunday even- ing at St. James chapel, as Dr. Loomis was called away to the reindeer herd. Supt. Evans, U. s. educational bureau, will take charge of the herd. He arrived Thanksgiving. The mission Sunday school will be held as usual
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
OFFICERS DANCE.

The officers and their ladies have is- sued invitations for dance next Mon day evening, the first to be held at the new post gymnasium. Many invitations to civilians have been issued.
 The officers and ladies at the post this winter are the most hospitable and so- ciable of any who have ever been there.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
About the Mail.

Hot Springs, Rampant, Fairbanks and out side departs Saturday A. M. Closes Friday. Down river departs Wednesday.
 Rampant, Hot Springs, Fairbanks and out side mail due next Tuesday.
 Down-river mail due Friday this week. Beginning Dec. three mails will arrive each week. Two will depart.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
Relief for Alaska.

Seattle, Dec. 1.-The chamber of com merce has endorsed the recommenda- tions of Gov. Clark, Alaska, urging the chambers of the coast to unite in secur- ing relief for the territory.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
Cook COnfesses.

New York, Dec. 1.-Dr. Cook has con- fessed he is uncertain whether he reach ed the pole as he was half insane. He will return here with his wife, Dec P.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
Moran is Victor.

San Francisco, Dec. l.-Owen Moran knocked out Battling Nelson in the 11th round here. Moran is now arrang- ing to fight Wolgast.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03
Gompers Reelected.

3, St. Louis, Dec. 1.-The American Fed eration of Labor has re. elected President Gompers and all the vice presidents. No action was taken on the charter of the Western Federation of Miners.
Yukon Valley news., 1910-12-03

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 1.-The constitu- tional convention of the new state has adopted the initiative and referendum.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
MRS. CAPSTICK HoN0RED.
The Grand jury Presents Her With
Two Vases.

The Grand jury Presents Her With
Two Vases.
The grand jury closed its labors
Thursday and celebrated the advent
by partaking of dinner at Days. At
the close of the dinner two elegant cut
glass vases we're presented to Mrs.
John n. Capstick, through her hus-
band, as token of the jurors esteem.
This departure from the usual custom
of presenting the gift to the foreman
himself grew out of the fact that in
a number of cases where domestic diff
ferences were brought to the atten-
tion Of the grand inquest Mr.. Capstick
counseled reconciliation and the set
tling Of the difficulties without the
interference of the law His efforts
were successful and the members of
the grand jury took the method they
did to show their appreciation. Ac-
companying the gift was a handsomely
engrossed card bearing the following
inscription
Presented to Mrs. John II. Capstick
by the Members Of the Morris County
Grand Jury for the January, 1910, Term,
as a token of their appreciation of her
honored husbands stand for the sane
tity of the home and the honor of its
matronS."
Clerk Nathaniel G. Toms received a
remembrance. Judge Alfred Elmer
Mills and Prosecutor Charles A. Rath-
bun were guests of Mr.. Capstick at
the dinner.
The grand jury finished its labors
Thursday afternoon and handed up
twelve indictments. 1t was the short
est session of grand jury held in
years and it had the fewest complaints
to investigate, there being but fifty
five. One Indictment was for murder,
brought against Della Salla, of Madi-
son, who killed an Italian with a
shovel several months ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
COURT NEWS.

The first two cases tried this term
before Justice Black we're non-suits.
Horatio G.. ximball, of Chatham,
brought suit against the town of Sum
nit for 81, 500 the value of a team Of
horses which it was alleged were in
jured by falling into an open sewer
trench in Summit last November.
The second case was the suit of Will
liam zeek against the Rockaway Roll
ing Mill for damages resulting from
the plaintiff being injured while at
work in the company's rolling mill at
Rockaway.
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills heard the
pleas of several men indicted by the
last grand jury on Friday. Paul Nina
lick, OF Dover, plead guilty to a charge
Of assault and battery. Charles Bazo,
of Wharton, plead guilty to carrying
concealed weapons but asserted that
he-had found the black jack he had
been carrying. Albert Sampson, Of
Wharton. plead not guilty to charge
of larceny.
A plea of non vult was received from
Henry Kleinberg, Of Newark who was
charged with embezzlement. He was
fined 1926 and costs Of court.
William Dennehy, of Morristown,
entered plea of not guilty to charge
of assault and battery. Cornelius Sui
Ilivan appeared as his bondsman and
he was released on $500 bail.
Matthew Flood, of Netcong, pleaded
not guilty to a charge of assault and
battery, and his trial was also set
down for January 81. Alvin Smith
signed his bail bond for $500.
In the case Of Raymond A. Alland,
plainBiff, against Gabrielle Simon, de-
fendant, the jury returned after being
out forty minutes, with a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff of S1,439. The
amount sued for was 81, 1898, and
was for services which the plaintiff al
legged were rendered by him to hi,
grandmother and others, and for
which he said she had contracted tC
pay him.
After being in tile courts for about
| five years the suit of Patrick T. Doren
against II. @. Thomson was ended yes
terday morning when a non-suit was
granted. Doren was run over by the
Thomson automobile September 22nd
1906, and commenced suit for damages
A verdict of $1,000 was given in his
favor but Mr.. Doren was not satisfied
and appealed. The Thomsens haye
been in Europe and the case has not
come up until this term.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
The Baptist Church Again

Because of the Individual liberty Of
conscience which is one of the funda-
mental principles of the Baptist faith,
it not infrequently happens that a
member exercises his privilege ofsdif-
fering from his brethren or even his
pastor on some question of church pol
ity or of scriptaral Interpretation. To
persons well Informed on this point
this action causes no comment. IN
fortunately there are many who are
not informed and when a member ex-
presses his opinion they regard it as
something sensational and make all
possible out Of the occurance. An in
cident of this character happened in
the Baptist church last Sunday, when
one of the members asked permission
to speak at the close of the service
and while generally commencing the
sermon just listened to expressed d
different view in regard to one point.
This would have closed the incident
but for the sensation seekers who i'm
mediaUely got busy and the matter
was spread in the daily papers. In
order TO make the article worth read
ing or paying for it had to be padded
UP and to the surprise of those in at
tendance it was announced "thau there
were but few dry eyes in the church
during the sermon" While the ser
mon was an excellent one there was
no visible sigh of lachrymose eyes
aside from those incident to the pre-
yailing influenza. The people who at
tend the Baptist church do not differ
materially from their fellow towns
men and it is safe presumption that
they behave in church as other people,
Still, from force of habit, we presume
the undesirable publicity will con
tinue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
OBITUARY.
JAMES WILLARD PIERsoN.

Death came very close 10 the busi-
ness and social circles Of Morristown
last Friday in the death Of James
Willard Pierson, one Of the best known
and highest esteemed of our young
business men. His death resulted
from a slight injury sustained about
two weeks ago while doing some work
at his bungalow at Cedar lake. He
was connecting two pieces of iron pipe
when the wrench slipped indicting
slight scratch. The wound soon healed
but some foreign matter innoculated
it and a week or SO ago began to trou-
him and symptoms Of blood poisoning
soon appeared. His physician, DR.. G.
A. Becker, with DR.. Henriques, soon
decided that his case was desperate
and he was removed to Memorial hos
pital and everything possible was done
for him but the poison in his blood
was beyond control and his death on
Friday evening followed.
Mr.. Pierson, the son Of A. e. Pier
son, of Morristown, was born at Mt.
Freedom forty-fve years ago, but had
lived in Morristown the most of his
life. On leaving school he learned the
carriage painting business with Sam
uel f. Beach and worked at it for a
time. About fifteen years ago he
started in the laundry business in a
small way and by his industry, busi-
ness ability and sterling integrity de-
veloped d large business which practi-
cally covered all of Morristown and
much Of the surrounding country.
He was member of the First Pres
byterian church and also of Loantaka
Council, R. A., large number of the
members of which attended his fun
eral services, which were held on Mon
day afternoon, at his late residence
on COLES avenue. Rev. VIM. r. Ben
nett, his pastor, conducted the SER
vices, and the attendance of friends
taxed the house to its utmost capacity.
The interment VISA at Evergreen Gem
etery.
The deceased is survived by a widow
(nee Miss Minta Searingl, and two
children, his father, and several
brothers and sisters.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
SECURED TAX REDUCTIONS.
Laws vagaries Necessitate Lowering
of Newark's Assessments.

Laws Vagaries Necessitate Lowering
of Newark's Assessments.
Morris R. Sherrard, city engineer of
Newark, appeared before the Morris
County Tax board Saturday morning
in the office of its clerk, John NJ
Mills, in the matter of the assessment
of the city of Newark for taxes on
property owned in the townships of
Rockaway and Jefferson.
The city was assessed for 50, 400 for
one parcel in Rockaway township and
this amount was taken Off by the
county board. Another assessment in
the same township was for 81 900 and
this was reduced to SO, 500. An assess
ment for Sc, 900 in Jefferson. township
was reduced and another assessment
in the same township was reduced to
$780,
This action Of the county board was
taken by reason Of changes in the tax
laws made by a recent decision of the
Court Of Errors and Appeals. Under
the act of 1908 the City of Newark
had no taxes to pay on its properly in
Morris county, which is all mountain
land part of. or adjacent to, it's
water shed, except for such land as
was not actually used for public pur-
poses. the law stipulating that one
municipality owning property in an
other municipality paid no taxes upon
it.
In 1906 the Legislature passed an
act stipulating that in cases where
one municipality owned land in an
other municipality it should pay taxes
on the actual value of the land but
not upon the improvements upon the
land.
Under this act the City of Orange
assessed the City Of Newark in 1907
Newark carried the case to both the
county and state tax boards, each sus-
tanning Orange, and then carried it to
the Supreme Court. In an opinion
written by Chancellor Mahlon Pitney,
then Supreme Court justice, the act
was sustained. Newark carried the
case to the Court Of Errors and APP
peals and last December this court
handed down decision in which it
was asserted that the act Of 1866 was
unconstitutional because of the stipu-
lation that only the actual value of
the land should be assessed and not
the improvements, the court holding
that this was discrimination and the
Legislature should pass an act either
assessing all the property or none.
While a considerable portion Of the
land owned by Newark is a part of its
watershed and thus comes under the
head of land used for public purposes
the city owns several tracts which are
not in the watershed but which were
purchased for the protection of the
water shed, and to the taxation of this
property Mr.. Sherrard agreed and a
compromise was affected by him with
the county tax board.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
what is Being Done for Missions.

What is Being Done for Missions.
At the Hotel Astor dinner in aid of
the Laymen's missionary movement
last week the chairman presented j.
Campbell White as 6 the electric pow
er who, under God, was impelling this
movement" Mr.. White said~t that he
had come back from India after ten
years because he was convinced that
that real problem of missions must be
settled in America, and that the world
would not be evangelical until the
home churches took up the work as
something to be accomplished, not at
their leisure or convenience, but in
our own day. BY means of charts he
showed that the worlds foreign mis-
sion gift in 1909 was S24, 4,6l3,0 900, of
which the United States and Canada
gave 81 ,317 600, and Great Britain S9,-
584, 900.
He declared that the American
churches were spending 100000, 900
a year for home expenses and sending
but Sl1.3l7 900 abroad. By quadrup-
ling the force of missionaries and their
support America could evangelize it's
quota. 1t was too late for any intelli-
gent man to say that missions were a
failure. Converts we're making at the
rate OF one million in six years, 450 a
day. If one church member in 800
would go the field would be fully
manned. Jesus Christ would surely
win-no doubt about that-the only
question was whether we men will
be partners with him in the work and
the victory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
KING TO THE RESCUE.
Morristown Lawyer VIII Represent
Dover in Important Litigation.

Dover in Important Litigation.
A special committee appointed by
the Dover Common Council to look
after all the towns litigation, present
and prospective, has retained Elmer
King, Of the law firm Of Vreeland,
King, Wilson and Lindabury, of this
town, to act as counsel for the town.
The most important matter that
Mr.. King viii have to wrestle with is
the claim Of the Dover Board Of Water
Commissioners against the Richardson
& Boynton company for upward Of
$4,000 for water alleged to have been
wrongfully diverted by employees Of
that concern from the towns main
into the company's stand pipes.
Next in Importance is a certiorari
proceeding begun by the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company, as lessees of
the Morris Canal, to contest Doyer's
right to levy an assessment of approx
mately 81, 800 against it for a long
stretch of sidewalk along West Black
we'll street, where the Lehigh Railroad
company, as lessee of the canal, is the
abutting owner. The sidewalk was
laid about a year ago and the town
has been carrying the charge on its
books ever since.
A third suit with which Mr.. King
will have to concern himself is one
known as the Booth suit. The driven
wells which furnish a part of Doyer's
water supply, were constructed more
than six years ago, and the contractor
is now trying, through the aid of the
courts, to collect additional compen-
sation. He had contract to drive
" test wells" at a certain price per
foot, and his claim is that only the
first two wells he drilled were test
wells,n and that he was entitled to
charge more for some four or five
other wells that he drilled.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25

H. Ward Ford was on Saturday
elected president Of the First Ma
tional bank, of this town, to succeed
Albert Fl. Vernam, deceased. Mr..
Ford is member of the Ford family
whose ancestral home is now Wash
ington's headquarters here. He is vice
president of the Windsor Trust COM
pany, of New York city. His father,
Henry w. Ford, was for many years
president of the Bank Of the Republic
of New York, and Mr.. Ford, himself,
has all his business life been associated
with financial institutions.
Rudolph Kissel and Guy Minton
were reelected vice presidents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
woman,s Employment society.


The Woman's Employment society,
of Morristown, has furnished sewing
during the winter months to many
women of our town, who wish to sup
port themselves. In this, the thirty
eighth year of their work they find
forty-five workers on their list and
less than 800 in their treasury.
The cost of materials has greatly in
creased and the society has lost
through death many Of it's most gen
erous supporters.
A visitor to Morristown hearing of
the good work done by the society
purchased S35 work Of garments and
gave them to another charity.
The society not only gives work but
also hundreds Of garments every year
to our local charities.
Will not our generous townspeople
respond to our appeal for assistance
to help others support themselves,
either by subscriptions or buying gar
ments which are for sale at the Wo-
mans Exchange.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
WILL PAY FOR STREET LAMPS
Traction Company and Township COM
mirtee Reach Agreement

Traction Company and Township COM
mirtee Reach Agreement
Morris township has come out vic
torious in its attempt to make the
Morris County Traction company live
up to the terms of its franchise in the
township. The franchise provides
that the trolley company should main
tain five sixteen candle power electric
lamps for the lighting of Speedwell
avenue within the township. Though
the company had been operating its
line for months no notice was paid to
this clause of the franchise.
The township committee took the
matter up with the company several
months ago. The former officials gave
the authorities no satisfaction and
the township threatened to tear up
the tracks. Recently a change was
made in the management of the troll
ley company and after the new officials
had made an investigation of the
trouble with the township they agreed
to do whatever the township wished
The company has agreed to pay for
its share of the cost of five fifty candle
power street lamps on Speedwell ave-
nue.. The company's share Of the cost
under its franchise would be the pay
ment Of fifty-six and quarter cents
per candle power per year for eighty
candle power.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
Early RISING Club.

A dozen of the most prominent busi-
ness men of Middletown, N. X, recent
ly organized club which has for its
object early rising. The club has taken
the motto "Early to bed and early to
rise make one healthy, wealthy and
wise" The members pledge them
selves to rise every morning at 6
O'Clock and to leave their clubs for
home not later than 10 O'Clock at night,
ana there are severe penalties for vio-
lations Of the club rules. One Is that
the violator must shovel the snow OF
the presidents sidewalk.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
ROAD DRIVERS ELECT.
Speedway Discussed at Annual Meet
ing of County Association.

Speedway Discussed at Annual Meet
ing of County Association.
Morris County Road Drivers asso-
citation are interested in the creation
of speedway upon which to drive
their fast horses and at the asocia-
tion's annual meeting Wednesday
evening several routes we're discussed
and committee appointed to settle
upon an available route and report at
the next meeting of the association.
The annual election of officers was
held with the following result Presi-
dent, Sylvester Mitchell; first vice.
president, William Dougherty {; second
vice-president, G. NJ. Allen =; recording
secretary, William M. Wilson; finan-
cial secretary. E. Allen Carpenter ;
treasurer, Stephen j. Roberts; direc-
tors, Lewis A. Waters, DR.. James
Mosedale, Harvey e. DeHart, Bert NJ.
Tunis, John B. Gougherty, E. Allen
Carpenter, A. G.. Pruden, Lewis G.
Parker, L. S. Page, Howell Gibbs,
Floyd j. Fitzpatrick, Charles McCol-
lum, Henry w. Armstrong, @. M. AL
len, John Naughton, Stephen j. Rob
erts. William e. Draggoo, j. Edward
Burnett, Dayton Baldwin, William M.
Wilson, Edward P. Byram, L. S.
Young and Anderson M. Guerin.
The meeting was held in Mr..
Guerin's office on South street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
Mr. sturges sneaks.

The Rev. Philemon f. Sturges, rec
tor Of st. Peters church, addressed
the Mems association of the South
Street Presbyterian church Wednes-
day evening upon DR.. Trudeau and
His Work Among Consumptives at
Saranac Lake" Mr.. Sturges char
acterized DR.. Trudeau as the standard
bearer OF the work against tubeaculo-
sis and told Of his life at Saranac lake
and the founding Of his sanatorium
there. The establishment Of tuber-
culosis hospital was discussed after
the address.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25

At meeting held at the residence
of DR.. Samuel Haven Wednesday
evening OF the sanitary and road COM
mittees of the Morristown Civic asso-
tion the apathy OF the real estate own
ers about putting in sewer laterals
was discussed. There are about 5000
laterals in all to be put in and 1000 of
them must be laid this year. The
committees Of the Civic association
decided to arrange a conference with
the sewer and street committees Of
the board Of aldermen in regard to
the matter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
SECURING Consents.

The Morris County Traction .com-
pany has man at work securing con-
sents for the continuing Of it's line
from the municipal building to the
Lackawanna railroad station. Though
consents along Morris street are being
secured the company has not definitely
decided just what route will be taken
1t being the intention to proceed
alongsthe line Of least resistance" as
an official of the company phrased it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
EDWARD C. JOHNSTON.

Justice of the Peace Edward G.
Johnston died at his home on Court
street on Wednesday morning after
long illness with paralysis. Twenty
five years ago Mr.. Johnston was in an
elevator accident in New York and
from the injuries he received paralysis
set in about ten years ago. Until last
fall he was able to get about with the
aid of crutches. He was born in
birmingham. Mass, in 1874. He was
in business in New York for many
years and twenty years ago came to
Morristown where he engaged in the
furniture business. Several years ago
he was elected Justice and since that
time had given all his time to that
work. He was member of the New
York National Guard. He leaves a
widow, daughter and son.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25

DIR. Edward Howard Griggs will de-
liver a course of lectures on The
Poetry and Philosophy of Browning
at Miss Dana's school on the evenings
of February 26th, March 5th March
18th and March 10th. The subjects
are -
l. The Positive Message Rabbi
Ben Ezra.
2. The Study OF Personality An
drea del Sarto.
3. The Drowning Revelation Of
Manhood /: Caponsacchi.
4. Browning's Interpretation Of
Womanhood Pompilia.
Subscribers to the course may, if
they desire, procure through the
school a copy of DR.. Griggs' hand
book, suggestive of reading and study
that may be done in preparation for
the lectures. The price of the pamph-
let is twenty-five cents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
WEDDING BELLS.
AsH-KANE.

Miss Alice @. Kane, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kane, of Morristown,
formerly of Short Hills, was married
last Thursday evening to William M
Ash, of South Orange. The ceremony
took place at st. Rose of Lima's church,
Milburn, and was performed by the
Rev. James t. Brown, rector. Miss
Mary Kane was her sisters maid of
honor, and James Ash his brothers.
best man. The couple will make their
home in South Orange.