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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01
WOMEN TO
AID CIVICS
Association Is Forming a Wo-
mems Auxiliary m Nor
riStown.
The COMMITTEES APPOINTED

Frederic r. Kellogg, president OF
the Civic association, has announced
the appointment Of number OF the
most important committees Of the as
sociation, as follows -
Streets and Roads-F. E. Stults,
chairman; John r. Brinley, Oliver K.
Day, Edward Howell, Leroy Whitney
and John r. Burr.
Protective George e. Chisolm,
chairman Noah @. Rogers, DR.. Fran
els Glazebrook and A. Hayward McAl-
pin.
Sanitary-Dr. Samuel Haven, chair
manic. ID. M. Cole and DR.. Clifford
Mills.
Membership-John 81. BOnSall,
chairman R. G. Caskey, Edward K.
Mills, Samuel c. Gillespie and Edward
B. Hall.
Edward A. Day. chairman
Hon. w. W. Cutler, e. @. Keasbey
and @. Franklin Wilson.
Railroad-J. H. B. Coriell, chair
man: G. w. Ennis and Henry M.
Smith.
Fire and Water Harold Griswold,
chairman Stephen U. Griffith and
Robert o. Luqueer.
Playground -Grinnell Willis, chair
man !. Ridley Watts and Rev. Phile-
mon Sturges.
There, are several other committees
which have not Yet been filled by the
president, it having been decided to
await until the full membership OF
the association, which is now increas-
ing very rapidly, has been reached,
and until a complete list of the work
ers is available.
At a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the association 1t
was unanimously resolved that steps
be taken Immediately to organize a
Womens auxiliary to the Civic asso-
citation, and that committee from
the Civic association be appointed by
the president for the purpose OF meet
ing and conferring with a committee
of ladies to discuss its organization.
Pursuant to this resolution the
president appointed J. r. B. Coriell,
vice-president, John II. Bonsall, chair
man OF Membership committee, and
the president himself as a committee
of the association for that purpose,
and meeting was held at the house
of Mrs. Thomas W. Cauldwell with a
number of ladies of the town inter-
eSted in civic work.
At this meeting the resolution
passed by the executive committee
was unanimously approved by all pres
ent, and steps were taken to provide
for the calling together OF an organi-
zation committee from among the
women of Morristown for the purpose
of preparing detailed plans for the or
ganization and enrolment Of such a
Women's auxiliary
This organization committee Will
be called together at an early date
and, judging from the great interest
manifested in the project by all OF the
ladies of Morristown to whose atten-
tion it has been called, the success OF
the enterprise is more than assured.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01
Arrangements Comnleted.

Arrangements have been completed
for general meet between the local
Y. M. 9. A. and the Madison associa-
tion. The whole meet is divided into
three parts according to classes and
will be held on February 18th, Febru-
ary 17th and February 2lst, respec-
lively. The junior meet which comes
on Lincoln's birthday at three p. m.,
will be composed of the following
events: running high jump; 15-yard
dash; standing broad jump and a
hustle ball relay. The students and
employed boys who meet on February
17th at eight O'Clock will have run
ming high jump l5-yard dash a relay
potato race and an indoor baseball
game. The seniors who meet at eight
p. M, February 21st will have 25-
yard dash a 50.yard dash a 4-man re-
Jay !. a. bowling match and swimming
contest.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01

At the present time there are sixty
cases Of measles In Chester and its vi
cinity. The attendance at the public
school has been reduced fully three
fourths. In the Forest Hili district,
near Chester, every pupil is sick with
the disease, so the school closed itself.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01
WEDDING BELLS.


William Linde and Miss Jane Eliza
beth Irvy, both OF this town, were
united in marriage last night by the
Rev. Barrett p. Tyler at the Church
of the Redeemer. Miss Edith Irvy, a
sister of the bride acted as maid of
honor, and Clinton Evans was best
man. A reception at the home of the
bride on Mt. Airy place followed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01
christian Endeavor Anniversary.

Sunday, February 9Th, being the
twenty-eighth anniversary of the
Christian Endeavor movement, special
services have been arranged for in the
First Baptist church next Sunday
evening The services, in charge Of
the senior G. E. society, will began at
t7.3O instead Of 7.45. All interested In
christian endeavor are invited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27

prevent competition In any industry.
Second. inonopolies should be held as
conspiracies In restraint of trade pun
ishab1c under The common law Of con-
spiracy and to he dissolved as such.
Third the government should not
compete with capital in any business.
Fourth, government should not regu
late the price of commodities or Of car
riage but should give every man free
access TO the courts in any suit for the
prosecution of any monopoly or of any
attempt to forestal.
This is all 1t is all possible and all
practicable If the Democratic party
Will avail itself of these principles in
the coming struggle between radical
ism and conservatism, it will Justify
Its name as the party of the Cons,itu-
tion and the party of the people. If
these principles be conservative, 1t is
because they are just; If they fail in
any crisis, it is because justice does
not rule.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
Our ENGINEERING WORK

Many members of the city Council
are perpleXed at the confusion and loss
which has followed our engineering
work during recent years. They
realize, as do many of our citizens,
| that the present system is bad, eXtrav-
agant in its operations and exasperat-
ing TO all persons concerned. The City
Engineer digs UP the streets for paw
ing or curbing; the Water Department
sends its employees to the same street
10 lay water main; the Gas Depart
nlcnt then appears on the scene and,
tears up street which may have been
twice disturbed in year There is no
central authority to direct the work.
and no one to prevent wasteful dupli-
cation.
AS we have frequently pointed out,
the city needs to rcorganize this sys-
tenn and to get better service with less
waste. All the departments should be
subordinate to one head, and they
should be required to cooperate, or at
least, not to tear up one another's
work. The City Engineer, with com
petent force of assistants should have
full authority TO direct all the street
Improvements, and his word should be
law. y Committee on Public Works to
take the place of the several commit
tees now supervising the work, might
be a good idea, but this committee can.
never be useful as long as there is no
central executive authority
The city will certainly have to en-
ploy a general municipal engineer 10
i do this work at some future time, and
/ it's representatives in the Council
might as well be making their plans
accordingly. They must be prepared
to pay for an expert, and they must
stand ready to give him ample author
ity. AS matters stand to-day, no en-
gineer can do effective work He has
no power; he has no discretion. Ii a
man want 10 put in water where there
is no connection, or ii he want to tap
a sewer main, or do any one OF a
| thousand necessary small things, he
must have the permission, not of the
City Engineer, but of the Street Com
mittee. He must lose a month or
more; the members of the committee
must spend their time in discussing
the matter; red tape must be wound
and unwound before something can be
done which should be done on the in
! slant by the orders of single man
| The present discomfort with our
street Improvement work indicates a
deeper discomfort with our whole UNI
wieldy system, and points anew to the
| crying need of reform in our city gov
eminent The Council does the best it
can in existing conditions, but that
best is very little. We are swampcd
in our own mire of administration, and
we cannot hope for better things until
we can have compact. trained body
in charge of the city government
amply empowered by law to act and
firmly upheld by the sense of our poo
nile
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27

~ must get back into It's sphere; that
1t must print the local news and that
only, for to attempt to do
more he is lost in hopeless
maze that hides his personal
lty and enrches not his readers. The
weekly still has a splendid field, and
the field is the same now as 1t was
hundred years ago--the events of the
neighborhood in which 1T Is located
In this age of cheap tlailies, with quick
transportation, and rural delivery ev-
cry family can afford TO have the
daily. In fact no man can afford TO
raise family without daily, and the
Gazette has tried to impress this upon
it's readers. But the daily cannot now
cover the local field II II attempted
to do so. It would be as much out of
It's sphere as the weekly would be In
attempting to print the worlds hap
penings. Each class of journals has It's
sphere. and sticking to 1t is the key
to success"
That is the point exactly and the
more's the pity. The county paper as
1t used to be was a delight to every
one who came from the community
where 1t was published, because IT was
q pen picture OF life there,-full of
items about people a man Knew. and
giving him news that he could nope
to get in no other way Some of the
county editors have continued this
policy and, we believe 1t will be found
that theirs are to-day the most prosper
Gus papers of their kind in Virginia.
They have place which none Will
dispute, and in which none can com
pete
AS we have already said, the county
paper should give all the news its
space will permit, but It should not do
this to the omission of the local news,
which everybody wants or to the
shortening of the editorial articles,
which everybody ought to read.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
THE COLLAPSE OF THE SUBSIDY


Our friend of the Norfolk Landmark
calls attention to the collapse OF the
ship subsidy steal. and rejoices like q.
true Democrat thereat. After the failure
of Congress to pass the subsidy bill in
the winter OF l9oS-'9 we were CON
tidently told by the friends of this mi
duitous measure that 1t would pass
during the long session of the prescn,
Congress. Mr.. Humphreys was to in
troduco a measure on which all could
agree, and the Merchant Marine League
would put it through. Following it's
usual tactics, the League kept up =
warm campaign during the summer,
and was loud in it's predictions that
at last it would accomplish its purpose
Yet Congress adjourned practically
without debating the measure: the
Merchant Marine League was "in bad"
as they say, and the country hardly
gave the bill thought.
AS the Landmark very properly
points out, the failure of the bill was
due, in a measure, at least. to its
patrons The Merchant Marine League
had disguised the country by its
methods and by its swashbuckling at
tempt to override honest objection to
the bill. Any editor who dared write
against this huge attempt to steal was
viciously attacked by the Secretary OF
the League, one Penton, whose methods
were disgraceful His activity made
abundant enemies among those who
had been lukewarm friends of the ship
subsidy, and did much to insure the
defeat of the bill.
Then, again, we are inclined to think
that the country is fast turning from
the whole system which made such n
bill possible. and to this, almost as
much as to the Merchant Marine League,
we would attribute the failure of the
subsidy measure. Ship subsidy is a
marine protective tariff. nothing more;
nothing less; and a people which is
rebelling against the tariff will hardly
approve the subsidy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
SULLIVAN MAilES UP WITH JEF.
FRIES.

We arc pleased to say that the mis-
understanding between the special cor
respondent of The Times-D Dispatch. the
Hon John Lawrence Sullivan, and Jim
Corbett at Reno has been nmicably ad.
justed; that Sullivan has been admitted
TO the training quarters OF Jeffries, has
conversed pleasantly with both Corbett
and Jenrles, and Will tell the story
of the great night as nobody else could
tell 1t But for his splendid control of
his dukes when Corbett met him at
the gate and insulted him by charging
him with all sorts of unsportsmanlke
sayings and dongs, there would have
been a funeral, with Corbett playing
corpse; but it is well that through the
good offices of William Muldoon, the
trainer of Elihu Root and other near
statesmen. the three most conspicuous
ftstic artists of the world have been
brought together in peace and har.
ynony
Nobody knows how the tight is going
TO turn out, SO many conflicting reports
are received from the front, One
Professor" says that Jenries is in
perfect condition on the outside, but
appears to have some doubt as to his
| interior works, In one OF his lights
Corbett smashed his nose all over his
face, and the worst is feared If John
son shall reach that organ and shu,
off his wind. Another Professor" de
/ scrIbes Johnson as the ittest thing thai
ever entered the ring a tighter who has
never yet let himself out for all ht
can do and as having waited for tht!
l-opportunity to show how he can fight
Jehries has Won nineteen fights ant
lost one, Johnson has won six,y.tw,
fights and lost two Jefries WIN ge
10000 out OF the present businegi
whether ne win or lose and johnson
win get $4,000. With both Of them i
appears to he winning game. what
eyer happens. and nobody cares YER,
much what happens. our sympathls
/, are win Mister Johnsirg." bccause hi
, was born in Texas, and JeGrles wa
horn in Ohio because ne Is eolored an,
leftries is white, and any waite ma
who would go into the ring Win
, negro ought to be licked good an
y proper
"a We should not put any money On II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27

o,ar,, year since we can recall, and alb.
.olutely nothing has been done to pre-
,ont II some years there Is but sim
Gle death. in other seasons there are
dve or six, or perhaps a dozen; yet
year never passes that the river does
not take It's toll
Something must be done to stop this
waste OF human life. The city. Of
course. cannot prevent a man from
taking his boys fshing but II lads
must swim In the river. the city should
take some precautions for their safety.
1t owes it to It's future citizens, IT owes
1T to the mothers and fathers In Rich
mond to-day, whose boys have been
lost in previous years. Why cannot
the city establish municipal bathing
place at the end OF one of tho cross
streets near the river? The water
could he dredged to a uniform depth
for q few hundred yards at small
cost, and could be fenced off from this
rest of the river by a safe wire net
ting. For about $500 the season. the
CITY could employ an expert bathing
master to watch the boys swimming
and fishing in the river, and the Couh-
Gil could then prohibit swimming In
other parts Of the stream.
The city should likewise put an end
to the standing menace of the old
dock. which has claimed scores of VIC
tins during its time. The dock Is not
guilty in these particular cases. but it
is an old offender. and the wonder Is
that ii has not meant death to hun
dreds. In the heart of much-fre-
quented district, close to the sidewalk,
and absolutely unprotected. 1t is YER
table death trap OF course, the city
does not own the dock, and the Trigs
Receivers, who are responsible for Il.
as we are informed, have no authority
to build a safe fence around the dock
What is nobndy's business, however,
must be somebody's business. and
where private individuals cannot act.
the city should.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
LIFT. ID.

AT its Commencement last week,
Trinity College honored itself by con
ferrng the honorary degree of Doc
tor OF Literature on Charles Hopkins
Clark, Editor in Chief of the Hartford
Courant. The deed was done, we are
told sin formal Latin, which must
have been a little hard for some OF
the exalted ones to follow without a
'pony'-it is so hard to learn and so
easy to forget.
In honoring Mr., Clark, Trinity hon
ored the great estate of which he is
an ornament. He was graduated from
Yale University in 1871 with the de-
gree of Master of Arts, and since com
pleting his university course, he has
been one of the steady lights of Con-
politics (and generally on the wrong
side of the fencel he has never filed
a political office. Widely respected for
his interest in public affairs, a direc-
tor III many insurance and INDUSTRIAL
organizations, and also of the Asso-
ciated Press. member of State and
city charitable and public service com.
missions, he has yet found time and
disposition TO take prominent part
in what the proctor Of Trinity Col
lege called, in formal Latin THE liter
airy and cultural activities of Hart
ford"
We think Or. Clark's best work has
been done in Journalism, as under his
| management the courant "has become
widely known for it's literary excel
lence as we'll as for it's business enter
prise" On account of his learning, his
character, his industry, and his unfail-
/ ing good humor, he richly deserves the
| distinction conferred upon him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
a COOP THING For HUGHES.

The effort of MIR. Hughes, of New .Jer-
sey. to exempt labor organizations from
prosecution under the Sherman anti
trust law Will probably have the desired
effect in his case and result in his re-
election to Congress- but nothing that
he can say will deprive Mr. Taft of the
credit to which he is entitled for his
course in this matter We do not like
the idea of the President interfering
with legislation. but we think that his
position in this case was in some meas
ure justified by the attempt to do by
law what the Supreme Court has said
cannot be done by law a labor boy
colt by combination to control capital
is as much a violation of the anti trust
act as combination by capital TO con-
troll labor. Glass legislation is always
vicious, whether 1t pe in the interest
of capital or labor. Labor cannot ask
for itself by exemption what is denied
to capital BY law. Any act in restrain,
of trade comes within the inhibition
of the anti-trust law.
AS Mr.. TAFT said in his letter to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
the laboring man and the trades union
list, If | understand him. asks only
equality before the law The fact
that Mr.. Hughes tried to amend the
sundry civil bill SO as to tie the hands
of the law in the prosecution of labor
organizations for offences for which
proved Mr.. Taft's contention 1t was a
good thing for Mr.. Hughes. however.
as it will doubtless make much capital
for him in his race for re election.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
THE TOLL OF THE RIVER.

Two boys We're drowned in the river
yesterday, and their father who at
tempted to rescue them almost lost his
life The boys had gone to the river
to fish with their father. unconscious
of danger; they expected pleasant
morning. such as dozens Of others were
having: but they paid for their pleas
that honest people are sitting in sor-
row to-day.
These are but the first OF the TRACE
dies which will be recorded before the
summer season is over--the first Incl.
ror. Men and boys have heen drowned
in the river while fishing or swimming
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
A WORLD POWER Fon PEACE.

Speaking at one of the Northern
Universities few days ago, ex-Jus-
tice Brown expressed his doubts that
the present peace movement would be
successful There is, he said, I'M
doubtedly greater sentiment for
peace to-day than ever in the history
of the world. but he intimated that as
long as men remain men. they will
never be willing 10 cease from war
and to settle their differences In a court
where justice to all is the only law.
This pessimistic opinion comes at a
time when all lovers of peace are re-
joicing in new signs of good will
among nations. Arbitration treaties
are well nigh universal: The Hague
Tribunal is increasing its activities ev-
cry year; peace societies all over the
world are working for the same end
and some of the great Powers of
earth have expressed their willing
ness to limit armament.
These things may nor prevail. as
Justice Brown insists. against the
wrath of people in times of great
national indignation. but they indicate
a willingness to make war impossible
OF course, we are far from the goal
but we are headed in the right direc.
ton: we have the right means at our
command, IL we will but use them
The great hope for internationa
peace depends upon treaties among
the nations which will create an in.
ternational peace force. When the ma
they will give part of their armed
force to prevent war, they can be as
sured that their desire for peace viii
be fulfilled. When England will give
Of her Dreadnoughts and Russia o.
her new battleships. when Japan will
send cruisers and the United state.
warships to form great interna
tional peace power, no nation will dar.
rise up against it. Where there i
an International will that can be en-
forced. that will must prevail.
God grant that such a day MAJ
come! The world has seen centuries
of war and has never seen a score o
wars that really benefited mankind
Once in century, perhaps, Their,
comes a time when an appeal to thu
sword is the only hope a people hav,
to gain rights without which life Il
worthless. but these wars are the ex
ceptions. All other wars are for con
quest. and could be averted if Their
were power among men able to de
fend the oppressed and potent to crust
the aggressor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
SUNDAY IN RICHMOND.

Yesterday was a perfect day in
Richmond. The sky was clear. the
air delicious, the churches were filled
with devout worshipers and the peo-
pie, of whom there are 10000 in this
town, were all happy and thankful
that they lived here The new conner,
who is getting to be more numerous
every day, was impressed by the won
derfully fine behavior of the commu-
nity-its Sabbath quiet, its peace and
contentment. the earnest. but cheerful
and intelligent faces of the multitudes
in the streets and parks, on their way
to and from church; the friendly greet
ings among neighbors. the charming
courtesy to strangers. the well-nigh
complete cessation of all worldly en-
pigments; the perfect day of rest.
We do not believe that there is a
more orderly God fearing, well-be
haved community than Richmond any
where in the world We have never
seen it. We do not believe that there
is town in this country where there
is better disposition to obey the law,
to respect the rights of others. where
there are more pure women and cody
men, where there is a larger view of
the spiritual and less regard for the
carnal, where men and women live
more uprightly. 1t is a great thing to
be citizen of Richmond. Even Saint
Paul would have prided himself upon
it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
BRYAN IN OHIO.

The New York Sun takes rather
hopeful view of the Democratic situa.
tion in Ohio, holding that the work of
the recent convention at Dayton
means that Mr. Bryan is no longer
seriously regarded in that State as a
leader of the party and available for
the Presidency. He has been told iii
effect TO mind his own business and
keep in the background But how
does the sun explain the adoption in
the platform of the convention
of several of Mr.. Bryans un-
democratic policies or demands" or
whatever you may call them? Har-
mon is all right, we think; but the
main objection to Bryan was not to
him personally, but to him politically,
and we wish the sun, which shines
for all, would explain what is the
difference between Bryan on Bryans
platform and anybody else who could
be put on his platform. The right
way to cut loose from Bryan is to
cut loose