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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Two More Congressman.

The question of calling an extra
session of the Legislature to pass a
Congressional reapportionment bill is
up to Governor Wilson. Under the
reapportionment the State will have
twelve members of Congress, two
more than at present, but the two new
members are likely to go to North
Jersey under the redistricting plan,
since that section shows the largest
gains of population. That would
leave the First, Second, Third n
Fourth districts intact. AS the pres
ent Senate is Republican and the
House Democratic, there would prob
ably be no chance of a gerrymander
such as might be attempted in case
the Republicans gain control OF both
branches the coming year, which is
not regarded as probable, though. II
no reapportionment is made the add
tional Congressman will have to be
chosen from the State at large. Only
three of the present ten Congressman
are Republicans.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
General

CAPTAIN w. w. Gilmer, U. S. N, his
wife. her mother and W. seamen,
were injured neal Kittery, Me- by the
explosion of gasolene aboard a boat
of the gunboat Paducah.
The State Conservation Commission
issued a circular to be distributed at
the State Fair, in Syracuse, N. Y, tell
ing how it protected game and stocked
streams.
The Illinois Central again refused to
deal with the Federation, and it's shop
men now must strike or recede from
their demands.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., testified in
his own behalf at Chesterfield Court
House, Va, insisting that his wife was
killed by a highwayman, who encoun-
tered them in the Midlothian Pike and
fired upon Mrs. Beattie at close range.
Governor Dix, of New York, wrote
to an Albany paper that he favored
a direct primary law to be enacted at
the adjourned session.; politicians
considered the statement a defiance of
Charles F.. Murphy and feared a split
in the party.
Oscar Fox, an aged farmer living
near Little Falls, N. Y, dropped dead
as the result of fright when he
thought his wife had been struck by a
West Shore train.
Shipmates of Wilson D. Mickey, the
Pittsburg boy. who was killed in an
accident on the battleship Ohio, will
erect a monument to him and give
a purse to his family.
Organized labor of Chicago did not
parade, the federation having decided
it would cost too much.
Warships of the Atlantic fleet reas-
sembled at the Southern drill grounds
for a continuance of the war game,
now in progress there.
The Clyde liner Mohawk brought
to port in New York the crew of the
wrecked schooner Malcolm B. Seavey,
who were found dashed to the rigging
of their vessel on a reef on the Caro-
lima coast.
Suit was filed by the federal govern
ment in Detroit against Michigan
members of the alleged Lumber Trust
The Republicans of Alabama, il
state convention at Birmingham, in
dorsed the administration of Presi
dent Taft and instructed it's delegates
to support him in the next nationa
convention.
A mistake in receiving a telephonet
order in New York for the purchase
of San Toy shares, worth $45, led tt
a bid for 100 shares of Standard OF
at 5000 and a rise of s45, 000, 900 in tn,
value of the outstanding certificates
The Brighton Beach Racing Asso
citation offered to sell to the city o
New York for a park it's race track
hotel and bathhouse property TO.
$~2,250,O0o.
James R. Keene underwent an oper
alton in London for stomach trouble
and rallied well Immediately after
ward.
Cheering and singing hymns, tn,
members of the Christian Church a
Vinson, Okla, applied the torch to thu
furniture of the towns only pool room
Instead of trying to close up the re
sort, the church members bought it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
School Ma'am Wins Fight.

Acting State Commissioner OF Edu-
cation Belts set aside the dismissal OF
Miss Sue H. Coles by the Scnool
Board as supervising principal OF the
schools of Pilesgrove Township, Sa-
lem County, on the ground that the
board violated the teachers tenure OF
office act. The board adopted a reso-
luton deferring the election OF a SUI
pervising principal, but notifying MISS
Coles hat she would not be chosen.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
NEWRERRY's CAR KILLS CHILD.
Little Girl Steps Into Roadway at
Mothers Call.

Providence, R. Truman H. New
berry, of Detroit, ex-Secretary OF the
Navy, while driving his runabout at
Narragansett Pier, struck and killed
Helen Ellis, the seven-year-old daugh-
ter of George w. Ellis, of Milford,
Mass. Mr.. Newberry gave himself up
to the police and was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Edgar Watts on
a charge of manslaushter
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Jersey Pastor 90 Years Old.

Though it was his ninetieth birth
day, the Rev. DR.. Wilson Phraner,
associate pastor of the Mum Presby-
terrain Church at East Orange, went
to and from New York City unaccom-
panied. He left East Orange early IN
the morning and did not get back un-
til the middle of the afternoon. DR.,
Phraner is still active and robust and
retains all his faculties but that OF
hearing.
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Personal

Eugene l.. Durham of Auburn, N.
Y. fell dead of apoplexy while run
ming his automobile. He had time TO
tell his wife to draw the spark plug
and stop the machine, preventing d
serious accident.
Mayor Gaynor, in a speech to Penn
sylvania farmers, said the increased
cost of living was due to railroad re-
bates and the increased production OF
gold.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
NO COMMISSION
FOR PATERSON
Turns Down Plan to Change
City Government.
VOTE OF 1885 TO 4,71s
Record of Mayor Mcbride and the
Good Government Club Were I'M
portant Features in Campaign
Efforts to Prevent Bribery.
Especial Trenton Correspondence.)

Especial Trenton Correspondence
After a lively campaign Paterson
defeated the Walsh commission plan
of municipal government by a vote OF
1884 to 4,9177. There was never much
doubt that the plan would be defeated,
the only question being as to the ma
jority.
Arrayed on the side of the present
plan of government adopted by Pater-
son six years ago were many tax
payers. The record of Mayor Nc
Brides two administrations was the
chief factor in deciding the contest.
Mayor Mcbride and the Good Gov
eminent Club led in the fight for the
continuance of the present system,
under which it was shown the city
had paid off a floating debt OF $780,
900 and reduced the bonded debt
nearly 5000, 600, besides providing five
new schools, including a high school,
fifteen new parks, and making other
great improvements.
The vote polled by the commission
supporters was 855 less than the 80
per cent. required, 10 that the plan
would have been defeated even II the
vote against the Walsh idea had been
less than the vote for it.
AS a result of the strict enforce
ment by Prosecutor Dunn OF the cor
rupt practices act, several arrests
were made by agents of the prosecu-
tor on charges of violating the law
either by. using money or soliciting
within the prescribed limits OF the
polling places.
The prosecutor appointed seventy
two deputies, one for each polling
place. This move was resented by
those in favor of the retention OF the
present from of government, because
it was alleged, all the agents or depu-
ties were men favorable to the COM
mission plan and Good Government
Club, or others against the Walsh act
had not been consulted. William b.
Gourley, counsel for the Good Govern
ment Club, advised the police h a the
pros cutor's agents had no nor au
thority than any other citizen VINO
saw a violation of the law and that
they would be justified in arresting
any of the deputies who attempted to
interfere with voters.
Among the men arrested by the
prosecutors agents was James John
SON., a member of the Board OF Tax
Assessors, and brother of former May
or John johnson. Albert Titmus, one
of the agents of the prosecutor, &C
cused Johnson of soliciting votes with
in one hundred feet of the polling
place. A similar complaint was MADE
against Thomas Aslen, and both were
bailed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Returns to Claim Estate.

Like one arising from the dead,
George Hawkins, who was reported
drowned in the Chesapeake Bay nearly
a score Of year ago, appeared before
BENJAMIN Weatherby, president of the
Millville Trust Company, and de-
manded a share of the estate left by
his mother, Mrs. Hester Hawkins,
who died two years ago. President
Weatherby scarcely believed that this
was really the man who had so long
been mourned as dead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Worried by Horses Strange Deaths.

Horse owners are much concerned
over the frequency with which val
liable animals die. Within two days
7. W. Even and Charles Wray, OF
vineland, have had horses drop dead
in the road. u. A. Dreamer lost n
from lockjaw and one of John Reads
delivery horses succumbed to pneu-
monia, which developed only that
night. The loss of the four animals
amounts to over $1,10O. 1t is suggest
ed that a veterinary surgeon OF wide
experience should be employed to ex-
anime into local conditions.
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Ordered to Quit Home.

VI dOi SA ~
To prevent being turned out OF his
own home, Harry Sinar, of Brotman-
vile, Salem County, brought suit IN
the Court of Chancery here against
his son David. 1t is claimed that the
elder Sinar turned over his savings
to the son, who promised to buy a
home for his parents. For twelve
years the parents lived on this farm,
contented and happy. Some time g
the father had the son arrested Tor
neglected and the son was so angered
that he said he would get even.
Within a short time David sold his
place at Willow Grove and left the
state. When it was discovered that
the home of the parents had been sold
to David Schwartz, with whom the
elder Sinar had been unfriendly Tor
years. Schwartz served notice on the
Sinars to vacate the farm n the OLD
man in his suit seeks to have a lie
tenancy in the property enforced.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
New Jersey to Quiz Pullman Rate.

The Board of Public Utilities Com
m%issioners announced that 1T would
give a hearing on the matter OF the
recent increase in Pullman car rates
between Trenton and points along
the seashore. Summer residents have
complained that the new rates are
unreasonable and the Pullman Com
pany has been ordered to show cause
why they should not be suspended
pending a final determination OF the
question.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Take Sidewalk Law to Court.

Before Supreme Court Justice Kali
isch, Eli H. Chandler will argue for a
writ of certiorai to review an ordln-
ance recently passed by the Town
Council of Hammonton, competing a
large number of property owners TO
construct cement sidewalks and curps.
Prior to the passage of the ordinance
TWENTY-FIVE out of twenty-seven prop
erty owners on Upper Bellvue avenue
protested to the council, but the coun-
Gil ignored the protest. This suit mas
caused a great deal of discussion ana
it is said may affect local politics.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Tax DODGERS In a Panic.

The new City Commission sprung a
surprise that is going to cost many
prominent Trentonians money. A de-
~linquent tax collector is to be ap-
pointed, and an effort will be made to
have a law passed which will make 1t
necessary for a man to have his poll
tax paid before he can vote.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Somebody's Conscience Pricks.

George w. Smith, secretary OF the
Board of Education at P~hilipsburg,
received an unique letter containing
Sc in cash and a note directing that
the board have the use OF the money
1t is the opinion of members that some
person obtained the amount from the
board in some illegal manner n be-
came MISREPRESENTATION. The letter
bears postmarks of Easton, "a.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Indians KIN Missionary.

Washington.-The Rev. 0. E. Davis,
of Washington State, who has been
superintendent of the Seventh Day Adj
ventists Mission in British Guiana,
has been murdered by natives in the
interior while carrying on evangelical
work among them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
70 Build Trunk Sewer.

1t was announced that an agreement
had been reached between Jersey
City, Dover, Wharton, Rockaway and
Boonton, for the construction OF a
trunk sewer and disposal plant, ! n
order to safeguard the water supply
of Jersey City. The smaller mum
cipalities have been %polluting h
watershed of the Jersey City reser-
voir just below Boonton, and Jersey
City has been negotiating for a long
time to have the nuisance abated. me
settlement of the dispute over this
matter has caused great satisfaction
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Cape May Rejects Commission Rule.
Cape May, N. J.-Cape May rejected
commission government by a vote of
176 to 304. The political leaders were
against the change, and they made
very effort to defeat the proposition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

S. H. Stranger & Sons, of Glassboro,
have over fifty acres in tomatoes n
will supply a local cannery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08
Chinese Elect officers.

After an exciting campaign among
the friends Of the rival candidates at
Princeton. W. P. Wei, of Amherst Col
lege, defeated X. Y. Char, OF Corneii,
by a vote of 40 tt II for president OF
the Chinese Students Alliance IN the
Eastern States. Mr.. We comes from
Tien-Tsin, China, and was graduateo
from Amherst a year ago last June,
He is a member of the Chinese STU
dents Christian Association In Nor.n
America. He will attend ium
aext fall. He is very popular with all
The professors and students.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

The Millville Bottle Works and the
gas plants of the T. C. Wheaton Glass
Company, will resume full blast.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

The grape crop in Gloucester
County promises to be heavy, pro-
vided the rains do not rot them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Residents and property owners OF
South Ocean City have organized a
volunteer fire company, with d. j..
Pedrick as president.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Scalded by falling into a tub of boil
ing water two weeks ago, Edith Rec
three years old, of Woodstown, died
in Cooper Hospital, Camden.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

State Chairman Groscup stated that
committee headquarters Is likely to
be opened in Trenton for the fall cam
paign. The disposition of the Newark
headquarters, which has been kept
permanently, will be decided by the
committee at its next meeting.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

D~espondent over the death of his
wife some time ago, Charles Garris,
40 years old, Camden, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid. He
was found unconscious and died on
the way to Cooper Hospital in the
police automobile.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Probably seized with cramps while
swimming in Cooper River, at the
Federal street bridge, Camden, Hen
ry Blizzard, II years old, was
drowned. Two boys along the banks
ofthe stream, heard the boy call for
help. but as they were unable to swim
they could not go to his rescue.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

M. Corinni, while working on a well
piperin the cellar of A. P. Ashenbach's
home at Vineland, during a thunder
shower, was thrown thirty feet and
rendered unconscious. Ashenbach was
holding a lantern and felt no shock at
oil
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Locked up in the Camden County
iail on a charge of desertion, Linwood
Beloit will have to explain in the
court why he said to a friend: Want
a nice wife and child? I'll give them
to you If you want them" When he
was arrested some time ago he prom
ised to provide for his wife, and later
disappeared, leaving her In a delicate
condition. He was located at No.
1910 Frankfort avenue, Philadelphia,
by County Detective Doran.
Camping has been popular In the vi
:inity of Hightstown recently.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Isaac Wolcott, who has served more
than forty years as treasurer OF the
Firemen's Relief Association at
Hightstown, has resigned.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Thieves broke into the Pennsylvan-
la Railroad station at Elizabeth for
the fifth time in six weeks. An at
tempt was made to crack the safe, but
It failed. The whole place was turned
topsy-turvy in the search for val
uables. but the robbers appeared to
have obtained little.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

The warmest campaign in years in
East Rutherford ended with a special
election on the commission govern
ment plan, resulting in the defeat Of
the proposition by a vote OF 265 to
TIA. The vote vas nearly one-half of
the regular vote at general elections.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

Farmers in and around Glassboro
complain of extensive thieving. Water
melon patches have been plundered
and many grape vineyards nearly
stripped.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-08

The painting of fences, bridges,
trees and even buildings close to
county roads in white as protection of
Automobiles using the roads at night,
will come up for consideration at the
next meeting of the Atlantic County
Freeholders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
PRESIDENT FINLEY ANNOUNCES
IMPROVEMENT ON SOUTHERs
Especial to The Times.pispatch1

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Washington. December 14.-Presl-
dent Finley. of the Southern Railway
Company, announced to-day the in
auguratlon by the company of several
important improvements. Mr.. Finley
said:
Work has already been commenced
on the installation of an automatic
electric block signal system on the
line from Monroe, Va. through Lynch
burg, to Montview. distance OF
twelve miles, and work on the in
stallation of a similar automatic cleo
trio block signal system Will
be commenced at once on the
line between Denim, n. c.. the
first station north of Green's
boro and Charlotte. n. c., a distance
of approximately ninety-six miles. The
system to be Installed is of the type
known as the three position signal
one position indicating stop. another
indicating proceed with caution and
the third indicating proceed AL
though the company is now operating
a very efficient manual block signal
system on all of It's lines on which
the traffic is at all heavy. 1t has been
determined to replace this system with
nails on all double track lines of the
company and on all lines which may
hereafter be double tracked.
The increase in the volume of bus
mess handled at the shops and yard
at Spencer. y. c., is such as TO make
necessary important improvements at
that point, including the Immediate
construction OF an oil house, wash and
locker rooms. new cinder pits, a new
coaling plant, and the construction of
new and enlarged stock pens. In con-
nection with these improvements
grading will be done for the erection
of new power house and a twenty
seven stall roundhouse.
Growing out OF the fact that the
companys terminals at. Columbia, S.
c., have heretofore consisted mainly
of the various yards of the companys
lines at that point which were former
ly separately operated railways, bus
mess must at present be handled in
several disjointed yards. This condition
is to be remedied by the construction
of one general receiving, dispatching
and classification yard on property
owned by the company at Roystcr. just
outside of Columbia.
ITO provide for renewals and also
tor new construction. arrangements
arc being made for the purchase OF
27.100 tons o ofSuthern Railway stand
ard steel rails for the Southern Rail-
way system"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
Reelected Glory.

The softcSt occupation known is look
in like some famous man.
Induce old Horace Todd to work 1t
seems his family never can.
He used to be Industrious until some
stranger happened in
And spoke about Todds stately air.
his sober mien and visage thin,
Remindin' him of a great man, and
never since that fatcful day
Has Horace done a single thing but
sit and look Hike Henry Clay.
Bohunkus Purdy had lock of hair
that hung down meath his hat:
King of curl and then he was bow
legged, some. and short and fat
A travelin' man said that he was a
ringer for Il warrior bold
Who swept all Europe long ago and
turned crowned heads out in the
Bohunkus poses with his hand thrust
in his vest right DER his heart,
The only thing he does all day is stand
and look like Bonaparte.
Old Bushrod Perkins We .:hcd ton
and life was quite strenuous
game.
Before stranger came along and put
him on the road to fame
He always had to work before. and
folks were very apt to poke
y lot OF fun about his size and call
him an unholstorcd Joke.
Blu. he's como to his own ut last and
follows now no trade or craft,
Exceptin' Just to hang around and look
+. like William Howard Taft
The game IS soft and easy, but the
man who gets most of the pelf.
Is he who lustles right along and
looks like no one but himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
new CHARGE MADE
IN ELECTION CASE
Violation of Barksdale Law Will
Be Alleged in Amended
Petition.
Especial to The Times-pispatch. !


Norfolk, Va. December 1.-THE trial
of the election contest cases In Nor
folk county Circuit Court was post
poned until December 81 on motion
OF D. Tucker Brooke. one of tho at
torneyn for tho contestants. Judge
Brooke asked for the postponement
to give time to amend the petition to
Include allegations that the Bnrksdale
pure election law has boon violated.
and that tho Judges for ono of the
precincts did not take the prescribed
oath before entering upon the dis
charge OF their duties.
Injection of the charge OF violating
the Barksdale law into the contest
adds new interest to the litigation.
since IL the charge is proven, the per-
son violating the law will be subject
TO a fine OF $4,000.
The Barksdale law forbids tho OK
penditure of money to influence votes
and makes 1t mandatory upon the sue
cessful candidates to file in the clerk )
office within thirty days after the
election. statement of all the ex-
penses OF the campaign. 1t was said
at the clerks office yesterday that the
statements OF expense accounts were
duly filed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
he SHOT
IN SELF-DEFENSE
Ispeclal % The Tlmes.pispatch.

Bristol, Va. December Thames
Oaks, who shot and killed Thomas Will
liams. prominent druggist at Hamp-
ton. East Tennessee. six weeks ago,
and who had since been hiding In the
Western North Carolina mountains.
was captured to-day by Deputy SheriH
Willard Keister. who located him soon
after he had returned across the Ten
ncssec border Oaks. who is young
married man. was taken to Elizabeth :
ton. He admits having killed Will
lIams, but states that he shot In self
defense. after Williams had gashed his
check with q knife. officer Keister
will receive reward of $500 for the
arrest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

line county at Bowling Green this
week, asking the comiVs Legislature
to pass o. law permitting the people OF
the State to vote on tho question of
Statewide prohibition. Tho petition
received many signatures.
j. s. Woods of this city. left hero to-
day as a representative from Masonic
Lodge. No. I, for Mount Vernon, com
veying a wreath of evergreens and
flowers to be placed on the tonIh OF
George Washington. this being the
ono hundred and twelfth anniversary
of George Washington's death. Wash-
ington was made a Mason by Lodge No.
4, of this city, and was a member of
this lodge at the timo OF his death 1t
has been the annual custom OF the
lodge for some years past To thus
honor his memory on each succeeding
anniversary OF his death.