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Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
NEW JERSEY NOTES

The Salem County Grand Jury in
session last week found but eleven
true bills.
Under the direction of the trustees
named TO rthe creditors the Glouces-
ter ferry will begin running two
boats next Sunday.
The new law increasing the salar-
lies of the county superintendent OF
|.public schools from $4,000 to $4,000,
twill take effect July 1.
I Richard Simpson, a colored boy of
IA years. has been indicted by the Sa-
lem county Grand Jury charged with
numbering his little half brother. His
trial is set for May 9Th.
The twenty-sixth Spring Institute of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Salem county will be held at
Hancock's Bridge, Thursday, May %,
in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The members of the bar Of New
Jersey will give Justice Pitney a
banquet at the Waldorf, New York
City, Saturday evening, April ~.
Invitations have been sent broad
cast to lawyers throughout the State.
BY ruling Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission 1t is possible for a
passenger to get off the train before
reaching the destination printed on
his ticket and to collect from the rail
road company the price of the unused
portion of the ticket
Because of the abundance of work
to be transacted by the Board of Edu-
cation Of Haddonfield, it has been
found necessary to employ solicitor.
The Board is also taking preliminary
steps toward the erection of new
school building.
Isaac Brandiff, the well-known Sa-
lem county unuskrat hunter, reports
that during the past season he caught
$3.50 rats, for which he received over
$4,000, the average being about SO
cents per rat. He endeavOred to
reach the 10000 mark but fell short
because hundreds Of the rats were
frozen TO death in the terribly hard
lwinter.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
'ARTES|AN INVESTIGATION
City Council to Bore Trial Well ON
Griscom Property An Adjourn
ed Meeting

City Council held short meeting
Tuesday evening for action on the
water question, only about fifteen
minutes of the session being public,
as half hour was spent in Com
mittee of the Whole meeting.
In the absence of President Coombs,
Mr.. Batten was selected to fill the
Chair, MIR Parks making the motion.
Mr.. Bayer moved that Council go
into committee of the whole for
about thirty minutes. Carried.
About 40 Council resumed it's
public session, Mr.. Bayer presenting
a resolution as follows, which was
unanimously adopted:
That the City Clerk notify the
State Board of Health that the plans
and specifications now in their pos
session pertaining to the installation
of filter plant at the pumping sta
ton, Sewell, N. j., were adopted by
a unanimous vote at a meeting of
Council held March 10, 1912
Mr.. Bayer moved that the Water
Committee he permitted ito obtain
permission from James Griscom to
sink we'll on his property as rec
commended by the Board of Trade.
Carried.
Mr.. Bayer further moved that
Council be authorized to secure an
option on said land belonging to Mr..
Griscom, a trial well to be bored on
same, without expense to the city.
Carried.
Mr.. Bayer moved again that $500
be taken from the Water Depart
ment to the Sinking Fund. Carried.
Mr.. CIV. Shivers, of the Board
of Trade, thanked Council for their
action relative to the boring of a
trial we'll, which procedure had been
suggested by the Board of 2rade.
Adjourned at S.48.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
State School Examinations.

DR.. Calvin N. Kendall, State COM
missioner of education, is making
preparations for the State examina-
fions in the public schools prescribed
by the law of 1911. Under the amend
ment made to the law by the last
Legislature, the examinations will not
in any way affect the right of pupils
for promotion, but will merely be
test of the efficiency of school me-
thodS.
The test will be for those pupils
who are to be admitted to High
School departments or graduates from
the grammar to the high school.
: Commissioner Kendall announces
that the proposition of adding cooking
to the domestic science part OF the
State Normal course would be left
to the Normal School committee OF the
State Board of Education.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
w. C. 7. U. Spring Institute

The annual Spring Institute of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion of Gloucester County, will be held
in the NJ E. Church, Thorofare, on
Thursday, May 3D. The opening ses-
sion will begin at 10 o'clock a. m.
The opening devotions will be led
by Mrs Ada Paul, of Paulsboro, and
greetings by Rev. J. T. Richardson
and Mrs. Rachel wilkins. The re-
sponse will be by Mrs. p. Kleinhenn
of Williamstown Roll call, reading of
minutes, appointment of committees
and Treasurer's statement will fol-
low
Mrs. May P. Sparks will address
the Institute ON THE Possibilities of
a Local Union and Mrs. Geo. o.
Swartz will read paper on "The
Awakening The foregoing will be
intersperced by music and singing.
The afternoon session will open at
2 o'clock. The leading features of
this session will be a paper Hints
for Press Superintendents. by Mrs. M.
E. B Noe, State Superintendent; adj
dress, IAN All Round Talk by Mrs.
Mary b. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
National Superintendent Among For
eigners; address to the children by
Mrs. Mary Seabrook. Interspercing
these will be reports of committees,
duets and singing.
During the evening session Mrs.
Mary b. Wilson will make an address
on Prayer and Works"
Dinner and supper will be served
at 15c. each Automobiles will run
to Woodbury. after the evening ses-
sion
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
THE BASIS OF OUR LAWS AND LIBERTIES.
OBITUARY.
ALFRED B. RICHMAN.

Died suddenly at his residence in the
town of Malaga, Franklin township,
on the 18th inst. On the morning of
that day he went to his mill but not
feeling we'll returned home, laid on
the lounge, and passed away soon af-
ter, without a struggle, from acute in
digestion. Mr. Richman was a son of
the late Joshua Richman, and was
born in Franklin township August 90
1910. He entered the firm of A. X.
Richman e Bro, in the milling busi-
ness at Malaga, 40 years ago, and
same has been successfully conducted
under that title to present day. The
firm was progressive and enterprising,
and Richman Mills preserved a high
reputation for high class product. Mr.
Richman had liking for public af-
fairs, and was for 10 years member
of the Township Committee and was
chairman of that body, several years
a member of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders. In 1879 he was Demo
cratic candidate for Assembly in the
I'd district, and was defeated by only
23 majority. He was a Director of
the West Jersey Camp Meeting Asso-
citation for several years, and a Di-
rector at the time of his death.
He was a charter member of Forest
Grove Lodge, Masons, and the oldest
member of that lodge, also a member
of Inskip Tribe, No. $50, O. r..
NJ, and the Jr. Mechanics
While he accumulated large es-
tate, he did not do so by close fisted-
ness, but by enterprise, and wise
liberality to the poor and needy. His
wife survives him.
The funeral services were held at
his late home on Saturday last and
were largely attended, Revs. S. M.
Nichols, j. B. Whitton and Ernest
participating in the service. The in
terment was at Newfield.
Joshua Richanan father of deceased,
located a large tract of land in Frank
lin township in the year 1916, upon
which he lived for nearly so years.
In a history of Gloucester county, we
find this reference to the founder of
the Richman family in this county:
s'Mr. Richman was one of those hon
est, industrious pioneers whose unas-
suming manner, sound Judgment and
rectitude of life made him a suitable
person to be trusted with the fnan-
cial affairs of the township and the
settlement of differences of opinion
between neighbors. He died in 1882,
honored and respected by his towns
men, leaving a good name for his nu
merous descendants to honor and
perpetuate.
Mr.. Alfred B. Racnman maintained
to a high degree the repute of his
father for all that was substantial in
public and private life.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
Brown-TaiIed Moth in New Jersey

The brown-tailed moth, the deadli-
est foe of shade trees, has made its
appearance in Trenton, and has al
ready damaged some of the beautiful
shade trees at the States capitol.
The damage which the pest has
done to the shade trees of New Eng
land is enormous. For years States
and cities have been fighting it yigor-
ously and determinedly and at consid-
cradle public expense It is declar-
ed to be one OF the most difficult pests
that the public authorities have had to
cope with.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
Election Officers Examinations.

The schedule of examinations for
election officers under the election
division OF the Civil Service Commis-
sion was issued last Thursday. The
Gloucester County Examination will
take place in Woodbury. on Wednes-
day, May 20.
Those examined IN this test will be
available for the lists for the coming
Presidential election in November.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
THINGS TALKED ABOUT I

With delegation of citizens, rep
resentatives of the Board of Trade
and members of Councils and some
filter experts, the writer visited the
pumping plant of Woodbury. water
works last Monday, and went over a
portion of the water shed What we
saw was perhaps not much. but was
sufficient to convince us that Wood
bury Water Department needs diff
ferent supervision than it now has.
because the proposition is too big for
members of Council, who of neces-
sity cannot be in close touch with all
that pertains to the perpetuation of
our water supply. The water com
mittee changes in whole or part
every year, and as a result no in
telligently progressive policy of con-
seryation can be carried out What
is needed is a plan of progressive
conservation, the ultimate object of
which shall be the control of the en-
tire water shed and obviating the pos
sibLity of communicating substances
reaching the water that flows to the
town. If a portion of the receipts
were set aside each year, such could
be accomplished without mourning
further debt, and give the city an
abundant supply of wholesome water
even though the population should
double every ten years
Two things we saw that the dull
est of us knows is not according 10
understanding The subsiding reser-
yoir was built at an expense of
about $4,000, as a settling basin.
While we were there the water was
flowing into this, and being pumped
direct to the distributing reservoir
Again, provision has been made, at
great expense, for carrying the wash
ings from the Kirkbride farm into
the stream below the dam, eliminat-
ing them from the town supply Yet
at the crucial point in the ditch is
its weakest point, and there is evil
dence that this has very Nacently
been washed out and the city has
been getting these farm washings.
The representative of the Demo-
crat came to the conclusion from
what he saw, that Woodbury. water
plant needs superintendent who
will make the best use of what pro-
vision has been made for giving the
city good water, and with the aid of
engineers develop a plan for build
ing up a plan that will insure pure
water every day in the year.
I The State having appropriated
ImOney for third Normal School,
South Jersey should bestir itself to-
Esecure it in this section of the State.
There is no denying that Woodbury.
lis admirably located for this insti-
tuition, as train service from here is
direct to all sections-Pe Pennsgrove,
Salem, Bridgeton, Cape May and At
Nlantic City in the Southern section,
and from Camden is unsurpassed
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The campaign being waged for
County Y. NJ. c.. A. is about as
comprehensive an effort to interest
the young men of the county as could
be devised. 1t is in competent ex-
perienced hands, and results are sure
to follow
&s***
At the corner of High and Jackson
streets is a low piece of land that
for years has been the breeding place
of mosquitoes enough to annoy Wood
bury all the sumner through. 1t may
Ibe readily and cheaply drained, and
then few gallons of oil would do
the rest. There is little excuse for
allowing this pest breeding place to
continue.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
Fishermen should Know

Game Warden Avis desires sports
men to understand the change in the
fishing laws as regards striped bass,
commonly called rock fish. The law,
approved May l, 1911, makes 1t un-
lawful for three years to take striped
bass, or rock fish, from any of the
waters of the State by net, except
from November / to March 81, dates
inclusive, under a penalty Of $40 IN
each case.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
Sudden Death

Mr. Field Sharp, of New York, son
of Samuel S. Sharp, came on to his
fathers funeral this week accom-
panied by his wife. They stopped
over night with friend at Mer-
chantville, and while at the table Mr..
Sharp was stricken with apoplexy
and died before medical aid could be
summoned. His age was about So.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25

ethical results obtained by different
@achers by the following: 1.-TWO
third-grade teachers in Arithmetic
using the same test in the same
school, all conditions and circum-
ferent teachers, got quite different re-
suits, not only in Arithmetic, but in
character:
Completed assignment in sixteen
weeks.
Neat in board work.
Systematic on paper.
Accurate in processes.
Rapid IN processes.
Enjoyed the work.
Wanted to show what they could
do.
Ashamed of mistakes.
Conscious of power and self-con-
troll.
Thirty-five weeks.
Careless.
Problems scattered over paper.
Less accurate.
Slower
luulnSttul.
Indifferent
Took it as a matter of course.
Conscious of inability
He states that the same differences
appeared in all the work, and that
the subject of Arithmetic was chosen
because it was easier to measure the
objective results He attributes the
difference in ethical results to the
teaching power of the two women.
The course of study, the organiza-
ton of the work and play OF the
school, physical surroundings; each
plays its silent part in the develop
ment of character, but the one fac
tor which is greater than these is
the personality of the teacher, who
should stand for everything that Is
true, honest. just. pure, lovely and of
good report, and when once the
teacher becomes thoroughly Inspired
with the desire to promote the child's
spiritual growth. as we'll as to de-
velop its intellectual and physical
powers-to train the heart as we'll as
the head and the hand, many oppor-
tunities as well as ways and means
Of doing this work directly, viii oc-
icur to him.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
lSAMI1EI. S SHARP.

Whose severe illness has been noted,
died on Thursday night last aged 81
years, and the funeral took place on
Tuesday
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
PAULSBORO COUNCIL

Clerk Civilian called the roll on
Tuesday evening with Mayor Doo-
little in the chair and Councilmen
Edward Lodge, George Lodge, Felix
Quinn, Edward Struthers, W. J.
Adamson and Harry Cowgirl present
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25

salaries of our gas men We're paid.
Mayor Doolittle announced that the
incoming councilmen would take the
outgoing councilmen's places as fol-
lows: Struthers to take Blacks; W.
J. Adamson take Sheets and Edw.
G.. Lodge take P Lodges.
The Mayor named the Committees
as follows:
Public Property Cowgirl, George
Lodge, Struthers.
Highway-Geo Lodge, w. j. Adam
son, Quinn.
Finance-Adamson, Cowgirl, E. G..
Lodge.
Ordinance -Adamson, Cowgirl and
Quinn.
Vice and mmorality-Quinn, E.G
Lodge, George Lodge.
Public Safety-All members of
Council.
Chairman Cowgirl, of the. Public
Property, reported that gas extern
sions could be placed in the upper
and lower boat houses at cost of
about $1500 This matter was laid
over until next week.
BY motion of w. J. Adamson a
fire plug was ordered placed at the
corner of Adams and Pine streets.
Mayor Doolittle appointed Mr..
Quinn to confer with the Water COM
pany on regards to having a plug
changed on Washington street.
The bond of John H. Carter was
read, and ordered placed with the
Clerk.
The matter of electing another
constable was taken up, and James
Thompson was elected by am unani-
NOUS vote.
Mayor Doolittle announced that he
had replaced the shade trees destroy
ed by gas leaks.
Council adjourned to meet at the
call of the Mayor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25

County Detective Ellis H. Parker.
of Mount Holly, has received check
for $40 from the government, as a
reward for causing the arrest of H
e. Becker, deserted from the Uni-
ted States army Becker was sur
prised at Jobstown, where he was
empolyed on the farm Of James
Meany
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25
School Masters to Meet

The South Jersey Schoolmasters
Association will hold its Spring meet
ing in the High School building in
Vineland, Saturday, May 4th, COM
mencing at 10 O'Clock p. m. DR.
George Mirick, Assistant State Com
missioner of Education will make an
address on the present problems of
the New Jersey Supervisor. DR..
John A. Miller, of Swarthmore Col-
lege, will also make an address.
Prof. II. C. Dixon, Of Woodbury., is
president of the Association.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
Presbyterian Church

North Clifton Sunday School 9:30 a. m. 4, Morning service 11:00 a. m. Evening service 7:3O D. m. We welcome you at these services.
 REV. CURRY H. LOVE
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
Tombstone Shipments

The mining district of Tombstone, during the year just closed, shipped to the smelters at Fl Paso and Doug las, between 600 and 700 carloads of ore for treatment, the majority of which was sent in the name of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines com pany, in behalf of the many chlorid- CTS in the district, who have under lease considerable of the company's s properties. According to those fam iliar with the shipping record for the district, the past year has indeed been the banner year for some time past, and speaks volumes for the mineral resources of the famous district.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
RICH GOLD ORE

Arrivals from Turkey on the Brad shaw Mountain Railway Wednesday evening report that very rich strike of gold ore had been made by James Blanchard a few days ago while doing assessment work on his group about one mile from the station. At one point in the prosecuting the vein, at shallow depth a five foot body of free milling ore had been cut into that gave fabulous values when banned. The discovery was creating consider able excitement, and in consequence many locations were being made on adjoining ground. This is said to be the first important gold discovery made in that field, silver mining be ing the principal industry .-Journal Miner.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
TO HANDLE TUNGSTEN

Affairs of the Tiptop Heath Mining company, in the southern part of the county, are assuming importance, a complete Denver quartz mill being en- route to the works, which was furnish ed by the Arizona Mine Supply com pany of this city. The plant is equip ped with five rolls, each roll weigh ing 4,000 pounds, with crusher, feed CT and other attachments. It is of the centrifugal type and is designed to treat the tungsten and silver ores of that property. The concentrators have arrived, and are reayd for in- stalling. The machinery will be talk en to the camp by way of Phoenix and should arrive during the com ing week-Journal-Min
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
RICH RETURNS BY ARRAsTRA

In the Pineta mountains, about a dozen miles east from the Sonora railway at Quijano, and one mile north from the Columbia camp, Louis Gold- baum is working the Queen Monserrat mine and grinding out gold with an arrastra. He has about a dozen men at work, and reduces daily about 5000 pounds of rock from which he gets seven to twelve ounces of gold-$160 to S240~ per day. The property has several lodges, one of which is four feet wide-all showing good free mill ing gold ore. The principal work is a tunnel 22O feet long on a two foot ledge and that supplies the ore which is treated by arrastra. The property is paying it's way, and bids fair to become of great value-Oasis.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08

quarter of thespast year averaged less than 175 per cent copper.
 The fifth section of the concentra- tor went into commission in Decem- ber A new compressor is being push ed at the mine. It will supply pow CT for a great many more drills, en- able the management to push devel opment work more rapidly and to mine 5000 tons of ore daily when suf- ficient ground has been opened. The equipment of the property is now nearly completed and the mill is pre- pared to handle 5000 tons of ore daily
 About 5,000,00O tons of ore is now fully blocked out ready for mining. Approximately 90 miles of under ground openings have been driven so far, which partially blocks out an inn mensely greater tonnage. The cost of mining so far has averaged slightly less than 76 cents a ton. Results so far have fully justified the early ex- pectations of the company's manage ment.-Commercial.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
GLEASON SHIPMENTS

Thomas Cowan, the wellknown mining man of Gleeson, and the Fur quoise district, is a visitor in the coun- ty seat for several days. MT. Cowan states that the Leonard Copper com pany, which is at present operating the noted Copper Belle mine, which for many years has been in litigation direction of General Manager Penn berthy, is at the present time em- ploying 130 miners and mechanics, and that shipments of ore are being made daily to the smelters of the Shannon Copper company, at Clifton, at the rate of four and five carloads per day-Prospector.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
THE MIAMI AND DIVIDENDS

It is said that Miami will enter the dividend ranks some time during the coming spring, this step having been practically decided on by the manage ment. From it's January operations the company derived net earnings of $15O,0O0 equivalent to $1,s00,000 per annum. Allowing for bond conver- sion the company has outstanding 74,- 233 shares of stock, so that the earn fngs in question would amount to about $40 a share. Even better re- suits than this will soon be in order, however, inasmuch as the company is preparing to increase it's output from 2,50O, ,OOO to 3,eO0,0OO pounds of copper month, and it is officially predicted that costs will eventually be reduced below 8 cents a pound as compared with current costs of slightly less than 8 1-2 cents.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08

2,S00,000,0 ,000 pounds of copper; but my knowledge of the mines, the sour ces of supply, satisfies me that the worlds production in that year will not exceed O,OOO,O00 pounds There is every prospect, therefore that consumers will then be bidding against one another and that the price of the metal will be so high as to ex- clude copper from many lines in which 1t would be used were it obtainable at IA or 15 cents a pound.
 It goes without saying that 15 cents is a very satisfactory average price for copper. It would suit both pro- ducers and consumers. The metal, however, is worth more than 15 cents tals and materials with which it comes into competition. When the price is below 15 cents consumption rapidly increases and the growth of demand is retarded as the price of the metal advances.
 We are entering upon period of greatly increased electrical develop ment, however, and not a sufficient number of mines and tons of ore have been developed, concentrators and smelters erected, to supply the assur- ed growth of demand during the com ing four or five years. Copper, there fore, may be expecte to sell a great deal above 15 cents a pound. How high it will go remains to be seen, but there is every prospect that the world has not long to wait for a recurrence of those abnormal prices paid by some consumers in 1907.