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The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
Trolley Plea Denied.

Trolley Plea Denied.
The Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners has handed down a decision
denying the application of the West
ern Slope improvement Association of
Jersey City, asking the commission to
direct the Public Utilities Commission
to order the Public Service Corpora
ton to extend its lines through the
western slope section of Jersey City
Heights. In Diminishing the applica-
ton the Public Utilities Commission
says: I'm view of the fact that the
Public ServiAe Corporation is now in
possession of a franchise covering the
line asked by the Western Slope I'm
provement Association the complaint
is dismissed. The decision dismissing
the complaint is rendered without pre-
JUDGE and with a general recommen-
dation that the Public Service Corpor-
alton give this matter its early con-
%sideration." The territory for which
the association pleads lies west of
Summit Avenue and Bergen Avenue
and north of Montgomery Street, Jer-
sey City.
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advertisements
FATHER COURTS FOR HIS SON
Odd Way of Mating Couple In Ser
Vla-8ridegroom Sees Wife on
Wedding Day.

Bosnia, Servia.-A humorous plant
often goes up on behalf Of the bride
groom, whose presence at a modern
wedding seems merely to be tolerat-
ed. But the bridegroom's case is
sometimes even worse, for in certain
parts Of the globe he may not be pres
ent even at his own ~betrothal. The
following passage is from Chedo Mia
toYich's interesting account of the GUS
toms of his countrymen, in "Servia Of
the S~eryians."
1t is the duty and privilege Of ev-
cry Servian to choose a wife for his
son. AS soon as the boy has reached
his eighteenth year. the Servian peas
ant asks his friends, c~onfidentially, to
help him find a proper wife. He him
self visits a~ssiduously all the fairs in
his own and ~neighboring districts
dressing better than usual-and
watches the girls dancing. He makes
careful inquiries about the families
that have manageable daughters.
In some parts of servia the young
unmarried carry a special
mark in their ENTHUSIASTICALLY a
red feather-to indicate that they are
open to proposals.
When the father has chosen a
promising girl, he ascertains, through
a friend, whether the parents would
consent to give her to his son. If he
receives an encouraging answer, he in
vi+oC ra1a-iua- Cr friondC m M rfFh
him on the requesting Grand" They
start out, dressed as we'll as can be.
The father carries a fat wheat cake
and a bunch of flowers. One OF the
company must carry a pistol, for It is
customary in Servia to nou ev-
cry joyous event by firing rifles or
pistols. They arrive at the girls
house before supper.
After eating and drinking-in which
the men alone of the two houses par
ticipate-and some preliminary con
v~ersation, the father of the prospec-
tive bridegroom draws from his bag
the wheaton cake, puts the flowers
upon it, and places the whole upon
the table. He then takes from his
money-bag some gold or silver coins
and places those, too, upon the cake.
Brother. let US not precipitate the
matter" the girls father will then
say. Let me first find out what my
daughter says"
He then goes out to consult his
wife. This is only for appearance. as
the matter was practically settled
when the father was encouraged to
come to beg the girl.
After more or less suspense, the
door opens and a male relative brings
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
PRUDENTIAL CASE DECIDED.
Insurance Company to Distribute $780,
100000 Surplus Among Policy Holders.


The Court of Errors and Appeals de-
cided that the Prudential Insurance
Company may distribute 500, 600 900
surplus among it's deferred dividend
policy holders, as proposed two years
ago, and that it need not distribute its
contingency surplus" amounting to
$500, 900, to its stockholders. The
litigation was started by Leon F. Blan-
chard and other minority stockholders,
who commended that the 500, 000,0 900
surplus should go to the stockholders.
In Chancery Court 1t was decreed that
the distributor of this sum to the poll
cy holders out of the profits was valid
as against the stockholders, but that
the contingency surplus should be di-
vided among the stockholders. Mr..
Blanchard appealed in regard to the
500, 000, 900, but the lower court was
upheld by the Court of Errors and APP
peals. The company appealed from
the decision hat it should distribute
the $4,000, 600 and on this point the
lower court was reversed. In the de-
cision, Justice Kalisch said: 1t seems
to us that it would have been uncon-
scionable on the part of the directors
when, from statistics and from actual
experience, they had ascertained that
the premiums which had been fixed
and paid by policy holders of straight
out policies were u~nreasonably exces-
sive, for the insurance which they car
ried, for them to have converted such
excess of premiums into profits and
continued to exact the same instead of
returning such excess of premiums in
some shape or other to the policy hold
ers who had paid them" In comment
ing upon the application to compel the
dividend of $500, 900, the Court said:
The compliments are practically
seeking TO have the business manage
ment Of the life insurance company
put into the hands of the court. Upon
what basic legal principle the court is
asked to substitute its judicial sense
for the business sense and discretion
which must rest with the directors of
the company has not been made
clear"
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KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
Musician Planned to Ship Her Body
Away, but Remorse SEXES Him.

Musician Planned to Ship Her Body
Away, but Remorse seizes Him.
New York.-A manc that was
born of music sounded the last of its
tragic notes when Albert E. De
Brahms, a young and proficient vio-
linist, killed himself in his bedroom
at No. 229 West T%hirty-fifth street,
through the faltering of a determine
ton that had nerved him to strangle
his wife to death thirty-six hours be-
fore.
He had planned to pack the body
into a trunk he had ordered, coat it
with plaster of paris, ship it and then
fee. He had made every material
preparation for escape. Mentally he
wavered when the boy came to deliv-
err the trunk. After opening the door
in response to insistent demands, he
fed into his bedroom and hanged
and shot himself while excited in
quirers were looking for a policeman
to tell him of the discovery of the
woman's body in the bathroom.
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for Office.

For nearly a month Secretary of
State Crater has been running his de
partment without the aid of an official
Assistant Secretary and Motor Vehicle
Commissioner. If the service has been
in any degree crippled, there have
been no complaints either from the
secretary or the public. Which may be
taken to indicate that Colonel Dickin-
son left to his successor an efficient
organization, and that Mr.. Crater is
willing to wait for the squabbling over
the Assistant Secretarysnip to cease.
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the girl in. He leads her to the father
of her prospective husband, before
whom she bends deeply and kisses
his right hand.
The ring is finally brought to the
engaged girl on the appointed day by
a company of the bridegroom's male
friends and female relatives. 1t is
chiefly a pretext for the b~ridegroom's
relatives to make the girls ~acquaint-
ance. The bridegroom is not present
even on that occasion.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
Mgr. Sheppard's Victory.

To the RightRev. John A. Sheppard
of Jersey City, is due the thanks of
all whose property has been damaged
by soft coal smoke from passing loco
motives. A suit brought by Mgr. Shep-
pard against the Erie Railroad Com
pany for damages to ST. Michael's
Church, of which Mgr. Sheppard is
pastor, has been settled by the pay
ment of $4,000, and a similar suit for
damages done by smoke to st. Francis
Hospital has been settled by the pay
ment of $4,000.
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SCHOOL BURNS IN ITHACA.
500 Children Have Narrow Escape
from $780, 900 s~ncendiary Blaze.

Ithaca, N. Y.-The Central Grade
School building was burned to the
ground at a loss of $4,000.
1t is believed the fire was of incen-
diary origin. 1t started in a room that
had just been vacated, and spread
500 children barely had time to make
their escape. This is the second seri-
Gus school fire loss here.
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Real Quarts of Berries.

Edward w. Strickland, superintend-
ent of the Atlantic County Department
of Weights and Measures, is experien-
~eign-born storekeepers, who do not
seem to appreciate the necessity Of
complying with the law regarding
weights and measures. Superintend-
ent Strickland has announced his in
tention Of compelling berry-raisers to
use full pint and quart boxes during
the coming season. Apparently thou
sands of short capacity boxes have
been used in the past.
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FOREIGN

Nearly one thousand Americans
along the west coast of Mexico were
reported to be in danger.
The Rev. George William Knox,
professor in the Union Theological
Seminary, is dead in Seoul, Korea.
General Count Fukushima was ap-
pointed governor-general of the Japan
csc province of Kwangtung.
Almost childish %imbecility" and "a
dreadful mistake" were comments of
British naval experts on the inquiry
conducted by the Senate committee.
Survivors of the Titanic's crew
reached England on the Lapland and
we're examined. One said Capt. Smiths
last words were: Every man for
himself"
1t is officially announced in Rome
that the Turkish garrison of Ast~opo-
liza, the place recently seized by %e
Italians, surrendered and were accorI-
ed full military honors.
The American legation at Venezue-
la stated that the President of Vene-
zuela made complimentary mention in
his annual message to Congress of the
recent visit of Secretary Knox.
The blind workers in the Bristol,
England, Asylum for the Blind have
struck for a minimum wage. The
case has been taken up by the nation
al league for the blind.
NJ. Millikoff, leader of the Russian
Constitutional Democrats, was sus-
pended for 10 sessions of the Duma
for charging the minister of education
with murder.
King George and Oscar Hammer
stein exchanged warm handshakes at
the matinee at the London Opera
House in behalf of the League of
Mercy.
The Project of Police of Paris,
speaking at the funeral of a police
officer shot by a bandit, deplored the
tendency manifesting itself in all
countries recently to treat youthful
m~alefactors leniently.
An extensive concession of timber
and agricultural lands, accompanied
by fishing rights for 700 miles from
Manzanilla to Salina Cruz, has been
obtained by Japan from Mexico, it is
reported.
Bonnet and Dubois, leaders of the
Paris auto-bandits, were trapped in a
garage at Choisy-le-Roi and fought for
hours against police, gendarmes, troops
and armed civilians until finally their
retreat was blown up with dynamite.
Dubois was found dead; Bonnet,
known as 'the Demon Chauffeur
died as he was being taken to a hos
pital.
Out of II, 200 residents in the Jewish
quarter in Fee, capital of Morocco,
more than 1000 were rendered home
less by the raid of the rebel populace.
British seamen readily admit that
the American Senate committees in
quiry is bringing out the truth better
they should expect an English court
TO CO..
The Mormons at Macgrath, Alberta,
nave dSI6eu W give the pIuCeSuS vi oil
eggs laid on Sunday toward a fund to
rebuild the $4,000 tabernacle of Lat
ter Day Saints which was destroyed
by fire recently.
The Bremen reported sighting more
than $50 bodies Of Titanic victims
but didn't stop, as she could not care
for them.
Many soldiers and civilians were
killed in an encounter between strik-
ing textile workers and a detachment
of troops at Villa Nova de Gala, a sub.
urb near Oporto.
Assistant Superintendent Jouin OF
the Paris Detective Department was
killed and Chief Inspector Colmar
seriously wounded while trying to ar.
rest one of the gang of bandit anarch,
lists named Bonnet, near Paris.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
The Best Policy.

Three grocers have been fined $40
each for defrauding their customers
by the use of false scales and meas
ures. That is probably the least of
their punishment. There was evidence
that the frauds had been practiced for
a long time, and the offenders have
paid to the city but a small portion of
the money wrongfully obtained. But
the undesirable advertising given to
them will undoubtedly seriously affect
their trade in the future. Honesty is
the best policy"
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
Civil Service Examinations.

Next month the Civil Service Com
mission will hold examinations for ten
inspectors for the State Road Depart
ment. If there is any branch of the
States service that is in greater need
of competent inspectors, the need has
not been made apparent. When a road
goes to pieces within a year or two
after its completion, the responsibility
has been placed on the neglectful and
incompetent men employed to superin-
tend the work.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
Acres of Potatoes.

Anticipating that high prices will
prevail because of conditions in the
South, six Burlington County farmers
will plant LAPS acres in white pota-
toes. The growers are J. Aquila Jones,
Mount Holly; N. Eckard Austin, Lum-
berton; John o. Leary, Vincentown:
Charles Engle, ~Lumberton; John C.
Dudley, Hartford; Thomas Harrison,
Jacobstown. Mr.. Harrison will use an
automobile pillow that will urn 10 fur
rows at one time, do the work of so
horses, and with a capacity of hauling
1000 baskets of potatoes to market.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
France for Peace.

Cannes-France's attitude In world
politics was outlined by Premier
Poincare at the dedication of the
statue of King Edward, unveiled here.
He declared France would adhere to
the policy of peace King Edward had
laid down.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
LARK CARRIES COLORADO.
Defeats Wilson by 67s to 372 in State
Convention,

Colorado Springs, Col.-The Colo
RADIO Democratic State convention
went on record for Champ Clark for
President by a vote of 676 to 372.
The division was made by a resolu-
ton in the report of the committee,
of which eX-Gov. Alva w. Adams was
chairman, declaring for Clark. A min
GRITTY report made by DR.. Jefferson of
Denver preferred Woodrow Wilson as
second choice in case Clark's election
at Baltimore could not be effected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03

Rapid City. S. Dan increase of 2
cents assessment on each head of cat.
tie owned by members was decided
upon at the twenty-irst annual meet
ing Of the Western South Dakota Stock
Growers association.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
HOUSE CAN ADJOURN JUNE 1.

So Replies the Minority Leader to
Talk of a Prolonged Session.
Washington.-"There will be no
trouble, so far as the House is con-
cerned, in getting away from here by
June l." said Representative Mann.
Chaii man Moon of the Post Office
Committee, anxious to have the House
expedite the passage of the Post Of
fee appropriation bill and other legis-
lation, had expressed the fear that I'M
less greater progress was made Con-
gress would be prolonged.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03
A WATER WAGON DELUGE.
Hundreds of Chicago Saloons to Quit
for Lack OF Business.

for Lack OF Business.
Chicago SO popular has the water
wagon become in Chicago that saloon
keepers by the score are preparing to
quit business at once.
Never have so many drink dispens-
ers planned to throw aside the white
apron at one time. 1t was predicted
by saloon keepers themselves that 500
of more than 1000 owners of drinking
places will quit.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-03

EQU4ET
HOUR
Basis Of Worldly Happiness in
Right Mind and Heart
By REV. E. P. MARVIN

"A PROFESSOR in Princeton
N Theological seminary aston
A ished US by saying that nine
tenths OF the happiness or
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feet long the majority ran to ten feet and
the Democratic ballot in the Twenty-third
Assembly district was fourteen feet. In
tussle with those ballots before they could
read and mark them and in more than one
instance voters got them tangled up
around their feet and the pasted sections
OF the ballots came apart. In such circum-
stances they were provided with new bal.
lots. The long ballots were in four pasted
sections and the majority in three.
The printing company had been strug-
Cling with the ballots since the middle OF
last week, when the courts were asked to
reject further appeals by the Roosevelt
committee. Many Of the employees and
officials Of the printing company have
been at the Office constantly since last
Saturday In an effort to get the Ballots
out. One press feeder who had been on
duty sixty hours went to sleep yesterday
morning beside his press. Manager
Valentine was at the place constantly for
three days! The company began sending
out ballots several days ago, but the JOB
Of getting out the entire SOC, 900 ballots
for the city in time for the election
swamped the firm in spite OF Its expert
ence. ..'
At 1920 p. NJ the Independence League
ballots for. the Fourth. Seventh. Eighth.
Tenth. Eleventh, Thirteenth and Four
teenth Election districts Of the Sixth
Assembly district Manhattan. were de-
livered at the Union Market police sta
tion. Half an hour before the same party s
ballots for the Second. Third. Fifth, Sixth.
Ninth, Twelfth. Fifteenth and Sixteenth
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OHIO COMFORT FOR WILSON.
Progressive Democratic League Declares
Against q Ov. Harmon.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26.-At Il meet
ing held here to-day opponents of the
nomination of Gov. Harmon for the Pres-
dency. took action which may concentrate
this opposition In favor OF Woodrow VIII
son ...,
The meeting was held under the aus
pices OF the Ohio Progressive Democratic
League and was attended by its execu-
I'VE ooninlttee ana o,nets, Inc commitise
son and denounced Gov. Harmon who Is
not mentioned by name. hut referred to as
the 'only candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidential nomina-
ton from Ohio" and who is declared to be
:, pronounced reactionary," and who is
said to have refused to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket In 1896, gave II passive
support II any at all In 1900" and ''active
support only In those years In which he
Was a candidate himself"
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COLONEL GONE WEST.
Afraid A. He Departed That the Machine
Would DO Him Up Here.

Col. Roosevelt left town at ) r. N
yesterday for his weeks whirl through
the West He sat in the motor on Penn
sylvania electric train watching Motor
man Oscar Scanlo n as the train was guided
through tn @ tunnel. The Colonel reao he'd
the Pennsylvania station at ten minute.
to S. accompanied by Medill McCor,ricA
Of the Roosevelt Washington bureau.
Frank Harper. the Colonel's secr.tar.;
Francis ID. Carman of the Outtoot atti
and his faithful at tendance Of reporters
As crowd increased about him the Colo.
mel delivered his last speech { or he week
in New York.
, Il called up Commissioner Waldo .
short time ago" he barked in his bri,s
way. Il told him that volunteer watcher,
had been driven away from the primary
polls. Waldo was most polite about IT,
told me that he would do what he could
do. OF course now il. is too late to lindl
the mischief. Boys-here the Colonel
grew deadly serious-there never was a
more scandalous spectacle than the CON
dition Of the New York county machine
in running the Taft ticket in these pri-
ln@I'hs; FIRST they threw out our inspectors.
Then they drove Roosevelt watchers
from the polls. 1t is absolutely impossi-
BILE to get even an approximately honest
expression Of Republican opinion in this
State under such conditions
''steiCh n6Cie Ekdus VINO DOd6b
OF his friendship with Roosevelt, came to
extend the invitation to ride in the motor
car through the tunnel.
Bully, that's finel" barked the Colo
mel, and as the train was to pull out at
6O4 he moved for his seat. As he moved
forward he was asked il he would say
anything anout the primaries here il the
results were made known to him en- route.
NO. he said. Il don't expect to COM
ment on them at ALL"
Before the train pulled out Mr.. Nc
Cormick added this to the literature OF
the day: The Taft managers OF In
diana are guilty Of grand larceny
Earlier in the day yesterday the Colonel
devoted himself to speech writing. He
said he was pleased with his trip through
the town the night before. and took
fiing at the primaries.
This is wicked farce said he. The
bosses can change honest inspectors
whenever they want. We have no police
protection and no chance for an honest
count"
There Is nothing new In the law touch
ing the removal OF inspectors.
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INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT, 1853.
Campaign Manager Now Predicts Re-
nomination BY Larger Vote Than in 1908.

WASHINGTON, March 2o.--President Taft
gathered in twelve instructed delegates
to-day in addition to whatever number
he will get from New York. He also got
an Endorsement by the State committee
Of Arkansas.
Besides the election of four delegates
at large by the Indiana State conven-
ton. conventions were held in the Second
Georgia Eighth Alabama, Ninth Tennessee
and Eighth Mississippi districts, bringing
Mr.. Taft's total strength lup to 1888 dele
gates instructed and pledged for him.
Representative Mckinley, the Taft
manager. said tonight:
The election Of four delegates at large
instructed for President Taft Iis most
gratifying. The outcome OF this first
State convention in recognized Repub-
lican State cannot help but have great
weight with Republicans through out the
country who are looking for party success
in November.
an my Judgment the voice Of Indiana.
coupled with that OF New York. which
spoke to-day through its primaries. will
conclusively demonstrate to the kepubli-
cans of the country the futility Of further
opposition to the denomination OF Presi-
dent Taft.
Il am personally satisfied that President
Taft will he renominated at the Chicago
convention by a larger vote on the first
ballot than he was four years ago.
H. L. RenfNiel OF Little Rock, Ark. sent
this telegram to Representative Nc
Kinley:
state central committee has just in
dorsed Taft's administration on roll call
Of 81 to 8 and urged both State and Con-
gressional delegates be instructed to vote
Tor Taft as long as vote for President be
taken in the national convention. Great
enthusiasm prevailed"
The Taft headquarters was notified also
that the Republican Congressional COM
mittee Of the Eighth Ohio district to-day
indorsed Taft.
DECATUR. Ala. March 26.-The Repub-
licans OF the Eighth Congressional dis
trict in convention here to-day named
Taft delegates for Chicago. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing President Taft
and decrylng the candidacy Of Roose-
velt
JACKSON. Miss. March 26-The Re
publicans of the Eighth district split
on Taft and Roosevelt here day, hold
ing separate conventions in the same
hall and electing delegates to the Chi
cago convention.