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Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04
S. Conner, e. n. Davis.
President. Sec'y and Treas

President. Sec'y and Treas.
W00DBURY TRUST COMPANY
Woodbury. n. T., December 7th, 1911.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders
aud election of Directors viii be held at
their Banking House, Tuesday, January
9th, 1912. at 1.S0 o'clock P. NJ
e. H. DAVIS,
l2-I4-4t. Treasurer
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
SHOT BY BoYHooD ENEMY
Youth He Had Sent to Prison In 1870
Gets Bitter Revenge After
Many Years.

Denver, Col.-M. A. Root. member
of . Denver tobacco firm, was shot
and seriously wounded at his home
by a man he says he recognized AZ q
boyhood enemy Of Ripon, Wis. Root
was taken to the county hospital.
where it,was said there was q chance
for his recovery.
Root said the trouble started in
1870, shortly after he left school In
Wisconsin, when his home was robbed.
He said he recognised the burglar a.
James Divinney. He had Divinney
arrested and he was sentenced to the
penitentiary. At that time. Root de-
clares, Divinney swore vengeance.
Several times in the last fifteen
years, since he has resided in Denver.
Root has been attacked. shot and once
locked In his safe and nearly suffo-
Gated. On each occasion Root de-
clares he recognized his assailant "a
Divinney.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
GIRLS LIKE YANKEE HUSBANDS
FrauieIn MohIau the Latest to Show
Appreciation Of Their Superior
Qualities.

Berlin.-Alliances between German
men of title and American girls dow
cred by Millionaire fathers have been
steadily increasing for forty years or
more. The supply Of American heir
esses has. however. never been large
enough to meet the demand among the
poverty-stricken aristocracy of the
fatherland. so that of late years the
daughters of the wealthy bourgeoisie
have been accepted. But in the mar
riage recently at Dusseldorf Of Roy 8.
McElwee, formerly of Indianapolis.
Ind. but now Of Berlin. with Fraulein
Ellen Mohlau the world sees another
of the rapidly multiplying illustrations
Of the modern tendency Of the Ger
man heiress to throw herself and her
fortune at the feet OF an American
husband.
The par value of the American hus-
band may keep on depreciating among
American girls who live in Europe.
but It is a fact that the wealthy girls
among the middle classes of Germany
infinitely prefer an American man
even to q scion of the most ancient
German nobility. And It Is interesting
to note that parental approval follows
their preference. The American has
the reputation Of making the best hus-
band. He is more considerable and
more faithful to his marriage VOWS.
He does not isolate his middle-class
wife from her family and relatives as
the German aristocrat does.
Fraulein Mohlau's' father. Adolph
Mohlau. Is q wealthy manufacturer of
Dusseldorf. a royal councillor Of COM
merce and president Of the Dusseldorf
chamber of commerce. His daughter
is pretty and accomplished. being an
excellent musician and an expert
horsewoman. She IL credited with
having had numerous opportunities to
marry German men Of title.
Mr.. McElwee IL the son Of Metho-
dist minister Of Indiana.
Mr.. McElwee returned to America
for a course at Columbia university.
but is now permanently established In
Berlin. He acted fer a while as pri-
vate secretary to Andrew d. White
when Mr. White was ambassador to
Germany.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
WOMAN ON BENCH
Justice, DAILY City, CAL, Teaches
Marshal a Lesson.
Had Officer Jailed for Contempt Of
Court-SIx Months She Was a
Stenosrapher for Prominent
San Francisco Attorney.

DAILY City, Cal.-"Arrest him for
contempt of COURT" The order came
from a slender young woman, some
what excited, it is true. who had just
arisen from her seat on the bench. The
him" in question represented six
feet Of indignant official manhood
glowering at her.
Arrest him." she commanded again.
Il can't" stammered a deputy con.
stable to whom the words were ad-
dressed as he looked covertly at the
bulk of his prisoner to be. You see
I've just resigned"
Then I'll take him to Jail myself"
announced the girl And she would
have done 1t in all probability II she
had had to, but it wasn't necessary.
At any rate, Miss Jess won that
fight as she has won others in the
courtroom and elsewhere, and has be-
come a figure in the affairs Of her
home community and in the state. 1t
happened this way: There Is no long
er a bar to women holding office in
California, and In due time Miss Jess
was appointed city recorder OF DAILY
City, across the San Mateo county
line. Now the Office carries with 1t the
duties and powers Of a justice and
Miss Jess found herself suddenly the
arbiter of the minor legal and GRIM
inal difficulties of the place.
There were men In DAILY City. how
ever, who felt that It was not Just the
thing to be bossed by woman, and
among them was the marshal
With the lawyers it soon became an
other story. To one she remarked
candidly: IF you don't know the law
you had better learn something about
it before you appear in a courtroom
sacred to its usages." After that they
let her alone.
With the marshal and certain other
officials 1t was different He had been
ordered to act promptly in a case In
which q Civil war veteran had been
swindled out of his savings. The mar
shall had been given the warrant, but
he loitered and the culprit remained
free. Then Judge Jess summoned him
before her.
why haven't you served the war
rant on this man Simpkins? coldlJ
Intercepted the girlish judge.
Cant find him around here" thu
marshal muttered angrily.
you haven't been making any'ver!
strenuous effort that I can see." re
sponded Judge Jess acutely. "Wh!
cont you go to San Francisco and az
prehend him theref"
The marshal stood at bay. I'm no
going to San Francisco to find him,
he uttered finally, the veins In hi
forehead working with volcanic wrath
IF you want him you can send tn
sheriff of San Mateo county for him
haven't time to 60 on such chasea
anyhow"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
BULLDOG STOPS TRAM LINE
Canine Mounts Drivers Platform Of
London Car and Forces Him
to Leave.

London.-An amusing story OF how
a bulldog held up train. along with
the driver. conductor and passengers.
in Newcastle. is told by the Daily
Sketch.
The tram was going from desmond
to the Central railway station when
the bulldog, a large specimen Of its
kind, mounted the drivers platform
and defied all efforts at dislodgment.
It growled and showed its teeth. and
though the driver held his post for
some time the dog at last became so
threatening that he beat a retreat to
the rear platform
The passengers also retired in the
face of such formidable foe. leaving
the bulldog In undisputed possession.
Finally the tram was manipulated
from the rear platform into the sheds.
where a few buckets Of water sufficed
to coax" the intruder from its strong
hold.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
CARING FOR GRAVES

The wire frames are then scraped
with wire brushes, bent and twisted
back into their original shapes and
dipped into an immense tank Of ben
zine to cleanse themA As they emerge
from the benzine bath, bright and
clean, they receive their final treat
ment, q dip into q tank of green paint.
and then are once more ready for the
market and are resold to the flor
lists.
All of the refuse that comes from
the frames is cremated. A crematory
of the Colorex type. burning liquid oil.
IL maintained on the premises for this
purpose. Some of the wire frames are
50 badly bent and twisted that they
are beyond repair. and these are
thrown into q dump heap In the rear
Of the lot. Four tons Of the wire
refuse accumulates monthly and the
material is carted to one Of the big
iron foundries In Kings county and
there transformed into sash weights
for windows.
OF the 100000 floral designs that
are used at funerals In New York
every year. there are about 1900 diff.
ferent styles and sizes. ranging all
the way from the simple wreath. or
Cross, for probably one dollar COM
plete, to q miniature locomotive and
tender, ~ inches long.
The working materials that are used
extensively in the manufacture of the
funeral emblems, besides the wire
frames, are moss, toothpicks. butch
ers' skewers. tinfoil and white
pigeons.
In addition to the millions Of flowers
used every year on funeral designs
there IL q large demand for white
doves" emblematic Of purity. For
these doves" pure white pigeons are
substituted. Sometimes the market
goes shy, for the pigeons feathers
must be pure white. without a trace
of color. The hotels. clubs and res.
taurants get the meat for squads. and
sometimes quail ORDERS" and the tax
idermist gets the skin and the feath
err.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

of France in the world will sooner or
later be the inevitable consequences
of the sterility of our nation"
The number Of births last year, &C
cording to M. Klotz. was only 742.114
in the whole of France, against $751;
274 a decade ago. In 1907 and 1911.
he said, the deaths exceeded the
births. This was. he continued. dan
ger tn the country, placing France In
a situation of inferiority in compari-
son with the other great nations.
The lower birth rate, while a per-
picking phenomenon among all civi.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Hugh Kenney Utilities Remnants
of Costly Emblems.
For Forty.fvs Years Brooklyn Man
Has Removed Discarded Wire
Frames From Cemeteries In
Gotham and Elsewhere.

New York.-More than S1,500.0 900 II
spent every year In Greater New York
city for floral emblems for funerals.
and 1t is said that 200.0 900 designs are
annually sent to the cemeteries. What
becomes of them? The flowers fade
and wither; the wind and rain help to
scatter broadcast the leaves ana
petals, but the wire framework. the
moss and the tinfoil remain to litter
up the most carefully kept cemetery
unless they are disposed Of after serv-
ing their purpose.
New York city IL reputed to nave
the most beautiful and best Kept
cemeteries in the world, and 1t Ii be-
cause they are cleaned out frequently
and their aspect not marred BY Cd
jectionable dumps Of discarded Moral
emblems.
For forty-nve years Brooklyn man
has removed from the cemeteries the
discarded wire frames and their &C
cumlated debris and today. with the
assistance of his seven sens. he claims
not only all of those Of South Orange
in New Jersey and Kenisco and Wood
lawn above New York city.
This man, Hugh Kenney, receives
no pay from the cemeteries for this
work His teams or auto trucks call
ut the cemeteries at regular intervals;
at the larger and better grades -
often as every three weeks. but at
the smaller cemeteries only once In
six months. From each cemetery ne
removes from one to six wagon loads
of the discarded floral emblems and
takes them to his plant In Brooklyn
Here 80 men are employed. who
handle the refuse as 1t arrives. Al
wagon load after wagon load comes
from the cemeteries their contents are
| dumped into the large vacant 10,
which forms q part Of the plant. and
the crew of men. armed with SHARP
knives, pincers and wire cutters
tackles the weatherbeaten. faded
pieces. and one by one they are strip
ped. The tinfoil and moss are rip
ped away and the stems. natural and
artificial. are pulled from the moss
backing, until the wire framework II
cleared.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
DISCUSS FREEDOM OF AIR
Jurists OF the World Are Torn Over
Sovereignty Of Space Above
Territory.

London.-In the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries the jurists OF
the world poured forth learned
treatises ON the freedom Of the seas
and In those days Englishmen were
the great champions Of the doctrine
Of mare liberum, while the Continental
scholars upheld the notion Of mare
clausum.
Today the jurists of the world are
busy with the discussion Of the free
dom of the air. and the roles are
reversed. English professors almost
unanimously maintain the doctrine OF
sovereignty over the air. space above
the territory. while their colleagues
abroad insist that the state has no
dominion.
The need for the assertion OF state
sovereignty is implicitly recognised In
our aerial navigation act Of 1911.
which empowers the government to
interdict flying over any area when 1t
chooses.
At the same time the principal OF
state sovereignty does not interfere
with the right Of innocent passage
through the air which the comfy and
intercourse of nations require.
Subject only to precautions neces-
sary for the safety of the subjacent
population and public security liberty
to fly over the land will doubtless be
accorded by the state to foreigners
a. well as nationals.
The position will be similar to that
taken up In regard to territorial wa
tiers, says the Law Journal. through
which there Is q right of innocent pas.
sage to all vessels. though they are
subject to the dominion Of the neigh
boring state.
In fact, the air turidically resembles
not the open ocean, but the marginal
sea.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
THIEVES AHEAD TWO 70 ONE
London shopkeepers Give suffrasettes
Window Smashing Score-Women
Are Still at Il.

London.-The window smashing
campaign inaugurated by the suffra-
Rettes continues merrily. Although
It is a serious matter to the shop
keepers. some Of them manage to
keep up their spirits during the ordeal.
A we'll known cigarette shop in
Bond street which has had the mis-
fortune to suffer window breaking by
burglars as well as by suffragettes,
shows the following sporting notice
In it's window:
Our window has again been broken
by burglars. The score now is
Burglars 2, Suffragettes 1. Burglars
are leading by one point"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Weird Adventure Of Engineer off
Coast of China,
nsamsn supposed to Have Been
Drowned Climbs Aboard Deserted
Vessel and Wonders at the
Mystery Of Sailors Fate.

New York.-If Banzai. the Japanese
POODLE and priced possession OF Will
lam Tweeddale, chief engineer OF the
Tweeddale, chief engineer OF the
British tramp steamer Atholl, now ais
eharging her far East cargo at the
American docks, Staten island, could
talk he would unfold strange tale OF
TIE southern Pacific. But the story OF
how Banzai came into the possession
q Chief Tweeddale IL strange enough
tale in itself. Before joining the
Atholl, Tweeddale was second en-
gineer Of the tramp steamer Viscar,
and were that steamers log to be mao
ana the pages turned back to a year
go the drowning at sea OF banzais
owner would be noted.
I'm o drowned man and thats al
thsre II to It," remarked Tweeddaie 70
reporter, as he began the story OF
Bansai. II haven't seen the Viscar
since tho night I was drowned In the
South Pacific. but I've heard from my
old chief, and he says I'm carried on
the log as drowned, and that the VIE
cars log is truthful in all things, ana
drowned must remain.
TT was about this time last year
that was drowned The Viscar had
touched In at Japanese ports and was
licking her way south to Singapore.
] had just been relieved Of my watch
below by the third and had gone to
the rail for breath Of air. The night
vas sitting hot, and whether had
got too much heat or what don't
know, but I was taken with sort OF
limiting spell.
Il came to with q sudden shock I
vas in the water.
1T dawned on me mighty quick that
10 one had seen me 60 overheard and
hat II might be a couple Of hours be-
ihee I was missed. / shouted bit
more and then l began to save my
beeath and swim.
Well, sir. / had some funny
thoughts. First I began to wonder
how long I could keep up, and decided
that by taking things easy ! was good
for i've or six hours and daylight. for
had gone overheard at midnight !
mas beginning to tire q bit, and 1t
uas something Of an effort to keep
eating.
Then, sir, I saw q sight that brought
howl Of Joy out my lungs. Sweep
iag along toward me. with all sails
Get was a one-masted vessel. / began
% swim toward her. yelling Help
VERY few strokes, but not an answer
mg cry did l hear. ! thought II
strange. for the vessel was almost on
me. but 1t wasn't for me to wonder
about such things with chance for
We 90 near at hand, and so l bumped
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

the authorities having come to the
conclusion that the bayonet was OBJ
solete in modern warfare. The aver
age opinion of the army. however.
soon made itself felt, and the first
order was countermanded and the rife
was ordered with the bayonet. but
the bayonet was not Of the ordinary
size but really q sort OF knife. In
subsequent orders the bayonet was
not questioned.
1t is interesting to speculate what
the Bulgarian fortunes might have
been without the bayonet
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

Then" she said, you force me to
order your arrest for contempt Of
court You have shown the bench I'M
mistakable contempt in open court.
and as a sentence you must pay $50
or remain one day in Jail. Which do
you choose?"
The marshal scowled until his black
eyebrows met But he answered in
a voice hoarse with passion:
PAY $50! Well. guess not See
you"
That is why the marshal Of DAILY
City came to be arrested and that Is
why things have gone more smooth
ly In the courtroom Of the first WON
an justice.
Six months ago Judge Jess was a
stenographer in the office Of promi'
nent San Francisco attorney. She
lived in DAILY City.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
DEAD JAPS ON SHIP

alongside as the boat came by me.
Luckily saw a rope hanging over the
side and got hold of 1t, or I'd never
be in New York or any other earthly
harbor this day. Finally, with one
last awful effort, drew myself over
the side and fell in a heap on the
deck. sat up with start and there
was blooming puppy dog what had
been licking the side of my face. That
there pup was Banzai.
well, sir. had come aboard into q
pretty mess. The vessel was q one
sticker and was running under main
sail. topsail and jibs. but not sign Of
q human being did / see. got up
and went aft, and there doubled up
near the wheel was a dead Jap. The
fellow was curled up like a fellow
who fallen asleep and had tried to
keep himself warm by rolling into Q
ball.
Il went down into the cabin and
there stretched out on the floor were
four more Japs. 1t certainly gave me
the creeps to look at them. They all
had the same CHASTITY expression on
their faces and the same wild look
in their eyes as the fellow up on deck.
I looked about expecting to see signs
of a struggle, but everything was a.
ship shape as could be.
The more I looked at those dead
men the more the idea stuck to me
that they had seen something that had
literally frightened them to death
What 1t was you can guess AZ well al
me. I've often tried to figure out
an explanation of those dead Japs
but it's beyond me. The bodies were
in a good state Of preservation. &C
the men couldn't have been dead long
We'll. the first thing I did was tr
heave those Japs overheard.
81 kept on westward for about foul
days and then late one afternoon
sighted q steamer low down on thu
horizon. Then I saw the steamer be
ginning to slow down. / ran up a
close as could and they lowered
away q lifeboat to reach my ship Al
soon as It pulled alongside I picked
up BanZai and jumped into thu
boat and was taken to the steamer
The sailboat journeyed on as had lef
! her. all sails set and heading into thu
| setting sun. She was q ship o
mystery. Where she came from, wha
had happened to her crew and wher'
she went I don't know and nevel
will"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
John D. 10 Busy at Golf.

Tarrytown. N. Y.-John d. Rookie
Teller is making the most Of his spare
time. playing golf every morning and
taking long automobile rides every az
ternoon. Week days he drives his
car around to the North Tarrytown
high school each afternoon and in
vites four or five of the teachers for
a ride. He takes them up through his
estate and tells them some OF his
plans for identifying the place. The
drives generally last about two hours.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
BAYoNET THOUGHT OBSOLETE
We Made by Bulsarians During the
ealkan War Wakes Up British
Experts-

London.-It is curious 20 think that
us bayonet. which has played so
szeat part In the Bulgarian victories.
night not have been In existence II
ne military experts Of the kingdom
had had their way.
N 1892. in the Bulgarian scheme of
mooern armament. the Mannlicher
- were orderd without 3ayonets,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
FRENCH BIRTH RATE LOWER
Minister Of Finance Sees Great Peril
to Nation In Decline In Number
Of Children.

Paris.-The birth rate OF France
was lower by more than 100000 IN
1911 in 1901. Louis Klotz, minister
Of finance. announcing this fact to the
commission on depopulation at It's
first session, said:
Military inferiority, economic inferi-
ocity, and the diminution OF the power
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

lized people was. the minister said. a
greater problem IN France than else
where. The births exceeded the
deaths of 1910 in Germany by S79.113.
In Austria Hungary by 573,72G. In
Great Britain by 413,77s and in Italy
by 461,771. but in France by only II.
41S.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Insane Woman Leaps to Death.

Boston.-Mrs. Lizzie Fee. a wealthy
woman, while suffering from the
hallucination that she was being pur-
sued by burglars, desperately attacked
and seriously wounded three women
attendants in her house. An over
turned lamp fred the building and
Mrs. Fee jumped to death from win
dow on the top floor, clutching her
boarded wealth In her hands.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
DEER IN A CROWDED STREET
Animal StartIes Pedestrians In clncin-
natl Until Finally Caught by Mem
Der Of Salvage corps.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-Shortly after noon
recently the crowded down town
streets were thrown into confusion
when a deer ran down Walnut street
and turned into Seventh avenue. The
animal finally plunged through large
plate glass window. Emil Stagnaro Of
the Salvage corps, with a number OF
firemen. captured the animal
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Fathers Admiration.

Mrs. Shortley was discussing the
latest fashions with young lady
caller.
did you say your husband was
fond of those clinging gowns. Mae?"
Yes, he likes one to cling to me for
about three years" - Lppincott'e
Magazine. "
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Very Much So.

when Mrs. Jibbetts was asked why
she neglected her friends so, she gave
a bald excuse"
What was it,"
THE baby"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Man. 81. Takes Iona Ride.

Hot Springs, Wa horseback ride.
possibly the longest on record for a
man Of his years, was taken by Fred
erick Aver, Of Boston. aged ninety
two. The distance covered was "a
miles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

Public sentiment shou Id be against II, and we be-
lieve II is. there be ny ladies' should
have to suffer with headaches and neuralgia ce-
pecially when Hunts Lightning Oil gives sucb
prompt relief. II Is simply question of getting the
lad es try IL. All druggists sell Hunts Lightning
OIL in sc and Soc bottles. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14

Gives Him a Chance to Pursue.
THE best way for a girl to catch
a man is by running away from him."
That's right, there's no danger OF
her beating him out In a hobble
skirt"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Suspicious Of Full Dinner Pail.

Chester, .Pa.-When William TEX.
man. watchman at a metal plant, no
ticed James Pratt, q workman. fairly
staggering under the weight Of his
big tin dinner pail as he left the
works, the Waterman became SUSPECT
GUS and took the pail away. When
the lid was removed 1t was found 70
be filled with copper. Pratt was
arrested.