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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
A FINE DRIVE.
Huson Maxim Completing Thorough
fare at Lake Hopatconq.

Huson Maxim Completing Thorough
fare at Lake Hopatcong.
Maxim drive, Lake Hopatcong, is
now nearing completion. This fine
roadway will extend from the pres
ent main road through to the extreme
end of Maxim park, where it will
connect with a road to be built by
the Hopatcong Park and Bear Pond
Land company and also the road that
is now in course of construction by
Byram township. Maxim drive will
follow the lake few hundred feet
back from the lake. 1t is expected
that this roadway will be completed
through from the borough of Hopat-
cong to Byram township during the
course of the summer. Hudson Maxim
hopes soon to conclude arrangements
for the extension of the roadway all
the way around the lake to Wood
port. When this is done there will
be a road clear round the lake and
it will be one of the most beautiful
automobile drives to be found any
where in the eastern states.
be one of the most beautiful auto
mobile drives to be found anywhere
in the eastern states.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
A TRAFFIC MlxuP.
Accident Results When Rig Was
Left on Wrong Side of Street.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bolitho, Of Tabor,
was in town Friday evening, and
drove up in front of Stiner's with her
horses nose pointing up street, on
the wrong side of the road. Just as
she was driving off William Flynn,
driver for Frank Miller, came down
the street and to avoid the trolley
had to keep close to the curb. The
result was that he hooked into Mrs.
Bolitho's front wheel and tore the
rim off. She hailed him into police
headquarters where there was live
ly argument on the subject of traffic
regulations.
Flynn claimed that she should have
gone on the other side of the street
if her horse was pointing .thatway
and she claimed that she had right
to drive up to the store. But most
of all she wanted to know howshe
was going to get home Flynns en-
ployer, however, solved the difficulty
by raiding a nearby wheelwright shop
and communicating a crippled wheel
which he wired up and the lady de-
parted with the best grace possible
under the circumstances.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
SUBURBANS BEATEN
BY SCORE OF a TO |
CrOWeII Pitches a Good Game
Against BrOnxities.

In a game marked by snappy field
ing by the visitors the Morristown
A. A. defeated the Suburbans, of the
Bronx, Saturday afternoon four to
one. Robert Crowell offieiated as
pitcher for Morristown and except for
one inning kept the visitors away
from the plate so far as the tallying
goes. He should have shut the New
Workers out but in the eighth inning
with two out Sippel singled and Shan
non dropped hit in center that got
by McDevitt and Sippel scored, Shan
non making three bases.
Crowell distinguished himself fur
ther by stealing home in the third
inning and making two hits out of
four trips to the plate, his TWO
failures being brought about by
shoestring catch of his Texas Lacquer
by Wolfe and by Scoppas sticking
his nit in the way of hotliner
aimed for his head, the ballsticking
to the glove.
Ahles got two hits out of three
trips to the platter, doubling in the
third inning and scoring on Doyle's
out and getting in another wallop in
the sixth that scored McDevirt. In
all Morristown hit Scoppa eleven
times safely and worked him for three
passes, while Crowell yielded seven
hits and famed seven batters.
Mclaughlin is out of the game for
a week or two with bad leg. SVEN
son was sent to left field and per-
formed well as a gardener.
The ScOre:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
JUMP VALUATIONS TO
SECURE HIGH SCHOOL
II Adopted Would Add Big
Sum to Annual Direct Tax.

On next Wednesday the people of
Morristown will have the opportunity
of voting upon the proposition ad-
vanced by the board of education
of bonding the town to the amount
OF $1o0,000 for erection and equipment
of high school building. Interest is
great in the scheme and it is beng
widely discussed pro and con. OF
course the financial end of the pro-
position is being looked into by the
property owners. Whether or not
they wish to add to their tax bur-
dens will be decided on Wednesday.
The cost of the site ranges from $685.
900 to $4,000 in addition.
The proposition to bond for $780,
900 means that interest on this
amount at four and one-half per cent.
must be added to the budget. This
increase will be $500 annually for
interest. To this must be added
$4,000 per year, the estimated cost
of maintaining the school and build
ing. In addition to this if the voters
say the bonds. are to be retired with
in thirty years the sum OF $4,000
must be set aside each year to meet
the payment. This makes a total
of $9,100 to raise by direct taxation
each year. OF course the interest
in few years goes down but the
repairs and up-keep, it is estimated
will offset this decrease.
There was raised for school pur-
poses in 1907 the sum of $31 800; in
1908, $21,500; 1909, 800; 1910,
$35,500; 1911, $3S,500. The school
board has already this year asked
for $47,390 and this amount does not
include anything to set aside as a
sinking fund to meet the bonds al
ready authorized to be issued this
year to the amount of $42,500.
Morristown's maximum tax rate is
now $20.16 per $1,000. To this the
county tax board may add SO per
$1,000, making the tax rate $23.16
per $1,000, but this additional three
points is optional with the county
board. Morristowns valuations ag-
gregate $11, 100000 and with this tax
rate will not quite raise what the
aldermen and the school board have
already asked for and not counting
in the 100 needed if the high
school proposition goes through, even
If the county board agrees to the ad-
ditional three points To meet this
additional amount it will be necessary
to increase the towns valuations by
about $3,000,000 and the town would
still have the tax rate of $23.16 per
$1,000. The state and county school
tax rate, too, will be increased in
proportion.
There is more or less criticism OF
Morristown's tax rate Dover, with
net valuation taxable of $4,000, 900 has
a rate of $23.16; Madison, valuations
of $3,700,000, has a rate of s15.93;
Summit, valuations of 11,700,O00
rate of $500; Montclair, valuations
500 100000, rate of $1730; Bloomfield
valuations of $11, 100000, rate $1,000;
South Orange, valuations of $500,
900, rate of $14.90; Plainfield, valu
ations of $25. 400, 900, rate of $3.50.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
CANDIDATES GALORE.
Many Aspirants for the Offices to be
Filled This Fall.

The coming primaries for county and
local offices promise to be the most
hotly contested of any held under the
new law. The most important office
to be filled is that of surrogate and
for which there are a number of
candidates. David Young, the present
surrogate, who is closing his third
term, is a candidate for re-nomina-
tion on the republican ticket; while
Nathaniel G. Toms and Andrew NJ
Guerin, of Morristowni William II.
Thompson, of Morris township, and
Guido G. Hinchman, of Dover, are
soliciting the support of their friends
for the same office. All are capable
men, with hosts of friends who will
find it hard to make a selection.
Former alderman John Gill believes
he has the nomination for the same
office on the democratic ticket
cinched, but Alderman Elliott, of
Dover. and A. C. BARLEY, of Bartley-
vile, are also candidates
For the five county commissioners
there is wealth of candidates.
Among the names mentioned for the
republican nominees are Augustus
Munson, of Rockaway; Freeholder
Harvey l.. Mills, Alderman William
H. Linder and Charles H. Vorholz
and j. Boyd Headley, of Morristown;
former sheriffs Orr and Ryerson,
Freeholders Estler, Oliver and Grimes,
e. W. Schoneberger, Edward f. Tot
ten, William Warren, John Moller,
Robert jenkins, John G. Welsh,
Charles M. Drake and others. The
democrats have about as many can
didates, among them being Road SUI
pervisor Michael p. Norris
There is little said about the as
sembly nominations so far. Mr.. Viii
lis will doubtless be re-nominated ac
cording to custom, and Frank ID.
Abel, of Morristown; Jacob j. Vree-
land, of Dover, and Robert d. Cornish
of Passaic, talked of. Former Assem-
blyman Burke and Freeholder Neigh
bour are talked of for the assembly
nominees on the democratic ticket.
The gruesome office of coroner
seems to have an attraction for a con
siderable number of persons among
them being Angelo ]. A. Bennell, OF
Morristown, and Charles Richards, oil
Dover, and Joseph r. Williams and
George Kitchens, of Wharton, for the
republican nomination.; while Law
renee Welsh, of Morristown, and
Hulet Saybolt are candidates for the
democratic ticket.
Although the primaries are two
months away, the would-be candidate
are working hard to land the coveted
prize.
To secure a fair representation OF
all parts of the county a convention
of the local committees is called fol
the 18th inst, to agree upon candi
dates to represent the Imaginary
districts. Whether the candidates
not securing the endorsement of the
committee will abide by its decision
is question. The plan is a wise on,
and aside from the personality of the
candidates would doubtless be salts
factory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
STATE CORPORATION LAWS.
A Valuable Work on the Subject by
Competent Authority.

David S. Crater, secretary of state,
has available for distribution an edi-
tion of the new compilation of the
general corporation act of New Jersey,
published by Soney& Sage, of New
ark, and prepared by j B. r. Smith,
who was until very recently assistant
secretary of state.
For many years it has been the
policy of the state to supply thepub-
lie with annotated editions of this
most important legislation, and it is
believed that to this policy is due
much of the credit for the splendid
financial condition which the state
has enjoyed for many years.
During the past years these editions
have been prepared by such eminent
corporation authorities as William
II. Corbin and later by James B.
Dill. Upon the death of Judge Dill,
Mr.. Smith undertook the preparation
of an edition to. take the place OF
the one now unfortunately no longer
available.
He has accordingly arranged a story
of corporate rights and liabilities I'M
der the general corporation act; a
running narrative told in simple
language, arranged in conformity
with comprehensive analysis, which
deals with every phase of corporate
character from the conception of the
corporation to it's dissolution. This
narrative is connected with the vari-
GUS sections of the act by cross ref
erences.
One of the most pleasing features
of the work is embraced in the first
chapter where Mr.. Smith gives ex-
preston to some original ideas
relative to the origin and function of
corporations. The author advances
the theory that corporations are mere
ly the result of scientific cooperation
He tears aside the curtain of mys-
terry, and artificial personality SO
long drawn about corporate bodies
and clothes these bodies in a TWEEN
tieth century raiment which identi.
fies each class and establishes its
origin.
The department of state is fortunate
in being able to secure so valuable
a work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.
State Medical Society Forms Organ
ization for That Purpose.

At the annual meeting of the State
Medical society, held at Spring Lake
last month, an extended discussion
of matters affecting the care of chill
dren brought out the need of gen
eral revision, systematization and a
more efficient organization of the
medical inspection of our public
schools. The state society unanimous
ously voted to appoint committee
which should thoroughly study this
broad and important subject, and
make such recommendations as it ap-
proved to the next legislature and
state board Of education. The COM
mittee is composed of DR.. Edward A.
Ayers, chairman, Branchville Dr.
William j Schauffler, president state
board of education, Lakewood; DR.. A.
Clark Hunt, state board of health,
Trenton; DR.. Joseph Macdonald, jr.,
publisher American Journal Sur
gerry" East Orange.
The striking feature of the meeting
of the state society, which by the
way, is the Oldest state society in
this country, was the general recog
milton of the great practical benefits,
both in health, school efficiency and
financial saving to parents that can
result from organized and thorough
medical inspection of pupils, and in
struction of teachers and parents in
hygienic, sanitary and preventive mat
ters. For every dollar expended in
this work by the taxpayers there
will be fully ten times that saved to
parents, and where many lives are
needlessly sacrificed without this
care, many will be, are being, saved;
and also the retardation of entire
classes by their sick members can be
avoided, and far greater efficiency
obtained for all concerned. Sussex
Register
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
MANY OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
1918 Appointments Affected If Cover
nor Resigns.

Some of the state appointments due
in 1913 and which are involved in
the question of the resignation of
Governor Wilson are as folloWs:-
Commissioner of labor to succeed Cen
eral Lewis T. Bryant, of Atlantic,
salary $4,000; chief of bureau OLA
Dor and statistics to succeed Winton
G. Garrison, of Essex, salary $4,000;
member, of the public utilities COM
mission to succeed Robert T. Will
Jams, of Passaic, salary $500; judge
of the court of errors and appeals to
succeed Judge G. D. w. Vroom;
member of the state board of equal
ization of taxes to succeed George
M. Mccarthy, of Hudson, salary $3,-
300; civil service commissioner to
succeed Colonel James r. Mulliken,
of Essex, salary $4,000; member of
the state board of health to succeed
DR.. Bruce s. Keator, of Monmouth,
salary $1,000; riparian commissioner
to succeed Henry T. Caullet, salary
800; member of the water supply
commission to succeed j. Henry
Bachelor, of Essex, $2,500; inland
waterways commissioner to succeed
Henry w. Schneider, OF Atlantic, sal
airy $4,000.
Another list of appointments will b
one member to each of the twenty
one county tax boards, the salaries
ranging from $1,000 in Essex and
Hudson down to $1,000 in the small
counties.
County judges are to be named in
Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Morris, Warren and Union counties,
and prosecutors of pleas in Atlantic,
Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Mercer,
Morris and Union counties. The sal
aries of the county judges range
from $500 in Essex and Hudson down
to $1,S00 in the small counties while
the prosecutors salaries are $4,000 in
Essex and Hudson and are scaled
down to $1,000 in the small counties.
These appointments all require the
confirmation of the senate and most
of the offices are held by republicans
There are many other appointments
of a minor character, such as mem
-bers of various state commissions
and boards also in the list.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
STOKES PRESENTS A PLAN.
The Former Governor Suggests EIec-
ton for Two Sets of Electors.

Former Governor Edward c. Stokes
suggests a working plan for the two
elements in the republican party.
he suggestion is that there be nomi-
mated two sets of electors, one for
Taft and one for Roosevelt, one to
be nominated by the convention un-
der the Geran act, and one by petit
tion, the electors to be thesame on
both tickets, with possibly one ex-
ception for purposes of identification,
although the fourteen can be the
same under our law. The republi-
can voters will either vote for the
Taft ticket or the Roosevelt ticket,
according to their preference, and if
at the close of the polls the Roose-
velt ticket receives more than the
Taft ticket, the electors will vote for
Roosevelt, and if the Taft ticket re-
ceives more than the Roosevelt tick
ct, the electors will vote for Taft.
This arrangement, of course, to be
arranged by an agreement to which
the electors shall be party.
This arrangement allows the people
to decide and is absolutely fair to
both candidates, because it takes no
vote from either, but enables either
one q them to secure the electoral
vote, with fifty-one per cent. of the
republican votes cast, provided, of
course, the republicans carry the
state.
In other words, it makes it easier
for each candidate to win than
though there were two sets of cleo
tors.
This method is constitutional and
fair, and permits every man to vote
his preference and principle.
1t would bring out a tremendous
republican vote and would elect re-
publican congressman, except in over
whelmingly democratic districts, and
republican legislature.
1t would remove from the campaign
unpleasant personalities, and would
enable republicans to make the fight
on the basis of the principles and is
sues involved-a most desirable con-
dition.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Its Necessity and Possibilities
as Outlined by Mr.. Sherman.

The necessity of physical education
in the schools is the subject of the
following article, prepared by Byron
G. Sherman, physical director of the
Young Mems Christian association:
1.-The necessity of educating chill
dren physically as well as mentally
during school life has been recognized
and advocated by many prominent
educators of ancient and modern
times, in this and other countries. OF
the ancient people who stood high
est, in education. in art and culture,
among all living nations We find the
Greeks, and of these the Athenians,
who combined the mental with the
physical training of their young long
before the Christian era, and achieved
results that stand before us to-day as
models in physical development, lit
erature and art The original Olym-
plan games started in the seventh
century before Christ, embraced not
only contests in the physical superior
ity of man against man, but at the
same time competitions in such men
tai activities as music, poetry dram
attic art, painting, sculpture, ETC., and
the winners in these contests re-
ceived the laurel wreath and were as
highly honored as those of the arena.
Even among the educators of the
fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries
we find recognition of the necessity
of physical training during the school
period. The French eSsayist Michael
Montaine, says: 1T is not soul, it
is not a body, that wearetraining up,
it is a man; we ought MOTTO divide
him into two parts, we arenot to
fashion one without the other
Coming down to the modern con-
ditions of life we find that the phys
ical education of the child becomes
more necessary than ever before.
The last census taken in all civilized
countries, shows in undisputed fig
ures the massing of the people in
large and closely congested districts.
The distinctly rural life with its many
and various opportunities for physical
activity and play, so necessary for a
clean and healthy life is thing of
the past.
Judging from the developments
now taking place in our schoolhouses
under the influence of new social
needs, it seems safe to prophesy that
the standard school plant of the fut-
ure will include the following accom-
modations:-
"Class rooms equipped with NOV
able seats and desks, spacious
kindergarten and a dignified audi
torium having a stage equipped with
practicable scenery, footlights and a
drop curtain. 1t will certainly have
- well-equipped gymnasium. There
will i;e,~some place in it where social
donoino Will. he feasible, IT will be
equipped with a kitchen, rooms for
the practice of domestic art and
shops for the training of the hands.
1t will include branch of the public
library, and have adequate offices for
the educational, physical training and
medical departments. The roof will
be paved and screened and equipped
for recreational purposes. The build
ing will occupy large park-like site
with space for games and athletic
sports. There will be sand piles for
the babies and benches under the
trees for the parents"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
EVOLUTION or A FENCE.
Ordinary Board Fence Now. Fully
Equipped Butcher Shop.

The evolution of board fence
separating two properties on Clinton
place has kept residents and users of
that thoroughfare Interested. 1t be-
gan when an italian leaned a few
boards against the fence and left
some odds and ends of furniture un-
der them. Then two supporting
posts were put up and space rooted
over. Following this the side and
back were boarded up and an auto
mobile stored under the shed thus
formed. Next a front was put in,
a window and door doing the trick
With this the building was used for
the storage of old clothes. After a
time the clothes were removed and
carpenter, working nights, put in
the floor and ceiled the sides. Fol-
lowing that the equipments of a
butcher shop were moved in and
now Hebrew is selling choice cuts
to his clientele. And it all started
from board fence.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
SAYS SCALES ARE WRONG.
Charles w. BowIby, ErstwhiIe lnspec-
tor, Thinks Storekeepers at Fault.

Charles w. Bowlby, Erstwhile lnspec-
tor, Thinks Storekeepers at Fault.
Charles w. Bowlby, of Dover, who
was appointed county inspector of
weights and measures by the board
of freeholders only to be removed
month later when the political
complexion of the board changed, is
making perfunctory attempt at per-
forming the duties of the office
while his case is being considered by
the court. He visited Morriston re-
Gently and says that out of twenty
five stores he visited in only one
place were the weights and measures
correct
But he hastens to add that there
were no serious defects and in only
one or two cases did he think the
storekeepers were knowingly using
wrong measures.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
MORRISTOWN A. A.
A CORPORATION
John j. Todd Turns Over Ball
Teams Affairs 10 Company.

With the incorporation of the Nor
ristown Athletic association this week
the baseball team maintained in this
town under the name of the Norris
town A. A. has been turned over to
the corporation by John ]. Todd, the
man who has managed the affairs of
the team
The incorporators of the associa-
ton are Vincent d. Roache, Harry G.
Callahan, Alfred F. Conway. Charles
P. O'Neil, Francis ]. Conway, John
]. Cullinan and William F. Cullinan.
The corporation has elected John j.
Cullinan, Harry G. Callahan and Fran
els j. Conway trustees for one year;
Charles P. O'Neil, president; Vincent
D. Roache, secretary; William F.
Cullinan, treasurer; Edward p Naugh-
ton, assistant manager. The choice
OF manager has not yet been made.
In statement handed this paper
Mr.. Todd says that the incorporation
of the Morristown Athletic associa-
tion has been in his mind for long
while. In fact, the papers were all
prepared months ago, and he was
simply waiting an opportune time to
put them into execution. He believes
this time has arrived, when the sched-
ule is practically completed for the
entire season, the players are all
under contract for the entire season
and the team is going well. His
main object in bringing about the in
corporation was to place baseball in
Morristown on a firm and lasting
basis which could not be accom-
plished while the baseball interests
were centered in one individual. At
his own request he was not elected
to any office in the Incorporated
club. He will continue to be inter-
ested as he has always been in the
national game and will be at all
times ready to give the association
the benefit of his advice and Snnnnrt
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-16
Unlque Garden Patch.

Thrlftiness Of MOrristown's italian
residents is shown by walk through
Flagler and Race streets where it
will be seen that every available
piece of land is being cultivated and
is yielding its crops of vegetables.
One man, who started the erection of
a house and got as far asthebuiIding
of the foundation walls, has even
planted garden within these cellar
walls and peas. beans and other yege-
tables are growing nicely within the
cellar.