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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07

1000 majority and elect three Demo-
cratic Assemblymen and Democratic
Senator. Congressman Scully is re-
elected in the Third district.
fEoters were waiting in line for pol
&hg places to open in many towns and
cities, and reports from throughout
the State indicate an unusually heavy
vote during the forenoon.
Forty per cent. of the registered
vote in Camden county was polled by
IL o'clock, while in Jersey City half
of the vote was polled before IL.
A general misconception of the new
election law, which led citizens to ne
glect to register in October, after hav-
ing voted at the September primaries,
resulted in the disfranchisement of
probably 1000 residents of Hudson
county alone. The loss affects more
Democrats than Republicans because
comparatively few Of the latter par
ticipated in the September primaries.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
DO YOU KNOW?

The Government is anxious to have q
mail box placed at the door of every
residence and Office in the city of
Bridgeton.
For some time the newspapers have
been talking about the Mail Box Bill,
and the recommendation OF the Post
master General made in his 1911 annual
report. Ihe recommendation was,
That after December 3lst, 1912, de-
livery of mail by city letter carriers
shall be made only at such residences
and places of business as provide at the
door or entrance suitable receptacles
for its deposit.
Postmaster Davis is also desirous of
having suitable receptacle at every
house and office in Bridgeton as the
carrier is often obliged to wait and
thereby wastes much valuable time.
The consequence is, one is obliged tO
wait longer for ones mail to be de-
livered The carriers of the city of
Bridgeton have of late been taking ac-
count of the number of receptacles on
their respective routes and we will
have to confess that our city is in great
need Of this article.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
A CHANGE IN
PENSION BUSINESS

On Monday last the pensioners of
peared before the various notaries,
executed their pension vouchers and
some of them have already received
their checks from the pension agency
in Philadelphia.
This will be the last time the long
continued practice will be followed.
In the future the pensioners will not
be required to visit their favorite no
tary, make a certain affidavit and have
their signature attested by one or
two witnesses as the case may be.
The pension legislation of last Con-
for the future will be different entire
ly. Many of the pensioners on Mon
day expressed themselves as sorry
that the change had been made. ALI
of the old soldiers have rather looked
forward joyfully to this day of getting
together and talking over old times
while they were having vouchers filled
in.
The procedure in future will be
quite different The voucher and it's
execution by a notary public are done
away with, thus saving the veteran
the cost of execution. The pension
check for the next three months pay
will be sent to the pensioner in place
OF the voucher, and when the next
pension day arrives all the veteran
will have to do will be to sign his
name on the back of the check and
get two friends to do the same, GER
tifying that they know him and that
he is the right man to draw the PEN
sion. He will then cash the check,
and in due course it will find it's way
to the United States treasury and be
filed as receipt for the pension. All
the work of issuing and filling out the
vouchers is thus saved the Pension
Department.
Under the same new law the pen
sion agencies scattered throughout
the states will be abolished and the
work concentrated in one agency at
Washington, D. c.. How the change
will operate is a matter of conjecture.
That it takes away much of the work
is certain, but many think the new
method will open the way to fraud
and that there will be many and vex-
atious delays.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07

the 3S electoral votes of that State
over to their candidate.
A surprising late development was
the wiping out of the apparent lead of
President Taft in Vermont and New
Hampshire. In both of the States
Governor Wilson appeared to have the
advantage, the issue being between
himself and the President, Roosevelt
being third
The Democrats elected Governors
in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri
Monttna, New Mexico, Nebraska, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee
Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Oregon reported at midnight that
its electoral vote had been awarded
Governor Wilson by a plurality over
Roosevelt of about 10000.
Illinois reported a probable victory
for Roosevelt by $4,000, although
Dunno, the Democratic candidate for
/ Governor, was elected by a plurality
exceeding that figure.
Indications from Kansas at mid
night were that the result would not
be known until Thursday. Reports
from about one-half the State showed
that Wilson and Roosevelt were not
very far apart in the totals received,
but with the chances fayorng Roose-
velt, and that Taft was a bad third,
having polled, it was estimated at
Topeka, less than one-third the Re-
publican vote,
In Iowa it appeared from the re-
turns at midnight that Wilson, Taft
and Roosevelt We're running a close
race on the returns received at Des
: Moines an hour earlier. The chances
favored Roosevelt.
In Wisconsin, incomplete returns
received up to IL o'clock indicated
that Wilson had carried that State by
a small plurality over Taft, who
seems to have led Roosevelt.
From Nebraska, the report came at
midnight that both Wilson and the
Democratic State candidates had been
elected.
In Massachusetts the returns indi-
Gated plurality for Wilson of about
30 900 and for Foss, a Democratic can
didate for Governor, of $4,000.
The Democratic plurality in Ohio
was estimated at midnight to be all
the. way from $4,000 to 100000, with
President Taft about splitting the re-
mainder of the vote with Roosevelt.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
new JERSEY.
ALL DEMOCRATIC.
Wilson Sweeps the Sta|e
Heavily.
SENATE IS De tMOCRAT|C
Both Houses of the Legislature
Will Be in Hands of the
Democrats.

Returns from New Jersey, with
many of the counties reported by a
few voting divisions, indicate that the
home State of the President-elect has
stood by him most Loyalty. From the
returns a plurality of something like
$4,000 is indicated, with Roosevelt
running second and Taft left far be-
hind. In Hudson county, one of the
Wilson strongholds, several thousand
voters were unable to vote because of
a misapprehension Of the registration
law, but the county nevertheless, has
given the Governor fully $4,000 plur-
atty
The Democrats seem to have car
ried IL of the IL Congressional dis
tricts, and John J. Gardner, in the
Second, is probably beaten by J.
Thompson Baker by 250O. In the
First William J. Browning appears to
have won, but there is doubt as to the
election, with Colonel d. Stewart
Craven, Democrat, and Frank B. Jess,
Roosevelt Progressive, running close.
Camden county appears to have given
Browning plurality of but 1000,
while Salem county has given Craven
a large plurality and Gloucester is a
stand-off. Congressman Thomas j.
Scully, Democrat, appears to be re-
elected by safe plurality in the Third
and Allen B. Walsh, the Democratic
candidate, in the Fourth.
The Democrats appear to have won
five of their six candidates for the
Senate, giving them majority OF two
in that body, with the seven hold-over
Senators. The Democrats have elect
ed Peter McGinnis, in Passaic. Bur-
lington is in doubt, but chances fav-
oring B. H. White, Republican, or
William B. Shedaker, Progressive In
Cape May county Harry c. Wheaton.
Democrat, won by 800 plurality over
L. M. Cresse, Republican, and w. H.
Bright, Progressive Middlesex coun-
ty has elected Dr. William E. Ramsey,
Democrat. Hunterdon elected George
F, Martens, Democrat, and Sussex, S.
w. Munson, Democrat.
Incomplete returns give Wilson H.
900; Roosevelt, 5000. and Taft, 5000
in Passaic county, which is usually
Republican and went against Wilson
for Governor in 1910.
Indications are that Wilson has
swept Hudson county, leading Roose-
velt, who is running second by 8 to l..
He will have majority over both
Roosevelt and Taft, and estimated
plurality over Roosevelt of 10000.
Taft and Roosevelt are giving Will
son close fight in Essex The Smith
machine apparently cut Wilson. Early
returns indicate Taft will carry New
ark
Middlesex county will give Wilson
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
ROOSEVELT COMES
IN SECOND PLACE
Roosevelt Has 1O5 Electoral Votes
With Only Is for Presi.
dent Taft.

In a Democratic landslide having
engulfed almost the entire country,
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic
nominee, was yesterday elected Pres
ident of the United States over Presi-
dent Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
The indications early today pointed
to the largest plurality ever given a
Presidential candidate in this coun-
try-not excepting the record break
ing one of 100000 for Roosevelt in
1904. Wilson will probably have the
largest majority of electoral votes
ever given a President; he is already
assured of 395 votes, with the chances
favoring him in other States. He
carried 81 States.
Colonel Roosevelt secured more
electoral votes than President Taft,
the exact figures being in doubt, but
probably 105 against Is for Taft.
The President appeared to be stron-
ger in some of the Eastern States
than the Colonel, particularly in New
York State, where the President left
the Colonel on the whole vote by
about 41,000 votes. The 16 electoral
votes of three States are in doubt
In the Western States, however,
Colonel Roosevelt received more votes
than the President. Apparently he
polled a greater percentage of the
popular vote as well as the electoral
vote.
In New York William Sulzer, the
Democratic candidate for Governor,
was elected by a plurality of about
100000. Hedges, the Republican Gu
bernatorial candidate, led Straus, the
Progressive candidate, by about 5O,-
600, although Straus ran far ahead of
him in the city of New York, in Erie
and Syracuse.
The States carried by Governor
Wilson were:
Alabama, 10; Arizona, 8; Arkansas,
8; California, 13; Colorado, 6; Con-
necticut, Z; Delaware, 8; Florida, 6;
Georgia, IA; Indiana, Is; Kentucky,
13; Louisiana, 10; Maine, 6; Maryland
8; Massachusetts, 1S; Minnesota, 12;
mississippi, 10; Missouri, 18; Mon
tant, A.; Nebraska. s., Nevada, 3; New
Jersey, IA; New Mexico, 3; New York,
45; North Carolina, IL; North Dakota,
.; Ohio, "a; Oklahoma 10; Oregon,
8; Rhode Island, 5; South Carolina, 9;
Tennessee, Il; Texas, 20; Virginia,
II; West Virginio, 8; Wisconsin, 10.
Total, SO States, 395 electoral votes.
Roosevelt has carried:
illinois, 20; Iowa, 10; Kansas, 10;
Michigan, 15; Pennsylvania, 3S. Total
for five States, 1Q5 electoral votes.
Taft has carried:
Idaho, 4; Utah, 4; Vermont, 4; Wy
oming, 3. Total, four states, 10 cleo
toral votes.
Late returns from Pennsylvania in
dicate a great uncertainty as the oc-
tual result there, but the Roosevelt
people have good ground for their
claim that the final figures would turn
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
Laning's plurality 191.
Use Aliens FOOt-Ease

the antiseptic powder to shake into the
shoes. Makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. Relieves painful. swollen. ten
der. sweating. aching feet and takes
the sting out Of corns and bunions.
Sold everywhere, zec. DON'T accept any
substitute. Sample FREE. Address,
AlfNH q. Olmstsd. Ls Roy. N. Y.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
This II an Easy Test

Shake Aliens Foot-Ease in one shoe
and not in the other, and notice the
difference. Just the thing to use when
rubbers or ovsrshoes become necss-
sary. and your shoes seem to pinch
Sold everywhere. z5c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen q. Olmstsd. Ls Roy. n. Y.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
WHITAKER IS
ELECTED MAYOR
Has 147 Plurality Over MIR.
BamfOrd.
CONTEST WAS CLOSE
Whitaker Poll, d 1868 Votes to 1921
Votes for Ramford- Clear
Majority.

Councilman Arthur G. Whitaker
was yesterday elected Mayor of the
City of Bridgeton for a term of three
years to succeed Mayor George Hamp-
ton. The vote in the city was as
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07

'FHHos*1kOH
The contest was a close one. Viii
taker carried seven of the ten voting
precincts, was tied with Bamford in
two precincts, and lost the second
precinct of the Second ward by II.
The vote in the City on Mayor was
as follows:
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-11-07
COUNC|lMEN
ELECTED TUESDAY
William 7. Laning Elected
for Two Years.
]. NJ. LANIAG AND FOX
Two Republican ConnciImen and
One Democrat Are
Elected.

Three members of City Council
were elected yesterday in Bridgeton,
two Republicans for the full term of
three years each to succeed Arthur
c. Whitaker and Elmer d. Ogden, and
one Democrat to fill the unexpired
term of the late John ~ Glaspell.
The three year term candidates and
their total votes in the city were as
follows:
John NJ. Laning. R. ........ 1902
Nathaniel S. Fox, R. .1479
Howard NJ. Ham, D. ........ 908
Ed H. Sheppard, Jr, D.. .... 745
Robert Martin, S. ........ 1T
Charles E. Mead, S. ....... 159
Laning's Plurality, 594
FoX's plurality, 571.
There was much interest in the
councilmanic vote, and the people
voted in all sorts of combinations.
In the contest for the two year
term. the. result of the vote was:
William T. Laning, D. .....1251
Jere N. Ogden, R. ......... 1860
Laning's plurality 191.
On January first next when the
Council will organize for the year it
will have five Republicans and two
Democrats, Howard NJ Smalley, DEM
ocrat, being a member of the body
for another year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

Nobody ever understood why Lurita
Taglione, who WAS known for her beau
~ all over Sicily. married Mario Va
ricca who was as poor as the proven
bal church mouse when h might
have had her pick of all the wealthy
young men for miles around.
Naricca WAS not even good looking.
and If no one could accuse hir2 of any
particular crime, his reputation was
not of the best, and he was known to
be not -headed, colrcited and lazy, ever
for II Sicilian.
But Lurita asked advice from no
one. She married Varicca and said
that she did not see why 1t concerned
any n but herself. Varicca, who had
served his term in n Brsaglieri regi-
ment. was, with his discharge papers,
given Il small government store, where
he sold stamps. salt, Matches. tobacco
and other articles monopoliZed by the
government.
lin the beginning the couple were as
happy as turtle doves, n the arrival
of three wonderfully beautiful "bam-
but after five years the young wife
she was only IA when h married
could not help noticing that her hus-
bands love had begun to disappear.
Lazy he had always been. and the
little store gave a sufficient income
only because Lur!ta was behind the
oun from sunrise until long after
dark. But lately Varicca fell into the
habit of hanging around the "osteria.'
near h harbor. where he took to
gambling and drinking with the pro-
fessional loafers OF the town, who flat
tered him by affecting hig hrespect for
t IN government officer"
When he came home he was quarrel
some II often struck both wife and
children, but no complaint was ever
heard from the proud Lurita.
Just Then she Unexpectedly inherited
a little II Il 1000 lire. from IA Sis
ter. and though she had never had II
secret from her husband before. she
hid the money unde an image OF the
Holy Virgin. TO be touched only as "A
last resort.
1t was i Shc middle OF July. and a
terribly hot day it had been, even for
Sicily. Varicca had been In the tavern
from the early morning, squandering
his money on the gang who laughed
at him as soon as his back was turned.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

case. saying that she must then come
back and swear to her testimony with
her hand upon the crucif1x.
Size went home as If in Il dream. Oh,
God! what should she do. She threw
herself down before the image of the
Holy Virgin, and prayer as she had
neve.: prayed before but no comfort
came to her.
Every night she spent kneeling before
Gods mother praying and sobbing, and
now it was the last: in a few hours
she must go to % again.
1t was 6 o'clock in the morning and
still she was kneeling, when a strange
feeling of ease came upon her, and
worn out with her long vigils she felt
| asleep before the saint.
She woke up suddenly. and looking
| through the little window she saw her
confessor. Pater. Nicollo. in his donkey
| cart, who had come to take her to
court. She trembled with fear.
1T is too early, father" she started
do not be afraid, my child he aid
in his dear, calm voice. II come to tell
| you thai you husband die from heart
failure at 6 o'clock this morning. He
stand before Il higher judge now; may
He AVE mercy upon his soul"
Sobbing as If her heart would burst.
Lurita sank down before the image nf
| Gods mother.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01
THEnE VAS Doy MAsslrvoS LlrELEss eopYJ

Poor Lurita. standing behind her
counter, was worried to. death. She
knew that the government inspector
was due one Of the first days, n
the days receipts and locked them up
in Il drawer to which h had no key,
she suspected that he was short in his
accounts.
At dark she closed the store and
went in to prepare the evening meal
she heard Varicca enter the store with
a man, whose voice she recognized inn
mediately.
1t was the inspector. Don Massino.
She heard how they started t. look
over the stock and how her husband
tried to delay the inspector as as
possible.
Finally he said: MY lear Don Mas
sino, l am really very tired tonight;
o that we are through taking stock
! should like II you would put off the
books and the cash until tomorrow"
Well, would rather nave it all fin
ished tonight. Varicca, so II YOU"
ITO tell the truth, Don Massino, /
have mislaid the key to the cash draw
er. but l am sure I shall n 1t be-
fore tomorrow. Come along, let us
nave a bottle of good Chianti together
at Don Checco's."
We'll. ! suppose I must let you have
your WI way. varicca, but Just tell
lne how much cash o have"
"Oh. about 800 lire" .varicca am
swered n~onchalantly.
Lurita, through the peeph0le In the
door. then saw him take h key to
the cash drawer from his pocket and
put 1t behind q box. and the two men
left tho store
When she wax alone she VA sud-
denly seixed with . foreboding Of some-
thing terrible.
VSricca's voice had had . peculiar
ring TO IT. and she insttnctlvely felt
that something WAs wrong She va
sure that there Wa money missing s.
found ovt. DON Aassfn0s would make
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

out his report, and even If Varicca was
not sent to prison the store would be
taken from him, and hen nov would
he make a living?
She went into the store, Found the
key behind the box and opened the
drawer. There was ~ lire in it.
So she was right-he had been steal
ing the kings money. But no one
would ever know. She went over to
h image of the virgin, took $50 lire.
put them in h drawer, put the key
back and then she waited.
Hour after hour she waited, but
Varicca did not come. Gould he have
fed and left her and the children? The
clock IN the little church struck ..
Then she heard him coming. With
out making the least noise. he opened
the door and by his movements she
He did not strike a match. but threw
himself doWn upon the bench In the
store.
She did not dare to speak, but it was
nearly daylight before h fell asleep.
and then she dreamt that h saw
her husband and Don Massino walk
ing together on the narrow, dangerous
path on the cliffs between the harbor
and the citadel e the town.
Suddenly she saw one OF the men
stumble and fall and heard the thud
OF the body as 1t struck on the rocks
below.
She woke ND wet with old %perspira-
ton; it was broad daylight, but what
was that noise outside, what did all the
shouting mean?
1t came from the street, near the har-
Dor. Throwing on only u skirt she ran
out, down to the water, and there was
a crowd standing around Don Massino's
lifeless body. Two fishermen had found
him on the rocks n hundred feet be-
low. tho path che Mad soon I'm her dream.
She did not know how she got home.
She ran into the store. o hold OF
varicca's arm. who pretended to be
fast asleep.
what is it? Why do you wake me
up?' was all he said, but he did not
dare look at heI.
Then she knew 1t all and with Il cry
of despair she fell to the floor.
At noon Varicca was arrested by the
chief OF police n two carbinieri. He
had left Don Checco's tavern with Don
Massino Il little after 10 the night be-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

fore, and no. one had seen either of
them since. Varicco swore that he had
come home a few minutes after 10 and
had slept soundly all night.
Lurita threw herself down before the
chief of police. who had known her
er's arm. His eyes filed with tears at
the sight of the misery expressed in her
face.
II must do my duty, I.urita. Let us
hope that Varicca is innocent, as he
says. but he must come with me-
h looked into the face of her hus-
band. He was smoking IL cigaret which
he had Just rolled.
do not be afraid. in two hours l
shall be back Il free man." ne said in
the most unconcerned manner.
The two hours had already become
two months. Another Inspector had ex-
amined Varicca's cash drawer. which
was found to contain Is lire over The
amount due the government.
Lurita was behind the counter every
day taking care of the business. as
usual, but she was only a shadow of
her old self.
From the moment when varicca
swore that he had come HON a little
after 10. she knew that she was the
wife Of a murderer. h had told 1t all
to her cOnfessor, and told him that ever
should 1t cost her her eternal life she
would not contradict her husband be-
fore the court, and the kind pater did
not have the heart to condemn her,
though he advised her to tell the truth.
The fatal day In She was taken
to court and testified that her husband
came home q little after 10 and had not
left the house until arrested. but she
was q poor hand at lying and. though,
she remained hrm. her blushing face
told the truth which her lips refused "a
pronounce.
Cheer up. Donna Lurita," her hus.
banda deienoor said when ahe was Il.
loved to 60: ''1n . week you win have
your. husband back"
The kind Judge had pnetpenod ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

The city OF Toxic contains 800 cheap,
portable bath houses for the use OF the
public, costing from 5000 to $500 a
house. not in the palatial style of tho
new municipal baths of New York.
Boston and Berlin, but rather more
! X the portable shower baths OF
Baltimore, whose free public bath com
mission says these baths, whether in
tents or galvanized iron houses. will
prove of especial service in play
grounds where connections with waite.
mains may be made. giving hot an.
cold showers the year through.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

A close observer hus definitely estal,-
lished the fact that mngpies and rock
cannot count further thar four. A
rock v returns to its nest until It
u quite satisfied chat there is no danger
near. When four hunters or less de-
parted in succession from a nearby log
cabin, the rock would return to ita
nest after the last had gone out Of
sight. But whenever there were more.
h bird lost count and returned to its
nest ever while some were still In the
hut
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01

Louisiana is suffering from a box
famine. A correspondent OF the New
Orleans Times-Democrat complains
that thousands OF boxes of N
ready for shipment are waiting for
boxes. while the box manufacturers say
that they ave more orders thar they
can MI. A orner in boxes is rumored.