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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23

The residence of John Claflin, on
South street, was damaged by fire
and water Monday morning to the
extent CT $4,000. The blaze gutted
the attic and part of the third floor
of the house A. servant searching
among some boxes in the attic for
an article of clothing is believed to
have dropped a match that started
the fire. About nine-thirty one OF
the servants smealed smoke and upon
investigation found the attic filled
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
Chance in Motion paxs.

Justice Parker has announced that
because of July 4th coming on reg
ular motion day at the chancery
chambers in Jersey City, he will sit
for the hearing of motions on the
preceding Saturday, June 27th, at
the chancery chambers. Jersey City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
AutoIst EIned for speedIna.

Arrested for exceeding the speed
limit on Speedwell avenue, Charles
L. Swanson, of Elizabeth, was fined
So and costs by Police Justice Albert
II. Holland. He was picked up after
chase by Motor Cycle OFFICER Her.
bert @. Wilday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
piano Punils to PLAY.

The annual piano recital Of Miss
Electa Farrand Baldwin's pupils will
be given in the Presbyterian church.
at Whippany, on Saturday afternoon.
They will be assisted by Mrs. James
Merritt Halt, vocal soloist.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23

with it, Mrs. Claflin was notified
and telephoned police headquarters
and an alarm was sounded.
The fire proved hard one to fight
on account of the stone outside wallis
and slate roof. Under the direc-
tion of Chief Wilbur F. Day a hole
was cut through the roof over the
kitchen and the seat of the fire To-
Gated.
One fireman, David Burr, of Inde-
pendent Hose company. was overcome
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
Negro Dies from Injuries.

John Uhlan, the negro who was
knocked off the railroad trestle over
the Whippany river by a Morristown
& Erie railroad train on June goth,
has died from his injuries. He was
sixty-five years old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
Liberty Dauqhters to Dover.

The Morristown lodge, Daughters
of Liberty, chartered two trolley cars
to convey them to Dover to attend
class initiation of the Dover coun-
ell on Thursday evening The cars
left the park at six forty-five O'Clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23

by smoke and was carried out of
the building by Alderman R. Ralston
Reed and reporter. He was revived
While the fire was eating its way
along the beams in the attic and down
dumb waiter shaft, the servants in
the kitchen were preparing bread
and refls for dinner. Help about the
place, under the direction OF Mrs.
Claflin, removed a large quantity of
silverware, paintings and furniture
from the house.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
sixtv Gents for Masons.

The wage question raised by the
Morristown masons mas been settled
without a strike. a compromise has
been effected, the masons receiving
sixty cents per hour beginning next
December 1st.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23

Newark Giants 0 0 0 p
Morristown A. 40 0 0 0 0-1
Two base hits-Shea, Washington 2
Ferguson. Three-base hit-Sisco. Hits
off Barry, Z in innings. Stolen
bases-Doyle 2, Hillock, Barry, WASH
ington Bases on balls-Off Barry 1,
off Mitchell A. Struck out-By Barry
8, by Blake 1, by Mitchell 5.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
Many Of Them.

A door was made to shut, but soma
apparently sensible people never re-
Rlize this fact.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING

James j. Lyons has been awarded
the contract for the erection Of a
brick storehcuse at the Morris Plains
state insane hospital The building
of brick, is to cost $4,000 and will
be erected in the rear of the main
hospital building. 1t is to be forty
seven by eighty-three feet in dimen-
sions, two stories and basement. All
the supplies of the institution are to
be kept in this new building which
will be located alongside the railroad
spur from the Lackawanna Over the
tunnel connecting the main and the
other buildings east access will be
provided. The pig pens at the hos
pital are to be rebuilt of concrete
with iron doors and wooden roofs.
Mechanics at the hospital viii do the
work.
Albert V. r. Wulff has purchased
of Harry l.. Hand. of Portchester, N.
Y, the property on Woodland avenue
occupied by Mr.. Wulff The proper
ty, which was sold for $4,000, has a
frontage of fifty feet and depth of
800 feet.
Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen has sold
four lots to satisfy a claim against
Joseph Smaida, of Dover. The lots
were on the Colby farm at Dover. Do
Cutter, of the same place, was the
purchaser on bid of $500.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23

The game with the Newark Giants
was not SO pleasing the visitors win
ming in the ninth. Barry pitched
for seven innings, keeping the me-
groes away from the plate. Blake,
of the Hamburg, Sussex county lea
que. team, was then put in for a
trial and the dusky boys took kindly
to his offerings, batting out a victory
in the last inning.
Stelce umpired both games to the
satisfaction of both sides.
The score:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-23
MORRISTOWN

Mendham B.B.A.O 90 0 0 0 90
Morristown A. 40 l X-4
Two-base hit-Opdyke. Sacrltlce
hits-Collins, Reimer. Stolen bases
Rae, Day, Doyle 2, West z, Hlllock,
Collins. Bases on balls-Off Welsn
8. off Banks 3. Struck out-By welsh
II, by Banks Z. Hit by pitcher-Lay
Passed baal--Day Wild pitch-Welsh: u:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
DINNER TO MARSDEN G. SCOTT.
New President of international
TypographicsI Union Honor"d.

\ good luck dinner was rendered yes
tcrlay afternoon to Marslen -. Scott. the
refining resident Of Typographical Union
No &, who has been elected president Of
the International Typographical Union, TO
succeed James VI. Lynch, New York State
Labor Commissioner, by his friends, espe-
clally those in the printing trades, at
Sha,ICy's Forty-third street and Broad
way.
Samuel B. Donncly. former president
OF the !. T. L. and now secretary Of the
Building Trades Employers Association,
was the toastmasteT, and the Speakers i'm
cludo1 Don g. Seitz OF the New York
WorM, Samuel Gompcrs. Commissioner
Lynch and John W Hays. secretary OF the
|. r. L.
Mr. Se.tz congratulated the printers on
the husinesslikc way in which they had
been organized, adding:
IL have been a printer myself and MOTH
ing p'casos me better now than 10 fuss
over case ana crawl around the ma
ch!ncry. have often tried TO got a
higher salary for the president of the
T. r. l.. but have always failed. Each
president usually left for a better job
Commissioner Lynch said the printers
were to he congratulated on having elected
as capable and level headed a president
as Mr. Scott. He said hc would stand by
him. but reminded tho union that it had
sometimes less difficulty In its dealing
with the publishers than with inside union
politics.
Repre- sntatives Of the different locals
OF pressnen and assistants attended the
dinner The Big Six Mnstrels helped
toward the entertainment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
HoBoES WORRY BEFORE LUNCH.
Inc" They Forgct About Brother in
the MOrkhouse

According " Charles H!rsch the owner,
meeting Of the hoboos OF the Brother
.''I welfare Association IN the Manhat-
'' '"ceum. 80 East Fourth street. yes
iHay afternoon will he the last In that
'I " j. Eads How, tho "mllionaire
'n'. sends check for the rent the
~ next door at 81 East Fourth street
w.. he used In future.
h'rs'h says tho hoboes loafed around
lia'c too much when there was no
meeting going ON.
VI yesterdays meeting the hOboes
"'''"d 20 know what became of a brother
wi" vas arrested ten days ago for pass
Tx inc nat for money after conducting
~ open air meeting Secretary Alexan-
oar. who had undertaken To- appear in
COURT ana try TO get the man off. said he
'ts prevented by pressing business from
going To court and tried to trace the
mother Atterward, but failed.
was In court and he got ten days"
f'"utod a hobo.
us shame, said another brother.
'li" was getting money for cause. same
' inc Salvation Army people"
The free lunch appeared and there was
no more worry about the absent brother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
LARGE INCREASEIN
u. S. FOREIGN TRADE
McAdoo Optimistic and Solving.
OF Problem Of Debt to Eng
land More Probable.
GROWTH IN GRAIN EXPORTS

WAsHINGToN. Nov. 1.--Strong optimism
with reference 20 the international trade
outlook for the United States WAS ex-
pressed by Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo IN 4 statement issued tonight
summarizing me reports on exports and
imports for October. The Secretary said
that the last tventy-six days Of October
gave the United States trade balance Of
s3e.6e2,37o. according TO the returns from
the twelve principal ports Of entry
These figures. he said, stood for only -
per cent. ~ the import trade and 80 per
cent. q the exports The Secretary added
that there We're indications that the cot
ton export trad" is opening measure bly,
and that the grain crop is being shipped
with increasing freedom.
There was disposition In official
circles here to attach much importance To
Mr. MCAdoo's statement as having pos
s.ble bearing on the outcome OF the con-
ferences with Sir George Paish OF the
British Treasury which have been in
progress in Washington for the last two
weeks. This opinion was regarded AS
suhstantia,ing I'm some measure the view
already presented by THE SUS that no
definite arrangement may he needed to
cover the entire Indebtedness Of this
country to Great Britain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
SCHoONER'S CREW RESCUED.
Charles W. Cburcb's skipper and
seven Wen ON Steamer BcIriJu~.

Tho Norwegian tank steamship Rel.
ridge. from Genoa for an American port
north OF llattrras, sent y wireless ines
sage last night to the Marconi station at
Care llttt"ras saying that she had taken
ia" skipper and crew Of seven men from
tho sinking coal laden American schooner
Charles ". Church, bound from Newport
News for New London
Tho schooner, q three master built at
Bd'u. Me. in lSNt, WAS sighted ~ noon
yesterday dying signals Of distress iu lati-
tud" 30 degrees ~ minutes north. longi.
tudo 20 degrees rs minutes west. or about
2I0 niles east of the Virginia Capcs No
details of tho rescue were given. TIE
schooner doubtless spIang a leak IN the
recent heavy weather.
The Church sailed originally from New
port News on Octobcr ~ She was re-
ported putting back through tho Virginia
Cap'S on October 90 She was owned by
Joseph H. Church Of Taunton. Mass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
SHOT FOR DETECTIVE HITS GIRL
Bullet Fired ~ woman Is Arrested
Two Men In Custody.

Just IS Detective Thomas Downs placed
his hand on Miss Katherine Dougherty's
arm last evening near Flatbush and Al
lanuH avenues, Brooklyn. and Informed
her that she was under arrest 60 revolver
was hrod by some ono across the street
Tn" bullet passed through Downs'g coat
sleeve and, spending Itself IN 500 FOOT
flight struck Miss Mary $ Van Wagner
OF s77 Union street. BrooSlyn. In the ba el,.
few moments later Pa'rolm Win
s'hGr OF the Rerron street station PVT
handouts IN Peter Roro OF 81 Front
street and Joseph Inncl NJ rs Front
street. lie had seen Rlcco drop IS
caNbre revolver into the gutter a III ,cll
from the scene Of the shooting The two
mon were together at the time. IN
viii I've arrairncd in the Adams street
police court this morning
The bullet had struck NJ ss Van Wag-
nor with enough force 10 break the skin
and draw blood She 50 sister Of Police
CAPTAIN Jacob Van Wagner Of the Green
wich street station, Manhattan.
Miss D1urhcrt" WAS loc,,ol up Sho
gave her address us 5el state street.
Brooklyn, and said she was 90 yc.rs old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
PRIZE COURT FOR
THE KROONLAND
COntraband Issue With Great
Britain Is More Sharply
Raised.
I. $. TAKES \ FIRM STAND

NASHlN"ToS' NOV Further indica-
tion OF Great Britain's determination that
no conner or otber r,at.ri,ls usof,,i 10,
war .b,ii ro,c, ,,.r,,.,.,. ,,,....,.,. "a.
=. "'''''' VIZ ""J'-
wv "'"i" countries '"'h' 10 IN" StNt"
department to-day In report from Con.
sui Sprague at Gibraltar that the British
authorities will tolto tho Case NJ m.
Er,on,,,d u.hicn hos ,oo ,,,,..,c g..
,,,,,,. -. ~. -,
80 ''''''' o' "'''Nh' "''"'' PRIV court
state department officials had been
hopeful that the kroonland would be
promptly released Only Yesterday a
mess,ys u.,s SON, ., ,,,,,,,sg.,,,or ~,
,.,..,7.,. =. 80
''''' "'''hH nv" 10 request the I''eaS" OF
the vessel II" was instructed to inform
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
Trade sim Light.

TRADE .s light. and Judging by the
hank clcarlugs stlll declining. aud tho
Increasing ease IN the financial situation
Is largely due to the relaxation ~ the
demand for credit. There TX a general
suspension ~ new undertakings which IN
growing country like the United states
are great factor In tho business situa-
ton The crops move and there IL the
usuai buying for consumption. but con-
struc'iNc work requiring capital IL not
taken M. Naturally there viii not be-
much capital for new enterprises while
old well known securities can he bought
at present prices.
"rhe grain and meat producing sections
are experiencing great prosperity and the
purchases of horses. mules. automobiles
and other war equipment and supplies ny
foreign Governments are assuming large
proportions
The Federal reserve banking system.
when I'm operation, will release large
sum in bank reserves. which should con-
tribute 20 financial ease and thus aid In
handling the cotton crop and I'm the ef-
forts at trade extension IN other countries,
II * not to be expected that bankers VIII
fool free 1T once to use these new re-
serves to the limit. They have been ac-
custumcd 10 regard these reserves rs nee
o-sary tu CouscryHtiy" banking and NAV
want 20 become familiar with the work.
.ugs of the new system before relying upon
70 FOR prompt support
THE period Of per cent. interest on
the Nld'ch-Nrcclaud currency win begin
20 expire I'm November upon a large vol
u1o Of issues and the banks will prob
ably want to retire them Tho opening %
the Federal reserve banks will facilitate
such retirement. These banks can take
an Of these notes and give the redemption
bureau az Washington time to handle
thom without embarrassmont"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
Bu,ing by the Netherlands.

Although wheat and flour exports 20
the Netherlands we're double those oc last
yea in october. copper exports were much
below the normal. The S50S, S02 Of copper
SEM 90 Holland was in one shipment.
Tho break n copper shipments was sharp,
Immediately after announcement by the
Netherlands that ii would enforce ITS
agreement with Great Britain on exports
in'o Germany.
Hollands total purchases from Ne"
forN we're ti."li.723 in August of this
year, '2.9>N N6l IA september, as COM
pared wish tho S2.306.62l I'm ten articles
for October. While its total october pur-
chases may hold their own with Sep
'ember, tho final figures. 1t is thought
VII SHOW no advance on the previous
month Holland was a large purchaser
OF corn, taking StS6.a32, against s9,720 In
October u last year.
Greece came forward in october with
trade IN nc ten articles that amounted
20 practically $1,000. 900. against almost
nothing last year. Greece also took from
New York small quantities of articles
t1at might Indicate warli.ie preparations
Among them we're $3.50 Of lead, $3.50
- cartridges. Sl9.ilS Of firearms and
$3.50 n hospital cotton. Italy took
$4,000 OF lead and $1,000 Of aeroplane
parts.
The imports OF Greece from New York
We" s. so SOS in September.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
Convincing for Great Britain.

The strong tendency OF American trade
at this time, 10 was said. certainly ought
TO suffice to convince our British creditors
nat no immediate necessity exists for
arranging To meet our obligations to
Great Britain.
II IL suggested from reliable source
that tho international Conf"rees may find
Il advisable to fix upon an eventual ar
rangement to become operative in case
the favorable trade tendencies now re-
ported are not continued.
Financial circles here expect that some
announcement as to the result OF the
Palsh conferences will be- made after
Mr.. McAdoos return to Washington on
Wednesday.
Here is the statement issued at the
Treasury Department.
Material improvement I'm the foreign
commerce of the United States and sub
stantial trade balance I'm favor Of this
country for the month OF October are in
dictated by telegraphc reports to Secre-
tary Nc Adoo Of imports and exports AT
the principal customs ports for the month
Just closed. Figures from Baltimore Bos-
Ton, Chicago. Galveston, Norfolk. New
port News. New Orleans, New York, Phil
adelphia. San Francisco. Seattle and Ia
coma show that the value Of total i'm.
ports at these ports from October : %
October 81 was SlO5,34l.26l and exports
for the same period Sl39963,45l, an eX-
cess of s39, 622,leO in the value Of exports
over imports. The imports and exports
NJ these ports represent about 81 per
cent. and - per cent respectively OF the
total for the whole country.
Reports 10 the Secretary indicate that
grain il moving with increasing freedom
and that the cotton export trade is open
ing measurably. For the week ending
october 2N. ll9.o53 bales of cotton We're
exported to various ports Of the world
on October 30 alone 43,903 bales were
exported.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
Prna ma Canal Successful.

1T now appears that the influence OF
ia" Panama Canal has been generally
undtrcstimated The canal opened for
business on August 10 and since that
time forty-nine ships, having a capacity
varying from 5000 to 10000 tons, have
been engaged IN handling freight through
Il To- the Pacific coast
III appears that from as far west as
Onto aHd Indiana freight Is now moving
lu considerable volume by way Of New
York and the canal 10 Pacific coast points
The all RAN price for freight Is 60 cents
q hundredweight by way OF New York
and the canal the freight costs 4s cents
Eighteen cents of this is consumed in
charges from ohio to New York and the
balance, 80 cents, from New York 10
san Francisco via the canal"
The development uf this 'rafiic viii de-
pond largely upon the attitude OF the In
t"r5tate Commerce Commission, says the
bank toward the application OF the rail
roads to reduce rates from the seacoast
competition zone to Pacihc ports in order
To- meet canal competition. and AZ the
same time 10 be permitted to maintain
present interior territory rates
or the application OF the Eastern ralI-
roads for higher rates the bank SAYS:
"lt Is fundamental mistake to assume
that il is Of no moro consequence that the
railway business shall be- remunnrated
than II is that this and that Individual
business, which might be affected 10y an
Increase OF rates, shall be spared. " tho
Government wa 10 take over all of the
railways and all Of the industries ana
business establishments of the country as
they stand to-day, assuming wise admins
t,at!on, 4 would probably close many
poorly located and Ky equipped estab-
lisllments and at the same time put
enough new capital into tho railways TO
bring them mp to the highest standard Of
efficiency, That would be economy for
the industries of tho country as whole"
Tho only additional comment on the
working Federal reserve system by tho
hank - 90 point out that in its call for
payment Of reserves 20 tho reserve banks
the Federal Reserve Board directs pay
mcrt I'm gold or lawful money, though the
reserve net permits payment OF half tn,
reserves IN commercial paper,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
BOMB FOR POLICEMAN FAILS.
Faulty Fuse Saves Family From DO
struction Rt Might.

HACTrNsACK. y j.. Nov. An attcmnt
was made to blow mp the home and store
OF Policeman Tony pAlto on Frs, street,
HaChensnck, last night The Carelcssne-s
Of tho woullbc dynamIters IN arranging
the fuse saved the policeman and his
family from what chief OF Police Dunn
saws would have been certain death
About midnight Mrs. DAlto thought
she heard some ono on tho front porch
When she looked out tho window she was
sure sho smo.ed something burning, but
made no investigation, This morning a
jar wrapped IN brown paper and tightly
hound by several feet Of tinc wIro was
found near the front door The nap-r
on top ~ mo Jar az well ~ tho fuse
had been burned down to the wire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
BUSINESS RECOVERY
NEAR, SAY BANKERS
Situation Is Analysed in Month
ly Letter Sent Out by
National City Bank.
LONG WAR IS FORESEEN

Movement Of business toward recovery
In this country but probably long con-
tinued war in Europe are the two leading
signs OF the times seen by tho National
City Bank IN It's November letter
The progress OF the war does not point
to an early termination" it says 'The
idea that the effectiveness of modern
weapons and the costly scale OF operations
would force an early peace has been
generally abandoned. Exhaustion is a
long way OFF for any OF the combatants
Affairs In this country are moving in
an orderly manner toward recovery. The
banks IL the central cities have restored
their legal reserves money Is easier. fears
OF "a h1ancial crisis have disappeared, the
Foreign trade situation IL better. n pool
to lend money on cotton has been agreed
uron, and the new banking system is
nearer to doing business