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The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
CA 8 TO RIA
Along the Shore

August ii to 90 will be Chautauuua
week at Toms River.
Life saving crews along the shore &c
on duty on August 1st. They have been
off duty since June 1st.
Rev. Linwood Berry, pastor of the
West Creek Baptist church, has accepted
u call from the Quinton, Salem county,
church, and will assume his duties there
on August 2.
The Manahawkin gas dispute with the
Ocean County Gas Company will be re-
ferred to the Public Utilities Commission
for settlement. The town has been with
out gas since July l, and the lamp posts
are even shorn of globes and mantles.
A bill for gas used has been received by
the Stafford township committee and
will be ignored, as the gas company, it
is alleged, have broken their contract
A fresh attack of the ''oil fever'' of a
few years ago has broken out in the
Ocean county pines. New York experts
are said to have decided that oil is to be
found in the vicinity of Cassvile, and
drilling machinery is being installed
with the purpose of sinking well $500
feet deep at that point. Leases on over
100, 900 acres of land have been secured
for period of three months, without
cost, by agents of New York concern.
A big seven passenger Oakland auto
mobile belonging to Judge Maia Leon
Berry, of Toms River, caught fire last
Wednesday night from backfire and
was totally destroyed near Seven Stars
The car was being taken to Judge Berry's
home from the Lakewood garage by Jo-
seph B. Hotf, proprietor of the shop,
when the accident occurred Nothing was
left OF the car except the engine The
car was valued at 5000 and was fully
insured
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Long Contested Suit Settled.

In October, 1912, there was a trial be-
fore Justice Richard J. b. Slack, in
which Hopes Brothers 4 Thomas Co.,
of Philadelphia, desired to secure pay
ment for some nursery stock sold to Ida
E. Collins, of Moorestown. The amount
of the bill was S149.S5. The defendant
refused payment on the ground that all
of the stock charged for was not deliver
ed, and that some which did arrive was
not as represented. The jury rendered
verdict of S152.55, which included inter
est, and there was also added the sum of
Sl2.74 for costs.
An appeal was taken and the case was
heard by Judge Horner. who affirmed
the verdict in the Justices court. This
did not satisfy the other side and an,
other appeal was taken, this time to the
Supreme Court, and that body, aftel
carefully considering the matter, said the
courts below had done right.
Still the defendant was not satisfied
and an appeal was taken to the Court o.
Errors and Appeals, and last week thai
court sustained the verdicts of the othel
courts, and the woman has lost in every
effort. The cost of the trial and appeals
will probably run up into the neighbor
hood of $500, when the matter might
have been settled for half that sum
Henry III. Savage represented the plain
tiffs and he feels gratified in the resul
whereby he was sustained in every in
stance
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Press Comments.

POWER WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY.
The delay in reporting the Rayburn
bill for regulating the issue of stocks
and bonds by railroad companies is ex-
planned by the belated discovery of some
one that the bill provides for what
would amount to governmental
guarantee of the value of the securities
issued Well, is it not that for which
governmental regulation of stock and
bond issues is demanded? 1t is charged
that the managers of the corporations
issued securities without warrant and
based on insufficient assets, and that in
consequence of this they are not worth
their face value. Railroads are over
capitalized and overbonded, if the cor
poration baiters in and out of Congress
are to be believed. Regulation is
needed, they say, so that the innocent
investing public may have some assur
ance that the securities offered are worth
more than half cent pound as
waste paper.
The Government regulates the freight
and passenger rates. 1t regulates the
hours during which the employees may
work. 1t regulates the number of men
to be employed on a train and it fixes
the wages to be paid and interferes sc
extensively in the conduct of the rail.
roads that the officers have little more
to do than obey orders from Washington
or from the State capitals. The Govern
ment has the power of financial life OF
death over the railroads, and it exercises
it. Now, why should it not assume
the responsibility that ought always tc
go with power, and recognize as legal
obligation its moral obligation to per
mi no rol IN on
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Florence.

Sandlno ID Annungio, a young Italian
| girl, is having troubles of her own
About week ago she went away anC
was married, and Tuesday her father
Pasquale D'Annungio, had a warrant
issued for her arrest for taking goods ou
of his house amounting to $40. The case
was heard by the local magistrate Tues
day evening and the matter hinged or
the ownership of the goods. The father
seemed to have the best of the case. The
Justice decided to let them fight it out
in court and held the girl under bail fol
appearance there.
slight blaze in the Italian Quarters
on Second street, caused by man smok
ing in bed, brought out the fire depart
ment Wednesday,. The fire was extin.
guished by the chemical engine of the
Florence fire company without any loss,
excepting the bedding.
The funeral of Mrs. Georgianna Ireton
took place on Friday. She was in the
i4th year of her age. Mrs. Ireton was
one OF the few residents who remember
Florence when it was but a hamlet. A
year ago her husband died. Mrs. Ireton
owned several valuable properties. Three
sons-Daniel W., Samuel and j. Albert
survive her
William Krinble, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry krlnble, was run over on Wednes-
day by delivery wagon of the Acme
Tea Company. He was not seriously
injured and was out in a few DAYS.
The Board of Education has awarded
the contract for the erection of the new
school house at Roebling to Berry, Good
man Company, of Philadelphia. for
the sum of S60,950. This is complete
except furnishings.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
RordentOWn.

A farmer named Van Fletchinger, re-
siding at Elmer, visited Bordentown, on
Saturday, and claimed a bay mare, a
buggy, harness and robe which had
been stolen at Salem on Thursday, the
10Th inst. The owner had driven the
animal to Salem to attend horse race
there on that day. He tied the animal
to hitching post and it was stolen fif-
teen minutes later. On Friday night
last, two colored men brought the horse
to the livery stables of the Bordentown
House, saying they would call for it the
next morning, but they did not do SO.
They had previously been to the Amer
lean house, where they disposed of the
buggy for SO. There they told hard
luck story, saying they were hard up
and compelled to sell the buggy. They
said they were on their way to Prince
ton and one would go there by trolley
and the other would ride the animal.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28

PRESIDENT WILSON met his first de-
feat last week. He had nominated
Thomas ID. Jones, of Chicago, as a mem
ber of the Federal Reserve Board and
Immediately there was opposition to the
confirmation of Mr.. Jones' This grew
to such an extent that the President
withdrew the name of Mr.. Jones' AL
though he was careful to give out for
publication that he did not feel diseon
certed over the fact that he was COM
PEELED to reconsider his action there is
no doubt that sting was inflicted that
says of the action of the President in
placing Mr.. Jones in nomination that
it was an indiscretion, to whose gravity
personal friendship blinded the Presi-
dent. The Democratic party has as
sumed an attitude of unsparing hostility
to trusts. At this session Mr.. Wilson
has been dragooning Congress into pass
ing additional antitrust legislation.
although Congress and the country have
seen little necessity for trying to amplify
the very comprehensive provisions of
the Sherman law. Yet in the face of
that record the President chose as one of
the members of the Federal Reserve
Board director in a trust which had
been barred from several of the States
for violation of their antitrust laws, and
which is at present defending suit
against itself in the Federal district court
for the District of Minnesota.
"a certain false pretence attached it.
self to the nomination, and the more the
case was discussed the more difficult it
became to live that false pretence down.
The opposition in the Senate based itself
on the general principle that it is mad
visable to name for an Office of special
honor and emolument man who is de-
Tending himself against a serious charge
in a Federal court. The President
should have been the first to remark
disqualification of that sort. That he |
did not proves that his political judg- |
ment is capable of being very iniuriously
affected by his personal feelings.
1.-The Senate won in the Jones case
because it was right and the President
was wrong"
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
New EgYpt.

In collision between two autos, near
New Egypt, on Tuesday, Mrs. John
Earring, of Bordentown, escaped with a
few slight injuries, while her baby es-
capped entirely unhurt. Mrs. Earling'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Warner, and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Shepard, of Burlington,
sustained numerous bruises and cuts
about the body and head Mrs. Warner
was holding the Earling baby, and with
rare presence of mind, threw it out of
the car and into ditch by the roadside,
when she saw the collision was unavoid-
able. The party was going from New
Egypt to Lakewood, when, in attempt
ing to turn out for an approaching wagon,
they collided head-on with machine
driven by John Crime, district manager
of the Childs' Grocery Co. Mr.. Shepard
was hurled through the wind shield
while the other members of the party
were thrown out on the road. Both
machines turned turtle and were
smashed. Mr.. Crime and the driver of
his machine was uninjured.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
ChatSworth.

Whilst this is a primitive community,
MANY shrewd outsider who hattered
himself that his eye-teeth were elaborate
ly cut, has been taken in and done up
so brown that he smelled smoky. One
of our Jewish newcomers, who has sold
old clothes in every part of the world,
recently purchased a steed, and the
guarantee that he Stands like rock, :"
and also you will find him there every
time" sounded seductive and the sale
was closed. Afterwards, the purchaser
found balky horse on his hands. Still
that was not as bad as on another oc-
casion, when son wanted to sell horse
that had killed his father and coolly
stated to an inquiring purchaser, that he
was ito be sold in consequence of his
owner going abroad with no intention of
returning"
Miss Eunice Hart, daughter of MIR. and
! Mrs. Samuel Hart, was married Satur-
day to Louis Ianon. The ceremony oc-
Cured at Toms River, in the presence of
many friends and relatives. The bridal
couple are spending their honeymoon
at Niagara Falls, and on their return in
! tend to make their home at Chatsworth.
i 1t is freely admitted that Mrs. Ianon is
| the most popular and best looking young
! lady here, and it is source OF pleasure
that she intends to make her home in
our township.
Seal Bogort, in referring to our new
school house building proposition, said
''it looked like, to him, putting on a
clean dickey over dirty shirt. At all
events it nourishes in US a ridiculous,
coxcombical conceit, whence springs a
sickly sensitiveness to criticism, and a
waspishness whenever our pedagogical
faults are limited at, which are almost
masquerade obstacles to self-improve-
ment.
Our local barber is developing into a
keen wit, though one may travel from
pole to pole and never encounter stupid
one. His sign reads:
'sMan wants but little beard below,
Nor wants that little long"
One of our schoolboys was recently
asked ''What is the highest form of ami
NAL life?" 1.-The giraffe, was the prompt
response, which is nearly as good as
''How did Noah know that there would
be a flood?" "Cause," shouted young
Emmons, 'he looked at his almanac.
|
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Tax Appeals Refused.

The state Board of Equalization OF
Taxes filed opinions, on Wednesday, dis
missing the appeals of New Jersey lodges
and decided that the taxes levied
against the properties must stand.
The decision declares that the petition
ers are not within the scope of the ex-
emption provisions of the tax act, as
construed recently by the board in the
case of Mount Holly Lodge, No. S4S, b.
P. Q. f. VS.. Northampton township.
The application of the Masonic Asso-
citation Of Passaic claimed that it's prop
erty was exempt from taxation under
the provisions of Chapter 27S, of the laws
of 1913, which amended section 3, sub
division 4, of the general tax act of 1908.
1t was asserted in the appeal that the
building in question is owned by an
association of members of the Masonic
fraternity, incorporated under an act to
incorporate associations not for pecuniary
profit and adds that the object, as set
forth in it's charter, is to establish and
maintain building for the use, benefit
and occupancy of the several orders oi
Masonry, situate within the Masonic
Jurisdiction of Passaic, and for sociabil.
ity among its members and for recrea-
tive and intellectual purposes. "
IdtclSOh l1OuSC VI lSiNo COhOChuCu eild'
their building, used by them exclusively,
was not conducted for pecuniary profits
Washington Camp No. %, p. o. S. ol
A., of Palmyra, appealed from assess
ment levied for last year, claiming that
the property taxed was for charitable and
beneficial purposes and therefore was
not taxable. The State board finds that
the property is not exclusively used fol
charitable objects.
American Star Lodge, l. o. o. F., ol
Atlantic City, appealed from an assess
ment of S16, $50 against its lodge property
1t was declared by the lodge that the
property should be exempt from taxa
ton under the laws relating to chari-
table organizations. The decision was
based on a finding that the property
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
NV "a, ~ NTt..r,4 n

Manse No. 2i3 Broad street.
Divine worship Lords Day morning and
evening.
$50 a. m. Bible school. Robert A. Semple
Ir., Superintendent. Lesson topic, 1.-The
Trium phal Entry"
1880 a. m. Morning worship. This service
will be in charge of a member of the Session.
There will be no regular service ofthe Curtis
tian Endeavor Society.
73O p m. Evening worship. This service
will be conducted under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Society
Wednesday evening, 7.45 O'Clock, the service
Ior prayer and praise In the chapel. Topic,
al ealing the Centurion's Servant" Scripture
reference, Luke 7. lilo Theme, "The Reward
OF Humility" From every Indication in the
life and words of Christ God looks with much
disfavor upon anything like false pride while
He especially encourages humility of life and
character. Humility is a crowning Christian
grace; he who lacks this is a stranger to the
true Spirit of Jesus Christ
The minister enters upon his vacation
period the last of this week. During this
time he very earnestly wishes for each mem
ber of the church and congregation every
good fortune.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28

CORONERs' JURIEs are peculiar institu-
tions, if we may take the findings of
two of those bodies which have recently
considered sudden deaths. In one in
stance the jury, despite the fact that
there was testimony that the accused
had confessed his crime, returned YER
dict that the deceased came to his death
at the hands of a person or persons un-
known. But. not wishing to say that
the man charged with the murder was
entirely guiltless, the jury tackled on
statement that there was testimony that
the defendant had confessed. And the
prisoner remains in prison awaiting the
action of the grand jury. There was no
necessity for Coroner's inquest in this
case, as we have said before, but it was
held and resulted in the Coroner and the
jury getting fees for their services. In the
Burlington case, there was also con-
fession, but there was justification in
calling a jury to hear the evidence and
to take the confession into consideration.
The verdict in the latter case was also
mixture. After exonerating the accused
from any criminal intent the jury CEN
sured him for his hasty action in hand
ling gun. 1t was not on the verdict of
either of the juries mentioned that the
men who were under investigation were
held for court, but because of the fact
that complaints had been entered against
them which no magistrate had the right
to dismiss. In the one case there was
sufficient ground for holding self-con-
fessed murderer without bail. In the
other case the Mayor was justified in
taking bail in small sum sufficient to
satisfy the law. The jury in the Bur
lington case would have done lust as
well if they had let their verdict end
with the exoneration clause without add
ing the words of condemnation. 1t now
remains for grand jury to consider both
cases, and the only point in one will be
whether man, shooting as he admitted,
at random, and without possibly taking
extra precaution should be made to
suffer further for his act. There is no
doubt that whatever legal punishment
that might be inflicted will not wipe out
the mental torture he and his wife have
been compelled to suffer, nor will it aid
the wife and family of the dead police
man. The sympathies of the residents
of Burlington go out from the hearts of
all the people of that place for the un-
fortunate participants and victims of
this pitiable accident.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Church Notices.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. JAMES II. TERRY, Pastor.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. JAMES II. TERRY, Pastor.
A welcome for all
Services next Sabbath
9.I5 n. m. Bible School, Jos. w. Colkitt,
superintendent. Lesson topic "The
Triumphal Entry"
HOO Il. IN. Divine worship.
7.30 p. m. Divine worship.
Rev. Il. NJ Ogden Will preach both morning
and evening.
Wednesday evening at 745. church PRAYER
meeting. Daniel Bishop, of Florence, will
have charge of the service.
Friday evening, at 745. Young Peoples
prayer meeting.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL. CHURCH
REV. Taos. j. j. WRIGHT, Pastor.
Parsonage, No, II Brainard street,
Next Sunday services
All are welcome.
$50 a. m. Bible School Howard e. AIcoit
superintendent. Lesson topic ''The
Tr1nmphal Entry"
10 45 a. m. Morning worship Sacrament
of the Lords Supper.
ZOO p. m. Evening worship. Sermon by
the pastor.
Tuesday, 7.45 p. m Glass meeting f. Ii.
Jacket. leader
The Ushers' Union will meet at the home OF
DR.. A. II. W. Atwood this evening.
Wednesday, 7.45 p. m. Prayer meeting.
LET not your heart be troubled said Jesus.
Trouble often comes from inactivity. Abra
ease another's heart ache Is to forget ones
own" Jesus's call is to unselfish service.
Trouble sometimes comes from sense Cf
loneliness. Trouble comes from loss OF faith
To trust Jesus Christ is to live or die witt
untroubled hearts.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
TUESDAY, JULY %, 1914


THERE Is difference in the action Of
Coroners in other localities than Bur
hngton county. The boy who was
struck by an automobile near Riverside
died in Cooper Hospital, Camden, con
sequently the Coroner of that county
had jurisdiction. He did not get his
feelings ruffied because he was not con
suited by the Prosecutor of Burlington
county, who had looked into the affail
and had the driver and the owner of the
automobile give bail for appearance al
court On the contrary he asked if Mr.
Atkinson deemed an inquest necessary
and when the latter said he did not the
camden Coroner agreed with him and
that settled the matter.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28

NOTWITHSTANDING this country has
had considerable of interest to watch
lately it has taken notice of famous
murder trial that is now being conduct
ed in Paris. Not only does this trial
create interest, but the proceedings of
the court are closely followed, being so diff
ferent from what we are accustomed to in
this country. Here hours would be con-
sumed in selecting a jury. There the work
was completed in few hours. Here the
jury would be locked up daily until a
verdict was rendered. There the Jurors
are allowed to go home at night and may
read the newspapers but must not enter
into conversation on the case. In this
country the prisoner is allowed to hear
all the testimony and then go on the
stand in his own defence. In Paris the
accused went on the stand first and ad-
mitted her guilt and gave an explana-
tion for her act. The trial seems to be
free and easy affair in which the
prisoner, counsel for both sides and even
the judge frequently talk back" at each
other. Once counsel for one side
cast an insinuation at one of the witness
ses, whereat the latter jumped up and
cautioned the lawyer to be careful what
he was saying as he would be held re-
sponsible. The lawyer retorted "You
are threatening me. You do not know
the man with whom you are dealing"
And the only objection interposed by
the judge was that there was too much
applause in the court room over this en-
counter. The judges frequently COM
ment on different parts of the case and
gives ideas without suggestions from
counsel. The judges also disagree with
each other, and as a result of this stu.
alton one of them has challenged the
other to duel, to be fought after the trial
is concluded. Taking the published pro
ceedings one is disposed to feel that the
American way of conducting court has
the Paris style beaten to a grand finish
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
Burlington.

When Edward and William Watts,
brothers, arrived in Burlington from
Cardiff, Wales, last week, they were sur
prised to receive their initial greeting to
the new country of which they intend
to become citizens from Secretary Otis
b. Read, of the Burlington County Y.
M. G. A. The strangers were members
of the organization in the old country
and when they left home, H. S. Smark
the English immigrant secretary, noti-
fed the American headquarters with the
result that Secretary Read was here to
place at their disposal the aid of the as
sociation in finding work, a church
home and good friends.
Despite Jail terms meted out to other
members of their gang, freight-riders
from Camden invaded the city and beat
up Joseph Doyle, Pennsylvania Rail.
road freight brakeman at East Burling-
ton, last week. Doyle was attacked as
he was crossing the Broad street bridge
The gang escaped on Camden bound
freight before the police were notified.
Burlington's sewerage troubles failed
to get an airing before the State Public
Utilities Commission when that body
found the hearing required by both the
company which seeks to raise its rates
contrary to its franchise agreement with
the city, and patrons who oppose such
action, would consume not less than
three days and would interfere with
other scheduled cases. Adjournment was
made to the week of October 6.
PolicemanAThomas Rogan was buried
Saturday morning with requiem high
mass at st. Paul's church. Honorary
bearers were Mayor +. Il. Mount, cap
tain of police Joseph Shumard, and
George Miller, who carried into the
church large floral piece from the fire
department of the city. The Knights ol
Columbus and friends of the deceased
were present in large numbers. The
knights carried floral tribute and one
marked papa" was from the children
of the deceased man. The bearers were
Judson Shinn, Martin Fitzpatrick, Har-
old Smith, Herbert Smick, Thomas
O'Donnell and Eldorin Horn Rev
Father Russi conducted the services. In.
terment was at st. Paul's cemetery. Fri
day evening the Knights of Columbus
held exercises at the Hogan home, with
Grand Knight Brotherton in charge.
Liability insurance on it's policemen is
favored by several of Burlington S Coun
cllmen as a result of the accidental kill
ing of Patrolman Thomas Rogan. The
question of the city's liability for dam
ages may enter into the killing OF Rogan
in mistake for burglar by Winfield
Iempleton. 1t is reported that the widow
OF the dead policeman may seek DANA
ges under the employers liability act
A public subscription for the Rogan
family was started on Thursday.
The Mount Holly news., 1914-07-28
MOOreSfOWn.

| Professor Simeon Van I. Jester, prin-
cipal of the Moorestown Friends High
School, is devoting his summer vacation
to giving lectures on music on the
Chautauqua circuit.