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Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
SENATOR EDGE
IN SALEM

Senator Walter E. Edge, Republican
candidate for Governor, has been
spending two days in Salem county.
He met very many Republican voters
there and is extremely we'll satisfied
with the reception that was rendered
him in every part of the growing, busy
county. The Republican leaders there
assured Senator Edge that he would
have very large majority of the Re-
publican votes in the county. In fact
it is agreed among the men in Salem
county who know the political situa-
ton that he will have practically all of
the vote of the Republican primary.
The candidacy of Senator Edge
seems to be meeting with this sort of
reception in all parts of the State.
His nomination for Governor is as
sured.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
COLD STORAGE EGGS

According to information obtained
at the Office of the State Department
of Health, the amount of foods in
cold storage in New Jersey July
was not far from normal for the time
of year. There were some variations
but not so marked as at times.
The number of eggs in storage was
1S,059,130 dozen as compared with
2lS2J240 dozen July l last year.
Throughout this year there have been
fewer eggs in storage than last. The
poultry amounts in all to 2,20S,719
pounds, which is about half as much
as the 4,22O,161 pounds in storage
July l last year. Other foods are
about normal for the time of year.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
TREES LOST

1t is very much regretted that two
valuable trees transplanted into
Morningside Park have failed to live
and will eventually be removed. One
is the birch tree of unusual formation
which was presented the city by DIR.
Elsmore Sites, the tree being 60 or
more years old and removed from a
point south of Cedarville. The other
is the immense box bush that was
removed from the Commerce Street
Cemetery and was set out near the
big Jr. o. U. A. NJ flag pole. This
box bush is probably rs years old and
was fine specimen. E
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
OYSTERMEN
PR0TECT;BO
The Com bination of Money
Grabbers Working.
SEEING BOATS.
Camden Bunch Again Attempt
ing to Mulct ,the Cumber-
land Oystermen.

There is much excitement down
Newport, Port Norris, Leesburg and
Dorchester way among the oystermen
of those ii. mites.
On Monday the Camden-Vineland
combination renewed their legal on
slaught upon oyster captains under
the ancient law of 1916 which forbids
the employment of non-residents of
New Jersey en- oyster boats in gath
ering and planting seed oysters.
In the cases of Bradford and Gan
dy, the informant was one Zane, ac-
companied by one Richardson, both of
Camdeo-
The justices were DeLuca and Ko-
tok, of Vineland, and the lawyer for
the bunch was man named Kelley.
The same bunch was down on Mon
day to begin business and seized the
oyster schooner Florence Erickson"
captain Samuel Erickson. The
schooner is owned by Captain Errick-
son and Howard Compton of Lees
burg.
The Informant" nailed his notice
to the mast, in conformity with the
law, and thus far matters went along
smoothly.
Yesterday they renewed the work
and seized the oyster schooner
"Eleanora" of Port Norris. Captain
ISilas Holman.
by this time the telephone was be-
ing put in rapid operation and oyster
boat captains were notified up and
down to be on the lookout. for men
who might seize their boats and nail
a notice on their mast.
An attempt was made by Zane and
Richardson to seize the schooner
"Steelman R. Lee, Captain Leo Fer
guson. Captain Ferguson was noti-
fed and he boarded his speedy power
boat and made rapid speed to his
schooner, arriving just as the '1ibel-
ers' had reached her. Capt. Fergu-
son, from the opposite side of his
boat, was first on her decks, and as
Mr.. Richardson attempted to board
her from the other side a conversa-
ton after this order took place as
related by Capt. Ferguson.
Don't you come aboard my boxt,
without showing your authority"
81 have paper here which is my
authority, replied Richardson. "Read
~"
"Nor sir; I don't want your paper.
If you are a marshal, or Sheriff, or
constable, show your badge of au-
thority before you attempt to board
my boat
"This paper is my authority, which
1 intend to use.''
Capt. Ferguson had All axe lying at
his feet on the deck which he picked
up and swung playfully about and
over his head at the same time whis-
pering audibly to Mr.. Richardson not
to attempt to board the boat.
The men then departed. All Mon
day night and all day yesterday the
oystermen patrolled the cove, guard
ing their boats from seizure.
While the cool heads advise the
oystermen to be law abiding and do
nothing rash, there are grave appre-
tensions that some of the hot heads
may not be too careful of their lang
+uage or acts.
The time for the hearing has not
been dlvulged in the case against
Capt Erickson.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
TO NOTIFY WILSON

President Wilson will very shortly
be notified by party of distinguished
citizens that he has been renominated
by the National Democratic Conven-
ton for President of the United
States. The President has arranged
to have the notification given him at
his summer home at Elberon. State
Committeeman George Hampton has
named DIR. Joseph Conwell, of Vine
land, and Harry B. Bamford, of this
city, to be present at the interesting
event 81
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
SUMMER OF 1916

A lady who formerly resided in
Rome, New York State, has been hay
ing letters from home which portrays
the vagaries of the weather this sum-
er. The writer, however, says 1916
has nothing ON 1916 for weather. An
old weather record has been dug up
in Rome which reads as follows: cat
Hlghmarket snow fell every month in
the year. April 23 the ground was
still covered with snow; hail-storm
on May 20; lambs all lost from ex-
posure. June 6 the weather was cold
ground frozen, heavy snow storm at
night, ice an inch thick next morn
ing. All green things killed. Storm
continued until the 9th. Snow FIVE
inches deep on 9th of June" The
people in Rome, the writer says, had
not gotten warm by the Sth of June
this year, although there was no
snow. A record on ST. Swithin's day
Is quite interesting. The old belief
is that If rain falls on that day it
will rain every day for the next 80
days. The record says that in 1907
there were 16 rainy days following
st. Swithln's; 1908, IL days; 1909, 1S
days; 1910, Is days; 1911, Is days;
1912. 21 days; 1913, 12 days; 1914, %
days; 1915, % days. 1t is fair to as
sumo that this lady's Rome friends
are warm at present. If not, they
had better come to Bridgetou.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
BRlDGETON, N. j.. THURSDAY. JULY 27, 1916
INSURANCE
AGENTS STRIKE

A strike of insurance agents went
into effect Monday, involving 1000
collectors and agents of the Pruden-
tial Insurance Company of America.
Most Of the strikers work in New
York and Brooklyn. others being in
Jersey City, Newark, Philadelphia
and other places in this part of the
East. They comprise men who tramp
up and down stairs in the residential
districts, collecting the weekly dues
on small Industrial policies. Often
times they carry. the premium pay
ments along out of their own salary
and commissions when the families
are in hard luck.
They had been complaining that
the "Pdu"-pet name for the Pruden-
tial--had put into effect rules tha,
decrease their earnings. They OBJ
jected especially to new order pen
allzing them with dismissal unless
they cancelled policies as soon as
four weeks dues sot in arrears. To
do that, they said, would wipe out
thousands of small policies carried
by the poorer classes and would cut
the life out of the agents collections
The strike followed dismissal by
the company of fifty or sixty agents
who had been active in orgarizine
the general body of agents into a
mutual protective association.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
OPERATION
ON R. N. MORE

Yesterday DR.. Robert Hare, of
Philadelphia, went out to Werners-
vile, Pa, to make an examination of
Richard M. More, of this city. The
result Of the examination by the cele
brated specialist, was to advise an
immediate operation. Arrangements
were made at once to bring Mr.. More
to Philadelphia where the operation
will be performed on Friday. While
the operation is not serious in itself,
Mr. More is in very weakened con-
dition, and his many friends are ap-
prehensive as to the result.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
LEGISLATURE

Trenton, July 25.-The belief is ex-
pressed that special session of the
Legislature will be called to pass an
act to enable members Of the Nation
al Guard of New Jersey to vote, al
though absent from the State.
This was the opinion, following a
conference between Governor Field
er, Attorney General Wescott and
Secretary of State Martin today.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27
SCOUTS ON HIKE

Troop No 1, of Salem, Scout Master
c. Weber Bennett, arrived in town
this morning on hike. They walked
most of the way, but got ride for
about three miles in shelving wa
gon. The scout master did not come
with them.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-27

"A reverend critic finds the movies
immoral because they are not true to
life. ''What is TRUTH" said jesting
PLATE, and would not stay for an
answer. s-t t'4s I
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
BRITISH FORCES
CAPTURE Ell ARISH
Activity on Tigris Also Indi-
Gates Attempt to Take Bag
dad Will Be Renewed.
PLAN TO PROTECT CANAL

ASSOCIATED Press War Summary
While winter weather is causing
military operation on most Of the
fighting fronts to lack features Of IN
terest, considerable activity is deseL
oping in sectors far enough south TO
admit Of energetic campaigning.
On the Tigris, the British, after q
long period of quie.. have recently
pushed forward close 10 Kut-El-
Amare on the south and are contin-
uing to attack the Turkish forces in
that region, evidently in the hope of
resuming their long delayed march
toward Bagdad.
Now another field of activity is de-
manding attention with todays state
ment from London that British forces
have captured Ell Arish in Egypt on
the Mediterranean, ninety miles east
of the Suez canal.
Little has been heard from the
Egyptian operations for some time,
but the British are known to have
been making somewhat elaborate
preparations to protect the canal re-
gion from further incursions such as
that of last summer and their defen-
sive lines have been pushed far out
on the Sinai peninsula Apparently
there has been recent effort still
further to extend the defensive zone,
of which the capture Of El Arish con-
stitutes an important development.
The taking of Ell Arish establishes
the British front at this point well
toward the border of Palestine and
marks the furthest eastward penetra-
ton by British froces in this area
since the Turkish raids began.
Ell Arish has been the object previ-
ously of attacks by British aviators
and warships and last May a COM
bined naval and air raid on the place
was reported to have destroyed the
Notifications.
On the Franco Belgian front the
artillery is the only arm of the serv-
ice that is displaying activity of mo-
ment and even the bombardments
such as those reported i'll the Somme
and Verdun regions are not of pro-
nounced intensity.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
STOCK MARKET IS
FIRM AND HIGHER
Opening Prices Are Two to
Eight Points Above Close
Of Thursday. "A. 4.
STEEL LEADS ADVANCE

New York, Dec. 22.-Opcning
prices on the stock market today
showed "a sharp irecoYcry from n the
closing quotations 81 yesterday.
: Gains OF 2 10 s points were regis.
tered by Shares recently under great
est pressure.
Sentiment seemed to be more
cheerful, the strain OF yesterday ap-
parently having been relieved by the
overnight developments in the peace
situationl
Steel Leads Advance.
The more noteworthy features OF
the opening included United States
Steel, which on single block OF 25,.
900 shares was up l04 to lO4H
against yesterdays closing price Of
l0l; Union Pacific, Az; Central
Leather, 6; Cruicible Steel, ~; At
lantic, Gulf and West Indies, AZ;
Marine preferred, 4A; Utah Copper
AZ; Lackawanna Steel, S; American
Woolen, 6; Pittsburgh Coal, on; New
York Air Brake, 8, and 2 to S points
in, other prominent stocks.
The advance precipitated extensive
short covering, which materially re.
duced yesterdays profits OF that fac.
ton. ,,sS A,Na
Wheat Nervous and Irregular.
Chicago, Dec. 22.--Wheat today
opened nervous and irregular, with
prices from a cent under to IN cents
over yesterdays close. A sharp break
quickly ensued. May dropped to
$l.62H, a maximum overnight loss
of IA cents. July fell to $1.34$, a
similar loss. At the top at the open.
ing May sold at $l.65 and July a,
Sl.36K. Traders seemed perplexed in
endeavors to interpret the so-called
peace situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Jury CONv|CTS
man OF MURDER
OF HIS Mother
John Edward Teiper Decla'
Guilty in Second Degre - ~ :
Twelve Men Out T. - .
Nine Hor ~
~
HE coILAfs. - 'ERD1or
"oh, My God, This Is Not Fair;
This Is Not Human"
He shrieks.
TWENTY YEARS IS MINIMUM
TWENTY YEARS IS MINIMUM

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 22.-Guilty Of
murder in the second degree was the
verdict returned by jury late today
against John Edward Teiper, charged
with having killed his mother last
January. The jury deliberated twen-
ty-nine hours.
The verdict broke the iron nerve
of the young defendant, who,
throughout the long trial, had given
no sign of emotion. As the foreman
of the jury announced the verdict
Teiper's strong frame seemed to
crumble, His knees sagged and he
would have fallen to the floor had he
not been caught by deputy. "Oh,
my God" he shrieked, as he strug-
gled to rise, "this is not fair; this is
not human" :"
The sentence prescribed for sec
ond degree murder is minimum of
twenty years Imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Villistas Attack (+.-
Torreon at 4 a. m,

El Paso. Tex, Dec. 22.-Francisco
Villas forces began an attack on Tor
reon at o'clock this morning, ac-
cording to unconhrmed reports re-
ceived here today. The battle was
said to be in progress at noon. .
A report received here and said to
have come from Chihuahua City
stated that Villa and his forces were
attacking Torreon and the battle was
violent and bloody one.
p This report was said TO have been
received by General Francisco Muir
guia at Chihuahua City by wireless
from Torreon. Villa was reported to
have passed Bermcjiflo, twenty five
miles north of Torreon, yesterday,
going south with his command. The
Bermejillo garrison fed to Torrcon,
it was added. g.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Vorwaerts Says Mr.. Lloyd George
Demands Unconditional Surrender

Berlin, Dec. 22-(Via London. -
The Vorwaerts, which was one Of the
first newspapers in Germany to talk
of peace, expresses deep disappoint-
ment ovcrSthe speech OF Premier
David Lloyd George. The paper cites
passages in the speech from which it
claims the ,nly logical inference is
that, firstly, the entente refuses TO
make peace until it can do so upon
the ruins OF Germany's military
power; secondly. the entente, because
Germany breaks treaties, will make
no treaty with Germany at all, but
will itself take substantial guarantees
by force of arms; thirdly, that Ger
many must swallow sthe entente's
terms, whole and unseen, before
Lloyd George will condescend to ne.
gotiate.
Lloyd George, says the Vorwaerts,
speaks like a Judge in robes thunder.
ing a sentence against a poor sinner.
j also compares him to a superman
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Girl Confesses
Sending Poisoned
Candy to Herself

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 22.-Gcr-
trude Cox, a young clerk in local
store, confessed last night, the police
said today, that !. was she who sent
the box of poisoned candy that was
received through the mail two days
ago by her fellow clerk, Miss Lconora
Carr, and turned over to the authori-
ties by the latter for investigation.
The candy was addressed to both at
their place of employment.
Miss Cox, attributing her act to
despondcncy due to an unhappy love
affair; said she expected to receive
the candy from the postman, cat some
and warn her friend. When Miss
Carr opened it instead, she said, she
teiephoned friends TO call Miss Cox
and tell her she is to be poisoned to-
day."
Miss Cox was under Treatment
early today at TIE receiving hospital,
where she was taken in state of al
most total collapse
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
HOPES PRESIDENT
PHYSICALLY WELL
What Is the Matter With
Him?" Is Headline in One
London Paper.
CALLED CHRISTMAS BOMB

London, Dec. 22,-The Globe today
gives secondary place to its. COM
ment upon President Wilson's note,
which is made in satirical vein un-
der the heading u What is the mat
ter with him."
1--WE sincerel hope President Will
son is not ILL.," says the Globe. "Yet
we find ourselves gravely doubtful as
to his physical well being
The newspaper proceeds to ask if
the president has never heard of what
the Germans did in Belgium and
Serbia and continues that it finds it.
self unable to believe he knows these
things when he describes the central
power as desirous of securing small
states against aggression. = The
high cost of living S said to be hitting
the average American citizen very
hard indeed, which may account in
some measure for the milk of human
kindness in the presidential cocoa
nut"
The Star in its, comment says:
President Wilson's note is Christ
mas bombshell. 1t comes as COM
plete surprise to us. Let us say at
once that the allies in general and
Great Britain in particular ought to
treat it with the most sympathetic
respect anu give it most friendly,
most careful consideration
"Mr. Wilson is one of the greatest
presidents of one of the greatest ma
tions in the world. He stand for the
things that we, as nation. believe in.
His ideals are our ideals. We gladly
give his words the hearing Cue to a
friend speaking i'll behalf Of friends.
We refuse to question his sincerity
or his single-inindednes. The
spirit of his Christians soundings is
the right spirit 1t is spirit which
we believe animates the British peo-
PIE and their allies. They are NOT
afraid of soundings.
There could bt no worse mistake
than to think Mr.. Wilson is doing
to the allies what President Lincoln
dreaded the European powers would
do during his fight for the union.
: = We did not ask President Lin
coin to save Lancashire at the ex-
pense Of American liberty and we are
confident Mr.. Wilson will not ask
US to sacrifice our liberty in order to
mitigate the hardship. which t..e war
inficts upon Americans"
AS to the question OF objects of the
belligerents being virtually the same,
the Star in its allusion to President
Wilson's words ii this case says:
This is an astounding statement
which we cannot with the best will in
the world reconcile with the facts"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23

and to employers who, during strike
demand that the workmen resume
work Internationally. The Vorwaerts
sees everywhere in the language of
the speech stern rejection OF Ger
manys offer to negotiate, and hence
il concludes that Lloyd George is
illogical in finally saying that the en-
tente must wait until it hears Ger
many's terms. . -
THE whole tenor OF the Speech
the Vorwaerts says, shows that
Lloyd George uses the absence OF
terms in Germany's note as a mere
pretext, whereas the real reason for
his refusal OF our offer is that Ger
many wants to negotiate rather than
to surrender Internationally"
The Vorwaerts concludes with an
attack on the socialist seceders and
declares that the British premier has
shown the falsity OF their allegation
that the only obstacles to peace are
Germany's refusal to negotiate and
the abandonment of annexation.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
THREE men HURT
IN WRECK AT YUTAN
Burlington Fast Stock Train
Hits Union Pacific Double
Header at Crossing.
SEVERAL CATTLE KILLED

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22.--Three train
men were sriously injured when a
Burlington stock train crashed into
q Union Pacific, double header freight
train at Yutan at $40 this morning,
The injured men:
]. w. Patrick, Sioux City, fireman
on the Burlington train. Leg broken
and injuries about back. VIII live.
G. A. Miller, Sioux City, engineer
on5thc Burlington; slightly injured.
John Traylor, Beatrice, cngineer-o on
Union Pacific train; compound frae-
turc OF left leg and internal injuries;
expected to live.
The injured men we're rushed to
Lincoln on special train on the
Burlington, reaching this city at 6
o'clock. They were taken to St.
Elizabcth's hospital.
The Union Pacific train had
stopped on the siding and most OF
tHe CTeWS WclC uu tHC u puliut SO
that they escaped injury. The Burl-
ington struck the Union Pacific sec
ond engine, tossing it off the track.
The Burlington engine was completely
demolished Several cattle on the
stock train were killed and-a number
we're injured.
The Union Pacific train was reRu.
lar bound for Beatrice. The Burling-
ton train was bound for Omaha and
was running between thirty and forty
miles an hour, and was special train
according to the report
According to the Union Pacific sta
ton master at Yutan, his train had the
right-of-way, and he Burlington
should have stopped as it neared the
crossing. Chief Clerk Baird Of the
Burlington said that ar investigation
had been ordered and that he would
make no statement as to the response
bility for the accident until after the
investigation. Traffic at Yutan was
still held up by the wreckagc at lC
o'clock. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23

started fight. The race started i'm
mediately, with Miss Ahart in hot
pursuit. Up and down the streets
and into alleys fed the pursued mis-
creant, with Miss Ahart right be-
hind. Into barber shop that hap
pened to be open the man darted.
Miss Ahart, copccaled around an
adjacent corner, waited for him to
come out, and when he did, resumed
the chase.
In the meantime Miss Ahart was
joined in the chase by Ralph Smith,
employed by the Delco Starter com
pany, and together they tracked the
man into the Schlitz hotel, where he
attempted to take refuge. But before
he could get into the elevator, Miss
Ahart collared him and demapded
that he make good the bad check The
man wasted no time in producing the
three bucks.
And Miss Ahart. so tickled TO re-
cover the money after the long chase,
let the man go.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Girl Pursues Bad Check Artist
Twelve Blocks and Captures Him

A twelve-block pursuit face
through the thickly congested down
town business section, up and down
the streets, around corners, through
alleys and in and out OF barber shop
was thriller provided for after-the-
ater throngs by Miss Elizabeth Ahart,
cashier at the Unitt-Docekal Drug
company, Wednesday night.
A few days ago by means of some
silver-tongued oratory and convincing
persuasion man induced Miss Ahart
to cash for him check on the First
National bank calling for s.. The sig
nature on the check was 81. c.
Holden" The check came back from
the bank marked mo account"
Wednesday evening Miss Ahart was
attending > movie show, when she
noticed two rows in front of her the
man who had cashed the spurious
check.
When he left the thcater she was
right behind him. He saw her and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
France Taxes Theater
And Movie Tickets

Paris, Dec. 22.-The Chamber of
Deputies has approved batch OF new
taxes, among them a graduated tax
on theater and vaudeville tickets.
Moving picture establishments must
pay 5 per cent on monthly receipts
under $4,000 francs, 10 per cent from
$4,000 to $4,000 francs, 20 per cent
from $4,000 to 100000 and rs per cent
on receipts in excess of that. Forty
francs per 100 is imposed on refined
sugar The price OF tobacco is also
raised as we'll as the rates on letter
and postal card postage. kilograms,
telephone calls and money orders.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
Member Of First
State Legislature
In Kansas is Dead

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 22-Robert
P. c. Wilson, a pioneer political fig
ure in the histories of Kansas and
Missouri, died here last night at the
house of his son, Francis NJ. Wilson,
United States district attorney for
western Missouri He leaves another
son, Dr.. r. P. c. Wilson, superinten-
dent of the Missouri colony for the
feeble minded and (epileptic at Mar
shall, Mo. Mr.. Wilson was men,
Der of the first Kansas legislature and
later of the Missouri house of repfe-
sentatives, where he was elected
speaker. He was 81 years old.