CAP* HAT OOUHTY
RDGGiSTS MOST BE MORECAREFUL State Health Board Finds They
Are Careless.
WILL DIO INTO ROEBLINO.
Department of Labor to Inveetlgata
Personally Conducted Town.
The f
i Department of I
to probe condition* In the town of Roebllnc aa the result of the request made by a committee repreaantln* the Central Labor Union of Trenton, composed of Anthony Sped.-. Howard Severs. Warran Henuum. Daniel Oraen, Jr, and Reuben Forker. In replylnc to the committee's request State Commissioner of Labor Bryant said: "I want to assure you senilemen that the Department will not attempt U- shirk Ha duty In this matter. On the contrary, we have a very decided responsibility to force thU company to live up tc the lebor lew* of the State. I would not condone a violation of the law by the RoebllnK Company any sooner than I would
by any other concern.*
The report read to the Commissioner was the same aa was presented to the Labor Union. It told of the conditions under which the men were HrlnK. the rent* paid for the bout the alleged practices of deducting money for goods purchased at the village store from the payrolls, the conditions In the factories and the
general living conditions.
General Bryant said that tbs only phases of the situation over which his department would have any control were the factory conditions and charges that the men are not nald In lawful currency of the United State*, but Instead part of the wages were deducted from the pay envelopes. Mr. Spalr immediately aald that It was the opinion of the committee that the
-aaterlals which enter Into IU protective features In the various ■nposlilon In a pure state, and the | mills were all that could b# desired, t Is easily prepared by ordinary ! On this question the lalK..' men on the port of the pharmacist. no complaint to make, n. suu. rhirmrar-li AlUiou*t hi. hxJ <h> ’ naulrt. the .aim. or poppormtol to I Jort.dlrtloo o.er moor of th# ollored W ~?o«T« th“ ! O-m.1 Hr>.ol «ld tto, S S r-.o-^lm At r.c, lh»t <7.. , ..ololo.'cl »r cmlof th. no.i4» lo.tu.tloo would b. n«dod to ot« * re found to contain less than 10 | U! ' ! * c • u *** d fcbu,< “- ■ cent of the oil would Indicate | e carelessness or numerous mis- Refuse Murphy New Chance, takes In arllhmeMc. I The Court of Pardons refused to
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N All PARTS
OF NEWJEASEY Telegraphed Localettes Cover*
ing the Entire State.
MATHEMATICS IS AT FAULT
[, farcen'as'S Demanded by U. a. Gov I arnment Not Maintained—Pharma-
cists Wamaw—Public Asked to AM In Stata-Wide Campaign. (Special Trenton Correspondence.) Truion.—That carelessness In the preparation of drugs or mistakes In transposing from the apothecary system of weights to the metric system la rather too prevalent among pharmacists Is indicated by the results of analyses recently made In the State department of health laboratory. Out of 180 samples of spirits of peppermin analysed 86. or «7i per cent, wot.: found to be below standard. This drug was selected for Investigation first because it Is a common household remedy, and. second, be-
- caore it Is almost Invariably prepared
by the druggist himself. The results of the Investigation should, therefore,
s; indicate to some extent the care used
by pharmacists In preparing drugs of
It Is easy to obtain
In several Instances samples
mined were found
i contain more
reconsider its decision
clemency
i Edgar C. Murphy, the
I Trenton and was convicted on purely ; circumstantial evidence, having spent I the night at th# hotel when the Jew-
; airy war stolen. After he
than 10 per cent. Nine camples of ; Burlington county murderer low uq•be 180 examined contained between ' der wntence of death for slaying Her16 per cent, and tl per cent., the 1st- mM1 The Court refused a ter number Indicating more than ooumiutatloa several weeks ago. but twice the standard strength. Murphy's counsel. Francis Tracy Tola preparing drugs which contain a bln that briefs he had prv poisonous agent an overdose of which be entered. Murphy will would be dangerous. It Is Just as sen- u, u, e electric chair on a date to ous an error, or perhaps even more (0 t>o set by the Burlington Court. «rlo..lo m.k.th.m .tron.pr Ua. ^ ^ u ^ SSt*; , ™ ,ai " y I. Kcr^-., of W.rrpn ™ooi,. «mo, Ml below th* "> “t 1 f„„ two to ktoo w* for «Mlo«
wf optrlt. of poppemlot. Uck of ooo ^ of
Om,,, u tb. .aoar.nl Owa oolo<_ , K„..c. ... .rrr.lW -
pose the consumer to so much dang»r as In the case of some other drugs. In order that the druggists may know the exact strength of spirits of
pepirr^io. tb. .at. p rtwm. Joapb Boo.o, warto. tla. tor w brnlh onotb.r erla., ooof.aoa u tb. otprepsrs'lons before offering them for Thl , flor y was aobstantlated Y* 3 * t by finding the Jewelry In Cleveland.
Tb. ioro.r.1 labile o*b belp a J It wooM bo foo.a. bring about Improvement In tbla reop« t.r t..l«t», .b.t Potnio... . how 'b' ”’"V’ b' “ ““ r in at-alalm Ua potitloo ot Mm omklng a purchxse. ton c. Leonard, of Kearny, to be made
a party defendant In foreclosure pro-
Must "■T"'*?' ; codings brought by the Mutual Bene In order‘tat C^ Bchmldt may K flt Bu „ d|D| . >Bd U) « n A ,«>cUtion Immed'Mrlv taken into against Town Clerk WlUlam B. Ross, bl, release ° c, ° b l r . 1 .® of Kearny. VIceTThancellor Backes prtson Governor Fielder declared the allegations Leonard SSTork^r SdC. «So°n f TZO?'' Schmidt was formerly an inmate U wai alleged by Clyde D. Souler. of th- Rshwav R formatory. to counsel for the town of Kearny, thst which he was commuted on s charge M'. Iweonard. r.presentlag the UvM of stealing a b'eycle at Astrary Park Alliance, wa* trying U> use the Court In 1S08 He wa* released from the of Chancery at a cat s-paw for polltiwformstorv on parole and went to leal reasons James W Gillespie, work al Oxford Me la cow charged who appeared for Mr l^onard dewlth having broken his parole bv nled Ihe charge emphatically going to New York and committing The purpose of Mr I-eonard's pellan offense for which be was sent to tlon. as outlined lo the court, was to Auburn protect the Interests of th# town. and. A re* ils'tlan was Issued upor Oov- if posalble. to secure the return of •rnor uromV. ' of Pennsylvania for ux search fees collected by Mr. Ross the extrt .ion of Julia Hill. t»ow clsrk. and which Mr Leonard alWider arre«t In Philadelphia. She | rKr< | should have gone to the town. Is charged with grand larcenv. being This question of fee* has been made accused of stealing Jewelry and an |« SU |. | n several polltleal cammonev of a total value of *1"4. Srir palgns. bet opponenl* of Mr. Ross
FACTORIES RUSHING WORK
Culllnga From LaU Olapatchea That Epitomize tne News of ths Stats for a Weak—Fishermen Report Good Luck at Coast ResortsMayor Mount has asked thst Pennsylvania Railroad to make Immediate repitrs to street crossings over lu tracks at Broad and High street*. Burlington, where neglect has produced dangerous condition*. Several new alios have been erectA for fanners In the vicinity of Col_tubus, and a tendency of many farmers to return to dairying Is noted In that section of Burlington county. The contract for building a new stone parsonage for the First M. E. Church. Colllngswood, was awarded to Jeremiah Robblrs. a member of the ofllciat board, whose bid of I7.48J was the lowest of nearly a score. The Stone Harbor Council opened bids for the construction of Jetties in the channel, the lowest being that of the Franklin Engineering Company, of Philadelphia, at 84.7*740. Because of of an epidemic of hog cholera in the vicinity of Barneaboro ami Bridgeport, a number of specialists have been called by the fanners. The vital statistics for T '.man for the past month show four marriage*, six births and 10 deaths. Captain C. F. Nlckeraoa caught a shark weighing 2ZS paunds In the lower section of Ocean City. Alco Presbyterians are soliciting subscription for a now church build-
ing.
WA»< Gcmm
Hunting for Real Haunted House in W ASHD-'OTOS.-Mo,. Tl the ghost can be relied upon w u mue g, society that Is devoted to psychical r *^£j idt , t v
Mayor Ladd ha* Instructed ths Woodbury policemen to ’ook out for speeding antomobliists. and the city has furnished atop watches for the
View or TtMURNTEPCC
A N EPOCH marking went In tha development of rioter trade and traffic relations between the United State* and the countries of Central America will be the opening of the new railway connecting Mexico and Goat# m.i. writes W. D. Horaaday In Grit. But for the revolution Iq Mexico this Important link In the lo-g-talked of line of railway, that la destined ultimately to extend all the way to the Isthmus of Panama, and perhaps the countries of South America that border upon tha Pacific ocean, would have been In regular operation ere
tern lx t s. from Bertha Brain at
Untie City.
hr.vp bren unable to bring aboat his
; defeat.
■ year and «
•entsneerf for Post Office Crime. Jerer- ah Allen, of Buffalo. N.
was sentenced to o day In the State prl>
Rellttab In the United 8l»i«— > Thl* wa* f-vr breaking Into the office at Ballrmearl. Somerset < 01 He ws* ai rested here on Aueui aa he was leavlna the State pi after serving * term of three j for robbing the postofflee at St
Ctunberland County. Guard Child’s Mind.
Upon the ground that It
nnwise for a 10tlfy in a divorce Clara D Mullen
Icn.
Settle Case Out of Court.
The Chsnrery litigation begun by B C. Kuser. owner of the Trenton
by Judge House against the Cut Price Auto
Tire Compenv was amleablv settled before ViceCliancellor Burkes. Mi. Kuaer asked that the court T« strain the tire company from pui»oln* It* bnslnesa on East Hanover afreet to the detriment of the bur.l-n.-sr of th- hotel. Guest* at the h> tel rlalm-d they could not .deep night* because of the terrific noise# made by the customer* of the tire company changing tun* In the middle of the
dd child to te» street
lirolight by Mr*. James J McGoogan. representing i t Robert Mul Mr Ku»cr. and Harry Hebcr. for the Hn.-k»a in toe tire .n>nil'*ny, agreed a* to a decree mie would not during the hearing by the vlce-chao-C.race to take cellor and the ca*e was »ettled. It sra* oflered as was agreed by the tire -ompany to tor the mother muke no unni-cesAnry noire and to take i ha* been m all automobile* to the rear of the Ionian. bul'dlng to change the tires.
Machinery Is Rial Estate.
Directors of the work of the First Burlington Troop. Boy Ecout* of America. have organized, with Joseph X. Zellcy a* chairman. Fanner* In tha lower end of Gloucester county are setting their IhUd crop of alfalfa for the reason. Leader* of Y. M. C. A. groups In Gloucester county held their first fall conference at Woodbury. Because of 111 health. Bev. Oliver W. Murphy, rector of the Christ P. E. Church. Millville for several years,
has resigned.
The Pitman Fire Pstrol will be the guests of the Derby Fire Patrol In the big parade in Philadelphia on Oc-
tober 7.
Tax Collector Davis has advertised the sale of *3 properties for no ment of Taxes, at Mammonton. The burning of leave* on the rtreets has been declared a nuisance at Paulsboro. and the Council baa taken steps
to atop the practice.
Bev. Charles 8. Lewis, rector of St. Mary's P. E. Church. Burlington, addresw* the Girls' Club on “Women'*
Responsibilities.”
The Hammonton Board of Trade sextet has Uen Invited to sing at services at Hie Camden County Sanitarium. at Ancora. on Sunday. Oc-
tober 10.
Woodstown's active Parent Teachers' Association opened It* fall and winter campaign at a meeting for reorganization In the grange hall. The Millville Hebrew Aasoelatlon ha* increased the fund for the proposed aynagoevs to more than *'. , 000. and will meet to begin plan* for start-
ing work.
Every Hebrew society In Vineland attended a meeting lo agitate the calling of an American congees* of Jew* to demand right* at the peace con ferenru* at the end of the war.
According to report* from Guatemala the work of extending th* Pari V division of the .atanxatlonal Railways of Central America from Champerico to Ayulla. situated on tha Mexlco-Guatemala border. Is practically finished. At Ayutla this line connects with the Pan-American railroad. which runs to San Oeronlmo on tha Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a distance Of ZS4 mUea. Th# Suchiato river form* the boundary lire between Mexico and Guatemala. This stream Is spanned by a costly bridge, the Mexican aide Is the town Mariscal and Just across the river U
Ayutla.
The Guatemala link lu the PanAmerican keeps close In towards the Pacific coast, and In place* the blue waters of the ocean may he teen by traveler* on the train#. At the port of San Jose the road connect* with ihe main Hue that croeaes Guatemala from southwest to northeant. forming a direct route to the capital and to Port Barrios, th* Atlantic terminus. Vue Isthmus of Tehuantepec and that part of far southeastern Mexico that Is traversed by the Pan-Ameri-can railroad po*aessea many feature* of Interest to the world-trsveler or to ihe man who takes delight In penetrating oet-oMhe way placet and who loves the beauties of nature. It also has attrseted many American colonWken travel to and from Messrs s Interrupted by the Internal strife that has #o long afflicted the country. American colonists and tourists were Just beginning to get acquainted with the romote region that was made accessible to them by the construction of the Mexico division
of the Pan American railroad. Region of Great Interest.
>11 the way from Cordoba to Mariscul there are many wonderful things W be eoen but It Is not until the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is reached that the full bloom beauty of rioloua nature, with Its deep green hued verdure. Its plctureaque life end customs of the careful native*, greet the eye. The encroachment of clrlllrlng In-flui-nce* has left but little Imprcr* upon the town and village of th# Tehuana Indiana. Their chief population center U Tehuantepec, which Is located on the National Tehuantepec railroad within a few miles of Satina Crux, the Pacific coast terminus of that tram Isthmian lino. In all Mexico there I* no place of more absorbing Interest and strange attraction to tho visitor than Tehuantepec There la
uiira «nu r»«J Bttlc In common between the Tehuana fined 88846 bv Justice [ Indiana and the oth-r naUve tribe* Throckmorton. Frank of abe country In the matter of —
unit ot a fine. »a» vent tot
Caught by Slate Warden Morton fishing without a license. Santo For tlno. Homan lo Volllntra and Frank
Singling of the 1‘
Banglro. In default
of the labors of their women folk. Oe
t. ths local authorities round
up a bunch of the men and set then, to work upon neighboring plantation* but It to aald that they are so weak and Indolent as to be of little valui when It comes to manual labor The women are noted for their love $T gold coin* and colored finery ol dress. Their penchant for collecting coins which they wear In th( form of necklaces bad lu origin. H U said, daring the period when greet n urn ben. of American adventurer* made their mad rush serosa the lath mu* of Tehuantepec on their way to the California gold Hold* in the late 40‘s When a Tehuana woman once comas Into possession of a go’d piece she will not port with It no matter to what degree of povertj she may become reduced. Many of these women, whom one sees In the wonderful mar ket places, wear firings of gold coins aggregating several hundred dollar*
Great Chlaprs Forests.
Bordering on the north the level seglon through which the Pan-Amerlcsn railroad runs la a stretch of rich timber and agricultural lands of the sUte of Chiapas. The'hand of modern developers and upbutlders has barely touched that llttlo known port of Mexico. Tho *«u> Is abundantly xuj* piled with perpetual flowing rivers, the most notable of which are the Grijalva and the Usumaclnla. whl:b are navigable for large boat* for long distances. The forests have been III tie explored. They are filled with many kinds of birds of brilliant plumage. and roam'ng through the wilderness of tropical trees and plants ero leopards, tigers, wild boars, deemonkeys and many other animals The Interior region la a veritable sportsman's paradise. Orchids of enor mnus size and the deepest colors add to the wonderful beauty of the prlotine forest*. It Is said that more than 12.000 different varieties of orchids have been collected and class!
fled.
It Is Interesting to note that several celebrated ethnologtali who made research Into the existing native tribes of Chiapas and th* ruins of a prehistoric dvillzcUon that existed there, believe It to have been the “cradle of the human race." In this connection It may be stated that the mountain tribes of Indians of Chiapas as well as the Tehuana Indians of Tehuantepec bear In many resperts a remarkable resemblance to th" Orientals, both In personal characteristic* and In their caubllshed custom* It Is In (be northern part of Cblapaa that the ruins of Pelcnque. which have long offorded an inspiring work of research on th* pert of archeologists, are located. The most authentic estimate of the history of the remains of the city that la now called Palcnoue I* that It was abandoned more than 60i> r« ago.
antoed to walk five timea For such a haun' * riety will par 8#* t
value, especially If It 1* Inhabited fay a flrat-cl*** ghost—one of excruciating moans and who*# chain* dank most dolefully; preferably a gW with a gory history—th# ghastlier
the ghoat the merrier.
The New York spook-hunting #o-
dety baa appealed to th# Asaociatlon of oldest Inhabitants of th* District of Columbia t« plesa# ten tt of the «istliTaSaSS. and In U>e l«t« ***** mention, that tt tea fa«rd snurt usTrS™* »*>»«*••“ a"**™- “* i
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yard have not been especially glad to hear this. Thy an 4IUtBe *p r»bk*
t£t and rubbing them, they are burying newly pulled
Uons.*and. lu short, using every ghost Uyer *"£**5* “ tb!*;psychical research society wsnls ghosts, emphatlcdly th. Ethiopian
Society of Pork Chop Destroyers doesn't vsnt em.
Washington Women Are Very Fond of Cigarettes
MAYBE you didn't know that many a young girt
M the afternoon promenade carries her silver case Just the asm* as the young dude who flits slong at her side with hl« cane hung upon his am?
Surprised? Well It to not astonishing. For. you know, they don't smoke on F street and they don't open their cigarette cases In the full glare of the sunlight while the throngs are looking on. But they smoke Just the
Proprietors of cafes will tell you they have a hard task preventing women from smoking In public. A proprietor said recently that more than one* respectable-looking woman patrons nave taken out their cigarettes and have been on the verge of lighting up when a waiter has apled them and passed them the Up that the rules prohibit women doing such
things.
“You know,” said the proprietor. “It wouldn't Just look right to aee women sitting here at our tables In this fashionable cafe smoking cigarettes. With men tt to different. But if the women started !L our place would be tabooed
by the majority of our present class of patrons.”
"Do the women smoke much?” a maid who servea as an attendant In the ladle*' lounging room of one of the popular cafe* was asked. “There are plenty of them who smoke.” she replied. “And they carry their smoke* around^ with them all the Ume. But no one would know 1L Their cigarette cases look juat like vanity cases. You cant tell them apart on the outside. Why. Just a few days ago a pretty young girl who had been dining in the cafe stopped In bare to adjust her hair and powder her nose. She had on her wrist what I thought was a silver vanity caae supported by a sliver chain. But when abe opened IL Instead of taMng out * powder puff, she extracted a gold-Upped cigarette and thrust it in her mouth. She offered the case to her young girl friend, end she took one, too. Then they bora lighted up Rather queer, wasn't It? But say. after all. can you tell me what to the difference between a woman smoking and a man smoking ?"
Weather Forecasts by the “Movie” and Wireless
of the country for years by means ot the telegraph and the printing press are beginning to reach the people of this territory through brand-new channels—by way of the “inovi#" and the wlrelea*. An enterprising proprietor of a motion picture theater In Binning ham. Ala., was the Drat to are the possibilities of “weather by movie," and be found Uncle Sam * weather bureau ready to cooperate with him. Th* forecasts were printed by the local official In charge of weather matter- on celluloid films from which the emul tlon had been removed, end were turned over to the theater authorltlea. who had them projected aa an Informative tnUriud* between shows of comedy and tragedy. Since then the display of weather Information on screens has spread lo 16 dtles and !7 theaters. Though the theatera do not open until stz or seven o'clock In the evening, after the afternoon papers containing weather forecasts have been Issued. It Is believed that the Information reaches many persona who would not otherwise receive It Entirely Independent of the “movie" uealher reports, wlralesa to coming Into use for spreading weather newa or. land after haring already proved Itself to be Invaluable on water. Arrangements have been made to have forecasts for Illinois distributed by wlrelesa from UUopolla. In that atata. U> points within a radius of 126 miles 'bat are equipped with the necessary receiving apparatus. It Is proposed to send the messages at a alow rate In order that amateurs may take them, aa most of the operators In reach of ihe sending station will be ol this class.
toms and everyday life.
» To* i -til tracts a: nr Ford
ei The 1 right ot
id tb'' •
j
isW.-ery holding Dial the furnace* and all ap'd trijithe manufacture of >I c-tbie The actual prop iter] company I* said to be : IHO.OoC. against which I mileage for Ii-oooo «o »*- I ••".jv for a llhe amount I
to Jail for 30 day*. Edward Batten, w reklgned from the lion, and William M:
ed him.
The Tehuana men are of ve-y <> r - I dlnary type, beth In point of ph.-lque ap- ' and standard of Intelllcer.ro. but tbo ha* women aa a rlaas are the prcttlc»t ica- and moat mtrartlv# In all Mexico. •vd They resemble In mobility and beauty i of feat urea ca well a* In physical i charm the famous native Polynesian lo women of aome of the groups of South
for j Pacific Islands They are the beads of a fire house will be of the households. The Tehuana men (hr voter* at the next i are anything but their lords and m*»
ter*. Practically all of the trade In . tne market* and store* is carried on
xpeeled tha, the fall term of I fa, the --mem Th. atoveo looking be the aMd unattractive male member# of| .#*-# Diner
Hand Shaking.
A ncr.profeaaor. defending Ms position outside the church, aald: “Why should 1 Join the church and rncei.o tho sacram-nt*? How much better would I be for the observance of a mere formality, like band-ahaklc.g?' Tbo unawrr was: “If you thiua lh»l handshaking li a mere formality, refuse to take tha hard of your fn-nd aomo day, and you will lean, that u has a meaning, and that your action will bo Interpreted as an expreo-.nn of distrust or dislike. Then mneti bor that you are mating your beat Fncnd as you could m«at no other fri rad Bad main his friendship."— United Presbyterian
A Bird Story Irate Diner—Hey. waiter ot a drop of real coffee h
ire.
Freeh \
ounly <
i for many rears
Jam trtU •'• rage around and 1
ZJ
) off I don Answers
i. a swallow—loo
Great Falls to Be Harnessed for the District I N lest than five year* It Is not Improbable that the District will be uri»f in lu street-lighting system and In other waya electric energy from Groat Falls, while the federal government will at the a of kllowatu of current In lu various activities and a Urge surplus will t>« available for sale to the public. , This live year ostlmMe was given '
the power possibilities, and thought that under present conditions ' Ihe work could b# completed In a leas | period of time. * Thl* estimate also took Into arrount necessary delays In ubulnlng title to overflow lands and other righU so that If this phase of the work were expedited the actual construe Hon work could be completed probably in three or four y.ara “ ,,ow ' r •• * bo ‘•'"K-uM-dly Will be Intruatod with the Job. ■vlU be abl-i to draw upon much valuable experience In their corps for th* .°J ,h '’ d4U Wblrb , U ,0 the w alera of th- 1‘otomS t* pr.c tlcri y the aame a. that of tho Galun aplllwa, dam in th. Canal son*. Like the isthmian prototype the Potomac dam will arrosa the space to be filled In an arc of * circle and .ill be aurmouniwl by U gate, which can be opened in utp. of flood. Tbe«, %lI1 u M M lo allow the paaaage ot all surplus water even In . .b volume* m In 188*. wh.-u the highest known point was reached Provu.ou *|M also be mad. for th. passage of k-e through th. gates « problem whirl ... not ancoun tered te the Panama canal work. V** D ° In addition to the ma.n dum which will keep tb. l*k« «t the 116-foo, level, there will be si Intake dam UK fe« high protecting tho -owerfaouta. •HKh will U. within the Dtalrict on th. north
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