IT WORKERS

jpartment Works To ssen Diseases

LND ACID PERILS

rstigatrfr* Find Beet Methin Philadelphia—Trenton Uni Protect Againet

• up.I OrchcaCraa.

ATTORMCY OENERALPROBES Take* Charge of Burlington County

Embezxlement Caac.

Attorney General Weaoott nncoecred an entirely new eitnatlon when be appeared to conduct the prosecution ot John W. Harris, search elertt at the Connty Clerk's office in Mount Holly. Indicted upon a charge of retaining fees belonging to Burlington connty. He said he was there by direction of the Supreme Court to take the first step in breaking up r Statewide scandal covering the misappropriation of funds such as charged in the Harris case. To what extent this nice of grabbing fees has beer, led on in other parts of the StauAttorney General did not say. but

IN aliTparts OF «W JERSEY Telegraphed Localettes Covering the Entire Stale

FACTORIES RUSHING WORK

rlea

i the

< omaapoadence)

AfroP» of M AILORDERt 1 ^

KtfTlfiKlAto 'Ctiii: tske» U B ,

point of Its existence and the det«f-

ndnation to break It up.

The State's case against Harris brongbt nothing new in addition to what was already generally known. In the tall of X90» Harris was engaged as search clerk at a salary of $1,500 a year, and In January, he was i.wom in as a deputy county clerk because it seemed necessary to have some one I around at nights to take verdict* nn-

| dered hy Juries and also to have »n as | attache of the clerk's office available

at all times to act In Court in the absence of the Connty Clerk. On November 1J. 1912. Harris was engaged by lenry H. Leeds, of Rancoca*. to make title search, which he did as Ivldual and for which he received l. He kept the money, b<•cause,

said on the stand, be by Mr. Leeds on

gaged In this business of the

was given to understand that it was bis private search and not the clerk' search that was wanted. 1 addition Mr. Leeds not only s*k<‘d for nplcte search that would ethe records of the clerk's office

■i't camp* j] earnest ~

A N li WK

If HIT

ton of

r Lewlr

l Commissioner ot ^ n line with his Ini a foreword be

pnlosls of the Ack of sanltaB companies re-|

• eoUers, makers, i at any premiumJ *r dapartment* arc

g “The Knights

lufflciency of the deed to 1h-

and the

drawn from his search

lied made no denial of the

fact that he received the room' which be was charged with retalnlr.r unlawfully. The sole question at issue was whether Harris had taken money that properly belonged to the county. Mr. Leeds tcstiOed that he engaged Harris because he wanted something more than would come To him through an official search from the clerk's office, and when he reeeiv- ^ od Harris’ private searrh and oo'c'on

likewise ' he knew exaetlv what he was geUlne. glasses of hat- 1 There was nothing about the search off fraternal In- to show that It had ever come from

I the County Clerk's office, being on

r,i« nf the Harris* private stationery. It ws« known ss * Harris' individual recriot that was

] given Leeds when the $20 was pslrt

** hat on a : Tbc ***' to ,h * * orT ,n lh *' “ f ,1 w oodi»n ! lemoon. ami It found a verdict of not

W guilty In the evening.

Attorney General Wescott said that the State could nor tolerste such a condition as Harris bad admitted In this case, as under thal proposition i there can be no nenishw*m of a ra»- „ , rally public officer. He did not think

with Us trail of , hat MJ . court or j 0 rv should uphold

dwrell upon fcOC |, k fllm>)’ dlatlurtlon. —*—“-m to ! - 1 “” <1 ; Dismiss Captain From Guard ' " ,n Governor Fielder has confirm

Callings From Late Diipstches That Epitomize the Newe of the State for a Week—Flehermen Report Good Luck at Coast Resorts. Police In Camden were n-qo. *»ed to Urt the name* of householders who have failed to deor their sidewalks of

During the last year births have ex ooedod the deaths at Moore-Uiwn. 99 and 64. respectively. The Wildwood cod-Ortiing fleet report* record catches for the early part ofAbe week I A series of interclas* basketball games is being played by pupils of the Glassboro High School. The six day bicycle riders who took part in the Madison Square Garden race In New York last week wers paid off at the offices of the Cycle Racing Association in Newark. More than $23,000 was paid to the thirty-

four riders.

On a charge that they tied Lawrence Chlfoskcr. 65 years old, to a troe In a lonely road near Praekness. In Wayne township, cut his clothing to tatters with their pocket knives and then maimed him. leaving him to escape as best be could, three young men. sons of wealthy farmers, of the neighborhood, are under arrest in Paterson on charges

TOTIONALl’ CAPITAL ATTAIBS President Wilson’s Old Typewriter Cannot Spell

mlt.

Tbc Jitney sled m ance In Atlantic City w the going difficult beca snowfall.

e Its appear•n buses found e of the heavy

Governor Fielder has confirm,-,! fli* sentence of the Court Martlbl dismiss i?*" < Ing Cm "tain George J. llattersl.-y,

^' br Fifth li-'antry. Paterson from ibe N,

. solution ttona j Gn^rti of the Btai*-. Cajdaln Mke b *' for '* Ualterslev was found guilty of eon k trade ad- <loct prcjudjci,! to rood order ami mil lercury discipline. He also allfully r>italnera , fuKe< ( ^ appear befor*< the court tor or to boll | examination as to hli> physical nbllity

f Bight. Is to Wld jpnmi chan cier, workers ' stand- >y r |t Buys Convict's Death. A writ of error was obtained in the rase of Alonzo Williams. In the death

l Industry. i,ouse at the State Prison under sen

tenre to be electrocuted in the week beginning January 10. Williams, who comes from Fnlon county, murder,-,! Benjamin Woo ley. while both were prisoners at the Rocky Hill eonvlrt camp. They had quarreled over a game of baseball The writ acts as

a stay.

Will Pray for Peace.

The Right Rev. !*aul Matthew* I and Bishop of the Protestant Bplseowl

- -- • announced

W

enaxT actNt in ANocmie* i> vitua

HEN Uie president of An-! the first night at Soldeu. wter

H The Diocese of New Jersey that he had appointed a day of •, rial fasting and humiliation and tl Sunday following as a day of Inter,', slon for peac- In a letter to tl

,f j clergy the Bishop says:

"Now. for more than a year, l ,} world has been plunged Into th« wet • In history We eannol say that ji, has not touched us. As one of mllv of nations, we must star, >1 the w«aJ or woe of the world.

“ “A generous response has gone, and

_olng out from the hi-art of Amer r t o meet the dreadful need of the

the wounded. Those who

y given time, labor, or money to L ' ve done well. But there ^jlWVrrtbcleK*. to b- an appall ng

rer* for peac,- are not sas insistent as they should rw*|iaper* art- full of war r do we not as Christians i*en with our prayer* for

Henry Sbangensey, 34. of River Edge, dropped dead at the railroad station there after walking through the snow to get a train for New York. The Submarine Boat Corporation ot Bayonco. organized to build undersea boats, filed articles of Inrorporstlon in the office of the Secretary of Bute. The Maple Hotel, unoccupied, was destroyed by Are causing a loss ot about $20,000. The building was ed by Jacob Schneider. While a blacksmith was attending the shoes of a horse owned by Winfield 8 Cook, of Hamburg is a (cm route, he found a gold ring one of the calks of the shoe. Evidently the horse picked It up

roadway.

As a result of cutting a *»rn with raxoi, George Richardson, of Taniaboro, la a victim of blood poisoning. The Mamuiuutou Rod and Guu Club held a "game supper." Thursday evening, at Hou-I Raleigh, when trophies of the hunt were served. The officials it Greenwich township failed to locnle the supposed wild man who has been living in Stanton's Woods, mar Paulsboro, though they tramped the woods all day. Three cows representing the last ot the herd of Benjamin Buckalcw. died on his farm mar New Egypt. Two veterinary aurgeons decided that death was due to strychnin* poisoning. Karmen, in this vicinity ars alarmed as this was one of several similar cases, but In previous instance* only one animal has been killed at a lime Workmen at the powder plant Ulbbatown are rejoicing over a rumor that after the first of the year they will receive another 20 per cent In crease in wages. Wages wei higher at the plant and common laborers are receiving as high as $2 for 10 hours' work ('barged with desertion of his w-if* and family. Irvin Hodman was held hy Justice of the Tea**' Oliver under $300 bonds for trial at MlUvilh The National Board of Tnderv era haa odered S reward of $300 the detection of «he persons who firv^ stores and dwelling* at Kalcherbock er Row. at Ituebling A Woodbury man. who baa b perluicnUtig. experts at Christ put on the market plenty of the finest "winter tomatoes" ever seen.

derru sent a message to l*msident Wilson, many an American was compelled to

Inn.! t:p on the map the location of ih<- tlpy republic In the I’jTenees. •Who has ever been in Andorra?" , «1 thu Chicago Evening FosL and

f ply Marion H. Drake wrote:

‘ !'i Urn summer of 1913 I tried to . ..: this quaint, ancient and hidden *; ublic from the Spanish side, hut .u'.d gain bo assurance from any toursi off ,-*, iii Madrid that it was acree:V,- so I went the long way around. . j I.nrecloca. Perpignan, ' arcss*n:nc. Toulouse. Folx and Ax-lea-i hi n»M. In France. Here I was w.r.:, 1 that tho trip was dangerous, h^t there were smugglers and brig

and terrible mountain stunnr..

•t d thtit a woman who took thla trip might not return alive. This only

whettod my traveler'* spirit, bought a Jialr of bempsoled

I a. k-J a knapsack, strapped a camera 0. ,r my il.oulder and went hy postchaise to L'HosplUlcL where 1 engaged as guide an Andorran boy. 1. t.tidsome. respectful and neatly

found good food,

napkins and rough stone I embroidered

rhlte tablecloth end In a room with a on a good bed. with

slips.

Tbc people were kindly. Interested of the outside world, courteous. some qut»-t and some loquacious.

e Vb-

the valley of

which flows south Into

Spain and over the rocky road from CantHo and Encamp ! passed church, built of the brownish gray stones > the country, with Catalan bell tower At Andorra la Vlrtla. the capital, th< were eelrhratlng th*!r day of liberty,

and their flags of yellow,

red—the blended colors of Spain the

spiritual and France mother—were flying In

shine. 1 walked Into Las Hr- sldas late In tho afternoon, passing bubblli phur springs, and was greeted hospitably hy Itoctor Pla. the cultured proprietor of a first-*-lass hostelry. My little guide left me to return t dirty, muddy town of L'Hospltalet. I hade him farewell In French, and replied In Catalan, the Andorran tongue. At Las Escaldas hotel I found

'i d in brown corduroy, who was l many fat Spanish priests, gay and

W A8HINOTCN —When President WWIxUon * . gRsa It looks something like thlZTs- ****■> “ w * bine's alphabet is badiy chewed as to legs and shoulders. ™ *

Bag In a museum. Tbs generally is decrepit, and limps heavily through the affairs ot t... only under the severest proak den Us! goading. Mr. Wilson admits it Is far from faultless, but he likes IL and he Is very proud at the fact thal It haa no hyphen. You cou’dnl get s typewritten line out of the president on any machine but this ono-not lantern and a Jimmy. White House humorists say he has ^ nd ' r ^ , old thing so long he has developed a personal attachment for It If an. mat Is the only valuable attachment It has. For years and years the ancient machine has endured p _ . tboriat and presidential pecking. And pecking is right for Mr. Wilson w a disciple of the Hunt system, or forefinger bealtaUon. Wherefore it may be raid that this is the only typewriter that ever had the distinction of having hesitated with a president ■ The low. rakish form of this ancient, rusty friend of the president reposes In his library. They understand each other’s idiosyncrasies snd ecotmtricities and they stand together at any time to battle submarines, blockade* of neutral ports or a—a—oh. any darned thing. Starting Lively Campaign for Trade in China A N aggressive campaign to obtain tor American business s shsre to the development of the enormous resoarre* of Chins hes been plsnned by the departments of stato and commerce. The plan contemplates the development of sn American vested Interest to Chins that will Insure to the United States a fair share of that country's foreign trade and be powerful enough to take care of Itself to the complicated political and commercial situa-

tion there.

The scheme was developed by Paul 8. Kclnacb. minister to China. H. Arnold, comtuer, lal attache {. and Dr. Edward E. iYatt. the bureau of foreign aud : commerce. Mr. Retouch a ... | 0 Washington a program framed by himself and Mr. Arnold, which was submitted to Doctor Pratt. Secretary Lansing, and other officials It was generally Indorsed, and the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce has already begun work slang the lines suggested. Mr. Arnold wlU return to the United States this winter and tour the country to secure capital for in-

state department officials have been watching commercial conditions to Chins since the recent granting of extensive special privileges demanded by Japan No political steps have been taken to obtain concessions or privileges for Americans, however, and the policy of the government has been steadfastly against commercial politics such as other nations hav- employed to China. The plan now proposed will. It Is expected, -lerelop a.. American Interest there which will be ;«werful enough to meet the competition of other cations. Doctor Pr»U pointed out that American capital was piling up as a result of the European war. ai.d that vast sums of Idle money are available for lurcstment. The bureau expects to take advantage ot every opportunity now offered to China and to have an American interest strongly Intrenched there at the dose of the war. Work In the desired direction has already Uen begun by agenU of the commerce bureau In the United States, and several New England business men sre now In Chins closing contracts for the iLstalUtion of American machinery Ip cotton mills built under Chinese government supervision.

• Vi

The Christmas bazaar held by th, lad I,- • of Grace llMptlst Church. Waal mom, nett,si $60 A dog. *upi«*<«l to hsve dixoauect isl a rubber pipe from « gas stove, blaninl fur the death .if Mr*. Charles Hofiiiedt. of liarrisuu. The reiurn bemr of s eon. who tumid hi* parents tin, uaw lou» and the dug and s canary dead, was the laeah* of Mrilng his father

THE CASA! work tug at the dirty little inn. hired a mountain horse, and with tup pressed t-icltelBent started out over tip' rocky pathway back of the rude tittl. church of this far south town td Franc*. "1 mounted highlit and higher above •he rushing Arlegi river, sometimes irauiplng and aometimes ou horseback aver the watershed between Franc*and Hpain. up Into the postural country of Andorra. Once when my horse was picking his way along a mouu tain ledge a fat cow Hood calmly a,-loss tin- pathway. I looked tar up the mountain and down in the del ..I the valley and wondered what wi happen, when, quietly.apparently with oui noliiing me. Mr*. Cow threw her weight on her hind leg* and tobog ganed down the slippery grnas. A diTiuhlng tain poured from tho clouds, lightning played around the mountain peak*. Slid It was thrilling to be tn that lonely grandeur. Hard Trip in Mountains. "1 walked and rode over loose stones, on narrow and fearsome ledge*, at times above and often be low cascades, over bard, sherp. cut ting, slippery slate, past quaint stone shrines with troll crosses, tiny terraced fields of vegetables and lohae n>. perpendicular hayfirld* amid the wonderful stlllne*.* of the lofty Pyrenets and the not*)', rushing torrents l waded through trickling, cool brooks, •here rivers ware bon, anJ stopped

White House Social Secretary Must Know a Lot

i social secretary at the White House h

T HE appolntcment of a

to direct attenllou to the Important duties of this "official." about so mil* I* usually heard and yet who wields a remarkable power In direct-

ing the social affairs ot the adminta-

; LA VAU.

jolly, who had come for the sulphur baths, as well as numerous Andalusians. up to the cool Pyrenees for their holiday. Raise Msny Cottle. Andorra has six counties, about a dozen towns and some five thousand inhabitants. The chief ocupatlon of the people is rattle raising, and thousand* upon thousands of cows tpsy be seen brow* ing In tho rich pastures, yet It has never occurred to Andorrans to milk these row* and butter, and milk are unknown In the republic. Dairy products are noncxli'.unt. The only cheese made Is that from the milk of s’.eep. Visitor* find It impossible to procure milk or cream for their coffee. The capital. Andorra la Ylella. has s population of 500 and contains the On** de la Vail, or house of representatives. This Is a large stxteenth-cea-tury building ut the extremity of the town, overlooking the valley toward Klein It l» parliament house, town hall, school, palace of juatlcc and ho tel fur the councilors all to one. It is also used as a temporary prison to the r.ro cases when a prison Is nece*ssr> Crime in Andorra Is practically unknown. The only Andorrans suffering imprisonment are the smuggle! • of tobacco caught by the French or Spanish customs officers, and thaas are MM looked upon as malefactor* by their CoQow citizens Smugg'tng 1* regarded as a legitimate trade.

(ration.

It is generally acknowledged to Washington that thu new social *ao rotary. Mias Edith Benham. a daughter of the late Rear Admiral Benham. Bag brought to tho poet quailflcatlcot which ought to Insure the aucceas ot the social regime ot the new mistress of the White House First. Uie social secretary at the White House must be a lady born and bred. She must have had experience to Washington society and have 1,-arued that it is an unpardonable offense to admit the wife oi a United Slates senator to step In or be seated at a table before the wife of an ambassador. She must know all the rules of precedence down to the dotting ot the T*" and the crossing of the "tV. She muj* be a woman who will never forget that no one may property precede an aabassador and his wife except the president of the United Stslea, the vice prvtfideot and tho member* of the cabinet and their wives. Not only must this question of precedence be thoroughly understood hy the sort*! secretary to Washington, but she must also kuow each aud every Individual to the wealthy resident and unofficial circles, it is necessary tor the luvllatlon list maker to know the personal and social standings of ill whom her emplojer may meet or from whom she may receive calls Tl. aerial **-. retar y at th# Whit* House ha* charge ot the aortal «—« and the vlsliln* lists. She opens and replies to every formal note, and after conferva,** with the mistress oi the White House accepts whatever engage meets shs thinks should be accepted and sends regrets to those hw J, dictates she should reject Sometime* it ha* been said that the White I. social eerretary stretches her luguiuity a Utile and manipulates the datet engagements of the first Udy of the land no that she may accept tW T « are considered especially desirable and turn down the others.

It Is No Wonder That Guard Jones Exploded to the groends at iy cot be Jones, still again |t ma* be until further information He was attradta* strictly to hi* own busines* one day ** cot long ago. when an Englishman of most pronounced typo entered the gate. Mr. June* is used to having , people thrilled as they set foot upon I that sacred sell, but this Englishman dll not display th# least sign of a thrill. He looked at Jones and asked: "What is there to he even here,

my man?"

Now. Mr Jones Is exceedingly die pleased when spoken to In that tosh loo. ana probably showed It in Ml* reply. which was that some ot th* nudge burly Brttcn moved on and looked thing* over

,er > M«ent Th#

01 the sacred

Ike garden l,

he returned to Mr. Jonss. and. turn* hi» stolid **" 1

soli, made free to remark