CAPS MAT COUNTY TIMES. SKA ISLE CITY, N. 1.

NEW JERSEY STATE BRIEFS

Th* R*iur Kront Nev/ Vear Association of Gloucmer City •’ill a*ve live floats for tiie New Vcur'e Dey iwrnde In rhllatleiuhla and Gloucester. The nstlohul converitlun of the Phi Epkllotn Pi will be held til Atlantic . City iicco.-nber aO. ItO and 'll *rtlb «b»m coo delAcnte* In attendance. More than alxty carload* of Maurice River Cove oyster* vcrc ahlpi>cd from Bivalve for Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania cities Wednesday, the record shipment of the year. So heavy was the Cbintma* mall at Atlantic City that PoKUnnster L/mdenalac<was obliRcd to rant a larjte bulldlc* on Sooth Missouri avenue as • clearing bouse for the packages. M. B. Utley. -Standonl Oil agent, at Tlndard, clipped cnc fed while runtns after a de—• rnd dislocated a vertebrae In hi* spine. He and his wife were all raady to atari for Texas. Now Lb Is helpless In bed. funds are to be donated monthly to provide hot school leeches for children too poor to buy t.'tem by the Bed Bask Home and School Associa-

tion.

While making a drive In the deer woods near Cumberland. Joseph Bartholomew- was shot in the ana by a careless hunter, v.-bo dlsapiieared. The Injured man was cared for at Millville Hospital. Senate rontinned nomination of James H. Mu I boron to be United State* marshall for the District of New Jer-

*ey.

The funeral of Councilman William K. Page of Woodbury was one of the larxest ever seen In the city. Masonic and-otber bodies partPipatlng. The investigation Into i..e affairs of the *own of Puilllpsburg will cost the taxpayer* according to Infonpatiou received. This 1* considerably less than hud been ^expected by IL* nutiiorltles. The I.andl* township committee tins •shod the Millville Traction Cotupn*./ to d.m Its trolley car lights in Hast Landis uvenue and Mala road. The lights are »o d.taxiing that people are afraid to travel at night. At a conference of Methodist clergymen of the BHdgeton district In the Second Church, Millville, the secretary repent*! that more than 7,000 children united with the churches during the (foremher ramiiaign. Ocean Olty baslneiB. men and property owners hare petitioned the City Commissioners o widen the tioanlwalk when It is rebuilt betww*n Elgbth and Tenth street*, bids for which ar. being •skid by the board. The Millville Shirt Factory Company, a subsidiary of a Philadelphia concern, has purchased a large concret;- building recently erected In Korth Millville, and will give employment «o 1T0 persons. Four of the six deer killed by gun■erti from the vicinity have been donated to the Swedeehoro America, . gion post and .t’ie Ladies' Auxiliary has promised to serve a venit-on dinner for the benefit of the T««t. Work was auspendisl 'n the street denning department, Millville, when Director Kutcs ftniioun-Nil that hut W rents Is left of the appropriation for aireet work this year. A number of the employees were tuk) off will Jiani•ry i. when the annual appropriations mre made by the City Comml**i6a. For violation <f ihe prohlhltloa on-fnrc-emenl act Antonio Or.'snd". n Bridge;on mcreliant, was 3': d S’iiU by County Judge Ia>gue. Then he* been little urcuiplojtjicnt In AsLury Park and vlctrlty. Figure* •how that the number is only a little In excess uf normal. The value of new bundling construction at Aabury l*=rk in 1SC11 will b* fllJXiO.ttUO, a gain of hSTi over the llr.ti flgvrv* of f-U- ado. Coincident with this budding boom has come a broaden.I!.- confldonce In the ultimate revival of aouod huslneo* conditions. Ernest WillSif i*, i negro, shot and kmeo . ..t.->daian Heru.au A. Km.non* a: Lon* 'iranch, reloaded his revolver •nd til; d 5" :-hot* at pursuers before b*.n* captured. WHMams is believed to base been erased from isht-i! *ho.k dv ing the warm. The shooting of Patrolman Emulous was without ws.nIng and occurred in the business JU«ijt t f the city. A; a meetin* of the UlouCatOr County Flnanen * AsaoJUutlvn at National park the methodj of lire prevention •dv)>ied in PhlUibdpMn wore ind *rsed Aad copies of th.» warning ordered printed and. distributed throughout the county. The association decided to continue !t* unnual banquet, and appointed a o mmlitee to arrange for tiie event In January.

The road tftwMB Ulasanoro and i Pitman la In such had condition that i vehlrles are compelled to make de-

! tours.

| The Woodbury Shade Tree Cotnmls- | sloo ha* planted .TOO young shade tre ■* ■ about the city wh*“r-.- old trees luv I Let-n removttd. I The Palmyra Chamber of Commerm ' has requested the I’enniylranla Rall- ; road to pHtne it* next new ferryboat 1 for that town. ■ A large crowd In City Hull. Vine- ■ land,,cheered the hor-mgh commissioner* when the otdiiianre ordering the I whole borough paved was passed. , There are seventeen miles of street* | on the tulle square. Hotchklsa disease a very rare tnnl- • ady, affecting the gland*, caused the death of Mabel A. Rodgero, seventeen | years old. at the home of her grand- ! parents. Rev and Mr*. J. E. Rodgers. '.TO West Union street, Burlington, baa been many years, physicians say, i rlnre the dlkeuse was encountered In the locality. John P. Wilson, of Atlantic City, county detective chief, resigned at the request of 1’rasecutor Gaaklll. While admitting the resignation, Gasklli fuses to discuss the reasons behind his request. No successor has as yet been named. Wilson has been chief of detectives five years. Fire destroyed the rear of the New York Central Hotel. Kentucky and BelOeld avenues, Atlantic City, drove a score of guests out In the chilly air In their night clothes and entailed a loo* of about *20.000 Comdderable new furniture was installed In the houae Inst week and tlds was almoat totally destroyed. The building woa Insured, but the furniture was unpro-

tected.

New Jersey motorists have t-een extremely backward up to date procuring their 11C2 licenses and In cmisequence State Commissioner cf Moto: Vehlrles I HU has found It necessary

1—Turkish bridge being blown wp by engineers of the Greek army st Bagharioe. 2—The battleship Matsu which the arms conference permits Japan to retain aider the naval reduction agreement, b—Mr*. Jerome Napoleon Bonaiarte of New York, who will become a queen if bar husband accepts the tentative oiler of tlie throne ■' Albania.

| ous.y in enforce the law prohibiting ' operation of cars after December 31 | j without the n«-n plate*. , While Jumping around a gravel pit j at Palermo, Louta, son of Frank j Gronziur. of Ocean City, uneartlied part of n flintlock musket. Ou the j barrel were the Initials “E. A," anti ' j the date 171*1 Part of tW barfii. I probably two feet, s missing. The j musket otherwise Is well preserved. j Mayor Bader of Atlantic <Tty called i a meeting of the Board of Governor* ■ | of the City Hospital to discuss plans for the erection of a new building. The preant l.osp'tal is Inadequate and more room Is urgently needed, ac- | | c-jrdlng to the Mayor. Instead Of atl- | ding to the promt structure Some 1 1 tnemliers of the boaid favor the »■- j lection of a tie-., location a:.u an en- j | tire new jilant. i At a largely attended meeting of th<I Civic A; vocin'lon of Haddonfleld. ; hading men and women of the bnr- I 1 ougli eustaine<l the pn>f»sal f->r the j | erection of a much-needed high sclio"! i building. The pressing necessity for 1 such n struituro et once was present- j . ed In debate. Poisoners ki •’d two valuable dog* In Gloucester City. One was Jean i t Mack, a jminter. which ha* woo numer- j | mis prizes, poisoned In the yard at the j : boioe of Jr.**Ice of the Peai-e Frederick ; 1 Kirby. The other was the Airedale of • Edward Sheridan of Bergen street. i The Vineland branch of the Ameri- j . can Federation "f Musicians elected ; j Alfred ^randt president, Arthur ! 1 lawhke. vin- president: Clarence Mat- ! tioll am’ Jules M'*rland. s“i-retatie*: all try Hawlfeag^trensuref, ano Gtw ! t'ljtri.-oi^j^iMM.'i srent. The c"ntra<J ■ for erecting the new ! Palmyrfldnpi School building lias U* m • awarded to George W. Sii-mer A S*jiis, local liniiders. The Erdnuiu Color Works and the adjoining Chrome Color Works, near Mutawitn, bean plant* rogiUicte-l by the former concern, were destroyed • by fire. The-lOflqpift ■a^jhat.s! at JUO. ! 01**. The.e was n" rosurame. The Ocean Qty Board of Education i ^ais elected Robert W. an assls. unt teadicr in the higfTVnolL A lumber mill will In- es-.abLshed in ! ; shoe factory at Clayton, anauconed j after being started by promoters A corn and iHitnl" BhOtV wa* held at : the Central High Sciuw.il building. ! Woodstown. with many fanner* panic- t ifiating. Walter L. Minch of Cumber- ! land county, «n expert potato grower. \ and J. C. Crissey, .'ah-.a'^oug’.y farm ! demonstrator, spoke. Tlie firs* district convention of the j State Federation of Women s Clubs ! will be held on January is at Woode- j Attorney General Daugherty re- 1 quested the resignation of United | State* Attorney Elmer H- Gerun o, I

Trent-m.

Tlie publicity committee of the Pro- I srosalve Ixmgue 1* offering a prize for j the befit slogan for Cope May. Palmyra's nmbulan.e. which is being < financed by private subscription, J.« •

NEWS REVIEW OF ! CURRENT EVENTS Arms Conference Seeks Agreement on Submarir.es and , Light Cruisers. FRENCH DEMANDS THE CRUX Cntith Want U-Boat Abolished in ! Warfare—Allied Supreme Cruncil j to Call for Commiza*on on Re- | habilitstien of Centra' Europe —Henry Wattereon Die*. By EDWARD W. PICKARD S UBMARINES, light rrul'i-r* and torpedo boat* orrupled Biort «f the attentboi of th. mnf.-rence delegate* and naval exi-en* lu Washington during mtoii of the week. Tlie way the controversy. If ..i It may be designated. developed. U Int.-r. ct’.njjr Flral Prance nsk.-l that -he he allow .id n> Imve nlH.ut JCVi.OW* toua of capital ship*, which would give her n rotlo of 3J5. Sh. said she wanted to build from five to ten battlrsh'p*. though not at «nce. r; i supported her Halm by show lug h- a her navy had been neglected during the war. The other delegate* could not stand for this, and secretary of State Hugh.-* com-munl.-ated d.cectly with Premier Brlnnd. who wn* In Ixaidon. In hla rtihlegran) Mr. Hughes said: "I fed that th. -mggestino that has been made that France should build ten capital ship* In replacement with a ten sge of HOO.Oftc* ton* or more suggests n program of such magnltade ns raise the grente-it dl(b--iiltii-*. In fuel, I regret to say that after canvaaalag the mat’er thoroughly and faking the lies! Information I can ohtain. I am compelled to conclude that it would not he possible on this basis to carry through the agreetiiont." Brland at once sent instni t!v.ts to the delegtitlon which penpllt'd It to recede from the demand cot 'erring capital ships and awe to the -*tl» of 1.7fi fixed by the cerferenre, so far as vessels of that <ia«> ore cot. emed. the French asked sjeclal con-!-'era-tbm In the matter of submarine* and Hxht cruisers. Of the former they wl*hed to lie aUotm, ■.5.00* ton*, and of the latter »<*.00rt ton*. This. In the nggrogate. would Hve Frntice an auxiliary naval mtiue of r‘^»ut 3LS. Brland said Fiance felt she me«: p-.-t.-ct her three cooxt*. on the Atlantic, the North sen and Tie Me iterrauean. and should have plenty of light ernls ••r* le-cauae Germany 1« i^rtnllfetl to build ship* of that type. He also InMma'ed that Jtti«s!a might hulld vessels on the Baltlr which Germany .injld nse against France. He vigor- 1 on-ly disclaimed snv Idea that there j

that the homeland of Japan did sot com* within the words "Insular possraainoa and nsulsr dumlnlons" under the pact, except as territory proper of any other nation which 1* a party to the agreement. Senators Lodge and Underwood burned to the Waite House and evidently informed tlie 1‘resident that the American delegation had Intended that the treaty | should apply tc the Jnpaneae mol.i Island* and that the purpose was to Insure the application of lu guarantee* to thi Hawaiian Islands whl.n are considered a Urritory, not an tn*ular possession, of the United ..tstes. Wbcrreupon a atafement Issued from the White House which said In part: The 1‘rrsident ounounced tonight that the difference In view in nowise will be permitted to embarrass the conference or the rntlficcUon of the agteemenL He had assumed nil along Hint the spirit of the conference contemI'intoa a confidence which pledges respect of ter.ltory In every way which tends tw promote lasting pea-c. "He has learned from the Jn.ted F - fleb ga(M to ihe conferenc.- that have agro-ed to the construction w hich Ir-dudes the homeland of Jaiuir in t..« term ‘Insular possessions nnd InsuUr '1-rtnlnIons.' and has no objection to that construction-'’ The vO",mUtratioo considered that this ciuced the inddent, hut among certain senator* the effect of the contretemps wrn* the prel's ration of several r--serrations to the ratification. Borah propooed one providing that “no nrtlo*’ of the high contracting parties, acting under Article Z ahull commit any nation, eltber legally or mornlly, to use force In meeting an exigency." Senator McNary of Oregon, who dees not say he will oppose the treaty, want* a reservation providing that nothing contained In tiie pact shall be construed as applying to the Jtpan.se mainland, which probable would result In the ex-’ualon of Hawaii. Benrtur Peed tis«k advantage of the rolsand'wstanrtlng to attack bitterly the treaty, which be charged wa« drafted with the Idea of “deceiving the people of the United ftlstee." nnd declared the Job wee ao *u ■cnatfiilly done ‘that even the President was deceived." VJOT until after the holidays, probably, will the Shantung question be nettled. Th. Japanese and Cbln-w ilrt«-c;ite* reached an Impasse in their negotiations ond the whole mutter was referred to Tokyo for further Inatructlon*. Dr. Alfred 8xe said the detidbvk v as over tbe x demand of the Japunes> to retain the traffic management of the railroad, and Mr Hanibnr* said It «•»' We'- questions concerning payment f..r the mad and the employment of Japtuieae expena. The Japanese also -ay the money with which China I* to pay for the road must *•* obtain e : from Jai>anese cspltalist*. A WEEK ago It looked as If Great Britain and France were about to roach a complete agreement on German reparations. Both Lloyd George and Brland. at well as their exper’ rdvlser*. were of the belief that Germany could and must pay the «utna dm. Then 11 appeared they coahI not t.gree upon the method of payment, and the whole matter was retr ied to the allied supreme council. which will meet at Oarne*. France, during the flrrt week of January. Italy hold slept ed In. meantime, with

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ordered him fr. m the building and a abort time Inter found that he had kroken into desk* nod t kep ah-ut fS that pupil* had collected for poor dillB»»ya and girl* of the Gibb*town irhod are rehearsing for an amateur uinWrel show to raise funds for b

mers’ parade on New Year's. near Franklinville, ta to coiiti

definitely.

Alfred itancr, a Salem h-.y, dent a’ Dickinson Guile**, hii appointed to pres cl. at Woodr

I topic* In which *1»* is rltbont an Italian roprotng preaert The > nt!re he f.lienees of Europe la this r**p» atlnns matter,

THE markets

setter, for floac'Jc able a*. C«c per bu. for cartot* * P CUb com l» qoouW* »' ££ barrel for carload* prime n.*mr ym-

low on »r>ot-

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■nno-V allownn. «lnce that KVT HARMVG. while talki^" '•[ FXHieuwu' and^rop- j iqlwr uppn&rets of the foar-1 * t. divlaiio tH-twren the!.

the general erovn-mlc aituailon on-1 de- j ci.le upon an agenda, ft Is «ld the council will b *.«ked to Invite the lotenwtevi powe.a to rutme * romuilsslor I which shn'l drew up general plan f..r the rehabilitation ot .•enlral Eu- | rope nnd Hussla. The United State* and Germany will he Includeu In the j repreaentatiMi. and poasfwy Uu*aiB j

ate that they had tlielr effect on the emotlooel Irish. On Thursday Michael Col Una moved that the Doll adjourn over the holiday*, reaaaembllng on January 8, Tlie motion wa* rarrlei, de» Ite the opposition of De Valera, by a vote of 77 to 44. At thla writing the correspond wit* In Dublin are predlciln* that the vote on ratlflcath-o of the pact wdi be exceedingly close, and a tie vc‘e l* not Improbable. De Valera 'Jgnl*ed hla willingness to have the matter settled by e plebiscite, and that courae may be adopted. Miss Mary MacSwlney and other determined foes of the treoty. asserted openly Uir.t whether It were ratified or not. the war In Ireland would continue, since the Irish republic Is far from dead. Tbe Finn Felners Ian week resumed their violent operations in Coucty Tyrone and County Londonderry. One of their hand* kidnaped 15 men ard the spend! ccanahttlary tracked there to Sperrln valley, where n battle wa* frmgt.t In which alx Sinn Felners were killed and a -core wounded. TlfAB has broken out between tlie • ' Far Eavtern republic in Siberia and the faction led by MerKulnff In Vludlvoatok. The latter. It It alleged, ha* the support of the Japsner*. and soviet Ru*sla I* sending troops and mr’erlal to help the Chita govern-tm-n’. The Siberian commander of PHamir province ha* warned Japan to | remove the TVItlte Guard and other armed units from the neutral zone before noon of January 7. I K COMPLIANCF. with the recotnmen da Mm of Preslden'. Harding, both the senate an*, tue house . vc naKsed a bill authorizing the President to spend ST i.OOO.OOO in the purclmse of corn, aeed grain and preserved milk for the relief of the starving people of Russia nnd for spring planting !n areas where the seed grain* have been exlmusted. In the debate Senator Borah mode a fierce attack ! on the American government's Itusalsu

jiolicy.

“The Russian revolution In many respects hns been Indefensible.* said Mr. Borah, “but It has resembled prac- j tiernUy nil the other great revoluUons In history. Our policy towards It has been Indefensible, brutal. Inhuman, c-nel, and Intolerable. The United Sl-te* should recognize the existing Russian government. Wliatever we may think about Its form, 1c is the government de facto and as such It should t>e recognized. •The bill sboulu be passed pur at. a measure of charity. It won't tx th‘> fanner* of this country. I «' believe we have a constitutional rh. to pass It. U set* a bad precedent, hut I hove not the heart to oppose tt. I simply want to voice my pro’er against the policy of our government towards the Ruralan government.'' A NOTHER “bloody revolution* occurred In Portugal some days ago. owning with heavy rannonadlng alonr tbe Tagus and fighting In whlc.. severe casus Hie* ou both side* were reported. Cuuhs 1^*1. who hud Just formed s temi«*ratT ministry, was driven into flight with tils follower*. And then appsrenMy tbe Portuguese censors got busy, for uj tc date ro further Information about tl» revolt has come. I N THE death of On?. Henry Walterson. which occurred m Jacksonville. Fla., on Thursday, the United State* lost the last sur. iving exponent of personal and Individual Journal Inn. For mine than half a century hl» brilliant, powerful editorials In tb* Louisville Courier-Journal were rend by hi* fwioro citizens wit.i delight, whetisee or not they agreed with Ills view*. Tor a groat many year* b* j was at. • flu* thil ’«adcr In the In-mo | era tic party and * promtoatt figure in . It* nation*’ convention*. "Marae Ileary." *r be w*S affectlro-.ately | known, retlrod In tbe sprinj of ISID.

dosing price* <dome*Ur nominal No. 3 vrhlte. aa to wegut. 4l Hy?-N0 2 Western, export, apot (dmun, prlciwl. ?«r bu.. *«“ nearby rye. -a to quality. »0cb*l Straw—N*. 1 uati* rye. pe- ton llB.'u. No. 1 oat vnominali. Butter-Creamery. Uney. do. cholca. 44e<»: do. gcod. 41£«. do. priau. 47048: do. Work*. 450«7. do, nearby. tOw-C. ladle*. 3^0**. Maryland and Pennsylvania rolla. » Oiu; Ohio rolla. MOM; Waat Vlr glnls rolls. 1*630: storepackad. 260 27; Md-, Vo. and Penn, dairy pris^. ISO 3d. Egg*—W. Maryland. Pennsylvania and r.earb, flrsta 53064c; Kastern Shore Maryland and Virginia first*. S3 ©54c: Weatern firsu, S3; West Virginia fir*U. 52; Southern flr*u. SI©

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Uve Ponltry — Chickens, yotiiig. large amootii per tt>., 23c: do. small to mediant. 22: white leghorn*, young. 19©20. Duck*, mu*cory and meagre!, young, per lb, 21 ©22: white pektng*. young. puddle. 2H lbs. and over. 24025: smal'.er. poor. 20. Guinea fosl. young 1M lb*, and o.er, each. 50; smaller. SO; old. each. 25Turkey*. choice hen*. 9 lb*, and over, per ib, 49050; yoa’g gobbler*. 479 48: old tom*. 45; poor and crooked breast, 40. Geese. Mary land and Virginia. per H).. fat. heavy. 240 55: Southern and Western. 23024; Kent

island, fat. 27026

Potatoes—W. Md. and Pa, No. 1. per 100 lbs, 31.7602; N. Y and New Jersey, No. 1. 31.75 6 2; native or near bv So. L SL75©2: Eastern Shore Md., and V rginia McCormick*. 31.5601.75; all tectlon* No 2. 75 Oil: all *ec Ucn*. long, per 150-lb. bag*. 12 7503: •Jo, round, do. 1303.25: Jo. long and round. No. 2. 31.500 1 75. Sweet*, new. N. C. No. 1, per brl., 33JS© 3.75; do. Eastern Shore. Md. and Del, No. 1. 13 25 0 3 75; Eastern ghoiv. Va.. No. 1 per brl.. 3393.5'). Yarn*, a’! eeciions. No. 1 per brl, 3303-50 Sweets. No. 1 per bu. hamper. 316L25. Yam*, all section*. No. 1. per bu. hamper. |I© 12S : eweeu and yam*. * ! ! section* No. 2. per bu tiamper. 50066c. Sweet* and yams, ali aeclion*. No. 2, per bt!

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new. 6140624

Oat* - No. 2 white. 45© 46c; No 2

do. 4346 44.

—Timothy, No. I. {’^9*1 No 3 to evade. 312© It; clover-mixed ha-, lig*,. mixed. $19.50©20 •.-uxnt Butter—We*tera creamery, extra, 44c; nearby print*, fancy. 56058

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CM fancy. $210®

3^5. fair to choice. 11 7592. * 1 9 NEW YORK —Wheat Snot a No. 2 red. $1.2fc v,, - k . S * >ot ten: 1 Manitoba. I1J1. V^*^ ,1 , :7: Xo - Duntm. $1.14 H. c. 1 t , 1 York, to arrive ’ *****

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