TEN MILLION dollars deposited In Warren county banks. And nearly every one of the owners' read The Washington STAR. IBE 'WASHINGTON STAR 53rd YEAR-NUMBER 28 WASHINGTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. J., THURSDAY, JULY, SUBSCRIPTION: $2.00 A YEAR State Has Big Balance. VOTERS SANCTION Exceeding all expectation* and estab- White Taper GW Five Cents. Bills To Pay lishing a new record, New Jersey closed hackettstown It may, interest readciH of the Knocks and SALARY INCREASE itw llscftl year Wednesday night with a STAR to know that the whito paper Tree balance of $2,13:1^10^0 over anil in each copy of this Issue costs ibovc all obligations for the year just about 5 cents at the present market Hacliettsfmvn Finally Approves Ac- Only Matters Now in Lead prices of pajior. In otlier words, tho Knockings tion of Board of Education by iTidcd. Tills balance is nearly $1,000,000 subscriber Is paying 4 evntn />er ;reatcr than that reported .to the appro- copy for the STAR, and the blank ht Majority. For Council bation committee of the :l*c<riBlaturc In the League paper ulone costs more than the Now in Order The school children of, Hackettstown by the State Comptroller ami the State price he pays for It. To the cost ill not suffer any educational disad- Treasurer on March 'M. At that time of tho paper must bo added nil the vantages through lack of funds to pro- Not Much Other Business it wns estimated from receipts then in No Games Scheduled in Con- expenses for labor, rout, and a hun- vide illy best of teachers for the school For President and Vice- mnd and in prospect that the balance dred other things that are not seen Political Parties Start Cam- of that town. Tho Hoard of Education for Borough Officials. would be approximately $1,37:1,000. • test This Week. by the average individual. Tills won a victory Tuesday night, when tlie Presidential Candidates. - means that the STAR is today the paign in Usual Style. voters finally approved of tlie additional Total receipts of the State from till greatest weekly newspaper bargain appropriation of $8,000. This is to cover CHIEF SHROPE WANTS L'es for the pant year amounted to THREE TEAM LEAGUE hereabouts. In appreciation of this increases in salaries asked by the TAKE 44 BALLOTS jil2,07I,!HiiW2. Instead of estimated re- fact, it be hooves every subscriber THE DONKEY AND teachers. There were U2(J votes cast A FEW DAYS OFF ceipts by tlie transfer inheritance tax IS POOR IDEA to pay his subscription' promptly, THE ELEPHANT and the count showed 331 in favor and TO NAME CHOICE ilepurtiuent of §4,750,000, a total of $r>,- remembering that business today is 293 agiiinst. At the election on June im,4!)7.75 was received. Otlier depart- being more and mure on a cash 14 the proposition was rejected by a. basis. It in frequently, necessary to vote of 24lj to 178. Those in favor of Next President to be News- Wants to Make Campaign puts also showed unexpected increase*. s Causing Lack of Interest puy for the paper, For instance, be- Lincoln's Advice — One on llit: school JjL'iim kept up lo Hlumlard for the Sheriff's Job. Kefustal by Governor Kilwanls on —Another Team Will fore we receive It, due to delays in the Doctor—Do Clothes had mtido n'n active canvas since then paper Man—Ohio Will: be hVcdncsdny to connent to oxpeiuJitiiro, of trsmsiJurtutlon, Lahor is paid in and changed the sentiment. : Lite Kiipplcimi'iilnl emergency nppropnn- cash every Saturday. Those are Pivotal State This Yeari' Collector's Report. Lion of $100,000, authorized by tlie l*g- Save the League. some of the reasons why most Make the Man? Owing to the holiday,-the Common Mature tit meet <leiieits in the budget * The Washington team of the Legion weeklies are now strlctly_on a cash- Iii tliose dny-H, when beginning with As To High I'riccn. They're off. The-race Is now on la in-advance basis. When the time "We laugh at the mark of Germany enrncst. After) taking-many ballots.at Council met and adjourned Monday jf State institution* and departments, League put up a stiff yame on the polltlcar loaders, it seems to bo the selling for a cent und the franc of night to Tuesday night, It was' a nil result in this fund lapsing into tin.' Fifth against the Palmer A. C. of Ens- expires, the paper Is stopped without fashion for everybody to knock some San Francisco and ending in a night- rather tame meeting and there was not tori, which came here with a reputa- further notice. body else, Capt. Jolly has thin week France at fifteen for a dollar," says session' Monday, tho' Democrats on the Stati! treasury and in consmniunce Richard C. Jenkinson, "but we. In 44th ballot selected James MIddlcton much enthusiasm shown. There was ibout (JOD State employes who have not .ion, but suffered defeat nt the hands taken Knocks and Knocking nn the not even a report from the special com- if the local boys. The visitors claimed subject of a few remarks and will en- the early days of our country's Inde- Cox, three times Governor of Ohio, aa mittees to enliven the proceedings and wen paid since the middle of June will in Justification of tho defeat that there deavor not to knock too much. It is pendence, had much the same experi- the standard bearer In the presidential TIIP session wion adjourned to lot the liuvu to wait until next fall for their ivero llvo of tlio regular players absent. a. HUbject Unit gives u.s a wide lati- ence. In an old diary of one Christo- race. .The nomination was later made band nractic for the concerts that will nouey. The State's llseiil ycur elu.scd 3ut the locals were out to win that day tude and, perhaps it: we let out, we pher Miirsiiali, ii Free Quaker of Lan- >y acclamation. Born on a farm, edu- entortnin the residents during the warm tt tni'liiijfht and under the law" all unex- ind would have stopped any team in might say something. To begin with, caster, Pa. (the largest town at that cated In the public schools, a printer's ienili;d appropriations rewrt lo the ;lii.s section, according tu the manager, opportunity nfvor knocks nt the door time in America away from llio sea- devil, a school teacher, a newspaper rer Hl-llNUn. shore), be tells of the prices paid, due porter and private secretary to a con- Hnrough Marshal C. N. iShropc an- reiiHury. \lonzo Lunger, who lias decided to give of a knockor. lie is never at home and Washington a cruek-a-jack '.earn from what is the use for opportunity to lo the II. C. L. In 177", 1778, 1779 and gressman, owner, manager and pro- nounced his candidacy for the Demo- TU'inaiuituf firm in liis .stand that mo- Faced Death 1780. prietor of two newspapers, member oC cratic nomination for Sheriff of Warren low on. Those who show that they are knock? How different some peopl'e are ey L'liiiiidt be useil from the emergem-y jetting Htale will not be retained for in home life and in business life. n congress for three years and three county. • Ho asked fur a leave of iiulc Was With Them When Antonio- "Sugar jumped t 30 pounds (Eng- times governor of his state is a record absence for two or throe days at vari- uuil while the Legislature in in session, 'riendshlp sake, but will liavo to> pro- Apropos of this, we are reminded of a lish money) per hundredweight, when tuviTiior Kilwurds tigaiu refused to si^u luce the goods to remain on the team. lille Over! unicil On Sussex* Road, story we read some years ago of a :h:it admirably (Its "Fighting Jimmie" ous intervals throughout the next two Lord Howe's fleet blocked the Dela- o bo a strong candidate in the race for months In order that he may canvas •oui'licrs for the bills. The I'liiiTKoney iVushington is out to win that pennant Ksciinod Severe Injury. man who said to his wife "It seems •are. Lamb sold for SO cents it pound; md Hackettstown and PhllilpsburK will thai you call' at tlio olllce a great deal the presidential chair. In Ohio, where the cpjhty In the interests of Ills am- nml for tlii< new ilsenl yi'iir lu'conii-s utter $4 a pound one day and %"> thehe fought and won reforms with his bltlo:/'to succeed Sheriff George Kck- ivuilnblo tomorrow, but this fact' will lave to show some class If they win •\Vbib' returning from Lake Hopat- more than you formerly did, or there next day. Milk brought (!7 cents a p 1 lie bunting. oni; Sunday evening, the families of is any demand for." Wiifo: "I cannot laper, Jie once defeated his present op- - !><i ui. The*Council granted the request lot aid the situation as, under the <!ov- Urooke Chambers of this place and his hcl|* it, dear. Your manners in the quart. On Jlty 20, 177'J, butter jumped ponent for president'in'the Governor- "ami the chief of the police force will •riior'n position, it nun ml be touched The boys have taken a brace in bat- brother, Willium C. Chambers, of olllce are so much nicer than they are to $8 a pound.