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The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
CANNON
CONVICTED.
Wealthy Hoboken Lawyer
Found Guilty Of Crim-
inal Charges Pre-
ferred by Carrie
Albrecht.
FIRST OF MANY COHpLAlEABTS
Penalty Is Fifteen Years In
State Prison Or $1,000
Fine Or Both Other
Trials to Come.

s
Charles K. Cannon, the wealthy Ho-
boken lawyer, who was placed on trial
yesterday in the General Sessions Court
on criminal charges preferred by num-
Der small girls was convicted on the
first of FIVE indictments found against
him. This was in the Carrie Albrecht
case. The maximum penalty is fifteen
years in State Prison, or 1000 or both.
He is held in $500 bail. Prosecutor
Speer announced that the State would
move for sentence on Thursday next
He said
IF the defendant obtains writ of err
ror the State would bring to trial another
indictment Of the same nature against
him. After he has been sentenced we
shall take up similar cases against the
other men recently arrested
The jury which found Cannon guilty
in the Carrie Albrecht case was out just
forty minutes.
Cannon was represented by former
Judge William T. Hoffman and Counsel
lor John Fallon. All during the trial the
accused man acted as though the trial
was one of mere real estate transaction,
and showed not the slightest trace of
worriment over the serious charge he is
under. He placidly consulted his counsel,
and most of the time appeared obliyious
to the presence of seventeesrsarasiiii ssssisy
who were there to give evidence against
him.
Carrie Albrecht, the fourteen year-old
newsgirl, whose charges were yesterday
investigated, testified that Cannon spoke
to her while she was selling newspapers
in Schlatter's restaurant when she first
saw him; that he asked her to go to his
Office, and that she and Lizzie Husbands
went there. When she was leaving, Mr..
Cannon gave her a quarter. Lizzie Hus-
bands, Amelia Ortlieb and Katie Nor
man gave similar testimony.
a. G. Vreeland, an ice dealer, testified
that he often went to his Office window
to observe his thermometer and thus
found himself looking down into Cam
mons Office. across the street. He said
he frequently saw the lawyer with little
girls on his knees, and he was hugging
and kissing them. The witness identified
three of the children as having been in
Cannon's Office, and said he had seen
them there at least twenty times.
William Wilkins. whose Office is direct
" under that Of Cannon at No. % New
arl. street, testified that he had often
driven little girls out Of the building and
that he warned Cannon against bringing
them into it.
+ Cannon had no witnesses for the de-
fence. He admitted that he had Invited
little newsgirls from the street to his of
fee ard that he hugged and kissed them
there, buf purely in a patarnal way.
Il first met the girl, Carrie Alprechs..
he said. selling papers in restaurant
and after that she began coming to my
n 4. xx,.t1. + cY r II :,
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STANDING OF THE CI,UBs.

GAMES sCHEDULEDfFoR TO-DAY.
Jersey City in Newark.
Toronto in Montreal
Rochester in Buffalo,
Providence in Baltimore.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
Monday, June Goth, 1901

at o'clock r. NJ,
for the sale of bonds for the following
improvements, viz
"a $155, 900 fer the share of the Coun-
ty of Hudson in the erection of a
bridge over the Hackensack River on
the Newark Plankroad, to be issued
under Chapter 6, of the Laws Of
1909, page II, approved February
(2) $4,000 for the building Of bridge
on Arlington avenue over the tracks
of the Newark & New York Rail-
road, to be issued under Chapter Al !,
of the Laws of 1900, page Sc, APP
proved March is, 1900
t3) $150,000 for the Improvement Of
the Paterson Plankroad, from the
rise of the hill at Secaueus to the
bridge across the Hackensack River,
to be issued under Chapter IS, of the
Laws of 1900. page 81. approved
March 20, 1900, and the amendment
thereof, Chapter %, of the Laws of
1892, page Al, approved March 90,
at ~ four per cent. per annum payable
semi-annually; TO bear date the FIRST
DAY OF JULY, 1904, each of said is
sues to be in one or more REGISTERS
ED BONDS of the County of Hudson,
and to be sold for not less than par and
accrued interest.
The $155, 900 and Sac, eco Of bonds TO
run twenty years from date; the $150, 600
of bonds TO run ten years from date.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
BANK. or CERTIFIED CHECK upon
seme NATIONAL BANK or TRUST
COMPANY, to the order Of STEPHEN
NJ. EGAN, COUNTY COLLECTOR,
or cash in the following amounts:
a On ihe bid for the $1b5, GOO issue of
bonds, the amount is $4,000.
(2) On the bid for the $150, 600 issue of
bonds, the amount is $5,0O0
81 On the bid for the SAG coo issue of
bonds, the amount is $4,000.
Each proposal or bid must be enclosed
in a SEALED envelope, endorsed sPro-
posalSfor Bonds, and be accompanied by
the bank or certified check or cash. as
aforesaid.
Bidders may bid for the whole or any
part of each issue thereof
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids if it deems it fersth best
interest Of the County. 50 to do.
JOHN p. EGAN,
Clerk.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
HIS LEFT LEG BROKEN.

Patrick Doyle, forty years old, had his
left leg broken yesterday by d bag Of ce-
naent falling on him while at work at.
Bay aud Warren streets. He was taken
70 St. Fsaneis Hospital. 8,
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WANTED.

WANTED = LADY OR GENTLEMAN OF
fair education to travel for firm Of
$4,000 capital Salary. s1,072 per year and
expenses; paid weekly. Address, NJ. PERCI-
VAL, Jersey City, N ].
COMPETENT DREsSMAKER. APPLY ss5
Baldwin avenue. J. c. Heights. hrst floor
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday June u. 1904, at o'clock P. M. in
the Assembly Chamber Of the city Hall. for
the
FURNISHING MUSIC FOR oPEN AIR
in the several Parks OF Jersey City, during
the. months Of July and August. in accordance
with With speciteations 4 s. M on file in the ofree pf the
Each bidder will be required in his proposal
to name that Musical Union Of which he Is a
Blank forms Of bid and agreements Of sure
ties must bs 2 obtained At the office Of the Chief
Eng1neers city Hail. Jersey City, N. ].
ESTIMATE.
Parks iO0s E standard stan,
River View Park, each concert. .. sos 90
Mount Pleasant Park each concert. -. 1o5. %
Gonmpla Ssal ss Park each concert. 1o5 90
Say SIDE Park, each concert los 90
Van Worst Park, each concert. .s.......... l05. 90
Lafayette Park. each concert. .......... 1o5.OO
Hamilton Park, each concert. .......s... 1o5. 90
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
o9es, endorsed Proposals for Music in Parks
the COMMITTEES on Public Buildings, Docks and
Parks, and handed to the Clerk of the Board
in open meeting when called for In the order
of business relating to sealed proposals
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals. tand possible subsequent contract.
to do business in the State Of New Jersey
Bidders must state single hxed percentage
ed for which they will furnish the music and
all else necessary to the giving Of the concerts
eofnprehended IN the Specifications, and IL the
final award Of contract be made, the Per cent.
SO stated will form the basis upon which pay
ment will be made for all items.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals to award as q whole or in
part. if it considers that the best interests Of
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z Chapter 1874, Of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof contract shall be
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved to sufficiency
an to. frrer~1 he &c.
tion Counsel President of this Board having
the power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath.
BY order OF the Board of street ana water
GEORGE T. BoUToN
Clerk
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

When you say your blood is impure and ap-
petite poor you are admitting your need OF
Hoods sarsaparllla- Begin taking it at once.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
EXCURSIONS.
ERIE RAILROAD sGsDzx EgHaz

SH0HOLA GLEN
LOT miles from New York, 1000 Feet
Above the Sea-
The most magnificent scenery on the
continent Excellent fishing in the
waters Of the beautiful Delaware River.
$1.00 ROUND TRIP $1O0
Express trains leave Jersey City at
9.15 and $40 a. NJ, returning leave
Shohola $50 p. NJ. and 500 P. NJ.
GREENWOOD LAKE GLENS.
$1.00 ROUND TRIP $100
Special Express train leaves Jersey
City at 1000 a. NJ. Choice of two ex-
press trains returning leave Greenwood
Lake Glens 500 P. NJ. or 100 P. NJ
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, June IA, 1904. Fore
cast for the thirty-six hours ending s p.
n. Wednesday Fair and warmer today
and tomorrow; fresh south winds.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
SITUATION IVA NTED

A YOUNG MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS RUN.
ming elevator wants position; good reference.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
HELP WANTED.
MALE.
A GOOD pOSITION

- 10Og E0S&A AOM
is always open to competent man His diff
Guilty Is to find IL. We have openings and re-
eeiFe daily calls for Secretaries and Treasur-
ers Of business houses, Superntendents, Man
ayers, Engineers, Expert Bookkeepers travel
ing Statesmen Executive. Clerical and Techni-
eal positions OF all kinds. paying from 1900
to $4,000 year.
Write for plan and booklet
HApGOODS lInc.9
Suite $40, 500 broadway, New York
Offices in New York. Chicago and II other cities
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

USEFUL YOUNG MAN WANTS SrTuA-
tion in house as butler good reference. A.
CARTER, lis Storm avenue. Jersey City.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
BANK GTATEElf IEN16

REPORT ORE THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank. Of Jersey eiI5, in tho
State Of New Jersey. at the close OF business,
June 9th, 1904
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Total. ................ .....s....... sR9s5e25 ss
state OF New Jersey, County Of Hudson IS.
I, G. W. Conlziin, cashier Of the aDoye-named
bank, do solemnly swear thar the aeove state-
ment Is true to the best of my knowledge ana
belief.
G. W cONKLIN
cashie1
Subscribed and sworn to before me bis is.h
day of June. 1904
RAYMOND DAWSON
Notary PrbNe OF u. J.
correet-Attest
]. Z. HULSHfZER,
w. H. CORBIN,
Directors
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
PROPOSALS FOR BONDS
Hudson County, N. j., Gold Bonds

By virute of three separate resolutions
of the Board Of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Hudson, n. J., passed at a
meeting held on Thursday, June 2, 1864,
sealed bids and proposals will be received
and opened at a meeting Of said Board,
to be held in the Court House, Jersey
City, N. J.. on
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

Dated Jersey city, June 9Th. 1904. =
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. June IA. 1904, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. IN
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

GEORGE W. HOLDEN,
Assistant Secretary.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS
GAMES.
Montreal, 9; Toronto. o. Buffalo, 4
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Dated Jersey city, June is. 1904.
The Jersey City news., 1904-06-14

REPORT Or THE CONDITION. OF THE
Hudson County National Bank AZ Jessey
sity, in the State of New jersey at the close
i business. June Sth. 1s04:-
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
YOUR MORNING DRAM.
Let 1t BE a Glass of Water and En-
joy an Inside Bath.

Let 1t Be a Glass of Water and En-
joy an Inside Bath.
Drink glass of water when you get
out of bed in the morning Never mind
the size Of the glass. Let the water
be cold if you will. Some people pre-
scribe hot water, but that isn't neces-
sary. You may have washed your face
already and relished the experience.
You may have taken a cold plunge into
the tub and delighted in the shock and
its reaction. The brisk use of the tooth
brush has left your mouth clean and
the breath sweet. But you are dirty
still.
Drink glass of cold water and en-
joy the sensation of being clean inside.
All that is luxurious in the cold bath
cleansing the outside is artificial That
which should prompt the glass of wa
ter after sleeping is natural
Drink glass of cold water in the
name of cleanliness. 1t becomes one
Of the shortest and easiest of toilet
duties. 1t is swallowed in a second,
and in five minutes it has passed from
the stomach, taking with it the clog
ging secretions Of the alimentary
tracts. 1t has left behind the stimulus
that goes with cold water, and, by fill
ing the arterial system to the normal, it
puts a spur to the circulation that has
grown sluggish in the night. Chicago
Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
THE BRIDES PORTION.

AT One Time 1t Was Stated In the
Wedding Announcement.
1t was a common custom in the
eighteenth century, especially during
the reign Of George IL, to insert no
tices Of marriage stating the brides
portion in contemporary periodicals
and newspapers both in England and
Scotland.
Almost every number of the Gentle
mans Magazine at that time contain
ed several of these records, of which
the following, in 1871, is a specimen:
Married, the Revd. Mr.. Roger Waina,
of York, about twenty-six year of age,
to a Lincolnshire lady, upwards of
eighty, with whom he is to have e.
600 in money, f300 per annum, and a
coach and four, during life only"
Sometimes the notice merely de
scribes the bride as a lady with a
good portion" or "genteel fortune" 4"
One Of the latest notices was in Aris'
Birmingham Gazette, July IA, 1900,
which recorded the marriage of Mr..
Canning, undersecretary of state, to
Miss Scott, with 100000 fortune."-
London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
NATIONAL ELECTION DAY.
Why It's the Tuesday After the First
Monday In NOvember.

monday In November.
Why should the law prescribe ''the
Tuesday next after the first Monday
In November instead of saying 1.-The
first tuesday," Like many other small
things this provision introduces an in
teresting picture of the past.
Although the constitution requires
the electors in all the states to meet
and choose a president on the same
day, it was not until 1916 that law
was passed by congress providing that
the electors should be chosen on the
same day throughout the United
States. When William Henry Harrison
was the Whig candidate, in 1910, New
York began to vote on the first Monday
in November, and the polls were kept
open until Wednesday night. Election
day in Massachusetts was the second
Monday, but before that day, in this
instance, enough states had voted to de-
eide the contest The National Intelli-
gencer Of that year records that several
thousand aged and infrm Wings in
Massachusetts did not bother to go to
the polls.
Delaware voted day later than
Massachusetts. Illinois, Indiana and
Pennsylvania were among the early
voting states. Alabama was one of the
last. This diversity, comHNed with
slow methods Of Transmitting news,
left the election results in doubt for
many days.
The Svatou xvos NOT soticfo otoru Tho
states that voted early had an undue
influence on the result. Especially was
this true as communication became
more rapid. and by 1910 an enthusiastic
editor told how the news from Pitts
burg had been brought to New York in
thirty-five hours "This," he added
significantly, sis sign of the times"
Congress accordingly decided to es-
tablish uniform day The original
bill named the first Tuesday in No
vember, but it was found necessary to
harmonic this with the requirement
that not more than thirty days should
elapse before the meeting of the elect
oral colleges in the different states,
which had been set for the first
Wednesday in December. When Tues
day is the first day of November, De
cember will have no Wednesday till
the seventh. The interval is thirty
seven days. Under the law as it was
passed in 1915 not more than twenty
nine days can elapse between election
day and the first Wednesday in De
cember. Under the law Of 1887 the
electors do not meet to give their votes
until the second Monday in January
Youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
THINK OVER THESE.
why are all cowpaths crooked?

Why are all cowpaths crooked?
How old must grapevine be before
it begins to bear?
What wood will bear the greatest
weight before breaking?
Can you tell why leaves turn upside
down just before a rain?
You can see any day a white horse
but did you ever see q white colt?
Why does a horse eat grass back
ward and q COW forward?
Why does hop vine wind one way
and bean vine the other?
Where should a chimney be the lar.
ger, at the top or bottom, and why?
How many different kinds of trees
grow in your neighborhood and what
are they good for?
Can you tell why a horse when teth.
cred with rope always unravels it.
while a COW always twists it into d
kinky Wesleyan Advocate.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
BUTTERFLIES and Moths.

Though butterflies and moths are
found widely distributed all over the
globe they are by far most abundant
in the tropics. For instance, Brazil can
show to the collector not less than 700
different species within an hours walk
of Para. There are not half as many
in all Europe. In Britain there are 81
species, and in all Europe there are 800
different kinds. They are found as far
north as Spitzbergen, on the Alps to a
height of 1900 feet and on the Andes
up to $4,000 feet. AS there are some
100000 species it is easy to see why
butterfly hunters are great travellers.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

If you don't want to jeopardize
friendship don't lend money to friends.
When we hear of a person who re-
fused to submit to an operation and
got well we feel like cheering.
The youngest girl in a family is liza
BILE to put on princess airs long after
her sixteen-year-old complexion fades.
Elderly men should not judge young
men by themselves. Young men and
elderly men are entirely different prop
oSitions.
The colors in a tree don't appeal to O
man so much as the lumber in it, and
all the poetry in the world will moi
change him.
Families should be good and large, SO
that every member will hear the real
truth about himself from at least q
half dozen persons.
Old fashioned hospitality is dying
out. Perhaps you are to blame fol
killing off some of it. Did you ever
visit often and too long? p Atchison
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
Japanese Courage.

The little men of Japan can give the
world many thrilling stories of courage
and many Of clever stratagem as well.
One Of the powerful mobiles Of the
olden time was forced to flee from his
enemy in haste. He hid in barrel and
was borne away by servants, who,
meeting the enemy, declared that the
barrel contained food.
''If there is anything living in it
there will be blood on my sword" said
the nobleman's enemy and thrust his
weapon into the barrel. 1t went
through the hidden mans legs and
made a terrible wound. But he, with
quick thought, wiped the blade on the
hem Of his garment as it was drawn
out, so that it went out clean, and he
was not discovered.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
PUT ON THE BRAKES.
Slow Up, or Before You Know 1t Yo,
May Be Of the Track.

May Be Of the Track.
The limited goes sixty miles an hour
In the smoker men joke and play cards
and tell risque stories. The day coach
es are crowded and comfortless. The
heavy sleepers as they sway to and
fro make only gentle rocking for the
people who chat and read and nap
Crash! Engine and cars and flesh and
blood are ground up together in a
shapeless, horrid mass. Off the track
So goes humanity's train. Here is a
boy who got to running on a fast
schedule. He began by pilfering from
his fathers till. AS he grew older he
made faster time. Down grade he
goes, and soon comes the crash. News.
boys cry murder and a suicide. The
crowd halts for moment. His friends
murmur, 81 never thought he was SC
bad!' A young man is off the trackl
A young girl thinks her mother is
too slow for these record breaking
times. Mother is "old fashioned" The
girl goes to places her mother has
warned her she should not frequent
The bloom is brushed from the fruit
One day brazen, drunken crea-
ture, cursing and shrieking, is loaded
into the patrol wagon. A woman is
off the trackl
A man gets in a hurry to be rich
His father went slowly, carefully, sue
cessfully. But fathers methods will
not do. What's the use of moiling and
toiling when q quicker way may well
do the business3 So-and-so has spec
ulated successfully. Surely am as
shrewd as he. = A pistol shot. A
man is off the track!
Our age is rapid one. Business and
society go at a sixty mile clip. Rather
than be sidetracked for a time men
will drive their trains into the ditch
Many of them run wild. There are
frequent collisions and wrecks innu-
merable by getting off the track.
Look out, thriving but venturesome
merchant and reckless young woman
and gay young mani The race is not
to the swift alone. Put ON the brakes
Slow up, or before you know it you
will be off the track.-MiIwaukee Jour
nal.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
Co1chester.s Thanksgiving Pies.

Many funny stories are told of the
early Thanksgiving days. The town OF
Colchester, for instance, calmly ignored
the day appointed by the governor and
held its own Thanksgiving a week lat
er, when the sloop from New York
bringing a hogshead Of molasses for
pies had arrived. In Revolutionary
times Thanksgiving was not forgotten
The council Of Massachusetts recon-
mended that Nov. 16, 1776, be set aside
for Acknowledgements for mercies en-
joyed." In the next year Samuel Ad-
ans recommended a form of Thanks
giving proclamation to the Continental
congress-
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
DIVIDING THE TIPS.
The Method That Is Followed In
Some London Restaurants.

Ine NleInOu That Followed
Some London Restaurants.
Tipping has been reduced to a very
fine system in some English hotels and
restaurants. Il was sitting at meat
with the manager of one of the well
known London restaurants" says a
writer. 81 am short sighted and un-
observant,' 1 said, and as 1 never
know one waiter from another I'm al
ways uneasy lest I've tipped the wrong
one The manager laughed. Fritz,
bring the book he said. The book
was opened upon the table and dis
closed columns and rows of figures op-
poSite the names of walters Between
them the manager and Fritz explained
the system.
Every penny given in tips was cast
into a common fund in charge of a
waiter elected by his fellows. At the
end of the week the sum was distrib-
uted. Three classes were arranged by
the manager, according to efficiency,
and the shares were in corresponding
proportions, so that the Junior who
hovers with the sauce is by no means
equally rewarded with the expert who
can advise in the matter of wine.
walters keep a jealous eye on their
fellows, and the man suspected Of
pocketing tip finds his position un-
tenable. The system is good for the
public, since it diminishes the unpleas-
ing personality of charitable action
1t is good, too, for the walters, since
that record of the weekly gratuities
showed that the best walters made
about $1,000 year in tips"
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
Escaped the aMieht Have Been,


"Yes," said the gentle optimist, 81
confess l am superstitious enough tc
wear a lucky stone"
"And do you really think it gives you
luck?"
ooh, am quite sure of it."
Did you have it with you yester.
day?"
Certainly"
"And in spite of it you lost a FIVE dol
lar gold piece, tore your coat by catch
ing it on a nail, sprained your ankle
and failed to close the business deal OF
which you expected so much!'
True" replied the gentle optimist
'but think Of what might have hap
pened to me if 1 hadn't had my lucky
stone."-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
A Vast Fortune Is Not Riches.

To be engulfed in ones occupation,
swallowed up in a complicated life,
harassed by the striving and strain1ng,
the worry and anxiety which accom-
pany vast fortune, is not to be rich.
Time and opportunity and inclination
to help others are the most valuable
things in the world, and If you cannot
seize these, if you cannot utilize them
to your own enlargement, your own
betterment, you are poor indeed al
though you have millions in the bank.
Success.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-30
An Incident of History.

Julia Ward Howe had just written
''The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
and was reading it to Elizabeth CaGy
Stanton.
"Well Lizzie" she asked when she
had finished, "what do you think of
tt?"
"GreatI' was the reply. But you
are boosting man again in defiance of
our glorious principles. Sit down now
and write another to be called 1.-THE
Battle Her Of the Republic" New
York Telegram.