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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
sOFTENIRG AMERICAN VOICE

In recent article in Telephony" the
writer says: That the telephone is Civ
ing the American voice a tone of culture
and refinement, is the assertion of stu
dents who have investigated the subject.
The result which generation of finish
ing schools have been trying to accom-
plish has been secured for young women
in few years by the telephone.
Hypercritical foreigners hereafter will
not be able to find fault with the Ameri-
can voice, and call this "a nation Of
nassal-yoiced shouters,'' for the telephone
is tanning down the so-called loud man
ner of the native American.
Telephone statistics show that almost
20,000,000 persons use the telephone daily
and thus the culture school has more stu
dents than any other in the world
Visitors to telephone exchanges notlcs
one thing--the girls at the switchboards
are talking almost necessarily, and vet
all one hears is a low murmur. The
operators have been taught to articulate
carefully and they speak in a low tone
This reform in the American voice is
said to be the result of studied effort
to use the telephone to the best advan-
tage-to convey good impression by
articulating carefully, and BY bringing
ont the charms inheBsat in the human
voice. .............a..l- a..l-..-...-.-...a..-..-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
EXCHANGE BIRTHDAY GIFTS


About six years ago Arthur Purchase,
prosperous Asbury Park merchant,
wooed and won pretty Miss Bertha Hol-
Ter, daughter of Louis Holler, proprietor
Of the well-known hostelry at Grand and
Bishop streets. Their eldest boy yester-
day celebrated his fifth birthday and
Harry Richard Holler, his e;ghteen-year-
old uncle. a well-known young athlete,
celebrated his birthday on Saturday. He
went down to help celebrate his nephew''s
birthday. carrying along beautiful pres
ent. He returned witha beautiful or
molu clock as a present from his little
nephew.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

ministers. The assessment is five per
cent, and at the age of sixty the employ
ee. if incapacitated. may retire and re-
ceive the amount paid in by his assesa-
ments, plus four per cent. interest.
Belgium makes the pensionable age
from sixty-fve TO sixty-seven, without
any service requirement, and pays PEN
sions on a basis of one-sixtieth of the
average pay for each year of service. The
retirement fund Is supported both by as
sessments and appropriations.
The FIVE per cent. assessment Is the
basis of the Portuguese plan. the govern
ment making up the deficit Both SER
vice and disability pensions are allowed
after ten years of service. the service PEN
sions beginning at sixty years and the
amount of the pension ranging from fftyi
per cent. of the average pay to full pay.
after thirty years of service.
d
which penusion their aged and disabled
employees are the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. Pennsylvania Railroad, New jersey
Central Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio,
Illinois Central Southern Pacific, Della.
ware, Lackawanna and Western, Phila-
deIphia and Reading Railway, the Mid.
vale Steel Company, Cumberland Valley
Railroad, San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Railroad, Champlain Transportation
Company, Oregon, Railroad and Nayiga-1
ton Company, Metropolitan Street Rail-
way, Boston Elevated Railway, and
most of the big banks of the country.
The Brownlow bill recently introduced
in the House provides for retirement
fund for all employees in the government
classified service at various ages and;
under certain conditions peculiar TO each
class of service, at an average pension
equal to one-half the average salary paid
during the service. This bill. waAiah has
the Endorsement of the Civil Service Re-
tirement Association, provides a plan for
creating retirement fund by assess
ments upon salaries, appointments and
promotions. Its operation would cost the
government practically nothing, except
the cost of collecting the assessments
and administering the funds. This wor.d
take care of all but the old and inca-
pacitated clerks now in the service. and
to provide for their retirement OH pen-
sione of reasonable size would not be :.
costly undertaking,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

At the Good Friday afternoon service
at the South Church, Madison avenue
and Thirty-eighth street. the Rev. DR..
Bridges will preach at 5:l5. Selections
from Stainer's .Crucifxionp will be Civ
en- under the direction of DR.. Gerrit
Smiths regular choir and soloists: Mrs.
Gerrit Smith, soprano; Miss Marguerite
Hall, contralto; DR.. Franklin D. Law
son, tenor. and Francis Rogers. bass.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
SAMUEL P0sT'S SUDDEN DEATH

Samuel Post, twenty-four years old, Of
No. 1856 Communipaw avenue. while out
driving with Charles Tuck, Of No. 800
Union street. yesterday afternoon, was
taken seriously i'll at Palisade avenue
and the. Boulevard. Union HILL Mr.
Post was taken to the North Hudson
Hospital. where be died before receiving
enedical treatment. The body was taken
nome by Undertaken George Bunnell.
county Physician Converse was notified
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
CHESTER .. D. G. READY

The Chester B. B. c. of East New
York one Of the fastest travelling teams in
Brooklyn would ike to hear from FIRST
class teams Offering suitable inducements.
Application should be made to John p.
Krucsr. 500 Blake avenue. Brooklyn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF

William Kososky, twenty years cd, of
No. $50 Eleventh street. employed as a
car cleaner. while crossing the tracks at
the Erie Railroad depot yesterday >was
ruin over by passenger train No. 81. Both
legs were cut off below the knees. The
unfortunate man was taken to St. Fran-
els Hospital. ..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
MERELY
MENTIONED

Persons having occasion to visit Police
Headquarters at night on business after
talk with Sergeant Craig, the man in
charge, cannot help but form favorable
opinion of the Jersey City Department.
Affable and agreeable, ready to answer
any question, he sets an example for ey-
cry member of the department placed in
a position to meet citizens. Sergeant
Craig has always been gentleman. and
whoever put him in charge of headquar-
ters is entitled to credit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
WARSHIpS FOR REFUGEES

ROME. April s. 1906 The Ministry
of Marine has ordered the Italian Medit-
erranean fleet, which is now at Gaeta,
to so to Naples and take orders from the
Duke of Aosta. who is now there, The
warships will assist in e1nbark'ng refu-
gees at the coast towns. The Minister
of Finance and other Government off
cials have gone to Naples. It IS UNDER
stood that the King will asso so.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
GREAT WINTER RESORT ROUTE

Florida. the Carolinas. Atlanta, Biz
mingham and best winter resorts south
are quickly reached by Seaboard Air
Line Rs. For resort booklets address
". &. CoA;flxn. 1lSS Broadway. u. =.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
Chancellor Magic Orders
Auetioneer Wolbsrt to
Sell Part of the First
Ward of the Metropolis
PART OF THE COOK ESTATE
HEIRS CLAIM THE RAILROADS
ARE SEEING TaEIR PROPERTY
ORDER OF THE COURT WILL
LIKELY BRING UP THE CEN
TURY OLD BOUNDARY DIS
PUTE.

By order of Chancellor Magic, of this
State, portion of the First Ward. of
New York, is to be sold at public auction
on May by Auctioneer Frederick VOL
bert as the result of suit brought by
the heirs of the .late Prof George Cook,
for years State Geologist of New Jersey
against railroad corporations who, it is
alleged, are seizing several submerged
and partly submerged islands in the New
York Bay, to which the heirs claim clear
title. The order of the court is likely to
which from time to time for over cen
tury has involved the State Of New Jer-
sey and New York in disputes as to the
boundary line between the two States.
The matter may come up not only in the
courts of both States, but also in the
United States Court The tract in ques-
tion includes the foundation of Robbins
Reef lighthouse, off Staten Island. The
The sale of this portion of the property,
however, is subject to the right of the
United States Government to maintain
a lighthouse there The property in dis
pute includes Oyster Island and other
plots in the bay submerged at high tide,
but which, it is claimed, We're once up
lands. The only one still standing in
view at all times is the knoll of rock upon
which the lighthouse stands. 1t is esti-
mated by geologists that Oyster Bay has
sunk at the rate of two feet each hum
dred years since it was discovered by De
Lact, Dutch navigator, in 1924. Bedloe
and Ellis Islands, though under the juris-
diction of the Government have been
claimed by the State of New Jersey.
Professor Cook claimed his title to
Oyster Island at Robbins Reef from the
Lords Proprietors of New Jersey. The
Lords Prcprietors secured their grants in
1850 from Lord Berkeley and had them
confirmed by the Duke of York, he hay-
ing granted all of East Jersey, in
cluding the islands in the bay, to Lord
Berkeley. The Duke of York received his
grant from King Charles II, of England.
Professor Cook twenty years ago made
application for certain riparian rights in
connection with the property to which he
claimed a clear title of possession. He
was unsuccessful, as it was declared that
the property according to the findings of
a joint commission of the two States in
yolyed, and subsequent treaty placed
the property over the New York line,
The commission, which was appointed in
1884, agreed that the middle of the Hud-
son River should constitute the boundary
line between the States.
Oyster island comprises over sixteen
acres and Robbins Reef over seven
acres.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
BRIDE OF A MONTH DIES

& Mrs. Nellie Wallace. daughter of for
Der Justice of the Peace McGimpsy
fed III Christ Hospital vest rlay after
II operation. She was bride Of but a
lonth, -~---------.-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09


Convinced that the Legislature will
not sanction any of the so-called Pagan
wing-ciipping bills prepared and intro
duced by the Dickinson Republicans, the
Courts are to be appealed to by the anti
Faganites to get rid Of some Of the May
or's office-hoiding followers. The Dickin-
sonites are particularly anxious to Gust
City Hall Custodian Connolly, who is
one of the Mayors most energetic Leu
tenants. Not being able to do this by
legislation, the Attorney General has
been induced to bring quo warranto pro-
ceedings against Connolly and City
Treasurer Ely and Comptrolle. McEvan
with the view of putting the Board of
City Hall Commissioners out of business.
The grounds ON which the suit is based
are similar to those on which two similar
suits were instituted by Democratic op
ponents of the Board. 1t remains to be
seen whether Colonel Dickinson will be
more successful than Were the Demo
Gratis. Perhaps.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

To be fair, one must confess that the
Faganites have the Dickinsonites out
classed when it gets down to the real
game of politics. While the Dickinson
ties are talking to themselves. as it We're,
the Fagan bunch are together, consulting,
figuring out a policy, appealing TO the
people and always having in mind that
1--WE are the people," They have the
Dickinsonites on the defensive, which is
bad in political game, with everything
in their favor. the Dickinsonites, if they
were cieter, would have the Faganites
asking for terms. The contrary is the
case. The Dickinsonites are the ones
who are afraid. This is because their
leader is not fighter. He shows the
white feather when occasion doss not re-
quire it, and he hoists the white flag
when with little more ginger and back
bone he and his followers would be in a
position to claim victory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

There is talk around the City Hall
that the Board of Health made a mis-.
take when it included Inspector Byrnes
in its list of dismissed employees.
Byrnes is strong adherent of Mayor
Pagan and has the backing of City Hall
Custodian Connolly When the latter
heard of the Health Boards action he
read the riot act to several Of the Com
m;ssioners. and it is said that Byrnes viii
be reinstated when the Board meets
again.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

Connolly, as the News readers
know. is always on the job. He is a
politician. Always looking out for his
followers, that is what makes him s.rong
on election day. By taking stand for
his friend Byrnes he is only doing what
he has done before, and what every other
ward politician is doing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

Scrofula is a bad thing to inherit or
acquire, but there is this about it,
Hoods Sarsaparilla completely carse
even the worst cases.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

Jimmy" may be gruff in his ways at
times. If he is the Mayors representa-
tive in the downtown wards, as has been
said, it is because the Mayor is poll
tician, too. In making the City Hall
Custodian his mouthpiece in the wards
where talk doesn't go for much. he dis
played good judgment. The City Hall
Custodian cannot make fine speeches,
but he delivers the goods" just the
same
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09

It's too bad. when you think of it.
This Same Connolly who is worrying the
Dickinsonites so much was once Demor
crat. He might have been one now if it
were not for too much outside interfer-
enc and bad advice
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
wEAT HER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, April 0, 19O6.-Foree
cast for the thirty-six Nhours ending 8
day; fair and cooler Tomorrow; south
to northwest winds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
Searching For Anarchists.

The detectives in Italy as a result OF
clue found ia AncOna, are raiding the
houses of anarchists throughout the
country. They searched several houses
ia Naples last night, aud seized inffam-
mstory newspapers, a quantity OF cor
respoDdenee aud photographs. Two sus-
piciOus characters were arrested.
The police have failed to locate or
identify woman disguised as nun who
wac known to have nysteTiouly visited r
certain house that they found empty.
The surveillance of passengers ARRIVING
from America by way of Msrseiiles has
increased.
1t has not been decided whether the
King will make bis visit to Ancona as
he had intended. 1t appears that il will
depend upon the result OF the investigar
ton now in progress, although the exist
ence of an anarchist plot there is certain
The Spanish government is convinced.
that Morales had no accomplices. The
autopsy in his case revealed nothing abb
normal. The brain Gas perfectly form
ed and the conSOutions were clearly
marked. The frontal lobes we're prOdig
iously developed. The amount of gray.
matter ia the brain WAS normal.
The director OF the Modern School,
most professors of which are anarchists,
has been arrested. Several Of the pro-
lessons have also been arrested on charg-
90 of being implicated with Morales.
According to a dispatch from Vienna
printed in the Lohdon Daily Telegraph
yesterday morning, the Italian police
learned that Italian anarchists living al
Paterson, n. j., decided upon an at
tempt of the life of King Victor En-
manuel of I'aly at tie opening OF the
Milan exposition aud dispatched one OF
their number to make the attempt. This
anarchist, the correspondent relates, was
followed through Enc land, France aud
Switzerland aud arrested the mOmen!
he set foot on Italian soil at Como. But
the whole affair was kept secret from the
public. II further appears, the dispatch
says, that all the European governments
we're informed that Paterson. suarch
ISIS had plotted the ssssssi0atiOn Of
three sovereigns. 1t vas this that led
to the discovery OF bombs at Ancona
aud of plot against King Victor
Emmanuel. go. ....
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
COMMUNICATED
A CToQuet Party

The lawn of Mr.. Frank I. NevilIs
residence, at Accotink, presented quite
IA attractive picture on The 90lh OF May.
A unique croquet party was giveIi by
his 4isier-iu-lsw, Miss Lonise NJ. g \,
to her neighborhOod friends il honor Of
her sister, Miss w. Am Cox, OF Wash
ington, d. G.
As \ reminder of the day, the ladies
heads were adorned by fancy hats aud
ttey were sttired in corresponding co--
tunes.
The gentlemen were given button hole
roselles 10 match their partner, hs :
The successful players were MIR aDG
Mrs. Frank T. hewitt, Miss Lizzie
Meade and Mr. Ewell hewitt and Misc
W. Anu Cox aud Mr.. Philip Meade
Among those present were Mr.. Robe't
@ hewitt aud Mr.. Wa. Cox. The players
we've MIR. aud Mrs. Frank T. hewitt.
Miss Lizzie Meade and Mr.. Ewell hewitt, Miss.
Georgia Clasgett and Mr. kary Hill, Mis-.
Nellie hewitt aud Mr.. Wickifa Ciaggeu.
Misl Sarah Ward. sni Mr.. Doddridpe {.
Heyitt, Miss W. Ann Cox aud Mr. Philip
Mead. Miss Louise NJ. Cox aud Mr.. icb-
ard Claggett. Supper was served At eight
O'Clock, one which might we'll have pleased
the taste OF al epicuTean.
IAN OBSERVER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
20 Further Trouble.

Dillonvale, o June 1t has rain.
ei almost necessarily since The troops
arrived here yesterday aud bat little
proergss has been made 10 establishing
camps. The companies are living 10
cars. With no prospects ahead tor sc-
tive service, the soldiers are a disgrunt-
led lot. The United States Coal Com
pany has released itS force OF guards
The troops sre now protecting the min
Jog property. Strike breakers we're sent
into the Brady mine this morning
TO put it in share for working Friday
Outlines prevails throughout the dis
lrict There are i've Maxim gus snd
thousands OF rounds of ammunition ID
the hands Of the twelve hundred soldiers
on the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
More Evidence OF Graft

Philadelphia, June additional
evidence OF graft among Pennsylvania
Railroad officials developed al today's
Interstate Commerce Commission coal
hearing, when Chief Inquisitor William
Glasgow, jr., called j. K Boyer, chief
clerk to The general superintendent OF
motive power at Altoona, and under a
mereless questioning showed that Boyer
was getting money in all directions from
c'sl companies. Glasgow showed a
marvellous familiarity with the Witness
operations aud Boye" in his willingness
to admit his acceptance OF rake-oH even
produced memoranda to refresh his
memory as to the companies he had
taken money from.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
knights of Columbus

New Haven, Coun., June 6.-Todsy,
the biggest day Of The Knights Of CplaD-
bus national convention, dzw ned cloudy,
but cleared toward noon. Hundreds of
visitors came 10 the city today to witness
the dedication of the magnificent new
building, which is to be the future home
of the order.
The convention settled down for busi-
ness this morning at $50; the sessions
are behind closed doors. The commit
Tee on credentials reported l4S out uf
l45 members of the convention present,
the only sbsentees being from councils
10 Mexico aud Manitoba.
The convention adjourned late for
dinner aud the members spent the at
ternoOn at the dedicatOry ceremonies
which were held on the green opposite
the new building A huge platform
erected and decorated for the occasion
held several hundred guests and notab es
The following were among those on
the platform, when, at 1880, the assem-
blage was greeted with an overture from
Colts band of Hartford: Cardinal Glib
bous, Bishop Michael Tierney, of Hart
ford; Mayor Sludely, of New Haven;
Hon. John NJ. Gearin, United States
Senator from Oregon; Lieut., Gov. R. NJ
Woodruff, of Conn; Hon. Morgan j.
O. Brien, New York Supreme Court;
Hon Victor j. Bowling, New York; and
President Hadley of Yale.
Daniel j. Prendergsst, chairman OF
the committee, in a brief speech deliver
ed the keys ol the Hew building To Sn,
preme knight, Edward l.. Hearn, who
accepted them in an appropriate speech.
After The singing of the hymn, Holy
God we praise Thy name" 10y chorus,
an address was delivered by Hon. VIC
tor j. Bowling.
Judge Morgan J. O'Brien delivered
the Grafton of the day.
Tonight the grand banquet for the
invited guests and the national council
will be served in Music Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
Virginia News.

Mira lydia Smith Gibson, wife Of
John n. Gibson, for many years the
clerk of the County Court OF Clarke
county, died Monday night at her home,
at Berrys Ferry, Clarke county.
Samuel McKOwen. Norfolk car
penter. was arrested Monday night at the
Union Mission for Jogging with heavy
cord and threatening to kill his l6-year-
old daughter, Mary. He Was fined 800
aud costs 10 the police court yesterday
morning
The closing exercises Of the Eastern
College, at Front Royal, look place last
night in the college chapel. The Grafton
was delivered by DR.. John h. Latane,
OF Washington and Lee University, fol-
lowed by tue coDierring OF degrees aud
the presidents address.
A. w. Barksdsle died suddenly last
night in his room at the Old Normsndle
Hotel, in Danville. He was about %
years of age and was born in Halifax
county. he had been resident Of
Danvile for the past 20 years, and was
a tobacconist
The Southern Railway will build a
branch road between Holland, town
on the Southern, to WhaleyviIle, town
on the Atlantic Coast Line, for combined
passenger aud freight service. The
branch road will be known as the Hol-
land Whsleyville Division.
The Petersburg city council yesterday
evening referred to the finance commit
tee resolution requesting Ju ige j. NJ
Mullen, of the Cooperation Court, 10 APP
point police justice, which, if done,
will do away With The present system OF
trying all police court cases before The
mayor. The salaries OF the city engineer
and the health officer were increased to
81, 800 aud 81 geo respectively.
The remains Of Mrs. Elizabeth Cabell
Bentley aud her daughter, Miss Sarah
Benlley, who died in Baltimore Thurs
day, were taken to Lsesburg Saturday
and inferred III Union Cemetery. Mrs
Bentley was the widow OF Robert Rent
ley, formerly OF Leesburg, aud was about
eighty years OF age at the time OF her
death, which was due to paralysis. Only
a few hours interviewed between the expi-
ration of mother aud daughter, the lat
ter diving on Thursday of consumption.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 6, 1906.

AT LAST we have an authoritative
statement az to the length of time re-
ouirsd to build the Panama canal on the
plan 10 favor with the present admins
tration at Washington. Chairman
Shonts declares it will take twelve years.
But how, asks the Philadelphia Record
is this statement to be reconciled with
the claim that the cost of comPleIing the
work will not exceed $40, 600, OOOY
The appropriations for the current year
amount to over 500, 900, 900, aud the
work is not even in full blast. 1t would
be fair to assume that when the steam
shovels and dredges get into full swing
the annual appropriations will be even
larger. If$26, 900, 900 be lair yearly
average, however, twelve years opera
tons would cost over $500. 900, 600
more than twice the sum estimated.