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The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
LETTER CARRIER A SUICIDE

Stephen Willis. fifty years old. Of No.
IL Oak street, Jersey City. employed as
a collector in the Jersey City Post-office.
swallowed aquantity of carbolic acid in
Frederick F'rey's drug store. Mt the corner
Of Ocean avenue and Atlantic street,
this morning, and died before an ambu-
lance from the City Hospital reached
him.
In the early morning Willis seemed to
be in the best spirits. His friend,
George Logan. one of the best known
letter carriers in Jersey City, hailed him
with the usual morning salute. He re-
piled that he never felt better in his
life He left the car at Ocean avenue
ana Atlantic street. When he purchased
the poison with which he killed himself
he jolyed with the drug clerk behind the
counter. A widow and one child survive
him. He has been letter carrier in
this city for nine years. Prior to that he
was in the service Of former Governor
Flower. Of New York. in a clerical ca
paeity.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
TELEPHONE HEARING

Prisr to yesterdays meeting of the
Board Of Street and Water Commission
aas hearing was held on the proposition
% allow a city franchise to the Coast
Line Telephone Company in this city.
The Board of Trade has been intensely
interested in the subject and has pre-
pared an ordinance to offset that agreed
upon by the Coast Line Company and
tie Board Of Street and Water Commits
asonsrs. This is to the effect that the
rsty shall grant franchise for twenty
five years and receive two per cent. Of
(he profits of the company and that the
company shall pay $50 per mile on the
construction Of its coaauits. The agree
naenf Is further to the effect that the
new telephone company shall have the
privilege of renewing it's franchise at the
exs irasspn OF the fran0bise.
TIE Guari of Trade wants to limit
the expiration of the franchise to twenty
years; tAas she city shall have larger
compensation thaa two per cent. of the
gross receips. The Board of Trade fig
ures that On basis Of 5000 telephones
that # viii cest the company $210, 900
to eorAss9Net 4s plant The company )
ordinance wag raad FOR the first time
yesterday. 1t was laid over under fhe
fnics aad it is believed that compro-
mise ordinance will be passed.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
Assemblyman Scott Gives
the Reformers a Surprise
By Reporting Martins 5
Measures
COMMITTEE OPPOSES THEM
THIS GAVE LITTLE CONCERN TO
THE COLBY LEADER. WHO IS
READY TO PUT Up A BIG
FIGHT FOR HIS BILLS
Special to ''rhe Jersey city Nsws.s9


TRENTON, March e. 1906.-Assem-
blyman Robert Scott, of Bayonne, the
Dickinson leader in the House and chair
man of the Committee on Elections,
sprang a surprise on the Record -Fagana
Colby forces this morning when he re-
ported Asssemblsman Martins three pri-
mary bills adversely.
Mr. Martin had given the committee
notice last week that he intended to APP
ply to the House to relieve the commit-
tee Of futher consideration of these bills.
He was to make such move last night,
but upon Mr.. Scctt's assurance that he
intended to call meeting Of the COM
mittee this morning to consider the bills.
Mr.. Martin did not press his motion tast
night
That the committee this morning de-
cided to report the bills adversely was
not surprising to Mr.. Marin, but he is
not going to allow the matter TO rest
there He will ask the House to reject
the committees report at this afternoons
session. but as he leads the minority the
administration will probably vote TO sus-
tain the committee.
Assemblyman Bierck. Of Hudson. was
another surprised member when the same
committee also reported adversely his bill
No. 81, which amended the primary cleo
tion law and provided that all candidates
for any Office, State, county or municipal,
shall be nominated directly at primary
elections without the Intervention of dele
gates or conventions.
Mr.. Bierck confidently believed that
the committee would report this bill ia
vorably and he declared this morning
that he would fight to the last ditch TO
force the administration men to go on
record as either favoring or opposing this
measure.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Of Hudson County Pre-
pares to Honor Ireland's
Patron Saint
THOMAS +. GRIFFIN MARSHAL
PARADE WILL FORM AT ST. PAT
RIoK's R. C. CHURCH AND DIS
BAND IN VAN WORST PARK

The Ancient Order of Hibernians of
Hudson County will, on March IL. pay
a glowing tribute to the memory of Ire
lands patron Saint. The annual parade
will be held in Jersey City. and will be
watched with intense interest by every
true son and daughter of Erin. Over
twenty divisions of the organization in
Hudson County will participate in tho
parade. representing a membership of
over twenty-five hundred. A guard Of
honor. comprising two companies of the
Hibernian rifles, will also be in line and
a number of other Irish Catholic organi-
zations are also expected to take part in
the parade. The A. o. III. Of Hudson
County has recently grown to large pro-
portions, both numerically and financial
", under the able and energetic leader
ship of County President Edward ].
Kennedy. Mr.. Kennedy has endeared
himself to all for his many estimable
good qualities-he is hard worker. a
matchless organizer and practical fol-
lower of Hibernian principles.
Thomas F. Griffin. of Division One
of Jersey City. noted whip and horse
man of international reputation, will be
Grand Marshal of the parade-he will
be assisted by two mounted aide-de-
camps, jeremiah O'Sulhvan, of Harri-
son. N. r.. and John Molloy, of jersey
City. The parade will form at St. Pat
rick's R. G. Church on Ocean avenue,
and viii move promptly at 2 P. NJ.
sharp. The State and County officers,
headed by brass band of twenty-five
pieces, win lead the parade, followed re-
speetively by the Hibernian rifles and
the various divisions of the organization
in numerical order. headed by brass and
fife and drum bands.
The line of march will be as follows:
Starting from st. Patrick's Church and
moving to junction to Communipaw ave
nue. to Pacific avenue to Grand street to
Grove street to Second street to Jersey
avenue to Third street to Grove 10 Six
teenth street to Jersey avenue to Ham
ilton Park. around Park to Eighth street
to Coles street to Mercer to Brunswick
street to Montgomery street to Van Worst
Park. where the parade will disband.
Hon. Mayor Fagan and other promi-
nent city officials will review the parade
at the City Hall. =
Every detail in connection with the
parade has been satisfactorily arranged
by the County Board and, the COMMITTEES
in charge The officers of the various
divisions have promised to turn out their
full membership to man. which is
striking evidence of the harmony that
prevails throughout the organization in
Hudson County. Every Hibernian in the
County is feverishly awaiting the dawn
ing of st. Patrick's Day. when they ex,
pect to demonstrate their love for their
patron Saint, and the fundamental prin-
ciples in which the organization was in
stituted some hundreds of years ago,
viz: Friendship, Unity and True
Christian Charity
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
MANY HEARINGS YESTERDAY
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Especial to "The Jersey City News.")
TRENTON, Mar. 6, 1906 The
House Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions yesterday afternoon gave hearing
on House bill No. 269, which provides
for new charter for Camden.
The House Committee on Game and
Fisheries gave hearing on the Hildreth
bill, No. 179, repeating the law compell-
ing the menhaden fishing steamers 10
take out a State license. There was
diversity of opinion among those heard
as to whether the bill was for or against
the menhaden steamers. called pirates
sby many fishermen One view taken
was that if the Hildrethi bill became a
law. a former law would become opera
tive compelling menhaden steamers to
fish omtside The three-nile limit of the
States coast line. Others claimed it
gave these steamers absolutely free rein.
The Senate COMMITTEES on Railroads!
and Canals resumed the hearing on the
Wakelee trolley freight bill last evening,
and listened attentively to what the far
mers of North and South Jersey had to
say about it for nearly three hours
Resolutions favoring the bill were pre-
sented by the executive committee of the
New Jersey State Grange; the State
Board of Agriculture: the State Horti-
cultural Society; the State Federation Of
Agricultural Societies and several other
organization.
Another hearing will be given to-mor-
row to enable the railroads ta present
their side.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
Clergymen From All Parts
Of the State Crowd the
Capitol and Advocate the
High License
HUDSON LIQUOR MEN ATTEAD
EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE
TO DEFEAT THE HUTCHINSON
MEASURE UNLESS AMENDED
TO SUIT THE LIQUOR INTER
EsTS
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Special to .'The Jersey City News.")
TRENTON, March 6, 1906. Law
making in both Houses was practically
abandoned at noon today when the Mis-
cellaneous Business Committee of the
Senate gave hearing on Senator Hutch
inson's bill No. 1876, better known as the
Bishops High License Bill.
The State Capitol was packed with
priests and clergymen from all parts of
the State, irrespective Oh their creed or
denomination, who came to plead fer the
passage Of the bill. Among them We're
the Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor, Monsig-
nor Sheppard, of st. Michael's Church,
Jersey City; Rev. Father G. ]. Kelly, of
Hoboken; Rev Father Mclaughlin, of
Union Hill; Rev. Father Maher, of ST.
Patrick's Church, Jersey City; Rev.
Father Ter iWoert, of st. Mary's Church,
Jersey City; Rev. Father Boylan, of st.
Lucy's Church, Jersey City, and Rev.
Father Meehan, of Bayonne. Besides
them were many prominent Episcopal
clergymen.
The Hudson County Liquor Dealers
Association was represented by over 500
members. Ex-senator Robert s. Hlds-
peth acted as spokesman. The State
Liquor Dealers Association was repre-
sented by President Hayes.
Many of the liquor men came to the
city last night so as to be ON hand early
today and exert their influence with the
lawmakers to oppose the Bishops bill,
unless suitably amended. As result
there was scarcity of room in the prom
inent hotels in this city last night and
many were compelled to accept cots laid
in the hotel corridors for lodgings.
Never has such large crowd attended
hearing since the Werts liquor bill
was under consideration in 1889. Almost
every large municipality in the State was
represented either by a clergyman or lay
man fayoring the Bishops bill. or sa-
loon man or brewer to oppose it.
The Hudson County clergynlen arrir-
ed ON the Pennsylvania train, which left
Jersey City at 9.15 o'clock and reached
here at 1890 o'clock There were also
many liquor men on the same train, but
so far as is known there was no clash
or argument between the travellers re-
garding the bill.
The hearing will take up the greater
part Of this afternoon. and while it is
being held neither House will attempt to
do any work
The church people in their argument
laid greatest stress upon the ''saneness,"
'moderateness' and sfairnessn Of the
Hutchinson bill, explaining particularly
Their PROVISIONS ueslSueu ~ apAtS eAi1t7
ing abuses of the liquor traffic. They
contended that they are not seeking to
abolish the sale of liquor by the Hutehin-
son bill, but merely to compel conform
secret and sinister aspects and adjuncts
of the saloons operation.
The clergy directed their force Of ar
gument to the sections intended to wipe
out side and back doors. back rooms and
front screens and curtains. They also
marked with appreciation the $500 min
imum license clause.
The LIQUOR men were afterwards
heard.
-...
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

Money was needed to put the depart
ment where it belonged. President
Dickinson was foolish enough to imagine
that all that was necessary was for the
Board to ask for it and that the Board
of Finance would be only too glad to
make the appropriation. None Of the
money asked for was to be spent in Gre
ating jobs for political workers. 1t was
all to go toward preserving the health Of
the community and to stamp out and pl's-
vent the spread of disease. This is
where Dr. Dickinson found he had made
mistake. The money was not forth
coming. He realized how useless it
was to try and run the Health Depart-
ment Independent of politics so he got
out.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
MERELY
MENTIONED

Dr. Dickinson's resignation from May
or Fagan's Board Of Health was not a
surprise TO his friends Il was known
to them that he contemplated such step.
He had been induced to accept place
on the Board in the hope that he would
be able to do some good for the city. 1t
did not take him long to learn that the
Health Department, like every other
branch of the municipal government. was
an annex to Mayor Fagan's political ma
chine. M
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
Resolutions Passed Last
Night That None Of Its
Meetings Will Be Behind
Closed Doors
Or. DIcKIKsoN's REASON
HE RESIGNED BECAUSE THE
cry DID NOT GIVE MONEY TO
PROTECT IT'S cITIzENs-Mc-
oARrHY,s EFFORT TO MAKE
HIM RECONSIDER

An effort was made by Commissioner
aIcCarthw of the Board of Health, last
night to get President George Is. Dick
Inson to reconsider his resignation, which
he sent to Mayor Pagan yesterday Dr.
Dickinson gave as one of his reasons Tor
res;cning that the Board of Finance re
fused to grant eveq ordinary appropFia-
lions for the sanitary welfare of the
city. but that money was always avail
ab,s for the salary Of some one 70 be
appointed to political job.
! DR.. f. D. Gray presided as temporary
chairman.
DR. Rector disagreed with Mr.. NC
Cavthy. He insisted that DR.. Dickinson
should have given the Bodrd some inti-
NATION of his proposed resignation. de
alluded to DR.. Henry's recent resignation
in which Dr.. Henry refused to say any
ching about his intention of resigning.
Commissioner McCarthy's motion vas
tabled.
phe Board considered several impor-
tant resolutions. One Of thess was 20
the following effect
/ sswhmsas. The People of Jersey CITY
srs opposed to secret meetings OF munlc-
ipai bodies; and
.Whereas, The public is entitled to
,,raw at all times what its representa-
1iyes are doing; therefore be it
s.Resolved, That all meetings of the
Board Of Health and of each of its COM
u,,ttees and sub-ecmmittees shall be held
in public and not behind closed Doors
The resolution was tabled
Another motion made by Commission
er Mccarthy. and which was tabled, was
to the following effect
"Whereas. The fathers and mothers OF
the young men and women Of Jersey
City who have received their education
in Jersey City are justly proud of the
exceptional facilities for learning that
our public school system offers; and
.Whereas, This Board believes that
the young men and women of Jersey City
are good enough to fill with credit to
themselves and the community any posi-
tion within the gift of the city; be it
therefore
sResolyed. That hereafter none but
citizens of Jersey City shall be appoint
ed to the offices and places at the dis
posal of the Board of Health"
Commissioners Mccarthy and Sprouls
wepe the only ones who voted for the
resolution.
DR.. Saaer reported that the case where
ten members Of a family had been strick-
IN with typhoid fever. three of whom
died in Christ Hospital. was due to the
catching of the fever by eighr-year-oid
Florence through germs in water she
dr. nk. and that the disease had been
ca it frcm her through using the same
foos utensils. The Doctor reported that
.he house. No. 1887 Fifth street, was in
proper sanitary, condition
The annual report of the Clerk of the
Board viii be ready at the next meeting.
The Board of Finance came in for
slight roasting for not providing money
FOR the determination of the mosquitoes,
whereas nearby cities. towns and town
SHIPS have made such provision.
Chief Of the Medical Staff of the City
Hospital, and Dr. Thomas B. Keegan
CA.ef of the Surgical Staff in the Hos
pstal dis3ensary.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson helped
to get the members Of the police depart
ment the legislation they sought. And in
return the policemen are for Mayor Fa-
gan against Dickinson. Robert Davis
can't count the number of men who owe
their appointments TO his influence. And
tLese men We're against the Democratic
ticket Sast fall. Strange isn't ii?
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

DR.. Gordon K. Dickinson is one of the
most. eminent physicians in Jersey City.
AS a citizen he is held in high esteem
and there is no man who is possessed of
more public spirit. He is not politi-
clan. His letter accompanying his resig-
nation as President of the Health Board
ought to set the people thinking. Poll
tics in the Police Department! Politics
in the Fire Department! Politics in the
Health Department! This is certainly
a political administration with a ven
geance.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

Thompson. Tilnlan, Vanderveer, Warren.
Woolley and Wright 50.
The second fight came on the resolur
ton of Mr.. Martin to relieve the same
committee of bill No. IL, the promoters
liability act.
Mr.. Martin put up strenuous fight.
but was outvoted at every turn. Sen
ator Colby appeared on the floor when
Mr. Scovel suggested that the floor be
cleared Of lobbyists. This brought Mr..
Martin to his feet. who moved that the
privileges of the floor be given the
Essex Senator. Mr. Colby asked that
he be permitted to remain and he was
voted the privilege of the floor
Speaker Robbins called Mr.. Scovei to
the chair and took the floor. He said
he had discovered the defect in the bill,
and notified the committee. He claimed
the bill should not see the Eght OF day
He said he was not against the principle
OIL Tic Dill, UuL u ldM9SA Will SusAPtAVAA
should have drawn the bill correctly
This slap at Martin was applauded by
tho regular Republicans.
But Mr.. Martin came back with a
broadside that did execution. He said
he had done exactly what the gentleman
from Burlington had suggested. Mr..
Martin said he had gone to the commit
tee with proper amendment, and had
argued with the committee. He found,
he said, that every member of the COM
mittee was in favor of the principle of
this BILL The gentlemen from Essex in
sisted that the House was going to vote
on the principle Of the bill.
Mr. Barber. of Mercer. emphatically
objected TO the last statement of Mr..
Martins. He referred to "the new
amendment in politics." and said the
movement he remembered was where the
gentlemen bacbk of Mr.. Martin moved
OUT of a caucus.
This resolution was lost. 21 to 35.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

The Dickinson employees Of the Board
of Health were not decapitated last
night as had been planned. Dr.. Hespe,
who was to have been the official exc
cutioner, was ready to do the job. but
he had evidently been called off. DR..
Dickinson's letter of resignation is the
only thing that saved the followers of
his naniesake. The Faganites in the
Board We're afraid to put the deal
through.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

There are more saloons with so-called
back rooms in the First Precinct than
in any other precinct in the city There
are also more disorderly women on the
streets at night in this section than in
all the rest Of the precincts combined
Who is responsible for this condition Of
affairs?
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

President Decker, at the recent ban
quet of the Liquor Dealers Association,
declared that the Excise Board knew of
at least two hundred saloons that never
should have been licensed He could
have gone further and said that the only
reason they were licensed last year was
because Mayor Fagan's political friends
did not want the places closed. A dive
owner may be more influential in a polit-
ical way than respectable saloon keep
en- and the Faganites wanted every vote
they could get.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

Rev. Father Ter Woert hit out from
the shoulder in his sermon on the liquor
question Here is one clergyman at
Least who has not been fooled by the ad-
ministration takers. When he charged
that the Mayor and his excise board and
certain Police Captains were responsible
for many of the evils complained of. he
knew what he was talking about. That
there are dives that are a disgrace to the
city and menace to the morals Of
young men and women no one win deny
and tsaese places are allowed to exist by
the men who are paid and sworn to sup
press them. Every dive in the city coald
be closed within twenty-four hours if
Mayor Fagan gave the word.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
TONIaAT's LIBRARY LECTURE

r. A. Purdy will lecture on Julius
Caesar at the Public Library tonight.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06

sHtsker out than in''--that humor that
Sou nprice. To be sure it's out and ali
out. take Hoods ssr4narilla. &
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
Aasemblyman Calvin Intro
duoes a Bill to Abolish the
Excise Board and Deprive
Pagan Of License Power
Especial to "The Jersey City News.')
ESSEX DELEGATION NOT Ex-
PECTED TO OFFER OPPOSITION
COMMITTEE WILL PROBABLY
REPORT FAyoRABLY

TRENTON. Mar. 6. s1906.-Assembly-
man Joseph f. Calvin, Of Jersey City,
introduced bill in the House last night
which is intended to deprive Mayor Fa-
gan, of Jersey City, of all control Of the
liquor interests in that city and place
the power of granting licenses in the
hands of the Dickinson-Dayis combina-
tion in the Board of Aldermen.
The bill abolishes the jersey City
Board of Excise. thereby placing the
power of excise in the hands of the
Board of Aldermen, where it was for
merly.
Before Mr.. Calvin introduced the bill
he held consultation with Colonel >.
d. Dickinson, County Clerk John Rother-
ham and several other Dickinson men.
It was then decided that the Fagan
wing clipper should be introduced and
that no efforts should be spared to in
duce the administration men in both
Houses to vote for it.
Assemblyman Calvin said afterwards
that he did not expect any opposition 70
the bill from the Essex delegation.
The bill was referred to the Municipal
Corporations Committee. of which As
semblyman scovel of Camden. is chair
man. Mr.. Scott. the Dickinson leader,
is also a member of that committee and
it is almost safe to predict that it viii
be favorably reported.
The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. March 6. 19O6.-For
cast for the thirty-six hours ending
P. NJ. Wednesday, today and to-
morrow; fresh northeast to north winds.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
II They Only Knew.

We once knew q lady who attended
. muskrat supper. She was ignorant
Of what the was eating, innocently
thinking it was chicken. She praised
the supper nightly, rsmarking how
delicious the chicken was. Upon
being informed that she had eaten
muskrst she promptly became sick.
The recent disclosures in packing
house circles gives US something Of
the same feeling. Sometimes we are
rather sorry they told us. At the
same time it is rather hard to believe
that conditions were as bad as de-
picted. If they were, we marvel at
the strength OF our stomachs and the
weakness Of our olfactory nerves.
Retail Grocers' Magazine.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
His Stomach a Frog Pond.

Fred Ham, who conducts a bath
house on the shore OF Wall lake, in
Sac county, Iowa, has just performed
the surprising feat of raising frog in
his stomach. For several weeks Ham
has complained of peculiar sensa-
ton in his stomach, usually accom-
panied by violent pains. He became
i'll and was seized with severe reich.
ing. Suddenly he elected live frog
from his mouth and it began to hop
away. Ham Immediately became free
from pain and apparently suffered nc
serious injury as the result of his
novel experience
The frog, which was captured, was
about an inch long and white in
color. 1t is supposed that Ham swal-
lowed a email tsdpole in n glass Of
drinking water some time ago. and
that the pollywog lived and matured
into a frog in his stomach.