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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19

the one hundred pounds, which to a man in his
position is quite large sum, whereupon he would
have decamped, and YOU would have heard no4more
either of him or of your one hundred pounds. But
you did not hand him the money, he now very
naturally writes to say that he can't get the cert
Gates l know the fellow very well. l have long
known him. He comes from America, where he has
played such ingenious pranks too often
Violet sighed with misery, like one who hears the
unfavorable verdict of doctor Oh dont!
she murmured
Il am sorry to offend your ears said van Hup-
fedt looking with interest at his nails for they had
nearly dug into the palms of his hands few minutes
earlier but it was necessary to tell you this. This
is not the sort of who ought to have
entered your presence. How, by the way, did you
come to know him.?
Il met him by chance at my sisters grave. He
told that he is the tenant of the fat He seemed
good. l don't know what to doi'' She let herself
fall into chair, leaned her head her hand, and
stared miserably into vacancy while van Hupfeldt,
hmping nearer, said over her:
You ought to promise me Violet, never again
with this person. You will hardly, indeed, be able
to see him again; for Mrs. Mordaunt has just been
telling of her sudden resolve to go down to
Rigsworth tomorrow morning
Tomorrow?
So she says; and perhaps on the whole it is best,
don't you think?
Violet shrugged hopeless shoulders. Il don't
one bit either way" she said.
" So then, that is agreed between us. You won't
write to him again
i don't undertake anything of that kind" she
retorted. II must have time to think. Are you
quite that all this infamy is the Gods truth?
1t IS as ii you said that mountain streams ink
The man told me that there certificates They
fell out OF picture frame, he said He looked true;
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he seemed good and honest; he is young man, with
dark-blue eyes"
He is beast'
Il don know that yet; have certain proof.
/ was to see him this evening
To see him? All, but never again. never again!
And would you now, after hearing"
Il not sure. / must have time to think
must have proof l have proof. 1t is hard on
me- after all
What is hard on your" demanded van Hupfeldt
and, had not the girl been so dstraught, she would
have seen that he had the semblance more of a
murderer than of a lover. What proofs do you
want beyond my word? The man said that there
were certificates, did he not? Well let him produce
them. The fact that he can't is proof that there
were none.
" Not quite. No-there is doubt He should
have the benefit of the doubt man should not be
condemned before he is tried, after all. If Miss
LEstrange to say that there no certificates
that would be proof. You must know her address
give it to me, and let me go straight to her"
Certainly have her address," said van Hup-
fedt, his eyes winkng a little with crafty thought
but not, of course, in my head You shall have it
in day or two. You can. then write and question
her from Rgsworth, and She will tell you that no
certificate ever fell out of any picture. He thought
to himself For shall that she tells you what
l wish, if she has any love of money -
" But couldn't you give me the address to-day"
asked Violet. THAT would settle everything at
once y 5ssz.<,.-l:t
To-day? I'm afraid it is out of the question"
answered van Hupfeldt. ;" / have 1t put away in
some drawer of some bureau, IT may take a day
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-11
LIVELY LEGAL
FIGHT LIKELY
At JAMESTOWN

Joseph Wharton, the Philadelphia multi
millionaire. owns a 10000 villa and sew
ersl hundred acres of land at jamestown.
Yesterday a deputy sheriff served notice
on the keeper of the Beavertail lighthouse.
forbidding him and others from trespass-
ing on the big reservation claimed by
Wharton
When the government bought land for a
lighthouse al Beavertail the owners OF
the point farm reserved a strip along the
entire shore.
Later the government obtained posses
sion OF a portion OF this strip. where the
fog-signal house now stands. but the land
between the shore and the walls OF the
lighthouse grounds. on -botff ti4t-2tt-t ard
west was never decided 20 the govern
ment.
This has been used by the public for
years as road around the light. as has
also wales avenue. running east and west
on the north of the government resera-
tion. While not public highways, unre-
stricted use OF them was enjoyed until
| last year.
Mr.. Wharton having acquired a large
| tract OF land al and near the point placed
| n fence across Wales avenue on the east
| and west line OF Beavertail road.
The town appointed a committee, who
employed lawyer 10 look up its rights in
Wales avenue -afd-te-t -the-eid- roadway
around the point. The report OF the
| committee led the voters to instruct the
town council to declare the disputed roads
! public highways and 10 remove all OBJ
| structions therefrom
Mr.. Wharton's move In the matter has
created the impression that protracted
| legal fight will be necessary before the
| road is opened. and perhaps Jamestown $
prettiest drive will be partially cut of for
| the season or 1906
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ming. n Is asserted, and attached their
signature 10 the provision that each OF
the signers was known TO them had APP
peared personally before them and had
sworn ne was an clcctor and had truly
stated his residence. This done. Gold
berger would take a batch of the psti-
tions 10 Mr.. Hearst's headquarters n the
HOFFMAN House
This method OF procedure is given in an
affidavit OF William Van Allen, OF 1875
Lexington avenue. one OF the five writers
who worked under Goldbergcr. He says
Joseph q. Klein was one OF the noraries
who signed the petitions. Klein, who is
under arrest, makes an affidavit In which
he says that al Goldberger's direction he
signed the certificates.
II was with the arrest OF Klein and
Henry Melrose, Louis Levine and George
A. Lyman. also notaries charged with
having made these false acknowledg
inents, that the matter first came to the
attention Of the district attorney. Many
ciZens OF tho Twenty and Thirty
first Assembly districts had learned their
names were on the Hearst petition. and
they complained. saying their names were
forged The four notaries were held In
Special Sessions court for trial.
When Assistant District Attorneys Krc-
tel and Whitesidc began to examine the
petitions they were struck with the simi-
lrrity in the writing OF several names on
each sheet This led them 10 get all
the petitions from the election board. and
on almost every one they found the same
condition The investigation was con-
tnued for months before there was cvi
dence which implicated Goldberger as
being the principal Many OF the men
whose names were on the petitions were
sent for. and hundreds OF them declared
they never had signed the petitions.
Goldbcrger made a pitcous plea not To he
locked up. saying ne had a wife and three
children Although he was placed under
$1,000 bail, the district attorney asked the
magis trate 90 parole him.
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RESPONDED To
ALARM, THOUGH
NOT ON DUTY

one OF the arguments urged against the
passage OF the firemen's BILL now in the
assembly somewhere. by its opponents, is
that the firemen arc not interested in their
work to the extent that they should be,
and that to increase their time of would
be to lower the morale OF the force.
They argue that. should the law become
a fact. the officials OF the department
would not have the control over the men
that they now have. and that they would
become less active than ever before.
since the agitation OF the subject Coun-
Gilman Adolphus Evans has been looking
into the matter and has discovered some
interesting facts.
on the evening OF the fire at John the
Shoeman's there were number or the
firemen off duty. some OF the mattendng
theatres with their wives.
When the first alarm sounded one OF the
men who was at keiths heard II, and
was soon seen TO leave his seat.
Thene were two others in the theatre
at the same time, and as the fireman in
question passed them they asked him
whore the blaze was.
When told. they also left the theatre
and were soon working with the others
| OF their companies. regardless OF the fact
! that they had been excused from duty.
After the show was concluded Mr. Evans
! happened 10 meet the fireman again. and
| asked why hc left tho thea tire when he
was OF duty. and the man stated that he
/ could not stay away"
Il simply had 20 get there" ne said.
! but that's nothing 7 was not the only
/ one there who was of duty that night
/ could name YOU q half-dozen others.
we always respond 20 alarms in our
| ncighborhood. and upon second and third
| alarms I'm any portion OF the city
Mr.. Evans pursued his observations
again at the Burrows & Kenyon fre and
found the same thing applying there.
Many members OF the force who had
! been relieved OF duty as soon as the FIRE
was located, and especially after the sec
| ond alarm had been sounded were on
| hand and fightlng with all their might
! and u s. said that ono OF tho men injured
| there was one of those who had secured
a furlough for that day
"A fireman takes to his business iust
| as q duck takes 20 water" said one them
today. "and the only thing he asks Is TO
be able 10 get home 90 his family once In
a while when there's no trouble on.
There's no work that so appeals 10 a
| man from the point OF hcrolsm. or ox-
| element or fascination as does the work
| OF a fireman. lie Is not seeking glory
or fame, for there Is too much danger in
] II.
"He simply forgets anything else other
than that he ought 10 be there with the
rest OF his comrades fighting 10 save
| life and property.
"The life OF a fireman Is not the pleas
ATTEST under the very best OF conditions
| and when ne can't get TO his family az
reasonable times the pleasure that comes
from doing his duty Is marred by the
| fact that be has become somewhat a
elavc
zone day in seven Is little enough time
FOR man 20 be with bis family; and then
we only want that when We would Ike 90
go on some short pleasure taunt. As for
anything else why YOU couldn't hire n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-11

New York. April l0.-Morrls Gottlieb is
madly I'm love with Maude Adams The
fervid swain as a sequel, rs being treated
IN Bellevue as an insane person
For IL weeks Morris has stood in the
wings OF the Empire theatre. watching
his goddess enthral thousands with her
performance In j. NJ. Barrie's Peter
Pan" He has even helped her to obtain
the golden opinions OF those who have
witnessed her success
Morris who is 80 years OF age. Is an
electrician. and I'm that capacity. was pres
ent at each performance OF Peter Pan"
He looked after the lightning, or rather
helped to. and IL was while doing so that
his love for the actress took deep root.
until last Friday he could stand IL no
longer.
Knowing the futllity OF his infatuation
and fearing he might do his goddess some
harm. he walked into Bellevue hospital
and asked TO be treated for insanity. He
explained TO DIR. NJ. s. Gregory the whole
story. and the latter. appreciating the
method In Gottlieb's madness which led
him TO be put under restraint. acceded 10
his request and kept him a prisoner.
Monday Gottlieb although still declar-
ing tifst. his alteration of the actress was
unchanged. told DR.. Gregory that he had
passed the danger mark and had become
resigned to the futilty OF his love. He,
therefore, asked 20 be released: The doc
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New York. April ll.--"Of the $500 names
on the nominating petitions OF the Munici-
pal Ownership league. which named VIII
liam r. Hearst for mayor John Ford for
controller and James q. Phelps Stokes for
president OF the board OF aldermen, IT has
been found that nearly 5000 are forgeries,
and am told by my assistants that near
ly 40 per cent. OF all the signatures were
forged"
District Attorney Jerome made this as
sertion before Magistrate Moss, in the
Tombs court when he appeared against
Benjamin NJ. Goldberger a clerk i'm the
registrar office who had just been ar
rested, accused OF forgery i'm the third de-
gree IN having certified notary -pttbtic
TO the genuineness OF the names which he
knew 20 be forgeries.
Afterward Il was said that there were
Indications that nearly 50 per cent. OF the
names on the nominating petitions were
forgerles. This would mean that Mr..
Hearst and the other names never were
legally named for the different offices as
they had less than the necessary 200O
genuine names.
Parolcd In the custody OF Mr. Jerome,
Goldberger was closeted with him for n
long time. As he Is said to be the head
OF two dozen or moro notaries public who,
IL Is charged. certified falsely. and OF a
force OF men who wrote nearly all the
$500 names II Is believed he concluded
TO make a clean breast OF the whole af-
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NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH BY
ESCAPING GAS

Only by narrow margin Centredale
escaped a fatality yesterday in which at
least two persons would have lost their
lives by escaping gas.
Mrs, Robert Baker VINO lives on the
Arctic road. was aroused from her slum-
bers by a penetrating odor Of gas and
a choking sensation accompanied by
realization that she had not fun control
OF her physical powers.
She managed TO get on her feet. and
tottered TO the room where her husband
and 3-year- old child were sleeping; but
her strength gave out as she reached the
door OF their room
Making n desperate effort to summon
her strength. she was about 10 enter
the room when her strength failed her.
and she pitched headlong over the door
sill. where she lay unconscious.
The fact that she had opened tho door
undoubtedly saved her NE: for the fresher
air OF her husbands room checked the
effects OF the gas she had Inhaled. though
she remained unconscious fer some time.
At least an hour after Mrs Baker had
succumbed TO the effects OF the gas. her
husband who had not been aroused by
the sound OF her fall walked with
realization that the fumes OF the gas
were filling the room and had already
partially stupeied him.
He rushed TO a window, which he
opened. and then discovered the pros
trate body 81 his wife across the thres-
hold
Mr.. Baker revived rapidly as the out
door air came I'm. and he sent for Dr.
John A. Mack of Cronpton. who. after
two hours hard work succeeded In re-
suscitating Mrs Baker and the child
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fair, telling who employed him. -wife-tl4--
rected his work and who gave the money
which went TO him and TO those he hired.
Goldberger. il Is said, was I'm charge OF
the preparation OF nominating petitions
for the Municipal Ownership league. lie
was well known In the Twelfth Assembly
district. Eight years ago he was appoint
ed as a clerk I'm the surrogate's office. at
n salary OF $1,000, ana recently he was
transferred TO the registers office While
he was getting up petitions he made his
headquarters I'm the rooms OF the Repub-
lican organization I'm the Twelfth district.
He Is n close friend OF Jacob A. Newstead,
Republican leader OF the district
-ft-is-said- that GeldbeFses- went -te-a a
firm which makes a business of directing
envelopes and hired several penmen. Then
he retained about 30 notaries public In
various parts Of the city. With thousands
of blank petitions. each with space for 25
names he went to the headquarters at
4si Grand street, taking five writer's with
him.
A petition was handed 10 one OF them
and from copy OF the City record giving
the list OF registered voters names were
read. The writer placed Ave Of these
names in various spaces on the petition,
which was then passed to another writer.
who did the same thing. The addresses
were given also. as required by law.
Notaries whom Goldberger had retained
reported at the headquarters in the evc-
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tor did not agree with him. hence Gott-
lieb's appearance In the Yorkville Po-
lice court before Magistrate Mayo.
While waiting for his commitment
papers 10 be drawn Gottlieb, who Is a
small man with reddish mustache. said:
II admit that l was. and am, in love
with Maude Adams, but am now back In
my own senses. and realize that although
| may love her. she would never stoop 10
love such as me-
II misunderstood her kindness to me for
affection | have been in the theatre II
weeks, night after night. and I as well
as everybody else have fallen under her
charms. or course. she Is kind 10 every
body She is a queen among women At
the time I was bug house l had the
thought in mind. that, inasmuch as
am an honest man | had the right TO lay
siege 10 her heart and win her IL could.
l wrote her letters, but she never replied
All / ever got from her were pleasant
smiles.
Send her word that little man who
was crazy I'm love with her Ia back in his
senses again. and tell her that the doctors
want TO prove him insane and send him TO
the asylum. Ask her TO help him out OF
the trouble III she Is not at her hotel. go
to hes-house. % EastEeEty -aEsL street.
and get her 20 come as soon as she can
and set him free"
The man was then led off by the detec-
| tive, talking about his love.
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by women who saying goodby. invariably
closed with. well, my dear you must be
sure 10 come up TO see me-" or similar
invitation and everybody seemed TO have
good word for her
How do like being marine
NURSE" said Sister Selma. well IL Is
fine. I was never seaslck. my duties are
not disagreeable. and | meet so many
delightful people. Then on the other side
have so much opportunity To travel
about. and when ! am here ! can pass
the time with my family SO that / am
pretty we'll satisfied.
How did | get the position? Well, one
OF the officials OF the line applied 10 the
German hospital for a nurse who could
speak German. and they recommended
me- II was very simple.
my work keeps me on duty from .
o'clock I'm the morning until at night
First have two hours in the gymnasium
where / advise women passengers what
form OF exercise TO take. Then | have
20 assist with the electric light baths
have TO visit the three female hospitals
in the first and second cabins. which have,
OF course. special attendants. and 10 go
where the doctor requires In short,
am sort OF Handy Andy get TO
know everybody on board during a voy-
age-that is TO say In tho first and sec
ond cabins Passengers treat me very
considerably. and altogether IL is a very
pleasant sort Of life
sometimes I have had charge OF pa
tients all the way across and occasionally
] have 20 accompany one to the hospital
on arriving During my inst voyage TO
Europe / had very serious case 10 cope
with A young woman I'm the second cabin
fell in love with n young man on board
and within three days the romance de-
veloped into a serious stage on the young
woman's part. The young man. on the
contrary, decided he did not wish 10
marry.
AT II O'Clock on the evening OF the
third day was summoned 20 the young
womanS cabin She was thought To have
pneumonia. but she looked TO mc as II she
had taken poison. The next day when the
doctor called 20 see her. she was In the
act of taking a spoonful OF powder which
she held in her hand | was summoned
and testing the powder, found II was
morphine.
Then she became unconscious. and I
worked over her with the usual heroic
treatment for three hours before 7
brought her back 10 life You can imag-
inc that this event provided enough OK
element for me for the remainder OF the
voyage"
Sister selma's "chum Miss Augusta
Hslberstadt. also a graduate of the Ger
man hospital. will take a similar position
10 her own on the new Kaieerin Auguste
Victoria, OF the Hamburg American line.
which goes into commission next month.
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REPORT INSISTS
ON VEST|bULES
FOR ALL CARS

The annual report OF the state railroad
commissioner Edward l.. Freeman,
though containing the usual macs of sta
tistics, is a trifle more lively than usual.
In one or two places it comes very near
10 rapping the electric and steam road
management; and IL insists upon several
recommendations that I'm previous years
have not been taken very seriously by the
general assembly.
Regarding the employees OF the street
railroads, the commissioner says: ION
some of the routes outside the cities there
are men much better fitted to drive coal
carts than to run electric cars"
OF station buildings. the report says:
THE station buildings in Providence and
some other places are kept clean and
comfortable, but too many waiting rooms
are dirty. The station at Pawtucket has
outlived its usefulness. The dangerous
conditions heretofore mentioned along the
whole front OF this station still continue,
and IL is almost a miracle that so few ac-
cidents occur"
Among other things. Commissioners
Freeman makes the following obseryu-
tions:
II renew my recommendation that all
cars on street or trolley lines that are
used In cold weather should be provided
VII vestibHles4--------
II ALSO recommend that the commits
sioner be given some supervision over all
matters on railroads that pertain 10 the
safety or accommodation OF passengers
II have several times called the atten-
ton Of the general assembly 20 the fact
that the railroad laws need a thorough re-
vision, as they were originally intended
for steam roads alone. and when amended
so as 10 include street or trolley roads
many provisions that were designed 10
apply 90 steam roads were apparently
overlooked.
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SISTER SELMA
FIRST AMERICAN
To BE ASEA NURSE

New york. April lion the big Ham
turg-American line steamship Amerlka,
which sailed for Europe last week, Il a
young New York girl who holds the dis
tnction of being the irst American grad
uato nurse TO take up "sea career. Her
name is Miss Selma HcnlensiefSen INT
on the Amcrika she Is known az sister
Selma"
Sister Selma Is very well known 20 All
the cabin passengers who have 50 FAR
travelled ON the big liner, and is very pop
nlar. when the Amerika was docking a
fortnight ago she was fairly surrounded
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NEWSLETS

All his life In union shop
He'd daily earned his bread:
They buried him iu a union grave
When the union man was dead
Ho had union doctor
And he had union nurse;
He had union coffin
And ne got a union hcarEc.
They put him In a union grave
when he was good and dead;
They put a union monument
Just above his head.
And then he went 10 heaven.
But 10 stay he didn't care;
lie kicked because ne said that some
Non-union men were there.
lie went down to tho other Place,
And there produced his card,
Then satan threw an earnest face
And studied good and hard.
And then he laughed, his hand did rub
Till ne thought he'd never stop.
Lord bless your soul" said BeelZchub,
why, this Is an open shop
Montreal Star,
The directors Of the Woonsocket Y. NJ.
G. 4 have elected r. G. Sherman presi-
dent and Representative oscar \. Ben
nettt vice president.
The funeral OF Alba r.. Abbott fo'
many years AN instructor In Scholheld' 4
Commercial college was held yesterday
afternoon Rev. j. +. Cooper, officiating.
Tho office OF tenebrae will be chanted
by The full surpliced choir OF the Church
OF TIE Blessed Sacrament, Academy ave
nue.. this evening and tomorrow evening
at 7:i5
DR. John Menzies OF 80 Elmwood ave
nue. reports that his roam horse attached
to a high wheeled rubber tired runaboui
was stolen from Indiana avenue Monday
night
William Grecnough OF New York has
conveyed TO the New York. New Haver
and Hartford Railroad company two ad
joining lots on the westerly side OF Cong
don street.