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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
The Shock Of Accusations
Against the Water De-
partment of Which he
Was Purveyor, Said to Be
Responsible
U. S. EypRTssMAH's CHARGE
HE DECLARED THE COMPANY
FOR WHICH HE HAD WORKED
HAD STOLEN MILLIONS OF
GALLONS OF WATER FROM
THE CITY.

Shocked at what he considered a re-
Election on the local city water branch of
the Street and Water Department, of
which he was puiyeyor for thirty-fve
years, Robert Coar dropped dead at his
residence, No. y Monticello avenue, last
night. He was talking to one of his sons
about the apparent disgrace when he
collapsed. He had not uttered more than
a dozen words.
A discharged eniploye of the United
States Express Company had informed
the Street and Water Board that the
express coInpany's big stables at Eighth
and Henderson streets had been stealing
millions of gallons of water from he
city. He was William J. Murphy, a
plumber, of No. 140 Pavonia avenue.
He was invited to visit Mayor Fagan's
Office. He said he had made a connection
with the city's mains over two years ago
at the request of d man connected with
the express company, of which former
Senator Thomas P. Plat is at the head.
William p Snyder, the present super
intendent of the Jersey City branch Of
the company, has denied all knowledge
of the secret connection. Murphy's
plumbing license was revoked.
Water Puryeyor Coar was born in this
city over sixty years ago. A wife and
four children survive him. He received
his early education in st. Peters Haro-
chial school Later he served in the old
fashioned days as carpenters appren-
tice. He was diligent and studied at
night. Later he secured a position in
the water department and remained in it
up to the time Of his oeath. His funeral
will take place from st. Peters Church
Thursday nor i the interment will
be in the II metery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
Senator Minturn Introduces
a Resolution Providing
for a Commission to In
vsstigate Alleged Abuses
TO PROBE Ex0RBlTANT RATES
RECENT RAISE IN PRICE OF IN
SURANCE DEcLAR Cd TO BE A
GRAVE INJUSTICE = METHOD
OF PAYMENT DEFECTIVE.
Special to "The Jersey city News.v)


TRENTON, Feb. 20. 1906 Senator
James F. Minturn. of Hoboken, is after
the fire insurance companies who so ar
bitrarily increased the rates in Hudson
County during the past year. with
picked ROD and purposes to find out why
such rates were increased.
During the Senate session last night
the Hudson Senator offered a joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment Of
joint commission appointed by the Gov
er1lor, to consist of three Assemblymen
and two Senators to investigate the al
legged abuses practiced by fire insurance
companies doing business in this State
and ascertain whether a trust exists and
the cause of the present exorbitant rates.
The commission is to hold meetings
during the recess of the Legislature and
make report before sine die adjourn
ment. so that the Legislature can take
action on the report. The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Banks and
Insurance.
Senator Minturn said after the session
last night that his reason for offering
such resolution. was to prevent fire insur-
ance companies raising rates and to pro-
tect policy holders from fraud. Accord
ing to the present system, he said, fire
insurance companies increased their rates
whenever they pleased, and furnished the
policy holder with such a restricting and
confusing form of policy that it would
require a Learned lawyer to pass judge
ment ON the provisions it contained In
the event of fire the companies took adj
vantage of all the technicalities and
would only pay about 20 per cent. of the
actual loss.
He declared that not ten per cent. of
the insurance companies in the State
transacted business on a legitimate basis
and that the other 80 per cent. practiced
fraud through the restricting and con
fusing forms of policies tkey used. If
his resolution were adopted, he said, he
would prove that such deDlorable con-
dition of affairs now existed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

the trolley road passed and its gross re-
ceipts. For this reason it was fairer to
tax franchises upon the gross receipts of
the corporations than to fix tax upon
the corporations realty and tangible
property. He contended that no fairer
way of taxfag the franchise could be de-
gised, because it would provide graded
tax, governed by the value of the fran
chise.
He considered it unfair to tax fran
chises upon the theory that their value
can be determined by deducting the total
value Of tangible property from the Sc
crrities represented by the stock and
bonds, because corporations Of to-day
were over-capatalized and watered stock.
Mr. Martin made poitn that his bill
would press the water out of the stock.
Mr. Cruise contended that ii was the
proper object for taxation. that there
were more appropriate means. to accom-
Dlsh that end.
He closed by saving that Jersey City's
share in tile franchise tax this year was
$57. .1ls4. 80, but if the Calvin bill became
law it would bring into the State
Treasury at least $12 100000 a year,
and Of this Jersey City's benefit would
be over $140,000 annually
That Mr. Cruse's argument made
favorable impression upon the committee
was evidenced by the fact that the mem
bers listened attentively to his argument
and asked him but few minor ques-
tions.
The committee then closed the hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

The Board of Aldermen viii meet to-
night and the junk dealers bell ordinance
will come up for passage. This is a mat
5fer in which the Democrats are not con-
cerned. Both factions of the Republican
party are playing to the junk dealers.
IT they are sincere and not strlnging the
junkmen. a majority Of whom hail from
Mayor Fagan's ward and are followers
Of Jimmy Connolly, the ordinance will
pass. The combined vote Of the Fagan-
ties and the Dicksonites will be sufficient
for that purpose. The Democrats will
stand pat. They voted for the ordinance
last summer and they will be against its
repeal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
sdARTHA WASHINGTON SUPPER

AVA Woman's Guild Of Grace Church
sv:f siye a Martha Washington supper
y. she parish hall. corner of Eric and
second ssrests. Jersey City. on Wednes-
sAs e9apass. February 81.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

The Pagan members of the Board of
Health can't imagine why any follower
of Col. Dickinson should hold position
in that department. It matters not how
good Republican he may be. If he is
a friend Of Col. Dickinson that is reason
enough why he should send in his resig-
nation. If politics can be injected into
the police and fire departments, why not
in the health department also? That is
the way the Pagan commissioners regard
the situation and an effort is to be made
TO reorganize the department so that only.
Faganites will be on guard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

Oscar Friehough. who was kicked out
Of the Seventh Ward Democratic Club.
has attached himself to City Collector
Fry. He is full-hedged Faganite and
is reformer for fair. Wherever Fry
is, Friebourgh is close by. He acts as
a body guard for the former County
Chairman, ana sometimes he does the
talking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

H.
The Faganites in the Minkakwa Club
put up a big howl last night because
they had been given to understand that
neither Reformer Fagan nor Reformer
Record had been selected as speakers at
the annual banquet of the club. Edward
Fry. Isaac Goldenhorn and other Pagan
office holders. assisted by Oscar Erie
bourg, did most of the bowling. When
City Clerk George Mccarthy threatened
to make known all the details Of the me-
gotiations that Friebourgh was carrying
on with Democratic Street and Water
Commissioner Haucks on behalf of the
Faganites to get him to go into a conf
bination with Reformers Knox and Ber-
ry, the Pagan calamity howlers subsidized.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine Tablets
Druggists refund money Il II falls 10 cure E.
w. GROVES signature Is On each box. SC
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20

yqu E~ve s.nd II the cures by Hoods saraa-
saa ys2 Ss,eyla ss hess Pc gsslsss @ CONT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
gaalaaT's LIBRARY LECTURE

&aszsssor r. n Roberts will lecture
.snasas - sas Public Library on 'svash-
sassss are asxs Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-20
WEATHER MpncAr 10 rs

NEW YORK. Feb. 20. 1905. 6.-Fore-
east for the thirty~six hours ending 8
p. NJ Wednesday, Fair to-day; fncfeas-
ing. coudiness tomorrow; fresh south
winds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
The Dead Beat.

1t must be mighty uncomfort.
able to be a town deadbeat.
There is a vast difference between
a man unable to pay and a dead
beat. The deadbeat may not
know it, but he has yellow
streak down his back and the
electric lights flicker and turn
pale when tie passes them at
night.
Everybody has him spotted.
The neighbor women say scanda-
lous things about him. The dead.
beat thinks he has friends, but he
hasn't. But the old deadbeat
lives on and on; he smokes his
cigars and buys what he wants,
and lets his creditors walk the
floor. But after a while he comes
to die and the people say, one
after another, We'll old Stinker
is dead; | bought him pretty
cheap and he is welcome to it; he
is sweating for it now. There is a
difference between a deadbeat and
a thief, but it is in favor of the
thief. The deadbeats who read this
are going to get sore, but turn
about is fair play. The people they
owe have been sore for years.
Osborne Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
s1onACH's IMPORTANCE.
How 10 Strengthen u so That II viii
Act as h Should.

The stomach is the principal or
gan concerned in the digestion of
food. If it is weak, inactive or
out of order and unable to proper
ly digest the food, the body will
soon be in a state of semi-starva-
ton.
Then, too, when the stomach is
weak. the food is not properly
digested and lies in it for hours,
decomposing. fermenting and
forming poisonous gases and
ptomaines that are absorbed into
the blood, poisoning the system
and improverishing the blood.
To enjoy good heath it is alb
solutely necessary that the stomach
and digestive organs should be
strong, and no other remedy
equals Mi-o-na in strengthening
and giving tone to the whole
digestive system.
Relief from the use of Mora
is permanent and lasting. Use
Mi-o.na for a few days. and the
digestion will be good, the appe-
tite keen, and there will be no
nausea or distress after eating, no
sleepesSness, no nervousness, and
the headaches, backaches and dis
turbed heart action that are the
direct result of a weakened stom.
ach will soon be overcome.
Mi-o-na is sold under an abso-
Lutte guarantee that the money will
be refunded unless the remedy
does all that is claimed of it. Ask
Hooper Drug Co. 70 show you the
guarantee which they give with
every 80 cent box.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09

nad long since measured them, yet
could scarcely credit the confirmation
OF my judgment. Had life been smooth
and comfortable for that old couple,
as 1t was for most Of their acquaint.
ances and friends, they would have
lived and died regarding themselves,
and regarded, as well-bred, kindly peo-
pie, Of the finest instincts and tastes.
But calamity was putting to the test
the system on which they had nodded
their apparently elegant, graceful
lives. The storm had ripped of the
attractive covering; the framework,
the reality Of that system, was re-
vealed, naked and frightful.
Anita, go to your room!" almost
screamed the old woman. her fury
tearing away the last shreds Of her
cloak Of manners.
Your daughter is Of age. madam"
said |. "She will 90 where she
pleases. And warn you that you are
deceived by the Langdons. am not
powerless, and"-here | let her have
full look into my red-hot furnaces
OF wrath-"I stop at nothing in pursu.
ing those who oppose meat moth.
ingl"
Anita, staring at her mothers aw.
ful face, was shrinking and trembling
as If before the wicked, pale-yellow
eyes and Quiyering. outstretched ten.
tacles of a devil-fsh. Clinging to my
arm, she let me guide her to the door.
Her mother recovered speech
Anita" she cried. What are Won
doing? Are you mad?"
81 think | must be out Of my mind.
said Anita. But, if you try to keep
me here, | shall tell him all-all."
Her voice suggested that she was
about to go into Mysteries. gently
urged her forward. There was some
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
b. DAVID GRAaAM PHILIPS. Auz1ar of .ZzEC
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WIN purring cordlallty-and | knew
ne had heard of the big deposit was
making. Come into my Office on your
way nothing special-only be-
cause it's always a pleasure to talk
with you"
| saw that his ELUSIVE friendliness
confirmed Tom Langdon's fear that |
had escaped from his brothers tolls.
He stared sullenly at the carpet until
he caught me looking at him with
twinkling eyes. He made a valiant
effort to return my smile and succeed
ed in twisting his face into a knot
that seemed to hurt him as much as
it amused me.
We'll, good-by, Tom," said |. Give
my regards to your brother when he
lands, and tell him his going away
was a mistake. A man can't afford
to trust his important business to un-
der-strappers." This with a face free
from any suggestion of intending a
shot at him. Then to Sam: See you
tonight, old man." and | went away,
leaving Lewis looking from one to the
other as if he felt that there was dyn-
amite about, but couldn't locate it. |
stopped with Melville to talk coal for
a few minutes-at my ease, and the
last man on earth to be suspected Of
hanging by the crook of one finger
from the edge of the precipice.
| rang the Ellerslys bell at half
past nine that evening. The butler
faced me with eyes not down, as they
Should have been, but on mine, and
full of servile insOlence to which he
had been prompted by what he had
overheard in the family.
Not at home, sir" he said, though
| had not spoken.
| was preoccupied and not expecting
that statement; neither had | skill.
nor desire to acquire skill, in reading
family barometers in the faces of sery-
ants So, was for brushing past him
and entering where | felt | had as
much right as in my own places He
barred the way.
Beg pardon, sir. Mr.. Ellersly in
structed me to say no one was at
home"
| halted, but only like an oncoming
bear at the prick of an arrow.
What does this mean?" ex.
claimed, waving him aside. At that
instant Anita appeared from the little
reception-room few feet away.
"Oh-cOme in!" she said cordially
Il was expecting you. Burroughs.
please take MIR. Blacklocks hat"
| followed her into the reception.
room, thinking the butler had made
some sort of mistake.
How did you come out?" she asked
eagerly, facing me. you look your
natural self-not tired or worried-so
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l-Matthew Blackjack, whs
tells the story, gives something Of his
history, rising from bootblack to . high
nnancier.
CHAPTER 2-Describes events two and
half years before Wild Week. The
reader makes the acquaintance Of Henry
}. Roebuck, financier and philanthropist-
CHAPTER 3-Enter the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam, whom Blackjack has
helped by giving straight tips on the
markets.
CHAPTER 4-Blacklock desires to en-
Ter respectable society,"" so he goes into
training and applies for membership in
the exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock commences to
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
Langdon as a conspirator. Langdon Is
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses that
he wants to be married.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock goes into train
Ing for his Introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon.
CHAPTER 9-Langdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER I0-Shows what a hypocrite
Henry }. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER 11-Blacklock attends a din
ner at the home Of Anita's father and
s met with cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER Pile takes the Ellersly
Family to the theater.
CHAPTER 13-Blacklock proposes to
Anita Ellersly and is accepted. Joy on
the part of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
finances are low.
CHAPTER 14-Roebuck lures Blackjack
into a stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER l5-Black1ock Is trapped and
''trimmed"
) CHAPTER 1e-Blacklock finds himself
long on Textile Common and when he
hears that the market is going against
him and ruin stares him in the face he
makes his friend, Robert Corey. presi-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company,
loan him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER H-Blacklock dimes at Del
monicos with Sam Ellersly and decides
to withdraw his application for member
ship in the Travellers club. He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her of his
financial distress. She shows herself to
be different sort of woman than Black
lock had surro-~I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09

ASKED EAGERLY"
1t must have been not so bad as YOU
feared"
III our friend Langdon hadn't
slipped away, I might not look and
feel so comfortable" said l. His
brother Numbered, and there was no
one to checkmate. my moves" She
seemed nearer to me, more In sym
pathy with me than ever before.
Il can't tell you how glad ami"
Her eyes we're wide and bright, as
from some great excitement, and her
color was high. Once my attention
was on it, | knew instantly that only
some extraordinary upheaval in that
household could have produced the
fever that was blazing in her. Never
had seen her in any such mood as
this.
What is it," I asked. What has
happened."
IF anything disagreeable should be
said or done this evening here" she
said. 4 want you to promise me tina.
you'll restrain yourself, and not say o.
do any Of those things that make m,
that jar on me. You understand! 2
i am always myself" replied L =
can't be anybody else"
But you are-several differen
kinds of self" she insisted. "Ant
please-this evening don't be tina
kind It's coming into your eyes AMI
chin now"
had lifted my head and locke,
round, probably much like the leade
OF a horned herd at the scent Of dan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
Nervous
Worn-Out

If you are in this condition,
your nerve force is weak-the
power is giving out, the Or
gans of your body have
Slowed up" and do their work
imperfectly. This failure to
do the work required, clogs
the system and brings distress
and disease. When the nerves
are weak the heart is unable
to force the life-giving blood
through your veins; the stom-
ach fails to digest food; the
kidneys lack power to filter
impurities from the blood, and
the poisonous waste remains in
the system to breed disease.
Nerve energy must be restored.
DR.. Miles Nervine will do it,
because it strengthens the
nerves; it is a nerve medicine
and tonic, that rebuilds the
entire nervous system.
Several years ago / was all broken
down. / was nervous. WORKOUT, could
not sleep. and was in constant pain.
] doctored for months. and finally the
doctor said he could do nothing for
me. began taking DIR. Miles
Neryine. and used altogether eight
politics, and l became strong and
healthy, and now weigh 10 pounds"
II. c. CUNNINGHAM
lVS Ellsworth Ave-, Allegheny Pa.
Or. Miles Nervlne 10 sold by YOUR
druggist. who will guarantee that the
nrst bottle will benefit II IL fails, he
VIII refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09

FOR SALE-Two sections of
grass land in Pratt county. One
half section wheat land. $50
acres under one fence; Ninnescah
River cuts of a few acres of this
tract. Price $l7OO 90 per quarter.
This is a proposition well worth
investigation.
Call on or address,
c. W. Oswald. (Owner),
Hutchinson, Kansas.
jeff Yancy left Saturday evening
for Denver to see Mrs. Yancy who
is i'll in that city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-09
MOST UNlADYllKE,

When saw | was to have a respite
OF a month or so, went over to the
National Industrial bank with Hea-
ley's roll, which my tellers had count
ed and prepared for deposit. | fin
1shed my business with the receiving
teller of the National Industrial, and
dropped in on my friend Lewis, the
first vice-president. | did not need to
pretend GOODNESS and confidence: nv
nerves were still in that curious state
OF tranquil exhiIaration, and l felt
master of myself and of the situation.
Just as | was leaving in came Tom
Langdon with Sam Ellersly.
" Toms face was laughable exhibit
OF embarrassment Sam-really, (
1elt sorry for him. There was no rea.
son on earth why he shouldn't he with
9sFom Langdon; yet he acted as If |
had caught him with the goods on
him" He stammered and suffered
tclasped my hand eagerly, dropped it
as IT it had stupg him; he ierked out
a string of historical nonsense. end.
Ing with laugh so crazy that the
sound of it disconnected him. Drink
WAS the explanation that drifted
through my mind; but in fact [
thought little about it, so full was |
OF other matters.
when is your brother returning?"
said to Tom.
II "oR the next steamer, believe 1"
he replied TIE went only for the
rest and the bath of sea air" With
an effort he collected himself drew
me aside and said; II owe you an
apology, Mr., Blackjack. went to
the steamer with Mowbray to see him
on, and he asked me to tell you about
our new dividend rate-though it was
not to be made public for some time.
ANYHOW, he told me to 90 straight to
you-and frankly | forgot it." Then,
with the winning, candid Langdon
smile, he added, ingenuously: The
best excuse in the world-yet the one
nobody ever accepts"
1. mo apology necessary said I with
The utmost good nature. I've no per
eenal Interest in textile. My house
deals on commission only, you know
never on margins for myself I'm
. banker and broker, not a gambler
Some OF our customers were alarmed
oy the news of the big increase, ant
insisted on bringing suit to stop it
But I'm going to urge them now t
let the matter drop"
Tom tried to look natural. and q.
ne is an apt pupil of his brothers, hi
succeeded fairly well. His glance
however, wouldn't fix steadily on m,
gaze, but circled round and round /
like bat at an electric light 1T,
tell you the TRUTH" said he, I'm ex
tremely nervous as to what m,
brother will say-and do-to me
when tell him. | hope no harm
came to you through my forgetful
ness"
None In the world" assured him
9 Then | turned on Sam. What ar
you doing down town today" sal
l. Are you on your way to see me?
"0h, | was just calling on Tom" h
replied rather haughtily.
Then Melville himself came n
brushing back his white tufted burr
hides and licking his lips and blinl
Ing his eyes-looking for all the worl
like a cat at its toilet.
"0h! ali! Blackjack" he exclaimed