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TWO END LIVES
BY TAKING
ACID
Both Ont Of Work and Des-
pOndent-- Wife Finds
Husband Dying.

Two persons. a man and a woman, died
last night at the City Hospital, victims
of their own hands, shortly after being
admitted Dependency caused by lack
of work was the cause of suicide in both
cases, though the man was the victim
also of rheumatism. Both took carbolic
acid yesterday afternoon.
Christian Pabst. s. years old, who lived
with his wife, Mary, and several grown
up children, at 446 South Seventh street,
was one of the weary ones, and Kate
Banko, 50 years old, was the other. The
man had been a victim of rheumatism for
years and had to give up active work. He
had been promised job by the city. but
the friend failed to keep his word
Following his custom, he went into the
parlor yesterday afternoon to rest on a
sofa His wife, not suspecting anything,
continued at work. She was finally at
tracted by groans in the parlor, and on
entering found her husband writhing on
the sofa and a bottle which had contained
carbolic acid on the floor.
Mrs Pabst called to neighbor, and DR..
William Hoffman was summoned. He or
dered his victim removed to the City Hos
pital, and its ambulance conveyed him
there.
The dose of poison the man took was
such a large one that it was an impossi-
bility to save the mans life. The family
will take charge of the body, and the
funeral will be held Thursday afternoon.
The interment will be in Fairmount Gene
terry.
1t IS sad that the Banko woman was
employed by family of South Fourteenth
street. but was discharged several days
ago. and became despondent. She went
into the small woods in the rear of the
Hebrew Cemetery in Grove street yester-
day afternoon and swallowed the greater
part OF pint bottle of carbolic acid.
One of the laborers in the cemetery heard
her groans and notified the police of the
Fourth Precinct. who removed her to the
City Hospital A woman who claimed
that she was slightly acquainted with Miss
Banko stated that she had attempted to
end her life some time ago She also told
the police that the victim had a relative
living in Camden street, and brother
in the butcher business in Perth Amboy
The body Is still In the morgue at the
hospital, but no one has called to identify
1t. The police are endeavoring to locate
the relatives as well as the person in whose
employ she had recently been. The name
of the family is unknown.
The bottle which contained the acid had
the usual poison label on it and bore the
name of an upper South Orange avenue
druggist.
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PUT BUTLER R
AND MAID
ON TRIAL
Charged With Taking Valu.
able Brooch That VAN
ished in Stengel Home.

Charles Beynon, his wife Jeanne. for
merly the butler and maid, respective.
ly. in C. e. Henry Stengers home, 1917
Broad street, and Mrs. Louisa Metin
mother of Mrs. Beynon, were placed
on trial before Judge Ten Eyck in the
Court of Quarter Sessions and a jury
today on a charge of stealing an $1.SOC
diamond brooch belonging to Mrs.
Stengel.
The parties, according to Mrs Stem
gel, who figured as the complaining
witness, disappeared May 20 last The
arrests were made by Detective Ser
geant Frank Tuite soon afterward, and
it was not long before the Grand Jury
found the indictment covering the trio
and the case of the missing brooch.
1t was testified by Mrs. Stengel that
she had the brooch in q chamois bag,
as a rule, and only took it out when
she wore it. She had secured the help
through newspaper advertisements,
she testified, and it was only for four
days that these people worked for her.
When Tuite was sworn he testified
that the trio was suspected after a
valuable lace pin had been lost. He
had an interview with Charles at po-
lice headquarters, Tuite said, and the
result was that the Beynons and Mrs.
Metin went back to the house and
appeared to look for the pin. 1t was
not found and the matter was dropped.
but then the brooch was missed and
the arrests of the Beynons, in Engle-
wood. followed. while Mrs. Metin was
caught in East Orange.
A young man was soon afterward
arrested. added the detective, trying to
pawn the brooch in place in SPRING
field avenue, and it was identified by
Mr.. Stengel as his wife's property.
James Dill testified that he first saw
the brooch in the hands of negress.
and it was afterward taken by him to
a pawnshop where the owner said it
was worth fifty cents. Din testified that
he did not want to pawn it for that
price as it seemed to be worth more
than that,
Frederick A. LehIbach appeared for
the trio.
The defense was general denial,
each one in turn having been placed
on the witness-stand, saying that they
knew nothing of the loss of the brooch.
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10 Jealous Rage Watchmau
Shoots at Woman,
but Misses.
BELIEVE he IS INSANE
Family to Ask That Staubach,
Who Is 63 Years Old, Be
Examined IS Fired When
Ills ScoIding Was Re-
Sented.

William f. Staubach, 63 years old. of
172 Oliver street, tried to kill his wife
this morning by firing a shot from a
revolver at her. and believing he had
succeeded. ne then turned the weapon
on himself and put a bullet in his
mouth.
Staubach's aim was poor in both in
stances. as the bullet aimed at his wife
lodged in the frame of door and the
other bullet struck his upper front
teeth and lodged in the jaw. He will
recover.
The would-be wife slayer is now In
st. James's Hospital under constant
police surveillance. not only to prevent
his escape but also to prevent him from
carrying out his threat to commit sui
eide.
The mans wife and family of grown
sons and daughters. as we'll as others.
have realized, they say, for some time
that he was mentally unbalanced be-
cause of the strange talk that he would
| indulge in at times.
Jealousy is said to have been his
trouble, but it is said that he never
| had any cause for entertaining such
feelings. He was employed as night
watchman at the Peckham Paper Box
Company. in South street, and was at
work there until nearly O'Clock, when
he went home.
When he got in the house he began
| to upbraid his wife for imaginary
wrongs. and she told that she would
not tolerate his abuse any longer. and
was going to tho Third Precinct Polies
Court to make complaint agal1s'
him.
Then she started TO leave the room.
and as she did SO he drew revolver
from his pocket and fired. Mrs. Stau-
| bach had just gotten into the other
room when the bullet struck the frame
of the door.
Before Mrs. Staubach or her daugh-
ters had time to realize what had hap
pened he fired a second shot which
went into his own mouth.
Staubach fell on the floor. his face
covered with blood, and the revolver
fell out of his hand. One of the daugh-
ters picked up the weapon and put
it out of his reach.
Policeman Tighe, of the Third Pre-
cinct station, who was passing the
house few minutes later. was told of
the shooting and on Investigating he
found that Staubach was not going to
ole. llgne sent III a hurry call LOT tne
police ambulance, but II was engaged
on an accident case. He then made the
would be murderer and suicide walk to
st. James's Hospital, where it was
found that his injury was not very Sc
rous.
At first Staubach did not want the
physicians to touch him, but ne was
placed under subsection and his wound
was treated He then said that he
would kill himself at the first oppor-
tunty, which caused the hospital phy-
sician to call for police assistance.
The police who were on duty near
the place where Staubach worked say
that they often heard the man say that
he was tired OF living and was going
to kill himself some day.
AS soon as he RECEIVERS his wife and
children will have him examined as to
his sanity, as they do not believe he
is safe to be allowed at large. Stau-
bach will also be arrested on the charge
of attempted murder by the police au-
thorities.
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TEMPERANCE
WORKERS IN
SESSION
State W. c. I. U. Convenes
in Jersey City--TO Hear
Talk on Bishops Law. :
Especial to the Evening star.l

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 15.--Whlte ribbon
ers from all parts of New Jersey will be
present in the Lafayette M. E. Church.
this city. tonight, when the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the Womans CHRIS
tian Temperance union of New Jersey will
be in session. 1t will continue until Fri
day morning with three sessions each
day.
Not only are delegates from the in
dividual unions in attendance, but hum
dreds of members as well are expected to
be present.
An executive meeting is in progress this
afternoon for the purpose of appointing
various committees.
The formal opening of the convention
will occur tonight with the State presi-
dent. Mrs Emma Bourne, of Newark. in
the chair. Addresses If welcome will be
made by Mayor Fagan, Mrs. Isabella
Story. president of the Hudson County
w G.. I. u the Rev. Frederick Bloom,
Henry Snyder, superintendent of the
public schools, and the Rev. DIR. Cornelius
Britt.
The address of the evening will be de-
livered by Brlgadier- General Aaron S. Dag
gett L. S. A. Reports OF the officers will
be submitted tomorrow morning, and there
will be a presentation of banner
The afternoon session will include re-
ports of the chairmen of the various de-
partments and a rally by the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion. led by Mrs. Mary P.
Sparks, of Bridgeport. Mrs. Frances w.
Graham, president of the New York State
w. C. r. u, will make the address at tine
evening session.
Reports of committees will occupy the
Thursday morning session, followed by
scientific temperance discussion by Mrs A.
Swan Brown. of Passaic. A gold medal
contest will be the feature OF the evening
session, with temperance recitations by the
contestants, followed by an Informal re-
ception to the participants.
The 1inal session on Friday morning
will include Bible reading by Miss Mary
l.. woodruff, of Pennington, and an sd-
dress on "State Civic Federation and
''The Blshops' Law by the Rev. Adolph
Roeder of Orange. The convention will
adjourn on Friday at noon.
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RATS STA 7
FIRE, LIVES
lMPERILLED
Rodents Chewed Matches.
People Flee From Beds to
Escape SuffOcatiOn.

Rats and matches caused a fire in
julius Gromer's delicatessen store, IA
Ferry street, about $3.50 o'clock this
morning. and came near suffocating
four grown people and five children.
All escaped in very scant attire to
the street One man and woman
had to walk through a thin wall of fire
in. their efforts to escape.
Adjoining the delicatessen store is a
jewelry store owned by Tony Petit.
who, with his wife, occupied rooms
above, while Gromer, with his wife and
five small children, lived on the floor
of his store.
Mrs. Gromer was the first to detect
the odor of smoke, and quickly rousing
her husband. they found their room
partly filled with smoke.
Donning some clothes, they got all
of their little ones downstairs into the
street and began to shout "Fire!
Mrs. Petit was aroused by the shouts,
and awakening her husband they made
for the stairs leading to the store. As
they started to go down the fire in the
delicatessen store had burned through
the wooden partition that divided the
two buildings. and the flames had COM
menced to eat up the woodwork on the
lower step of the stairs.
Finding they had to do something
quickly in order to save themselves,
they put on their shoes and heavy
clothing and dashed down the stairs,
the flames singing their clothes in their
dash for safety.
The firemen arrived in response to an
alarm from box 3e, and in less than half
hour had the flames under control. After
the fire was all out the firemen inspected
the delieatessen store to find out the
cause Of the blaze. In a corner in the
rear part of the store on a shelf we're
hundred or more packages of parlor
matches, all OF which were more or less
burned. and the fremen believe that
hungry rodents in quest Of food had cut
through the pasteboard boxes OF the
matches and ignited them
Mr.. Conner says his loss is about 800
and Mr.. Pettrs about 500 Both places
we're insured but the occupants are thank
full today that they escaped with their
lives.
Superintendent of Combustibles c. Albert
Gasser had an ordinance prepared several
months ago for adoption by Common
Council, but for some reason or other it
has not been acted upon.
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PREFERS JAIL TO FINE.
Frederick Loefiler Also sympathizes
with Himself.

On complaint of his 1s-year-old daughter
Anna. Frederick I4oeffier. 50 years old, Of
129 Barclay street. was given the option OF
paying fine of $40 on spending thirty days
in the county Jail by Judge Herr today
The prisoner had the money but be
marched back to his cell.
The prisoners wife and son were wit
nesses against him also and during the
ARA ignment there was a continual volley
Of questions put by the different mem-
bers Of the family
It's a shame" said the prisoner that
It's always the poor father who gets
downed"
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% WANT TO BE DOCTORS.
State Board of Medical Examiners
Questioning Applicants Today.
Especial to the Evening star-I

TRENTON. Oct. determinations Of
applicants for license to practise medi-
cine in this State are being held in the
Assembly chamber today by the State
Board of Medical Examiners. The class
consists OF twenty-eight applicants.
Twenty-four women are to be examined
for midwife licenses. DR.. w. Scott
May. of Underhll. VT, and DR.. e. B.
Whitaker Of Barry, of the same State,
are here for the purpose of studying
the methods practised by the board in
this state, Both of them are members
of the Vermont State board.
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HUDSPETH IN NEWARK.
Came to Talk with Nugent About Katz.
enbach Campaign Here.

Robert $. Hudspeth, chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, was in con
sultation today in this city with City
Counsel James r. Nugent, who is man
aging the campaign in Essex.
Mr. Nugent said that there was no par
ticular Importance attached to the visit.
''Mr. Hudspeth simply paid ME a visit"
said the City Counsel.
He said that they had talked over the
plans Essex had on foot to entertain Frank
S. Katzenbach, jr., the Democratic gubner-
natorial bee, when he visits Essex County
during the latter part of the campaign.
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GEORGE E. wILLIAMs A BANKRUpT

I TRENTON, Oct. 15.--George Il. Williams,
of Jersey City, filed in the United States
District Court today voluntary petition
in bankruptcy His liabilities are Se 100
and his assets afncunt to $4,s1l.
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CAMDEN MAN NAMED AS
INSPECTOR BY STOKES
Especial to tho Evening star J

TRENTON, Oct 15-Governor Stokes
today appointed Lewis Holler of Cam
den. as an inspector of the labor de-
partment for a term Of three years.
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pR1Nc1pALs, ASSOCIATION no MEET

The October meeting of the Newark
Public School Principals Association will
be held tomorrow afternoon In the Free
Public Library
The committee on charities and correc-
tions will submit report and addresses
will be made by ]. J. Gasgoyne, chief
probation officer; Miss Paula Laddy, pro-
baton officer for Newark, and Charles
A. Steadmau. warden Of Essex County
Jail.
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SUPREME COURT CALL.

The supreme Court circuit call for to-
morrow includes the following cases: Nos.
50. 90. 7.'26. 81. GA. 65 and 66.
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order Your Rubber Stamps
Of MICHAEL A. GEIGBR. 792 Broad st., Al
Market. L. D. phone assa-J.-Adv.
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20 ARE KILLED
BY TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION
Many More Injured at Du.
pOnt Powder Mills in
Indiana.

TERRE HAUTE; Ind. Oct. 15.-The
Dupont Powder Company's mills at
Fontanet, eighteen miles northeast of
this city, exploded at 9:15 o'clock this
morning, practically wiping out the lit
tie mining town of 500 inhabitants, and
killing twenty men and seriously injur-
ing 100 more.
The mills are burning and the bodies
of the killed cannot be rescued. Every
building in the town and within a ra-
dius of half a mile, including the
schoolhouse, is wrecked.
The Big Four railroad ran special
train TO the scene of the accident with
physicians, and the injured are being
brought to the hospitals in this city.
superintendent Monahan. of the pow
der mill, is missing, and is supposed to
be in the debris.
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 15.-Three dis
tinct explosions were heard here today
from the direction of the Dupont Pow
der Company's mills. fifteen miles away.
Many windows We're shattered in the
business and residence districts. All
plate windows In the Citizens Bank
building were destroyed.
Fontanet is mining town of few
hundred inhabitants, situated on the
Big Four railroad eighteen miles cast
of Terre Haute and sixty-five miles west
of indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct 15,-The
shock from the explosion at Fontanei
was heard in this city. At Crawfords-
Vile, thirty-five miles from Fontanet
the shock cracked a brick wall and
sank tiling in a floor one inch. Al
telephone connection with Fontanet is
lost, and persons have left Terre Haute
and Brazil in automobiles to learn the
details.
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Lant~rrs, Hustler Coal sifters.
Macirnet & Doremus Co., 7s6-79s Broad st.--Ad
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4 King. IoeI,..

George ~. of England prldod him
sclf on lifting his hat to every one who
salutcd him In public. but once 1t was
observed that lie bowed to every one
on the street till he came to IL man
who swept Il crossing. whom, he passed
without notice, He explained the mat
ter aftcrward, when points Of etiquette
were under discusslon by saying, "Tc
salute bcggar without giving him
something would be IL mocl:ery, anu 10
stop for the purpose of bcstowing six.
pence would wear the sembancc OF
ostcntation In prince"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-09
VALUE OF FINGERS.
what the Various Countries of E;u-
rope Allow For Their Loss.

rope Allow For Their Loss
The different fingers are far from
naNInS the same value in the eyes of
Tue law with reference to their fuuc.
tional utilization. Much tie most in.
portant is the thumb. Tor without IL
prcllension would Ec very imperfect.
The hand is no longcc rIuchrrs, but
merely Il claw, when deprived of tho
thuinb. 1t may be estimated That tho
thumb represents fully third of The
total value OF the hand Tho French
courts allow Ii 10 80 per cent vnlu,
Tor Tho right hand and 10 10 10 for
the left. The Austrian schedule gives
from 10 per cent for the LETT To % per
cent Tor the right. In Germany 20
and rs per cent ANA even ms high MS
BIB per cent has been awarded. The
percentage is based on 100 as tho total
Industrial value Of The hand previous
to The accident. loss OF 30 per cent
representing half Of the value. etc.
The total loss of the index finger
causes an incNpacity estimated ut 10
TO IL per cent IN Austria. IL to 20 mo-.
cent III Germany. IL per cent for thp
iert ana 20 per cent for the rlgl, hy
Italian courts, The French allow Il,
per cent
The middle finger is OF much mora
Importance than the index. states DR.
Meiguan. whom we are citing ana who
Is no small authority. for n great lose
or force Is observed in Tia, hand WHOM
the finger is ampuinicd Yet almost
ail the authorities Iscrihc loss Inipor
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-09
nndIy Tnnulcl.

The Census Takcr-Your name, mum {?
IL don't know"
Beg pardon, num-"
I've been divorced at present my
name Is Mrs. Jones In this state. In
several states 1t Is Miss Smith, INV
maiden name, and in three states 1t is
Mrs. Brown, my first husbands name"
This your residence. mumY"
eat and sleep here, but l have II
trunk in Il neighboring state, where
nm getting divorce from my present
husband"
lhen you're married ut prescntf"
I'm married in Texas. New York
and Massachusetts, divorced In South
Dakota, Missouri, Alaska. Oklahoma
ana California, n bigamst in three
other states and n single woman in
eight others. "-Chicago Tribune.
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A LOST RIDING HABIT.
1t Lost For the EmprcSs EurenIc the
French Enipirc

French Empire.
Even Emile dc Girardn. whom Ell.
genie welcomed us "thc gravcdlgger OF
dynastlcs" because he had gone to
Louis Philippe OH the eve of his flight
In 1913 to warn him rs lie came to
warn her now. said To hcr very serious
~ that night:
Should your majesty appear brave.
ly on horseback in the midst OF the
people your majesty cnn still count on
their enthusiasm and devotion"
Eugcnie resolved TO show herself on
horseback. She ordered that the rid
Ing habit he chosen. 1t must be nll
black, OF the scvqrcst simplicity. And
she would just Pin the red ribbon OF
the Legion of Honor on her left breast.
Often the slightest causes bring
about the gravcst results. The tragedy
OF the empires last chance. therefore.
must be sought along with the black
riding skirt and corsagc
By incredible i'll luck they could not
find 1t. There had been one. but 1t had
disappeared. doubtless stolen" 9th
crs were ut Compicgnc ana Fontaine-
bleau. They found riding habit OF
dark green With heavy gold braid, the
costume of the imperial stag hunts.
1T will not do" Eugcnic sobbed; at
will not do"
And so for lack of black skirt and
corsnSc the empress of the French was
forced to flee her capital and lost an
empre.-Sterling Hcilig in Metropol-
itan Magazine.
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MEANINGS OF CALDER.
Either the Din,ncterl of N ,Gnn or it's
Length Divided by piameter.


There Is surely no word In the no
menclature OF guns, big and little.
which has caused anu Is causlng so
much confusion in the lay mind as the
word callber.
The confusion arises chiefly from the
use of the term In nm adjectival sense
70 Indicate length, as when we say n
oo ca!iber six inch gun. s
The word callber as applied to nrtil.
lery signifies essentially and at all
times the diameter OF the bore of n
gun. gun, then, of six inch cnliber
~ gun whose bore is just six Inches.
For convenience aud because the
power of gun when once Its bore has
been decided upon depends so greatly
upon lis length. artillerists aro In the
iiabit of defining tho length of the gun
IN terms OF the caliber.
Inc six Inch rapid fire gun, as mount
ell on the ships OF the navy. Is n tribe
uhucr twenty-five feet In length and
is therefore known as II 80 caliber gun.
In the case of small arms the cnliber
Is expressed In hundrcdths of an inch.
us when we say % calibcr or 80 cali
Der pistol, meaning that the bore is
- or 30 OF an inch in diumetcr.-Sci.
entliic American.
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I'rnn!Sinccnsc.

Frankincense is the purest of all in
cense. 1t is gum resin from an Ara
bian tcrebinth. To obtain this deep
incision is made In the trunk and be.
low 1t narrow strip OF bark peeled
Off. When the emulation has harden
ed, the incision Is deepcncd In about
three months the resin has acquired IL
sufficient degree of consistency. 1t is
gathered In large quantities and pack
ed In goatsliins. 1t was formerly be-
lieved that the trees which yielded
frankincense were infested by winged
Serpents, and the only way to he rid
of them and to get ut the treasure was
by burning gum styray, an odorifer-
ous balsam of aromatic smell Frank
incense was forbidden to be used for
cmbalming, as it was sacred to sacri-
icial purposes. The Israclites We're
strictly prohibited from compromising
1t. Now 1t is used largely In Roman
Catholic and high church ceremonies.