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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-21
MRS. ]. B. DUKES
CHAUFFEUR
FINED $40
TObaccOKing's Wife in Party
Held Up by Police for
Speeding.

Harry Dean, q years old. who lives at
81 West Sixty-first street, New York city,
chauffeur for James b. Duke. head of the
American Tobacco Company. was fined
SIS by Judge Herr, in the Fourth Precinct
Police Court today for violating the auto
mobile speed law. Arthur Vincent, q
years old. Of sos Washington street. was
fined a like amount for exceeding the
motorcycle speed limit. Both men were
warned by the court that second arrest
would mean a more severe penalty.
Dean was placed under arrest by Po.
liceman Cleveland of the motorcycle
squad. whose duty is to watch AUTOMOBILE
lists and motor-cyclists. He was stand
Ing at Clinton avenue and Hunterdon
street when he saw the. big machine speed
by. "That's going faster than the law
allows" muttered the policeman as he
mounted his machine and followed the
pace for several blocks and his indicator
showed that the auto was going at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour. He
finally managed to overtake Dean and
told him he was under arrest
The party was led to the Fourth Precinct
and Dean was held until n representative
of q local automobile concern left a de-
Poslt VI %S9 Aoi MS oPPoe'i"iiN~ :"
today. The others in the car were Mrs.
Duke and woman companion. They were
on their way to the Duke mansiop in
Somerville.
Vincent's arrest was brought about by
Bicycle Policeman Aliston, who caught
him at Clinton and Avon avenues yester-
day. At that poilAt besides the avenues
mentioned, Elizabeth avenue. Wright and
Somei set streets all meet, making 1t one of
the most dangerous In the city. -Four troll
lev lines travel that way, and there are
three churches on the corners near that
point. Several of them were ending their
service when Vincent sprinted past. These
facts were brought out in court today,
and the court called the important facts
to the defendants attention.
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SENT TO THE "PEN."
Frank W., Down and Out, Arrested for
Stealing Pair Of Trousers.

Frank w Clark, Al years old, who had
the appearance of having seen better
DAYS was arraigned before Judge Howell
in the Third Precinct Police Court today
on the charge of stealing a pair Of
trousers from in front of clothing store
in Ferry street Saturday night. The
trousers were much too small in the waist
band for Clark. but he said he took a
chance" when he 'swiped' them, on get
ting his aldermanic proportion into them.
He said that when he was younger he
wrote stories about stars and other celes-
tial bodies, and made big money, but
squandered 1t in following the ponies
until he went to the bad
He said he had been in this city several
months, but had no permanent residence,
just "bunking'' whereevr he got a place
to lay down and rest
The judge took pity on him and sent
him to the penitenuary for thirty days to
rest up.
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NIcoLLs TO GATHER.
Will Be Addressed Tonight by Demo-
catio Orators at Eherman,s Hall.

Great interest is felt in the special meet
ing Of the William G. Nicoll Association,
which will be held tonight at Ehermans 5
Hall, West and West Kinney streets IT
VIII be the first time during the campaign
that tine association has met outside Of
It's headquarters
The candidates OF the Third Ward win
be on hand, as well as one or two OF the
Democratic spelbinders. Former Sheriff
William c. Nicoll will be present, and the
committee in charge OF the reception next
Monday will make a renorf
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-21
TELL CONDUCTORS TO
KEEP PLATFORMS CLEAR.
P. S. c, Employees Told to Enforce
City Ordinance to the
Letter

All conductors in the employ of the
Public Service Corporation, whose cars
pass through Newark streets have been
instructed to see that the city ordinance
regulating the crowding of rear platforms
IS rigidly enforced.
This order was issued today by the
tfae superintendent under instructions
from President Thomas N. McCarter
In the order all conductors are notified
that they must keep the passaseway Of
Their cars clear. and that they will be
held personally responsible for the condi-
ton Of their cars
with the cooperation OF the public plat
forms shold be kept open for the free
entry and exit Of passengers.
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No RECETYER FoR FARM.

Vice Chancellor Howell today filed his
decision in the matter of the suit brought
by John L. Conover, a receiver for
which William A. Tausey, the defendant,
had purchased of the complainant on
shares. The court denies the application
for the appointment of receiver. Michael
J. Tausey appeared for the defendant, and
l. H Schenek for the complainant
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-21
SUPPOSED MURDERED
COUNTESS is ALIVE.
Returns to Fathers House, Safe and
Sound, but Refuses to Explain Cir
cumstances of Disappearance.

WARSAW, Oct. 21.-Countess Zamay-
ska, who was thought to have been
on train between here and
Bialystok last week. has reappeared
safe and sound at her fathers home.
She refuses in any way to explain
her disappearance or the finding of the
ment Of the train which she occupied.
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FOUND HER LOST DIAMONDS
Woman Reported Loss to Police, but
Later Discovered Gems.

Mrs D. G. Brown, OF 81 Nsirn place, VINO
reported that she had lost two diamond
.lngs, valued at $500, telephoned to Captain
Carroll, Of the detective bureau today that
she had found them at her home
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
The following official notice has been is
sued:

Taxes for the year 1907 are payable at
my office from October 2l. 1907
If you have not received a tax bill on
or before that date duplicates can be OBJ
tained at the Office of the Board OF Assess
ment and Revision of Taxes, main floor,
City Hall.
Failure TO receive a bill will in no wise
remove the obligation from the party as
Adv. Receiver
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FOOT CRUSHED BY FALLING RAILS.

JERSEY CITY. Oct. p. = James
Brown, zS years old, of 44s East 1920
street, New York. emplovod hv the
New York and Hudson Tunnel Com
pany, while in the Jersey city shaft
mad his left foot crushed off by falling
St. Franciass Hospital.
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sTAMBoUL 70 BE "ROOsEvELT.a

sTAMBOUL. La.. oct. 2l--The name Of
STEAMBOAT, by consent Of the President.
was yesterday changed TO Roosevelt
The order by direction OF the President
win shortly be published by the Postoflice
Department and Stamboul Will be eifaced
from the map.
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(Coptinued ON Seventh Pnge.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
MILLIONAIRE IS
HAPPY IN PRISON
LOUIS A. GouRDAlN SAFE BE.
HIND U. s. PENiTENTiARY
WALLS HAS ACCOMPLISHED
HIS PURPOSE.

Atlanta, Ga, May lS,--A millionaire
several times, Louis A. Gourdaln OF
Chicago. New Orleans and elsewhere
is now in the Atlanta Federal peni
tentiary and his of-repeated wish to
get behind the bars and pay the pen
atty OF his crime is realized
He arrived in Atlanta from Joliet,
H.. in the custody Of qua ds Of the
big prison in Joliet, and was for
Mally turned over 10 the Atlanta
prison authorities.
With .he coming to Atlanta Of
Gourdain. one of the most remarkable
stories ever told is ended for at least
three years. II was Gourdain who
threatened to build a prison OF his
own and incarcerate himself because
his lawyer had secured his release
from Joliet. Il was Gourdain who
Promised never to eat nor speak
again until ne donned the gatb of
convict and received a number AMI
il was Gourdain who changed his
miad.
Aftfi dftHAiAitttAE GNIlNHt ca
about S500U.090. G0mdain was tr.el
and convicted in Chicago June G. 1906.
and sentenced to four and one-half
years IN prison for a violation of the
pos al laws. regarding lottery sch mes
Then began a series Of eccentris
actions. Gourdain discharged his
lawyers and conducted his own case
He made a speech 10 the iurr AM
declared that If he was convicted he
would not appeal. but wouid serve
bis sentence and return all bis for
uHe 10 the people from whom 81 was
received with IN crest al = per cent
Hu was sentenced 20 prison and was
in the Joliet penben- (
.iarY He remained a convict there +
until Iuiy -. when his lawyers. AZ (
he request Of his family, secured a
as and Goufdain was ro-
easel on bond against his viii
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
ROCKS LEFT MEN
DANGLING IN AIR
LEDGE ON WHICH THEY WE'RE
STANDING GAVE WAY AND
FELL AT FEET OF ANOTHER
ALL NARROWLY ESCAPED

Pittsbuig May 1S.-As the result of
a heavy fall of rocks in Allegheny TO.
day, about 300 Yards distant from the
Woods Run station of the TT Wayne
railroad. three men had narrow es-
capes from death and the Cleveland
flyer, No. 3l9. narrowly escaped being
wrecked. The men are Foreman
Thomas Perkin. Foreman John
Adams and George Gitosh. laborer.
Pe.kin and Gitosh. suspended from
The TOP of the CliT by ropes. had been
a, work removing the rocks that were
threatening to fall and block the
tracks. They were about 100 feet
from the top and beneath at a dis
tauce Of 300 feet. were The tracks.
near which Adams was keeping guard
and experimenting the work of 50
lsborers who were removing the
bowIders as they were broken into
smaller pieces.
Suddenly he ledge on which Perkin
and Gitosh were standing moved from
under them and before the two men
could pick a firmer standing place
they were SUSPENDED by the ropes in
midair Al the same time the ledge
descended 10 the tracks. just mis- sing
the foreman. John Adams. For more
than FIVE minutes the men fached t. |
fhe ropes were revolving AZ the end !
of their ropes. unable 10 steady them 4
selves sufficiently 10 seek safety by /
10 the top. and their lives de- /
pended upon the strength Of The /
ropes.
While in this peril the Clevelani !
flyer came along with its increasing 1
speed and almost ran into the I
soviders that had become dislodged /
and wedged on wesfbound track No.
Il was brought 10 a stop however /
inst a. the pilo, Of the engine t0u- hcd I
he rocks. Perkin and Gifosh suc
,eeded in hauling themselves to the
ob Of the precipice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
PRESBYTERIANS IN
TEMPERANCE SPLIT
QUESTION OF WHETHER GENER.
Al ASSEMBLY SHALL EN-
DoRsE COMMITTEE OR ANTI
SALOON LEAGUE UNSETTLED.

Columbus O., May 1S.-Whelhei ihl
general assembly Of The Presbyterian
church shall endorse The efforts Of tha
temperate committee 90 organize a
church temperance federation or shall
give IT'S undivided support 20 he anil
saloon league Is o esf.on which VIII
be pressed fer settlement before fh
assembly az the e3rhes moment.
probably next "Wednesday
The assembly held but one session
today which was civ n over t0 Tn
consideration and adoption of the re
port Of the committee on ministerial
relief Tonight there was an eyanse
lisic rally at memorial hall
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
LAUNCH CAPS|ZES
8 MEN DROWNED
PANAMA CANAL WoRKMEN LOSE
LIVES IN ACCIDENT CAUSED
BY sTAMPEDlNG OF FOR.
EIcNERS.

Colcn, May 1S.-Nine worl1men
were drowned as a result OF the over
turning of ferry boat on the Chagres
river Thursday. The commission g
steam launch. Grac.. which is utilized
every day to ferry across the river the
workmen engaged on the Gutam Dam.
started early in the morning with
about $50 Greek. Italian and West In
dian laborers on board. n was no.
ticed that tn Grace had a list and in
endeavcring to get her on an even
keel a stampede occurred. The boat
capsized. and the passengers were
thrown into the reyer. All but nine
were saved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
c. x. ELECT NEW OFFICERS.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1S.-The su
preme council Of the Catholic Knights
Of America today elected President
DR. Felix Gaudin, New Orleans. La.
vice president, NJ. Grogham, Proyi
dence, Rhode Island secretary, An
ton Matre, ST. Louis; treasurer
Charles Hannauer. st. Louis; trustee,
A Jaegar. Chicago. The next coun-
Gil win be held at Nashville, Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
HEIR CHR|STENEO
WITH TEN NAMES
POMP AND CEREMONY OF ROYAL
BIRTH oUTDONE AT THE
BAPTiSlNG.
POWERS REPRESENTED
At Impressive Ceremony in Private
Chapel of Royal Palace--Short
Service Followed by Te
Deum Of Rejoicing.

| Madrid, May 1S.--With even mot,
pomp ana ceremony than attended
| his first presentation to the officials
on the day Of his birth, May 10th
| Alfonso, Prince Of the Asturias, was
baptised at noon today in the private
chapel of the royal palace in The pres
ence OF the royal family. state ANA
court officials, representative Of for
eign powers and hosts of grandees.
heads of various Spanish orders and
other important personages.
Royalty Represents Rulers.
The Pope was represented by Car
dinal Rinaldini, the Papal nuncio;
King Edward by Prince Arthur of
Connaught; Emperor William by
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern;
Emperor Francis Joseph by Archduke
Eugen Of Austria, and King Charles
of Portugal by the Duke of Oporto
As the procession entered the
chapel the roar Of the royal salute,
fred by battery of artillery in the
palace court shook the building.
The ceremony Of giving the names
10 the royal child was of short dura-
ton. He was chrstened Alfonso Pho
1ristine Eduardo Francisco Gueller-
no Carlos Enrique Fernando Antonio.
Immediately the rite had been per
'ormed Cardinal Sancbo officiated at
he te deum of rejoicing in the per- |
ormance Of which he brilliant or
,hestra Of the royal chapel assisted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
MAY END RULE OF
FR|SC0'S UNIONS
GRAFT PROSECUTORS PLAN TO
FORCE RETIREMENT OF
MAYOR SCHMIDTz
URGE A BIG CLEANUP
In City Departments BY the District
Attorney-Scores Of official Heads
Expected to Fall in Baskets
Soon.

| San Francisco, May 18.-Mayor Ell
gene r. Schmitz is to abdlcate and
/ labor union rule is to end. but The city
will not be turned Over to the commit
| tee of seven men selected from the
| five commercial bodies to act in his
stead. The arrangement did not NEE.
with the approval OF Messrs Spreck-
les, Henry and Burns, the reform
committee. Those back of the graft
prosecution regard city government
by the commercial bodies as class gov
ernment and no more to be pr ferred
than government by the labor unions
exclusively. But some arrangement
will be perfected whereby Schmitz
will be r;tired, possibly by resigna-
ton, and the election of his success
sor by the supervisors.
Urge General Cleanup.
A committe of so citizens selected
by Schmitz from all classes to con
slider the c.ty's crisis and advise a
remedy, has asked that the District
Attorneys office take steps at once to |
clean out all city departments. ap. |
point new commissioners and a new |
chief of police; put an end to the riot
ing attending the various strikes and |
repair the streets. This will be done |
with the least possible delay and
scores of officials heads win fall
INTO the basket within tha next few
weeks
Former Police Commissioner Jos.
Polheim has confessed that Schmitz
directed the course of the commission
n relation to the French res saurants.
Nh ch were kept closed until the
mayor gave the word that they hal
come through" and should be permit
ed 70 resume business. Fgrmer Po.
ice Commission r Thomas Reagan
las already made a similar confession.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
NEED NEW vEK|RE
IN HAYWOOD CASE
ONLY 26 OF FIRST ADDITIONAL
100 MEN REMAIN AND JURY
is YET UNTITLED.
MOTIVE FOR INTERVIEW
OF Harry Orchard Was Merely to Get
News Story Concerning Him, Re-
ports Prosecuting Attorney
and Incident Is Closed.

Boise. Idaho, May 49, Prosecutine
Attorney Koelsch has completed his
investigation of circumstances under
which Harry Orchard the principal
witness fer the state in th Steunen-
berg murder case, was interviewed,
and today presented to the court with
a report cxoneratng from the charge
of improper motives, all p rsons con
nected with the incident
He found the only motive The news
paper men had in interviewing Orch
ard was to obtain news of him be-
cause Of the mystery surro nding his
VIII reahouts and c, nditions. In an.
the report judge Wood said
i called for no action ana directed
that Il be filed
Another Venre Necessary.
Progress toward the completion Of
the jury to try Haywood is being made
by expending the peremptory chal-
lenges allotted by the law to the
state and defense, If by no ether
means. Up to Adjournment this after
ioon the state had consumed five of |
ts ten challenges and the defense
on.
The special yenire Of 100 talesmcn |
hat reported in court last Monday |
vas, at the close Of today's session, |
ednced to 2G. and it is predicted an
'ther special venire will be called
bcut Tuesday in order to complete
he jury
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
DEATH CLAIMS CONCER
Former U. S. Minister to China Dies
at Home IN Pasad 4na, Cal, After
Lingering Illness.

Pasadena, Cal, May 1S.-E. Fl.
Conger former minister to China
died this afternoon shortly after 4:30
O'Clock at his home here.
No hope for his recovery had been
held ort by the attending physicians
for the past "a hours. Daily, for n
week past Conger had grown weaker
and II was known this morning that
he had but few hours to live. The
family was at the bedside when the
end came. Chronic dysentsry was the
cause of death.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
PERUVIAN is WORSE
Attsche Of Legation. Nysteriousiy
Stabbed BY Secretary Of Demo
cratic Congressional Com
mittes May Die.

Washington. d. C.. May fS.-Ale
jandro Garland. the atiache Of the Pc
ruvian lega ion. who. il Is charged
was mysteriOnsly stabbed on Thurs
dag by Charles A. Edwards. secretary
Of the Democratic congressidsal com
mittee. has taker a turn for tn worse.
His physician refuses 10 give any
specific information as 10 his patient
but stated that while his condition
was serious. he did not think he would
die tsnight
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
.BLACKMA|L[R IS
LANDED IN JAIL
MERCHANT TRIED TO LEVY S4.20J
FROM WEALTHY OHIO
ocToGENARlAN
YOUNG WIFE'SAFFECTION
Said to Have Baen Stolen and Hus
band Demanded Large Sum as
Heart Balm; Arrested
Instead.

! Mansfield, Ohio. Nav Is. Charles
10, SINNERS, Of Columbus, Ohio. (
lclcthing dealer, was arrested here
! this afternoon hv chief of Police Wei
Ton a charge OF matchmaking. IT 4 al
legged that he attempted to extort
/ $4,000 from Luther Nj. swigart 4
wealthy citizen The affidavit was
signed by Charles Q. Hubbs, son-in
! law Of Swigart
SINNERS and wife formerly lived in
Mansfield as tenants Of one OF Swi.
| gart's houses, but are now separated.
This morning SINNERS came here
from Columbus with Oln j Ross,
who SAYS he is an attorney with an
office at No 3i4 Schultz Building. on
North High street, Columbus. The
attorney and his client went 10 the
home of Swigalt and II is charged
attempted to get a settlement out Of
the Oh man on SINNERS claim that
he had alenated Mrs SINNERS afrec-
tons Falling they departed
Children Bring About Arrest
Swigart's children found ont what
was going on. and they say thar sim
mers already had got $4,000 in hush
money" ont Of he old man. They
retained Attorneys Doug
lass and Mengert. When Menaefi
was at swigart's house Roes and sim
mers returned to demand a settle
ment Attorney Mengert told Ross
that ii here was any further trouble
they would regret f.
This afternoon Ross and SINNERS
went to Douglass & Mengerts office
whore conference was held Ross
and SINNERS soon left, saying they
would 60 10 the court house ana hle
i petition for $4,000 damages against
SwIgart fer alternating Mrs. SINNERS
4 sfaeAtt*Frs-fs 4s.t -rssya rstyusfn-s --~.l !
thief of Police Wei followed. the
ater arresting SINNERS as he was
u the act of swearing to the s20,H50I
lamage petition.
Messts Douglass and Hubhs say
Nmmers came here in March and OBJ
aimed $4,000 from Swgart on the
hreat Of exposing him sor his alleged
with Mrs SINNERS and that
wo weeks ago SINNERS borrowed
/ 200 more from swigar for which
q gave two worthless notes. Fl
The 100000 damage petition was
cad TO Swigart al his home early to-
ay by Ross it Is claimed, ana the
,imer fanted For a time his life {
as despaired Of Ii
SINNERS, when seen at the jail, {
aid that he obtW $4,000 from /
wigart in FebrG March and /
)uld explain hd ote tansac 4
on al The propet &c declared i
wgart had broke, home. Il
Swigari who Is " thy own
Is city blocks, a numb tenement !
9uFes and several farms, !. S2 years +
age, while Mrs. SINNERS S only p. +
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
.DENEEN SIGNS MEASURE
Act Requiring State Board Of Equal,
zaton to Meet First Tuesday
After August 10 Is a Law.

Springfield, ILL.,. May 49, Governor
Deneen this afternoon signed hous
bill number 134 requiring the state
board Of equalization 70 convene the
first Tuesday after August 10, each
year and to take final adjournment by
ths first Monday in the following De-
cember. The act also requires coun-
ty boards Of review to complete their
work by the first Monday in Semem-
her
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
BROWN RAPS FORAKER
Ohio R@r.siiean c~ei-r-.as. G canAasiie.
ally Recalls His Defin tion Of
Boss" Regarding Senator.

ToI do. O.. May Chairman Wal
ter s Brown Ct the Republican stare
committee, would not in any way dis
enss the possible political effect 1i
Forakers latest challenge
or F'oraker's allusion 10 himself as
a boss, Brown would only say
Some time ago | dednd d a boss
TO be cne active in politics who fails
to do that which he is directed by The
person applying the term. have
nothing to add 10 that definition"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
STUDENT DROWNED IN RIVER,

Nermiili,n. s. H. May iS-Hidcr
J. Thompson agel lS. OF Evansville.
Ninn- a student OF the South Dakota
univ rsiiy vas drowned Ia thc sis
s1uli reyer hero th.s aftemoo1 ehile
swimming Hih number Of opnuan-
IONS. lie was seized With cramps
drowned before assistance could rea e,i
him The body was recover q.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
HANGS UP NEW RECORD
Wing Ting Beats Record Of Ten
Brock, Made Thirty Years AGO
at Louisvile--Fast Mile.

Louisville, Ky, May 49, Wing
Ting, Joe Harolbns bay filly. three
years old, carrying SO pounds, this
afternoon beat Phil Finch a half a
length at Churchill Downs, running a
mile in 1:39 35 This broke the
track record Of 1:39&4. made thirty
years ago by Ten Bioeck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
MoRRlssEY ELECTED AGAIN.

Atlanta, Ga, MAY 1S.-Grand Mas.
ter p. H. Morrissey of the Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen was re.
elected today He has already fllel
the office twelve years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-19
NEGRO SOLDIER CONVICTED.

Fort Rene. Okia Nav -S-Co-p7fa'
knowles coiored. of Company g.
Twentvffth infantry. charged With
mrieransly assarlt Hs Captain Mack
iin at For Reno The right Of nece1i-
Der 2i lfs' was today found eu1fF lr
co1ff marital He uil De- sen enc a
later