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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
FORT WAS VICTIM
OF AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Street Cars and Cabs Resorted to When
Machines Break Down During
Tour.

John Franklin Fort, the' Republican
nominee for Governor, had more trouble
with AUTOMOBILES last night in going TO and
from the various meetings than had be-
fallen him and his party In any OF the
county tours during the present campaign.
Shortly before s o'clock County Chairman
Alfred N. Dalrymple, DR.. Joseph s. Vim
son and Mr.. Fort left headquarters. Acad-
envy and Halsey streets. for Electric Park.
After speaking at the meeting there for
twenty minutes, Mr.. Fort and his party
left the park and had gone only a few
blocks when a rear tire of the machine blew
out. 10 was necessary then to board Il
trolley car to 90 to the First Ward Repub-
lican Tub In Orange street.
At that place another automobile was
but a front tire OH that machine
exploded before II had gone very far.
Recourse to a'troley car was again taken
to make the journey TO Harburger's Hall.
On the way there the party met Deputy
Surrogate Charles r. KOcher and Board
Of Works Commissioned Augustus r..
Eggers, who were leaving Harburger's.
The machine was stopped and Mr.. Fort
aboard and was whisked to his third
stop In the IrOnbound district hall at least
thirty minutes behind time.
Going to the Northern Republican Club
the first automobile was found there re-
paired, but another accident hefell that be-
fore very long and n cab had to be used
70 carry the candidate and his party to the
New Auditorium In Orange street, and 10
the italian mass meeting in Seventh ave-
nue. which completed the series Of meet
inRq
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31

lions were heard AZ this point from vari-
Gus parts Of the room. There seemed some
danger Of an interruption IN the speech the
candidate was making. He. however, told
the audience that be had asked for a hear
ing, was going to have II and would then
answer all the questions put to him. Con-
tinuing his questioning he asked again:
WHO does not want the screens DOWN.
He was interrupted by another voice,
which said:
Everybody"
'sThen you'll get IT,. was the quick re-
tOinder from Mr., Fort.
He continued for a brief period, saying
that only people who desired to violate
the law desired 1t and stating that the
people should not violate that law any
more than another. Taking up his task of
answering questions the candidate quickly
said.
the direction of the man who had sug-
gested that people be allowed to drink
legally, solves the question and no one
can defeat the viii Of the people. If your
I representatives in the legislature pass a
bill and even il the Governor should ex-
ercise his right to veto, you can have it
passed over him.. That Is your remedy.
No Governor would dare Interfere with
the will OF the people.
Unit the law is repealed do you want
TO violate the law? It is a law, and there
is no other Interpretation Of your position
regarding 1t. Law is law, and so long as
the Bishops law remains It's provisions
must be respected. You can't have a re-
public IL you DO not stand by the laws
the people max If the minority do not
obey, you have anarchy.
"ff you think 1t right that YOU should
nave the privilege of drinking with the
screens down vote that way. You are en-
titled to your opinion. You have no right
to say my opinion, If 1t differs from yours.
is wrong, any more than I have to say
that yours is wrong. What you say must
be the law, in this republic of ours.
II have said that | would support the
provisions of the Bishops law. / will. I
won't ask you men to vote for me under
deception. 1 would rather be defeated
than deceive the people as TO where I
stand.'
MIR. Fort reiterated what he would dc
for the people IL elected Governor, and
concluded with an appeal for votes.
81 want to live so that I can look every
man in the face IL I am elected Governor
and I am sure / am going to be-"
With the completion of Mr.. Forts
I speech most of the crowd went outs so
that when Commissioners Howe introduced
Alderman Martin there was not half as
big n crowd present as had listened to the
other candidate. Surrogate Russell and
Assembly nominees Hines and Colgate fol-
lowed Alderman Martin, dwelling briefly
on issues along the same lines that they
have followed during the present cam
paign. Commissioner Eggers, Assembly
Nominee Braun and Assistant Prosecutor
Wilbur A. Mott spoke during the early
part of the meeting.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
FORT TELLS HEARERS
NOT TO SELL VOTES.
Impresses sanotity of the Ballot at
Itslian-American Meet

Judge John Franklin Fort. the Repub-
lican nominee for Governor. was given a
wildly enthusiastic reception when he en-
tered the hall at III Seventh avenue last
night to speak before the members Of the
Italian Republican Club and others. The
hall was crowded TO the doors. The State
candidate did not touch upon the issues of
the ca npaign at all. Instead, he told those
assembled Of his trip through italy last
summer. saying that he had passed nearly
four weeks there and describing tho seem
cry SO familiar TO many Of his auditors.
Mr.. Fort found the hall packed
almost to suffocation. An Italian news
paper man was addressing the meet
ing in his native tongue when the can
didate arrived. lie continued his adj
dress to the end after the applause
ceased, and then introduced the eandi-
date. Mr., Fort made no attempt to
speak to the men as he had lone at
the other meetings. He told of his trip
to Europe last summer and of his visit
to Sunny Italy and Of the beautiful
scenery.
During my travels through your
beautiful country" the candidate said,
Il passed a cluster of thirty buildings.
There wasn't man, woman or child in
them; they were empty, and / asked
the reason. They have all gone to
America, ! was told"
you're right! You're right" came
the audience.
you have left a beautiful country"
the candidate. But why2
Because you all thought and knew you
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
TELLS HOW BISHOPS
LAW CAN BE AMENDED.
Questions Put to Republican Candidate
at Ironbound Meeting Bring An
swers on Excise Matter.

John Franklin Fort, the Republican
nominee for Governor, spread himseif
on the excise question more fully last
night to a large audience in Harburg-
er's Hall than he had at any other
time or occasion during the present
campaign. To an audience that mum
bered over 500, the candidate gave ms
views on the excise, He maintained
his intention of supporting the Bisii-
cps bill in It's entirety until 1t Is re-
pealed by a Legislature that would IN
~equivocally represent the viii Of the
people. If such a Legislature repealed
the law he would abide by the result
In answer to questions that were
asked him by several men in the au-
dience, MI. Fort said that the will Of
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31

could make more money here. But
since you have come yer here, so
r1any IF ynu wages have gone up
there because they cannot get the men
to do the work and must pay the
money to keep those hat still remain"
After reiterating what he had said
at the other meetings about German
Americans and Italian-Americans and
the great privilege TO vote WHICH is
accorded American citizens, the candi-
date impressed upon the men the sane
tity of the ballot.
Don't sell your vote, men; don't do
it. It's the greatest asset an American
citizen has, and should be regarded
socred. You and / are all equal; don't
forget that. We have no king here.
we are all kings; we nave no princes,
no counts or countesses here; we are
all equal"
At the conclusion of his speech the au-
dlenee applauded for two or more minutes
and until the judge had left the hall and
had entered a waiting automobile. He was
preceded by several speech-makers. Among
them were DIR. Joseph H.. Malatesta, Alder
man William p. Martin, candidate for the
Assembly; Augustus f. Eggers, member
OF the Board of Works and candidate for
reelection; Joseph Smith, candidate for Al
derman; School Commissioner Andrew
Stewart, who is up for reelection, and j. B.
WooIston, candidate for County Clerk.
Mr.. Martin was the only speaker who
made any reference to the excise question.
He told the voters not to be ''bamboozled'
into thinking that hat was the greatest
issue before the people. Equal taxation he
declared to be far more important, and he
explained what equal taxation meant. ac-
cording to his view. Referring again to
the excise matter, the speaker said he was
in favor Of local option, which, in reality.
he ayerred, meant home rule.
School Commissioner Stewart, in maxi
ing a plea for reelection, took occasion to
remark that there were men now occupy
ing positions in the boards of Aldermen
and school commissioners who were not ut
to be membe of any body. They silt
at sessions like dummies, he declared. and
get nothing for their respective wards be-
cause they are too ignorant to ask for 1t.
He thought his record entitled him to an
other term.
Commissioner Eggers predicted another
victory for himself, basing his opin-
ion on the fact, he said, that he has
already been elected twice and that
his record isn't 80 bad" He made. a
strong plea for votes in closing, said some-
thing about the 100 jobs the board had to
distribute and then gave way to Joseph
Smith, candidate for Alderman.
Mr.. Smith is quite boyish in appearance.
He plushingly confessed that 1t was his
first effort In speechmaking. He told his
hearers that he was more of a worker than
he was an orator and hat II elected he
would do his best to promote the interests
of the ward.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
COUNTY REGISTRATION.
To Date It Is ss,s1o, With East Orange
Ahead of Orange.

Tho total registration for Essex County
. date is $3.50 as against aO.5i9 In 1906.
Today the County Election Board will sit
at the Court House to add names OF those
who have not registered to the roll on per-
sonal application. The board viii sit again
Saturday.
The registration in the county outside Of
Newark shows q big gain. but the falling
Off In this city made the total a little less
than last year. East Orange, for the first
time. ranks next to Newark In total regis
tration. with 6,031 names on her polling
lists, Orange dropping into third place, with
6,S79.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
G1FTs ron Ex-AInERMAN.

A reception was rendered to former AL
derman Henry Augustln in Birkenhauer &
Berger's Hall. South Orange avenue, last
In honor Of his fftieth birthday an
The guests were kept in q
folly mood for several hours, thanks Ia
the efficient toastmaster, former Alderman
j. Gaffney, and the toasts were as
hearty as they were continuously A Morris
n a picture of the celebrant were
the presentations made with appropriate
Besides the musical selections
there were short talks of o congrntulatory
John @. Reichstetter. Michael Myers, John
w. Hoch. George Merritt, A.. b. Leightner
and j. J. Corners.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
WANTS INJUNCTION
AGAINST VOTING MACHINE.
Independent Candidate in woodbury.
Objects to Being Bunched with
Citizens Ticket.

WOODBURY., Oct. 31.-Councilman Cat
tell yesterday applied for an injunction
against the use Of the voting machine in
the Third Ward, because he is an independ-
ent candidate, and not running on the Cit
liens ticket, where his hume is placed
because the machine will not allow the
use of eight tickets-that many being in
the field for Tuesdays election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
SYMPATHETlCSTRIKE
ONE MAY BE ORDERED IN BIR-
MINGHAM.
Labor Unions Have Called Mass Meet
ing for Tonight to Act On the
street Railway Sit
nation.

Birmingham, May 2s.-(Special)-
The program of the labor union lead
ers is to bring about a sympathetic
strike for the locked-out street rail-
way employees.
A call was issued today for a mass
meeting to be held Wednesday night
at the Majestic theatre when all labor
ing men and women will be present to
discuss a general suspension of work
in favor of the street railway en-
ployes.
All cars on the street railway lines
were in full operation today and
schedules were maintained 1t was re-
ported that a large number of former
employees had returned to the service
of the company again and that every
thing was going along smoothly, Ben
Commons, organizer for the American
Federation of Labor today gave out
the statement that as far as he could
ascertain no former employees who had
Joined the union had returned to the
service of the company and none was
anxious to do so without rights of or
ganizing being allowed.
The following call was issued today
by the Birmingham Trades Council:
Every man and woman who is a
member of the trades union in the BIZ
mingham district is hereby called in
mass meeting 5tt-the- Majestic theatre
Wednesday night May ~, at O'CLOCK
for the purpose of considering a gem
eral suspension of work.
Several local unions held meetings
today and decided to assist the locked
out street railway employees and be-
sides deciding not to ride on cars. use
gas or electricity, donated from $50 to
800 to the locked out men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
WANTED.

wANTED--By June list small fur
nished cottage or suit furnished rooms;
price must be reasonable. Address
r. o. Box S8, city.
wANTED-A good doctor can find a splen-
did location by addressing r. care Advertiser.
-17-su-w wed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29

had an unusual inspiration to spur him
on to victory. A few minutes before
he assembled the stand he was handed
a message notifying him that he had
been accepted for the West Point ap-
pointment which had been rendered
him. The young man is a member of
a prominent Tuscaloosa family.
The Alumni met this morning at
o'clock to attend to its business af-
fairs and for Its members to renew
their enthusiasm. Nor was the meet
ing lacking in enthusiasm. The report
of the President of the Alumni Soci-.
ETY., Hill Ferguson of Birmingham, was
perhaps the most satisfactory report
any President has had the opportuni-.
ty of offering. 1ef
Ferguson's Fine Report.
In his report. President Ferguson
said: ~
For two years past the Society has
had for its motto, Half a Million Doll
lars University improvements in the
Next Five Years. So far as the money
is concerned. this motto is now accom-
plished. and L think we should get a
new one. l can think of no better
work for the Society than to take up
that suggested by one of our War
limo Alumni, Mr.. James @. Cowan of
Montgomery. namely. One Thousand
Students for the University in $780,
and think with that sentiment for a
motto, there is a glorious work for the
society to accomplish"
The report reviewed the extensive
campaign for the Greater University
which eliminated in the splendid gifts
from the State through the efforts of
the Governor and the Legislature.
Satisfactory reports were made by
the veteran Treasurer. Hon. James H..
Fits. and the Secretary, DR.. T. W.
Palmer.
Judge Terry Richardson aroused no
little enthusiasm when he paid an elo-
quent tribute to DIR. Palmer and voiced
the regret of the Alumni that DR..
Palmer was going from the University
to take the Presidency of the Alabama
Girls Industrial School at Montevallo.
He urged the Society to ask for "a
perpetual injunction forbidding DR..
Palmer from ever leaving the Univer-
sity" At Judge Richardson's SUCCESS
ton the audience stood in honor OF
DR.. Palmer.
In response DR.. Palmer spoke most
feellngly of the ties which bound him
to the University. He spoke with some
pathos of the suffering caused by the
breaking of those ties. DR.. Palmer
was heartily cheered by the old stu
dents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
Aged Floridian is Killed
by Accidental Discharge of Gun

Pensacola. Fla, May 2S.-(Special.)-
r. N. Ramon, S5 years old, accidentally
shot and instantly killed himself late
Yesterday afternoon at his home at
Myrtle Grove, eight miles from PEN
sacula. The body was brought here
this morning to be shipped to Mary
Esther for burial.
According to statements made by
relatives. Mr.. Ramon had secured the
shot gun of his son-in-law to shoot
some rabbits which had been destroy
Ing vegetation on the garden, and af-
ter loading 1t started out of the house
AS he passed down the steps the gun
was discharged. the entire charge of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
Noted Missourian to University
Alumni.
Declares That Every Historian and
Maker of Encyclopedia Deliberate
Iy Discrfminates Against Pub
lie Men OF This section.
BY WILL II. sHEEHAN.

Tuscaloosa, May 2S.-(Special.)-
Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri in a
scholarly and eloquent address before
the Alumni Society of the University of
Alabama today declared that there was
conscious and intentional discrim-
ination against the South and West
by the writer's of the histories, biog-
raphies and encyclopedias of the coun-
try.
He declared that the time had come
when the South should be aroused to
sense of the discrimination against
her and her people and get the square
deal of which so much has been said
and of which so little has been seen.
Incident to his discussion in the mani
fest discrimination in literature against
the South Mr.. Clark discussed the ques-
ton of what shall we do with our ex-
Presidents.
I'VE are told" he said, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, when he retires, Is 60
ing to write fourteen books. We have
not been told the subjects of those
books. If 1 were his literary adviser,
which / am not, I would suggest the
titles of two of those books. Cine should
be the Ready Letter Writer and the
other, Some Liars I Have Known In
this latter work he could get some
valuable assistance from e. II. Harrt-
man. Henry M. whitney, senator
Chandler, Bellamy Storer, and my
dear Maria"
Mr.. Clark was presented to the large
audience. which filled Clark Hall. by
Hon. l.. II. Lee,e Supreme Court Re-
porter of Alabama. Mr.. Lee concluded
a happy introduction by presenting the
speaker of the day as. once from
Missouri. but now from America"
Mr.. Clark cares but little FOR and
practices but little the more orna-
mental graces of the orator. At times
his utterance is a bit indistinct, but at
all times he is forceful and convincing.
The humor for which he is famous APP
peared but now and then in his ad-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
Steamer Alfonso Leaves.

The Spanish mail and passenger
steamer Alfonso XIII. which has been
here for the past week undergoing re-
pairs. sailed this morning for Vera
Cruz, resuming her interrupted voy-
age.
The steamer was towed here from Ha
vana, where it was discovered that her
propeller failed to work. and when
taken into the naval dock at the yard
1t was discovered that the nut at the
end of the propeller shaft had been lost
and the propeller was resting against
the steering post.
Four days were consumed in max
ing repairs, but these were completed
yesterday afternoon and the big steam
err launched from the dock. The visit
here for the vessel Is the first time
in the history of the gulf coast that
a Spanish mail and passenger steamer
has ever touched at a gulf port.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29

No shot lodging in the head, and
causing instant death. III.
A daughter OF the deceased heard
the report and was the first to find her
father lying lifeless at the foot OF the
steps. 1t Is believed that Mr.. Ramon,
who had just recovered from an illness
of several weeks, had used the gun as
a support in going down the flight OF
steps. and that the hammer struck
on one of the steps, causing the dis-
charge. He had frequently been warm
ed against using the gun owing to his
advanced age. and also on account OF
one of the hammers being out of orr
der, but had continued to go out each
afternoon to shoot rabbits. I'd
He was one of the oldest citizens OF
the Myrtle Grove neighborhood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
A SCHOONER SINKS
LIGHTNING STRIKES THE SMITH
OFF PENSACOLA.
Crew Hurled BOX of Dynamite Over
board Before Boat Went
Down.--Spanish Steamer

Leaves Port.
Pensacola, Fla, May 2S-- Especially
Persons coming to the city this morn
ing from the navy yard report the sink
ing in the bay off the yard Monday
morning, during the severe electrical
storm. of the wrecking schooner VIII
liam Smith.
The vessel was struck by lightning,
and the crew was only saved from be-
ing blown into fragments by one of the
men grasping box OF dynamite and
hurting 1t overheard as the lightning
was playing about the deck.
According to statements of the men,
the Smith entered the harbor when the
storm of Monday morning was first
noticeable. She had a cargo of wreck
ing apparatus. dynamite and divers
outfits intended for use In removing a
floating dock, which sunk at the navy
yard during the September hurricane.
After getting inside the harbor she
headed for the navy yard, intending to
anchor and take shelter there. When
about half mile off the yard, light
ming struck one of the masts and. a
crash followed. The crew had been I'M
easy on account of box of dynamite
aboard, and as soon as the crash came
one of the men grasped this box and
hurled it into the bay. He had no
sooner done SO than the lightning
played about him, tearing the cloth
ing from the body and leaving him
stunned for a moment The lightning
then continued downward, tearing a
great hole in the bottom of the
schooner and the latter began TO set
tie.
The crew recovered quickly from
fright and lowered the lifeboats and
made for shore reaching there In the
midst of the heavy storm. Only the
masts of the schooner are now visible
above the water, and it is believed that
the schooner has been so badly dam
aged that it will be impossible to float
&er
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-29
INSURANCE BILL DIES
MEASURE INDEFINITELY POST
PONED IN FLORIDA.
House Continues 10 Pass Laws Striking
mt the Railroad Companies.
FayOrs Cross state
Canal.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 2S.-(Specialo
The House today turned down the
State insurance bill on a motion to in
definitely postponed. the vote in favor
of postponing being 3s to T..
The House spent the day In consid-
Grafton of local bills, largely memo
rial to Congress to make survey of
the Caloosahatchee River and Lake
Okechobee, with the idea of construct
ing a cross-State canal. 1t was adopt
ed by the House.
A bill was passed by the House re-
curing railroads to pay claims within
sixty days after filing or pay an IN
terest of so per cent on the amount
of claims not paid within that time
The House passed the Massey Senate
pill, taxing railroads $40 mile on all
tracks in the State. The bill now goes
to the Governor for signature, as 1t
passed the House without amendment.
The night session was given to bills
on third reading.