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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
OUSTSFRAUD
OFFICIALSOF
LOUISVILLE
Court Overturns Municipal
Election of 1895, and New
Men Are Appointed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 19.-With
the appointment by Governor Beck
ham Of complete new boards of coun-
cilmen and aldermen in a day or two,
Louisville will have reached the cul-
mination of a political revolution which
in extent and effects has only been
paralleled by one or two other cities
of the flrst-class in the history of the
United States
The upheaVel is the result of the re-
cent decision of the Kentucky Court
of Appeals oYerturning the municipal
election of 1905. On the face of the re-
turns, as counted on election day. the
Democratic ticket for city and county
officers had been declared elected, but
q contest in the courts was instituted
by representatives of the Fusion
ticket the only one in the field against
the Democrats. The Court OF Appeals
in the final hearing of the case de-
cided that gross frauds" in repeating
and illegal voting, intimidation of
voters and classification of the count
had prevailed to such an extent as to
render the election invalid.
Under the terms Of the courts man
date it became incumbent on Governor
Beclham to appoint boards of council
and aldermen and Mayor for the city
of Louisville and county judge. The
Mayor and county Judge are, under
the law, empowered to fill all the re-
naming county and city offices made
vacant by the decision. All the APP
pointees under the decision hold office
until a special election is held in No
vember of t. is year to fill the offices
until 1909.
Governor Beckham appointed Robert
w. Bingham mayor. Walter p. Lin
coin was appointed county Judge. The
new mayor and county judge proceeded
forthwith to make practically clean
sweep of all the mi Tor offices, only
two or possibly three of those holding
under the 1905 election have been al
lowed to hold on until November. Nor
have any of the unsuccessful Fusion
candidates been appointed to any of the
vacant places, but one prominent Fu-
sion leader was appointed sheriff.
The mayor also appointed new boards
of safety and public works. The board
of works is reported TO be contem-
plating a general cleanup of those hold
ing positions in that department, on the
ground that in common with num-
ber Of members of the police and fire
icHdI +ltH tllltl WI n Aiets' 'f-~'f
in the nature of organized intimidation
and conniving at election frauds which
caused the overturning of the 1905 cleo
tion
The board of safety has already made
a start by securing the resignation of
Chief of Police Gunther. six captains
and all the commissioners of the police
department. Sweeping changes are ex-
pected to be made in the fire depart
ment, although the mayor announced
last night that he would retain the
chief, Fillmore Tyson.
One of the results thus far of the
changes has been the putting Of the
lid down tight on saloons and gam
bling. and the general exodus of small
gamblers and tenderloin habitues and
suspects of all kinds. Last Sunday
Louisville was absolutely dry" from
midnight Saturday until 5 o'clock Mon
day morning
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
State Hospital for the In
sane Before the Hahn
Committee.
LAXITY IN GOVERNMENT
Warden Hayes Sent Back to Get
Books He Failed to Bring.
DIR. Henry Mitchell Admits
He Did Not Visit Institu.
tion for Several Years.
IspecIal to the Evening star.l

STATE HOUSE, Trenton. July a.
The new Hahn committee met in the
Senate chamber today and resumed
investigation of the affairs of the New
Jersey Hospital for the Insane. located
in this city, and the Railway Reforma-
tory.
As soon as the members assembled
Mr.. Perkins demanded a conference on
the matters to be taken up. lie said
that the committee was not proceeding
properly in permitting it's counsel to
take up subjects without the commit
tee having some knowledge as to just
what was to be done. The committee
then held a conference behind closed
doors.
All the officers of the State Hospital
were on hand early with the records
of the institution. Scott Scammell, of
this city, who is the secretary Of the
institution, was the first witness sworn,
and upon the request of Mr. Backes
produced the minutes of the board
(Cdntinueh ON Third Page.)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
FIDELITY'S TAX
IS CUT DOWN
$4,000
Instead Of $4,000 in Lump
Sum Will Pay Only
$s,6OS.

The Fidelity Trust Company, which paid
to the city each year for the three years
lust past a lump sum of $4,000 as a tax
on its personal property, will pay on only
S212 124 81 this year so that the city will
get only about $S,6SS in taxes from the
company instead of s50,OO0 loss of over
$4,000 which will cause an increase in
the tax rate.
Uzal II. McCarter president of the
Fidelity, was with the tax commissioners
In their office at the City Hall today.
He said that because of the heavy de-
probation in the values of all kinds of
securities this year the company had de-
cided that in justice to Its stockholders II
would pay this year only what the law
required.
He said the value of the securities held
by the company had deprecated great
deal because of the condition in the stock
market and the general stringency OF
money
He did not say, however. that the COM
pany would not pay $5O,0o0 a year in the
future when the values of securities
&c up.
President John Howe of the Tax Board
said that the Fidelity Company had been
one of the most liberal taxpaying corpora
tions in the city. It's S50,0O0 each year
helped to keep the tax rate down. But
the directors felt that this year the COM
pany should not pay such large sum, sc
exemptions allowed by law were taken ad-
vantage of. and the company returns its
taxable securities at $212, ,124.97.
When the lump sum of $500o00 was paid
by the company, the total value of its
personality was figured according TO that
sum, which made nearly $3,000,00O the
amount on which $4,000 would pay taxes.
BY the Fidelity's action alone the de-
probation of the total taxable personal
property in the city, MS made up by the
Tax Board, is more than $2,700,000 this
year Then too, there is a loss of about
$4,000 in the r. p. Peddie estate. That
has been divided and, as several of the
heirs live outside of Newark. they will
pay taxes on their share of the estate in
other municipalities.
The Tax Commissioners have worked
very hard this year to find personal, prop
erty, such as stocks and bonds that are
taxable, in order to increase the total OF
the city's personal property valuation
They have also sought TO make increases
in valuations on which taxes were paid
last year.
The Fidelity's big reduction of Its per
sona,4v value aud the division of tho Pee
die estate make the work OF the commits
sloners almost valueless now.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
Court Officer Finds Scud-
der Screened From View
by POtted Plants.
WIPE AND 8 ARE In NEED
In Court, Prisoners Mother and
Sisters, Richly Dressed, Up.
braid Woman Who Has
Been Forced to Ac-
cept Charity.

Charles Scudder, 81 years old. charged
with dcserting his wife and six children,
was arraigned in the First Criminal Court
this morning and held in $500 cash bond for
trial Monday afternoon. Scudder's people
are all we'll -to-do and have been shielding
the man from the police. while his wife has
been procuring food for herself and six
children from the poormaster, 1t was
stated in court.
The prisoner was represented by
Rudolph Brown, who asked for trial by
jury. but his application was denied. and
he then asked that bail be set at S1oo, az
Scidder's family wanted to take him home
with them. Assistant City Attorney Man
nirg. who represents the city in the case.
protested against this and the bail was
placed Mt 5000.
Court Officer Eckerline of the First
Criminal Court has been looking for
Scudder since July TO- without success,
and yesterday went to the home OF Scud-
lder's parents 142 Beleville avenue. Eek
erline was met at the door by the prison
er's father, and when he made inquiry
was told that his man was In New York.
Eckerline was not satisfied that Scudder's
father was telling the truth, and while
questioning him as to when he went TO
New York, noticed a blind on one of the
diately recognized Scudder, the man he
wanted.
Eckerline demanded admittance and it
was refused. When he finally threatened
to break down the doors he was permitted
to enter, and while the father and -llis
wife lnld the officer In the hallway with
! tbcif@1 NeE ations Rand thrents of having
/ hfin removed froinpflis official position the
fugitive was taken to a dollhouse in the
rear and hidden away
After searching the house and failing to
find Scudder, EclSerline went toward the
dollhouse and was again met with wave
of protest from the mans relatives. Ac-
companied by the family, Eckerline
searched the hothouse and found Scudder
hidden in dark corner, almost hidden by
potted plants that had been piled around
and on top Of him.
When Scudder was arrested the storm
broke again anG Eckerline had to threaten
the whole family before they would let
him depart with his prisoner.
This morning Mrs. Strauss and Mrs.
Penek. sisters of the prisoner, were in
court, together with their mother, and
displayed as much solicitude about the
husky representative of American man
hood as though he were In swaddling
clothes. The women all wore expensive
clothes and considerable iewelry.
Scudders wife, n sweet -faced worm
looking little woman. entered the court
room soon after the arrival of her hus-
bands mother and sisters. Scudder's
mother, shaking one hand in her daughter
in-law's face began to protest against her
cruel treatment of their boy" Several Of
the court officers went to the relief of
Scudder's wife,
Bail for Scudder was produced after. the
hearing and with his mother and sisters
the man left the court while the deserted
wife departed alone.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
PREACHER IS
ACCUSED OF
MISCONDUCT
Former Pastor of St. Luke'S
Church in Newark in
Trouble in Lincoln, Neb.

LINCOLN. Neb., July 19.-The Rev.
w. p. Ferguson. pastor of the First
Methodist Church. of University place,
suburb, was suspended yesterday
from the church after two days
hearing on charges of misconduct with
Mrs. Cross, a member of his congrega
ton, at whose house he boarded.
After hearing Ferguson deliver a
powerful sermon on virtue Mrs. Cross
confessed to misconduct with the min
lister at various places, including his
study and hotels.
The hearing was before seven Methc-
dist preachers from surrounding cities.
Although Mrs. Cross was the principal
witness. several others substantiated
her testimony. She testified that 1t
was not until she heard the powerful
sermon on virtue that she realized her
position. She finally succeeded in bring
ing herself to the task Of making a
confession TO the church board.
Milton Burke, cashier of the First
National Bank, who was also boarder
at Mrs. Cross's home, testified that the
clergyman was indiscreet even in the
presence of the boarders. Miss Jose
phine Brown, general secretary of the
Young Womens Christian Association,
another boarder. said she had been
driven to take up her abode in another
city and to withdraw from Ferguson
church because of the minister's con-
duct.
In the early eighties Ferguson was
a minister in New York city. For five
4 years he was president of the Centen-
airy College Institute, in Hackettstown
n. j., and later pastor of st. Luke's
/ Church. at Newark. He spent several
years in Los Angeles and Redlands
Cal, before coming TO Nebraska year
ago, and has ranked high in the
Methodist ministry. He is SO years OF
age
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
Capture Alleged BOOkmakerS
This Aftern0On==Taken on
the InStalment Plan.
CONSTABLES KEPT BUSY
Take Prisoners Directly to
the Jail From Various Parts
of the County.

Under Sheriff Charles Mason and
the sleuths attached to the sheriff's S
office got busy again today and gath
cred in a lot of alleged bookmakers
and handbook men.
The detectives left the Court House
before noon. equipped with the neces-
sary warrants.
John Ceek, of Jay and Main streets.
Orange, was the first one reported from
the Jail as having been caught in the
drag net
Half an hour later. from the same
source of information word was re-
ceived that Peter Keefe, who seems
to be we'll known to the detectives
and an unnamed Italian barber Were
arrested near the Greenwood Lake sta
tion in North Newark
There are a dozen other constables
still to be heard from, and it was said
at the Court House after 8 o'clock that
many other arrests would be reported
during the day.
The constables had been posted early in
the day to watch suspected places, and
worked In pairs and tros.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
TICKET AGENT SHOT
FIRST REPORT OF ROBBERY
PROVED UNTRUE.
Lamont "Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded
and Noble Got Bullet in
the Leg.

william S Noble. 10 years old, Of 2
MIL street Belleville, ticket agent at the
Riverside station of the Erie Railroad was
accidentally shot at the station this after
noon in the right leg by James Lamont,
II years Did. Of ss Peabody place. Both
are friends.
When Noble displayed S2-calibre re-
volver and handed il to Lamont for in
spection the hoy. not Knowing it was
loaded. grabbed it carelessly, and in doing
SO touched the trigger and fired it. The
bullet lodged in Mobiles right leg
Noble screamed and without losing 4
minutes time Lamont hurried out of the
station aud TO the Office Of Dr. Clement
Morris at IS Washington avenue. When
Lamont explained the circumstances TO
the physician, both jumped into the doc
tors automobile which was In front Of
his residence and sped to the station in
record time
DR.. Norris soon discovered that Noble
was not hurt dangerously and when the
police ambulance Of the Second Precinct
arrived with Policemen Owens and Burke,
Noble was hurried to ST. Michners Hos-
pital
Lamont also made the trip. and after
leaving the hospital Lamont was taken
to the police station. He explained the
circumstances and after leaving his name
and address was permitted to return TO
his home.
The news of the shooting spread like
wildhre In the vicinity of the station. At
first il was reported that Noble had been
attacked by highwaymen and shot. When
1t became known that Lamont had done
the shooting the excitement ceased.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
TWO Die IN WRECK
HEAD-ON COLLISION ON JER-
SEY CENTRAL.
Said to Have Been Caused by Crew
Misunderstanding Dispatehers Or
ders at Mauch Chunk.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. July 19.-In head
on collision on the New Jersey Central
Railroad today between east and west
bound freight trains. fireman was killed
and IN engineer was injured 50 badly that
he died half hour later
The wreck occurred at Freemansburg
three miles from here, and is said to have
been caused by one crew Misunderstanding
the dispatcher's orders at Mauch Chunk.
Harry J. Miller, Of Mauch Chunk. aged
% years, fireman on the west-bound train,
was crushed between the engine aud tender
and vas roasted to death by escaping
steam.
glneeer Of the east-pound train, jumped
aud sustained such serious injuries that
he died while being taken to a hospital
Five Other tranmen had narrow escapes
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
NEWARK ELK is AN
ARABIAN, NOT NEGRO.
Grand Lodge, Misinformed, Had Asked
Local Lodge to Look Up Kehars
Ancestry.

Explanation was made last night of
the report that the Grand Lodge of
Elks had ordered Newark Lodge No.
21 to investigate the pedigree Of one of
it's members to ascertain whether he
had negro blood in his veins
Hadji Kehar, the member in question.
is a -blooded Arabian, and was adj
mitted into the order before the color
line was officially drawn, although even
under the existing rule he would not be
barred. Through some misunderstand-
ing. the Grand Lodge got the idea that
he was a man of negro extraction who
had evaded the rules and an inyesti-
cation was ordered. 1t only remains
for the Newark lodge TO set the grand
body right
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
UNDERTAKER'S
NEW LAUNCH
BLOWS UP
William 0. Miller Nearly
Drowned in PasSaic off
BelIeviIIe-= Friends Save.

William o. Miller. an undertaken, of
445 Washington avenue, and two of
his friends, George Crane, of Greylock
avenue, Beneville, and Frederick Sing
ley, of Trenton. had thrilling eXpe-
rience yesterday when the engine of
Miller's newly purchased launch blew
up when the boat was on the Passaic
River, opposite Greylock avenue. Belle
vile. The trio had just started on a
trip, and gone but a short distance
when the accident occurred. Miller
was nearly drowned.
Miller bought the boat a few days
ago, and this was said to be his first
trip in the launch lie invited Crane
and Singley to take ride. The latter
is visiting Miller.
The boat started off nicely, and the
men had scarcely settled down in an
ticipation of pleasant trip when there
came a flash, loud report, and the
boat was turned over pretty nearly in
the twinkling of an eye. The side OF
the boat was badly damaged.
Miller cannot swim and went down once,
when his friends went to his assistance.
He was helped to the boat and got good
grip on the side of the boat. Crane and
Singley got hold Of a rope attached TO the
beat, and being good swimmers soon got
ashore with the launch.
The trio boarded a trolley car and went
to Miller's house Miller says he is through
with gasoline launches. He has been made
tho butt of much jesting by his friends OF
account of his business and the accident
with his, companions aboard.
The accident was caused by the gasolcn'
leaking from the tank
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
SEEKS DIVORCE FROM
HIS 17-YEAR-0LD WIFE.

Citations have been issued from tn,
Sheriff's office in divorce proceedings
brought by Anthony r. Finelli. as
counsel for Anthony Disanti, WHO
wants legal separation from his wife
Mabel. on statutory grounds
She is only II years old and lives
with her mother at 40 Belleville ave-
nue..
The papers are made returnable ir
the Court of Chancery August Is.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
coRrIANpr pARKER. sR.. ILI.

Cortlandt Parker ST.. the 'sNestor
of the New Jersey bar" is confined
to his home by a severe illness. He
has not been at his Office in the Pru-
dental building in three weeks. He IS
able to walk about the house, but he
is quite feeble.
Mr.. Parker is in his ninetieth year.
In December, 1905, the lawyers Of Els
sex County and the State gave BAN
ouet in his honor. Years ago he was
prosecutor Of Essex County.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
GETS $4,000 VERDICT
AGAINST RAILnuAD.
Moore Jonas Glass Company, of Bridge
ton, Wins Suit Against West
Jersey and seashore Road

BRTDGEToN. July 19.-After being
out since o'clock yesterday morning
the jury late this morning returned a
verdict of S74.105.94 for the Moore Jonas
Glass Company in their damage suit
against the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad Company
The claim was that a spark from a
locomotive set on fire the glass factory
on July 4. 1905. This is the third trial
OF the case and is the biggest damage
suit ever tried in Cumberland County
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
LIFE HANGS IN BALANCE.

Frederick Pfeifer, Of S71z Napoleon
street, who was kicked in the head by
his fathers horse WEDNESDAY after
noon. is still in critical condition IN
st. James's Hospital. 1t win be sew
eral days before It can be positively de-
termined whether the boy will recover,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
ECLIPSE STAKES WON
BY PUREF0Y'S LALLY

LONDON. July 19.-The Eclipse
stakes, 10000 sovereigns. distance about
one mile and a quarter, for and A.
year-olds run at Sandowne Park to-
day. were won by w. 3. Purefoy's
chestnut colt I.ally. w. Bass's Sancv
was second. and Lord Rosebery's Bezo-
nian third Seven horses started
Saney was hot fayorite.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
PUGILlST PEDLAR PALMER
SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS.
Struck and Killed Man in Railroad Car
Because He Would Not Stop
Singing.

LONDON, July 19-Pedlar Palmer.
the English pugilist. has been sentenced
to five years penal seryitude for hav-
ing caused the death Of Robert Choat,
a gas-house stol1er, of Deptford.
Choats body was found in railroad
car from EPSON after the races Palmer
is alleged to have struck Choat several
blows because he refused to stop sing
ing when requested.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
COREY EXPECTED TOMORROW.

NEW YORK, July 19.-President Will
lam u. Corey of the United States Steel
Corporation, who went to Europe on his
honeymoon trip after his marriage To Ma
belle Gilman Is expected 10 return to
this city BY the steamship Savoie tomor-
row.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
TEACHER PERISHES IN FIRE.

YREKA. Cal. july 1s.-The depot and
depot hotel at sisson at the base of
Mount Shasta We're burned to the
ground at an early hour this morning
as the result of an explosion of lamp.
Miss Laura Faxey, a school teacher
who had just arrived there from New
York. was burned 10 death.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19

Doa't forget seventh Ward Repub-
iican Clu"'s outing tomorrow after
aoS----Aax
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19

Automohile ToaIs, font Hardware,
Yacht supplies. Roe conover.-Adv.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

embroiling other Central American re-
publics. Senior Mejia said:
1T is highly to the interests Of the
republics Of Salvador, Costa Rica, and
Guatemala that peace should be brought
about as soon as possible In order to
avoid the chance that the war may be
extended into their respective do
mains.
ITO that end the representatives Of
these countries here will do all they
can. Meanwhile. these countries have
found 1t expedfent to mobilize troops
on their respective frontiers When I
men Oh the border, though 1t would
he possible to increase that number
to $4,000.
Even though Salvador, Costa Rica
and Guatemala are not directly en-
gagged in the war. they necessarily
suffer as long as the war continues
Their commerce is destroyed to a large
extent Business must be dormant
for the time being. Communication
must be dormant for the time being
The people are thrown itno unrest.
The conservative people of Central
America are tired of these wars, which
have continued for half a century
They realize that II all the money that
-. 'PS'' III siausHter ana the
satisfaction of the selfish ambitions or
some individuals during that time had
been turned to the building of good
roads. schools and other instrumentau-
ties Of civilization Central America
would probably comprise one united.
prosperous and happy nation today.
Those means of communication that
have been established already have
brought the peoples Of the countries
Into closer relations, but the time has
not yet come when 1t would be. pos
sible to amalgamate them into one
confederacy. either by force or con-
vention. because the nation would
again break up as a result of the in
sufficient means of putting down num-
erous instructions. But within ten
years the time may come when such
plan would be entirely feasible"