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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
Denial Of Break in Their
Close Political Relations
at Oyster Bay.
SECRETARY'S CONDITION
Is in Fine Fettle Now, Says Msl-
doom, at Wkese Sanitarium
He is Staying, But Was
Very Weak and Feeble
Three Weeks Ago.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-That there
has been any break in the official or
political relations between President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root
was denied last night at oyster Bay
positively nj specifically by Secre-
tary Loeb, whose reply was authorized.
The Presidents secretary denied also
that Mr.. Roosevelt had visited Mr..
Root at Muldoon's since the Secretary
of State went there.
1t Is not denied, however, that Mr..
Roots physical and mental condition
was such when ne came to Oyster
Bay ten days g that, acting on the
advice of his physician, he went direct
ly from here to Muldoon's.
Secretary Root was weak and feeble
when he came here three weeks ago."
said the famous wrestler, Billy Null
doom, when asked about the condition
of the Secretary of State. Muldoon has
a sanatorium of training quarters near
White Plains for broken-down men of
consequence. Mr.. Root has been under
his care there for about three weeks.
The Secretary of State is now accord
I'M. to Muldoon, in as fine fettle as any
one could expect Of a statesman SO
years old.
president Roosevelt has been here
to see him. said Nuldoon. HE anne
in an automobile and went away after
a brief talk with the Secretary OF
State. That was in the first week or
Mr.. Roots stay at my place. After
that Mr.. Root went down to Oyster
Bay, not once, but twice, including the
famous visit when Secretary Taft and
Postmaster General Meyer were in con-
sultatidn with the President.
Mr.. Root had read all the morning ews
papers by yesterday afternoon. when re-
porters from New York who went to White
Plains and drove over to Purchase, at
tempted % gain admission to Muldoon's
curiously managed health resort. Null
doom stopped them a half mile down the
road ana said that neither Mr.. Root nor
any othef of his patients could be seen
without his Muldoon's) permission.
While Muldoon was talking to the re-
porters in the road a man In a two-wheeled
cart, driving a spirited horse, passed the
group. He got into Muldoon's grounds
and had a note carried to the Secretary.
TIL note was a personal appeal from a
friend of the Secretary for some word on
his physical and mental condition and upon
his political attitude.
Mr.. Root read the note. received the
visitor with his usual cold and distant
politeness. and said:
"There is nothing that I care to say
at this time about my personal afrairs
or about public matters" Then Mr.. Root
resumed reading a book. a
AT Oyster Bay 1t Is denied that President
Roosevelt went to see Mr.. Root at Null
doon,s. Another statement of Muldoon's
that was denied was that MI. Root had
been in his sanitarium. for three weeks.
AS a matter of fact, said Mr.. Roots physi-
4 clan, the Secretary has only been at Null
! doon's for one week.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24

challenge to the reporters, and he went
donw in his pocket at the same time
and drew out a wad of the green, which
he offered to put up as a wager.
~"Harrenberg thinks we amt game"
said Fessler, land I want to show him
that we are. Here is my teams batting
order, and when he Sees it in type he
might wake up. They are all members
of the squad, too.
Fessler intimated that there was a con-
test on between Joe Horter. the biggest
cop in the precinct, and Jimmy" Gal
lagher. who at the present time is of1ciat-
ing i'll the Passaic Valley League. The
manager added that both would probably
be asked to oficiate so as to prevent any
i'll feeling That might result f other ar.
engagements were made. The makeup O
Fessler's team Is as follows.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24

DIED

BRoWN-OH August p. 1907, samuel
Brown, in his s~eventy-third year.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence, 40 North Third street. on
Sunday afternoon, August Is al 2
O'Clock. Relatives and friends. also
kindly invited. Interment at Paramount
Cemetery.
CAHILL-Suddenly. on August %. 1907,
owen A, beloved husband OF Louise G..
Cahill (nee Conroy).
Relatives and friends and members Of
Newark Council No. 80, knights of Co.
lumbus. and Father Dalton Council No.
So, c.. B. L., are kindly invited to attend
the funeral from his late residence, No.
20 Newton street, on Monday, August
26, at 9:lo a. M, TO st. Joseph's Church,
where a Solemn High Mass of Reouiem
will be offered for the repose of his SIOUX
Interment in the Cemetery Of the Holy
Sepulchre.
CREEDEN-On August %, 1907. Patrick,
beloved son Of the late John and Hannah
Creeden,
Relatives and friends of the deceased
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral from the residence Of his brother,
Mr.. Michael Creeden, No. GA Vincent
street. on Monday, August Is. at 7:30 a.
M. to st. AlGysius' Church. where a.
High Mass Of Requiem will be offered
for the repose of his soul.
KOERBER-suddenly. on Saturday, Au-
gust "a, 1907, our beloved father. Alex
ander Koerber, sr.. aged 80.
Relatives and friends are kindly in
vited to attend the funeral services at
his late residence. No. 23 West Kinney
street, on Monday, August 26. at 2 D. m.
Interment private at Paramount Gene
terry. Please omit flowers.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
ANOTHER BIG SCHOONER.
Is a Five-Masted One and Was Launched
Today in Connecticut.

MYSTIC, Conn, Aug. 24.-The five
masted schooner Elvira Ball, built for
the Gilbert Transportation Company in
a local shipyard, was launched fully
rugged and ready for sea on today's
food tide.
The schooner is one of the largest
single-deck, and the only five-masted
single-deck schooner ever built in this
country. 1t is 246 feet long, 40 feet
wide and 151s feet in depth and has a
gross tonnage of LOO. The vessel will
be exclusively used in the Southern
pine lumber trade.
The Elvira Ball is the eighteenth
large schooner owned and used by the
Gilbert Transportation Company in the
Southern lumber trade.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24

to st. Paul to be present at the converting
of the committee on appeals pm September
II at 10 a. IN, at Hotel Ryan. Grand Rep
resentatives Melosh, Stranger and Blake
will arrive over the same road at st. Paul
on Saturday morning. the 14th, In time
for the excursion by boat down the Mis-
sissippi River to Prescott, Wis. thence Up
the st. Croix River to saltwater. where
a lunch will be served, and return to St.
Paul by trolley cars. stopping on the way
at beautiful Wildwood, a popular summer
resort.
1t is known that the Rebekah and Patri-
archs Militant branches Of the order are
greatly disappointed because of ailur 70
get reduced rates to st. Paul rhey had
long contemplated going in quite a large
body. Brother Andrews is disappointed
sc well.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
FUNERAL OF BEATRICE EMMETT.

The funeral of Beatrice the
4-year-old daughter and only child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Emmett, who died
suddenly at her parents home, so
Hecker street. Tuesday afternoon. took
place this afternoon from her parents
home.
The parents OF the little n We're
deeply affected by her death, as were
n~eighbors and playmates, among whom
she was one of the brightest md a
favorite in The neighborhood. The
death was sudden, the child having
been sick only q few days.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
pARo1ED ON S. P. c. A. CHARGES.

Charles sliker. % years old, Of 145 North
Second street, and Sebrasta Besetella, Sc
years old. Of Belleville. were arraigned
before Acting Judge Oehring. in the Sec
ond Precinct Court this morning on a
charge Of cruelty 10 animals. They were
paroled until Monday morning for exami-
nation. Sliker was arrested at 800 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon In Broad street by
Special Oficer Teed, Of the New Jersey
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Besetella was arrested two hours
later In Clifton Iwepue by the-same officer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
WAS FOOTBALL, WIFE SAYS.
John Perry Held for Grand Jury-wo-
man Knocked Down and Kicked.

John Perry. 46 years old, of Sc Sum-
nit street, was held In $500 bail for the
Grand Jury by Acting Judge oehring
in h Second Precinct Court this MORN
ing on a charge of assault and battery
preferred by his wife, Mrs. Anna Perry.
He was unable to furnish security and
went to jail.
According TO Mrs. Perry, her husband
beat her on August 81, knocking her
down and kicking her in the back. She
also informed the court, IT is said, that
Perry had served eighteen months once
before on a similar charge.
When arraigned Perry denied the
charge.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
SIX MASTED SCHOONER.
Launched in Maine Today-Intended for
Coal Carrying Trade.

RoCKLAND. Me, Aug. 24.--The six
masted schooner Mertie b. Crowley,
launched here today, is the twelfth
of the Coastwise Transportation Conn
pany's fleet, and intended for the coal
carrying trade. She will be commanded
by Captain e. w. Babitt.
The measurements OF the Crowley
include a length of 1865 feet, a breadth
of ASA feet and a depth of rs feet. The
gross tonnage of the vessel is 2,SS4 and
the net tonnage 2.310. She has a carry
ing capacity Of 1850 tons and is the
largest vessel ever built at this port.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Samuel Crawford, 10 years old, a negro;
is missing from his home at II CrawIoIo
street. A general alarm was b sen' out ~
all the precincts to look 1or NM. a.u
7 ouIs I,onrete. of 50 Runyon street, today
renorted to the First Precinct police sta.
ton that his saloon was entered oy q site
window last night and ~ ana a quahpity
of whiskey stolen. Ill,
The German HORTICULTURAL Society VIII
meet in its headquarters in Hunterooh
street tomorrow.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
A MIsht Maxim.

why don't YOU ave some money for a
rainy day9'
stranger" answered the man from Ari-
IONA, don't talk foolish. The only thing
we are afraid Of out our way Is a drouth -
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
Anniversary $

Anniversary Mass.
GILSENEN-Third anniversary Solemn
High Mass of Requiem for the repose
day morning at . a. m. at ST. Joseph's
Church. Relatives and friends are in
vited to attend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-23

hard to have to tell his own father
that lie did not think the million-mak.
ing business quite respectable one,
SO he only murmured
Its impossible, father. | am de.
voted to my work. even intend to go
away and travel few years and see
the world. 1t will help me consider.
ably"
Ryder ST., eyed his son in silence
for few moments; then he said
gently;
Don't be obstinate, Jeff. Listen to
me. | know the world better than
you do. You mustn't go away. You
are the only flesh and blood have"
He stopped speaking for mo.
ment, as If overcome by sudden emo.
ton over which he had no control.
Jefferson remained silent, nervously
toying with paper cutter. Seeing that
his words had made no effect, Ryder
thumped his desk with his list and
cried:
you see my weakness. You see
that want you with me, and now YOU
take advantage-you take advan.
tage-"
Continued in next issue.o
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-23

Bertha johnson and Miss Adah. wha
is attending school at the Iowa Wesley
an university
Thide Friend moved his household
goods to farm northwest of Bloom
held Monday. where he expects to To-
cate the coming year.
Glenn Shelton is moving into town
this week and will occupy one of DR..
Shelton's houses in the west part Of
town.
James Nillig Bloomfield spent
Sunday in town
Harry Helsei zion arrived
saturday and rei over Sunday
with friends.
Miss Navy Small of Written vitied
at the Joseph Blough home the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thayer return.
ed to their home in Des Moines Fri
day, after an extended visit with Mr..
Thayer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Thayer
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor oe
Bloomfield come down Monday, looking
after the interests of their farm.
The Epworth League gave q valer-
tine social at the home of Miss Ruby
Reed Thursday evening. pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all present.
The teachers meeting which was to
have been held here Friday evening,
was n failure owing to the absence Of
the teachers who were on thu program
for papers. After a song bv the school
and solo by Miss Lille Jsy II was de-
cided to choose up and spell for short
time, after which they were dismissed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-23

1T" Then, as If to apologize for his
previous abruptness, he added, "Pve
mad very busy day, jeff. What with
Trans Continental and Transatlantic
and Southern Pacific, and Wall Street,
and Rate Bills, and Washington l feel
like Atlas shouldering the world"
The world wasn't intended for one
pair OF shoulders to carry, sir" rejoin-
ed Jefferson calmly
His father looked at him in amaze
menu. 1t was something new to hear
anyone venturing to question or com.
ment upon anything he said.
Why metz" he demanded, when he
had recovered from his surprise. Jul
JUS Caesar carried it, Napoleon car
ried ito a certain extent. However.
that's neither here nor there. What is
it, boy?"
unable to remain a moment In
active, he commenced to pick among
the mass Of papers on his desk, while
Jefferson was thinking what to say.
The last word his father uttered gave
him a cue. and he blurted out protest.
ingly:
That's just it, sir. You forget that
I'm no longer boy. It's time to treat
me as if ! were man."
Ryder, Sr., leaned back in his chair
and laughed heartily.
"A man at twenty-eight? That's an
excellent joke. Do you know that a
man doesn't get his horse sense till
he's forty?"
Il wanS you to take me seriously"
persisted Jefferson.
Ryder. ST.. was not patient man.
His moments Of good humour were of
brief duration. Anything that SAVIOUR
ed of questioning his authority always
angercd him. The smile went out of
his face and he retored explosiyely:
go on-damn it all! Be serious jf
you want, only don't take so long about
it. But understand one thing. l want
no preaching, no philosophical or So
cialistic twaddle. No Tolstoi-hes
a great thinker, and you're not. No
Bernard SEaw-he's f,inny, and you're
not. Now 60 ahead"
This beginning was not very en-
couraging, and Jefferson felt somewhat
intimidated. But he realized that he
might not have another such oppor-
tunity. SO he plunged right in.
II should have spoken to you before
If you had let me-" he said. 81 often"
IF let you?" interrupted his father.
do you expect me to sit and listen
patiently to your wild theories OF
social reform? You asked me one day
why the wages of the idle rich was
wealth and the wages of hard work
was povererty, and / told you that
worked harder in one day than a
tunnel digger works in a lifetime.
Thinking Is harder game than any.
You must think or you want know.
Napoleon knew more about war than
all his generals put together | know
more about money than any man liv-
ing to-day The man who knows is
the man who wins. The man who
takes advice isn't fit to give it. That's
why never take yours. Come, don't
be a fool, Jeff-give up this art non
sense Come back to the Trading
Company I'll make you vice-presi-
dent, and I'll teach you the business
of making millions"
Jefferson shook his head. 1t was
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arranged for are the Innes Band the
chicago Shubert Male Quartet, the
Dunbar Bell Ringers, the Cleveland
Ladies' orchestra. Frank Dixon, Rev.
Anna Shaw, Robert Mcintyre, Gov
ernon Bob" Taylor, Edmund Vance
Cook. Frank w. Gunsaulus. The peo-
pie who have been approaching the
treats of these meetings for the past
two years will be retoiced to know that
they will have another opportunity to
recreate and improve themselves in
this fashion.
The third number Of the winters lee
ture course Will be given at the Meth
odist Episcopal church here on the
coming Thursday evening The lecture
will be illustrated throughout by
stereopticon views.
George Hammer of Harper is again
in the meshes of the law He was
brought from the county Jail to the
court of Justice ]. r. Parker on We'd
nesday afternoon to answer to the
charge of larceny. He waived prelim-
mary hearing and the matter Will
come up before the next grand jury 1t
seems that the c., r. T. 81 ?. Railway
campony have also decided that he is
the fellow who has been committing
depredatons on their property in and
about Harper. causing them loss and
endangering lives
A reception was held at the Christian
church last Tuesday evening to well
ucome the new additions to the church.
Forty additions have been made due
Ing the recent revival meetings. Gys-
ters We're served and everybody present
spent a most enjoyable evening.
j. s. White went to Chicago on Tues
LAY evening and will spend several
davs there on business and pleasure
Mrs. G. c. Berry and mother Mrs.
McElroy. have returned from What
Cheer, where they We're visiting rela-
tives.
Attorney J. G. BEEN Of What Cheer
has been attending to business matters
in court here for the past few days
Miss Bernice Bland has gone to
Center Point. where she has position
in q printing office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-23
Bloomfield Child
Fatally Burned

Bloomfield. Feb. 21.-(specia) 4
Una Goode, the II year old =
daughter of /. w. Goode, a prom ,
y inent poultry dealer of this city, !
was terribly burned this morning, >
= The child was at the home Of her =
grandmother, Rachel Goode,
making toast, when the accident =
= occurred. The girls clothing :
caught fire and she was complete
ly enveloped in flames when her =
= grandmother reached the scene. =
y There Is small hope for her recov- .
cry entertained. Her grandmother. :.
Rachel Goode, was also badly =
burned trying to extinguish the
y flames, Z
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-23
TO PAVE sIaouRNEY STREETS.
Will Have Election March 2s-other
Sigourney News.

Sigourney, Feb. 1.-Sigourney is to
pave, is the present outlook. The town
council have published notice of this
intention and have set the date Of
March % as the time when those OPP
posed to the Improvement can appear
before the town council which will be
convened in special session, and state
their objection to the proposal. The
present plans for the work are as fol-
lows Five inches of Portland cement
concrete, one inch of asphalt binder
course and one and one-half inches
OF asphalt wearing surface The COM
blned curbing and guttering to be con-
structed of the best American Portland
cement, the curb to be six inches thick
and the gutter to be two feet wide ex-
cept the inside gutter around the public
square. which is to be four feet wide
all to be constructed in accordance
with plans and specifications approved
by the town council.
w. III. Coffman of Hedrck was q
business caller and visitor in the city
last Tuesday.
p. J. Lyle Of Keota was up on We'd
nesday attending to business matters
and visiting with his many friends
in this place.
Wilson D. Ogden of What Cheer was
q business caller here last Wednes-
day.
A. L. Howell of Hedrick was trans
acting business in the city last Tuesday
afternoon.
William Campbell and wife of Ce-
dan Rapids visited couple of days in
the city the last of last week. Mrs
Campbell was formerly Miss Edith
Eaffner and was raised to womanhood
here. She moved with her parents to
Cedar k-lpids last fall. and the we'd
~.
Thursday evening. From here Mr.. and
Mrs. Campbell went to New London,
where, after short visit they will be-
gin housekeeping in Moseby, Mo. where
Mr.. Campbell has a position as a tel
egraph operator.
Cap u. Miller has arranged another
chautauqua to be held at this place
next summer commencing on August
is. Among the good things already
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PULASKI.

Pulaski. Feb. 21.--John Drunk of Des
Moines come home Sunday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Brunk for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Slaughter re-
turned from Illinois Monday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry, Trach-
sci, February 18, son.
Mrs. Mary e. Augspurger left Mon
day for Mt. Pleasant, where she will
spend week with her daughters, Mrs.
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The Greatest Serial of the Dav.

Copyrighted by G. W. Dillingham; Co.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
A Definition Of Success.

How have the hypothetical scien-
lists and the opponents Of unbelief
benefited themselves or humanity at
large by sowing the seeds Of doubt
broadcast In the world? The real sci.
entists do not fall in this category. for
they are believers in the real sense Of
the word; they know too much, they
have seen too many mysterious mani
festations of the Divine creative pow.
er. Now, those who have disposed Of
the Bible and all evidence. Of inspira-
ton. have written a great many books
and some Of them have won what the
world at large lightly calls fame. Ac-
cording to the ordinary measures that
are applied in such cases, they have
been extremely successful. but real
success means the benefit Of human.
ity in some form or other. II no such
benefits can be shown as the result Of
their labors, their success Is not equal
to that achieved by the direst poverty
and the deepest ignorance. - Joel
Chandler, in Uncle Remus' Magazine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
HoRsEMAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
Joseph Mayer, Once Accused as slayer,
Meets Death on Tracks.

Kenosha, Wis.-Joseph A. Mayer,
fortyone years old, farmer and own
er of race horses, was struck and in
stantly killed by a train on the Chica-
go, Milwaukee G. St. Paul road near
Raney station. Mayer was born in
Milwaukee. His parents died when
he was an infant. twenty-five years
ago he was picked up as a waif on the
streets of Milwaukee by William
Mayer, a wealthy widower of this
county, and brought to Kenosha. Later
Mayer adopted the boy and made him
his sole heir. AT the death OF the IA
Their, three years ago, Mayer came
into possession Of a large estate. Ten
years ago Mayer shot and killed Den
mis- Riley, a Northwestern railway de-
tective and a brother Of the present
chief OF Northwestern detectives. The
shooting took place in front of the
Northwestern station, Wells street,
Chicago. The grand jury failed to
find an indictment against him.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
WHEN A "HuNcA" HELD GOOD.
Chinese Laundry Tleket Suggested Q
Bet on "Wlns Ting"

Kay Spence. q well-known horseman
Of Mexico. Mo-, won $1,000 at the
Louisville. KY, race meeting a short
time ago as the result of a "hunch."
Mr.. Spence has a large breeding
stable Of runners near Mexico. and
attends all the big racing events In
the country. Not long since he was
In Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds were being OF.
fered on the various entries. He
found that Joaquin was the favorite
at even money, and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse. His attention was at.
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground. and he stoop
ed and picked It up. 1t was a Chi.
nese laundry ticket. He looked at
the books" again and found that there
was an entry with a Chinese name,
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That set.
tied II, for he considered he had re-
ceived a "hunch" that could not be
overlooked. Wing Ting won bandily.
Needless to say. those who backed the
favorite considered Spence the sev.
enth son of the seventh son.-Kansaa
City Star.