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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
Citizens Wire Mayor john
son They Can't AccOmmO-
date Delegates.
DENVER LEADS IN OFFER
Atlantic City Intended Making
Bid for National Democratic
Convention but Announced
II Could Not Secure Hall
Large Enough.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Demo-
cratic National Committee met at 1905
p. IN. The States which failed TO re-
spond to the roll call We're Arkansas,
California, Kansas, Maine, Massachu-
setts, Montana, North Dakota, Texas
and Oklahoma, and also the Territory
of Hawaii
The first business taken up was the
motion authorizing the appointment of
a committee TO draft suitable resolu-
tions commemorative of the services
of Messrs. Dennis and Peery.
The committee at once got down to
business. and the delegates proceeded
to nominate cities for holding the con-
vention. -Four cities made q bid for
the convention as follows: Denver,
Louisville Chicago and ST Paul
Charles w. Franklin. of Denver, was
the first speaker to be heard in .ad-
yocacy of the claim of any of the chies
as a place for holding the convention.
He displayed a number OF large dia-
grams, covered with circles. of which
Denver was The centre. He declared
that the Denver committee had 100000
to cover the expenses, and he guaran-
teed every facility in the matter of
hotels, committee room, press accom-
modations. etc.
w. II. +. Mills, of the Denver Busi-
ness Mems League, presented the for
NAL invitation of Denver, repeating in
substance what he had said to the Re
publican committee in the effort to gel
the Republican convention to go to that
city. He repeated the offer of 100000
Senator Teller supported those who
had preceded him in all they had said
about Denver. He said he did not think
the expenses of the convention would
be $100, 900, but nevertheless the money
would be given as a gift without any
restrictions whatever, to be used as the
committee saw fit.
Speaking for Chicago, James Hamil-
ton Lewis read telegram saying that
that city wa. prepared to make an
offer of the convention hall, rent free,
and of $4,000 in cash for immediate
delivery in order to secure the con-
vention. He said he also had received
verbal assurances that if more money
was necessary to pay the actual ex-
penses of the convention It would be
President Bell, of the Hotel Mems
Association. of Atlantic City, said that
it had been intended To invite the con-
vention to that city but owing to the
lack Of hall facilities the invitation
Continued ON seventh Page.)
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Shield Banker as to His
Interest in Mrs. Hoffman,
, of YineIand.
WANT BODY DISINTERRED
Relatives Contemplate Move,
Daughter, Whose Fathers
Identity Is Guarded, Lonely
Mourner at Funeral.-A
Strange Romance.

yINELAND, Dec. 12.-''Under agree
ment, | bind myself to pay to Mrs.
Madeline Hoffman and her daughter,
Gladys Hoffman, the sum of $3.50 a
month until the said Gladys Hoffman
attains the age of q years, 1t being
understood that II either Mrs. Hoffman
or her daughter dies during the terms
of this agreement only half of this sum
is TO be paid to the survivor"
This in effect was the contract signed
by prominent New York bank presi-
dent, which has caused the strange
conflict between the blood relations of
Mrs. Hoffman, who committed suicide
here Sunday last. and the Vineand
officials, who have refused the relatives
access to her papers, assumed fun
charge of the woman's funeral, have
planned the future of her orphan girl.
now u years old ana with Judge Tuller,
of the Orphans Court, declare that
they will continue to shield the father
of Gladys Hoffman from exposure be-
fore his wife and two children.
The Vineland officials Justify their
course by stating that Mrs Hoffman
was estranged from her family. had
been abandoned by her brother few
hourse before she ended her life. had
capsed the arrest, conviction and sen-
tence of her sister, Mrs. Marius Fry, on
CONTINUED on seventh PaEe.)
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ROOseyeIt's Announcement
Great Help for Success,
They Think.
FEARED PRESIDENT MOST
National Committeeman Declare
His Elimination From Contest
Increases Democratic Chances
if Eastern Man Is Named
at Convention.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.--Members of
the Democratic National Committee
who We're in this city We're among the
most interested of the readers of the
announcement made in this mornings
papers that President Roosevelt had re-
iterated his determination not TO ac-
cept any nomination for the Presidency
and while most of them were reserved
in their comment, ii was evident from
their manner that they saw in 1T a fa-
vorable omen for their own party.
Several of them were frank enough
to express the opinion that President
Roosevelt could poll larger Demo-
Cratic vote than any other candidate,
and their inference was that with the
President absolutely out of the race
the Democratic candidate would not
only retain the vote of his own party,
but would stand better show of max
ing inroads upon the opposition.
Chairman Taggart does not quite agree
with most of the prominent Democrats
that the Presidents new announcement
will have any effect on Democratic
chances.
I'VE have taken the President at his
word" he said, ''and had entirely antici-
pated that he would say just what he has
saId.p The Presidents announcement has
given stimulus to the anti-Bryan senti-
fnent among the Democrats especially OF
the Easter States.
Several of them declared before the
National Committee went into session
that the Presidents elimination from the
contest would materially increase Demo-
cratic chances If an Eastern man could
be chosen as the Democratic candidate,
and they mentioned especially the names
of Lieutenant-G Chanler, of New
York, and former Governor Douglas. of
Massachusetts. There also were express
sions favorable TO Governor Johnson, of
Minnesota.
with Johnson and Chanler we have a
good chance" said one of them. Among
those who were mingling with the crowd
was w. b. Hunter of New York city
treasurer of the Bryan Democratic League
of New York State which numbers 81, 600
members. Il should like to see Mr. Bryan
President" said Mr.. Hunter, but I,don' /
think he can elected If nominated"
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USE KNIFE ON
PRESIDENTS
DAUGHTER
Mrs LOngWOrih Doing Well
After Appendicitis
Operation.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.--Dr. Rixey
at 1870 o'clock announced that the
operation on Mrs. Lcngworth, daugh-
ter of the President. was successful in
every way and that Mrs Longworth
was gradually recovering from the in
fluence OF the anaesthetic.
ut was found that the operation
was necessary, and should not have
been delayed beyond the present time, +"
said DR. Rixey. This was in exact
accordance with the advice of the New
York specialists. 1t was a very pretty
little operation and was performed by
DIR. Finney. Of Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore"
President Roosevelt left his Office
and was at the scene of the operation
until it had been completed On being
inform ed that it had been successfully
accomplished and that the patient was
in no danger he returned at once to
his office and took up his routine work.
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LOSES LICENSE
TO BISHOPS
LAW
Court Declares PilIsbury's
Hilton Permit Forfeited.
Similar Case Pending.

After hearing testimony in the Court
of Common Pleas in the proceedings
brought against Allen C. Pillsbury, who
ran the Pillsbury Hotel in Hilton until
II was raided by Sheriff Soinmer's men,
last July, as disorderly house, Judge
Ten Eyck today declared his license
forfeited.
Michael T. Barrett appeared for the
hotel man, although the case was that
of County Counsel Elvin w. Cranes,
while William H. Parry appeared for
the Christian and Methodist churches in
Hilton, who made the fight against
Pillsbury to have the license forfeited.
The man pleaded non vult September
30, and was directed to pay d fine of
$500, and was put on probation for two
years.
The proceedings against him today
were brought under the Bishops act,
and as they are the first of the kind
SO brought are Of more than ordinary
interest. Under the act, il man
against whom such proceedings are
brought is found guilty, the license he
has obtained is forfeited and he is
disqualified for a year in getting ap-
other, while the place which he has
occupied is also barred from license
privileges for a whole year.
There is another like case pending,
in which the court said it would hear
testimony on January 81 next. 1t is
that of Perry s. Watson, who ran the
Hilton Hotel, put in like pleaA re-
ceived a like sentence, and against
whom like proceedings have been en-
tered
In his decision the court said that the
main question was whether the law had
been habitually violated and that, as the
testimony showed. had been done. With
tho facts before the court there was no
qnestion, the judge said. that the place
was habitually sesort for disotderly per-
sons. 1t had also been shown, the judge
added, that the proprietor had guilty
knowledge of such violation and hence was
menable to the penalty prescribed While
he might have made a mistake in his plea
of non vult, as counsel set forth, Pillsbury
appeared to be any intelligent man, and IL
In an honest business, would have resented
his arrest.
The principal witness against the place
who hailed originally from Scranton He
told aoout couples going into the place,
etc, and when Pillsbury was called In his
defense, which was a general denial he
detective and his company seemed so nice
that / gave them roses and honeysuclxles
Constables Wallace and Reeves, of the
sheriff's office, who took part In the raid,
told about it. the latter swearing that
when he asked Pillsbury for his registry
book, the hotel man said that he had
not kept a registry lately, and that If
George Kaegi one of the guests captured
upstairs. was there ''he must have sneaked
up without my knowing it,.
Kaegi swore that it was his wife he had
with him. and other male guests did like
wise.
That Valentine Braun is the owner of
the premises was admitted. He does much
contracting work for the county
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Kearny Man Goes for Glass
Of Water and Faces
Loaded Revolver.
In WRESTLE GUN IS FIRED
Bullet Grazes Arm While Antag-
Onist's Pal Uses Jimmy on
Victims Head..Wife and
Son Reach Scene in Time
to See Intruders Escape.

Confronted with a revolver in the
hands of a burglar. carly this morning,
Max Stern, of 115 Johnston avenue,
Kearny, grapplcd with the intruder Il his
home in the dim gas light. He managed to
overpower him. face downwards, throw
ing the marauder over chest that stood
partly in front of the open window,
through which he entered.
In endeavoring 10 wresi the iircarm FROM
his antagonist il went of the bullet tnk-
ing effect in Sternss right arm, Just below
the shoulder, causing surface wound, the
bullet eoursed it's way through the
sleeve of his undershirt, hit the Kitchen
range, f1attening II completely In
his effort to overpower the burglar the
latter,s pal. who stood guard Just out
side the window, struck Stern over the
head with a jimmy. inf1icting a wound
that bled profusely and so stunned the
victim that he was Obliged to loosen
his hold, and both men escaped.
Mrs. Stern, hearing the rumpus from an
adjoining bedroom, reached the scene in
time to see the burglars vanish and help
relieve her husband Their son, Sidney. 1f
years old, was aroused, and he went to the
police station nearby and reported The in
cident TO Night Sergeant zitzow, who sent
Sergeant John Smith to the scene. He was
ard. The officers found that the burglars
attempted to enter the apartments through
the bedroom occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stern and their sou. tue screen having been
torn off. For some reason they changed theii
plan and gained entrance through the real
kitchen window. throwing aside the catch
A derby hat belonging 10 one of-the men
was found and the fiattened bullet, too
both of which were taken TO the police sta
ton The sons gold watch was founC
missing.
The Stern apartments are in the reai
of store they conduct. and it is sup
posed that the burglars entered the prop
erty through gate ON the Chestnut street
side. At o'clock Mr.. Stern, awakened by
thirst, passed out into the kitchen in his
night clothes to get a glass Of water, and
was confronted with the raised revolver
Mr.. Stern said today that he was always
afraid Of firearms and he could not ex-
plain why he made the dash for the man,
who had the gun ready for service
There is every indication that the work
of the men was well planned. They worked
so quietly that not a sound was heard.
1t is thought that they had been in the
place only few moments, as nothing was
disturbed outside of the sons clothing.
Mr. Stern describes mis- antagonist as a
man of medium height and quite stout.
The gas was too dim to obtain a good
outline of his features. Chief of Police
William Tolen and Detective Sergeant
Walter Oliver. of kearny, began an IN
vestigation as soon as the matter was re-
ported Detective Oliver stated that he
was awakened by the barks OF the dog in
the yard that is in the rear of his house,
but he heard no revolver shots.
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FORGED NAME
OF TUTOR TO
BUY GIFTS
AntOinette Barris Wanted
to Get Christmas Pres
ents--ParOIed by Police.

In order to have money with which
to buy Christmas presents Antoinette
Barris, 16 years old. of 80 River street,
forged the name OF her teacher, Miss
Rose C. Lynch, who conducts a dress
making school at SS5 Broad street. to a
check made out for $50 on the Federal
Trust Company. The girl was in a re-
pentant mood and was arraigned before
Acting Judge Yuill on a charge of
forgery this morning. She was paroled
for the Grand Jury. The Rev. Ernest
D'Aquilla, in whose parish the girl
lived, promised to be responsible for
her appearance when wanted.
The Barris girl was under tuition
at Miss Lynch's school for about a
month. On Monday she went up to the
Federal Trust Company and presented
the check to the cashier. He stamped
the check as cashed, but on glancing
at the signature he thought that It
looked strange, and went to compare
II with other signatures of Miss Lynch.
AS he did the girl left the bank and
was gone when he came back to ask
her about it. Miss Lynch's attention
was called TO the check and she denied
having signed It,
Suspicion rested on the Barris girl The
attention of the police was called to the
case, and Detective Sergeants Long and
Ryan went to investigate. They succeeded
in getting the girl to sign the name of
Rose c. Lynch to a paper, as though she
had ordered a dress. The girl did as she
was told. and when comparison OF this
signature aud the one on the check was
made 1t was found that they were identi-
cal. The girl at first denied the forgery,
bffl lpfn 1f fArs hafr1 dos1f aAA ~
cashier of the bank as the girl who had
presented the check for payment she con
fessed her guilt. She was locked up at
police headquarters last night. but. owing
to her age. she was arraigned in Judge
Howells private Office by Acting Judge
Yulll this morning.
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FIRE BREAKS
OUT IN HEART
OF CITY
Hardware Establishment Is
Damaged Flames Reach
the Star Building.

Fire that started on the third floor
of the establishment of r. Gray, 100
Market street, this afternoon, did sew
eral thousand dollars worth of damage
to the Gray building and caused loss
to several adjoining buildings, includ-
ing that of the STAR.
The blaze is said to have started
among some oalSum and hardware
packing stored in the rear part of the
Gray building. The material was of 4
very infammable nature, and when the
flames burst from the building the fire
caught on the other buildings.
The firemen were prompt in answer
ing the alarm and soon extinguished
the fire on the other buildings and con-
fined it to the Gray structure.
The fire broke out in the fourth floor
of the building, which was used to
store rope and oakum, and it is be-
lieved to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion.
The blaze from the Gray building set
fire to the rear part of the STAR
building damaging the art department.
The firemen were able TO work to
good advantage through the rear OF
the STAR building.
Besides the material tlat vas bufneu
in the Gray building considerable danl-
age was done by water to stock. In
the STAR building some small damage
was done by fire, and more by water
There was considerable excitement in
all Of the Office buildings adjoining, owing
to the dense smoke, which rolled up III
volumes
Major Carl Lentz was one of the first
TO discover the blaze and he rendered
valuable assistance to the firemen by d.
recting them from the rear window OF
his Office how they could get at the fire.
For half an hour or more the hlaze loGlItaI
as though 1t was going TO extend to this
building which adjoins the Gray building
in the rear and which fronts on Broad
street.
The firemen worked like beavers aad
placed ladders up against the buildings IN
Market street, and took lines OF hose up
them. and also used Office buildings for
the same purpose.
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2 YOUNG MEN
SEEK DEATH;
ELUDESONE
Latter Recites Verse on Fail
ure in Life, Cuts Throat.
Bullet Kills Other.
Especial to the Evening Starl
y care not for riches,
J care not Tor gold;

My life is a failure
SO I've been told
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 12.-standins
in the glow of an electric arc lamp
at the corner of Palisade avenue
and Ferry street. Jersey City, early this
morning, Frank Flanagan, % years
old. living with his parents at 46 Bea-
con avenue, quoted these few lines of
rhyme, and as the word failure
ushered from his lips, in a dramatic
manner, and with pose and gesture of
a ShalSepearean actor he drew a cary
ing knife across his throat, cutting a
deep cash.
Patrolman O'Connor. of the Central
avenue station, CHANGED to be in the
near vicinity, and hearing a deep bass
voice reciting poetry at an early hour
in the morning thought it best to in
vestigate.
As the policeman rounded the corner
he was just in time TO see the flash Of
the steel blade and the deep incision
in the throat of Flanagan.
The patrolman took the knife The
victim sank to the ground with a groan
and lay in limp heap.
Using his handkerchief OConnor
wrapped it about the wound and then
rang for an ambulance. A few stitches
and some sticking plaster closed the
ugly gap and then the wounded youth
was taken to the City Hospital.
The cut was too painful to permit
him to talk when questioned today,
but if all goes well he viii in few days
be made to explain to Judge Mccarthy,
in the Second Criminal Court, as he will
be held on a charge of attempt at
suicide.
While Flanagan was being hustled
off to the City Hospital a pistol shot
startled the sleeping residents in the
vicinity of River View Park, and soon
heads were popping out of windows.
Patrolman Golden ran to the park
Lying on the ground was a pistol, still
smoking, gripped in the right hand of
young man. Blood flowed freely from
a wound in his right temple. When
the surgeon from Christ Hospital
viewed the body he said death had
been instantaneous.
A card in the pocket of the suicide
bore the name of Michael Alonzo, of
434 Central avenue.
AT this address lives a sister, and
she identified the body as that of her
brother. She said he was 10 years
old and recently employed by a New
York leather firm. No motive was ap-
parent for his taking his own life.
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ASKS POPE TO
AID HIM TO
GET THRONE
Futile Appeal Of Don Carlos,
: Spanish Pretender, Once
Close to POntiff.

ROME. Dec. 12.-The Pope today re-
ceived in private audience Don Car
los of Bourbon, the pretender to the
Spanish throne. Don Carlos expressed
the hope that the Pontiff would assist
him in an attempt to regain the throne
of Spain.
His Holiness, although saying that
his friendship was unalloyed, indicated
plainly that for political reasons 1t
would be impossible for him to change
his present attitude toward King AL
fonso.
Don Carlos enjoyed the most inti-
mate relations with the present Pope
when the latter was Patriarch of
Venice.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
WON'T ACCEPT
NOMINATION
AGAIN
Roosevelt Issues Emphatic
Declaration on Third
Term Question.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-~President
Roosevelt last night announced his un-
altered purpose not TO accept nomina-
ton for the Presidency in 1908 The an
nouncement was in almost the briefest
form possible, except that he quoted his
own statement of election night in 1904
and the declaration was prefaeed by
the following sentence, which appeared
at the head of the statement given out
from the White House:
I'm view Of the issuance Of the call
Of the Republican National COMMITTEES
lconIipued ~ seventh Pnse.l
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
"CHILD LABOR" INTERESTS
FRIENDLY VISITORS.

Hugh r. Fox. of PIanfield, president Of
the State Board Of Chidrens Guardians
and chairman of the New Jersey State
committee of the national committee of
child labor, gave a most comprehensive
talk on the question OF Child Labor" at
the reguIur weekly meeting OF The Con-
ference of Friendly Visitors IN the Free
Public Library this morning
Mr.. Fox told Of what had been accom-
plisbed in procuring legislation bearing
on the problem of child labor. particularly
that of aboishing night labor for the boys
and girls Ia the glass industries Of South
Jersey. He said that the general code
governing child labor in New Jersey was
good. but that n more rigid enforcement
of the law was required. He explained
that people whom the law affected did not
appreciate Its value, for instead of being
a mennce to them u was really the
foundation of the making of better and
more valuable citizens. since 1t kept the
child at school to develop the mind, and
in the playground where better physical
results would be obtained.
Door Checks.
kfocirrof A T1aFernl1n On TC6. .Tof Froad nt A
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CAUSES DEATH
OF RAILROAD ENGINEER.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 12.-Hero OF
hairbreadth escapes while running the
fast flyers ON the Reading road between
this city for the years that have made
him the oldest engineer in service on
the road, Matthew Langtry died in the
hospital yesterday as a result of pick
ing a pimple on his neck three days
ago.
When told by physicians that the
operation was the only thing that could
save him, Langtry kissed his young
wife and 4-months-old son CHEEKY
farewell and walked to waiting am
bulance. He WAS dead three hours
later.
Langtry had been an ngineer for
fifteen years, and during the summgr
rush ran q flyer that made the 5s-mile
trip 10 the shore in 45 minutes. @qke
Meet me a. MlHLoNs lsz Marhss z IN ths
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SPEAKER CANNON
NAMES TWO COMMITTEES,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Spealter Cam
non, in the course of an eight-minute ses-
sion of the House today announced the
appointment of ule following committees
On rules, the Speaker, Mr.. Dalzell
(Rep9, Pennsylvania; Mr.. Sherman
(Rep), New York; John Sharp Williams,
Dem), Mississippi: Mr.. De Almond
(Dem1, Missouri.
On mileage, Mr.. Brumm (Rep1 Penn
sylvania; Mr.. Kennedy (Rep), Iowa: A.
y. James lftep), skentucky; Mr.. Lewis
Oem.), Georgia. Mr.. Dover (Dem.), Ohio.