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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
OLD LETTER TO SANTA
FOUND I'M CHIMNEY.
Written Four Years Ago by Little Har-
rison Child, Daughter of Former
Janitor of Town Hall.

A letter addressed to Santa Claus" in
which the writer said she had been n good
little girl all year, and that she trusted
that Santa" would be good to her, dater
about four years ago, was found by custo-
dian Hugh p. O'Neil. of the City Hall,
Harrison, today, while cleaning out a chin
ney fiue at the Tow Hall.
The letter, enclosed in an envelope.
stated that mamma said that "0F
Sanity would visit all good little girls
and boys" on Christmas Eve, by coming
down the chimney with a bag Of nice
things.
1t was stuck inside the chimney, SO as
Kris Kringle would notice 1t the first
thing. A portion Of il read;
II want a new doll, as one arm OF mine
has been broken by falling off the chair; a
new dress. trimmed with lace, toys and
lots Of jacks and a whole lot OF other nice
little things"
The section of the building which Mr..
OtNeill was working was once the living
apartments Of former Justice Bernard }.
McWalters. Of Harrison, and evidently one
OF his daughters was the author.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
MINISTERS PLAN TO
GET AFTER lMP0STERS.
Church Registry System Would Aid in
Bestowing Charity in the Right
Directions.

To facilitate the systematic distributions
Of aid among the INDECENT. ard of keeping
record of the needs supplied. the Afin-
isterial Association at a meeting yesterday
morning in the First Presbyterian Church
discussed the need of a church registry
system by which the charities given by all
churches and charitable associations wouiG
be recorded, and by this method the un-
worthy eliminated from the list and worthy
people substituted.
Arthur w. McDougall, secretary Of the
Bureau of Associated Charities in this city,
said that he knew of one instance in which
a man had been the beneficiary or charity
from three different churches at the same
time, securing food, clothing and money
sufficient 20 enable him TO live better than
many church members for three months.
Finally, after 500 had been secured, Il posi-
ton was obtained for the man. but he re-
fused to accept II, and was locked IN.
1t was thought that If the name Of every
person aided by a church or charita BILE in
~stitution we're registered in a book to
which all churches had access. this dupli-
cation would be discontinued. Several
other members spoke upon the subject aud
a resolution adopting the suggestion was
passed and a committee appointed to
draw up a plan of procedure. This COM
mittee consists of the Rev. DIR. James j.
Vance, of the North Reformed Church;
the Rev. DIR. Alexander II. Mckinney, OF
the First Presbyterian Church; the
Rev. Warren r. Neff, of the De Gfoot
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Rev.
M. Shipherd, of the B~elleville
Avenue Congregational Church.
1t was said that the registry book would
not be used to decrease donations, but 10
weed out the undesirable citizens who prey
upon charitable institutions, which would
leave more for the cases deserving help.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
TOO NOISY TO SLEEP.
Harrison Third Warders Protest Again
Over Steel Works Exhaust.

Residents of Harrison, particularly those
who live in the Third Ward, are again up
in arms over the noise made by the steam
trip-hammer at the Crucible Steel Works
in that town. The noise Is caused by the
exhaust of the immense forty-ton machine.
and, as the hammer is kept In operation
every night. it is almost Impossible to
sleep with the racket. the residents say.
Health Inspector John T. Mcclure, Of
Harrison, said today that he and his
family were kept awake by the noise. and
that he intended TO get in touch with the
officials of the works today in an effort to
have some relief afforded. This matter
has been taken up IN the past by the Har-
rison Board of Health, ana, after consider
able negotiations, the officials placed a cap
ten feet in diameter on the top of the con
denser, and this acted as a muller. Relief
was Immediately afforded. and since then
the inhabitants of the town have rested in
the arms of Morpheus to the ~accompant-
ment of sweet dreams, but apparently the
muller has been removed recently. and
once more the eXasperating noise has re-
turned, with renewed energy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
GIRL GIVES BACK
STOLEN JEWELRY.
Complaints Dropped Against Freda
Jergerson, Who Robbed Her Uncle
in Arlinptou


Chief OF Police william Tolen, of
Kearny, went to Haekenssck yesterday
and withdrew from the sherfff's office the
warrant that had been issued several
months ago against Freda Jergerson, the
French maid. who was acquitted on a
serious charge in Hackensack yesterday,
upon complaint OF iaer uncle John Nelson,
Of 5S5 Elm street, Arlington, who alleged
that she stole some valuable jewelry from
his home on August 2. 1906. Detective Ser
Geant Walter Oliver was assigned to the
case at the time, and on three different oc-
casions obtained clues of her, but she was
never apprehended until she was finally
arrested in Ridge1eld August IA last upon
a imilar charge and placed in Hacken-
sack Jail. Shortly after the Kearny war
rant was placed in Sheriff MERGERS hands
by Chief Tolen.
Detective Oliver three weeks ago induced
the woman to give hin a valuable brooch
that belonged to her uncle that she had In
her possession. The property was returned
to the owner, which thoroughly established
the case against the woman, as far as the
Kearny authorities were concerned. Her
uncle, however, was induced to Withdraw
the charge against her by County Prose-
cutor's Detective Devalier Yesterday by the
return of all the stolen jewelry, and the
proceedings were dropped.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
SERVICES FOR CAPTAIN NELSON.

Funeral services for the late Franz o.
Nelson. who was captain on steamboats,
in New York Harbor, were held last night
at his late home. 262 North Seventh street.
They We're conducted by the Rev. Joseph
Hunter. Gf the Fifth Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Captain Nelson was born IN
Sweden ffty-three years ago, and came to
this country in 1866. He became a resident
of this city about twelve years ago.
He was a member OF the Pilots Associa-
lion and of Roseville Council No. s22, Of
the ROYAL Areanum.
The captain was in several severe acci-
dents. the last one happening in Noveni-
Der last. which his physician thinks great
added to his illness, The captain is sur
vivcd by a wife and five children, all Of
whom are unmarried.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
KEARNY.

The state Board Of Taxation will
meet on October IS, at the Kearny
tow hall. instead of today. as first de-
cided upon.
st. Ceeilia's Dramatic Lyceum will open
its season on Thanksgiving Day. when It
will present the play "Homeward Bound
in st. Cecilia's Hall.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Smith, of p
Duke street, will be held from her home
tomorrow afternoon, The Rev. Roland S.
pastor of the Knox Presbyterian
Church, will o~flelate.
The Knox Church choir will hold a re
hearsal Of the cantata THE Redeemer aud
which It will sing on Sunday night,
November s..
The tax rate of Kearny This year. will
be $1.4S. the lowest In several years.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
$4,000 FOR AN ARM.
That's What Philadelphia Wants the
P. S. C. to Pay Him.

Papers in a suit for $40, 1000 damages
were served on the Public Service Cor
poration last Saturday by Deputy
United States Marshal Joseph Mayhem,
of Hoboken. The suit was brought in
the United States Circuit Court by
Bartholomew Gendashi, of Philadelphia,
who alleges that he was injured through
negligence on the part Of company en-
ployees June 20 last, when he was
thrown from the platform Of a car in
such a way as to throw his right arm
under the wheels. The limb was SO
crushed that amputation was neces-
sary. Arrow & Kraft appear as coun-
sci for the plaintiff.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
ARLINGTON.

Miss Victoria Allen. of Devon street, is
visiting relatives in Buffalo.
Eagle Lodge. |. Q. G. II. will meet in
Quincy Hall Friday night.
Miss Fannie Dietz, of Elm street. is
visiting relatives and friends in Buffalo.
The arrangements are complete for the
smoker 10 be held in fraternity Han on
Friday night by the American Council,
secured Grand seeretarv Hiberts as
speaker.
The Ladies' Association OF the Birss
Presbyterian Church will hold a rally So
cial at the manse in Eilshemius avenue, Oc-
tober d..
Miss Jennie Curtis, of Albany. n. Y. left
for home Yesterday, after several days
visit with friends on the Heights.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
DRIVER HURT ON OWN WAGON.

While riding on his wagon today Mat
thew Keenan,. So years old. Of East New
ark. a oriver for Van Keuren & Sons, Of
Passaio avenue, Harrison. was injured by
a handle Oh the vehicle, which whirled
around and hit Keenan, on the side. break
ing one Of his ribs and causing confusion
Of his right hand. He was sent to st.
Michaels Hospital. this city, in the Harri-
son police ambulance.
He was driving q patent dumping wagon
loaded with stone, when the bottom gave
way and THERON handle spun around, hit
ting Keeuan, who was on the seat.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
HORSE NOT BACK AFTER DRINK.

L. II. Greenberg. of 81 Birst street, re-
ported to the Fifth Precinct Police sta
ton yesterday that one OF his horses either
strayed away or was stolen yesterday
morning. He said that he let the animal
leave the stable 10 get a drink of water IN
the canal, close by, and h a was the last
he saw of the horse.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
FIRST MADE "HoKEY poKEY;o DEAD

BURLINGTON. Oct. S.-Samuel r. Dun
ham, the originator Of the 'hokey-pokey.r
or ice cream brick, IS dead at his home
mere, 81 heart disease. Durham conceived
the ideR of selling ice cream in cake form
for a penny, and laid by a snug fortune be-
fore lmitators broke into his trade.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08

the trestle, and is confined to his home
while riding on the rear of the car came
in contact with a telegraph pole, severely
iniuring his back and collar bone. DR..
III. Emory Fothe, of Harrison, was called.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
TRoLnEY CONDUCTOR HuRT.

James A. Mccormick. % years old, OF
5O23 North Fourth, street, Harrison. was
badly injured last night on a Turnpike
while going along on the meadows near
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
HuRr IN FALL Ar Gas WORKS.

Christian Blume. ~ years old. Of 2s
Passaie avenue. fell from a ladder at the
gas works In Front street this morning
was injured about the chest and left
He was taken to ST. Michaefe
Hospital, where It was said his injuries
were MT serious.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
CEMETERY MEMORIALS.


GEORGE BROWN & CO..
Established 1850.
Designers and Manufacturers Of
MONUMENTS. ToMBs. VAULTS AND Gems
ERAL CEMETERY WORK IN GRAM
TIE. MARBLE AND STONE.
$40 AND s4 BELLEvILLE AVENUE.
Opp. entrance to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

tant information he will be released and given a post in the Okhrana Cpolitical police).
 The torture chamber is within the Gen. tral Okhrana building, and there near ly every night. except Sundays, from be- fore midnight until in the morning, men are subjected to hellish maltreat- ment in the name of the travesty of justice that now tries to keep order in Russia.
 As the prisoners are all awaiting the so-called "trial' by field court-martial, and therefore practically doomed to death, the torturers are not over-care- ful how they inJure their victims, who when they are finished with are broken men in more than one sense.
 Here is the usual routine: The pris- oner, Tnanacled and chained, is brought up from his cell in the lower story of the building to the tortuer chamber. This grim apartment is furnished with a wooden bench, to which strong straps are fitted for the purpose of securely fastening the victim down. Around the walls hang the instruments of torture, which include rods made of rubber tubes filled with lead (which the excutioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

benefit the laboring classes, and which will rob the socialists of many more votes in time to come
 A life-saving blanket which. in view of the. recent Sound disaster. where so many lives were lost by the sinking of the Larehmont ought to be of great in- terest To Americans, has been tried by the naval authorities at Kiel
 The blanket Is able to float three grown men for more than forty-eight hours. IL looks and feels exactly like the ordinary wooden article, has no disasreaable odor and is the invention of Danish pilot.
 The experiments at kiel showed that the blanket could float a solid lump of iron weighing so pounds for forty-eight hours and that a belt of the same size as the ordinary lifebelt but weighing less than one pound. would keep man above water even after having been soaked in water for twelve hours.
 It is the intention of the navy depart ment 10 adopt the lfesaying blanket on all government vessels, and it also said that the two great transatlantic steam ship companies at Hamburg and Bremen will adopt the blanket on all their pas senger boats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
TSAlAH OF BROADWAY"
Character Study of New Works Great
 est Preacher, Parl<hurst.

Reginald Wright Kaufman, writing of Parkhurst in the March issue of Broad- way magazine says: If New York should by any miracle become all that he wants it to be-and none knows better that a miracle would alone suffice-the doctor would simply have to move some where else and keep on hitting. He is, in the last analysis, a preacher who, whether right or wrong, is at any rate unafraid, a born fighter who often wins and is never so badly beaten that he knows 1t; perhaps narrow man, hut certainly whole man, who, were he d gambler, would play nothing save 100 to shots-not for gain, but just for the love of having the odds against him.
 ''As for New York, it doesn't seem to worry If the best comes to the best. it can get out and seek Philadelphia It Is hard to teach new stunts to an old hound Father Knickerbocker may never become saint-conception of human nature and my knowledge of his police record incline me to believe that he will never wholly reform-but if he doesn't it will not be be- cause the Isaiah of Broadway has failed to make clear the way to Heaven.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

The people of Hamburg have decided to rebuild the beautiful St. Michaefs church, which was destroyed by fire on July last year. in it's old form.
 The new church will cost about one million dollars, and more than half of this amount has been donated by pri- vate citizens. The first donation received within twenty-four hours after the fire, came from New York
 The poor people in the mining district of Saarbrnek who have been so stricken by the recent mining disaster, are deep ly touched by the sympathy shown them by the imperial family.
 The Kaiser gave 20O00 marks from his own private purse to be used in alleyiat- ing the sufferngs of the stricken com munity. This money is being distributed personally by Prince Frederick Leopold, who went about the place visiting the be- reaved homes in d most simple and dem ocratic manner.
 According to the special need, in some homes he left fifty marks, in others 100, and again in others still larger sums. Much satisfaction exists in official cir eles over the hearty and sympathetic tone of the telegrams exchanged between
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

have humorously named God bless us," Gods grace" etc9; iron jackets pin- cers, long needles. and wristsscrews that crush the wrist
 The chief of the political police directs the operations. and his orders are car ried out by staff of fifteen men. Some times a landowner or two, from the sur rounding district are invited to witness the tortures.
 Once in the torture chamber, the pris- oner is freed from his shackles, and Is interrogated, with threats, as to supposed accomplices He is told that he may be tortured to death, but that if he con fesses and names all his accomplices he will be released and a post found for him in the Okhrana.
 The prisoners rejection of these terms is followed by his being stripped nude and strapped down on the bench Hav- ing gagged him with wet rag. the tor turers get busy.
 The first treatment is beating upon the head and body with the rubber rods, the open wounds being sprinkled with salt at intervals. Water and ammonia are used to revive the victim when he swoons.
 If this fails to make the prisoner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

Siddons, the queen of tragedy. By this wife he had one son and three daughters, one of whom married the Hon. Robert Lyttelton, brother of the last colonial sec retary.
 His second marriage was very unhappy. He entered the Roman Catholic church and married Miss Lizzie Rose-Innes, great South American heiress, who soon after separated from him and now lives in Chilli.
 A story is going the rounds in court circles concerning the Kaiser's birthday. 1t appears that the only personages in the British royal family who remembered the birthday in plenty of time were the King and Queen. The other members of the royal family were a whole day late in sending congratulatory messages and gifts.
 The most amusing case was that of the Bohemian Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Her Royal Highness was sitting at luncheon with a few intimate friends, at Kensington Palace, when the head but Ter, who has been in the royal service for many years. whispered: "I beg Your Royal Highnesss pardon, but the Emper-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
7he Farm of Me Fufure

TN an eye-opening article in Appleton's
 Magazine for February, Day Allen Wiley thus pictures the farm of twenty or fifty years hence:
 We look in vain for the wood lot That disappeared long ago to make way for the more profitable field and orchard The wood pile by the kitchen door and the big fireplace have likewise passed away. Nor is there an ash heap any where about To this farmer coal Is too expensive, especially when he knows that he uses less than ten per cent of the heat it generates and that for every ton he buys he pays for ninety per cent of waste. How about kerosene or coal oil or whatever you choose to call it? What Is the use of my paying freight from the oil refinery and helping the trust to make profit when 1 can get something bet ter for my purpose right at home?
 This reply may not convince, because as yet we have not had chance to see for ourselves; but now we will start, be- ginning at the farmhouse. The reason why no smoke comes from the chimney is because the housewife Is getting din ner on a stove burning alcohol-merely a turn of valve controlling the supply and the contact of the match flame; that's all Here and there are lamps which, when lighted at dusk, give out such a brilliant yet even illumination that the ordinary gas jet is a mere gimmer in contrast. Spirits furnishes the light Over in the barn stands the familiar flaming mill for cleaning grain, but one turns the crank that revolves it's blades. The farmer simply throws over the hands of electric switch. and the mill begins humming a merry tune in unison with the clicking of the feed cutter, which is also actuated by the same invisible force. Nor does the farmer depend on the breeze to pump his water The motor-driven pump keeps 1t flowing in a steady stream from the well even into the tank on the roof of his home, where it is ever ready to extin- guish fire and lets him save on his in- surance premiums. In the orchard the press is squeezing the juice out of the apples without a touch of the hand. The hay press does it's work mechanical ly with just a boy to feed it..
 "If we happen to be on the place at but ter making time. we see the cream sepa- rators and churns doing their duty in- dependently of the housewife, who only looks into the creamery now and then 10 see how things are getting on. This farmer may have horses, but not for field work, because he finds he can do so much more with motor machinery at the same expense. Even his blows and cultivators
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
COLONEL MANN AND THE NEWSPAPERS

not know the gentleman personally: and so far as I know none of his near friends are mine; moreover, I have never sub scrbed nor bought either of his silly pub lcations. My interest in him arose from the damnng count made by the New York World, thus: "All of his property is in his daughters name"
 That struck me as pretty good; evi- dently Colonel Mann has faith in his daughter-he must love her, and she loves him. The man surely isn't half bad. Do you remember that, classic of the old man who was condemned to starve In prison being sucked by his daughter? Do you remember the tale of Cordelia and King Lear? Do you remem- Der the love of Madame de Stael for her father, Jacques Necker?
 And so I looked up old man Mann, and found he was born in Sandusky Ohio, in 1899: and worked his way through Lima college; educating himself for a civil en- gineer. When the war broke out he was twenty-one years old. He entered the volunteer army in the First Michigan cavalry. In 1862 he organized the Fifth Michigan cavalry and was made cap tain. The same year. on personal request of the governor he organized the Seventh in many battles. He was several times the "Invincble Seventh" and led them in manybattes. Hewas several times wounded and was mentioned by Siegel for valiant service and endorsed by Lin coin in a list of names of men who de- served special recognition for personal bravery in time of action.
 Colonel Mann has been granted sixteen patents for military accoutrementS, some of which are now used by the govern ment He was granted twenty eight patents for railway appliances. He is the inventor of the Mann Boudor car and the organizer of the company that built these cars. In 1883 the company was absorbed by the Pullman company and Colonel Mann suddenly found himself foundering in the mulligatawney.
 His worse offense seems to be that he has successfully touched" Pierpont Nor gan, Perry Belmont and Astorbilt-all smart setters-without sufficient collat- eral
 All the men who tried to submerge Mann in the muck of their minds tried the artistic touch on these same parties that he touched without success. As near as I can get it. the money he bor- rowed from them they first stole from hinl-giving him the double cross, or as should say the financial cross-buttock. If any blame should be sent Manns way 1t should be because he let 'em off so easy. On this score his consciencs should cer- tainly trouble him, and renorse should .gnaw. at his gfzzard. ff