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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
PLAN
OF $l,OOO,OOO
SHIP CANAL
Board of Works Getting Il
Ready to Submit to
Taxpayers.

So as to enlighten the voters on the
practicability and feasibility of the ship
canal proposition, and the benefits that
would accrue to the city from the per-
fiction of the meadow harbor for which
the Governor has signed the bill au-
thori2ing the expenditure of 81, 10000
for the improvement if it meets with
the approval of the majority of the
voters at the coming general election,
the members of the Board of Works,
1T the meeting yesterday, discussed the
situation to the exclusion of practically
everything else.
In order to give the taxpayers an
idea of the general plan on which the
1000, 600 will be expended if the refer
endum wins, a detailed general plan for
the construction of the canal is being
prepared and will appear in the papers
on Monday. Accompanying the sketches
will be marginal footnotes thoroughly
explaining the scheme as it is worked
GU so far by the engineers who have
been interested.
The general plan will give the trend
of the Improvement, but in the absence
of thorough investigation u on &C.
count of the monumental mount of
work to be done, there is a possibility
of the face of the project being changed
materially before 1t is put into practical
operation, but the plan, as outlined,
will be sufficient for the educational
Campaign that is to be waged by the
Board of Works to interest the citi-
zens in the contemplated municipal i'm
provement and gain their support.
The five members of the board aired
their views, and all were unanimous in
the opinion that the building of the
ship canal would mark an epoch in the
growth and prosperity of the city and
aid materially in increasing the popu-
lation, together with adding millions
of dollars in taxable land, which in a
short while, with the payment of the
manufacturers, who are sure to settle
for dock privileges, would quickly re-
pay the city the money expended with
interest a thousand fold.
1t was predicted that after the COM
pletion of the canal the population of
the city would reach the million mark
and be recognized as the second city
in the Union, and further, President
Arthur r. Denman, of the board,
stated that there was a mistaken idea
that the city would be Immediately
saddled with the 81 1000, 900 bond issue
TO carry on the work. This he said
was wrong. The bonds would be is
sue only as fresh funds were needed
to carry OF the work, and pointed out
that the completion of the canal would
add to the prestige Of the city and place
on the tax books millions of dollars in
assessments on lands that were now
practically worthless.
COMMISSIONS Frank ]. Book spoke
at some length on the outline of h
scheme, and the beneficial results that
would accrue to every resident of the
city, and then deplored the lack of
civic pride displayed by the citizens.
you can go. anywhere else" he said,
''and the people think their city the
best in existence. Come here and some
people viii try to tell you that this is
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NOT SUNK BY JAPS.
Empress of China Lost in Vancouver
Through Open Sea Cooks.

NEW YORK, Oct. Pc. V. Skinner, as
sistant traffic agent Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway IN this city, has announced that
the report that the company's Oriental
liner, the Empress of China, had been sunk
alongside her wharf at Vancouver, B. c.,
by the Japanese was ridiculous.
The Empress Of China did sink at her
dock. but It was due to open sea cocks,
and. according to Mr.. Skinner, the com
pany expects to have her in condition to
sail on schedule time next week. She was
loaded with flour, cigarettes and pig lead.
Her cargo was considerably damaged by
water.
The Empress of China was built in Eng
land in 1891, and was 49, feet long. She
receives a subsidy for carrying British
mail to Hong Kong and the Orient.
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3 IN HEARST AUDIENCE.
Heavy Frost Nips His New Brunswick
Presidential Boom.

NEW BRUNSWICK. oct. 25.-Daniel f.
Dwyer, who is New Jersey organizer for
the Independence League Of New York,
and who is trying to organize branches Of
the Hearst organization throughout the
State in anticipation of the 1908 campaign.
tried to hold a meeting here last night. He
had the town plastered with posters an
nouncing Joseph Klein, of Jersey City,
and w. r. Jones, Of New York, as the
speakers, and hired the Central Pleasure
Palace for the evening
An audience of five turned up, including
two reporters. Dwyer gave up the idea
of holding a meeting and remarked that
If this keeps up William Randolph Hearst
will go bankrupt. He is going to try his
luck at Railway tonight.
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Nirn. Harrx /. HnRer.

P~LAINFIELD, Oct. 25.-Mrs. Harry
]. Eager, a new resident of this city.
formerly of Perth Amboy, died in the
bathtub at her home yesterday from
heart disease. Her husband, who is
in business in New Brunswick, had left
for that place shortly before Matilda.
a 1~3-year-old domestic, heard Mrs.
Eager fall, and on going to see what
terics. Three children under 8 years
OF age ran out screaming and attracted
h attention OF f. J. Hall, a neighbor.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
SUES NEW BRUNSWICK AND LOSES.

PERTH AMBOY. Get. -
John Smith. OF New Brunswick. lost his
$500 suit against the city of New Bruins
wick in the District Court yesterday. The
case was tried here, as Judge Hicks, Of
the New Brunswick District Court, was
city attorney in New Brunswick when the
Smith claim was first presented. Smith
claimed that he had been appointed in
spector of a sewer job by an Alderman.
Later, when the sewerage committee told
him that he couldn't have the job and
appointed someone else, he refused to be
dismissed and reported on the job every
day. Judge Adrian Lyon granted g nom
srit IN motion Of New B~runsWfclk's city
attorney.
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FAMILY FESTIVAL.
Plattduetsche Verein Plan Outing
November IA.

The Plattdeutsehe Verein Of Newark
will nave a family festival November IA,
and President Otto jain appointed this
committee last night to make the arrange
ments: Martin Koch, Peter Strunk. Otto
George. Herman Rode and Fritz Field
mann.
Four lays before this affair the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements for
the excursion to the Thousand Islands next
summer will go over the route and select
the necessary hotel and railroad accommo-
dations. The committee in charge of the
recent anniversary celebration reported a
surplus.
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scattered along the route of the parade
through the East Side from 156 Henry
street, the rabbi's home, to the synagogue.
There was little need for the police,
however. The parade, although there
were fully 5000 people IN 1t, was orderly
in the extreme and went through the
streets without molestation. The only
sign Of disturbance occurred in front OF
the and this was due merely
to the fact that only a part of the people
could get inside.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
BOYS DEFY ORDINANCE.
Burn Leaves and Thereby Anger Prop
erty Owners.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 25.-Since
Mayor Cooper ordered property owners to
stop burning dead leave in the streets, oil
swept the leaves Into piles along the gut
ters, to be carted away by the Street De-
partment.
Sehoolboys ser Are to the piles in nil
parts of. the city today. Some of the
principal streets were enveloped in smoke
for a time, and property owners We're
greatly vexed, fearing that the public
new law and laying themselves open to
fines.
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RABBITS FUNERALPEACEFU
No Repetition of Joseph Riot at Burial
of Moses Shapiro.

NEW YORK, oct. 25 More than 5000
Hebrews-men and women-flled the syna-
sogue Of Boel-Zedak-Ausel-Illi at De-
lancey and Norfolk streets, and the neigh
boring th~orouehfares yesterday, upon me
occasion OF the funeral of the Rabbi Moses
Shapiro.
with a recollection of the calamity OF
seven years ago when. at the funeral of
Rabbi Joseph on the lower East Side. the
parade Of Hebrews was broken up and a
riot resulted, there was ample police pro-
lection Yesterday.
The reserves from the Delaney, Ell
bridge. Union Market and Fifth street sta
tons. numbering seyenty-hve men, were
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
BLIND BOY LEADS.
Has Collected More for Church Fund
Than Others-supports Mother.

PLAINFIELD, Oct. ~25.-Although sight
less, and obliged to find his way about
town with the aid Of a cane, Percy Can
non has set the pace for the local Baptists,
by turning in 1888 in contributions for the
building fund of Faith Chapel.
Percy has been blind from childhood, fol
lowing an attack of measles. Despite his
'nlrmity he has been the partial support of
u widowed mother by Gaming chairs, which
he takes home and delivers again, tread
ing his way through the streets without
any assistance except his cane.
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ton of the Board of Trade for a board of
nine members to be appointed, as against
the large board of elective members. The
meeting was adjourned to meet next Fri
day night.
The propositions of DR.. William Buer-
mann, president Of the Clinton Hill Assoc
citation, on the pollution Of the Passaic
River and the riparian rights question,
which were scheduled for discussion, were
not reached.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25
Sale New House
Coats, Bathrobes
A Deposit Reserves Your Choice
TIL Dec.

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Ri BSy e E R sseS 8 esB@ at Flannel 3.O5
rI ssg g or Bath q h Robss Wool 500
Bath ngy k RGgs' IS German Blanket l.5O
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Sale stockings
and Underwear
Ends satnrday, IO 2. e

women's 19c Stockings.
Women's 29c Stockings. ........ .....4oe
Women's SIC Stockings. use
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Child's DC Stockings. life
Childrenis 25c Underwear. ....... Ice
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Mems S1.OO Underwear
Women's 25c Underwear. Ale
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Women's 75c Underwear .0Be
Children's 59c Union suits. .........sA4c
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Simply irresistible unique
and original creations chew
lot, serge, plain serge, nov
city plaids and checks; Rus
sian blouse, man-o'-war and
sailor styles; some Panama
In a variety of colors; to see
is to appreciate; regular
$3.50 and S6, at ..........4.5O
other Dresses $40 TO 4a6
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-09-25
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaddlnger
were recent guest Of Trenton friends
Wallace Hurley, of Philadelphia,
recently visited relatives here.
Charles s. Roberts il having his
barn remodeled.
Miss Annie Massey hns returned To
her home IN Philadelphia after spend
ing the summer in New Hope.
Mrs. Margaret fentherstone Is
having her house on Mechanics street
repaired
Harry Pun and family hive return
ed homo aiter an extended visit nj
Weston. n. j.
Mrs. Annie Ely has returned 10 her
Philadelphia home after spending the
summer III Newhope.
Miss Mary Ely, OF Soeburv, has
been enrolled as student Of the
Millersvllle State Normal School
Mrs. Adelaide Slmons. of MillsiIle,
was the guest of Squire scarborough
and family during the week
Charles Fonll>e has returned home
after spending some time nj MI
Clemens. Mich, for his health. lie
IL very much improved
Albert Hooker aud BERNARD Cnrlen
left for Millersburg Academy on Tues
day morning last, where they have en-
rolled as students.
Mrs. Joseph MeGilI Of Solnbury, haa
| II pumpkin which measures % inches
| around kept over from last years
crop. IL IL still very heavy aud solid
Has anyone II lnrSer pumpkin left
| from last years growth.
Rev. Wood aud family who hive
been occupying Phillips Mill Inn
| during the summer, left for Camden,
| last week, During their stay IN this
vicinity Mr. Wood has made host OF
warm friends who nre very sorry 10
| see HIM leave here. He occupied the
pulpit Of the Presbyterian Church
last Sunday, az he hns done ON other
previous occasions.
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FlEMiNGTON BREADS HANGING:
SCHUYLER IGNORES RELIGION
Hears. unmoved, Services Conducted in
lai and Tells Pastor that Authorities
Will Hang Innocent Man Eats
and Sleeps Well but Occasion
ally Walls The People
of Caliton Swore Ny
Life Away"

The Rev. Dir. G. 5. Woodruff, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, conducted religions services
III the corridor of the county lal
Sunday afternoon. He WIS assisted
hy several members of his congregn
ton, including Mrs. Woodruff, who
led the singing.
John l.. Schuyler, who will hang
Friday, October 1, for the murder of
Manning Riley, listened Ia the ser.
vices from his cell Schuyler appear
cd utterly nnmoved during the ser
vices and When II came ton close told
the pastor they would hang nm limo
| cent man; that he would have To die
| for another's crime.
Michael Tomasi, indicted for the
murder of Mrs. Frank Gongilio, at
iambertville, May 20, last, took II
deep interest III the exercises and
when the visitors left the prison lac
began TO hum some of the hymns.
Workmen, Monday morning, began
1
the erection of the scail'old upon which
Schuyler will swing into eternity. IT
rs being erected IN the jail yard, which
~ but "A few feet from Schuyler's cell
lie will be able 10 hear distinctly the
workmen as they erect the death
trap.
The condemned man eats heartily,
sleeps well and only occasionally
breaks down and bewnils his fate, ex b
claiming: "fhe Galifen people swore
my lie away.
Schuyler recently discovered the
steps which will he placed III position
leading to the scalIold when he re.
marked TO n fellow prisoner: 81 sup
pose FIJI have to walk up those steps
some day.
Many residents of FIeminston
dread to have II hanging take place
there and have made arrangements To
spend that dry out of town.
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Resolutions OF Respect.

At an adjourned meeting Of the
Board Of Education held on Thurs
day evening, September 18th. the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted in
respect to the death of William j..
Hennesey, Clerk of the Board
WHEREAS, as an all wise Providence
has seen IT to remove our friend
and associate, MIR. William ] Hen
Messy, who for several Years has
been most earnestly and actively
engaged IN the work of this Board
ReSoited, that We tender to his
family our heartfelt sympathy in their
bereavement We feel TINT IN the
death of Mr. Hennesey We lose II mem
Der who by his genial disposition aud
devotion to the duties Of his office
earned the respect aud confidence of
ell who knew him, aud who by the
purity Of his private life and the in
tegrity of his public conduct, has left
to this world Il character which shall
be held by us in grateful remen
brance as long as life shall last.
THOMAS T. RYAN,
t. W. CLossoS,
WILLIAM kACnLTNE.
Committee.
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hUNTERD0N COUNTY W. C. 7. u

The twenty-third annual convon-
tion OF the Ilunterdon County Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held IN the Methodist Church ut
Pennington. Sept. 18th, 1907, County
President, Mrs Eva T.. Gebhardt IN
the char. The morning session wns
opened with IL prayer service led by
Mrs. julia A. Powell. Subject.
Making the Most Of Our Opportuni
ties. The roll call showed an atteil-
dance of four general officers aud ten
superintendents Of departments of
work. There are twenty departments
taken up IN Hunterdon county. Re
ports were heard from all during the
day, each being very encouraging
and showed that much good work Ind
been done
The following ministers were pres
ent during the day and evening and
rendered much valuable service.
Rev. j W. Rogan, Rev. G. S. Wood
ruff, Rev j. l.. Miner, Of Fleming
ton; Rev. Mr. Kensey, of Clinton
Rev. DIR. Louck, of White House.
The Introduction Of these gentlemen
closed the morning service.
The afternoon session opened with
deyotions led by Mrs. G. S Wood
ruff, after which the president gave
her report. She said in part: "The
threads once woven cannot be undune.
SO the record Of the past year must
stand Just as II IL, but, we have reason
to be encouraged The county has
made a gain in membership, one new
Union has been organized at White
House with corps Of energetic work
ers, aud while all honor il given to
the women who have grown gray in
the temperance work we must have
the younger women who will take np
the threads when these tired hands
are folded" She also made an ear
nest plea for more work done for the
children. Then. she said, in taking a
broader outlook she thought there
was great reason for encouragement
for out of the AZ states have Prohib-
tory Laws and "a states have Local
Option. The states having Prohibl-
ton are Maine, Kansas, Georgia aud
Oklahoma
Mrs. Powell then took the chair and
conducted the election of officers
which resulted by unanimous vote in
the reelection Of the following Off.
GERS; President, Eva +. Gebhardt
corresponding secretary, NJ. q. Hunt
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Normal Students.

There are twenty students from
LambertYile at present attending
the State Normal School in Trenton,
Augusta Lynch, Isabel 7. Reilly,
Irene b. Sheath. Pauline Koran, Katie
O Rourke, jeanette Barber and Ray
mond Fretz were students last SEES
sion. Title Akers, Lettie Hayerly.
Muriel Schanck, Annabel Boyle, Lidie
Stiles, Gertrude Led ger, Eleanor NJ
Lugar, Laura Kinney entered this
year. The above fifteen are graduates
Of the Lambertyille High School.
Ella Lequer entered from the paro-
chial school. and Paul Scarborough
and Martha Reinert, former residents
of this city also entered from the high
school. Margaret Cochran and Alice
Butler entered from the Model School,
Trenton.
The following pupils entered the
Model from the Lambertvile High
School: Mary MacKubbin, Donald
MacKubbin, Richard Van Horn, Alex
Dilts, Horace Farlee, Reba Preston,
Mary Brown, j. Keith Brown, Mar
saret Robertson, Alice Bancroft, Edith
Van Horn and Charles Malloy. Mar
earet Cavanaugh and Mary Twomey
entered the Model from the parochial
school.
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THE INTERSTATE FAIR.

Arrangements for the Inter State
/ Fair, at Trenton, n. j., September
30th to October 4th, inclusive, have
been completed. Secretary Mahlou
II. Margerum has closed the booking
of Il score of special attractions which
will make the fair one of features.
Entries for the thirteen races of the
speed program, with purses to the
total of So, 500, are being received in
every mail, and when the lists close
September cath all the classes will be
filled, assuring the greatest racing
card to be seen without the Grand
Circuit.
Automobile features Will be special
zed this year at the fair. On Monday
the opening day, there will be an au-
tomobile race meet, consisting of II
program of eight events, with prizes
which have attracted the greatest rae-
ing drivers to enter the races.
On Friday afternoon, October ith,
at O'Clock, twenty-four hour EN-.
dulance race for automobiles will be
started. Ten of the standard cars
Will be entered, aud the winning
drivers will receive cash prizes ri
YER trophies will be given owners of
winning cars.
The vaudeville department of tue
tar brings together such stars ms
Dare Devil" Sehreyer, who, ON IL
bicycle, rides down plane from IL
tower 100 feet high and then leaps
through space for 100 feet, Wooster's
relay races, with lady riders, who go
four miles; Joseph LarouX, iii double
triple balloon ascension and parachute
leap; Minting the Marvel, IN daring
act, riding II monocyele up II spiral
plane; Marrnelli, i'll ii double somer-
smut automobile act Calvert, the
king of high-wire artists, Rae aud
Bendetto, with their revolving ladder;
Mile. Omega, the world's most per
feetly formed woman, on slack wire,
aud half dozen other acts of stellar
character.
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recording secretary, Ellnor Il. Geb-
hardt; treasurer, L. b. A. Burd; sec
rotary Young Woman's Branch. j. A..
Powell.
Next was symposium by the pas
tors: ''How should Christians Observe
the Lords Day?' Dir. Rogan was the
first speaker. He said he did not
know, he thought the Sabbath was II
red letter day. but not all took the
same view. Some Thought the Sab
bath Il blue day and desired to cut it
ont He had heard of different rea-
sons why christians did not attend
church: some towns were effected by
the trolley ears; in suburban towns. if
the Sunday was rainy day, the con-
SreSatlon was large. for the people
who usually rode out in their automo-
biles, came to church, aud while he
did not believe in Sabbath desecra-
ton IN any form, he thought there
WAS less excuse for automobling as
they were persons of leisure and
menus and might ride any other day
than Sunday.
The Sunday newspapers was anoth-
er hinderance Rev. Dr. l.enek said
he WIS not troubled with the SUNDAY
newspapers MS they lived in the
country, but Sunday visiting was II
great drawback to observance of the
Sabbath Rev. Mr.. kensey said he
had some trouble with automobiles
and Sunday newspapers aud park Wis
ting and Sunday base hall, but on the
whole when he compared this county
with the large cities he thought we
were quite n Sabbath observing PEG
Pile. Mrs. Gebhardt said she thought
the wives aud mothers should use
Their influence i'll the homes to keep
ont these objectionable things
Miss Elizabeth II. Goodwin, State
Secretary of the Young Woman's
Branch WIS then introduced who gave
fiue address To the youug women. Ia
goodly number being present. she
told them that they must now do their
part whether they liked il or not
The women thirty-fou years ago
would rather hive stayed at home.
but the cry came to them to 20 ont,
they haye done their work nobiv and
well. Now the cry liz for the Young
women to come to the front and share
III the victory which was surely com
ing.
In the evening m oratoficnl contest
Tor silver medal was held in the
NJ. T.. church, Mrs. Gebhardt presid-
inS, Prayer was offered by Dir.
lonck; IN anthem wns sung by the
choir, sole by Raymond II Britain;
solo by Miss Elizabeth Fisher. The
contestants were Miss Florenee Cool
~, Miss Annie Slattery, Miss Aletta
Gary, Harold Eycritt, Harry Raube,
Albert llerscy. They ul did their
Hart exceptionally aud ii was hard for
tile Judges to decide which wna en-
TITLED TO the medal, but Judging from
every standpoint the medal WAS
awarded 10 Mrs Florence Cooley,
which was presented by Miss Good
VIII IN IA few well chosen remarks.
Judges We're Rev. {. s. Woodruff,
d. D., Rev. j. W. Rogan, -. d, Rev
]. Il. Miner, b. y. The convention
closed with singing America aud
benedlciIon by DIR. Woodruff.