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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
COURT CLERKS LUCK
JERSEY CITY MAN HEARS
HE'S HEIR TO $50 600
Stephen H. Cornell, Who Has Place in
Hudson Common Pleas, Remem-
bered by Rich Uncle.
Especial to the Evening Start

JERSEY CITY, Feb. 1~.-Stephen H.
Cornell, clerk in the Hudson County
Common Pleas Court, has fallen heir
to $4,000 through the death of an
uncle, Charles Stevens, of Cedar
Rapids, la. Cornell resides in Eighth
street, this city, and is a popular poll
tician in the Horseshoe section. He is
an active member of the S. d. Dickin-
sol Association, soon to be the John
Rotterdam Association,
In a letter received by Mr.. Cornell
today from a law firm in Cedar Rapids
the news is impaired. The letter states
that Mr.. Stevens died early this week,
and that although the will was read
the day after he was buried, Thurs
day, the lawyers have just been able
to locate the Jersey City man. They
state that as soon as the estate is set
tied the. money will be forwarded tc
Mr.. Cornell. They also advise him, il
possible, to go to Iowa at once. Mr..
Cornell, because of his duties in the
court, finds 1t impossible to leave at
this time, but he has sent a reply,
naming the same firm of lawyers as his
representatives.
Mr.. Cornell, when the Spanish-American
War broke out, went away with the Fourth
Regiment Of Jersey City, and experienced
with that body the hardships of the cam
paign. He was a good soldier, and the
uncle always expressed much satisfaction
over his sterling qualities. The uncle had
seen the privations of the Civil War. lie
had served through the campaign, or until
within n month of its end, when a catty
ball had struck and terribly injured one of
his legs.
Then he came back to his home, which
at that time was in New York State.
Later he moved to Iowa, engaged in bust
ness and succeeded in accommodating over
100000. While the old soldier bore up well
under the strain Of years his immediate
family succumbed to the ravages of dis
ease, and on the day he died the old man
was left practically alone.
About once a month Cornell heard from
his uncle, but the letters bore little infor-
nation. They were crisp and to the point.
but the uncle never forgotfo express his
qualification over the success his nephew
was achieving in the East, and occasion
ally the uncle stated that some day he in
tended to come back and visit his rela-
tfVes, but be never came.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
Halliday Didn't Keep Prom
Use to Have Union
Walters at Affair.
TRADES COUNCIL ACTS
Essex County Democratic Organ
ization Not to Blame. HaIli-
day Said Union Men
Would Cost $l6 More
Than Nom Union.

Considerable criticism of the COM
mittee in charge of the Democratic
dinner Thursday night was passed last
night at the meeting of the Essex
Trades Council because non-union
walters were employed, despite the eff
forts of labor men to have union
walters.
A. j. cozzoleno, of the Walters
Union, brought the matter up in his
report of the unions, and in telling of
the number of men of his organization
out of employment.
1--WE expected and, in fact, we were
promised two weeks ago by the chair
man, Franklin Halliday, that at least
forty of our men would be engaged to
serve at the dinner, but we got nothing.
All the walters who did the serving
were non-union.
al saw Mr.. Cross, the secretary of
the committee, Thursday morning, and
he assured me that, on behaif of n
local Democratic county committee,
that he had urged upon Mr.. Halliday,
the chairman of the dinner commit
tee, most positively to see that only.
union men were to do the serving.
'aThen | went to Mr.. Halliday and he
told me it was all right, as union men
would do the work.
81 was o satisfied with his state
ments, so I went to the caterer, who
told me thai he had not heard anything
about such an arrangement.
Then l got the caterer and Mr.. Hal
liday together, and the caterer re-
peated his statement.
"Then Mr.. Halliday said the trouble
was that the men would cost SIG more
than the non-union walters. l told
him what I thought of him.
Nov, Just think of 1t; they had
enough wine at that dinner to keep
the crowd busy for three days drink
ing it, yet the chairman caviled at $l6-
Something pretty cheap for a dinner
at SO a head.
1.-The whole upshot of the business
is that we were handed a lemon by
the chairman, and we will remember
it when election day comes around"
Former ~Assemblyman Thomas j..
Mead said he wanted it to be distinctly
understood that there were no mem
bers of the Essex County DsInecT
Committee on the committee that haS
charge of the dinner, and therefore any
shortcomings could not be charged up
to the Democrats of Essex County.
/. Stua1. Smith said he was present
when Mr.. Halliday informed MIR. Goa
zoleno that none but union walters
would be employed at the dinner, and
he thought that the chairman acted IN
a very mean way, to say the least.
1t was finally decided to refer the
whole matter to the arbitration COM
mittee and to report back at the next
meeting,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT,
1t Shows an Increase in Deaths Over
Last Week

The weekly report Of the Board OF
Health for the week ending at noon today
shows that of the total deaths for the
week of 100, IL are due to pneumonia and
Z TO broneho-pneumonia. The death rate
for this week is slightly In excess of that
of the last few months, representing IL
rate of 2O.45 per cent. per 1000 on an es-
timated population or 5000.
Contagious and infectious diseases are
responsible for 26 deaths, general diseases
SO, and deaths from violence, accidents
and suicides 8.
There Is. a total Of 81 cases of contagious
diseases reported this week, a decrease Of
2 from the preceding week, OF those Is
being of dlphtheria, IS scarlet fever aud 8
typhoid fever.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
WIN KAISER'S PRAISE
EMPEROR REGRETSTOWERS
ARE LEAVING.
Ambassadors Wife, He Says, Has Done
More for Berlin Society Than
Anybody in His Reign.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-Emperor William
regrets exceedingly that CharIemange
Tower, the American ambassador to
Berlin. and Mrs. Tower are TO leave
here in spring, and he has freely ex-
pressed his feelings in the matter to
members of his court, but especially to
Prince Won Buelow. the Imperial Chan
cellor.
The Emperor fully appreciates Mr..
Towers political services. AS for Mrs.
Tower, he referred to her recently as
the Won Moltke of Berlin Society"
and said she had done more to make
social life in the German capital bril-
liant and interesting than anyone who
had been in Berlin during his reign.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
ERNEST FINK DEAD.
Was Member of P~ork-Packing Firm of
This City.

Ernest Fink, son of Mrs. Wilhelmina
and the late August Fink, and a MEM
Der of the firm of A.. Fink & Sons, the
well-known pork packers, sausage
makers and butchers, with establish
ments at 127-131 Belmont avenue and
$50 South Tenth street. died at his
late residence. 127 Belmont avenue, last
night, after a lingering illness.
Mr.. Fink was born in this city thirty
one years ago. and after graduating
from a local German and English
school. followed up the same business
of his father and other members of
the family. He was secretary of the
firm which continued under the old
name on the death Of the elder Fink,
the other members being August, jr.,
and Adolph, Mrs. Fink and two daugh-
ters.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
MOVING PICTURE MEN TO
SUPPORT MINOR BILL
Approve Assemblyman Morgan's Meas
ure to Bar Children from
Theatres,

The moving picture theatre managers Of
Newark, who have perfected an organiza-
ton known as the Moving Picture EXhib-
itors' Protective Association. met yesterday
afternoon and voted to support the bill in
troduced in the Legislature last week by
Assemblyman Morgan governing the admis-
sion of children 10 theatres. The bill pro-
vides that no child under Is years of age
shall be admitted. unless attended by an
older person.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
WOMAN REPORTS THEFT.
Description of Saloon Suspects Tallies
With Members of Hold-Up Gang.

Mrs. l.. Pierson, who has a saloon
at $50 Orange street, reported to the
Fifth Precinct police last night that
three men entered her place about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and that
after they left she missed a IS bill
which was OF a shelf behind the BAR.
From the description given the police
think the men were three of the four
who held up a sa%loonkeeper in his place
at Springfield avenu and South Nine
teenth street a short time ago and
stole $50.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
SMALL FIRES SUBDUED.
They Caused the Fire Ladies' Plenty
of Exercise

Members of the fire department were
called to the Hill section at GAS O'Clock
last night to %extinguish a chimney fire
at $50 Bergen street, in the residence If
Charles w. Quinn. The alarm was
turned in from box 635.
A small fire was discovered in the
home of Charles Flahault, on the
second floor of S41 South Sixth street.
shortly after . O'Clock his morning, II
was caused by the explosion of a kero-
scne oil stove, caused by draft. The
damage in the latter cass was about
sac.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
HISTORICAL LONDON INN CLOSES.

LONDON Feb. 1.-The Ship Tavern, one
of the most famous of London's riverside
inns, in Greenwich, has closed its doors
after an existence extending back to tho
days Of the English statesman. William
Pitt, who denounced the war against the
American colonies and after whom was
named Fort Pitt, from which the city OF
Pittsburg takes its name. 1t was at the
Ship Tavern that Pitt instituted the famous
ministerial whitehall dinners during his
term of sixteen years as a member OF the
ministry.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01

Krantz) and the late Alexander Startzar,
aged 2 years 2 months IS days.
Friends of the family are kindly in
vited to attend the funeral services at
her late residence. AIS Ferry street. on
Sunday, February 2. at 2:S p. m. Inter
ment IN Woodland Cemetery.
STEINMETz-On Februry ], 1908. at the
residence of her son. Henry, 164 Garside
street. Elizabeth, wife of the late Jacob
Steinmetz.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
cEMETERx MEMORIALS.

vi
CEMETERY MEMORIALS.
GEORGE BROWN & CO..
Established 1850.
Designers and Manufacturers of
MONUMENTS. roMBs. VAULTS AND GEN.
ERAL CEMETERY WORK IN GRAM
TIE, MARBLE AND STONE.
$40 AND su BELLEv1LLE AVENUE.
opp. entrance to Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
CEMETERIES.
ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
The picturesque beauty OF modern park
planting with the careful management Of tbs
lington, N. J.. two minutes from trolley t.
entrance
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
SMITH & SMITH,
Successors to J. A. LoKan),
UNDERWRITERS AND EMBALMERS.
Fine Livery.
Tel. lbs. s4 Broad st.
BEACH & CLARK,
UNDERWRITERS AND EMBALMERS.
NO. COURT Rec
TELEPHONE SO7s.
A. STANLEY COLE.
FTNERAL DIRECTOR; EMBALMER.
TEL 1853 BRANCH BROOK.
w. {. & F. s. BoLLEs,
SIS ST. PHONE 159.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
A GREAT WRESTLER.
His Encounter With the Gear and His
lsnobIe Reward.

His Encounter With the Gear and His
lsnobIe Reward.
One Of the stories Of Peter the Great
which are current at the court Of St
Petersburg is of the great cars wres-
thing match with a young dragon.
Once in the imperial palace-so the
story goes-Peter was at table with
a great many princes and noblemen,
and soldiers were posted within the
hall. The car was in a joyous mood,
and, rising. called out to the company:
Listen, princes and boyars! Is there
among you one who will wrestle with
the czar?" There was no reply, and
the car repeated the challenge.
No prince or nobleman dared to wres-
tie with his sovereign. But all at once
young dragon stepped out from
the ranks of the soldiers on guard.
Listen, orthodox car" he said. IL
will wrestle with thee" "Well, young
dragoon." said Peter. II will wrestle
with thee, but on these conditions: If
thou throwest me. will pardon thee,
but If thou art thrown thou shalt be
beheaded Wilt thou wrestle on those
conditioner
Il will, great cxar," said the soldier.
They closed, and presently the soldier
with his left arm threw the car and
with his right he prevented him from
falling to the ground. The sovereign
was clearly beaten. The car offered
the soldier whatever reward he should
claim, and he ignobly claimed the
privilege of drinking free as long as
he lived in all the inns belonging to
the crown. What became Of him his
tory does not say.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
WEST NOTTINGHAM.

cold wave, snow four inches deep and sleigh.
ing-all of this happened between Saturday noon
and Sunday morning. the 10th day of November
a rare occurrence for this section.
The West Nottingham Academy football team
was defeated on their grounds Saturday last by
the Hayre de Grace High School team. Score
"a to O. The Academy boys are young yet and
will be able to make better showing next year
The excavating OF the church cellar is com
pleted and the heater is now being installed.
Mr. Andrew Wiley. R. F, D. carrier is taking &
two weeks vacation and W. T. Jenness is sub
stiruting for him.
Thamas Dabler, son of the late John Dabler, lief
here last week for Nebraska, where he expects tt
remain for some time.
Miss Margaret Trimble has been spending few
days with her sister, Mrs Frank Foster.
Street Riley was recent Philadelphia visitor
Mrs Fannie Crothers spent Sunday week witt
Dr. A. C. Crothers and family. OF Havre de Grace
Mrs Harvey Barrett has returned from two
weeks visit with friends in Baltimore and
elsewhere.
A. w. Wiley has purchased new horse for fou
years more service on the mail route.
The Colora public school will hold pie socia
in the school building on Friday evening. Dec.
Admission. 1Oc. Ice cream. cake and home-mad
candies will be on sale.>
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
plan Greater Wilmington.

Members of the Delaware Legis-
lature have evolved a scheme to en-.
large Wilmington and will intro
duce a bill in the next General AS
sembly. 7
1t is proposed to incorporate
within the city limits Of Whining
ton all its suburban districts, which
would give the city a population OF
over 100000. The plan is to annex
New Castle with 5000 inhabitants,
Newport with about 1000, Elsmere
with about 1000, Montrose, Hill.
crest and a number of other out.
lying settlements which will add
about 5000 more. 1t is claimed
these places could be taken in at
their present tax rate and given
the advantages Of the city.
Just how the people living il
these suburbs are going to regard
the proposition is doubtful, but
much opposition is expected from
them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Pennsylvania Changers Want
Highway Inquiry.

A thorough investigation into the
methods of the State Highway De.
partment; a sitting of the charges
of favoritism in the award of con
tracts; an explanation as to why
incompetent persons are employed
in road building under the auspices
of the state, and why the depart
ment has been converted into a
gigantic political machine are the
charges which the Patrons of Hus
bandry will have presented to the
Pennsylvania Legislature, which
will meet in about eight weeks.
The movement for reform has
been in progress for several months
1t was begun by the Chester
County Road Supervisors Asso
citation and Pomona Grange No. 3,
Chester and Delaware counties.
The farmers of the two counties are
convinced that money appropriated
for good roads is not expended to
good advantage by the State High
way Department. They declare
that payment of money to the town
ships instead of the counties by the
State Highway Department would
prevent much money from going to
sources for which it was not in
tended. To avoid the misappro
priation of money for highways the
farmers propose a new good roads
law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
EDISON THE VICTOR.
He HumbIed the Pride Of the Fast
Telegraph Operator.

Edison made his first record as a
telegraph operator in Memphis. A con-
temporary says he came walking into
! the office one morning looking like a
veritable hayseed. He wanted job,
and, although his appearance was not
prepossessing. the Office was short
handed. and he was assigned desk at
the ST. Louis wire, the hardest in the
office. "At the end of the line was an
operator who was chain lightning and
knew It." says Francis Arthur Jones
Life of Edison"
Edison had hardly got seated before
st. Louis called The newcomer re-
sponded, and st. Louis started on
long report which he pumped in like
house afire. Edison threw his leg
over the arm of his chair, leisurely
transferred wad Of spruce gum from
his pocket to his mouth, took up
pen, examined it critically and started
in about fifty words behind. He didn't
stay there long, though. St. Louis let
out another link Of speed, and still an
other, and the instrument on Edison's
table hummed like an old style Singer
sewing machine. Every man in the
Office left his desk and gathered around
the jay to see what he was doing with
that electric cyclone.
well, sir, he was right on the word
and taking it down in the prettiest cop
perplate hand you ever saw, even
crossing his It's and dotting his f's'
and punctuating with as much care as
man editing telegraph for printers.
st. Louis got tired by and by and be-
gan to slow down. Then Edison open
ed the Fey and said:
Hello, there! When are you going
to get hustle on2 This is no primer
class
"Well, sir" said the gentleman in
conclusion, that broke st. Louis ali
up. He had been rawhiding Memphis
for long time. and we were terribly
sore, and to have man in our Office
who could walk all over him made us
feel like man whose horse had won
the Derby"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
By PENcILlPoINT.

A we'll known gentleman near Liberty Grove
became the happy possessor of millionaire land''
caused by INDUCING freely in hard cider In the
rays of the sun he lay himself with bucket
partly filed, beside him. goose belonging to
the place happened that way and poked its bill
into that bucket and partook of draught.t Like
man. he had another and then another till Mr.,
Goose did not known whether he was near Liberty
Grove or Rowlandvile. Ills anger got the better
of him and he beat the PROSTATE form with his
Wings Pulling at the mans watch charm he tore
it from it fastenfngs and made off with it. 1t was
found later in the grass.
gentleman Of another district was stranger
in our midst. But he was one of those brave
fellows. ignorant of country life but afraid OF
nothing. He was walking one night cross field
near his hone when something walked between
his legs. Hepaid no attention to it but when a
little further on the experience was repeated, he
grabbed the animal by the back of the neck
There was stiff breeze blowing and it was
whistiing against him. A grape vine being near
he secured part of it. made slip-knot and
placed il in the mouth OF the animal. Then he
carried it into the house. And such,a smell. The
breeze being against him he did not detect the
odor of a skunk pussy.
The dentists are having things their own wav.
All things come to those who wait and all we
need is .spatience It's stylish to have your teeth
extracted and many of our folks have gone back
to babyhood, days when they can have new
s.toosies.', But it comes in bad season. Dancing
season is at hand and the flowers have already
opened. They cannot dance without teeth. They
scan" dance all the same but they wouldn't look
wellin society. They could not chew the rag as
well as other folks. Port Deposit dentists are
getting most of the jobs The inhabitants OF that
town are used to extractions, everything from a
cork to a food.
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church has been indefinitely
postponed. 1t will not take place next week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Exaspcratina, Truly.

Mrs. Higsley-7Clara. I must Insist
that you send young Mr.. Granley away
earlier. 1t was long after IL o'clock
last night when you closed the front
door, after him. Clara-I know, man.
ma. and have made up my mind a
dozen different times to make him leave
early. but he has way somehow Of
always giving the impression long aft
err the shank Of the evening has passed
that he is just about to say something
one has been waiting for. It's awful
exasperatingLSt. Louis Republic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Wanted.

M EN- to represent us either locally or travel
sIvH ing. in the sale ofn full line of easv selling
specafties. Apply quick and secure territory
ALLEN NURSERY CO..
25s4m Rochester, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20

Citizens of Nanticoke City, Della
ware, will apply to the next Legis-
lature to be incorporated into Sea-
ford.
An examination of applicants for
admission to the bar will be held
on Tuesday, Nov. "a, 10 the Civil
Service Examination Room at the
Custom House, Baltimore, at 10
o'lock a. m.
A fine 1850 organ has been
placed in st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal Church. LewisvilIe. One
half was given by Carnegie and
half contributed by friends and the
congregation.
State Veterinarian Mcdowell has
notified the local veterinarians
throughout Delaware to he on the
lookout for diseased cattle shipped
into the State, especially those
affected with foot and mouth
disease.
The Colchester Company has had
pans prepared for large refresh.
ment pavilion at Colchester Beach;
The new structure will be ofSpanish
Renaissance architecture, built OF
fancy wood, with large artistic
towers at each end. The towers
will be lighted at night with vari-
colored electric bulbs.
There is no business which is not
susceptible of growth, if it is legiti.
mate. Aud there is no business
which cannot be increased by some
5 kind of advertising. Advertising
shows, first, that you are alive;
second, that you have confidence in
! what you sell; third, that you want
more trade.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Mail Carrier Killed.

William Parsons, a Kent county
rural mail carrier, was run over by
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger
train near Chestertown on Satur-
day. The engine, tender and bag
gage car passed over him, and the
unfortunate man died from his in
juries an hour later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Garrett B. Sanborn.

Garrett B. Sanborn died early
Tuesday morning at the home of
his SON in law, Joshua R. Wit.
worth, in Elkton, after a lingering
illness. He was SO years of age
and is survived by his wife aud one
daughter, Mrs. Witworth. The
body was taken to Summerville,
N. j., for interment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20

Citizens of Nanticoke City, Della
ware, will apply to the next Legis-
latnre to be incorporated into Sea-
ford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-20
Mrs Cora Null.

Mrs. Cora Null, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Jenuess, died early
Sunday morning at the home of her
parents, near Woodlawn. The
funeral was held Wednesday with
interment at Hopewell cemetery.
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1000 Reward.

THNHE undersigned will pay the above reward
j for information leading to the arrest and
conviction OF the party or parties who maliciously
destroyed property on premises tenanted by John
Donache on Pearl st. on the night of October 81.
GEORGE r. GRASON.