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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
DEMOCRATS CHIEFS
FIND SHR|EvALTy
KNOTTY PROBLEM
Executive Committee Will Leave
Nomination to the Primaries,
Is One Report.
SHOENTHAL INSTEAD OF
FELL, SAYS ANOTHER ONE
Friends Boom Judge Herr as a
Compromise Candidate.
Leaders Meet Tonight.

Democratic leaders in this county
have in The solving of the shrievdlty
problem one of the most p~erplcXing
tasks that was ever put up to them,
and it was said today that the eXecu-
tive committee, which will meet TO-
morrow night, viii probably let the
proposition solve itself at the primaries
so far ds the committee is officially
concerned. What the members will do
as individual Democrats. n how they
will use their personal influence as
such, is another matter.
The name of Judge Charles +. Herr,
president of the Optimist Club of New
Jersey, las been mentioned by Richard
j. Franz, treasurer of the Democratic
County Committee, as a possible com
promise candidate to settle the existing
mix-up, but the Judge has not gwen
his assent to the proposition yet. He
was out of town yesterday.
Reports have been spread of the pos
sibiIity of Edward NJ. Waldron getting
the nomination, but prominent Demo-
Gratis say nothing about it. Mr.. Wal
dron himself said to an EVENING
STAR reporter:
"The party can't give me any kind
of a nomination or position. l am too
busy to get into politics. I would no
take a position, elective or appointive,
under any condition."
Fell VIII stick 1t Ont.
1t was said today that Laurence 7.
Fell, who has been doomed by some of
the leaders for the nomination, might
be turned down M that Mayor Sheen
thai, of Orange, might obtain the honor.
Mr.. Fell is quoted as having sale that
he would surely run at the primaries
under any circumstances. and no mat
ter what influences were brought
against him.
The other candidates for the nomi-
nation are Police Commissioner Will
lam H~arrigan, William G.. Coats and
Frederick Seller. Each OF them will
have supporters in the executive COM
mittee's meeting, and as they all have
members pledged, there will be no way
of settling the matter except through
voters at the primaries.
I%<irkpatrick and Manning.
For the State senatorship nomination
there is no doubt among the leaders
that J. Bayard Kirkpatrick will be Sc
lected to make the race for his party.
The chief other name mentioned in
connection with the Office is that of
John p. Manning. Both men are law
Hers and close personal friends Mr..
Manning was ono of the first who sug-
gested the name of Mr.. Kirkpatrick,
and he is willing to nave him take the
place.
The race for State senator nomina-
ton is important for one reason this
year., because the man elected will have
n vote in the selection of United States
senator in 1911. at the expiration of
Senator John Kean's term.
From present indications the Board
of Works ticket will be Simon Hahn
and John Y. Diefenthaler. Both are
very well known throughout the city.
There is only one name mentioned for
the mayoralty nomination., Mayor
Haussling's, and there seems no doubt
but that he will be the candidate
against the Republican nominee in No
vember.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27

ty-three years since I last saw her, but
I'm sure she's alive. | heard from her
Indirectly a short time ago. and his
bad man. crook. thief. and everything
else. rested his head on his hand in a
most ~uncrookly manner I had to keep
calling him names to myself to keep
sight of the fact that he was all these
things.
situation Becomes "Wccpy."
my wife caused it ALL" he declared.
Before / discovered her unfaithful-
ness ! was as prof d as any man in the
world. Bitterness against her and the
world has brought me where l am to-
day
l decided to change the subject. We,
were getting too wecpy. Now was my
time to ask something I'd often won
dered about, and, overcome by my
own temcrity, ! plunged; "Tell me-, are
thieves really proud of being experts
in their profession, and do they look
upon it as as good a trade as anything
else?" / thought surely that 'Humpty'
would ask me what | took him for, but
he didn't.
"Sure. they like to be thought extra
clever among their own kind sal he.
land they do a great deal of Dragging
among themselves. But they can't
brag to anyone else. and as for me, I'm
done with 1t. I'd rather be known as
something else besides a clever thief"
IT never went around much with the
cliques," he explained. "only last win
ter I got to going to the Chatham Club,
down in Pell street. and that's how the
police got to kno me so we'll"
well. are you going to begin all
over when you get out of here?" ]
asked In a tone which | did my best
to keep from being Sunday-school-
teacherish.
Indeed. I'm not" said "Humpty."
"From this on I'm going to cut 1t out.
I'm sick and tired of It all, and after
this. when ] get out, all l want are my
mother and father and myself. I've
not much longer 20 live anyway. I
know It, and what's The use of holding
bitterness? You get money and you
spend It, and who gets the benefit?
My father and mother would never
touch a cent of my money, and l never
got any pleasure out of it myself, so
I've decided to cut 1t out. 1t don't
pay. I'm sick and I'm tired, and I
want to rest. That's all I care about"
And he smiled YEARLY as 1 said good
by.
] wonder IL he's sincere? 1 wish l
knew.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
G. 0. ?. COMMITTEE
To NAME ELECTORS
ON SEPTEMBER rs
On Chairman Murphy's Return
from Bar HarbOr Campaign
Activities Will Begin.
LONG BRANCH ANXIOUS TO
HAVE TAFT SPEAK THERE
Convention Will Be Held in the
Taylor Opera House
in Trenton.

Definite arrangements have been
made by the Republican State Commit
tee for the State convention to select
presidential electors, and it is now set
tied that the session will be held The
afternoon of September % at the Tay-
Tor Opera House, in Trenton. When
the state committee met that date was
fixed subject to getting the theatre.
Chairman Murphy today issued the
official call for the convention to NOM
mate electors, two at large and one
from each of the ten Congressional
districts. There will be 973 delegates
in the convention, Essex county having
III. The call says:
1.-The basis of representation from
each county under this call is one vote
for each 200 Republican votes cast at
the last gubernatorial election for the
candidate for Governor and one vote
for EACH fraction thereof exceeding 100
votes.
Fac election district, however. is
entitled to at least n delegate; but a
delegate from any election district
which at the last gubernatorial cleo
ton cast less than 200 votes for the
Republican candidate for Governor
| shall be entitled to cast such fractional
portion of a vote In said convention as
may be determined by the respective
county committees of the State.
1.-THE number of votes to which each
county is entitled under this call is as
follows: Atlantic, 80; Bergen, 81; Bur-
lington, 33; Camden, IS; Cape May, II;
Cumberland, Is; Essex, III; Gloucester,
81; Hudson. 173; Hunterdon, IA; Mer-
Ger, Sc; Middlesex, 40: Monmouth, SO;
Morris, IS; Ocean, Is; Passaic, 6s;
salem, 16; Somerset, IS; Sussex. Q;
, Union, 81; Warren, 16. Total, 973."
Secretary Edward w. Gray is at
headquarters every day and with sew
eral assistants is preparing literature
to be used in the campaign.
A delegation of Long Branch citizens
came to Newark yesterday to have
State Chairman Franklin Murphy use
his influence with William H.. Taft,
the presidential candidate. in having
him visit Long Branch while in the
East. They want him to make a speech
at the Long Branch fair.
Mr.. Murphy promised to do what he
| could for the coasters. Mr.. Taft has
made a rule that he will max no
speeches throughout the country, but
will conduct a front porch campaign
Thus he will void the Fatigue of tray
cling and when he does prepare a
speech will distribute it throughout the
country through the press associations
Murphy ON Vacation.
Mr.. Murphy left Newark today for
a vacat ton of a week or ten days, which
he will spend at Bar Harbor, where
his daughter, Mrs. William B. Kinney,
II Mr.. Kinney arc spending the sum-
mer. Mr. Murphy still has to take oc-
casional treatment for the injury 20
his knee that he suffered moro than
a year ago, but otherwise is in good
health.
When lie returns he expects. as chair
man of the State Committee, TO take
hold of the campaign with vigor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
RICHARD earle NAMED
IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE

BOSTON, Aug. 27.-Richard Carrie,
the actor, now playing in New York
city. has been named in the suit for
absolute divorce filed by Arthur w.
Godfrey against his beautiful girl wife.
Beatrice B. Godfrey. JOIN II. McCar-
thy, of Boston, also is named.
Godfrey is the son of Lester N. God
frey, the millionaire lumberman. who,
it is said, was exceedingly angered at
the sensational elopement of the pair
less than one year ago.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27

Make up your mind now that you wffi h.
crease your sales. Advertise In the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
EGGS
FREE IN STREETS
OF BLOOMFIELD

A horse attached to a wagon belong
ing to the Murdoch Creamery Company
raj away in Hazelwood road. Bloom
field, today. The animal was fright
med by an auto car of the Torbensen
Company and dashed driverless toward
Belleville at high speed.
In Orchard street the wagon was
upset and fifty dozen of eggs were
scrambled in the roadway. Five pounds
of butter were added to the mass. The
wagon was broken.
The runaway vas captured about a
mile away.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27

And this was "Hunpty," desperate
and hero of a thousand and one rob
berries! I was disappointed. He
looked no more like my idea of a
crook than did THE EVENING STAR
man who acted as my escort. In a
conventional brown suit, with cravat
tied with care and hair parted care
fully, he looked like the majority of
men you see daily on the street or in
trolley cars. Why. he didn't even say
dis and dat which l had always
firmly believed was the correct Ian
guage for crooks.
Tells OF First Misstep.
It's awful, having to ask a thief how
he came to steal. / felt all the time as
if it was something not to be men
toned. letting a man know right to
his face that you knew he stole.
"T-tell me nov you ever came to-
er-er-came to-get in the stealing
business I finally blurted out, trying
to make my question as mild as pos
sible.
"Humpty" grinped, and at this I
cheered up. If he didn't mind, why
should /?
"Well,'' said he, 81 might as we'll be-
gin at the beginning. | came from
splendid people, Roger Williams, Rhode
! Island stock. and up to the time ] was
twenty l was as respected as any
young man in the world. Then l mar
ried, and loved my wife with the best
love that was in me. We were happy
in those days, and I worked hard, but
didn't make much, though We always
looked forward to a time when I would
make more. Then one day and
"Humphy" spoke fast, as if to get it
over II came home Unexpectedly and
found a card on the foo | asked my
wife about 1t and she blushed and
acted queer. Well. instead of going out
of the house | hid, and after awhile
I heard a mans voice say, is he gone?
and my wife said yes Then the man
came out and l saw them together. I
thought I'd go mad, for I loved her.
You understand that?"
"Humpty" looked out of the window
and turned a shade paler, il that could
have been possible. He looked dread
full, like a man who had been sick a
long time.
Hasn't Seen Her Since.
"Well. We patched up matters, and
/ forgaye her." he continued. land after
that my one idea was to get her away
where she could forget that man and
begin over. I had nc money and no
prospects of getting any, and one night
I got desperate and broke in a store.
They tumbled to who did 1t and l had
to skip. After that / broke in another
| place, and another, always trying to
get money together to get my wife far
away. Then ! got caught and served
a term"
But said l. "why didn't you re-
form when you came out, instead of
stealing again and getting locked up?"
"Humpty" looked at me pityingly.
"What show has a man got?" he asked.
"In prison l formed the acquaintance
Of D number of men who we're also
thieves. When I came out there was
no hope of getting a job and 7 Just
naturally drlfted among them whom I
knew were willing to help me. I've
been at it eve since. You see, I didn't
want to see anybody I had known be-
fore | was crooked. and every time I
would get to thinking about my wife
I'd get desperate n wouldn't care
what happened to me. My mother used
to watch me looking at her picture"
Did you ever 20 back to see your
wife,
"Never. Not after I stole. It's TWEEN
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
WIFE
WAS UNTRUE, THIEF
L MISS CARRICK
Is "fIumpty' Williams Sincere? She Asks After lie Tells of His
Intention to RefOrm-In Jail for the First Time
She Admits She Felt Pale Inside.
BY ADELINE STANLEY cARRICK.

was my first time '1n jail" and l was sent to write
what | think of "Humpty" Williams. It's hard to tell
Going to Jail is enough to make any one think seri-
ously, and it seems to me that any one who would do any
thing which would get him there a second time must be
a pretty difficult case, and when he doesn't mind a third
or a fourth term he must almost be beyond hope. As [
sat in the Jail office waiting for the church services to
come to an end, so that I could see this most expert of crooks
I could not help feeling a vast pity for those behind the
bars, which looked all the more relentless for their very
whiteness. Through my head kept running the song:
Gee whiz! I'm glad I'm free" and never did just
plain freedom seem SO worth while. Behind a screen [
could see a woman prisoner talking to two visitors. After
n while they said good-by and walked out into free air,
leaving her to watch them out of sight. and turn back to
the corridor where We're the others. The telephone rang
sharply and l almost tumbled off my chair, so had the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
TROLLEY TRIP FOR WOMEN.

The Harmony Ladies' Society VIII
take a trolley trip to Lorraine and make
It's headquarters in Bender's Hotel at
thai place for the day, on September
II. Mrs. Catherine Kurz, Mrs. Cath
crime Storz and Mrs. Amelia Witte are
on the committee OF arrangements.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
39c 54-inch MORE ~
Taffeta Ribbon 4,

High grade pure silk. most de-
sirable and popular today. for
sashes, millinery and hair-bows;
50 inches wide, black, white and
most wanted colors as follows:
pink, blue, maize, old rose, nile,
lilac, navy, brown; ought to sell
the thousand yards out in short
order-regular 39c at DOC.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
ESSEX PRIESTS TO ATTEND
DEDICATION IN TRENTON

TRENTON. Aug. 27.-Bishop McFaul
will dedicate on Sunday the new pa
rochial schoo erected In st. Mary's
Cathedral parish by Monsignor Fox.
vicar-general. Priests from Essex
will attend. The building was
erected at a cost of $50. 900, and Is con-
sidered one of the finest school struc-
lures in New Jersey.
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place gu on M nerves.
like a dsagreeabe nightmare. ! wanted to g home. While l was medtat-
ing flight In kindly warden, Mr. Steadnan came up to me md said, Come
III. Iumptyss waiting" Downing my special interviewing smile with diff
Guilty 1 folowe him noting With a sinking heart the matter-of fact wa in
which he locked he doc behind us
"Scared@' asked Mr.. Steadman.
1"Who. me?" asked, all surprised Certainly not ut If lie only had
known is low pae 1 was inside! I'll admit it now. l a scared. clear
through, nut 1 remembered that the soldier is really brave h os foth TO
battle with deadly fear in his heart so made believe for all | was worth that
| "a enjoying myself immensely.
Here's 1Iumpty' now" remarked Mr.. Steadman, n | looked in amaze
Where were te stripes and the shaved head I had expected?
This is n prison, it's a Jail Men don wear Stripes OF get their hair
ut here" I was told, which mt me m ore in he dark tina ever If ever
did anything, and right nov I'm COINS to "knock wood" sc l won't, I'd
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27

Miss ANN Bauer, chief telephone op-
orator at the City Hospital, is spending
six weeks vacation at Bernardsville.
During her absence Miss Norma Bauer.
her sister. will take her place as oper-
ator.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27

this at the trial. said MI. Shay. I'VE
are not putting forth any bogus wit
nesses.'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
ENGINEER UNDER WREckAGE.
John Wisnali Terribly Injured in Mar
shalltown Wreck.

Marshalltown. Ia, Aug. 1l.-John
Wignall, well known Iowa Central
engineer, while operating a switch en-
CINE in the yards here at O'Clock
yesterday Afternoon, was probably
fatally injured when a freight train
struck his engine. tearing off the cab
and pinning him in the wreckage.
The freight had set out a car on
one track and the brakeman threw the
wrong switch allowing the train to
back into the track where Wignalrs
engine was running. A car of lumOer
struck the engineers side of the cab.
Fireman Dean escaped by jumping.
Wignall is As years old and has a wife.
He was taken to the hospital. his
right knee was fractured. his leg was
crushed both above and below the
knee. the right collar bone was frac,
tured. and his face was badly ent. lie
was bruised all over. Tonight he Is
suffering greatly from shock and the
outcome of his case is said to be in
doubt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
Gets Bad Cut.

Fred Hill, the Adams Express mes
senger and baggageman ON the Bur
lington accommodation train between
oskaloosa and Tracey, met with a very
painful accident last evening at Trac-
ey. Mr.. Hill was standing Dy the
doorway and as the train pulled out
for oskaloosa he lost his balance. To
save himself from falling he naturally
put out his lands. His left hand he
showed through glass window LAGER
ating it between the thumb and first
finger. When the young man reach
ed the city medical attention was nee
essary and 1t took eleven stitches to
close the wound Wallace Propst. son
of Route Agent Grant Propst. will take
MIR. HilPs run during his enforced va
cation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
Heavy Fog.

Oskaloosa and neighborhood was
visited by light rainfalls Sunday morn.
ing and during the day. Sunday night
a heavy fog settled to the ground and
remained until almost eight o'clock
Monday morning. 1t was an unusual
occurrence for this season of the
year, The fog was equal to a rain.
The atmosphere was saturated with
moisture that penetrated everywhere,
into the homes and into sleeping apart,
ments where windows were open.
Monday morning everything was wet,
or nearly so. The starch had melted
from garments and clothing seemed al
most like coming from the wash tub.
Many furnaces were started to drive
the moisture from the houses in spite
of the fact that the temperature was
somewhat elevated
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
Has Stirred Up Trouble.

Mr.. Emery, of What Cheer. who
drove Hon. Nate Kendall from What
Cheer TO Oskaloosa in eighty minutes
last week. has stirred up all manner
OF trouble in town. IL might have been
all right IL the story had not found its
way into print. but as soon as the
public got the figures the fun com
menced First comes Don Mcclure
with claim that he can make better
time than that shown by MIR. Emery
and not half try. Attorney S. " Rey-
nolds called the Herald office this
morning and says: "Shucks, that's
nothing.-that trip from What Cheer
to Oskaloosa. Why. drove from Os-
kaloosa to q place seven miles north
east of What Cheer not long ago with
a party of six passengers. We made
the trip of thirty miles in ninety min
utes and we did not go very fast at
that. We did not try to make record
time and we went over the same road
as that travelled by Emery" Next!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
A Penn
Graduates
Success.

Friends in this city are delighted to
learn of the success of a former
Penn college student and graduate,
Miss Nellie c. Wilson, of Sterling,
Kansas, who has just accepted a posi-
ton as head book-keeper and steno-
grapher with the A. Eielson Co., the
largest lumber establishment In
Springfield, ILL.,, at a fiattering salary.
Miss Wilson is the niece of Miss Anna
M. Wilson, of SIG South A street She
graduated from the commercial de.
partment of Penn college a year ago
and has since gone from one position
to another with an increase of salary
each time. She has recently been EN-
ployed in Kansas City. from whence
she went to her present lucrative pc,
sition in the Illinois capital city. She
was recently offered a stenographic
position in Shreveport, La, at salary
of S125 per month, but was compelled
to refuse the offer on account of the
undesirable climate. Miss Wilson
was an excellent student and a popu-
lar and attractive young lady. and
her many acquaintances congratulate
her on her success.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
IN THE DISTRICT COURT SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Disposition of Various Matters By
~ Judge and Jury.

Several new petitions have been fill.
ed with the clerk of the district court
for trial during the next term of court,
which will open September 29th, with
Hon. Byron w. Preston on the bench
While another month remains yet dur
ing which cases may be filed for the
next term, the attorneys of the coun'
ty are already bringing in their busin.
ess and present indications are that
the docket for the coming term will
be a large one.
Alice b. Ferguson has applied for a
guson, with whom she was married on
March 4, 1893, alleging drunkenness
She asks for the custody of two min.
or children.
Neva Garfield petitions the court
for a divorce from Calvin NJ. Garfield
on the grounds of desertion. She al.
leges that they were married on the
4th of July, 1897. and that during the
year 1906 her husband deserted heI
and the family and has ever since fail
W W iui mon tue hStuSu ouppoil loi
them She asks for the custody OF heI
daughter, now eight years old.
A petition for divorce has been filed
by Kaschewski VS.. Kaschewski.
In the matter of the guardianship of
G. V. Brock, minor, Hon. b. W. Preston
granted an order, on the application OF
the guardian, G. f. Brock. authoriz
ing the said guardian to join in the ex,
ecution of mortgage on the wards
estate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-13
BAKER STABLE AGAIN SOLD.
Ed Windahl Buys the West High Liv-
cry and Will Enlarge and improve.

Taylor Faulkner. recent proprietor
of the livery and feed stable at 314-
S16-31S High avenue west, the old
Baker & Cooley stand, has disposed
of his livery stock to numerous buy
ers and closed deal transferring the
Ownership of the building to Ed Win
dahl of New Sharon, who took charge
of the property this Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Windahl will put in com
plete new livery stock and will con
duct general livery, feed and sale
barn. Mr.. Faulkner has decided to
go to South Dakota.