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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-27

Ida Beeson, Greensboro R. R. % -143,834
Jennie Wine, 1117 N. G street --------119,07
Godie Myers, CenterviIe R. II -----------115,122
lucie Benton, Fountain City------ -------111,5O5
GoIdie Dadsman 4O2 S. 18th street ------.-91 ,584
Maude Pettibone, 400 N. 18th street 1873
Elsie Wyatt. TIA N. G street -28807
Rosa Kuehn, II South 9th street -28532
Hattie LasfIey CentervIle 236O6
Marie Hodskin Cambridge City ---18,110
Lena CornthWate, Cambridge City -1O,7Ol
Ethel Wysong Lynn, Ind. - 8619
Ruby Hodgn, rs South 9TH street ----- 6,1O1
EsteIa Coates, POI N. 9th street . 5,773
AIDA Study, Williamsburg, Ind ------ 4,119
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watchmakers' oil is from the jaw
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Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent SAMANTHA.
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
RETIRE TEACHERS.
ON STATE PENSION,
IS ST0KEs's PLAN
III Judges with $4,000 SAL
aries Get II So Should You,'
Says Ex-Governor.
Especial to The Evening STAR

TRENTON, Dec. Eat a meeting
of the New jersey Teachers Retirement
Fund in the State House today j. M
Arnold, of Princeton. presiding, former
Governor Stokes said;
IF the judges of the courts of this
state, with salaries of $4,000 year
are to be pensioned by the State, sure
-ly the public school teachers are en-
Titled to pensions"
He complimented the teachers ir
providing a pension fund themselves.
Mrs. Georgia B. Crater, of Newark
made an appeal to the teachers to joir
the retirement fund. Several others
urged an increased membership and
pointed out the great benefits that
would follow when the great majority
of New Jersey teachers had joined the
fund. James E. Bryan, superintendent
of Camden City schools, declared teach
ers' salaries were too low and that bet
ter results would follow with moro
pay.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
SAYS MOTHER WAS
MAD WHEN SHE
GOT BEFORE TRAIN
Mrs. Frisch Deliberately Com
mitted Suicide, Son Says
in Will Suit.

Asserting his belief that Mrs Caro-
lima M. Frisch, of 46 Quitman street
who was killed by train at the Penn
sylvania depot October 20. deliberately
walked in front of the speeding ex-
press, instead of her death having been
accidental, as first supposed, Richard
G. Frisch. a son of the dead woman
and heir to bu. $500 of her $11 900 es-
tate has filed papers in a suit con-
testing her will on the grounds of in
sanity.
\ The will which young Frisch seeks
TO upset was made by his mother the
day before her tragic death. He de-
clares, i'll caveat filed against 1t in the
Orphans Court, that at that time his
aged mother was mentally infrm and
unfit to make a will. The document
was prepared by Guy j. Edwards, who
as counsel for the executors, is fighting
the suit.
Her sons, Frederick j. Frisch and
Charles w. Frisch, were named as
executors, and, with William Frisch
another son, as trustees of the bulk
of the estate, which is left to Miss
Lena Frisch an invalid daughter
Richard received but $500; Emma, a
daughter, receives ten building and
loan shares in the Fourteenth Ward
Association. valued at approximately
$1,000; to her sons, Frederick and
Charles, Mrs. Frisch left portion OF
the money she had invested in thei,
jewelry manufacturing business, and
William was left his note for $500
which she held
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
FORMER NEWARKER
ARRESTED HERE ON
CHARGE OF FRAUD
President of Morrison Dredging
Company Accused of Worth
less Check Passing.

Alvin r. Morrison, president of the
Morrison Dredging Company, which is
executing a large contract at Coney
Island, was arrested in Newark today
by Detective Sergeant Stephens, of Jer-
sey City. on a charge of passing "a
worthless check on William Davis. of
SO Mont gomery street, Jersey City, and
manager for Dennis Gallagher. a direc-
tor in the .Lembeck & Betz Brewing
Company.
While the check mentioned in the
warrant was for only $25 and was
passed nearly two years ago, and later
redeemed. Detective Stephens declared
in the First Precinct Police Court to-
day that Morrison will be asked to eX-
plain checks and notes for many thou
sands of dollars held by Jersey City
and Hoboken men. paper which is said
to be worthless.
Morrison formerly lived at 191 Wash
ington street this city. 1t was gener-
ally believed that he had money He
said on being arrested, that his wife
has home in Suffern. n Y, and that
he was living at 633 North Third street.
Philadelphia He would not explain the
apparent separation.
Morrison has been floating many
checks in Jersey City and Hoboken for
more than year said Detective Ste
phens, "and we have many cases
against him. Some of these checks
were for amounts as high as $500. BY
system of exchanging checks those
who did business with him report that
they have lost and have made a long
series of complaints at police head
quarters"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
TRAGEDY IS KEPT
SECRET To SPARE
MOTHER, AGED 100
Fear Shock Would Kill Mrs.
Powell, Who Had PRESENT.
ment of Fatal Shooting.

GLOUCESTER CITY, Dec. 12.-News
of the death of Arnold Shailor, who
was fatally shot here Tuesday, at the
same time that his wife was shot, for
which crime their son, Harry Shailor,
of this city, has been charged and is in
jail is being kept from Mrs. Mary
Powell, the accused mans grand
mother, who is in her 101st year, for
the physicians fear the shock would
kill her.
Mrs. Powell is continually asking for
her daughter, who Is In the Cooper
Hospital, Camden, with badly shat
tered leg. The absence of her daugh-
ter, who made 1t a habit to visit her
several times daily, causes her to sus-
pect that something has happened
Mrs. Powelrs other daughters are
trying to make her believe otherwise,
and her hourly pleading that Caroline
be brought TO her casts a deep gloom
over the family.
1t was stated today by a relative of
Mrs Caroline Shailor that on Tuesday
night, when the latter was at the resi-
dence of her mother, the latter pleaded
with her not to go home as she de-
clared that she. Mrs. Powell, had "a
heavy heart" and she was afraid that
there was something going to happen.
her mother and went.
Arnold died last night from septic
gangrene and loss of blood. The wife,
who does not know of the death OF
her husband, is gradually improving
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
YOU'LL DO GOOD
AND GET THE BEST
IF YOU SHOP NOW
Remember, Also. That the Clerks
in the Stores Are Getting
Tired.
Shop now,
Shop early,

Shop now,
Shop early.
And shop often.
week and half remains for the
Christmas shopper. Even now the
stores are crowded more than normally.
Next week the crowds will be greater.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday preceding Christmas will be
Unpleasant days for the shopper and
the shop and they will not be as
profitable to the shopper as will be the
days now.
The assortnents of Christmas pres
ents are now practically unbroSen. The
choice Is big. The goods are not dis
arranged-and the clerksa comparative
ly fresh, are pleasant and not out Of
humor and likely TO lose their temper.
If you delay your shopping until next
Saturday or the days of the following
week you are bound to be disappointed
in many things. First, there will be
the crowds with which you must
struggle and fight Then there will be
the salespeople, who have been work
ing hard and steadily and during long
hours. Try as they will they cannot
satisfy you as they will now. Be
sides, the stocks of goods will have
been overhauled assortments and lines
broken sizes missing and the goods do
not have the freshness that character
ICES the first opening of the Christ
mas stock.
And, perhaps, of most Importance Is
the abjurgation that you shop early
in the morning Over night the stocks
of goods have been rearranged and
placed in order. the clerks have had a
nights rest and the crowds are not so
great Thus. your shopping Is made q
joy instead of a trbulation,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
OCTOGENARIAN LIVED AS
MAN FOR Is YEARS,

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 12.-The sudden
death yesterday at Manhattan of
Sammy Jones, aged so, disclosed the
fact that instead of being man, as
everyone in the vicinity of Manhattan
for the past eighteen years had be-
lieved him to be, Jones was a woman.
This discovery resulted when Under
taker Safely, of Bozeman, took charge
of the body, She chewed tobacco and
drank.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
DOUBLE RECOUNT
FOR SIXTH WARD
IS UNDER WAY
GaynOr.Weigel and Fischer
Schaaf Votes Are Under
Scrutiny.

A double recount of votes cast in the
Sixth ward at the last battle OF the
ballots was begun by the County Board
OF Elections today, when it took up the
freeholder and aldermanic ballots
simultaneously in the motions court
room in the Court House.
The board began the recount of the
freeholder vote in which John ]. Gaynor,
Democrat, was defeated on the face of
the returns by William G. Weigel, Re-
publican, by 50 votes, and at the same
time made review of the boxes to see
whether Alderman Frederick ]. Fischer,
Democrat. really defeated Rudolph G.
Schaaf, Republican, for aldermanic
honors in the Sixth ward. The face OF
eleven votes.
AS there are ten districts in the ward
it will be we'll into next week before
the result OF the recount of the two
contests will be known.
Democratic interests were watched by
City Counsel James r. Nugent, John
+. Manning and j. Randolph Woodruff,
while the Republicans had Judge Ben
jamin F.. Jones and David Fitterer to
look after them.
Samuel c. Martin, chairman of the
county board. first looked over the bal
lots and then passed them along for
inspection by his colleagues, Edward
HART, Harry Kalisch and Martin Con-
boy, while Secretary Watson Rodeman
kept the score"
Gaynor gained four votes and Fisher
Ave, upon the complete returns of the
First district. The recounted vote gave
Schaaf 1856, Weigel 1856, Fisher 146 and
Gaynor 146, compared to 165, 165, 1853
and 154, respectively on the face of the
returns.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
STRAIGHT FLUSH BEATS
FOUR ACES, COURT SAYS.

DETROIT, Dec 12-Alleging a theft
to have been perpetrated by Fred
Lewis through the medium of straight
flush held in opposition to his four aces,
Charles Stern appeared in court as
complainant.
Suppose the prosecutor asked
Stern "you had won, would you have
returned the money!
Il certainly would" said Stern.
The prosecutor turned to the Judge.
II ask that this case be dismissed"
he said to the Court.
The Judge objected, but the prosecu-
tor insisted clinching his argument
with the declaration that mo self-re-
specting jury would believe the COM
plainant's witness after such state
ment as he has made"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
GERMAN FREIGHTER RUNS
AGROUND OFF LONG ISLAND

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--While creep
ing along the Long Island shore
through a dense fog early today the
little German freight steamer Harburg
ran her nose into the sand half mile
from Bellport life-saving station, where
she now lies hard and fast aground,
but Is in an easy position. The Har-
burg was bound from Fowey, England,
for New York, with cargo of pipe
clay, She has a crew of about 25 men
and carries no passengers. She is
owned by the German-Australian
Steamship company, of Hamburg.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12

Especial to the Evening Star.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--In a last des-
perate effort to outride their opponents
Mt Madison Square Garden hit MP the
pace today from earliest dawn and rode
as they had not ridden since the OPEN
ing day.
The riders appeared on the track with
an astonishing show Of vigor, and kept
at the work in a way that threatened to
put the 1899 record of Waller and Miller
far in the shade.
Between 10 and II O'clock the leaders
covered 10 miles 9 laps and increased
their lead over the old record more than
two miles. At IL o'clock they had COW
cred 2,52S miles s laps against 2,512
miles laps made by Miller and Waller
in 1889. AT noon the score read 2,54S
miles 4 laps. But fast as was the pace,
not one faltered. and prophesies were
freely made that no change would take
place in the order of the men until the
final sprint.
The race will come to an end at 1906
tlOCh toHlSul, anu III CdSS ilo oIlt
team is ahead of all the others a rider
from each pair having the top score
will enter the added one-mile sprint for
first honors.
The race appears to be between the
teams of sRutt and Stol, last years
winners; Mcfarland and Moran, and
Hill and Demara the first named team
being slight favorlte over the others
Although Rutt is supposedly the fast
est sprinter in the race, Mcfarland, a
much older man, Is in excellent form,
and has been largely responsible for
the sprints which have caused the rec
ords to be broken.
Hill and Demara, although new to the
>ix-day game. have clqng to the lead
ors throughout the race, and many be-
ievo Demara can win in a sprint from
Eutt and Mcfarland.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
FORMER NEWARK
WOMAN CATCHES
GOTHAM BURGLAR
Mrs. J. w. Rank Holds House
breaker Until Policemen
Come.

Friends in Newark of Mrs ]. w.
Rank, who formerly lived here, heard
today how she captured a burglar III
her new home, at 493 Amsterdam ave-
nue. Now York city, with the assist
ance of her sister Mrs. Mary Melloy.
II have been robbed four times,'' said
Mrs. Rank. 81 just moved to New York
people. so I would not be robbed, but |
was robbed just the same. The last
Time | was robbed ] said: Just let me
catch anybody robbing me again Last
night / came home and saw a light in
my fiat.
Quietly / sneaked along the inside
hall and saw the thief ransacking a
drawer. All of a sudden l jumped on
his back. He fought to get me off. He
took me through the door, out into the
stairs. My arms are all black and blue.
II yelled and yelled. 1t was like
hours | fought with him. Then Mrs
Melloy came and took hold. l was ex-
hausted. We fought out in the street
Lots of men looked on. Nobody helped
us.
1T was a long time before police
man came. The thief almost got away
But at last we drove him, all tired out
right into the policeman's arms
In the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Sea
man cNellie Bly,, widow of Robert
Seaman, the millionaire manufacturer,
at Is West Thirty-seventh street, an
other burglar, q negro, was caught yes
terday.
The negro was in the basement when
he was discovered by James Washing
ton, the butler. He summoned the
other servants and the invader was
driven into the bathroom and the door
locked. Then Mrs Seaman sent for a
policeman. In the jefferson Market
Court he was held in $500 bail,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
ORANGE WOMAN
BEATS LABORERS
IN DITCH CONTEST
Mrs. Rachel NeilI Defies Men to
Dig Trench She OBJ
jects To.

Mrs Rachel Neil. who occupies a
handsome residence at 10S High street,
Orange. held a crowd of laborers at
bay yesterday by jumping into ditch
which they were digging near her home
for Isaac Fl. Blanchard, her wealthy
neighhor. and defying them to proceed
Prior to that she had stood with a
shovel near the mouth of the pit aud
shoyeled back all the dirt that the men
mad dug out.
Not wishing to throw sand and rocks
at the woman the worllmen desisted.
There is much speculation among res
idents of High street as to the outcome
of the war between Blanchard. who is a
wealthy New York business man and
former member of the Board of Educa-
tion of Orange. and Mrs. Neill.
Blanchard recently erected an auto
garage, and it was necessary TO have
a drainage. and, not being able 10
connect it with the High street sewer.
he secured a permit from the Board
of Health to the right of way of an
alley known as Whitty lane. In the
garage living apartments are provided
for Blanchard S chauffeur.
Ghalmer Brothers, the plumber con
tractors. one of the firm being a former
member of the Board of Freeholders
with their laborers, went to the scene,
and the work of redigging was begun,
and Mrs. Neill secured a shovel from
! her barn and tossed the Garth back into
! the ditch as fast at first as 1t was
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
IN MORRlSTOWN FIRE.
Families Escape in Nightclothes
as Apartment Burns.
Especial to the Evening Star.

MORRISTOWN, Dee. H. - Peter
Triolo Harry Drill and Morris Cohn,
with their families. were driven from
their apartments in the Crane building
on Speedwell avenue in their night
clothes last night by a fire which start
ed in the grocery store of Drill e
Tenza.
Many had narrow escapes from suffo-
cation by the smoke, and the firemen
were driven out of the building several
times for fresh air. The building was
damaged to the extent of $1,000.
While hitching his team to his Com
pany's steamer Edward Jolley, of
Washington Engine Company No. !,
had his right arm broken by the pole
Of the apparatus striking 1t.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
STOPS USE OF MOURNING
STREAMERS, THEN DIES.

ATLANTIC CITY. Dec. 12.-City Hall
Custodian Cornelius Fort, who is dead
here. obtained an order from City
Council on Monday last breaking the
practise Of draping the City Hall in
black on the death of city official
Fort had asserted that the custom of
hanging black streamers on the hall
was morbid way of showing sorrow
over the death of public men and did
no good. Fort took to his bed few
hours after the order which he desired
was issued,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
GLOVE MEMS QUARREL
GETS TO THE COURT.
One Says Other Dunned Him for
Goods He Sent Back.

William H. Hunter, glove dealer,
residing at az Jefferson street, was ar
rested and taken TO the Second Pre-
cinct station last night on a charge OF
disorderly conduct, preferred by Nor
ris Croll of al Broad street. In court
today Croll said that he had given
Hunter an order for gloves last Tues
day, but that when the goods came
they did not prove satisfactory and
were returned. Since that time, he
said, Hunter had been haunting his
store and demanding payment, al
though the gloves had been sent back
Hunter claimed that he had received
neither gloves nor money. Judge Herr
said the case should be settled in q
civil court.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
TAFT AND ROOT HAVE
CONFAB WITH PRESIDENT.
President-Elect Receives Large
Number OF Callers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-After re-
-eeiving a large number of callers at the
Boardman residence, President cleo
Taft went TO the White House today
as the luncheon guest of President
Roosevelt and remained there for q
considerable time in conference with
the President and Secretary Root who
also was a luncheon guest.
Mr.. Taft's callers today included Sec
retary Wright, Governor Magoon, OF
Cuba; Senator Hemenway, Representa-
tives Taylor, of Ohio; Lowden, of Illi-
nois; Martin, of South Dakota; Lang
ley, of Kentucky, and Slemp, of'Vir-
giaia.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
RUNAWAY HORSE TRIES
TO BOWL OVER STREET CAR.

While the driver was in store in
Market street, east of Mulberry street
today a horse attached to a delivery
wagon belonging to F. s. Green, the
umbrella man, of Market and Broad
streets, took fright and ran away. II
dashed up Market street, escaping other
vehicles by inches.
The horse continued its flight into
the path of southbound Kearny troll
lev car The car was just starting
across Market street and hit the rig
A wagon wheel smashed was all the
damage.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12

In letter to Chief Corbitt which has
lust been received. Fitzsimmons asks
for ;n,punitv from, arrest nv the r,olice
until he "can collect the money which
Judge Fort mas robbed me OF or until
can kill him.
co ro, r,..
Governor rort oiily tWo weeks ago
expressed a strong tear oil fltzslmmons-
On that occasion he was passing
through the Morris Plains asylum, and
when he saw Fitzsimmons mingling
with the other patients he expressed
surprise, and ordered Fitzsimmons
locked in a cell. The. Governor said
that the man had repeatedly threatened
to kill him, and If he were permitted to
escape he feared he would try to carry
out his threat.
Fitzsimmons was sent to the asylum
eleven years ago by Governor Fort
when he was a judge. At that time
Fitzsimmons claimed that Judge Fort
,, had ruled against him and had taken
away from him an estate to which he
was rightfully entitled and that Judge
Fort was withholding money belong
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL
FOR STEALING CHEESE

Christopher Galante, 1s years old, Of
SIS Van Buren, street, and Nunzio At
tanacio, IS years old, of $40 East Kin
ney street, were sent to jail for sixty
days from the Third Precinct Court
this morning for stealing a box of
cheese. Galante is wanted by the police
in New York on a charge of stealing
horse, and also s35 from his sister, Miss
Teresa Galante.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
PATERSON BOYS CARRIED
OFF IN LOCKED CAR.
Imprisoned All Night Without
FO0d--ReIeased in HObOken.

PATERSON, Dec 12.-Edward Chad
wick and Joseph O'Flaherty, both 49, of
6 Lake street, are telling the fellows to-
day how they were locked In boxcar
over night while their distracted
mothers were searching for them.
The boys in play jumped into a
freight car in this city, and the door
was closed and sealed before they
realized it, Nobody heard their cries.
Finally, exhausted and hungry, they
fell asleep. When they awoke and were
released by the merest chance they
found themselves in Hoboken. Rail-
road men there gave them money to
pay their fares home on regular pas
senger train. They got home late yes
terday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
REFORMED SCHOOL YOUTH
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Chester Stewart Tried TO Sell
Revolver Here.

Chester Stewart, of Paterson. "a
years old, who was paroed from re-
formed school two weeks ago, was
picked up in Canal street, this city
today while trying to dispose of d
loaded revolver. The arrest was made
by Sergeants CORDIALLY and Quinn.
Stewart served four years In the re-
form school for robbing gas meters
in Paterson and for assaulting a citi-
zen by beating him with a revolver
over the head. He will be held unit
Monday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
NEW YORK CENTRAL'S TUG
HANDS GO ON STRIKE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Because the
New York Central railroads marine
superintendent refused to reinstate a
tugboat crew he had discharged when
they refused to work a half hour over
time last night without pay the twenty
three tugs of the company did not move
today. The crews refused to begin
work this morning, and added a further
demand that they be paid twice a
month, instead of monthly, as hereto
fore. Two hundred men took part in
the strike.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-12
e(|IE RICH PAIR
FOR BOARD OF
THEIR CHILDREN

Robert P. Lister, the millionaire
manufactured of this city, and his for
mer wife, Mrs. Emma X. Colell, are
joint defendants in a case instituted
by the Sisters of Charity of st. Eliza
beth's College for the board and main
tenance of the couples children, Helen
l.. and Portia B. Lister. The suit Is
in the Morris County Circuit Court, and
the amount involved is $S22.S3 for board
and maintenance from December l.
1905. to December I, 1905.