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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
PATRIOTISM THEME
At SEVERAL Of
C|TYS CHURCHES
Heavenly Politics. Subject Of
DR.. Vance-"FireprO0f Saints"
at Bethany Presbyterian.

Several pastors in the local churches
yesterday selected patriotic and civic
topics.
In the Paramount Baptist Church, at
the morning service, the Rev. George
e. Lombard spoke on True Patriot
ISM" He lauded the valor of our fore
fathers; spoke of their virtues and VIC
tories and showed wherein a true re-
ligious conception of liberty and what
1t involves had enabled them to snatch
victory from defeat.
Our Country" was the theme of the
Rev. Andrew S. Zimmerman, in the
Memorial Presbyterian Church, yestsr-
day morning. Patriotism, valor, honor
and fidelity for the flag were the key
notes of his address, while the need of
a broader love for the Stars and Stripes
was urged.
The Rev. DR.. James l. Vance, in the
North Reformed Church, last night
preached on Heavenly Politics." He
presented the points that predominated
between a secular and spiritual world,
and showed where both political and
religious publication were needed to
attain a political or civic ideal.
Africa; the Country and It's Peo-
ple," was the illustrated subject of the
Rev. Theodore M. Shipherd, in the
Belleville Avenue Congregational
Church last night. He depicted the
great strides that Africa and its people
have attained commercially and relig-
iously.
"Fireproof Saints was the topic Of
the Rev. A. N. Stubblebine, in Bethany
Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
ing. 1t was a talk on the need of a
stronger bond of religious fellowship.
In the Sixth Presbyterian Church,
last night. a special patriotic service
was observed. The Rev. Ernest Bel
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
GIRL WITH
UMBRELLA BEATS
OFF ASSA|LANTS
Jealousy Said to Be Back of At
tack-One in Hospital, AM
other Locked Up.

With the skill of a D'Artagnan, Alex
ander Kercinnski. of Jefferson street,
with an umbrella as a weapon, cut,
thrust and parted to such good effect
that one of his assailants, Joseph Szerk,
had to be taken to the City Hospital.
Kercinnski and his finance were re-
turning home from a fireworks ex-
hibition when he was pounced upon by
two men. Kercinnski managing to
free his sword arm, laid about him
with his umbrella
The fight ended with Joseph Szerk,
of 664 North Seventh street, being
taken to the City Hospital cut about
the neck and head, and Andrew Pisas-
isti, of 615 Springfield avenue, being
locked up in the Fifth Precinct Sta
ton.
Jealousy is said to have prompted the
attack Kercinnski was on the way
t. o his and the young woman's
engagement when the assault occurred.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06

sons concerts will open in West Side
Park Thursday night, when Mr.. Edison
will be added to the above-namemd
soloists, who will also sing at the last
named park. The East Side concert
program:
Issler's Band.
Star Spangled Banner"
March, "Seventy-fourth Regiment"
8Losey
Overture, "Thias" Thomas
Waltz, 1.-The Merry Widow" ....Lehar
Potpourri, Gus Edwards No. g..
Edwards
Gavotte, -Four Little Blackberries"
O'Connor
Song. Sweetheart Days. Daley
Selection, "Renwick Hits No. 4'..Lampe
March, Moonlight on the Prairie.
Halle
America"
Conductor, Edward Issler.
WEST SIDE PARK.
Thursday, July 8. s p. m.
Issler's Band.
Star Spangled Banner"
March, from Faust" and Carmen"
Nissud
Overture, Lust Spier'........Kela Bella
Waltz, "Marsovia". .Belcher
Selection, Yankee Prince ...... .Cohan
Gavotte, "On Our Honeymoon. Harris
Novelette,, Teddy Bears Picnic....
Bratton
Medley selection, Santiago Hymn"
Morse
March, Hail. Hail!". Bellstedt
America"
Conductor, Edward Issler.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
BISHOP LINES breaches
AT BROWN UNWILLING,
Especial Cable to the Evening star

LONDON, July 6.-The Right Rev.
Edwin S. Lines, D. D., bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Newark, N. j.,
preached the sermon here at the UNI
yelling of a tablet erected to the NOM
DRY of the Rev. Daniel Brown, of Yale,
in St Dunston's Church. in Fleet street.
DIR. Brown was buried there in 1918.
The tablet, the. gift of h residents
of New Haven, was unveiled by the
Right Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster,
bishop of Connecticut.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06

den Hart delivered a memorial address
the choir rendered 1.-THE Star Span
gied Banner" Fair Land of Free
dom" and 1.-THE Radiant Morn"
In exchange of pastorates, the Rev.
Samuel j. S%kevington filled the pulpit
of the Calvary Presbyterian Church;
the Rev. F. c. Mooney, the Fifth Bap-
fist Church, and the Rev. Joseph E.
Folsom the pulpit of the Lyons Farms
Baptist Church.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
MAN AND TWO WOMEN
DROWN AT WILDWOOD.

WILDWOOD, July 6.-Three persons
were drowned while In bathing here
and the bodies of two were recovered
yesterday. Thu victims were Frances
Maxwell, 10 years old, of 1926 Christian
street: Mary Golden. q years. of 541S
Christian street, and John Carroll. %,
of as Beck street, all of Philadelphia.
Carrolrs body has not been recovered.
The accident occurred at the upper
end of the island, in North Wildwood.
formerly known as Anglesea. Search
ing parties were sent out after the three
had been missing several hours and the
cred.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
P%ICKPOCKETS In HIDING.

Headquarters Is searching for the
two pickpockets who yesterday
robbed Milton A. Genett, of 70 Seymour
avenue. in the Contra Railroad depot
They obtained a card case from his
nip pocket containing $S5 and valuable
papers. Genett gave a good descrip-
ton of one man.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
PROGRAM FOR CONCERT
IN EAST SIDE PARK

East Side Park will hold its hrst pub
lie band concert of the season tomor-
ROY night. The yocalists as now ar
ranged win be John brisbane, John
Sturgis, William Redmond. John ].
Nestor and Ernest r. Ball The sea-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
WOMAN BRUTALLY BEATEN.

PRINCETON, July 6.-Mrs. Mary
Slavosky, of Port Mercer. near here. is
suffering from severe bruises and LAGER
atoms as the result of a brutal attack
n beating administered by Frank
Holden, who told the police he meant
only to rob the woman. On account of
the feeling ~engendered by the affair. the
authorities thought it best to send Hol-
den to the county Jail in Trenton.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
SELL BEER In SUIT CASES.

GLOUCESTER, July 6.-The attention
of the police, authorities has been called
to beer being peddled on Sunday IN
dress suit casks in the boat house dis
trict. 1t is said the traffic has been go-
ing on for many weeks
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
TRIED SUICIDE WITH HATp,N

Witola Witkowski, A years old. of
$50 South Thirteenth street, is at the
City Hospital with a slight wound in
his left breast, where he tried to stab
himself with a hat pin.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
BOYS FALL BREAKS LEG.

John Dobbs, IA years old NJ 14q
South street. is at the CITY Hosn;tal
suffering from a compound fracture ~
the right leg. caused by falling from .
milk wagon In Thirteenth avenue
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
WILL ENTERTAIN THE LADIES,

st. Mary's Young Mems Catholic Club
will hold a ladies night at Casino
Hall. 147 William street, tonight
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06
MARKET HALSEY 6 BANK 8

gigantic July function and the bargain sensations which We tell OF below are but lore
runners the muMudes of good things which we shall exploit each day. We aeg gong
to prosecute this sea along lines hitherto unknown in Newark trade crceS and those
who watch our store announcements carefully each day will CON Into savings the ike o
which the most ardent economist has never dreamed There WILDE an ample saleTorcc,
both at centre tables and departments, to serve you
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-06

The store tina: can use the greatest quantity OF merchandise and the store that
can pay spot cash, is the store to which manufactured and importers are turning these
days Never before, in our whole fifteen years of store keeping, have trade conditions
favored us so extremely and never before have we succeeded in bringing together Suh a
forefm and altogether unexpected collection of values in staple, SaSonabe goods Our
entire buying staff has been diligently at work for many weeks arranging for this
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

scntativcs from Missouri In Congress.
The efficient and clean record OF our
Republican state Officials meets with our
highest commentator and approval. and
without dptrnctinE In the least from the
record 81 any uf thNsc state officials we
dpsir" to express our satisfaction with the
record oT Attorney General Herbert 8.
Hadlcy. In the brilliant and successful
fight he has wagcd against the unlawful
cncrnaChment upon the rights Of the peo-
pie Of Missouri. and recognizing his Ster-
ling worth we hereby indorse him as the
Republican nominee for governor and
pledge him our support to bring about his
nomination and election.
In placing the nomination of n ma.
tional committeeman as the fourth
order of business, the committee re-
port said: Fourth. the naming of a
national committeeman, for whom the
delegates az large are hereby instruct.
ed to vote and district delegates are
respectfully requested to vote"
c. A. Newton OF the Sixteenth dis.
trIct then placed Charles Nagel in
nomination for national committee.
man.
Thomas H. Marks Of the Fifth dis.
trict nominated Thomas X. Niedring.
/ haus.
The vote for national committeeman
/ by districts resulted as follows:
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
M AsHINGTON.-Aii records Of /

VIZ AsHINGTON.-All records OF in.
w terest in Congressional kid"
members are being broken by the at
tention the brown kids" from the
Philippines are receiving in congress.
They are the distinct attractions, not
only OF the galleries. but OF the men,
bers and senators themselves.
Capt! Richmond Pearson Hobson Of
osculatory fame, and Nicholas Long.
worth are has beens" that no longer
receive the notice OF up.to-date capitol
guides. Every one In Washington APP
pears as proud of these two resident
commissioners. Benlto Legarda and
Pablo Ocampo de Leon. the Philippine
islands have sent to Washington, as
young America is of his redtops or w.
Bourke Cochran Of his latest forensic
effort. They are the real congressional
oddly. for they can speak in either
the senate or house.
OF course, the senate has been kind
enough to grant these Fllipinos the
same courtesles as the house, but the
commissioners feel more at home in
the informality of the lower body thar
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
President Lured Into the Muldoon Test

confirm Mr.. Roots story, President
Roosevelt suggested. skeptically, that
he would Ike to try this stiff athletic
proposition OF Muldoon's.
Accordingly, Gen. Bell commanded
the expedition, which set out ACROSS
the country. The horsemanship test
set for army officers Is five miles at
walk. FIVE miles at trot and five miles
at gallop. The MuldoOn test, entire.
ly on foot, is eight miles at a walk and
seven on trot.
The going was heavy. for the wealth.
er was bad, Gen. Bell went over the
course easily. President Roosevelt
went over the course, but not easily.
The question as TO what President
Roosevelt is TO do after March 1. 1909.
has been partly answered as a result
OF this trial under the direction OF
Gen. Bell.
Before he hunts tigers In India. OF
lions in the African jungle. or occupies
a house in London. the president will
undoubtedly go 20 Muldoons until he
can walk eight miles and then run
seven on top Of that.
He has no intention 81 giving up or
n simple little thing like this. Bat
until he has Muldoou himself to teach
him how the president will avoid fol
lowing the treatment with Gen. Bell.
or course It would have been insub
ordination. or worse. for Gen. Bell e
have stlftened the Muldoon test 70,
the benefit OF his superior officer. Coz
seQuently no one has dared to sugges
that he did. but the boy subaltern'
at the Army and Navy club are all in 1
broad grin.
Fat officers who bounced about II
the saddle for the Is required mile
last fall are wearing a grin that Il
' broader still
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Presidents Son Plays Part of Clown

clown came along and found fault
with the elephant because Il was too
thin.
What do you feed him ON" he
asked Quentin.
Dates" young Roosevelt replied.
What kind OF dates?"
Candidates" said the presidents
son.
This brought great applause In
which Mr.. Roosevelt Joined heartily.
The presidential party came In just
before the elephant act and were
given a rousing reception. The boys
band played The Star Spanslod
Banner and the audience arose and
yelled itself hoarse.
Later on the program Quentin took
part In u turn In which larger clowns
beat him with bladders and slapstlcks
and almost made football OF him.
Che OF the hits OF the show was this
refusal OF a big polar bear to answer
TO the repeated call OF Teddy ant
his dignified response to the nAm'
Theodore"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

MICE white bread is not so nice,
~ maybe. as bread that is not white.
And then maybe again It is. Anyway
this is a question which Uncle Sam
has set about answering.
Bread baking. therefore, is the or
der OF the day. An oven has been set
up in a corner OF the chemical lab.
oratory. and when DR.. Wiley is not
busy feeding soft drinks" TO his
poison squad he as attending TO the
making and baking of bread.
II is all to determine the effect OF
"bleached" -four. Is bleached -four
Just as good as -four which is not
bleached? That is what the pure food
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

r HE regular army Is revenged. Last
fall its officers had TO take n Is.
mile ride in the Roosevelt horseman-
ship test.
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell chief OF the
general stan. the other day, beguiled
the president to William Muldoon's
l5.mile test on foot.
Both the president and Gen. Bell
were guests, after their hike. at a
dinner given by Postmaster General
Meyer. Gen. Bell was as 1T as could
be. The president still was fit-for
dinner. But he admitted he had lost
all his appetite for Muldoon tests.
The president exhibited great curl.
osity as TO the Muldoon system of 1T
ting fat statesmen for the Washington
dinner season. since Secretary Root
and Gen. Bell have successfully taken
the course at White Plains.
Secretary Root, TO be sure, is not
fat, He was suffering from too much
Monroe doctrine and a nervous agita.
ton over the open door in China when
he surrendered himself TO the hands OF
the professor.
But Gen. Bell is fat. or was. until
he returned from White Plains The
president did not pay much heed "a
Mr.. Roots account Of his strenuous
days at Muldoon's. because Mr.. Root
Is not athletic. He even avoids golf
But when the crack horsemen OF
the United States cavalry returned &c
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
DR.. Wiley Is Testing Bleached Flour

department wants to find out And the
only way 20 find out Is 10 try.
So bread is baked with the bleached
-four. The bread is then put under the
microscope, weighed. dissected.
touched with lItmus paper. subjected
10 acids. cut with 4 knife. torn with
the fingers, hashed with celluloid
pressed made into putty. burned in n
retort. dissolved in test tube, ere.
mated. tossed In a blanket and fed to
the poison squad. At least most OF
these things are done to IT,
Then figures are put down in a
tabular form on sheets OF paper.
members OF the poison squad are dag,
nosed. and in the end there is a re-
port made which DIR. Wiley will ex.
plain to the house committee on az.
riculture when asking for a renewal
OF the appropriation.
The report has not been finished
yet, but when II is Dr. Wiley promises
to warn the public as to what colored
bread to eat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
NaseI Selection Unanimous.

Nase Selection Unanimous.
Scarcely had the vote been an.
nounced when Homer B. Mann of the
Fifth district. the only district which
had voted solidly for NiedrInghaus,
was on his feet with a motion to make
the selection of NaEel unanimous.
when We can't beat 'em, we line
EN-" he said.
The nomination of candidates for
delegates at large was next taken up.
Isaac Kimball of the Fifth district
nominated Hadley. wherever he has
been placed by the republican party.
he has succeeded" Kimball said. He
is more like Roosevelt and Taft than
any many among us. He stands for
the square deal and has been a cloud
by day and n pillar OF fire by night to
the republicans OF Missouri"
Homer Mann, also OF the Fifth dis
| trict. placed Senator Warner in nomi.
! nation as the second member OF the
big four" He apOlogized for the fact
that Kansas City was monopolizlng
the center Of the stage. THE reason
/ is." he said. because we have pro.
duced the two biggest republicans in
the state" He moved to suspend the
rules and 10 make the selection OF the
two nominees by reclamation. This
was done amid great enthusiasm.
Warner. who had during this time
relinQuished the gavel to Secretary
Lake. appeared on the platform con
Quoting Hadley by the arm. and intro
duced him to the convention as the
man who will next occupy the execu
tive mansion at Jefferson City"
Il hope" said Hadley in beginning
his speech. that Senator Warner Il
as good a prophet as he is a states
man. II will be my duty and my pleas
ure TO vote al the convention for VIII
liam II. Taft am opposed TO TAX
ing any backward step or even I,
marking time on the policies OF Rooso
welt. We may diner as to men. but vi
can not condemn those who differ witt
us az rascals. What the republican
party needs Is recruits. not victims
Let us march forward and achieve IN
full redemption OF Missouri"
The convention adjourned at III
o'clock Thursday night after being 4
session about seven hours.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
s.eond Wreck Near sedaIIs.

sedalla-Missouri Pacific passenger
train No. /, leaving Sedalia for Kan
sas City. was ditched by turning rail
at the State Fair Grounds switch, a
mile from the Sedalia depot. John
Grover OF ST. Louis, baggageman. and
Lloyd Chapel OF Sedalia. fireman.
we're slightly injured None OF the
passengers were hurt. The engine,
baggage car and one mail car left the
rails and turned over. The officers
here do not believe that 1t was an
accident.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
end There n Washington.
Filipinos Are the New Pets of Congress

among the dlgniHed members OF the
senate.
With its two new members congress
has been economical. Each will re-
ceive the regular salary OF $500. but
the 20 cents a mile travel gift Is not
for them. Two thousand dollars
apiece for each round trip Ia their
travel allowance.
Neither the house nor the senate
was particularly prepared for them.
Although the authority for the selec.
ton of the commissioners was given
in the Philippines organic act several
years ago II remained for the first as.
sembly last fall to make their choice
possible. Then the commissioners
slipped across the Pacific and pre-.
sented themselves at the capital
Congress had not been thinking
much about their coming or their go
ing until they wanted to know what
rights resident commissioner" had in
congress. When they left home one
felt that the United States would let
them stay in Washington only under
surveillance. while the other went so
far as to believe that they would have
the right to vote in the house. run
down the corridor and vote on the
same measure in the senate.
The powers that be finally decided
that they should be given seats at
both ends OF the capitol and the priv.
lagos NJ tho dOor hut nnt of voting
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

president and Mrs. Roosevelt and
I Miss Ethel Roosevelt attended the
circus" given the other night by the
boys OF Y. NJ. C. A. In their gymna'
stun to raise funds for completing
their running track.
Quentin Roosevelt made his first
appearance as clown In turn that
was carried on the program as Prof
Quentaene and his educated elephant
BOLIVAR"
The elephant was worked by tive
other boys and had or its ssddleclotr
he emblem. %. o. r." Queats.
lroye the elephant around the ring
keeping mp a running comment ON the
qualities OF the animal Then another
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Explosion In Mexican Mine.

sablnas. Coauhila. Mexico--An ex'
plosion OF fire damp occurred
early Thursday morning in No. 3 shaft
of the Rosita mine at MusquiE, and for
a time It was feared that many miners
had lost their lives. Relief parties.
however. were Immediately organized
and all o. me men brought TO the sur
face before the subsequnt hre had
gained Roadway. A number OF men
are working In an effort 10 extinguish
tha are.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Wet, pro,ss, prx,, Victory.

Columbia-The local option election
held here recently. which resulted In
favor OF the drys by forty.twO votes,
has been protested. Attorney Boyle G.
Clark fled a protest The petitioner
charges the drys with various irregu-
lar practices. Among others, the
charge Is made that two dry judges
served without being regularly ap-
pointed and that another served with
out having the oath administered to
him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Aares on Reduction Of wans..

Louisville, Ky.-After an all'day
conference between the officials
OF the Louisville q Nashville
railroad and a general committee Of
adjustment headed by ]. d. Keene,
general chairman OF the Order OF Rail.
way Conductors. II was announced last
night that the Louisville a NashV lie
conductors agyeed TO a reduction In
wages. The reduction consists of a re-
turn to the wages in effect prior to
March I. 1907 and viii take effect
March /. 1908.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Schultz Refused 70 Quit.

Cape GIrardeau-City Treasurer Gus
Schultz. who was deposed by Mayor
Patton. declares that his removal was
unlawful and that he Is innocent OF the
charges preferred against him. He
notified all collectors OF city revenue
that they shall still consider him
treasurer. The mayor appointed Har.
~ Machem to I'LL out Schultz's term,
and officials OF the First National bank
OF Cape Glrardeau have notified him
that they will consider Machem city
treasurer
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
CONVENTION SELECTIONS.

For National Committeeman.
Charles Nagel Of St Louis.
For Delegates at Large. -
senator william Warner. Kansas CITY
Herbert 8. Hadley. Kansas city.
John ". Boutwell, Sedalla.
John X. Holmes, Joplin.
Alternates AZ Large.
IAN NeEroes.D
Nelson Crews. Kansas city.
j. u. A. Grassland 81. Joseph.
G. X. Robinson. 1t Louis.
H. q. Phillips Scdala,
Presidential Electors.
Al I.arge-ThOmns H. Marks, KnnaaA
city. and Henry W. Kicl. 81. Iouls
First District-John =. Ncwlan, Lewis
County.
second Dlstrict-M Marion l.. q. Eubanks.
Third District--J X. McClain. Clay
Fourth DIstrict-w. c. Fleming. An
drew County.
Firth District-Cyrus Graf Jackson
County.
sixth Dls,rIct--Jnmcs F. Rhodes. Cedar
scvcnth Dlstrict--w. r. BIgbcc. Greene
County.
Eighth DIstrict-sam Keller. Cole
County.
Ninih District Robert w. Payne. CAL
lawaY County.
Tenth Diairict-Georgc w Lcttcrman.
81. Louis County.
Eleventh District-J. Laurence Mnuran.
ST Louis.
twelfth DistrIot-Loo Rasslcur. st.
Louis.
Thirteenth Dlstrict-John II. Chitwood,
FrcdcricktOwn. Mo.
Fourteenth Distrlct-M Z Morrow
Howell County.
Fifteenth Dls,rict-J. l.. Elln McDon-
aid County
sixteenth DlstrIct-w. ]. Dlncnderfer
Laclcde County.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
NEWS MISSOURI
Hungry Man Kills ssIL

Aurora-william Beaver, aged 81
years. a teamster Of this city. com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
Upon an examination OF conditions In
his home. It was found that for many
days the family had subsisted on bread
and water. Starvation. It Is alleged.
was the cause OF suicide. He left q
wife and six children. The tragedy
comes as a complete shock TO the
charity organizations and citizens OF
the city. who had no idea OF the de-
plorable conditions.