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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
GEORGE

After an illness of three weeks George
Boyle, a private watchman for fifteen
years In the Seventh ward, died at his
home, 1873 Boyden street. last night.
Mr.. Boyle was a resident of this city
for over thirty years.
The deceased was q member OF the
Holy Name Society connected with 81.
Patrick's Cathedral, members of which
will attend his funeral Friday morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
The interment will take place in the
Cemetery Of the Holy Sepulchre, MT
Boyle Is survived by W daughters
Mrs. James .Geyser. Mrs. Mary Jackes
and two. sons. John and Edward Boyle
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TERN MORTGAGE
is HELD TO BE INVALID.
Verbal Agreement Is Ordered
Set Aside,

An alleged verbal agreement whereby
a mortgage on the propertS of 176
Eighth avenue, given by Anna N Chi
eppa to Sadie l.. Bernhard, was not to
be foreclosed for twenty years, no that
ter whether the interest was paid or
not, was declared to be null and void in
a report filed by Herbert M. Knight,
master in chancery, before whom the
case was heard today. The mortgage is
declared by the master to be a valid
lien.
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BUST OF MILTON IS
MADE BY NEWARKER,

Bernard ]. Short. of 20 Soaring
street, has just completed a bust OF
John Milton. the noted English scholar,
whose three hundredth birthday ami
versary is today being celebrated. Inc
bust is hewn out of South Dover mar
BILE, and is about eighteen inches high.
Mr.. Shortt, who won a prize at the
recent Essex County Industrial FAR
with his bust Of Abraham Lincoln,-ts
at present working on q bust OF John
Burns, whose one hundred and hftieth
birthday will soon be celebrated
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
TO HEAR OBJECTIONS
TO SALOON LICENSES.
Ten Have Been Filed from the
Suburbs.

Ten objections to licenses in the
county for the. sale of liquor, beer, etc,
will be heard by. Judge Ten Eyck IN
the Court of Common Pleas Monday.
Eight have been filed by Township
Counsel Andrew L, Boy1an in behalf Of
Belleville and the other opposition a
developed in South Orange.
Those objected to In Belleville are
Michael Benz, Michael La Terra, Gus
tav Mann, Dennis ]. O'Keefe. John /.
Potts. Thomas Conroy. Vingenza B.
Barrasso and. Harry Smith, while, Ed
ward Bader and Rosa c., Lockwood are
objected to in South Orange.
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NATIONAL CONSERVATION
COMMISSION In SESSION,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The.. Ma
tional Conservation Commission today
began a conference with the governors
OF the different States, with tho Prob
able result that some concrete plan
Will be mapped out for the conservation
of the nations natural resources. More
tina thirty States were represented by
their chief executives.
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ENGINE SMASHES RIG;
OCCUPANT IS UNHURT.
rspecia, to the Evening STAR

BRANCHVILLE, Dec. 9.--While on
his way to Sussex from Newton this
morning, a carriage driven by JACOB
Wise was struck by a L~ackawanna en-
gins at Straders crossing. near here.
Tho horse was instantly killed and
the carriage demolished. Aside from
slight scratches Mr.. Wise was unhurt.
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renortAr oil hie annolntment he was en-

/, reporter OF his appointment he was en-
Iering his Office at 500 Broad street.
~ "Well, to be candid" said he, that's
= NJ the ambition of my life, but 1
wasn't sure that 1t would be attained
so soon. ! guess I'm one of the only
Newark boys born and brought up
here. who sold newspapers on the
streets. that was so fortunate. I'll CON
duct the affairs of my office in a Just
and faithful manner and assure every
one, whether he be complainant, de-
PENDANT or counsel, a fair deal
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AGED CONSTABLE REINSTATED.

Constable Waiter Dixon, Republican,
whose official head succumbed to Sheriff
Harrigan's axe Monday, is again on
duty He is a veteran of the Civil War,
is little more than rs years old and a
been connected with Court House for
about a score Of years. 1t is UNDER
that the veteran constable was
reinstated at the suggestion of Judge
Heisley to whose court he is attached.
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r COURT A L

The call in the Supreme Court circuit
before Judge Adams for tomorrow is:
Nos. 8, 6, Is, 2e, 2S and 30; in the Cir
cult Court before Judge Heisley: Nos.
2A, 2s2. 252, 254. 2S2, 2s4, ae5s 2s7. ses
and 269.
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PATERSON PASTOR GETS CALL.

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.,, Dec. g.
The Rev. Roger A.. Dunlap, of Paterson,
N, j., has been invited to become pastor
OF the Congregational Church In this
place by h church committee and
society.
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To the bo,sn md girl Of s years In under $50 in prizes as follows: First
% the bo. M girls from 8 to 10 years. Isl I'm pnes, a. follows. First
To TIL boys M girl from Io Il II years. $O In prize, AS follows, First
prize S5; SECOND prize, S; I've pri1s OF 81 eahy twenty prizes of II each.
r h boys ant girl. from l. to IA years. $50 in prizes as folowss Fhse
Dr'. III ~ ; S.ss Up p,i. S,s s rd i've q 9r to ia o. y. =. s" sn t twe nrT. pa NE Glow r s"e Flr..
prize SMS, second prize S5. i've prizes OF S2 each, twenty prfxes Of 81 each.
Any boy Or girl not more than 10 years OF ~ in n rchool in Essex
county IN the West Hudson towns-H arrson, Kearny, Arlington n
Newark car enter this competition and work for n :, the prizes The line:
paper. but must be written with pen and ink and must be attached to thu fol-
lowing coupon.
All pupils to be eligible to prizes mnst have their sample Of handwriting
attested as genuine by their teacher. The teacher must sign the coupon her.
Self The fact that the pupil writes IN the teachers name is not sufficient.
and will bar the pupil from winning a prize
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Total receipts on account
OF public debt........... 800. 46S. 4oo.r
Aggregate of receipts, In
cluding public debt.......1 ]. I02, 06S, lS'.l
Balance in treasury by war
rants, June 30, 1s07......... 1,6l0.66 FLU
-A-------
Total accounts by war
rants for the year 1908. 50, 2.134,l6
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~ refused and gave the same enig-
matte answer that had amazed Laura.
He declared that he would first as
sure himself of the sincerity of the
ether boomers, and this in spite of
the chart In the boom headquarters
showing the number of new enter
prises that had been induced to re-
move to Bennington.
He found that his sister was re-
garded as one OF the notable workers
through her capture of the Halsey
factory. None of the other girls had
made such an important contribu-
ton, and Bess wore her laurels
proudly.
For the first few days Laura won
dered at his absorption in other af-
fairs, then she grew worried. She
loved Richard Searle, but she loved,
too, her liberty and was unwilling to
surrender so soon. It was three days
before Dick came to call again, and
when he did there was an odd con-
traint In her manner.
Have you Joined the boomers
YETI" she asked to make conversa-
ton.
Dick shook his head In negation.
Il am willing to be boomed," he
declared. ''I came up here to look
over the ground for a factory. Some
OF the people I have done business
with are going to set up a plant, and
I told them about Bennington. am
to have the position Of superinten-
dent"
And you would not join the boom
ers that Bess might get the credit
for the capture?" she asked a little
jealously.
NO." said Dick. slowly. "The
credit will not go to Bess. but to you
If you land IT.
'You spoke as though 1t were al
ready settled" she reminded.
"Carriston will do as we'll by u.s."
he explained. eft all depends on the
bonus Bennington will give"
"Bonus!" Laura was startled. She
knew that In some instances a pay
ment had been made to some one in
order to influence a decision, but she
could not believe that Dick would
make such a demand.
"Carriston does not offer to throw
in wife to boot" explained SearIe,
smiling at her confusion. 'T thought
that perhaps Just to Boom Banning
ton," you might consent to say yes
Laura?"
To boom Bennington" she assent
ed, and she smiled down upon the
little red button that had enabled her
to reverse her decision gracefully
Boston Globe.
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They Did Not Give a Hang.

When Commissioner Allen had
charge of the Patent Office in Wash
ington he was very punctillious about
the respect due him and his position,
and demanded full tribute from
everybody.
One day, as he was sitting at his
desk, two men came in without knock
ing or announcement and without re-
moving their hats.
Allen looked up and impaled the
intruders with his glittering eye.
Gentlemen" he said severely, who
are visitors to this Office to see me
are always announced, and always re-
move their hats"
Huh" replied one of the men,
I'VE amt visitors, and we don't give
a hoot about seeing you. We came in
to fix the steam pipes. Saturday
Evening Post.
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Where the Apple Came From
BY f. p. POWELL.

There are two varieties of apples
found wild in Europe, but the region
adjacent to the Caspian Sea seems
to have been the origin of the apple
as known in the East. Charred pieces
of apples are found in the heaps OF
refuse left by the Lake Dwellers, who
occupied portions of Europe before
any of the present races. These peo-
pie lived on platforms, laid over piles
driven into the water-probably to
protect themselves from animals, in
an era before metal weapons were
known. These specimens of apples
are generally carbonized by heat, but
they show perfectly the internal
structure OF the fruit.
There are five types of native
American apples; all of them crabs.
John Smith wrote from Virginia that
he had found "some new crabapples,
but they were small and bitter" New
Englanders made the same report.
The Soulard has the reputation of be-
ing the largest and best of these ma
tives. Sports of this variety, like the
Matthews, are improved in size and
quality. Selections might probably
be made from Western thickets, Of
even better sorts than are now
known. / believe the blood of the
wild crab is in some of our ber
orchards.-The Outing Magazine.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-12-03
MONUMENT TO DIR. RUFFNER.
Virginia Educators Launch Move
ment For One.

Norfolk Especially The feature
Of the days session of the Virginia
School Teachers Convention at New
port News was the launching of a
movement for the erection of a mon
ument to the memory Of DR.. William
II. Ruffner, founder of the public
school. system of Virginia, who was
buried at Lexington. A Ruffner me-
mortal service was held.
The teachers indorsed generally
the new Virginia Teachers Pension
law, which includes the retention or
one per cent. of all salaries towards
this fund, but continued it's commit
tee on the subject until next year.
Nearly 1000 delegates and visi-
tors attende the conference.
Former Gov. A. j. Montague pre-
sided and the principal speakers were
superintendent ]. H. Van Sickle, of
the Baltimore public schools, and N.
o. Nelson, of st. Louis.
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A jewelers. Good Guess.

Some one wanted to know without
asking directly how long a certain
woman had been married.
About fifteen years." said man,
who is a jeweler.
How do you know?" asked his
wife. "You don't know anything
about her. You never saw her until
tonight"
81 can tell by the size of her we'd
ding ring" said the man. "The width
of wedding rings changes about every
five years. Their size repeats itself
at certain periods, but figuring that
way the woman must have been mar
ried fourteen years ago, If not fifteen.
She isn't old enough for .forty-five.
consequently she must belong in the
fifteen-year class"
Subsequent inquiry proved that the
jeweler was right.-New York Sun.
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TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Virginia Methodists To Raise S20,.
900 For One.

Richmond Especially .-Methodists
Of the State are to collect a fund
of $4,000 for the purpose of es-
tablishing an Industrial school In
connection with the Methodist Or
phanage. The following special COM
mfttees have been named by the
board of trustees to take charge of
this work: Chas. w. Hardwicke,
John P. Branch. 1. N. Vaughan, of
this city; ]. w. Hough, of Norfolk;
John P. Pettyjohn, of Lynchburg,
and w. H. Vincent, of Capron.
1t has been explained that the
need of such work Is becoming more
and more apparent The orphanage
Itself owns 81 acres OF land In the
western part of the city, all of which
Is adapted to farming and trucking.
Among other features OF the pro
posed work will be such trades as
can be taught In shops as will be
found suited to the talents of the
boys and girls. While they are be-
ing instructed in these arts they will
also be kept at school and given an
education. The buildings necessary
will be placed on the property al
ready owned by the orphanage ana
competent men will be placed at the
head of the several departments.
There are now 100 children in the
institution.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-12-03
j. N. CRABILL A SUICIDE.
Former Roanoke Merchant Sends A
Bullet Into His Brain.

Roanoke Especially. N. CrabilI,
former Roanoke merchant, but
late Of Hagerstown, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head In. his room at the Park Hotel
bottle of carbolic acid was found
in his pocket.
Mr.. Crabill was at one time a
cigar manufacturer at Shenandoah
junction, but several years ago re-
moved to Roanoke, where he engag-
ed in mercantile pursuits. About
two years ago his wife died, leaving
him to care for two sons and three
daughters. A few months ago he
and his eldest son were fined in the
Federal Court on the charge of using
Norfolk and Western passes In viola
tion of the Hepburn act
The son, who still resides in Roam
oke, had a difficulty with a street.
car conductor and slashed him in
the face two or three times with a
knife. No reason was assigned for
the suicide
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/ oreign

Nine. Steinheil, whose husband,
the painter, and a Nine. Japy were
murdered in Paris May 81 last, was
placed under arrest on suspicion. it
Is rumored that prominent person
ages are involved, and all Paris is
worked up over the case.
1t is announced an agreement has
been reached between Secretary of
the Treasury COrtelyou and w. G.
Irwin for the exchange of the site
of the federal building in Honolulu
for tract of Irwin's land wanted by
the government.
No British warships have been or
dered to Haiti, the consul general
of Great Britain at Port au Prince
having informed the Foreign Office
that he is not apprehensive of any
danger to British subjects or British
interests.
Professors Beattie and Morrison,
who have been commissioned by the
Carnegie Institute at Washington to
undertake a magnetic survey across
Africa from Cape Town to Cairo,
have begun their labors.
Count Boni de Castellane's counsel
in pleading for having the children
removed from the custody of Prince
and Princess de Sagan, made a ter
rife arraignment of Prince Helie's
scandalous doings.
General Leconte, the Haitien min
lister of the interior, ordered the ex-
ecution of Captain Ostema, of the
gunboat Croyant and of two citizens
of Jerenire and was then himself
killed.
The British steamer Sardinia was
burned at the entrance to the harbor
of Valetta, Island of Malta, and over
a hundred of her passengers, mostly
Arab pilgrims, were lost.
A fire broke out on the Hospital
Ship Relief while on her way from
Manila to Guam, and she returned
under her own steam.
The American Association of Mer-
chants at Shanghai resolved in favor
of trial by jury in the American
court here.
The mutinous outbreak at Marking
is reported to have been suppressed,
1t is denied that King Manuel was
mobbed in the streets of Lisbon.
While much interest is manifested
in Germany In General Lord Robert.
statement that million troops wer,
needed In England for protection
against possible German invasion. N,
comment is made in official circles.
The dispute between Germany an,
France over the seizure BY Frencl
officials at Casablanca, Morocco, o
deserters from the French Fy~eigl
Legion has been 1seferred hs
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-12-03
VIII OF DIR. j. Edward TompkIns.

Fredericksburg Especially - The
will Of DR.. Edward Tompkins, who
died last week. has been admitted
to probate in the Corporation Court
here. Dr. Tompkins left an estate
valued at about $50, 900, about $4O,-
600 of which was life insurance.
His widow, Mrs. Minnie E. Tomp-
kins, is named in the will as ex-
ecutriX of the estate and guardian
of the five children. Dr. Tompkins
left a house and lot on Washington
Avenue, now occupied by his mother,
Mrs. NJ. E. Tompkins. and his aunt.
Miss Fannie T. Tompkins, to them
jointly as their home for life and at
their death to revert to his estate.
His mother and aunt are also the
beneficaries in some - thhc insur-
ance policies on Dr. Tompkins' life.
The remainder of the estate is to be
kept together until the youngest
child becomes of age. One-third of
the estate goes to his widow and the
other two-thirds to his children.
Mrs. Tompkins has qualified as ex-
ecutriX
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Died While At Breakfast.

Newport News Especially u. H.
Wheat, SO years old, Of Prince
George County, died suddenly at the
Hotel Warwick from heart failure.
He was stricken while at the break
fast table and expired a few minutes
later on a couch to which he had
been assisted by a waiter.
Mr.. Wheat came here to attend
the State Educational Conference as
a representative of the Virginia
School Supply Company of Rich
mond. He was a Confederate vet
eran and an Odd Fellow, and Ma
gruder Camp and the local lodges of
Odd Fellows took charge of the
body, which was sent to Prince
George County for interment.
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L. r.. SEXTON ACQUITTED.
Charge OF Numbering Dorsey Tyler
Is Not Sustained.


Staunton (SpeciaD.-After being
out 80 minutes the jury In the Cir
cult Court brought in a verdict OF
acQuittal in the case of L. r. Sex
ton, charged with the murder of Dor
sey Tyler. The verdict meets gen
eral approval. Sexton was the Ches-
apeake and Ohio agent and operator
at Augusta Springs. Tyler had a
difficulty with Sections brother, VIII
lie, about II years old, and Sexton
shot at him to protect his brother.
The ball struck Tyler in the spinal
column, causing paralysis. This oc-
Cured January 81 and Tyler lin
gered till August.
Immediately after the shooting Sex
ton fled, but in reaching Texarkana
on his way to Mexico he changed his
mind, surrendered to an officer and
was brought back. Since the shoot
ing he had been employed on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. He
is a very popular telegrapher. His
home is at Buchanan, Botetourt
County
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WHO KNowETH wHERE2
By EDWARD CARY.


(Battle of Kolin, 18th June, I757.)
On blood and death, on smoke and gloom
On hoof-trodden summer bloom,
The sun shone in.
Down dropped the night, the battle DER.
And many man turned never more
Home from Kolin.
a noble youth banner held
Who that day first the powder smelled.
He braved his fate.
as high he flung the banner out
Deaths awful arm wrapped him about.
His fate he met.
"a holy. book close by him fell
The gallant boy had guarded well,
To sword-hilt tied.
"a rough Bavarian grenadier
The blood-stained booklet lying there
Plucked from his side.
The last sad relic of the boy
Unto the father, reft of 10y,
Hast ming he bare
Then wrote therein the aged hand:
hollp sly son. strown In the sand,
Who knoweth where?"
And l.. the singer of this song,
And who may read, in life, tho strong,
Or gay, or fair,
Strown IN the sand both thou and /.
In endless rest must sometime lie,
Who knoweth where?
-Iranslatlons from Liliencron's "Balladen
chronik I"
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NEWS
Domestic
BY TELEGRAPH


Springs between President-elect Taft
and Timothy L. Woodruff, New York
state chairman. announcement was
made that Mr. Woodruff had elimi-
mated himself from the New York
senatorial race in favor of Secretary
Root.
Hope is now entertained for the
recovery OF DR.. Andrew G.. McCOsh,
house surgeon of the Presbyterian
Hospital. New York. who was seri-
ously injured in a runaway accident.
Strikers at the plant of the Ma
tional FireproOfing Company, at
Keas1ey, n. j.. are still holding out
for $3.50 a day. The company Of
fers s1.40.
Fire at the car shops Of ]. G.
Brill & Co., in Philadelphia, caused
the destruction of trolley cars and
other equipment to the amount Of
100000.
By a narrow margin of only a
few inches a skidding automobile,
in which Charles Dan Gibson and
Norman Hapgood were riding. escap-
ed plunging over a 5OO-foot preci-
pice near Portland, Ore.
Miss Louise Gates, prominent in
society at Sherman, Tex, was acci-
dentally shot to death with a target
rife in the hands of a girl COM
panion. Miss Gladys Ely.
James F. Aldrich, of Little Falls,
n. Y, a member of the freshman
class of the University of Maine, was
drowned in Pushaw Lake near Oro-
no, Me.
The Western Pacific Railroad Com
pany announced the completion of its
Flower Lake tunnel, which cuts
through the PequoQ Mountains In
Nye County, New
Charles e. Jinkens, a publisher Of
Philadelphia. was found dead of
heart disease In his room at the
Kaiserhof Hotel, Chicago.
Walter Rbea Whitman, member
of the bankrupt stock exchange firm
or A. o. Brown & Co, of New York,
who was office manager of the firm,
was arrested on an indictment charg-
ing grand larceny.
Fog. paralyzing in it's effect on
traffic on land and sea, which has
hung over New York for two days,
has tied up shipping in the worst
blockade that the city has expert
enced in 20 years.
Robbers dynamited the vault of
Kan, 90 miles east of Wichita, Sc
cured $4,000 and escaped on a hand
car. A posse is in pursuit.
Rev. Silas c. Swallow has written
an open letter to the President criti-
cising his statement that a voter
ought. not to consider the religious
beliefs of a candidate.
John D. Archbold testified that the
Standard Oil Company consumed
64,95S,301 barrels of crude oil and
had 1878 marketing stations in
1906.
r. w. Drake, a prominent planter,
was murdered at his home, near
Laneville, Hale County, Ky. His
house was burned.
Engineer julius Severson, of the
Burlington Road, stuck to his post
during a collision, being buried un-
der six box cars, but saving his train.
A committee has been named to
raise a fund of a half million dollars
for the Lincoln Memorial University.
A wireless station in San Francisco
has picked up code messages believed
to have originated in Japan.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-12-03
Richmond Bonds Sold.

Richmond (SpeciaD The council
committee on finance has closed the
sale to Eastbrook e Co, of Boston,
Mass, and Hambleton & Co., of Bal
timore. Md. of $4,000 of Rich
mond 4 per cent. bonds at the price
of 9SA and accrued interest, which
makes the amount TO be received
for the bonds a small fraction above
par.
The bonds sold we're special is
sue to erect an electric light and
power plant.