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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
74-YEAROLD Man
BURNED TO DEATH
IN HIS BEDROOM
Daughter Badly Injured Trying
to Save Life of Aged
Parent.
BABY UPSETS LAMP
AND STARTS A BLAZE
Brave Fire-fghter, Women and
Children Hurt and Horses
Killed in Battling Flames.
EPIDEMIC OF BLAZES
KEEP FIREMEN ON RUN.

Aged Bloomfield man burned to
death. Daughter seriously
burned in attempting to save his
life.
Women rescued at Bank street
blaze.
Lieutenant Dennis GuIdera, of
Truck No. 3. injured in rescuing
horses from fire in Bank street
stable.
Three children burned at 554
Orange street.
Woman burned at IS Penning-
ton street.
Nine alarms of fire, several
false, since yesterday. Total loss.
So, 800.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
ENGLISH BEAUTY
REGRETS EFFORT
TO KILL HERSELF
Mrs. Lavina Price Says She Was
Wrought to an Insane
Pitch.

Mrs. Lavina Price, the pretty young
English woman, who attempted to kill
herself with a revolver at her home,
143 Green street. yesterday, is resting
easily in st. James's Hospital today.
1t is thought that she will o She
stated last night in an interview at
st. James's Hospital that she was sorry
for her act. She said that she was so
worked up over her relations with Fred
Ritter that she became temporarily in
sane.
She requested that her money and
jeWelry be sent to the hospital. Cap
tain Christie. of the Third Precinct,
sent Acting Detectives Frank Brex and
Samuel Saslow to her room last night,
where they found $685. in money and n
quantity of jewelry, which they say is
worth about $500. They removed this
property to the hospital, where 1t will
be kept for Mrs. Price until her dis
charge.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
WHELPLEY MUM
ABOUT THE BLUE
RIDGE CO. NOTES

a
Detective Sergeant Fuite returned
from New York last night. where he
has been working since last Saturday
trying to locate some of the notes is
sued by the Blue Ridge Enamel Brick
Company. of this city, and given to
James M. wheipley. alias Baker," alias
Davis" +
Before leaving for New York today
to continue his hunt Detective Tuite
said:
$50 far whelpley refuses to tell us
where two of the Blue Ridge notes are.
He says that If he had his liberty he
would be able to carry out his contract
with the Blue Ridge people. He says
he entered into a business deal to float
five notes. on which the Newark COM
pany was to benefit to such an extent
that it was willing to pay him $500"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
VALUABLE HORSE
RUNS AWAY AND
HAS BACK BROKEN
Valuable Animal, Owned by Par
ker Estate, Is Shot to
End Sufferings.

A valuable horse owned by the Par
ker estate bolted at Central 9 and
Washington street today. The driver
could not regain control of the animal
and so drove it against a bank of dirt,
In the fail that resulted the horse
broke it's back. and was shot to end its
misery.
1t was declared by several persons
who witnessed the accident that the
horse was not properly harnessed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
ROOSEVELT LETTER STIRS
NEW JERSEY SOLONS TO ACT,
lErom a STAN Correspondent.

TRENTON. March 25.-Assemblyman
Binfo introduced a bill today making 1t
a high misdemeanor for a person, by
any mode or means, to advocate the
unlawful burning or destruction of
public or private property or advocate
or encourage assaults upon the army,
National Guard or police force, or the
injury of any person.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
BAKERS SLAYERS
WILL ESCAPE Law,
SAYS PROSECUTOR
Rooster Declares That Murder
ers Probably Never Will Be
Brought to Justice"
Especial to the Evening start.

HACKENSACK, March 25.-'"The
murderers of Walter Farnsworth Ba-
ker probably never will be brought to
justice"
County Prosecutor Ernest Rooster Of
Bergen County made this startling
statement TO THE EVENING STAR
today, just before the resumption of
the coroner's Inquest into the mystic
rious death of the wealthy Boston club
man. 4
II am personally convinced from my
investigation" said MI. Rooster, that
Baker was slain by suspects whose
names are known to the county prose-
cutor. He was given enough arsenic to
kill five men. But there is no direct
evidence to enable me to arrest the sus-
poets.
"The missing link in the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence which might bring
his slayers to Justice is the one hour
and one-half in time that Baker spent
in New York on the night of October
26, which remains absolutely mac
counted for.
"I fear that the verdict OF the cor
oner's jury now concluding It's inyesti-
CATION will fail to solve the mystery
of the identity of Bakers murderers."
Missing Servant Found.
4 Mr.. Rooster attaches great impor-
lance today to the testimony to be
given by a missing witness, just lc-
/. Gated. This witness is the servant oi
Beverley NJ. Birmingham, the friend
of Baker, who was with him, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hurd. of Bogota, and Mrs
George w. Young on the night Bakei
died from arsenical poisoning.
The servant, whom Birmingham
knew only as Lena" says that on
arising about / o'clock on the Sunday
morning after Bakers sudden illness
and his wild midnight ride to Bogota
with his friends Birmingham told hel
that Baker was dead.
Bakers death occurred at 2:10 a. m
Birmingham left him about midnight
rs he was starting III the automobile
for 'Bogota. Birmingham and the Hurd:
all testified before the coroner las
Friday that Baker didn't appear to bt
seriously i'll at that time. g
Gwarak Girls Statement.
Prosecutor Rooster will put sewers
witnesses on the stand today, including
three who heard Annie Gwarak, thu
Hurds' cook, say that she wanted Il
leave their service because she wa
afraid of going to Jail. Annie Gwaral
slept in the room next to that in which
Baker died. Ricardo, the undertaken
and ex-Coroner Lees who were &C
cused of undue haste in embalming ant
shipping the body, will be recalled Il
the stand.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25

Sadie and George were in bed, and the
youngest was taking her shoes off on
the floor, and in some way knocked
over the chair. which caused the lamp
to fall on the floor. In a moment the
oil In the lamp spread on the floor and
took fire.
The %children's screams attracted Mrs.
FinkeI. who was on the same floor at
the time. When she arrived the room,
appeared to be all aire. She pulled a
comforter from the bed and tried to
smother the flames, and, believing that
she had It all out. began to carry the
children out of the room,
The fire burned through the comfor-
ter before the mother got the little ones
out and set fire to the furniture.
When the hremen arrived they found
the upper part of the building ablaze,
and it took them nearly an hour. to ex-
tinguish the fire, which had burned its
way through to the roof. .
Starts Fire Cleaning stove.
While Frances Gordon, a domestic In
the employ of Edward Hannalls. of Is
Pennington street, was cleaning off a
gas stove with a cloth about 10 o'clocl;
today the cloth caught fire. She threw
it on the floor and tried 10 stamp It
out, and in doing so her dress caught
FIRE.
She pulled off her skirt, but not be-
fore her left leg was severely burned.
When the firemen arrived a chemical
eXtinguisher put out all that there was
of the fire. which did about SIS dam
age.
False Alarms.
At 1918 o'clock last night e false
alarm vas turned in from box CAT. at
Fourteenth avenue and South Seventh
street. a half-hour later another false
alarm was turned in from box 632. at
the gate of the Paramount Cemetery.
About Z o'clock this morning the
firemen were called to extinguish a
chimney fire at 1874 Norfolk street.
Autos Catch Fire.
The firemen were called TO the garage
of Albert S. Coeyman, 1875 Montclair
avenue, yesterday afternoon, where
they found that gasoline leaking from
an automobile had set fire to the ma
chine. The damage was about $3.50.
Half an hour later an automobile in
a freight a on the Lackawanna Rail-
road near Broad street caught fire from
a spark, 1t was alleged, from a locomo-
tive. 1t caused about $500 damage be-
fore the blaze was extinguished.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
APPOINTS E. R. WALKER
TO PREROGATIVE COURT.
[From a stan Correspondent,

TRENTON, March 25.-Chancellor
Mahlon Pitney today announced that
he had appointed e-Chancellor Ed
win Robert Walker. of this city, to be
Vice-ordinary of the Prerogative Court.
The new vice-ordinary will be sworn in
office today and will then be in a posi-
ton TO hear cases appealed from the
various orphans courts throughout the
State.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED BY HOUSE
Continued from First PORe.,

| fnal passage with the vote of every
man in the House
When the Martin public utilities bill
was brought up on the floor, Young,
Essex, offered as a substitute his bill,
which was the Robbins bill, with the
rate-making clause eliminated.
Speaker Jess. of Camden. took the
floor for the Young bill. He said that
this vas the wrong time to pass re-
strictive railroad legislation.
But the Speaker was not able to give
much assistance to Young, and his
amendment failed.
With the killing of the Olwell amend
ment the public utilities lobby lost
heart. 1t went all to pieces when
Kenny, of Hudson. announced that
Tumulty, of Hudson. had withdrawn
his bipartisan amendment, and that he
had withdrawn his amendment making
it necessary for the House as we'll as
the Senate to approve the Governors
appointees. Then Olwelfs amendment
ven down.
senate Kills Clause.
All day long the Senate fought on
the committee substitute for the Rob
bins, Colby and Gebhardt public utili-
ties measures. The Senators did kill
the ~rate-maklng clause. which the
H-ouse-passed bill contains.
Senator Colby sidetracked a move to
refer the whole matter to a COMMITTEES
to report to the next Legislature.
In the House Republican Leader Mar
tin, of Essex, after invoking the new
rule to force a bill from committee, got
the public utilities bill on the floor. IIe
asked that the lobby be cleared because
of the noise from non-members. 1t was
apparent that some of the county lead
ers were at work.
@DOry' strong Evacuates.
Martins resolution to clear the floor
Of all save members and newspaper
men went through with a half-hearteC
vote.
Martin noticed that "Dory'' Strong, o.
Middlesex, had not been driven out
He stopped in his argument. LOOKING
directly at the Middlesex man, ant
said: "Mr. Speaker. the rule is not be
ing entirely enforced"
Strong walked from the oon
Forcing the bill out of committee wa!
made possible through the signing of
request to this effect by Martin. Blohm
Hines. Smith. Lewis. Daab, Fake
Keffer. KRISTEN. Lyon. Clark, Crosby
Smalley and Devine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25

In the race for style, we never
forget the essentials which have
IN a Stoutenburgh Clothing
synonymous with Satisfaction
The careful, clever hand-work of
painstaking tailors who know how
to mold clothes into permanent
shape. Our Spring Suits and Over
coats are the handsomest we have
ever shown, and they're made to
keep-their good looks.
Fancy brown, gray and blue Suits
and fancy brown and gray Overcoats
for men and young men, ST. to $25-
some Suits up to $28.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25

A few minutes later the iremen were
called to 554 Orange street, where a fire
was started in the upper floor of a two
story frame building by the upsetting of
an oil lamp. The building is occupied
by Morris Finkel, his wife and three
children. Sadie, 10; George, 6. and An
ME. 4.
The children slept in a room adjoin-
ing that of their parents, and a lighted
lamp was on a chair near their bed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
MERELY MENTIONED.

By premature blast near Scranton, Pa, five Italians were killed
 In a mine explosion at Ellsworth, Pa. ten miners lost their lives.
 Three miles from Greenville, Tex, Mrs. Henry Hoffman succumbed to burns.
 Five indictments were found at New York City against the American Ice company.
 Several Alvarado. Tex, stores have been burglarized, Both cash and goods were secured.
 Mrs. F, V. Linder died at Beaumont from the effects of carbolic acid. Hei husband died May 29.
 w. R. Hill had his left leg so badly injured at Cleburne in a railroad acCi. dent that death resulted.
 The International and Great North ern railway has has burned at Pales- tine, Tex, 100 old boxcars.
 At Fl Paso w. P. Hawkins was ac- quilted. He was charged with killing at Van Horn Charles Barber.
 For the second time, owing to lack of sidewalks, Brownwood, Tex, has failed to secure free mail delivery.
 In a passenger and freight train collision near Pendleton, Mo, on the Wabash railroad twenty persons were seriously hurt.
 An electric railway is to be con structed between Fl Paso and Las Cruces. N. M., fifty-four miles, by bus mess men of the two cities.
 The Capital City Savings bank at Little Rock, he only negro banking in- stitution, is I a receivers hands. Ar illiterate negro overdrew his account. His check was turned down. This caused run. several hundred deposit ors demanding their money. There was not sufficient cash on hand to pay all. and the doors were closed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22

pOintment because they feel in a pe- culiar way that he was their champion. and in peculiar way understood them and their needs. This is especially true as regards the men who were Union veterans of the civil war, for these grew to feel that he was always specially interested Tn their welfare.
 Moreover, his great administrative and legal ability both peculiarly fit him to deal with the problems in the Philippines. Panama and Cuba for the work of the war department is now such that only a man with special fit. ness an unusual training is able to do justice to it. Of all the men in the country, the president feeels that Luke Wright is the man best equipped to take up the work of the department which. for the last seven years, has been under the control, first of Root and then of Taft
 "As a young man he was a captain in the Confederate army. He is one of the leading lawyers, not only of his state, but of the entire south. He has also been foremost in advocating and insisting upon fair treatment for the colored people He first definitely established his reputation in the terri ble days of the yellow fever epidemic at Memphis, when he practically made himself mayor of the town and took charge of all of the relief measures showing what may justly be called heroic devotion to duty and indiffer ence to his own life, together with the masterful qualities of a successful ad ministrator in a great crisis. He was himself stricken down by the plague he was fighting, but lived to see it stamped out and himself to take part in introducing into Memphis the hy- gienic measures which have since made it one of the model helth cities of the world.
 He was appointed by President Me Kinley as one of the Philippine com missioners, and enjoyed President Nc Kinyel's heartiest confidence, being selected as one of the southerners who were in sympathy with his admins. tration. By President Roosevelt he was promoted first to be vice governor and then governor of the Philippines, and afterwards made ambassador to Japan. In all positions he served with signal fidelity and ability, and has been in hearty and outspoken agree ment with the administration in all it's main policies"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
GREET AT CINCINNATI.
Presidential and Vice Presiden
 tial Candidates
MEET AT TAFT'S HOMECITY
Vast Throng of Citizens Assemble a, Depot to Extend Congratulations and Escort the Nominees to Residence oi Secretary's Brother.

Cincinnati, June PA hearty wei come home was given Secretary ol War Taft, when the train on the Bal timore and Ohio Southwestern railway pulled into the central depot at S:1( o'clock Saturday morning.
 Half an hour earlier a Chicago train brought in the candidate for vice pres ident, Hon. James S. Sherman of New York. and the subcommittee of the ma tional committee, who came to confer with MT. Taft on the plans and lead ership for the campaign.
 Charles P. Taft and family were on the same train with the subcommittee and all awaited the arrival of the Washington train, Escorted by large
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
WRIGHT SUCCEEDS TAFT
Prominent Southern Man to Be
 Secretary of War.
TAXES CHARGE SHORTLY.
President Roosevelt Refers to Splendid Services Former Confederate Soldier Has Given His: Country In the Philip pine Islands.

Washington, June 22.-The corre- spondence between the president and Secretary Taft relating to the latter's resignation is very brief Taft sim ply said in his resignation: "I hereby tender my resignation as secretary of war to take effect June 30 next" The president, in his reply, said: Your resignation is hereby accepted to take effect June 30."
 The resignation was dated Thursday and the acceptance Friday. It was said at the white house that as the president so recently as Thursday had given out a formal statement concern ing his high esteem for Secretary Taft it was not deemed necessary to repeat what was then said.
 The statement given out at the white house concerning Hon. Luke E Wright's appointment says:
 "AS Philippine commissioner ana later as vice governor and governor he won the affection and regard of the army to high degree, and many o1 the most distinguished of the men who served in the army at the time he was in the Philippines have urged his ap
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
RED RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Convention With: Ina Purpose
 Meets at Shreyeport.

Shreveport, June 22-The first con- vention of the Congressional Red River Improvement association met here Friday, the states of Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma being repre- sented with about 800 delegates in at tendance. Former Governor Blan- chard of Louisiana called the conyen- tion to order, after which the visitors were welcomed by Mayor Bernstein of Shreveport and Representative Wat kins of Louisiana, Representative Mi nor Wallace of Arkansas, responding. Representative Morris Sheppard of Texas took the chair as president of the association
 The main object sought in the for. nation of a permanent Red river i'm provement organization, which is to cooperate with the members of con. gress whose districts touch upon Red river for the improvement of that stream. A long list of committees was appointed by the chair, after which there were a number of inter eSting addresses on subjects connect ed with river transportation. Among these were addresses by Governor Blanchard, Representatives Sheppard Ransdell and Stephens of Texas, and Representative Ransdell and Pujo oi Louisiana. In addition to these there were several interesting addresses by old river men.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22

number of Cincinnatians bearing Taft banners, the secretary and Mir. Sher man were driven at once to the resi- dence of Charles P. Taft, where they breakfasted.
 The station was thronged with ad mirers of the Republican standard bearer, who gave an enthusiastic re- ception. One of the first to grasp the big war secretary's hand as he stepped from the train was h'S brother, Charles P. Taft AS theS' clasped hands Charles P. Taft threw his left arm over the secretary's shoulder and gave him loving embrace. Both were laughing as if once again they were boys
 An instant later the brimming face of Hon. James s. sherman appeared in the throng.
 Hello, Sherman" shouted Secre. tary Taft, extending his hand cordial. ly to his running mate. I'm mighty glad to see you. You don't look as if you passed through a siege nominating convention"
 T never felt better" responded MT. sherman.
 We had great convention and take this opportunity to say to you that the result, so far as you are con- cerned, was equally great l want personally to join with the country in renewing my congratulations"
 Together, behind a throng of citi. gens, and members of the Blaine and Stamina Republican clubs, each carry ing blue pennant bearing a hand. some likeness of war secretary, the two candidates, arm in arm, walked to the entrance of the station, where they were received by a committee O the chamber of commerce, headed by President Egan. General committee of welcome on behalf of the citizens of Cincinnati, headed by Col. Leopold Markbreiten, mayor, also extended greetings.
 An informal parade was formed on Central avenue and led by band pro ceeded up the avenue to Fourth street and then directly to the residence of Charles P. Taft, on Pike street. In the first carriage were Secretary Taft, Representative Sherman, Charles r. Taft and former governor of Ohio, My ron T. Herrick of Cleveland.
 The sidewalks were banked with people and windows of business houses along the route filled with men and women waving flags and pennants, The streets fairly blazed with blue and "Old Glory"
 About the Taft residence a great crowd assembled and secretary and MT. Sherman were cheered heartily as they alighted from the carriage. Both bowed acknowledgements. the war sec retary taking the opportunity to shake hands with several old friends.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
Marriaoe Banns Published.

Paris, June 22.-The banns of mar riage of Mme. Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan were published Sat urday morning. Banns are posted on the walls of offices of the mayors of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth arron- dissments of Paris, in accordance with the law that requires the republication of a marriage in the arrondissments of each contracting party. Neither Mme Gould nor Prince de Sagan appeared personally in the mayors offices
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22

privilege to send you neartlesr cor. gratulations and best wishes for sue cess in November. Very truly,
 U. B. FORAKER" Secretary Taft's response is as fol lows: My Dear Senator: "I assure you that your friendly note of congrat- ulation gave me the greatest pleasure and l thank you for it from the bot tom of my heart 1 have never ceased to remember that I owe you my first substantial part in public life, and that It came without solicitation.
 With very best wishes, believe me, my dear senator, sincerely yours.
 WILLIAM H. TAFT"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
Yaquis on War Path.

City of Mexico, June 22.-The YaQul war has begun in earnest. American and Mexican troops are pursuing the Indians as before the recent futile peace arrangements were arranged. In a battle which occurred at the town of Buena Visit, near Ca1on del Nor desto. in the state of Chihuahua, four Indians were killed and several wound ed. The soldiers had one man wound ed. The troops were aided in their fight by the town people of Buena Vista.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
Five Cars Demolished.

Sedalia Mo-, June 22.-Northbound Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway passenger train No, D. running nearly two hours late, ran into string of box cars in the depot yard here Sat urday, injuring two persons and com pletely demolishing two baggage cars and three box cars. Fireman Oscar Olmqust sustained fractured should CT and an unknown tramp was fatally injured. No passengers were hurt.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
Buffalo Chosen.

Peoria, H., June 22-Buffalo won the head camp meeting of 1911 over Dallas. Tex, by a vote of the dele gates of the head camp of Modern Woodmen of America.
 Head Consul Talbot will hereafter get $10.O0O a year instead of $5,000 Clerk Hawes will get s7,500 instead of S4,6O0 The head banker will receive $5,O00 instead of s3,600, and each di- rector will receive $6,000 annually.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-22
Drives In Front of Train.

Granger, Tex, June 22.-While driv- ing across the Katy track three miles west of town James Spairs was struck by train and instantly killed. Spairs was farmer living six miles west of town, and was on his way home when killed. He leaves a widow and several children.