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The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
REFoRMERS PLAN FOR
TIGHT LID SUNDAYS.
Atlantic City "Blue Law" Advocates
Are Encouraged by Forts In
aurural,

ATLANTIC CITY. Jan. A.-It was
stated here last night that the reformers
Of the city would apply to Supreme Court
Justice Trenchard for an order for the
closing of all bars and drinking places on
Sundays.
This move is said to have been inspired
by the utterances Of Governor Fort In his
inaugural address.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
MULEs PULL BRIDAL COUPLE.

ALTOONA, Pa. Jan. 9i.--After
Charles Neff caterer. and Miss Ger
trude Wcrtzburger were married in ST
Marys Catholic Church by Father d:
zwickert yesterday, and had entered
their carriage to drive to the station
to start on Wedding trip. friends un-
hitched the handsome cobs and sub
stituted a pair Of mules.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
GETS $4,000 VERDICT.
Counsel for Trolley Company Made Ref
erence to Testimony in Thaw Case.


Howard Macsherry in summing up for
the North Jersey Street Railway this
morning in the Supreme Court Circuit to-
day in the suit of Daniel Stevenson OF
Montclair. against the company to re-
cover S., 900, made several references TO the
Thaw case in New York.
AT the frat Thaw trial the boys old
mother went on the stand and swore that
her boy was sane. This week she went on
the stand and swore that her son had been
insane from childhood. You can see, gen
tlemen, what an opportunity there Is IN
a court of law to study human nature anu
its changeableness."
ue was referring to the changeableness
and other peculiar traits of witnesses in
terested In the case being tried.
The accident, the result of collision or
two cars. occurred November 3, 1905. The
Jury returned Judgment OF 5000.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
BUILDER A SNOW VICTIM.
william L. Borden, of Shrewsbury, Falls
Dead After Long Walk in Storm.
Especial to the Evening star.l

RED BANK. Jan. 24.-William Lam
bert Borden, aged 81 years, We'll
known contractor and builder OF
Shrewsbury, dropped dead early this
morning, after a long walk in the snow
over cxertion caused his death.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2A-Forecast for
New Jersey Fair. colder tonight, with
brisk TO nigh northwest winds; Saturday
fair, not quite so cold.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Local forecast:
Snow followed by clearing and slightly
colder tonight; Saturday fair with rising
Temperature. Brisk to high northwest TO
west winds, becoming fresh southerly on
Saturday.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
CARNEqIr GIFT TO CRANFoRD.

CRAWFORD, Jan. 24.--Andrew Car
neFle haq offered to ave a $4,000 tree
ths town viii expend $1,000 a year to
support t.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
THE WEATHER IN NEWARK.

Newark, N. j., January "a, 1905.
Sam. TAM Il IN.
Temperature. ...... 20 deg. q deg % deg.
Barometer. 29.55 in. 29.55 in. 1856 in
Humidity, .,....... NUM-. 100 p ct. 100 p. CT
Wind;e-Dlrection at noon, northwest; We
locity, miles.
Precipitation to noon-e11a inches.
Yesterday.
Highest Lowest Average.
Temperature. A deg, 80 deg. SO deg.
Barometer......... 1905 IN. 2955 in. 29.72 in.
Humidity.,..,... 100 p, ct. 81 p. ct. u D. ct.
Wind-Prevailng direction, northeast
maximum velocity, 20 miles.
Preclpitation--3h inches.
Character of the day-Cloudy.
One Year Ago Today
Highest. Lowest Average.
Temperature. 80. IA deg. deg. deg
Character of the day-Partly cloudy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24

Newark, y. j., January "a, 1905.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24

laximum velocity, 20 miles.
Precipitation-31s inches.
Character of the day-Cloudy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1908-01-24
Yesterday

'reeipItatlon to noon-21s inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
BR1cE PRONOUNCED INSANE.
Decision of the Physicians After
Examination.

NEW YORK, September 12.-Stewart
NJ Brice, son of the late Calvin S. Brice.
United States senator from Ohio, has
been pronounced insane by several physi-
clans, and his brother, w. Kirkpatrick
Brice of 693 5th avenue, has taken steps
to have the former councilman commit
ted legally as an incompetent and also
for the appointment of a committee to
take charge of his personal property.
DIR. Montgomery and DR.. Samuel NJ.
Stone and Robert NJ. Daley, who have ex-
amined Brice, say that his mental pro-
cesses have broken down utterly. He
cannot talk connectedly. does not answer
questions or seem to understand what is
said to him. acts irrationally and is quite
helpless His complaint is diagnosed by
Dr. Daley as disarthria.
Meanwhile Brices creditors are harass-
ing him for money. He has an income of
s6 900 a year. and though his debts are
many 1t is believed they could be ad-
justed or paid off If a proper committee
had charge of the income.
Stewart NJ Brice was colonel on Gen.
Skaters staff in the Santiago campaign
of the Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
WIN THEIR EXAMINATIONS.
First Lieutenants in Medical Reserve
Corps Announced.

Gen. O'Reilly, surgeon general of the
army, has announced the appointment of
the following named as first lieutenants
in the Medicab Reserve Corps a result
of a recent examinations: Henry Clay Co
burn, jr, District of Columbia; Addison
D. Davis, South Dakota; Charles Edward
Doerr, Ohio: Lee Roy Dunbar, New York;
Ralph Harvard Goldthwaite, Massachu-
setts; Daniel Warwick Harmon, at large
George Dawson Heath. jr., South Caro-
lima; Richard Augustine kearny. Louis
lana; Robert William Kerr, Rhode Island !;
Norman Lincoln McDiarmid, Ohio;
Donald Miner, New Jersey: Alexander
Dwight Parce, Missouri; Henry Fuller
Philips, Texas; William Hope Smith,
Texas; Corydon Goodrich Snow, Illinoi@,
Morrison Clay Slayer, Pennsylvania; :;
Clarence Albert Treuholtz, California i;
John Brockenbrough Harvie Waring, Dis
trict Of Columbia: James Arthur Wilson.
Michigan. and Frederick Starr Wright,
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
TREND TOWARD HUGHES.
Delegates From New York Boroughs
to State Convention Favor Him.

NEW YORK, September 12-Delegates
to the republican state convention at
Saratoga next week were elected at con-
ventions in thirty-four Of the thrty-five
assembly districts in the Doroughs of Man
haitian and the Bronx last night. Chair
man Herbert Parsons recent prediction
that majority of the delegates from the
city would be for Gov. Hughes renomina-
ton seems to be borne out by the results
of the balloting in the conventions last
night. Although only a few of the dis
tricts instructed their delegates specific
ally to vote for Gov. Hughes, sentiments
expressed during the proceedings of the
conventions In a majority of the districts
indicated the trend of sentiment.
Herbert Parsons, chairman of the re-
publican county committee, goes to the
state convention as a delegate from the
twenty-seventh assembly district. George
r. Sheldon, treasurer of the republican
national committee. and Chauncey M. De-
pew are also delegates from this district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Former Z lr Arlington Hotel Man
ager Dead in New York.
CAREER IN WASHINGTON
Twenty Years Connected With Noted
Capital Hotel.
WELL KNOWN TO PUBLIC MEN
Member of Gridiron Club-Arranged
Entertainment of Ii Hung Chang
and Suite of Cinnamon.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 12.-Frank v
Bennett, late proprietor of the Hote
Gotham in 9Th avenue, committed suicide
this noon He was found dead in his
room on the seventeenth floor of the hote
at 30 o'clock. He had been dead ar
hour when found. Death was caused by
shooting.
Bennett came to New York to take
hold of the Gotham when it was frs,
opened few years ago.
The Gotham has never been a financial
success because of the fact that it could
not obtain liquor license, being sit.
uated within 200 feet of a church.
Recently it's financial affairs and those
of Mr.. Bennett got into the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
TOWNS GIVE UP ALL HOPE
Steamers Dispatched to Get Destitute
Inhabitants.
RAILROADS AID IN FIGHT
Magnificent Scene From the Lake
by Night-Bonfire 100
Miles Long.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
DULUTH, Mimi, September 12.-Tht
forest fires in northern, northeastern and
eastern Minnesota and northwestern Wis
consin are growing worse.
Practically the entire north shore anC
Mesaba range districts are ablaze and
scores Of small towns and settlement.
are in danger of destruction. Telephone
and telegraph connections are practically
cut off. so that the fate of the more dis
tant hamlets is unknown.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of tim
ber land already have been burned ovel
and the loss of standing timber on the
north shore of Lake Superior alone is es
timated at $3.OOOOOO.
Grand Marais. a town Of 800 persons
one hundred miles from Duluth. on the
north shore, and Beaver. Bay, eighty mile:
northeast were reported ablaze this morn
ing. and 1t is feared both will be de-
stroyed. The training ship Gopser sue
ceeded In removing many refugees from
Grand Marais and the steamer America
people as the result Of an appeal to Gov
Johnson.
Towns in Danger.
Among the larger places in danger are
Areko. Coleraine, Bovey. Nashwauk, Mar
BILE. Hibbing, Buhl. Big Bay. Chicago Bay
Cotton. Aurora, Renshan. Fort William
Ont; Hymers, Ont; Port Arthur, Ont.
Cascade and Nutson.
There is but little hope that these town:
can escape. serious loss. If not total de-
suuction. unless there is rain soon.
The great peat beds of northern Michi
-l, 80
for its big game. may be deserted BY
moose and deer this fall. These animal.
have been driven from their haunts BY
the widespread fire. Thousands Of par
tridges have been burned. These birds
will fly into a fire at night. timbe
says the moose and deer are moving
north In large numbers.
Hibbing Fighting Hard.
Hibbing, a town Of nearly 10000 per
sons. has had to fight fire almost con
stantly for two days. The residents ther,
are being aided by the refugees from
Chisholm, who have been supplied will
food and shelter since the destruction o.
their own homes Saturday.
The Great Northern, Northern Pacific
Duluth, Mesaba and Northern Duluth
Rainy Lake and Winnipeg, Duluth and
Iron Range, Duluth and Northern Mime
sofa and Duluth and Northeastern roads
all have fire trains out fighting to save
property along the lines and to protect
bridges and stations.
The miners have been called out of the
mines at Bovey Nashwauk Buhl, Aurora
and other places at different times to figh
the fire.
Duluth Is in Smoke Pail.
Even Duluth is in the pail of smoke anG
1t is so dense that the lake is invisible
from the streets and a street car is in
visible at a distance of three blocks.
Settlers in the burning district are be
ing driven from their homes. and severa
steamers have been dispatched to visit tn,
towns along the north shore and pick VI
refugees.
The night scene along the shore is al
awe-inspiring sight from the water. Fo
distance of 100 miles there are fire!
burning in timber and heavy underbrush
The roarings of the fire can be heard fo
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
ALBANY CHEERS SPERRY.
West Australia Wearing American
Flags and Singing American Airs.

ALBANY. West Australia, September
1.-THE presence here of the American
fleet of battleships. which arrived yes
terday from Melbourne and which are
to remain until September II, has brought
enthusiastic crowds from all parts of the
state.
Albany is brimming over with sight
seers. The visitors are wearing and dis
playing American flags and singing Brit
ish and American patriotic songs.
Rear Admiral Sperry. commanding the
American fleet, landed today and called
upon the governor. He was escorted by
a guard from the British cruiser Gibral-
tar. The people on the streets gave him
a splendid ovation.
Limited numbers of liberty men are
coming ashore from the ships each day.
The local authorities are providing for
free meals for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
SHAW HAS NEW JOB.
Accepts Post of President Of Phila-
delphia Concern.

PHILADELPHIA, September 12.-Leslie
NJ Shaw, former Secretary Of the Treas
ury, will come to this city shortly to ac-
cept the presidency Of the First Mortgage
Guarantee and Trust Company of this
city.
Negotiations between the officials of
the bank and Shaw had been pending for
some time. 1t has just been learned that
a final arrangement has been made.
The company was organized in the
spring of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER FLIGHT.
Director Barrett Will Try to Organ
ize Aero Club Here.

STAFFORD, Conn, September 12-
Charles J. Glidden, accompanied by John
Barrett of Washington, D. c., head of
the bureau of American republics, who
made an ascension from Springfield at
4:45 yesterday in the balloon Boston -
landed at $50 last evening on the farm
of James Teller in this town. The bal
loon was Immediately packed up and
was taken with the aeronauts to Monson,
Mass, from which place both men re-
turned to Springfield.
Mr. Barrett, who was making his first
ascension, expressed himself as delighted
with the experience and declared he in
tended to make another ascension soon,
and hoped to rise in an aerOplane. He
said he should endeavor to form an aero
club in Washington in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
WILL NOT CARRY HOST
ROMAN CATHOLICS TAKE PRE-
CAUTION IN LONDON PAGEANT.

LONDON, September 12.-The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon says that the Most
Rev. Francis Bourne, Archbishop of West
minister. after conference on the subject
has decided to refrain from carrying the
Host'in the procession to be held tomor-
row in connection with the eucharistic
congress, on the ground that it would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

better policy to have the procession with
out the Host. .,4
The proposal to carry the Host through
the streets of London aroused much op-
position from various Protestant societies
of England. and protests were lodged with
the Rome secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
THE WASHINGTON PRIMARY.
Returns Indicate $4,000 Majority
for Jones Over Senator Ankeny.

SEATTLE, Wash, September 12-Lat-
est reports to the Post-Intelligencer indi-
cate the defeat Of Judge Root (rep.) for
supreme court bench and the election of
Chadwick (dem) and Humphreys (rep).
The republican vote for senator gives
Jones 1900 majority over Ankeny. The
returns are almost complete For gov
ernor, Cosgrove (rep.) leads Mead repD
by 5000 combined first and second
choice. For lieutenant governor, Coon
(rep) leads Ray (dem.) by over, 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
FIVE BADLY INJURED.
Gas Explodes in Safe of Chicago
business House.

CHICAGO, September 12.-Four women
and man. employees of the Wahl Adding
Machine Company. were probably fatally
injured today by an explosion of illmui-
mating gas in a wall safe in the plant of
the company, 4O5 Ohio street.
The explosion occurred when the vault
was opened and an attempt made to light
the gas jet.
The third and fourth floors of the build
ing were wrecked and for time it was
believed that the injured persons had
been killed. number Of other employees
were slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.
Exciting Brushes in the Twenty
Four-Hour Auto Race.

NEW YORK, September 12-Many ex-
citing brushes marked the hour preceding
the intermission of the twenty-four-hour
automobile race at Brighton Beach, and
when the red flags signaled for the cars
to temporarily leave the track the world s
record for seventeen hours had been left
sixteen miles behind. The scores of the
leaders at 80 were as follows:
Milford and Cobe. SO3 miles; Michener
and Lynch, 7S1: Capra and Parker, til:
Laurent and Marquis, 146; Crane and
Rippigille 745.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
VIXEN RUN DOWN.
Gunboat Damaged in Collision With
Tug

PHILADELPHIA, September 12.-The
gunboat Vixen was run into by the tug
boat Ogontz in the Delaware river today
and damaged The collision occurred off
the southern section of Camden. n. j.,
and as a precaution the war vessel was
beached on mud fiat. Henry Berger, a
gunner's mate, was injured when the two
boats crashed, and was removed to Cam
den Hospital The cause of the collision
Is not definitely known, but it is said
the captain of the tug had temporarily
left the wheelhouse in charge of deck
hand The Vixen was at anchor, having
recently returned with the New Jersey
naval reserves from a practice trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
TO TRANSFER THAW.
Will Be Remanded to White Plains
Jail Monday.

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, September II
Harry Thaw will be transferred Mon
day from the Dutchess county jail to the
jail at White Plains, Westchester coun-
ty, under an order issued by Supreme
Court Justice Mills at a special term IN
this city today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Managed Arlington Hotel.

Frank v. Bennett, who committed sui
eide in New York city today. was one of
the best known hotel managers in the
country. For twenty years he was man
ager of the Arlington Hotel in this city,
where he was intimately associated with
Theodore E. Roessle, the late proprietor
of that hotel.
Mr. Bennett left here for New York in
the spring of 1903, to take charge of the
Hotel Gotham. He left that hotel some
time ago and since then had no hotel con-
nection so far as was known here.
Probably no hotel man in the United
States had a wider acquaintance, partic-
ularly among statesmen and newspaper
men, than Bennett. He was a member
of the Gridiron Club. and took a conspic-
uous part in many of the entertainments
of that organization. and in District of
Columbia affairs generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
into Judge Taft when I was fully that far

INTO JuCge Ia1t Wnen L was lull9 tAd' ioi
away.
AS I mentioned yesterday, Wheeling Is
a grand place for a lab bor utterance by
the democratic standard bearer. and you
can just bet he didn't overlook the op-
portunity. With his accustomed orator.
cal skill. he demonstrated that the favaF-
lite diversion of the republican party was
to sneak up behind the. downtroddeH la
boring man and club him over the head.
and then he painted picture of the dem
ocratic party leading labor along the
primrose path to the garden OF national
bliss, where the ham tree and the money
bush grow side by. side. Before he was
half through some thousands of laboring
men who have not known what a Job
looks like for months were just tearing
their shirts with enthusiasm.
The big meeting last night was the cul
mination of the Wheeling reception thai
began at Wellsburg in the afternoon wher
the usual local committee did the receiv
ing honors. Incidentally, the most strik
ing figure among the members of the re
ception committee was that of Henry
Ziliken. who is well known up in these
parts and who is running for the state
senate.
Here's the Real Thing!
Somebody ought to suggest to Mr.. Zill
ken that If he'd spread his whiskers tt
the breeze and turn on an electric fan h'
could float into the state senate, or any
where else he wanted to go. My. bu
they are grand. They would make the
most famous variety of whiskers ever
seen in Washington, including the pinl
ones Of Col. Jim Ham Lewis, look like {
bunch of pepper grass. l saw the p. l.
look at 'em enviously ever SO many times
After his speech here tonight Mr.. Bryan
will leave for Deer Park, where he will
spend Sunday as the guest of Nationa
Committeeman John T. McGraw of Wes
Virginia. He is tired to death and need:
the rest. Moreover, he has threatened t.
chide-isnt that a gentle word-to chidt
any one who makes political or other
wise bromide remark to him tomorrow.
l. c. n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Wei Known to Public Men.

He was also noted as raconteur. and
enjoyed a wide acquaintance with public
men of this and other countries.
Mr. Bennett arranged for the entertain
ment of Viceroy Ii Huns Chang of China
and his retinue of about 100 persons
when the noted Chinaman visited this
country some years ago and stopped at
the Arlington. The distinguished China
men were given kitchen in which their
own imperial cooks prepared food.
Mr.. Bennett also assisted in entertain
ing other noted people from abroad. He
was intimately acquainted with several
of the American Presidents of his day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Wheeling Ovation Was Great.

The =. l.. isn't any stranger in that
West Virginia city, as he has spoken
there several times and always to good
crowds, But the turnout of last night
made everything else tame by compari-
son. Acres of people were banked on the
sloping sides of the natural half ampi-
theater that stretched from the rivers
edge up to Water street, and the acoustic
properties of the place We're so wonder
fully good that Mr.. Bryan's voice could
plainly be heard two blocks from the
grandstand. l know, for l snooped around
the edges of the crowd just out of curl
osity and heard the =. L. throw the hooks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
ANY Other Would Do.

ITO the suggestion that the opposition
to the governor is not centered upon any
one man we reply that We do not want to
center il upon any individual We only
desire to prevent the nomination of a man
whom we regard as sure to be defeated.
We are willing to take any man who is
not open to that certainty
The hope of the opposition therefore
vain hope 1t is regarded by unbiased
observers. and. really almost admitted
by the opposition itself-is To work upon
the delegates in the next two days and
try to convince them that the governor
should not be renominated. n. 0. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
1885 Miles Per Hour.

Starting at 4:41. the aeroplane made
nine rounds of the drill grounds. Then,
landing within a few feet of the thousand
or more spectators. Wright computed the
speed of his record breaking flights.
THE annemometer registers 11.44 kilo-
meters" said Wright, making the speed
a little over thifty-nine miles an hour.
We made forty-four miles an hour at
Kitty Hawk with a little less power.
'Of course the turns there were much
longer. Therefore, they did not impair
the speed as much as the turns / made
here But 1 had no idea there was such
a great difference"
Later Wright found he had miscalcve