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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
DEBT CASE ARGUMENTS
Carlisle Closed for West Va, and
AttoPRoy'GeRsPa| Anderson for Va.
JUSTICE ASKS LEADING QUESTIONS
Mcssrs. Carlisle and spooner Fail 10
Show That Familiarity With tho
Case, as Evidenced by Messrs.
Conrad, Harrison and Anderson.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April IT,
Argument of the case OF Virginia Va.
West Virginia has been completed In
The Supreme Court OF tho United
States. John G.. Carlisle concluded
FOR West Virginia and Attorney-Gcn-
cral William a. Anderson for tho
State of Virginia.
Mr.. Carlisle relied entirely upon tho
Wheeling ordinance and the bindlnC
effect of tho constitutional provision
adopted by West Virginia, dIrectiny
tho legislature to ascertain what pro
portion of the debt OF the original
state should DO borne by tho new
state. and fixing tho manner In which
this should be ascertained. Tho or
dinance and legislative act. Mr.. Car
lislc commended, had been recognized
by the legislature OF Virginia. and al
so by counsel for Virginia In the case
pending.
The court manifested deep interest
in Mr.. Carlislo's argument and sew
oral questions were proposed by men,
bcrs OF the court
When did the Wheeling ordinance
take cffcct?" asked Mr.. Justice ITar-
Ian.
'ihmtu'"t'iN upon It's nelnH pro-
pounded" replied Mr.. Carlisle.
by whom?' asked the Justice.
by the convention" said Mr.. Car
Use.
Where did the convention get its
authority" asked Justice Harlan.
Mr.. Carlisle undertook to show that
the convention was authorized by the
people. who. finding themselves with
out genuine state government. Vir-
ginia having seeded from The Union,
set up government dc jurc as woll
ms de facto. Such a convention IA
that which adopted the constitution
OF West Virginia had the power OF all
constitutional conventions. tho power
of the people themselves.
Mr. Carlisle and Mr.. Spooncr made
able arguments from their View
points. Nit neither cvinced that init :
mate familiarity with the case as was
shown b. Mr.. Conrad. Mr.. Harrison
and Mr.. Anderson In their arguments
closing for the state. Attorney Gen
cral Anderson IN his argument con-
tended that West Virginia was liable
for but one-third OF the original
states debt and interest from jan
uary I 1861. the date fixed by the
Wheeling convention for making set
Element. He contcnded that It was
All interest bearing debt in equity and
In law. Two-thrds of every dollar
Of indebtedness due from West Vir-
glnia represents interest. Mr.. Ander-
son argued that West Virginia was
also bound by the action OF the
Wheeling convention of Virginia OF
1863. transferring to West Virginia all
the state property within the borders
OF the new state. on condition that
West Virginia should assume fair
share OF the state debt. Tho act of
Congress admittino West Virginia to
the Union also required that she rs
sumo her proportion OF Virginia's in
Idcbtedness. Mr.. Anderson made an
exceedingly lucid and strong argu-
mcnt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
SCHOOL BOARD WANTS
F0R1Y-0NE THOUSAND
Finance Committee of Trustees Pro
parcs Statement Of Expenses for
Ccminu Year.


The finance committee OF the boa ii
OF school trustees has prepared ana
presented to the city council the to-
lowing statement showing the coma
ton OF the boards finances, Its neeus
for the present term, and tho amouns
necessary for the maintenance of tie
schools for the session of l9OS-'U9.
Balance brought forward s 1884.
Special appropriation -. 100000
State fund ......... 9.6S6.79
City levy ............ 23,5i613
Spec appropriation
night schools ..... 10000
Total from all sources. 3S,93l 35
Less dclinQuents ....... 10000
Total available ...... 3S.53l.35
Disbursements TO date -. 25.015.21
Balance available for term 13,5lG.li
Estimated amount needed
for remainder OF term 100000
Estimated vacation cxpcn-
ses ....... 100000
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Miss Robertson at Y. M. c. A.

Miss Cora Robertson, who delighted
a fair sized audience at the Warwick
hotel Friday night with nor song ana
dramatic recital will~slve another re-
citai in the hall OF the Dung Mems
Christian Association tomorrow evo-
ming at $3.50 o'clock. This rccitai VIII
be the last of the star course perform
anccs al the association this season,
and II is expected that large crowd
will attend.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
AZ the Aademy.

At the Academy Monday. Tucsda,'
and Wednesday nights the dancing
Dixie Girls will be 2 special feature,
Two special films also have been
awarded for Monday night. Thurs
day Friday and Saturday nights Bcil
4 Richards will be seen in novelty
electric comedy" musical act.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Baseball.

at Lcxington-v. NJ. I. 9; Richmond
College ..
AT Ithaca-Corncll y; Colgate. y,
At Atlanta-Georgia School of 'rcca :
nology. o; Trinity College IN. 60, ,.
At Grecnsboro-Oak Ridge College.
z; ravitkon College, 3.
AT Princeton-Princeton, 10; Holy
yoke. 5.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ),
Lafayette, 4.
at Observation-Disclosures, 8; M
tionals. 0.
Al .Annapolis-Nayy, /; Buckncil. o.
At Observation-Disclosures. 5;
University of Virginia. 2.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Names with Old indian Rlnq..

Among the names Of tho graduates
OF tho Carlisle Indian School are still
to be found some thatiare cspggeHtiye
and picturesque. Although the mtt
jority apparently arc anglieized ,Ahere
are a few like Sadie kmericaif Horse,
1savina Cornsilit. Theodore Owl. Mary
Wolf, Henry Knock Off-Two, and
Morgan Crows ghost, which have the
old Indian ring to them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
100000

This will leave us with deficit
OF, in round figures. $1,000 at the
opening Of the schools. September 10.
1908. We will require $1,000 with
which TO operate the schools from
September 10 to December /, at which
timc the state fund and the city levy
become available.
"The amount necessary to operate
the schools for the nine months
term of 1908 1909. including $1,000
for night schools. is estinEtcd an
si1 900. of which the state will fur
nish $4,000
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
His viewpoint.

Man With the Buriing Brow-The
idea Of women mcddling with poll
Tics. What do You know about ~
Do you suppose they have the slight
est conception of what you mean
for insiarSc, when you talk about the
"Big Stick?
Man With the Bulbous Nose-Tha'
only shows that you don't know how
many uses woman can make OF a
steel hat pin.-Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Should the people of Mars establis!
communication with this country
Charleston would DO their entry port
News and Courier.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
TAX
RATE INCREASED
BY The COUNCIL
Fixed at Sl.04 Hnndred-Hears
Complaint of Street Car
Service.

An Increase of ten points in the tax
ate was made last night by the Com
mon Council of Harrison. The rate was
fixed at $3.50 on the thousand or $1.64
on the hundred.
Councilman O'Connor denounced the
present service on the Turnpike trolley
line as the most miserable in the State.
why. there are not two cars of the
same length on the line" said Mr..
O'Connor, 1--WE get nothing but old
humpty dumpty cars. the good ones be-
ing used in Newark"
Councilman Rice agreed with Mr.,
O'Connor.
The motormen and conductors on
this line" he said, look on this Coun-
ell with contempt for permitting such
service, and we should stop It."
The matter was referred to the street
committee and the town counsel.
Councilman Van Deren informed the
Council that owing to its action at the
last meeting, when it refused a per-
init Cor a spur track to the Newark
Tube and Metal Works, who proposed
building in Harrison, that the concern
had decided to build in Newark. and
thus the town has lost an industry.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
Y" TRACK SYSTEM
FOR ARLINGTON,
RAILWAY OFFERS
Superintendent Rine, OF Public
Service, Appears Before
Common Council.

General superintendent Edwin S.
Hine, of the Public Service Corporation,
appeared before the Common Council
of Kearny last night and talked with
the members about the idea of building
"Y" tracks in Arlington, at the end
of the lines, Elm street terminal and
Belleville turnpike. Plans are to be
submitted to the Council tonight by
Mr.. Hine.
The Council originally wanted the
Public Service people to build loops, but
the cost was too great, according to the
traction officials. If the Public Service
is allowed to build "Y'' tracks 1t will
mean much to the travelling public OF
Kearny, as the line will be equipped
with fine spacious cars of the pay-as-
you-enter variety. If on the other han
the Council does not grant the request
the line in all probabilities will have
the small cars all winter, about which
such a kick was made last year. 1t is
thought that they will grant the per-
nit.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
FORCED TO USE BOOKS
WITH PAGES MISSING,
Complaints Acted on for irving
ton School Children.

There were seven members, just
enough for a quorum, present at. the
regular monthly meeting of the West
END Improvement Association, of Irv-
ington, last night. At the last previous
meeting, Reinhold Kniep had COM
planned that some of the public school
children were receiving books which
did not contain all the pages, and
Alfred w. Kass had been appointed a
committee of one to bring the matter
up at the regular meeting of the o
of Education. On Mr.. Kass's advice a
committee was appointed to look fur
Their into the matter and request the
school board to provide new books.
Samuel Stewart asked that the Sec
rotary be requested to communicate
with the officials of the Public Service
Corporation with a view to having the
cars come to a stop before passing the
Florence Avenue School, as children
crossing the street at that point were
In danger of being u down.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
MAID
SEEKS FOR DEATH
IN CURIOUS FORM
Ties Rope Around Neck and
Fastens Other End to Nov
ing Wagon.
VEHICLE TOO SLOW, SHE
TRIES RAILROAD TRACKS
Harrison Girl, Crazed by Love
Affair, Is Barely
Saved.

Because she was spurned In her love,
Kate Zappo, who said she lived in John
street, Harrison. attempted to commit
suicide twice last night. and in neither
case was she successful. Miss Zappo,
who is rs years of age, left her home
early last night. After going a short
distance she spied a wagon and pro-
curing a piece of rope she tied n end
to the wagon and fastened the other
end around her neck. She then crept
under the wagon and laid there for a
short time.
This process of doing away with her.
self was not quick enough for Kate, so
she crept from under the wagon and
untying the rop started up John street
toward the town Of Kearny. When she
reached the crossing of the Erie Rail-
road she lay upon the tracks and
waited for q train.
Miss Zappo chose the west bound
track. She was laying down a few
minutes when a number of boys saw
her; hurrying out to Johnston avenue,
they met Patrolman Michael William
sol of kearny. Williamson knew that
a train was soon due, and fastening
to the crossing dragged the woman
from the track as the train hove In
sight. The woman was brought to the
Kearny police station.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
HUNDREDS FLOCK
TO PUMP WORKS
SEEKING JOBS
WOrthington Company Vexed by
Unending Prosperity
Procession.
BUSINESS GOOD, BUT NOT
HIRING BY WHOLESALE
Applicants Swarm Around Gates
Daily and Concern Looks
for Remedy.

There arc exciting times these lays
at the big plant of the Worthington
Steam Pump Works in Harrison, where
men seeking employment almost bat
ter down the gates in their eagerness
to get work.
Four hundred to 500 men gather there
each morning struggling for favorable
positions close to the gate where help
Is engaged.
These crowds have been drawn to
the works by reports of prosperity at
the plant and hat large numbers or
workmen would be hired. Men have
drifted into Harrison from all points.
some with only enough cash to pay
their fare to the town. Their disap-
pointment has been keen when they
arrived and found that only two or
three men were being engaged daily.
A crowd of applicants invaded the
company's offices yesterday and women
employees were unable to enter until
the work-scekers were ordered away.
The bosses of the plant are at their
wits end to devise. peaceful means to
control the prosperity army.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
ORANGES START
NATIONWIDE RED
CROSS MOVEMENT
Crusade for Funds by Stamping
Christmas Packages
Proves Popular.

That the charitable movement re-
Gently started to raise funds for the
fight against disease in the Oranges by
the use of Red Cross stamps on Christ
mas packages will, in all probability,
develop into a crusade throughout the
entire county, was the statement made
today by Miss Louise Pierson, the re-
Anti Tuberculosis Committee, which
has active charge of the campaign
started in Orange.
The scheme, Miss Pierson stated, had
at first been thought Of only for the
Oranges, but it had been taken up with
such enthusiasm and there seemed to
be such possibilities in 1t, that now II
was the intention Of the committee to
try to spread it over all Essex.
Official permission has just been re-
ceived from the National Red Cross ir
| Washington. giving permission to thu
Orange ti-Tuberculosis Committee tc
use the Red Cross seal in the campaign
in Essex. i
AS this permission vas necessary be
fore any definite steps could be taker
looking toward a start of the actua
work, nothing tangible has as yet beei
done by those interested in the work
The Orange public schools ave com
forward with an offer to help In ever.
name that they can in disposing o
the stamps. and it is the plan to APP
----1l A.. ~ohoole In tho nfhpr Orange
to secure their cooperation.
The organization of the Anti-Tuber
culosis Committee. which will have tn
principal charge of the Red Cross staml
campaign, hac not as yet been com
pleted, al .hough Norman M. Ward ha'
been elected chairman, DR.. Ralph Hun
vice-chairman and Miss Louise Piersoi
secretary.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
SAY MURDERED
MANS BODY HAS
BEEN NEGLECTED.
Friends of Victim of Harrison
Crime Make Accusations
Against Authorities.
GROSS CARELESSNESS
AMONG THE CHARGES
Censure the Alleged InactiOn on
Part of the Officials of
Hudson County.

Gross neglect n carelessness. it is
claimed by his friends, is being shown
by the Hudson county authorities in
the Ease of Francis Embrlani, who was
shot and killed in Harrison yesterday
by Pietro Bisconti, both of Newark.
The body of the murdered man., his
friends assert, is lying In the morgue
in Harrison, just as 1t was picked up
at the scene of the tragedy. The
friends declare that County Physician
Converse, of Jersey City, has not been
heard from, nor has the coroner put
in an appearance.
An undertaken tried to get the body,
but no one is permitted to touch 1t
under orders of Deputy County Ply
sician Alters, of Harrison, who said
that the body must not be handled un-
til Converse examines 1t. Many hours
have elapsed since the crime was COM
mitted, and Embriani's friends a the
county authorities have 30 far ignored
1t.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
v. c. 7. j. LEADER
IN AN ADDRESS
FLAYS SALOONS
Mrs. Adeline v. Parsells Makes
Speeches in Harrison and Ar
li1gtOn Churches.
CALLS LIQUOR TRAFFIC
THE CENTURY'S PROBLEM
Philadelphia Woman Declares
New Jersey Among the "Black-
est" of States.

Mrs. Adeline V. Parsells, of Philadel
phia, a w. C. T. U. leader, made an ad
dress in Harrison yesterday Afternoon
and at the Arlington M. e. Church, Ar
lington, last night. Mrs. Parsells tool
for her topic 1.-The Twentieth Century
Problem" Her address last night was
in part, as follows:
THE great problem Of the twentieth
century is the liquor traffic. 1t is a
matter hat not only applies to home
life, but also to national life. 1t must
be fought by the individual. There
vas a time when we only had the dis
tillers to lea with, but now we must
fight the saloons with all their degra-
dations. Reforms in all cases have
come very slowly, and a reform in this
case is slowly coming.
For centuries we have been think
ing of means by which the liquor bust-
ness could be absolutely abolished. We
would have no need for jails If this
curse should be done away with. Who
are In our jails today? Only those who
have had a craving for drink-and II
has gotten the better of them.
1.-THE w. c.. T. U. for a long time has
been dealing with the effects-now 1t Is
time to start in and deal with the cause.
Our movement from the beginning has
been a victorious one and victory is
soo coming in New Jersey, a State
that we are fighting tooth and nail.
Play Part In Politics.
HAD Christian manhood done Its
duty in the years gone by, there would
be no need of a w. C. T. U. The sa-
looms today play a great part in politics
greater by far than they should. How
are we to overcome this? Only by per-
sistent fighting and this we intend tc
do.
There are very few Of us who cannot
find a drunkard In some of our family
connections, and we feel ashamed. L
the w. C. 7. u. has its way. there will
be no more of this. There are laws re
stricting everything else, and we pro
pose to fight this evil and have a Law
passed restricting 1t.
''Were every State as black as Nev
Jersey and Pennsylvania we might wei
throw up our hands, blu the ma1orit.
of the States handle the liquor traffic II
a fine manner. We must go to Trenton
at the opening of the Legislature an
legislation on this all-importan
We must see that the mel
who represent you do their duty In tihi
respect. There are three towns toda.
in Jersey that are prohibition-Bridge
TON Millville and PrincetOn-and 1t /
through our work that they are SUCH
Mrs. Parsells said that 1t was no
for Governor Fort to threate;
to call out the militia to 'close up" At
lantic City a few weeks ago. "Fou
thousand women who were in the cit,
at the time, and who marched tn
streets. were enough to unnerve tn
saloon-keepers," concluded Mrs. Par
sells.
A special musical program was givei
after the address, and Mrs. John Buck
out, of Arlington, rendered severa
vocal selections.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
FORESTRY DISCUSSED
BY ARLINGTON WOMEN.
Literary Club Hears Several In
teresting Papers Read.

Forestry was the subject under
discussion at the regular meeting of
the Woman's Literary Club of Airing
ton yesterday in Quincy Hall, Airing
ton. Mrs. Lucy Godfred was the chair
man of the day. Mrs. Pamela Eakins
presented a paper on Forestry for
Young Americans" which showed much
study and a thorough knowledge of the
subject Mrs. Eakins is the newly
elected member of the School Board,
having won out over great obstacles.
Mrs. Godfrey talked upon 1.-THE Coun-
try's Recent Developments in Forest
ry," and Mrs. Cornelia Atwater read a
paper on Tropical Trees in America
Vocal solos were contributed by Mrs.
Mabel Harris.
Mrs. Agnes Bogner was the hostess,
and was assisted by Mrs. Adeline
Pierce.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
COMPLETE 5OTH
MARRIAGE YEAR
IN NEW HOME
Rev. and Mrs. George F. Dickin=
son Celebrate Golden We'd
ding in Orange.

Happy in the idea of keeping house
talf a century of temporary existence
in the various charges in the Methodist
Episcopal Church where he has been
pastor, the Rev. George F. Dickinson
for hfty-four years a preacher of the
gospel, and his wife, who was Miss
Julia Van Dorm, OF Basking Ridge, be-
gin today housekeeping anew in Orange
and with the interest of a young couple
embarking IN the perilous sea of matri-
mony. The venerable couple yester-
day completed fifty years of happy
married life and were the central fig
ures at a reception given in their honor
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
William Blanchard, of q Linden place
Orange. There was a large attendance
of old friends and associates as wei
as members of the families OF the
clergyman n his wife, and the after
noon reception was an interesting
event. The new home of the couple Il
a few doors from their daughters resi-.
dence, at Nc. 81, n there the couple
today We're visited by many friends.
A feature of the reception yesterday
was the address of felicitation by the
Kew. DR.. w. H. Morgan, pastor of thu
central M. e. Church, Newark. whc
concluded a happy talk by giving hi.
1eilow clergyman a purse of gold
Among the callers were Mrs. John C
Rankin, widow of a former mayor O
elizabeth n sister of Mrs. Dickinson
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt c. Baldwin. O.
verona; MI. n Mrs. David B.. Dick
inson, of the Squirrel Inn, Chatham
who drove down in a rig; Mrs. Phoeb,
Conkhn, of Basking Ridge; Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. Bradner McMurtry, of Eas
orange, the latter Oldest sister of Mrs
Dickinson, n DIR. H. A. Buttz. presi
dent of the Drew Theological Seminary
The Rev. DR.. Dickinson met his brid,
while preaching in Morris county. Hi
hrst charge was at Elizabeth and thel
he was assigned to various parts D
New Jersey. His last preaching charg
was at the Central M. E. Church, New
ark. The members of the parish raise,
the purse of money which was givei
the couple yesterday. They have bee
living with their daughter, Mrs
Blanchard, for the last three year
The children of the couple are Mrs
Blanchard, Mrs. Fred Blanchard. o
Convent Station, She and her .siste
having married brothers, and Georg
f.. Dickinson, the only son. Mrs. Mau-
Hurlbut and Mrs. Crabb yesterday as
J sisted at the reception.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
RICHARD HILLS FUNERAL
SERVICES IMPRESSIVE,

The funeral services over the remains
of Richard Hill, who died at his home,
1923 Kearny avenue, Kearny. Sunday,
were held last night. The Rev. DR..
Pleasant Hunter, pastor Of h Second
Reformed Church, Newark. and the
Rev. Joseph F. Folsom, pastor of the
Clinton Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Newark, and former pastor of the Knox
Presbyterian Church, Kearny, conduct
ed the services. The burial services
took place this morning when the
Messrs. Hunter and Folsom again Of
1iciated. The pallbearers We're Henry
Chapman, John Davidson, sr., Leonard
Woods, Jesse Carver and Douglass
Lyon, all of Kearny, and Clarence 7.
Van Deren and William ]. Davis, of
Harrison, and Clarence Greason, of
Newark. Interment was made in
Arlington Cemetery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
THREE MEN ARE
SEVERELY HURT
At EDISON WORKS
One Cut His Head, Another Was
Burned and Third Had
Hands Crushed.

Three men from the Edison Phono-
graph Works, West Orange, were
treated at the Orange Memorial Hos
pital today for injuries received while
at work. Frederick Schuerter, of 21S
Clark place, Elizabeth, had his head
cut open by a board which fell on
him. , Two stitches were put in his
head >and he left for home
More serious was the case of Oswald
Wentzsh, of 80 Willis avenue, West
Orange, who was burned about the
face with hot wax. He may lose the
sight of his left eye.
John r. Walsh, Of 3 Paramount ave-
nue., West Orange, had his hands
crushed by a press falling on them.
His injuries were dressed and he went
home.