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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-02

FOR SALE-Times are improving. 1
VIII sell my grocery store cheap for
cash or on time. j. j. Sullivan, Mon
roe street and Cohkey avenue. Aft
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-02

WANTED-Every reader of the Times
who has no home and would like a
little truck farm from 10 to 40 acres,
crops until paid for; get a home. West
Prairie Land G. Stock Co., Rensselaer,.
Ind. Tiff
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
BIDS FOR CITY HOME
WORK ARE REFERRED.
Law Department to Submit Opinion on
Their Legality-Came from r.
B. Schmidt. Plumber.

At the meeting OF the City Home trus-
tees last night in the Mayors office the
two bills Of Ralph p. Schmidt for plumbing
work done att the City Home, for $471.36
and $77.03, which were laid over from last
year because It was claimed that they
were for one job and in the aggregate
amounted to more than $500, the amount
above which bids must be advertised for,
were taken mp and referred to the law
department for an opinion,
The City Home trustees last year ac-
cepted the bills. but the city's financial
department made protest. claiming that
bids should have been advertised for. The
Common Council refused to pass the reso-
ution for the payment,
II the law department holds that the
work is one job then the contractor will
have TO sue the city for the money.
Discussion Of salary increases for help at
the home took up the better part of the
meeting last night, and It was finally de-
cided to recommend to the Common Council
that the salary of r. II. Phillips be raised
from 1861 10 SO per month, and the pay
OF Mathew Macharey, supervisor of cot
tsges and physical culture, be increased
from $50 to $685.,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
ROMER'S MURDERER
TAKEN TO DEATH HOUSE.
Will Be Happy Till He Dies, He Says,
il Treated as Well at Trenton
as in Newark Jail.

Constables Gorham and Overmiller, two
officers connected with the sheriff's Office,
took Benjamin White, alias George Wilson,
alias George Williams, the negro murderer
of Frederick II. Romer. the Orange under
~taler. TO the State prison to be electro
cuted the week beginning March ?.
Before being led into the county van
from the jail the condemned man thanked
Warden Steadmnn and the other Jail at
inches for their kind treatment.
IF they take care of me at Trenton the
same ms you folks did here said he,
why III be happy till ] lie"
Few people at the Pennsylvania station
recognized the negro, as it was not made
known in advance that he was to be taken
away. Immediately on his arrival at the
prison he was placed in one Of the six
cells in the death house. He will he under
guard night and day, the same ms at the
iaiL
A negro clergyman whose identity Is not
known, visited White yesterday and spent
some time with him and babe him good
bye. The murderer was much affected at
the parting but frightened up soon after,
While at the Jail White ate heartily and
until a few days ago appeared uucon-
cerned. He was not aware that he was
to be taken TO the State prison today.
When the keeper unlocked Whites cell he
asked, Where are they going to take me
nnw?' He was told to the State prison.
He made no comment and submitted to
being handcuffed without any trouble.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
CORINTHIANS OFFICERS.
New Heads of Areanum Council In
stalled at Meeting Last Evening.

Supervising Deputy Grand Regent J. NJ
Peterson, assisted by Past Regent IIiGbie.
of Rutherford Council, who acted 10 grand
guido. and other grand council officers. in
stalled the new officers of Corinthian Coun-
Gil, Royal Arcanmu, last night. The grand
council presented to Corinthian Council a
silk American flag fot its good work dur
ing the year. Representatives of councils
from this city, Jersey City, Rutherford
and Hasbrouck Heights were prcscat.
The principal speakers were Past Grand
Regent Charles e. Mcdowell and Mr..
Peterson.
he council was invited to attend the
twenty-hfth anniversary service in honor
Of the Roy DR.. David r. Frazer in the
First Presbyterian Church next Sunday
night.
The officers installed were:
Regent. Edwin ". Struble; vicc-regent.
J. Harry Williams: orator, Frederick 7.
Keast; sitting past regent James y.
Grealey; secretary, Jeptha Van Yliet; col
lector, John W. Osborn; treasurer, willis
II. Mills; chaplain. Ferdinand c. Lampe;
guide, Abort }. BeInhardt; warden, Will
lam Fl. Blaek; seatry, Abram Ditmars;
trustee for three years, Walter w.
Hawortb.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
LAKE ERIE RAILROAD
ELECTS OLD BOARD.
Last Years Earnings Show Increase
Over the Preceding Twelve
Months.

P1TTsBURG. Pa, Ian. 2S.-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad Company was
held here today. The following were
elected: President w. Fl. Newman; diree-
tors, w. X. Vanderbilt. F. w. Vanderbilt.
II. Mex. Twombly, J. P. Morgan, William
Rockefeller, w. K. Vanderbilt, jr., ]. NJ.
SHOEMAKER. ]. g. Robinson, W. M. Wat
son, John B., Jackson and George f. Shaw.
The following statement was given out
with regard TO the earnings. The earnings
from freight traffic for 1907 were S13. SIG, 3D.
90; earnings from passenger trafic. 81, 4O7.-
$685.; earnings from express and mail were
S107. SS6.31; earnings from other sources, $s2,-
1896. The total earnings were S14, 915, 1s4.3
in 1907 and S14. ash, 495.4S in 1906. The net
earnings were SO, 1888, 9S2. 80.
The total expenses in 1907 were s11, SOL.
POI. 43.
The annual meeting of the Pittsburg.
McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad
Company was also held. J. NJ. schoon-
maker was elected president and the direc-
tors, who are the same as those in the
Plttsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Com
pany were reelected.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
CANNOT TAKE LAW
INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
Vice-Chancellor Orders Harry A. Lip
pincott to Pay Alimony and Coun-
sci Fees Pending Suit,

Through her counsel, G. IL. Lambert,
Mrs. Sarah j. Lippincott filed a petition
for alimony against her husband, Harry A.
Lippincott, of Irvipgton. Mrs. Lippineott
states that they were married April, 1890,
at Palmyra, and lived together until Sep
TENDER 10. 1906, when a bill Of separation
was drawn up by them, In which it was
agreed that the wife was to have charge Of
their only child, 4 daughter, now II years
of age, and the husband was 10 pay $12 a
week. Payments were made until Noyem-
Der 6 last, when the husband began a suit
for divorce, alleging misconduct IN the
part of the wife. The wife says that there
is 1888 due to her under the agreement and
she asked the court to order payment Of
this sum.
The v~ice-chancellor said he could not
collect the arrearage in payments. but he
said neither could the husband take the law
in his own hands. The husband must pay
the wife for her defense Of the divorce
proceedings, and the court ordered him to
pay $50 as counsel fees.
The vice-chancellor on learning that the
husband earned S25 a week, ordered that he
pay $40 a week for his wife and child's sup
port, until the divorce suit is settled.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
TRUSTEE CLAIMS
DEAL FRAUDULENT.
Judge Cross Hears Testimony in a Real
Estate Transfer Case and
Holds Decision.

Hearing was given by Judge Cross
in the United States District Court
this afternoon in the equity case of G
Arthur Bolte, trustee of Edgar Young,
bankrupt, against Edgar Young and
others, in which the plaintiff petitioned
the court to set aside a transfer Of
real estate made by the bankrupt,
Edgar Young.
Young had held the property in ques-
ton, located in Atlantic City, since 1887,
and on January ,, 1906. he conveyed
the property to Harry p. Hughes for
the nominal consideration of one dollar,
and the next day Hughes transferred
the property again to Young's wife,
Phoebe A. Young, who had Joined in
the original transfer to Hughes the
day before. Young at that time was
insolvent, and owed large sums to
creditors. as listed in his petition in
bankruptcy filed in court. He filed an
inventory of everything except the
property he had transferred, and it is
claimed by the trustee that the trans
fer was made to defraud creditors Of
the bankrupt.
g. Arthur Bolte acted as his W
counsel IN William L. Garrison ap-
peared for the defendant. Decision was
reserved.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
NOT TRUTHFUL
-.--|
JUDGE HOWELL REBUKES
SUSPECTS.
Tells Arnowitz and Steger He Would
Imprison Them if Law Allowed 1t.
They Are Discharged.

Luckily for Charles Arnowitz and Harry
Steger, OF New York. who were arrested
Saturday afternoon by Detective Sergeants
Long and Ryan, of police headquarters, on
ST spicion of being pickpockets, there is no
punishment for lying or both would have
been sent TO the p%enitentiary this morn
irg, at least that is the decaration OF
Judge Howell. Tie Judge said that both
men should have been sent to the peni-
tiary.
The pair denied knowing each other.
Arnowitz has a long police record. steger,
who claims he is Kid" Hoye, the prize
fighter. declared that hi was never ar
tested before.
-Arnowitz said he was in Newark to meet
a woman friend in front of the postofice.
He did not meet her, he says, because the
police arrested him. He explained he was
a diamond agent and was in business with
his brother. He could not account for the
fact that his ticket was bought at New
York at the same time as Steger's.
Steger claims that he took the Canary
car to a friends house in North Fourth
street. He said when he got there his
friend, whom he had not seen for seven
years, was not at the address. Steger said
the name of the car might be the Cary
street.
When some of his statements were cues
toned he tangled himself up so that It
was impossible for the court to believe
anything he said, Both the young men
were represented by Elvin w. Crane.
Judge Howell warned them not to come
again to Newark and discharged them.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
ORANGE PRIEST GIVES
HIS SIDE OF TROUBLE.
Says One of His Assistants Started It
and Asks His People to Be
Patient,

A statement was given out today by the
Rev. Hugh p. Fleming, pastor of st.
Johns r. c. Church, Orange, regarding
stories published to the effect that sheriff's
men had been asked to prevent him from
officiating in his church last Sunday. In
1t the priest states that one of his assist
ants, the Rev. Matthias j. Mcdonald, adj
mits having started the unpleasant episode.
The statement is in part as follows:
My clerical and lay friends will pardon
my aWkwardness, remembering that il is
seldom, indeed that a Catholic priest has
to explain the presence of an officer Of the
law in a church.
Il regret to learn that the right reverend
bishop was molested with the question
whether he authorized the use Of the sheriff
bishop would l~nstigate the use Of force to
prevent me from doing that which the
church imposes upon me, under the pain OF
bishop would thus publicly acknowledge
that he has not sufficient power over his
priests, and is compelled to call the civil
power. to his aid, Moreover, the Rev.
Matthias ]. Mcdonald admitted that he
was the i|nstigator OF the whole affair.
Tho consequences Of this act resulting in
a scandal Is left in the hands of these who
are our superiors.
Whether anything reprehensible that 1
have done required such measures and
l~ustifies the scandal thus created, l will
leave to the people Of ST. Johns, whom 1
have served Tor Ihirty-four years, to
Judge, and whose kindness was often a
blessing inl An inspiration to me. My
own parisnioncrs and my many non-Cuth-
olic ncighbors ana friends, at whose
hands l nave received many sweet cour-
tesies. need net fear that | have dcvel-
opcd n monster al of Il sudden. The
church Of COL has provided means 10
right wrongs, and TO protect the honor of
these who have grown gray in her serv-
ices.
For the many words of sympathy md
manifestation OF Loyal friendship which
reached me-, ! desire to express my intense,
heartfelt approciat lion.
u cntreat my friends to be patient ana
they will see justice done. The outrage
visited upon me and my people ! will
meekly endure.
when the power OF the church shall
fail, which IS not supposable. then the law
Of the State is in order, and not before"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
PLANS FOR DR.. FRAZER'S
SILVER JUBILEE.
Prominent elergymen to Take Part in
Public Celebration-Mayor to Speak.
DR.. Hall Unable to Attend.

Elaborate arrangements are being made
for the public celebration in the First
Presbyterian Church Wednesday night of
next week, Of the silver anniversary Of
its pastor. the Rev. DR.. David r.. Frazer.
The principal speakers will he Mayor
Jacob HaussIing. the Rev. James NJ. Lud-
low. pastor Of the Mum Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. East Orange, who was II
classmate Of DR.. Frazer at Princeton the
Rev. DR.. james /. Vance. pastor Of the
North Reformed Church: the Rev. Henry
j. Weber, OF the German Theological
School. at Bloomfield, of which DIR. Frazer
Is president of the directors; the Rev.
DIR. I. b. Hopwood, OF Calvary Presby-
terrain Church. and the Rev. julius II.
Wolff, pastor Of the Third German Presby-
terrain Church. Tho latter will also offer
prayer.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall.
president of the Union Theological Sem
mary, who had accepted an invitation to
speak. has written the committee that
owing to his physical condition his ply
sician has ordered him to cancel all en-
gagemeuts.
A special meeting will be held next
Tuesday night in the church parlors, led
by Frederick w. Baldwin, who has been
an elder ever since DR.. Frazer came to
this city. a number Of speakers Will re-
view the work accomplished during the
past quarter of a century.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
TO SELECT EXECUTIVE
Committeeman IN THIRD.
Contest Against One of the Present Rep
resentatives from the Ward-Ward
Workers Want Recognition,

When the Democratic county committee
OF the Third Ward meets tomorrow night
to select two member Of the executive
committee they will have several candi-
dates to choose from. The present mem-
bors are Nathan Steinfeld1 and Alexander
Melville, but 1t is understood that there IS
likely to be a change.
Mr.. Melville has stated that ii is innate
rial to him whether he is named or not,
Int if is known that he has several strong
snpporters. who will fight for his interest.
Harris Cash is another candidate who dp-
pcars to be in the running. Mr.. Melvill1
was president of the disbando1 William c..
Nlcoll Association, and Mr.. Cash was Its
treasurer.
While il appears certain that Mr.. STEIN
feldt is slated to be renamed opposition
may also develop against him at the last
minute. but it will not have vigor sufficient
10 bring about his defeat.
The Denucratic voters of the ward are
awaiting the result with interest and VIII
uemand much from the party In the future,
regardless of the action of the leaders.
BENJAMIN Garland, the chairman of the
~fomuittee. is ilbilant over the fact that
+heNe is not the least sign of any factional
fight in the ward, and he has already pre-
dirted that the ward will remain Demo-
cratic.
The district leaders who will vote for the
ovoo,,+Jva members are Benjamin Cart
land 6rst district: Henry Streckfuss, sec
ond. Stenhen Zeleny, third; Barney Levy
fourth. Morris Shapiro, fifth; Max GeIp'
sixth. Joseph Schaeffer. SEVENTH; Her
man Baier. eighth, and Charles Lem
meyer, ninth.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
PACIFICSITE
FORLARGEST
ARMY DEPOT
United States 10 Condemn
Land Owned by tie
VanderbiEtS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-The Fed
eral authorities have taken definite
steps to secure a site here for the big
gest United States army depot in the
country. 1t is to be located on part
Of the existing army reservation At
Fort Mason and then run nortaerly
on land at present submerged.
This submerged land Is owned by the
Dore family of this city, and Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs and her sister, Mrs.
William X, Vanderbilt. jr.. OF New
York. The land is to be condemned in
the United States Circuit Court. As
slstant United States District Attorney
Clark perfected a suit for that pur-
pose yesterday.
Congress has already appropriated
$1,000, 900 to pay for the site and filing
in the submerged section. Outside the
price of the condemned land, the depot,
with it's many buildings and wharves.
is to cost fully two million dollars.
Congress. in passing it's 81, 800, 600 APP
preparation bill for condemnation and
other purposes, did not provide in the
act for the purchase of the property
by arbitration. 1t specifics that the
property must be secured by condemna-
ton.
Fort Barry is to be occupied at once
by United States troops. Major George
NICK. Williamson. the new construct
ing qu-artermaster at Fort Mason, no.
tilted General Funston yesterday that.
the quarters at Fort Barry are ready
for occupancy. e
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
DELAYS DIVORCE
NEW LAW HALTS DECREE
FOR MRS. ESTELLE.
Six Months Must Elapse Before Vice
Chancellor Signs Papers Freeing
Her from Husband.

Because of the recent changes made
in the divorce laws, Vice-Chancellor
Emery refused today to grant a decree
of divorce to Clara G.. EstAlle, although
he had advised that such a decree be
granted.
Mrs. Estelle is the wife of Hiram L.,
and both are residents of Asbury Park,
The husband instituted a divorce
suit, alleging infdelity, and named a
correspondent. He abandoned his case,
and the wife, through her lawyer,
Samuel A. Patterson, filed a cross bill,
charging desertion.
After hearing the evidence the vice.
chancellor advised that a notice of suit
be served on the husband, and made
his notice returnable today.
This was done, and today the court
referred to the new divorce laws, and
would not sign the decree until the
legal time had elapsed. He announced
that he would dismiss the bill filed by
the husband.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
FATHER WHELAN Is
PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI.
Chosen Honorary Head of st. Patrick's
Graduates-Members Have
Social Session.

At the annual meeting Of st. Patrick's
Cathedral School Alumni last night the fol-
lowing officers were elected: The Rev. /.
p. Whelan, rector of the cathedral, honor
airy president; Brother A. Victor, director;
Daniel +. Gaven, president; Thomas b.
Lee, first vice-president; Philip c. Walsh,
jr.. second vice-president; William l.
Toohey, secretary; Joseph +. Murray,
treasurer. and Peter O'Toole, historian,
The executive committee Is composed of
Judge Thomas J. Llntott, Joseph ]. Muir
ray, William II. Lefrancis, William
O'Rourke, John j.. Carroll, Joseph +.
Hanshurry and Philip +. Halpin.
After all business had been disposed OF
a social time was had for several hours.
Speeches were made by Father Whelan
and Timothy Scott; vocal selections We're
rendered by Father Kiernan and Philip c.
Walsh. Professor w. Hattersley presided
at the piano.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28

of bricks SO made that one locks into
that the higher the pressure the
stronger the wall.
Mr.. Schwartzman has a number of
working models that have been sub
mitted to the buildings department and
several prominent builders and archi-
teets who are interested in the lnver-
ton to such an extent that a company
will be formed and the brick put on tie
market If a practical test proves salts
factory. OF this Mr.. Schwartzman is
confident.
BY the locking devise not only can
walls be erected, but the bricks will
lock for cross beams, roofs and door,
ways, and may be used in tunnel work
or for street paving, insuring a per-
fectly smooth and even roadway.
Through eah brick are two holes,
which insures lightness and resistance
to both heat and cold. Regular cement
or mortar is not needed to hold the
bricks securely, but a fluid cement be-
tween the bricks viii make them air.
tight absolutely.
The inventor claims hal the usual
stiffness" of q brick wall which sub
iects il to cracks from tremors of the
earth or other unusual disturbances is
overcome by his brick, and that a wall
Of his brick is not sensitive to vibra-
tion or earthquake shocks.
The bricks are the usual size, four by
eight inches, and they are made OF
material that insures cheap manufac-
ture. They may be made in the same
way as the ordinary brick, and, by al
lowing a fraction for distortion in burn
ing in the locking device, particular
care will not ave to be exercised in
theNmanufacture.
Mr.. Schwartzman is a practical
mechanic, and has been experiment.
ing on a patent brick for some years.
He says that the simplicity of his
patent appealed to him some time ago,
and he started to devise his self-bind-
ing brick.
With the bricks Mr.. Schwartzman
declares that he hopes to bring the
price of a dwelling lower than the $1,000
which Edison hoped to do with his
house made in moulds, with the i'd
ditionaI advantage that the size or
shape of the building will not he re-
stricted and that the entire building,
beams and all, with the exception of
the flooring, can be built of the brick.
Mr.. Schwartzman has invented a
number of other articles, including a
folding bed spring. He was offered
$4,000 for the latter patent, but re
fused it.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
DEAD SINCE FRIDAY
MARKET CHARACTER EX-
PRES OF EXPOSURE.
Samuel Hall Had Been Missing from
Old Haunts-Supposed to Have
Had Money Hidden Away.

In the little two-story frame house at
IS Governor street, Samuel Hall, a WELL
known character about the town, died OF
exposure some time last week, presumed
to be Friday. The dead body was dis
covered yesterday afternoon by Elmer An
drews and George Page. friends of Hall,
who missed him and fearing that some
thing might have happened to him forced
their way into the house through a window
and found the body of the old man lying
on the bed.
Friends of Hall think that he died of n
broken heart, because the squalid old
house where he lived for many years
had passed into new hands, and he had
been asked to move.
DIR. Thomas S. McCabe, acting-county
physician. who was called into view the
body, declared that, in his opinion. the
man had died from exposure.
In and around the Centre Market Hail
was well known. He had been a messen-
ger there for many years. He was 70
years OF age. and had lived In the house
at Is Governor street for twenty-five
years. His wife was with him until about
n year ago. when she was adjudged insane
and was removed to the asylum. where
she died. Hall had lived the life of a
hermit since then, though he appeared
every day Mt the Centre Market.
Recently the property where Halls house
stood passed into new hands. Hall was
asked 10 vacnte. He took the notice to
heart, inasmuch as he did not want to go
TO a home for the aged. The last seen OF
Hall was on Friday.
When Elmer Andrews, a friend. noticed
his long absence he concluded that some
thing was wrong and instituted a search
for him yesterday. With George Page he
got into the house through a window and
on n bed found the body.
Friends Of Hall claim that he left about
5000 somewhere hidden in the house. Po-
licemen Dyer and Dunn. OF the First Pre-
cinct Station. searched the house last night,
but could not find the money. Han told
some people recently that he had more
than $500.