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The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
SHERIFF SOMMER
SPENDS S23,7OO
TO PURIFY CITY.
Gives FreehOlders' Finance COn-
mittee Estimate of $4,000
TO Pay Operators"
RECENT BILL APPROVED
BY COURT WAS SIS, 700
Under-sheriff Says $4,000 Has
Been Collected in Fines, Repre-
senting $4,000 Surplus.

In order to facilitate the making up
of the county budget Sheriff Sommer
has submitted an estimate of $4,000
for expenses of operators" in his vice
crusade to the finance committee of
the Board of Freeholders, This, with
the $500 already passed on by Judge
Ten Eyck, brings the cost of the
sheriff's crusade up to $2S,7O0.
The bill presented was not itemized,
coming under the general head of
Operations" and when the question
of the use of the money was raised,
Supervisor Otterbien said 1t was for
the "vice crusade" The itemized bill
will be submitted later.
Chairman Wards comment that
purity came high" ended the discus
sion of this item. Supervisor Otterbien
said he had learned from the sheriff
that there would be no more bills.
Sheriff Sommer could not be seen
today, but Under-sheriff Mason said
that it was for the payment of detec-
tives used in the crusades. especially
the cocaine raids. "There is a lot of
talk of the expenditures of the money
in the office, but then you must take
into consideration that more than
$50, 900 has been collected in fines as a
result of the Investigations and work
of the sheriff, leaving balance of
$27, 900 to erect a house of detention
after the bills had been paid" he said.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
MATES THRILLING
RESCUE FROM SHIP
OFF JERSEY COAST
Shoreward Lurcbing of Big Oil
Freighter Throws BreeChes
Buoy Line Under Surf.

tBy Long Distance Telephone to the Evening
Star.]
CHADWICK. May 9.--Second Mate
Robinson, of the oil tank steamer
washtenaw, which grounded on the
keys off Monmouth Beach, near here,
yesterday afternoon, and which was
still hard and fast in the same position
today, told of his thrilling experience
of coming to shore in breeches buoy.
Gray-haired seamen stood by and re-
marked that it surpassed anything in
their careers.
The vessel was so far off shore when
Robinson started his voyage through
the wild waves that the hawser was
nearly all used, and new and full
length line was necessary. The dis
tance made it difficult TO haul taut the
hawser, and the roll of the vessel swung
Robinson high in the air as she lurched
shoreward and dropped him to his
neck in the boiling surf.
According to the statement made by
the fortunate mate. the crew, which
consisted of twenty-eight men, under
Captain Melvin. did not see land from
the time lney IeII DldulOnu SflOTe Until
they drifted to Jersey shores yesterday,
a period of thirty-seven days.
Robinson lives at Newark and Mont
gomery avenues, Jersey City.
The life-savers who went to the scene
reported today that the stranded steamer
is resting easily and that she has sus-
tanned no damage.
The steamer is laden with $4,000 bar
Fels of kerosene oil and the cargo is
worth $25o,000 The vessel is valued at
0 quarter of million. The cargo is
billed for Sevean, Tex. The steamer
was built in England in 1879 and is 300
feet long and 1904 tons gross.
In order to tighten the ship part Of
teh oil was pumped overheard. The
Chadwick, Mantoloking and Toms
River life-savers, assisted by many
fishermen, did excellent work in spite
Of much difficulty. Trouble was caused
by the ship crew not properly lashins
their hawser for the breeches buoy free
of the "whip lines," but made all parts
fast and the whip could not be oper.
ated till changed by sending off an
other with tally board.
The ship is in no danger today anC
may be pulled OF by tugs.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
LAMPHERE WANTS TO
TELL SOMETHING.

LAPoRTE, Ind, May ga sharp
contest between the prosecution ana
the defense in the case of Ray Lam
phere, who is accused of having caused
deaths of some of the persons whose
bodies have been found buried at the
Guinness farm, is expected.
H. w. Worden, attorney for the prls-
oner, said that he would fight an action
In court today with the object of COM
pelling the authorities to abandon their
policy of keeping Lamphere in seclu-
sion
81 want to tell something 1 know.
because 1 know that 1t will help my
case IL i do so,- said Lamphere. "But
my attorney says that I must not talk
and won't until he says l can.'
This attitude of the prisoner has
given the prosecution hope that he
may soon reveal secrets which they
have been endeavoring to solve by the
system of circumstantial evidence.
Most important of the evidence Sc
cured today was the trunk which
Lamphere left on the farm of John
wheatbrook, where he was employed
since February last.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
FELDHEIM AND HIS
AFFINITY LAUGH;
WIFE LAUGHS LAST
On Her Charge Court Holds Hnss
band and His COm-
paniOn.
RETURN TO HIS HOME?
GIVE HER UP? OH, NO
He and Miss Weiner Refuse to
Accept the Suggestion
Seriously.

Louis Feldheim and Miss Sarah
weiner, of Brooklyn, who had been
living in this city as man and wife
until they were discovered by Mrs.
Feldheim Wednesday night, were ar
raigned before Judge Howell in the
First Precinct Court today.
Mrs. Feldheim was the most i'm
portant witness against the prisoners.
She said that she was married to Field
helm more than eighteen years ago,
and that until about year ago they
lived happily together. Then she said
he met Miss Weiner, whose charms
appeared to be so great as to lure him
away, and although she did everything
she could to break up the friendship, 1t
had no effect.
She told of times that her husband
absented himself from his home, and
that on February IL, the eighteenth an
niversary of their wedding, he sur
prised her by presenting himself at
home after a long absence. That re-
union appeared to- recall happy
thoughts, but they soon disappeared as
she related how she found that his alb
sence was due to trips with his affinity
Mrs. Harriet Meigs, who owns the
house where Feldheim and his charmer
lived, at 420 High street, told that the
pair were known there as Mr.. and
Mrs. Feldheim.
An effort was made by Feldhein's
counsel to bring about a reunion be-
tween man and wife, and let Miss
Weiner return to her parents, but
Feldheim only laughed at the idea, and
so did Miss Weiner.
Judge Howell decided to hold the
couple in $500 bail for the grand jury.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
PLAN TO ENLARGE SCOPE OF
GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY.
Agitation Committee Is ReOr-
ganized, with Otto jain
as Chairman.

Reorganization of the agitation COM
mittee of the German-American Cen
trail Society was effected at a meeting
held in the Turn Hall on upper Will
lam street. with President George
Grimme in the chair.
Otto Jain is its chairman and Oscar
Milford. Gustav Hagner, F. j. Sturn,
Henry Stedenfeld. Anton F. Mueller
and Carl Brandorff. members. They
win try to enlarge the usefulness of
the central organization by getting
every German American society to
join 1t.
Arrangements for the German Day
celebration in the Colosseum on the
second Sunday in June have been per-
fected.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
DETECTIVES GUARD
CHURCH; FACTION
FIGHT EXPECTED
Doors of st. John the Baptist's
Greek Church Forced on
NV Pastors Orders.
OLD INCUMBENT MAY
TRY TO SEIZE EDIFICE
Private Sleuths Would Resist
Attempt-Father Pelensky
Freed from Arrest.

AS the result of the factional fight
in the congregation of st. John the
Baptists Greek Catholic Church over
the rectors, one of the factions, with
the aid of men from the Gregory detec-
tive agency, smashed the locks on the
doors of the church at Belmont avenue
and Court streets and eight detectives
are now in charge.
At the Service tomorrow morning or
at the vesper service this afternoon, it
is expected that the faction which sides
with the deposed pastor, the Rev. Alex
ander Pelensky, will attempt to again
take charge of the church, and the at
tempt, 1t is expected, will precipitate
an encounter as the detectives in charge
of the church will try to hold the
building for the Rev. Alexander Kem-
insky, the new rector. appointed by
Archbishop Olsen. of Philadelphia, the
head of the Greek churches in this
vicinity.
The fight is an old one, four of the
five trustees of the church having petit
toned that Father ePlensky be re-
moved, while the fifth trustee stands
! by him, with a strong minority of the
congregation.
The case was aired in the courts last
week, when Michael Barron, president
of the trustees, had a warrant issued
for Father Pelensky, charging him with
having feloniously taken from the
church books and other articles. Father
Pelensky was arraigned before Judge
| Howell in the First Criminal Court to-
day, and the bench dismissed the COM
plant on the ground that a pastor of
church could not 'feloniously'' take
anything from his church.
/ Last Sunday the new priest cele-
/ brated mass at the church, and Cap
/ tain Vogel, of the Fourth Precinct, had
number of men at the building
Wednesday the Pelensky faction stole
march or their opponents and took
possession of the church and put new
locks and bars on the doors. Yester.
day when President Baron went to the
church to help prepare it for services
he found that he was barred out. With
| his fellow trustees and the new priest
! he called on Frank McDermitt and re,
| tanned him as counsel, and was adj
vised to break in the doors and take
charge of tine building, which was done
by men from the Gregory office.
The fight originated when the board
of trustees tried to have the finances OF
the church handled by the board. in
stead of by the priest. Father Pelensky
resented this. with the result that tht
church was taken from him by the arch
bishop. He refused to abide by the de.
cision, and will, it is said, bring the mat
/ ter to court on quo warranto proceed
ings.
i Captain Vogel will have officers sta
toned at the church today and tomor
row. and at the first sign of trobule viii
take charge of the edifice
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
ARGUESFOR HIGHER
COURT To TAKE UP
NUGENT CHARGES
Continued from First Page,

dictment are vague, uncertain and in
definite.
Ample Grounds for writ.
Mr.. Kalisch told the court that he
had examined the election laws and
found that there were ample and suf-
ficient grounds for the reason why the
certiorari ought to be granted in these
case because OF the legal questions that
are involved which should be left for
elucidation and adjudication by the
upper courts
''These cases." he added. "all involve
much expense to the defendants and
to the State, much of which would be
avoided if the matter is taken before
the Supreme Court for the purpose of
presenting reasons why the indictments
should not be quashed."
There were certain objections to the
indictments applicable to all of the
cases, Mr.. Kalisch also said, and one
of the principal ones was that the
boundaries of the election districts in
which the law was alleged to have been
violated, had not been set forth. This
should have been done clearly and dis
tinctly. Mr. Kalisch held.
''This court" he declared, docs not
know the first district of the Fourth
Ward, for instance, as has been set
forth 1t l. not political division and
no boundaries have been described. 1t
is simply stated that a crime was COM
mitted in q certain district and its
boundaries are not defined"
Mr. Kalisch also said that the cleo
ton act of 1903 does not say word
about meetings or caucuses and simply
referred to primary election laws" at
which voters already registered shall
be qualified to vote.
"There is no provision in the act
providing a penalty for the violation of
it's provisions" was another of Mr..
Kalisch's points.
BY the act of 1903, Mr. Kalisch said.
it, is provided that nothing in that
act should apply to or affect any cleo
tion except the general election and
this does not apparently apply to pri-
maries.
Justice Takes Briefs.
After Mr.. Hood had replied at length
to the argument the chief justice said
that the mater was too important to
dispose of offhand and took the briefs.
Mr.. Hood urged the court that there
should be no delay in the trial of the
cases because the proof must come
from people who have participated in
part in the commission of the offense,"
as he put it.
These people, he added. were not Of
| the kind to stay in one place any
length of time. and it was apparent
that before the matter could be dis
posed of in the upper courts there
would be such lapse of time that wit
lnesses would be apt to forget essential
details, and the cause of justice would
be hampered
"I don't see," said Mr.. Hood, that
| the defendants can be harmed II they
are denied this application, because the
court before which the trials are set is
competent to deal with the matter of
quashing the indictments. There is
nobody affected except the people di-
rectly involved
The chief justice in reserving de-
cision remarked that the fact that the
memory of the witnesse nights be af-
fected by a delay should not be con-
sidered in the disposition of the case.
He will sit again Monday.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
CANADA'S BEST SHIP
SUNK BY STEAMER

QUEBEC, Que. May 9.-The Cana
dian Governments ice breaker Mont
calm, valued at $5OO,OOO, and the finest
steamer in the government fleet, is
beached at Hackett's Harbor, where
she lies today almost completely sub
merged as the result Of collision with
the Canadian Pacific Railway steamer
Milwaukee, in the st. Lawrence River
yesterday. BY the time the Montcalm
reached the shore the water had made
its way to the engine room and the
crew hastily abandoned her.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
MRS. F. B. HEBRON COMES
FROM FRANKLIN, PA.

FRANKLIN, Pa, May 9.-Mrs. F. B.
Heron, arrested in Syracuse on sus-
picion of being Mrs. Belle Guinness.
lives in the country about eight miles
from Franklin. She resides with her
mother, Mrs Lucy Burton. Mrs Her
ron was reared in this vicinity, and
number of years ago was married. Her
husband died in the South last winter
and Mrs Heron brought the body
here for burial. They had no chill
dren. Since then she has been in chi
cago much of the time, but had ar
ranged to spend the summer with her
mother. On April 25 she advertised in
q Franklin newspaper for summer
boarders, either children or adults.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
Contest Continues for SO Days Drop Postal Phone
1880 and Have THE EVENING STAR Delivered Regularly
FORT HAS NO IDEA OF
CALLING SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor, However, Will Weigh
Atlantic City Railroad
Rate Protest.

TRENTON. May "a special ses-
sion of the New Jersey Legislature to
take up the matter of the increased
passenger railroad fares is not proba-
Bile. When asked what he had to say
with regard to the talk about special
session of the Legislature, Governor
Fort said that he had no thought of
calling special session.
The Governor said he would listen
to what Atlantic City people had to
say today, and if they could show him
the wisdom of calling an extra session
he would do so, but he did not think
they could convince- him that such a
step would be advisable.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
is AN EGG LIVE STOCK?
AND If NOT, WHY NOT ?

WASHINGTON, May s.-''Is an egg
live stock?" The massive brains of
Treasury officials threaten to collapse
under the strain of solving this prob
lem. raised by G. F. Statter, of Sioux
City. who imported from England two
settings of Black orpington eggs and
was forced to pay s25 duty Mr.. stat
ter. in his protest. asserts they are.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
TAFT TRAVELS SOME MORE;
VISITS PANAMA PRESIDENT

PANAMA, May s.-secretary of war
Taft heir apparent of Theodore
Roosevelt, was entertained at luncheon
by President Arnador.
Secretary Taft denied that his mis-
sion was to. obtain Amador's influence
in swinging the votes of Panama resi-
dents in the United States for him at
the forthcoming election.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
CORONER CERTAIN MRS.
GUINNESS is ALIVE.

CHICAGO, May 9.-Coroner HOFFMAN
TODAY received information which led
him to believe that the earth under
meath the house at $40 Alma street,
Austin, formerly occupied by Mrs. Belle
Guinness, may be literally filed with
the bones of murdered men," the po-
lice. in co1iunction with the coroner
expect TO commence excavations Mon
day morning.
"I am now positive" said the
coroner. "that the woman's body found
in the ruins of the Laporte home was
not that of Mrs. Guinness, but that she
is still alive"
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
ON WAY TO GET WORK,
SAYS SUSPECTS SISTER,

NEW YORK, May 9.--Mrs. Charles P.
Rockefeller, of this city. is sister of
Mrs L. A. Heron She said today Mrs.
Heron has lived most of her life in
Franklin. Pa, and that L. A. Heron,
her husband. was formerly vice-presi-
dent of the Sethness Company, of Chi
cago, a concern manufacturing flavor
ing extracts. Her husband died in
vicksburg, Miss, last Christmas. at
which time Mrs. Heron was a guest of
Mrs. Rockefeller. in this city. Mrs.
Rockefeller said her sister was on her
way to this city to search for employ
ment when she was taken into custody.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
THIRTEENTH WARD DEMOCRATS.

Democrats of the Thirteenth Ward
are showing activity. and last night a
new club was organized in the seventh
district. with forty-two members, at
Jackets Hall, 5s4 Springfield avenue,
when officers were temporarily elected.
They were Peter Meloth, president;
Otto A. Ledig, secretary; August Jae-
kel. treasurer; Charles Rohn, sergeant
alarms. The club will meet at Jaekel's.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Forecast:
New Jersey partly cloudy ana colder
tonight; Sunday fair; fresh west 70
northwest winds -
NEW YORK, May 9.-LocaI forcca st
Generally fair and continued cool To-
night and Sunday; fresh 10 bris,,
northwest TO west winds.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
MAX MEYERS FATHER
LIVED TO BE l07.

The funeral of Max Meyer, one of
the oldest cigarmakers in the state.
will be held from his late home. 2is
Court street, at 2cp. m tomorrow
Rabbi julius Silberfeld will officiate
and the interment will be in B'nai
Abraham Cemetery Mr.. Meyer left
five daughters, three sons and twenty
grandchildren. His father died In the
same house twenty-five years ago at
the age of lot.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09

lice of that city that two women, one
resembling Mrs. Belle Guinness, the
Laporte, Ind, alleged murderess. were
passengers on the train. The police
called up the Syracuse department and
detectives boarded the train, and after
locating the women went on to Utica
in order to question them.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
JUVENILE COURT CASES.

Judge David T. Howell. of the First
Criminal Court. has set o'clock Thurs
day afternoons as the time for holding
the Juvenile Court at the First Pre-
cinct station house.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
STRIKES WIFE; COSTS HIM SIS.

Adam Yenczanchis, 80 years old, Of 3
Merchant street. was fined $25 for strik
ing his wife by Judge Howell in the
Third Precinct Police Court today. He
paid the fine and went home with his
wife.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09
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dictment are vague, uncertain and in
definite.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-25
Negro Physician
Was Assaulted
Doctor $. n. Miller Badly Injured
Last Night by Negro Bootblack Who
Assaulted Him While He Was Walk.
inc on East Third Avenue.

Doctor S. NJ. Miller, negro physi-
clan and druggist of No. 524 East
Third avenue, was assaulted and
knocked down by negro supposed to
be James Jones, bootblack, last
night as he was walking east on
Third avenue to his home 4 bad cash
was cut in Miller's forehead and the
services of a physician were neces-
sarv. His assailant used club to
accomplish his work
Immediately after the assault was re-
ported TO the police headquarters. AS
sistant Chief Francis sent an officer
to the scene and he arrested Wiley
Hampton, negro. who afterwards
stated that he was with Jones when
he attacked Miller. but declared that
he took no part in the affair. He was
later released Jones has not been
arrested.
1t is stated that Jones has been
courting negro girl employed by
Miller and that recently Miller told
her that Jones was not suitable com
pany for her Jones learned OF Mill
er's remark and, the police say, he
waited for Miller at dark corna'
last night and when he passed he
struck him and fled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-25
VI ASS MEETING
FOR CLEAN STREETS.

\ call has been issued for a mass
meeting to be held at the Y. NJ. c. y
Friday afternoon at 2:30 O clock. The
call is issued for the purpose of per-
fecting plans for the clean street
campaign which is to be carried out
on April g. 1t follows:
You are requested 10 meet at the
Y. NJ. c. \. Friday afternoon, March
81. at 2:30 o'clock.
The school children have been en-
listed in the work and citizenship Is
being stirred for civic cleanliness. \
civic Improvement league has been
formed in the Grove street school in
Memphis with this motto: Let all
the ends thou aimest at be thy coun-
try's, thy Gods and truths Why
should children not do something
wouhy Of the love and respect of the
community and build up our schools.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-25
OFT OF TOWN BOYS
ARE AMONG MEMBERS
Y. VI. {. 4. Supplies Many Men Along
Cotton Belt Railroad With Reading
Matter-tSk> Assistance.

Durin4 the past four years the To-
ca Noun2 Men 5 Christian AsaOcla-
ton has been developing quite an
extension wora 2.nn@ the line OF the
Cotton Belt road, north. At this time
one hundred and ten men. between
Pine Bluff and Fair Oaks are MEM
hcrS of the Pine Bluff association, and
the oily privilege these men receive
in return for their five dollars $50
member ship fee is the reading mater
la, magazines add periodicals sup
piled from the local association. w
II. Graves, the we'll known Cotton
Bell engiHeai, and chairman of the
i. Il. G.. A. membership committee, has
charge OF the distribution Of the liter.
:.ture. The association is not pre-
pared 20 furnish as much reading ma
terial as is required and would appre-
ciate the assistance of any citizen OF
| Pine Bluff.
Magazines and periodicals Of al
kinds, and no mater now old they are
can be use, 10 good advantage.
Kindly leave them at the Y. NJ. c. y
office, or notify the association by tel
epnone or post,l and they will slail;
call for them.