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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
Difficult to Publish Fund

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Treasursr
George b. Sheldon and Chairman
Hitchcock were in conference several
hours today. Mr.. Hitchcock stated
after the meeting that the contribu-
tors to the Republican campaign fund
probably would be ready for publica.
ton Monday. 1T is a tremendous
Job" he said.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
DYES OF NAVY YARDS
GET INCREASE IN WAGES
One Thousand Inspectors, Draughts-
men, Clerks and inspectors Will
Receive 4 to 10 Per Cent
Raise in Pay

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Letters are
being sent out by the navy depart
ment to about 1000 employees of navy
yards throughout the United States,
notifying them of an increase in sala-
ries ranging from 4 to 10 per cent.
These employees include draughtsmen,
clerks and assistant inspectors.
The increase in compensation is pro-
Vided for by the lump appropriations
for the various classes of the work in
the several yards.
The effect is to bring the rate of pay
up to that of similar kinds of work in
the other branches of the government
service,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
FIVE coNVIcTs BURNED TO
DEATH IN COAL MINE FIRE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 17-Fire
was discovered late last night in mine
No. of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company at. Pratt City, in
which are employed convicts and in
which seventy-five convicts we've at
work.
The dead bodies of five convicts were
taken out today, and it is supposed
others are dead.
The fire originated in an old part Of
the mine, and it is believed convicts
started It,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
Leaves Warnlnq; Ends. Life

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17,-Arthur
Poth. a laborer, 80 years old, rooming
on Ninth street, today drank a guam
tity of carbolic acid and pinned a note
on his room door saying: Don't light
any matches. If you do there will be
an explosion" He then entered the
room, closed the door tightly ana
turned on the gas He was found dead
an hour later
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
Neuro confesses Murder Of Boy

HAMILTON. Ca, Nov. 17.-Gene D.
Oudell, a 16-year-old negro, confessed
to killing Ernest Walsh, aged IL, also
colored, beating him on the head with
a rock and throwing the body into a
creek after robbing 1t of 81. The muir
dered boy was enticed into the woods.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
governments Warehouse Burns

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE big gov
eminent warehouse used as a medical
supply storeroom for the department of
the east at 1888 to 395 Washington street
was badly destroyed by fire today. The
fire was confined to the sixth floor,
where 1t started, but fully $4,000 worth
of tents. blankets, stools and other bed
ding stores were ruined and the floor
was flooded. 1t is believed that medi-
cal stores valued at 100000 in the lower
floors escaped damage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17-Judge
Murasky continued today the trial of
Attorney f. J. Murphy, accused of jury
tampering, until Thursday, as he is en-
gagged in the trial of civil suit. He
announced his intention Of finishing the
trial as soon as possible.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
PIoneer Of san Jose Dies

SAN JOSE, Nov. 17.--Alfred Auimet.
a pioneer hotel man of Saltwater and
Minneapolis, Mimi, and proprietor of
one of San Jose's first hotels, died here
today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18

ognized Adams as a man who had fol-
lowed for some distance yesterday the
patrol wagon bringing Ruef TO court.
Counsel for Ruef will resume the
cross-examination of James L. Gala
CHER tomorrow morning.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
SUICIDE THEORY
D|SCRED|TED IN
STEWARDSDEATH
John ChurchOuse, of Orange
Club, Found L~ifeIess with
Gas Turned On.
THOUGHT THAT APOPLEXY
MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE
He Had Been Famous for the
Dinners. He Prepared for
Prominent Men.

A~sphyxiation today caused the death
OF John Churchouse, steward of the
Orange Club, located In Prospect street.
East Orange, after he had been strick-
en- with what Deputy County Physician
s. A. Muta believes was apoplexv.
About $3.50 o'clock Mr.. ~Churchouse. VIII,
was an early riser, went to a bath
room in the club. About half an hour
later his wife went to the room. at
tracted by the smell of gas, and found
her husband dead. There were no in
.dications that he had committed suicide.
and DR.. Muta AND Police Chief James
Bell, who were summoned, said later,
death was accidental.
According to members of his family
Mr.. Churchouse a no cause to take
his life. He had been sickly of late,
but did not complain much. Yesterday
he was with job English, a caterer,
with whom he recently purchased the
hotel at Crystal Lake, Eagle Rock, and
he intended making his residence there
soon. 1t Is though that ne went to light
the gas in the room this morning,
When he was seized with an attack of
apoplexy and fell over. His head lay
just outside the door of the room when
he was found by Mrs. Churchouse, and
there were nc signs whatever Of an at.
tempt at suicide.
Mr.. C~hurchouse was IS years old, and
had been steward at the clubhouse for
ten years. He was a ~favorite with
members of the club Inc the dinners he
prepared for prominent non Of this
State won him a big reputation. Pre-
viously to being engaged at the Orange
Club, which is one of the exclusive or
CARNATIONS of the Oranges. he Kept a
hotel and eating house in Park street,
Orange. Before that he was engaged
for many years at the Page home IN
South Orange.
About twenty-four years ago he mar
ried Miss Johanna Mary Sheahy, who
survives him with two children, Helen
and Joseph.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
DEMOCRATS PLAN
AGGRESSIVE WORK
III EAST ORANGE
Numerous Committee Appointed
to Raise Funds for Ac-
tive Campaign.

A nance committee was appointed
at a meeting of the Democrats in
Lang's Hall, East Orange, last night, to
raise funds for carrying on an agrees
sive campaign. The following were
named: Edward F.. Anderson, Colonel
Joseph A. Slower, Marvin Dodd, John
F. Conroy, Martin Conboy, P. H. Pat
riarch, w. A. White, John c. Lyon, Jo-
seph Booth, Edward Hartt and f. G.
Mason. Mr.. Conboy presided at the
session. 1t was decided to hold meet
ings in Commonwealth Hall and in
other parts of the city.
Mr.. HART reported having written to
City Clerk Lincoln E.. Rowley regarding
the probable use of voting machines In
all the wards of the city, except the
First, on account of the large number
of candidates this year, and received a
reply as follows:
II cannot answer YOU question re-
garding voting machines definitely.
The State law makes clear that we
must use the machines except where
they were rejected by vote at the past
special election. I will be able to tell
you definitely about the machines in
ample time for election"
A machine for instruction purposes
has been placed in the City Hal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
MATTER SAYS If
ELECTED he WILL
WORK FOR kEARNY
Democratic Second Ward Cam
didate Addresses Large Meet
ing in Town Hall.

James J.. McAteer, the Democratic
candidate for councilman from the
Second ward. Kearny. made an inter-
esting speech in the Kearny Town Hall
last night when he addressed about
400 persons. Mr.. McAteer told of hav-
ing said to friends that he was not a
fit candidate, and they laughed at him
and told him of the good he could do
II elected.
They told me that our town, located
On one OF the most important rivers In
the State, was away Behind the times
in everything, express service, railway
service and telegraph service; they told
me hat there was a whole lot to be
accomplished along those lines, and
then seeing things in a different light 1
decided to run for the Office" said the
candidate.
Mr.. McAteer promised, If elected, to
use his best endeavors to compel the
Public Service Corporation to afford
better service to the people of Kearny.
He also said that he would work along
all lines that would tend to put Kearny
on a level If not ahead Of her sister
towns.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
ROOSEVELT AN
ACR0CAT, SCOTCH
CRITIC DECLARES
Devlin, of Trenton, Raps Pres
ident in Kearny-Says q.
O. P. Is Losing Hold.

Martin P. Devlin, of Trenton, d Scotch
orator and a Democrat, made an adj
dress in Kearny last night in which he
flayed the Republican machine. In part
he said. 1.-THE Republicans have run
this country for a half century and to-
day they are going to pieces. The DEM
ooratic party, after being out of power
for the same length of time, Is now
stronger than ever. l think President
Roosevelt Is a mental acrobat. He
doesn't know where or how he stands.
He says that the country will meet
with calamity If a Democrat is elected
President.
Mr.. Taft favors the direct opposite
of what the party that made him ia
vors. How does the Republican can
didate in this district for Congress
stand? Does he side with Mr.. Taft or
with the Republican party?' asked Mr..
Devlin. q "a.
Roosevelt has no right he contin-
ued, ito use his Office for party pur-
poses and his action is unprecedented
III the hik:zry of the country"
Others who spoke were James j
Kelly, of Jersey City. candidate fol
Sheriff; Luke j. Clark, also of Jersey
City, candidate for County Supervisor
and Patrick Sullivan, of Jersey City.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
KINkEAD TALKS
TO ENTHUSIASTIC
CROWD IN kEARNY
Candidate for Congress Repeat
eddy Applauded in Speech on
National Issues.
POINTS OUT MISTAKES
MADE BY REPUBLICANS
Bryan's Election Would Be
Calamity, lie Said, Only to
Dishonest Trusts.

Democrats and Republicans of Kearny
last, night filled the Kearny Town Hall
to, it's utmost capacity, at a meeting
Jieid under the auspices of the Kearny
Democrats. Eugene f. Kinkead, of
Jersey City, who is candidate. for Con-
I. :gress on the Democratic ticket in the
Ninth Congressional district, made the
most important address of the evening
and was repeatedly applauded. Mr..
kinkead spoke in part as follows:
"In looking over my ten years of
service in Jersey City, 1 cannot find
one thing lone by me which l should
be ashamed of. lean look every man
in the eye and say that 1 feel worthy
of his support, whether he be a Demo-
crst or a Republican.
"rhe Republican leaders in Jersey
City continued the speaker, "a few
days ago asserted that enough mis-
takes had been made in the County of
Hudson. Allow me to tell you men
mistakes have not been confined to
hudson County alone. They have been
made all over the United States. Never
before has a weaker ticket been foisted
upon the people Of this county thar
oy Ire PlSSCiiI ANCPdpiiNoii iSoNCi 1919
his followers
Referring to the election of senators
by the people, he told how the Demo-
Gratis at Denver agreed to this, as well
{as to publishing all contributions be-
fore election Of money contributed to
the campaign fund. He stated that by
a vote of S31 to III the Republicans re-
fused to place those w matters in
their platform.
Mr.. Kinkead referred to the remark
! made by President Roosevelt to the eff
feet hat u calamity would befall the
country if William J. Bryan was elected
to the presidency. Yes" said the
speaker, "a calamity would befall the
and corporations, but not the
honest man."
Mr.. Kinkead said that he would al
ways uphold unionism.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
PREPARE TO LAY
CORNERSTONE OF
SCHOOL KEARNY
Elaborate Parade Will Precede
the Ceremonies Sunday at
St. Cecilia's.

The parade in connection with the
laying Of the cornerstone of st. &C.
elias Parochial School, Kearny, which
takes place Sunday afternoon, will
form at Fourth street and Harrison
avenue, Harrison, at 1870 p. m.
Howard Calmar, of Kearny, who has
been chosen grand marshal, has laid
out the following line of march: Form
ing at Fourth street and Harrison ave.
nue., the paraders will march south on
Fourth street to Jersey street, to Lodi
street, to Harrison avenue to North
Fourth street, to Kearny avenue, to
Quincy avenue; countermarch on Kear-
ny avenue to Bergen avenue, to Chest
nut street, to the school site at the
orner of Chestnut and Hoyt streets.
The following societies will take part
First division, headed by Grand Mar
shal Calmar, Irish Volunteers of Amer
lea, accompanied by a band; the So
cieties connected with st. Cecilia's
Church, accompanied by a band; So
~cieties connected with st. Stephens
Church, Arlington, with band.
Second division, in charge of James
j. Dunn, first assistant marshal. So
cieties connected with the Church of
the Holy Cross, Harrison, with band;
Ancient order of Hibernians of Hud-
son, Essex and Bergen counties. pre-
coded by a and
Third division, in charge of John
NOLAN, second assistant marshal.
KSarny Council No. 402, knights of
Columbus, of West Hudson, with drum
corps; st. Patrick's Alliance of Amer
lea, West Hudson Branch, preceded by
band.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop John ]. O'Con-
nor, of the Newark Catholic Diocese,
will lay the cornerstone. The Rev. DR..
NJ. A. McManus, pastor of st. Aloysius's
Roman Catholic Church, Newark, will
deliver an address.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
THIEVES IN SOUTH
ORANGE GET $500
FROM 3 HOUSES
Mrs. John Firth Is the Chief
Loser, Her Silverware
Having Been Taken.
lNTRUDERS BELIEVED TO
BE EXPERT CRACKSMEN
AT One Place They Took Only
a Bottle of Milk and
a Glass.

Burglars jimmied their way into two
fashionable homes in South Orange
early today, and made an attempt to
gain entrance to a third. The loot
taken amounted to about $500. The
houses entered are on Ridgewood road.
Shortly after midnight Edward S.
Sanford, who lives in the village. lust
over the West Orange line, was awak-
ened by a noise on the veranda of his
home. Upon going down stairs he saw
two men on the front porch. They tried
the window and were ON the point of
prying it open with a Jimmy He at
once phoned to the South Orange DO.
lice. and upon his return to the window
saw the W running In the direction Of
South Orange Centre. Policemen Pat.
rick Skeffington, Patrick Kelly and Spe-
cial Officer James Turner were sent to
Investigate, but found no trace of the
rnen.
Mrs. John Firth is the principal loser.
Her home, 249 R~idgewood road, three
blocks away from the Sanford house,
was entered about 8 o'clock by way of
a parlor window, Which had been forced.
The rooms or the first floor were ram
sacked and the drawers of the buffet In
the dining-room, which contained most
of the v~aluables. were taken but on the
lawn through a dining-room window
and einptied.
Howard r. Townsend, son-in-law Of
Mrs. Firth, who Is on a visit from Bos-
ton. was awakened by the intruders.
He went to the window and opened
the shutters. The two men ran across
the big lawn in the direction of the
fine home of Schuyler Van Veohten,
next door. Not until 7 o'clock today
was the family aware that the house
had been entered.
Mrs. Van Vechten, who is a sister Of
Mrs. Firth, ignorant of the fact that
Mrs. Firth's house had been broken
into. reported to the police that her
house had been entered in the same
as the Firth home. Milk was
the only thing missed. The empty milk
bottle, together with a glass taken from
under a tree on the lawn. 1t is be-
lieved that two watchdogs frightened
the men off.
An itemized list and the value placed
on each of the articles taken from Mrs.
Firth's home follows:
Three o%vercoats, $3.50; twenty silver
plated steel knives, $40; eighteen silver
plated forks, s85; fourteen silver-plated
teaspoons, $50, sixteen silver-plated
tablespoons, $40; sixteen silver-plated
dessert spoons, $50; n silver-plated
teapot, $40; one s~ilver-plated pitcher,
S25: one gold slop bowl. s45; one sugar
bowl, $25: one gold bowl I'M ladle. $50;
two silver sugar ~sifters, $40, and one
plated table bell, 81.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
KENNY
SPEAKS IN FAVOR
OF UTILITIES BILL
East Newark Assemblyman ADJ
dresses a Large Crowd in
the Town Hall.
TELLS OF FIGHT AGAINST
VOTING MACHINES HE MADE
Member Of Legislature Also
Takes a Rap at Public
Service Corporation.

Assemblynaan Edward Kenny, of
East Newark, last night made an In
.teIesting address in the Kearny town
ltall at the Democratic meeting. He
told of having pledged a year ago to
try, Il elected, to have the voting ma
chine abolished. He had redeemed this
pledge, he stated, as every machine in
the state, with the exception of three,
have been voted out.
Mr.. Kenny told of several attempts
having been made to establish a pub
lie utilities commission. Each time the
bill passed the House but was held UP
in the Senate. III l am elected ne
said, Il will use my best endeavors
to have this bill put through. This
public utilities bill is the greatest meas
ure before the people OF the State OF
New Jersey today, and the State ought
to provide light, railway and water and
not allow these corporations to do what
they like with the people. The arc
lights in our streets ought to cost us $50
a year instead of 800 and the light peo-
pie would make money at that. The
trolley car service is deplorabIe. Sixty
people are packed into cars that were
built to accommodate twenty-eight."
Mr.. Kenny stated that it costs about
$40, 900 a mile for trolley tracks and
equipment, but the bonds on the sama
amount to about $170,000 a mile.
The assemblyman told of a fraud that
had been urearthed by the commission
In New York State, where one COM
pany with about ten cars nae paid
about $50, 600 a mile for trackage, but
the bonds on the same amounted to
81, 900, 900 a mile.
IF we had a commission in the State
the Public Service Corporation, which
a few months ago issued bonds
amounting to $780, 600, coo, would not have
been able to do SO until they could
prove that the act was legitimate" said
Mr.. Kenny.
He then figured out that for using
the cars of the Public Service each
man paid about 800 q a for the
privilege, which he claimed is outland-
ish.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
BIG CELEBRATION
PLANNED FOR EAST
ORANGE CHURCH
Park Avenue Meth0dists Will
Hold Several Days Exercises
on Tenth Anniversary.

The tenth anniversary of the Park
Avenue M. E.. Church, East Orange,
will be celebrated November 10 to % in
elusive. A special committee assisted
by the Rev. w. w. Youngson. pastor,
is preparing an attractive program,
which will include rally day exercises
Services will be held during the even
ings and on Saturday afternoon.
The church now has a membership
of $50 and is growing rapidly. The
Sunday school has an average attend
ance of ZOO and will need to be en-
larged In the future. While the cele-
bration is In progress the church and
Sunday school will be deliberately deco
rated. A harvest home will also be
held. and 1t is expected that former
pastors and members who have moved
away from the city will be present.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
HARRISON STREET
RAN MILK WHEN
CAR HIT WAGON
Cans Were Distributed in Every
Direction, but No One
Was Injured.

Harrison avenue, at Third street.
Harrison, resembled a milk distributing
station early today as a result of
Turnpike car No. 1,166 colliding with a
milk wagon belonging to Thomas j.
Praven, of Kearny.
The car "a in charge of Motorman
Charles Groeling and, and was travel
ing at a good speed. The wagon was
demolished and cans of tactical fluid
were thrown in every direction, dis
tributing the liquid all over h street,
Neither the driver nor horse was in
jured.
It Is said that the present schedule OF
the Turnpike line compels the motor
men to speed along Harrison avenue
at a specially rapid rate in order to
avoid being late.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
CHAIR GIVEN TO EAST
NEWARK BOROUGH CLERK.
Gift from Council Prior to APP
preaching Marriage.

The members Of the East Newark
Borough Council, at an adjourned meet
ing last night, presented Borough Clerk
Thomas j. Carey with a handsome
Marris chair, as he will join the ranks
of the benedicts next Tuesday.
The presentation was made by Mayor
Cornelius A. McGlennon, who felicitat-
ed the popular clerk on his approach
ing nuptials. and the members of the
Council added their best wishes. Mr..
Carey responded.
The Council then took up the petition
from residents of Mulock place asking
for bitulithic pavement and laid the
matter owe until the next meeting.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
WANT ALBECK TO
RUN FOR COUNCIL
AGAINST SHANKS
East Orange Fifth Warders Dis.
cuss Latter's Connection
with Electrical Concern.
PASS RESOLUTIONS OF
CONFIDENCE IN HIM
Effort Will Be Made, Neverthe-
less, to Have MIR. Albeck an
Independent Candidate.

At a gathering last night OF more
than 200 persons from the Fifth ward,
East Orange, it was decided to make
an effort to have Stephen E. Albeck. a
prominent banker. consent to run in
d~ependently against James thanks for
councilman from that ward. Mr.. AL
beck, SO it Is Understood, does not de-
Sire to run, but 1t is thought by the
men agitating the matter that he will
be the candidate.
The meeting was very enthusiastic,
1t was learned hat Mr.. shanks would
not drop out Of the race on account of
recent disclosures concerning the cleo
trical company of which he was for
merly a member. 1t was stated at the
session that the bills presented to the
Board Of Education for the electrical
work amounted to sl,oos. Different
bills were presented for less than $500
as work for more than this amount
must be performed by contract.
Unless the Independent candidate is
named, so 1t was stated, the Democrats
Will poll a big vote In the ward and the
national ticket may be harmed.
Mr.. Shanks was called on for an ex-
PLANTATION. He said he had never seen
the bill for the electrical work and
did not know the firm had done the
work at the High School. 1.-THE matter
was made as obnoxious as possible tc
me-" Mr.. Shanks declared, land rather
than make any compromises to the
board 1 gave my resignation in at
once"
The explanation caused many to say
that Mr.. Sharks was foolish to have
resigned to quickl and resolutions CIV
Ing him a vote of confidence were then
passed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
HUNKE ADMITS HE STOLE
FROM HIS COUNTRYMAN.
Pleads Guilty in West Orange
Police Court.

William Hunke, 20 years old, was ar
raigned before Recorder Condit In the
West Orange Police Court this morning
n held In default of 5000 bail for the
grand jury on a charge of larceny, pre-
ferred by Frederick Horter, of Pleasant
Valley way. that town.
Hunke and Horter came from the
same part of Germany. Hunke lived
with his countryman until last Friday,
when he disappeared. Mr.. Harter the
day before had missed $50 in cash and a
check for $500. Suspicion was directed
toward Hunke and he was traced to
Hoboken and from there to this city,
where 1t was found he was working at
a hotel. He was arrested at the hotel
last night by Patrolman De Hart. He
admitted his guilt when arraigned this
morning.