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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
OPEN FIRE BOARD
NEW COMMISSIONERS TO
CONTINUE PLAN.
Fire Risks Bureau Report Submitted.
No Action Regarding Successor
to Kiersted.

1t was decided by the new Fire Board
yesterday afternoon to continue the
plan adopted a year ago to have all
meetings open TO the public, following
out the suggestion of Mayor Haussling
when he was installed. Commissioner
Edward e. Gnichtel, who was elected
president, made the suggestion for open
duties of his office. He said that all
meetings should be open, so that the
public may know what is going on.
The other members OF the board
agreed with him.
John McGovern was appointed IN assist
ant telegraph operator ut $50 per month,
and to report for duty January Is.
C. Albert Gasser. superintendent of com
bnstibles and fire risks. submitted his re-
port for the past month, which showed that
459 permits mad been issued at 81 each and
$40 had been collected for chimney fires,
making n total of 1850. all Of which hao
been turned over to the city treasurer.
He requested the fire captains answering
still alarms to make duplicate reports OF
chimney fires and violators be sent notice
of the chimney ordinance; also to keer
watchful eye on all grocery and paint
stores and private and public garages
The captains were also requested to see
that fire escapes were kept free of all
kinds Of encumbrances.
No action was taken In regard TO the
appointment of n chief to fill vacancy
caused by the retirement Of Chief Kier-
sted two weeks ago, but it was said thai
the matter VIII be attended to next week
and that Acting Chief Ashley will be the
man.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
PRISON PROBE
HEAD OF PRISON INSPEC-
TON BOARD HEARD.
Recommends Central Light and Power
Plant and Separate Women's Wings.
Two Committeeman Attend.

TRENTON. Jan. 9.-Chairman Hahn,
of Essex. and Assemblyman Van Blair
com of Passaic, were the only mem
bers of the Investigating committee
who put in an appearance for the
probe at the prison today. When 1t
was evident that the other members
would not be present at the meeting
it was decided to proceed with the ex-
animation with the two members and
Counsel John H. Backes.
The first witness called was James
f.. Mitchell, president of the Board
of Prison Inspectors. After testifying
as to how long he had been a member
of the board and other details, he said
he was also a member of the building
commission which had charge of the
erection of the new wing at the prison
He receives the funds for the prison
maintenance. william A. Berry, of
Asbury Park, is treasurer of the build
ing commission.
In 1906 he received $193, S94,10 No
itemized account of the expenditures
have been made to the State comp
troller, Some Of the lump sums paid
to Berry amounted to as high as $780,
900. Berry is the only man who has
possession of the expenditures for the
new prison wing for which the State
has appropriated $250,000.
Payments out of this fund were In
dorsed by DR.. George B. Wight, State
commissioner of charities and correc-
tions.
When Berry moved from Belmar tc
Asbury Park, he caused the funds OF
the building commission to be trans.
| ferred from the Belmar Bank to ar
Asbury Park bank, without the knowl-
edge of the other members Of the board
Neither banks paid interest on the
funds. Mr.. Mitchell testified that he
visits the prison once every two weeks
His salary is $500 per year. He. Inspec-
tor Berry and Shurts have received
s. 1000 each as members of the building
commission. The other members re.
ceived $3.50 each.
Mr.. Mitchell was of the opinion that
q central light and power plant should
be Installed at the prison. The lighting
now costs $4,000 a year and the heal
and power $4,000. The change, he
thought. would result In a saving OF
from $780, 900 to $780, 900 a year. He said
there should be a separate women's
wing and thought it should be across
the street from the present building al
a cost of about $4,000.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09

he had received to show what the COM
pany was up against in this transfer
matter. 1t was from a clerk, who as
serted that he had been in the habit of
going home to lunch, taking a SPRING
field avenue car and getting a transfer
punched Transfer" When he was
ready to return he boarded a Plank
Road car and came west again over
the same route. Recently, he COM
planned, the conductors had refused this
transfer, and he wrote to ask the com
pany what they intended to do about
it. He was one of many, he declared,
who could not afford to pay ten cents
to go home to lunch, nor could they
afford to buy lunch down town.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
WILL CONTEST
FIRE MANS
ELECTION
Difference Over Financial
SeCretaryShip of
Benevolent Assn.

The annual election of officers for the
Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Associa-
ton, which was held last night at
Firemen's Hall, in Centre street. proved
to be one of the most spirited analrs
that the organization has held in many
years. The warmest contest was that
for financial secretary. Robert d. Ben
der, of Truck Company No. 1, who has
held the office for many years, was
opposed by Patrick s. Smith, of Truck
No. 4, and Michael ]. Foster, of Chem
ical Company No. /. When the ballots
were counted Bender had received l5S,
Smith ISL and Foster AZ.
Before the meeting adjourned Smiths
friends made a demand for a recount
of the votes at an early date. as they
claimed that there were some discrep-
ancies. The request will be complied
with.
There was also a close ace for the
presidency between Martin j. Hoppe,
of Engine Company No. 8, and William
Gibbs, of Engine Company No. 9. Gibbs
won by 1893 to Isl for Hoppe.
John A. O'Connor. of Truck Company
No. z, had no opposition for first vice.
president, and William I. Carey, OF
Engine Company No. 1, had none fol
second vice-president.
William j. Dargan of Truck Com
pany No. 5. defeated John J.. Quinn by
thirty votes for recording secretary.
There was also a contest for treas
urer between George NJ. Sanders OF
Truck Company No. / and Thomas H
Donahue. The former received III
votes to 147 for Donahue.
Edward f. Barrett was elected by
reclamation for sergeant-at-arms.
There were four candidates for a
director to serve for foul years, and
Andrew B.. Clark, of Truck Company
No. 6, received the highest tally, 154'
Adam Rothlein, of Truck Company
No. /, was next highest with 106.
Fourteen candidates were in the race
for representative to the next State
convention to be held in Hoboken Mon
day, October 5. The successful candi-
dates were William Olvaney. of En-
CINE Company No. IL; Thomas Pagan,
OF Engine Company No. 10, and Will
lam Gould. of Truck Company No. Z.
Former Chief Robert Kiersted was
elected an honorary member of the as
ISOLATION. He is the only honorary
member in the organization.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
BRYAN STARTS
TO CAPTURE
ILLINOIS
Society From AriStOcratic
and Democratic View
Points.

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Standpoints from
which the aristocrat and the Democrat
view society and its activities formed
the theme of a speech delivered last
night by William Jennings Bryan, chief
guest at the Jackson Day banquet of
the Jeffersonian Club. Prominent Dem
ocrats from several Western States
were present, the occasion being gen.
orally regarded as the Illinois OPEN
ing of Mr.. Bryan's campaign for the
Democratic nomination for the Presl-
dency at the Denver convention next
July.
Other speakers wre: Adlai e. Steven
son.. formerly Vice-President of the
United States, of Bloomington; United
States Senator ". J. Stone, Missouri;
John w. Kern, Indiana. and Edgar Lee
Masters, Chicago. Pleas for party har-
mony were frequent.
United States Senator Jefferson Davis.
of Arkansas, was scheduled for a
speech, but was not at the dinner.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09

plan by which a Y switch a be
placed at the Belleville venue car
barns so that during the ruch hours
Elizabeth cars can be run north to that
point. This will give north-bound
travellers 81 cars per hour from the
Four Corners to Lincoln and Belleville
venue an increase of eight over the
present number.
Commissioner Arthur Denman, Car
Inspector Joseph C. Crawford and En-
gineer Sherrerd constitute the board
committee, while the p. S. c. was rep
resented by Colonel Edward Hine and
II. d. Gllmour, of the legal department;
NJ. r. Boylan, general auditor; N. w.
Bolen, superintendent of transportation,
and w. B.. Graham, division superin-
tendent. e
The question, "Why should not per-
sons riding north on Clinton cars be
given transfers at the Lackawanna sta
ton to continue their journey in the
same direction?' was disposed of by
the P. S. C. men stating that If people
wished to go beyond the station there
was no reason why they should BOARD a
a that stopped there, when they would
be forced TO take one following it any
way. That led to a discussion of the
service north on Broad street during
the rush hours.
The city engineer commended that six
more cars, II on the present headway,
would relieve the trouble to a great ex-
tent. Mr.. Crawford declared that the
trouble was not so much with the num-
Der of cars, or lack of them, but with
the way In which they were moved.
Several times, he said, he had seen
Broad street cars come three in a bunch
and Their have a wait of eleven minutes
before another appeared.
All agreed that something must be
done soon to cope with the increased
traffic. Commissioner Denman pointed
out that the crush now was nothing
to what it will be when the New York
tunnels are in operation, and he urged
that steps be taken at once to meet
the growth of traffic. The crowd on
the Clinton cars, Mr.. Bolen pointed
out, has not increased traffic so much
as a desire on the part of the passen-
gers to be sure and get the first car.
He paid a compliment to the agility OF
the Newark Str|ap-HdnseT ny SoyuuS
that in New York when there were
enough on the car the motorman
simply ran away from those waiting
to get on. but the cars here could not
go fast enough to do that.
A new plan of stopping stations was
also preached by the r. S. men FOR
consideration of the committee. Briefly
the method consists of stopping cars
,only on the near side of any of the
-Four Corners, and then not hating
them again until $50 feet or a block
on the other side of the tracks. En-
glnner Sherrerd asked that the plan be
tried before the board was asked to
pass finally pom 1t.
Relative to the question raised re-
Gently by Commissioner George II,
Lambert about the necessity of giving
transfers on transfers in the same dl-
r~ection, Mr.. Crawford said that he
could see no reason for such q change,
While the matter vas being discussed
Mr.. Gilmore presented a letter which
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
WROTE HIS OWN
OBITUARY;
DIED
Gilbert PIOwmann Carries
Out Wishes and SuccumbS
to Heart Disease.

After writing his own obituary, Gill
bert Plowman, 70 years old. of "a Irving
street, this city, died this morning
after a years Illness of heart trouble.
The deceased, who was well known
throughout New York State and city,
had expressed a wish a few days ago
to write u a few facts In connection
with his life and business and did so
yesterday.
He was born in London in 1886, and,
coming to this country when a young
man, became interested in the Ameri-
can merchant marine, n was con-
nected with it for a number of years.
Later he became engaged in he hay
and straw business at the hay ex-
change, Thirty third street, New York
city.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
MORE CARS IN
RUSH HOURS
PROMISED
Public Service Officials and
Works Board Hold a
Conference.

Transfers, which the Publis Service
Corporation officials and the special
committee of the Board of Works net
today to discuss, received less attention
than most other subjects, but nearly all
of the traffic difficulties which heve
been troubling the board and company
for the past year were brought up and
threshed out with the result that City
Engineer Morris Sherrerd will evolve a
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
ALB1oNs WIN MATCH.

In a match series on Crawford's alleys
last night the Albion Colts defeated the
Crawford A. C. by the following scores:
ALBION COLTS. CRAWFORD A. c.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
MAY OPERATE ON DIR. AKED.

NEW YORK, January 9.-Dr. Charles
f. Aked, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, is i'll at his home with a
chronic complaint which a reached
a stage which may necessitate a sur
gical operation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
THE WEATHER IN NEWARK.

Newark, N. j.. Jan. Q, 1903.
Sam. Z am. 70 m.
Temperature. -. 81 deg. SO deg. 30 deg.
Barometer ......... 1857 In. 29.70 In. $3.50 In.
Humidity.......... 81 p. ct. 100 pct. 86 p. ct.
Wind-Direction at noon, west; velocity.
one mile.
Precipitation-.8 inch, snow.
Yesterday.
Highest. Lowest. Average.
Temperature. -. AZ deg. "a deg. 81 deg.
Barometer ....... 29.6S in. 29.4S In. 1850 In.
Humidity.......... Sc D. ct. 60 p. ct. 70 .. ct.
Wind-Prevailing direction, west; maxi
mum velocity, two miles.
Total precipitation-.02 inch.
Character of the day-Partly cloudy.
One Year Ago Today.
Highest. Lowest. Average.
Temperature. ..... &c deg. Is deg. 30 deg.
Character of the day-Clear.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
NEBRASKA FOR TAFT.

State Committee Indorses Him-State
Convention in Omaha.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 9.--The Repub-
iican State Committee last night Sc
lected Omaha, March II, as the place
and date for holding the State con-
Fvention for the selection of delegates
to the national convention, and adopted
a resolution declaring William II. Taft
to be the choice of the committee for
the presidential nomination. The com
mittee adopted a modified Statewide
primary expression on presidential
nominee. Each county may take such
action as 1t sees At.
The resolution declaring for Taft was
adopted with only one dissenting vote.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
Yesterday

Preclpitation-.S inch, snow.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
One Year Ago Today.
WEATHER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.AxForecast for
New Jersey: Fair tonight and Friday;
colder tonight. warmer Friday; fresh
northwest winds. becoming variable.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Local forecast:
Fair and colder tonight; Friday fair; fresh
west to northwest winds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
WEST DUBLIN.

Rev. Chine preached a we'll
chosen sermon on Sunday after
noon at Fairview to an attentive
congregation. HIS subject was
conscience" and practical
thoughts were given.
Miss Edna Gilliland and her
mother Mrs. Eta L. Patterson
and two children, of Allegheny,
are visiting Mis-. Patterson s
mother, Mrs. Maggie Lyon, and
her brother j E. Lyon and family.
Mrs. Margaret kesselring, of
Hustontown, Is visiting relatives
in this community.
The Laldlg base ball team play
ed the Gracey team at Gracey
last Saturday afternoon. The re-
suit was score of l3 to 10 in ia.
vor of Laidig. Bernard Fore
man seemed to be the heaviest
batter for the Laidlg team, bring.
ing two men home and making a
home run. 1t is proposed to play
again Saturday afternoon, Aug.
l, near Falrvlew church, after
which there Is to be a festival to
aid the Laidig team to get bats,
balls, &c.
Our farmers have begun the
harvest of oats which seems rath-
er light.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
BASE BALL.
Report Of Several Good Games That Have
Been Played During the Past Week.

Harvest being over and work a
little slack, the Littleton Boys
saw an opportunity to play a game
of base ball. So thev challenged
Burnt Cabins, and getting re.
ply to come ahead, they secured
a team and road wagon and left
with 16 on board for Burnt Cab.
ms. According to reports, those
Burnt Cabins boys were resting
up Saturday forenoon with the
intention of giving the Llttleton
boys good walloplng. The Lit
tleton boys went to the bat first
and scored two runs, and by this
time the umpire was ready TO
call their side out. When Little.
ton went to play the field they
looked IN vain for their pitcher,
aud some one asked who would
do the pitching, and by this tine
that old warrior of fan came
out ard took his position In the
box, and for nine innings he and
Mr.. Harris pounded 1t into each
others teams, AID by the time
the ninth inning was played all
felt like resting; but no rest for
the wicked. Those hustllng little
gentlemen of Burnt Cabins came
up to the visiting boys and said
"Boys, your supper is about
ready" Now you can talk about
your ball play In any style you
wish. but as for honesty and kind
friendship, Burnt Cabins folks
stand in the front row. Never
did ball team play more hon.
est game and never did any set
of folks show a more friendly dis
position toward a visiting team
than did the Burnt Cabins peo.
pie show toward the Llttleton ball
team.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mrs. Wilson Williams Of Matte, Bedford
County, the Victim.

Tuesday afternoon of last week,
between 4 and 5 o'clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Williams, who re-
side on their farm near Matte,
in East providence township,
Bedford county, were unloading
their hay in the barn when a sud.
den storm came up. A bolt IF
lightning struck Mrs. Williams,
instantly Killing her, but her hus-
band, who was about four feet
away, was uninjured. A mule
was also killed and the barn
somewhat damaged. Mrs. Will
hams was aged about 80 years.
She was a daughter of the late
Samuel Frazey, the sec md hus.
band of Mrs. Maria Peck of Need.
more.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
ABOUT GOOD ROADS
Will Make Clean Cut Recommendation
on Subject Ia Next Message.

Governor Stuart is very much
in earnest IN his project for re-
habilitatlon of the old Philadel.
phia-to-Pittsburg road, which
passes through this place. When
the governor made his speech In
advocacy of this reconstruction
before the Pennsylvania bar as
soclation at Cape May last month
ne struck popular chord and
this has made him more deter
mined than ever to accomplish
his end, if it is at all possible to
do so.
Primarily the governor Is AMI.
mated by the wish to give the
farmers the best means possible
for reaching market. Men who
drive for pleasure and automo
biles he puts IN the second class.
"Good roads, first of all, are
necessary to the farmer" is the
way the governor puts it. "He
must have good roads to get his
products to market. Good roads,
of course, are wanted by automo.
bilsts, but they are not so neces-
sary to them as to the farmer.
Pennsylvania agricultural IN
terests are so great that the
farmer must receive considera-
ton.
The cross-state highway plan
will occupy prominent position
IN the message of governor to the
legislature next January. Gov
ernor Stuart has not, of course,
even begun to formulate his ut
terance upon this or any other
subject at so early date, but he
is giving the matter due consid.
Grafton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
LAW AS TO PUBLIC STREAMS.
Superior Court Sustaius Wayne County
lecisions.

An opinion written by Judge
Rice and handed down by the
Superior Court last Thursday
sustalns the opinion of the Wayne
county court that streams declar-
ed by law to be public are not ac-
tually public streams.
The opinion is based upon the
antl-contiscation clause Of the
constltutlon-Article l, Section
10.
The case arose in man gigging
for eels in the Lackawaxen creek
III Wayne county. This stream
was declared to be public one
by an act OF the Legislature of
1908. 1t runs almost entirely
through private property, how
ever. so to avoid trespass the gig
ger walked to the middle of a pub
lie bridge, entered the water and
waded up the stream.
He was, nevertheless, found
guilty of violating the law for bid
ding gigglng in any but public
streams.
The decision IS sweeping one
and will affect every part of the
State, since it forbids glgglng in
any but navigable streams. The
Delaware river is not affected be-
cause it Is boundary water and
under separate laws.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Frank kaufman, Of Springfield, o., Fol-
lows His Wife TO Chambersburg and
Attempts to Murder Her.
HE is NOW IN cHAMBERSBURd JAIL.

Frank Haulna an travelled all the
way from Ohio to Char bersburg,
where he arrived on Friday eve
nlng, for the purpose of killing
his wife. He is a native of Frank
lin county, having been born and
raised at Charlestown, d village
between the Gap and MERGERS
burg. He is carpenter by trade,
and worked here awhile. He is
about Al years old. Losing his
hrst wife by death, kaufman
married the second time, a MISS
Graham, or Grimes, becoming
Mrs. kaufman. She Is younger
than her husband and is from the
same SECTION of the county.
Several months ago they re-
moved to Ohio, out Mrs. kaufman
not liking the west returned to
Cham bersburg several weeks
ago, and was employed by fam
lily named Cameron. FRIDAY
evening while the Camerons were
at dinner, Kaufman called at the
house. He summoned his wife
to the back porch, and it is SAID,
asked her to return with him to
Ohio. She refused, it is said,
and shot was fred. There were
no witnesses to this part of the
occurrence, however, after the
shot was fired, the gate at the
rear of the house swung open and
the pair sprang out. The woman
had her arm about the mans
neck. They were struggling, but
a blow by the man caused the wo-
man to fall from him. She threw
her hand up to protect herself
from further blows, and then the
man fred the revolver at the wo-
man. She placed her hands up
on her head and stumbled toward
the porch. The man then run
down Vine street. After a chase
of several squares he was cap
tured and placed IN Jail.
Meanwhile the Cameron family
had been looking after the wound
of Mrs. kaufman. 1t was seen
that 1t was not dangerous, as she
renamed perfectly conscious.
A surgeon was summoned and
the ambulance quickly conveyed
her to the hospital. On examina-
tion it was found that the bullet,
a 81 callbre, shot, had entered
the flesh at the side of the head.
The bullet ploughed along the
skull and came out behind, the
skull, however, not beng injured.
The wound was dressed, and If
no complications arises, there Is
no chance of the wound beng a
fatal one.