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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
WAS MRS. SCHEEL'S HAM
STOLEN? WHO TOOK 1T?
These Questions Puzzle Common
Council Committee.

At a special meeting of the Centre
Market committee of the Common
Council yesterday afternoon the dis
appearance of a ham from the stand of
Mrs. Victoria Scheel about a week ago
was delved into. After several hours
of investigation it vas decided that II
had been stolen, but 1t was a question
for the courts to decide as to who was
the thief
The investigation was conducted by
Assistant City Attorney Charles NJ.
Myers, and it was upon his advice thar
the committee refrained from taking
any action until after the courts had
disposed of the matter. providing Mrs.
Scheel sees fit to make a complaint.
Mrs. Scheel said thai she did not know
the ham had been stolen until last
Friday morning. when another stand
keeper informed her of the theft, nam
ing the alleged theft.
The accused man was also called be-
fore the committee, and he denied the
charge. Other persons Interested were
examined. and while the members OF
the committee felt that there might be
some truth in the story, they decided
II was q matter for legal redress first.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
JERSEY ROADS BEST,
YOAKUM PARTY SAYS.
Good Construction a Surprise to
Experts on Tour.

Giving as their opinion that the New
Jersey State roads are by far the best
that they met in their trip of inspec-
ton, the B. F. Yoakum party left the
hospitable Jersey shores last night and
continued on to New England, there to
inspect the roads of that section.
Nearly 300 miles were m over dur
ing the trip In this State, and all the
show places, including the Gould and
Duke estates. were visited by the tour
lists. During yesterdays trip the mem
bers of the party were the guests of
Senator Joseph A. Frelinghuysen, at
the latter's home. in Raritan.
Special attention was paid to the
roads constructed of macadam. telford
~macadam, gravel and telford pave
ments, the construction of which at a
reasonable cost surprised the experts
of the party. They also expressed
wonderment that the roads were in
such good condition after the more or
less steady rain of the past few days.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
MURRAY! YOUR CHILD
is NOT A SAVAGE,
Professor Attacks Theory That
Modern YOungster Lives Wild.

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-Parents should
cheer up. Their young hopeful is not a
little savage. AT least this Is the infer
ence after reading what Professor VIII.
lam I. Thomas, of the University OF
Chicago, says in a discussion of means
of interpreting savage society in the
current number of the American Jour
nal of Sociology just issued.
The ideas of educators regarding the
similarity of the child mind and that
,of the savage Professor Thomas at.
tacks without reservation.
1t has been the custom in American
schools to have children study h most
primitive methods of making things and
to Manufacturing fish nets and other
implements Of savage life under the
impression that their minds were bet
ter adapted to this work than to con-
struction Of more civilized articles. Ac-
cordin1 to Professor Thomas they
would be better employed making cleo
trio dynamos Or other articles,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.

Many members and friends of Ameri-
a Lodge No. 16. Order Of German
Americans, gathered at its first ami
versary celebration in Kinast's Hall.
Springfield avenue. last night. There
was an interesting program of music
and humor. 1t wound up with a dance
and a general social reunion. A large
delegation from a sister lodge in
BROOKLYN was present.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
TRAIN HURLS
MAN TO DEATH
Especial to the Newark start

RED BANK, Sept. 24.-William
Croak, of TAI Washington street. New
York, a fireman on the Central Rail
Dad boat Sandy Hook, vas hit by IT
train on the old pier at Atlantic High
lands last night and vas hurled into
the bay. The water was shallow and
he was brought ashore by friends.
DR.. H. A. Hendrickson was called
and found the man suffering from a
fractured skull, a broker jaw and In.
ternal injuries. He was taken to the
Long Branch Hospital in the train
which struck him. n died shortly
after reaching there. He was con.
scious to the end. and told the doctor
he was a native of Liverpool, where he
has a wife and three children. cts all
over with me-" he repeated several
times before he died. His brother.
Ernest, who lives with him, has been
notified.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
NEWARKERS DEAD, ONE
DYING AMONG STRANGERS.
Police Here Hunt Relatives of
Unfortunate Men.

Notified last night, by wire. from
three cities OF the death of two men
and the dying condition of another. all
of whom were supposed to be Newark
ers, the police are today attempting to
find traces Of the relatives of the un-
fortunate men.
m message, coming from New York,
told of the death. after a short ILL
ness, of Christopher Lyons, a Newark
truckman, In the Hudson Street Hos
pital. The second. from Brooklyn,
notified the local authorities that Will
lam Moleno, 80 years old, was in the
Eastern District Hospital of that bor-
ough in a dying condition.
The third wire told of the death In
Chicago of Patrick Breen, well-known
here. John Breen, a brother, was noti-
fed and a search is being made for a
sister, Mary, supposed to be working
in this vicinity. as a domestic.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
DEATH CLAIMS FATHER AND SON.

NEWTON, Sept. 24~,-Surviving his
son by only a few days, Gershom
South, an aged farmer of Baleville, is
dead in his home from pneumonia,
Both South and his son, George, 20
years old, were stricken at the same
time. TIL younger nan succumbed last
Friday.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
WILL ATTEND N

Lodge No. 2, Order of the
sons OF Hermann, will attend the an
nuai dance Of Prinz Heinrich Lodge. os
lassalc. tomorrow night. The mem
pers VIII 80 on a special trolley car. a
session was held in Muth's Hail. sprinr-
neg venue. last night, at which ~.
affangements were made and othsr
business transacted. IL se'7s
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
GERMAN SOCIETIES.
M. q. v. CONCORD IN REHHARSALS.

Rehearsals were held by the M. G.
V. Concordia for its coming concert last
night in its headquarters in Har-
burgers Hall, Hamburg place. The
singers enjoyed a social hour at the
conclusion of their work. They will at
tend the golden jubilee Of the Twelfth
Ward German-English. School next
month and the M C. v. Harmonie's
concert October 3.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
WOMEN'S EUCHRE PARTY
STOPPED AS GAMBLING

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-Euchre and
whist playing for painted china prizes
is gambling in the opinion of the viii
lage board of iWlmette, a North shore
residential suburb. and the board last
night closed a ball in which 1875 women
were about to play euchre.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
RECORD THRoNG OF PUPILS.

d PLAINFIELD, Sept. 24.-The high
water mark in Plainfield's public school
Henry M. Maxson. superintendent of
schools, announced that 3,059 pupils
were enrolled. This is 27S more than
last year.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

Springfield avenue last night, at which
Mrs. Weiss, the president, welded The
eavel. Mrs. Klaud and Mrs. Meier
members OF many years standing were
the ceiebrants. Reports showed tba,
the society is flourishing.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

There wa a double birthday celebra-
ton at the Paramount Ladies' Amuse-
meat Society meeting. In GIFTS Hall.
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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
CATHOLIC EDUCATORS MEET.
Sixth Annual Convention of Teir Ma.
tional Association in Boston.

Boston, July 12.-Eminent Catholic
educators from nearly all the larger
cities in the country are assembled
in Boston today to attend the ses-
sions Of the Catholic Educational as
sociation of the United States, which
will continue through Thursday. This
is the sixth annual meeting of the
organization and the attendance is the
largest in its history. Members on
arrival are registered at the registra-
ton bureau in charge of the treasurer
general, Rev. DR.. Francis T. Moran,
and receiving their badges.
This afternoon the executive board
held a meeting presided over by Rec.
D. ]. O'Connell, d. D., the president
general. This evening there will be a
big reception to members and guests
in the Catholic Union hail, at which
Archbishop William H. O'Conne1l, of
Boston, will be present. Tomorrow,
after mass in the cathedral, the gen.
eral and department sessions will be-
gin at Boston college. There are to
be add:egses by some of the best
known educators and divines in the
Catholic church in America Thurs.
day evening the meetings will close
with grand public session under the
auspices Of Archbishop O'Connell.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
THREE ITALIAN LABORERS KILLED
oRTONVILLE, MIMI, AND BIG
STONE, S. D., ARE SWEPT BY
BAD STORM.
Nineteen Laborers Employed on Rail-
road Injured in Former Place.
Several Dwellings Are DemoI-
ished.-LittIe Girl Missing.

Ortonville, Mimi, July 12.-Four
persons were killed, 10 seriously in
jured, several dwellings demolished
and many left homeless in one of the
worst cyclones ever experienced in
this section of the state.
John De Griff, a prominent citizen
of Big Stone, S. D., is among the list
of dead.
The twister struck at 4:45 in the
afternoon and was the elimination of
a Sunday of intermittent showers
which were accompanied by consider
able electrical display.
Three of the victims who were
killed were members of a gang of 26
Italian laborers employed on the rail
road. The men had taken refuge in
several box cars. These were sta
toned in the eastern part of the city
near the railroad yards, and were first
In the path of the cyclone Nineteen
of the men were painfully injured and
two may die.
Several Dwellings Demolished.
The cars were blown from the track
and into nearby building, wrecking
it.
Several dwellings were blown to
pieces and families left homeless.
Before reaching Ortonville the
storm passed over Big Stone, s. D.,
where it wrecked the roundhouse and
coal shed belonging to the railway
company, and several small ware
houses and killing John De Griff.
The residence and buildings on a
farm owned by William E. Chamber
lain. few miles out, were blown to
pieces.
A special train from Appleton and
Montevideo, bringing five doctors, ar
rived over the Milwaukee road and
these are caring for the injured.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
TARIFF COMMISSION URGED
N. Y. BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
WANT PLAN IN BILL.
Delegates viii Be sent TO Washington
Early This
Week.

New York. July l2.-Delegates Of a
number of New York business asso-
Citations will go +" Washington W2Sa!:::1s ttvm tuiy
this week to urge that a tariff COM
mission be incorporated as a part Of
the tariff bill.
The call has been issued by II. +,
Mills, chairman of the appointed com
mittee at the Indianapolis tariff con-
yention, with approved the plan for
a tariff commission.
Delegates from commercial bodies
from other parts of the country will
meet the New York delegation at
Washington and the combined gather.
ing will urge the need of a change in
present tariff making methods.
A statement issued in behalf of the
delegation says:
A canvass recently conducted among
1000 commercial bodies throughout
the country shows that fully 80 per
cent of these organizations favor the
creation of a tariff board, or some
satisfactory method of handling this
perplexing business proposition in the
future.
The figures quoted show a total
membership in the 1000 commercial
associations exceeding 100000 corpor-
ations, firms and individuals.
The approximate total capitalization
exceeds the enormous sum of $4,000
100000.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
MISSOURI FLOODS WORSE.
RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE AND
TROUBLE is ANTICIPATED.
Convicts Aid Farmers In Saving Their
Wheat Crop Along the River.

Kansas City, July 12.-With hun.
dreds of travellers detained in Kansas
City awaiting the movement of their
trains which have been delayed be-
cause of washouts due to the heavy
floods prevalent in Missouri and Kan
sas, the railroad situation has become
serious. All trains west were from
one to ten hours late, while 1t was
merely conjecture as to the arrival
time of Chicago trains detoured by
way of st. Louis.
Two railroads, the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe, and the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & st. Paul, annulled their regular
Kansas City-Chicago trains. The Mil
waukee road, however. sent special
out of here for Chicago, detoured via
ST. Louis.
Practically all Chicago trains are
being detoured over the Missouri Pa
cific route to st. Louis. To travellers
leaving Kansas City last night, the
railroads promised that they would be
landed safely in Chicago, but all fg.
ures as to probable time were aban-
doned.
The Missouri river here continued
to rise slowly yesterday and the Kan
sas river was slightly above its Sat
urday night stage. Rains were gener-
al in the Kansas watershed Saturday
night.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
AS TOLD IN A LINE
A BOILING DOWN or THE NEWS
OF THE DAY.
MENTIONED IN SMALL SPACE
the Busy Reader Can Absorb In q
Few Moments = Good Deal OF
information.
Foreign.

Mali advices from Colombia report
q very critical condition Of affairs IN
that republic. As the result OF the de-
parture of President Reyes for Europe
the various political parties which
few months ago seemed 10 be united
are now completely disoTCanized, and
there are indications that Colombia
is on the verge OF q great revolution.
The German potash syndicate has
renewed its agreement Hermann
Scbmittman and his son, Waldemar
SchmittmRn, representing the Asher
leben and Solstedt mines, having al
nxed their signatures TO the contract
A portion Of the army stationed at
BaranquiIla took up arms against the
Colombian government, made prison
ers OF the municipal authorities and
proclaimed Gonzales Valencia as the
president,
A special dispatch from Belgrade
says that ESQ Austrian soldiers and
so Austrian gendarmes have been cap
tured on 8 Servian island in the River
Drina, on the frontier. The Servian
government has protested TO the ad-
ministaton at Vienna against the
Intrusion.
The British, German and French
bankers concerned in the HankOw-
Sze-Chuen railroad loan of S27 500, 900
began consideration of the terms IN
der which Americans are TO be ad-
mitted TO participation.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, was
the guest at a dinner given by the
labor party at the English house Of
commons
A young woman. who for ten days
was caught in caveiH of q railroad
tunnel at St Gall. Switzerland, was
dug out alive. She suffered agonies
of cold and hunger during this
period, but managed TO sustain life by
sucking moisture from her clothing,
on which water occasionally trickled.
During the recent fighting in front
of Fec. between the forces Of the
pretender and the troops of the sultan.
fourteen Of the imperial soldiers we're
captured and decapitated and their
heads exposed in the pretender'S
camp.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
SEPARATED LuTHgRANs UNITE.
Synod Of Missouri and Germans Vote
to Merge.

Cleveland, o.. July 12.-The Luth-
eran synod. of Missouri, and other
states. yesterday decided to merge it's
identity with the German Lutheran
synod. covering the United Statas,
Canada and some foreign countries,
from which 1t separated 28 years ago.
Rules Of the German synod against the
use of the English Language in SER
vices or synod meetings, which
brought about the separation, have
been rcscinded.
There are 100000 people in the Ger
man synod and about $4,000 in the
synod of Missouri. which also includes
Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania
New York, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey, Michigan. Illinois. Wisconsin. Min
nesota and Indiana The Missouri sy-
nod will partially maintain its identi-
ty by forming separate district of
the German synod. The present ac-
ten Is subject to ratification by a ma
jority Of the congregations interested.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
WOMAN KILLED BY BEE STING.
Struck In Temple by Insect and Dies
Immediately.

Mason City. Iowa. July 12.-Killed
by the sting of bee was the fate OF
Mrs. Mary j. Buck, who for a good
many years had been resident Of
Garrison. A hive of bees had swarmed
ard neighbor to whom they belong
ed, was attempting to- get them into
a hive.
Mrs. Buck was sitting on the porch
of her residence watching proceedings
when one of the bees Lit on her head
and in her frantic efforts to drive u
away the bee stung her on the right
temple.
She seemed to Immediately realize
that she was seriously injured and
called for help. She was carried into
the house and Immediately passed in
to unconsciousness. Physicians were
summoned but before they conld reach
the home she was dead. Mrs. Buck
was 56 years of age.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16

~ New York were killed and $50
Injured as the price OF FoVrA Of
July patriotism.
Carrying four great boxes OF +. II.
Earrimsn's fsvorite cigars, three OF
his children, Mary. Caroline and Ro~
land sailed on the Kron PTinE VII,
helm 70 yoin him in Europe
Moro Outlaw Chief and the whole
OF his hand have been wiped out in
the Philippines,
The German and Austrian railroad
authorities have informed Russis that
they are shout TO take steps 70 inst1-
tue quarantine on the frontier
against cholera
President Taft paid hieh tribute to
tss - s=-;s: 49,. =. =.:: :..:t,E IN hiS s0eech
At Lake Champls'D
The American Woman Suffrage as
sociation decided TO establish IA
tioual headquarters in New York Cicy.
Harvard was vtctorius in the three
host races against Yale on the New
London, Conn. course.
Employees Of the bureau ot engTav-
inC and printing have been placed on
s per diem instead oi monthly payroll
Charged with using the United
States mail for lottery purposes three
Chinese shops in Washington were
raided and their proprleJoTs arrested
Rear Admiral William F. Potter
who commanded the fourth division
Of the Atlantic hartleship feet on its
voyage around the world. last week
became chief of the bureau Of naviGa-
ton, relieving Rear Admiral John f
Pillsbury. retired
The United States and Nicaragua
are hopeful Of reaching an amjcahle
understanding on the Emery claim.
Prot. Louis T. Moore Of Cincinnati
who, II is understood, will spend tbs
summer with his sisteT-in-law, Mrs.
Taft, has arrived at the summer cap
ital IN Beverly.
The man and woman who committed
suicide by rowing boat over the dam
in tn ST Joseph river AZ South Bend.
Ind, we're H Lindeman and wife Of
Chicago. They we're on their bridal
trip.
An order was issued at Pirtsbure
by the local board Of the United Mine
Workers Of America instrUcting the
striking miners in the Kansas dis
trict, 5000 in number, to return tO
work
President Taft hopes 10 make
western trip this summer, providing
the tariff bill can be cleared up BY
August /. The Alasks-Y Yukon-PaciiC
exposition at Seattle viii be the pres
ident's destination He will visit
Omaha either going or returning A
tentative itinerary and program is be .
ing made out
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
DULUTH LUMBER is BURNED,
Eighteen Million Feet are Destroyed
Loss About $5oo,o00.

Duluth, Mimi, July 12.-Eighteen
million feet of lumber, valued at be-
tween $450,000 and 100000, was de.
stroyed by fire of an unknown origin
at the mills of the Virginia and Rainy
Lake Company. Most of the lumber
was sold for shipment, to lower lake
ports. 1t was fully insured.
The heaviest losers are the Ohio
Lumber Company, of Cleveland, and
the Northern Lumber Company, OF
Tonawanda.
The flames for a time threatened the
mills, but the efforts of the fire depart,
ment and the volunteered services Of
the Duluth, Missabe and Northern rail-
ways fire tug, prevented the fire from
spreading from the lumber piles.
General Manager Samuel j. Cusson
announced that the mills will resume
operations tomorrow.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
GL|DDEN RUN
BEGINS TODAY
sTART FROM DETROIT THIS
MORNING AND TOUR TO
KALAMAZOO.
TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE IN PARTY
Drivers o. Thirty Cars Get Last In
struetions for Raee.-cete6ration is
srouaht to a Close and Everything
is FeaGy.

Detroit. Mich, July l2.-The three
5avS' celebration in Detroit for the
start Of the 1902 Glidden tour was
brought 10 a close by siN-hour trip
up The 81. Clair river on the City or
cleveland. magnificent steamer,
where the 400 GNdden visitors were
entertained royalty by the Detroit
committee Of arrangements. The fes-
tiviues wound up by the concert gtven
by the Maxwell BriScoe band nj the
Hotel Poutohartran arer the eXcur,
sion was finished
Last evening found all the teams OF
drivers and mechanics Of the various
Cars in b~d early TO prepare for the
strenuous run today to Kalamazoo
The last meeting Of the drivers. OBJ
servers and entrants was held and the
last instructions were given by E. l..
Ferguson. secretary of the contest
board. concerning this years run. AS
Is usual at the start Of every Glidden
tour. there is talk of its being the last
20 be held, but 10 Offset this t.ere is
also talk Of the next tour being held
In 1910 from Boston 10 San Francisco.
Plans for Next Year.
Charles J Gidden, the donor Of the
Gndden trophy. came out from
meeting of the contest board with the
report that such 8 run had been dis
cussed by the contest board and
while no vote was taken. everyone
present seemed to be in favor of such
5 run.
There was a little rain last night.
but not enough to seriously interfere
with the start today. Nine o'clock is
the time scheduled that D. H. Lewis,
the pathfinder and confetti man, will
leave Cadillac Square in front of the
Hotel POltchartraiR and following him
will be Chairman Hover in his Pre-
mier pacemaker car, then the other
contestants and press cars. In all,
there will be 80 contesting cars, and
Is noE-contesting cars, then the Gid
den caravan which will bewelcomed
by Minneapolis will numb II between
$50 and 200 people.
Longer and more severe.
The sixth reliability contest is 1000 |
miles longer and more severe in every |
way than any of its predecessors. |
Only three of the Is days run call for |
ess than $50 miles and the last day |
If the tour demands that the machines |
,oyes 2128 miles from Salina, Kan, |
o Kansas City.
That there will be few, If any, per- |
ect scores is the general prediction of |
he veterans who have made other re- |
liability runs, and the more pessimis- |
ic predict that some of the cars will |
lot stay in the run as far as Denver |
All Of the drivers approach the
Western roads with a healthy respect |
or their difficulties.
Three different trophies are the
,rizes for which the several classes
II machines will contest during the
un. Thirteen touring cars are enter
ID for the Glidden trophy, from which
he run has taken the name by which
tis popularity known. For the power
rophy for touring runabouts there
ire IA entries. Three machines will
,ontcst for the Detroit trophy offered
" the city of Detroit for miniature
onneau and double rumble cars.