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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07

IT HAT the piled-up wealth of the ! great captains of finance will in time become so huge that all the rest of the countrys population will one day be dependent upon a few money kings, is cry often raised by dema- gogues and others, but the actual facts show that these vast accumula- tions soon become widely distributed and lose practically all of their power with the second generation.
 E. II. Hartman left fortune of ap- proximately $75.000,000 Under his will the entire estate goes to his wid- ow, but on her death it will be divided among the five children, with consid erable sums going to other relatives
 H. II. Rogers, who died last spring left also approximately $1OO,OOO,0oO and under his will it goes to four chil'
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Year Free from Fatal Accidents.

Last year was the second in which no passenger lost his life by accident 10 the trains in which he was travel ing. The only other year free from fatal railroad collision or detriment was 1901.
 The number of passengers injured last year was only 2S3, or about half of that of 1907, and compared with .n average of 66S for the previous 30 .ears. During that period one passen. ger was killed on the average, in very 4l,O00,O00 journeys. and one in iured in 100000. Last year no one vas killed and only one was injured n 4.5G0000 journeys.
 The risk is even less than that, or the journeys of season ticket hold ITS are not counted,-London Times.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07

TT HE most photographed persons in | New York city are not the great celebrities who figure prominently Tn the news year after year. On the con trary, they are a few men who work for modest salaries and whose names never figure anywhere except on the payrolls of the company that employ them. They are the lecturers on the rubberneck autos that blow heav ! fly up and down the great streams ol traffic throughout the city seVera times day,
 Every time a sightseeing auto com pletes it's trip up town or down towI and lands it's passengers once more "at the point or place of beginning as the real estate deeds say-th6 crowd Is told to stay aboard the bu. a moment longer while they have
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Fish Stories,

Well" says the neighbor to the east, T see that the Perkinses are home from their summer trip. Now we'll get the usual lot of fish stories. "
 Do they all go fshing?" asks the neighbor to the west.
 He does. He will tell about the big ones that he almost caught. his wife will tell about the bridge prizes she almost won, and the girls will tell about the young millionaires that ai' most proposed to them"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Natural Gas for Train Lighting.

An innovation in railroad train light ing has been adopted by the Western Maryland railroad, which taps the West ' N:.ginia gas fields. Two of its best trains between Cumberland and Baltimore are being equipped with storage tanks for natural gas. If the experiment proves a success the road plans to use only natural gas in all it's trains.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07

to the trainmas- ter's off ce and de- clared that he would not go out on his run that m in g a n d asked for a lay-off. His u D ri o r asked him what
 the trouble was, and when he said
 that he had had a dream in the night that trou- bled him, he was laughed at and an effort was made to induce him to take his run out. But he refused and
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
State Balls as Railroad Owner.

In France the least satisfactory rail road operation is that of the state and in Germany things go from bad to worse, in spite of the strenuous ef- forts of the imperial government, with an exceptionally competent and ac complished general staff of superior railroad officials, to get around the in creasing difficulties and to make 8 good appearance.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Immense Switchboard.

Work has been started on the largest switchboard in the world which is to be installed in the New York terminal of the Pennsylvania rail road. All the switches of the terminal are to be electrically controlled from this board It will cost $50O.0O0.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07

miles before reach ing it gone up hills and down into valleys. From the hilltop you have a good view;
 in the valley you are among the shadows. Such is the road to success in life. Success followed by failure, fol- lowed again by success; day fol- lowing night, night following day;
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
The Law of Chance.

The chance of a man filling a straight flush in poker when his op- nonent holds four aces is as one in -S.94S or thereabouts. Many men however, have accidentally held the our aces just when the opponent made his seventy-eight thousand nine hundred and forty-third draw.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Americas Larue Cities.

In this country there 15S cities witl populations exceeding 3O,00O Of these Ia have over 3OO,O0O inhabitants. 2I have between 100000 and 300,000, 4S have between 50,0G0 and 100000, and 6S have less than 50000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
Success Out of Failure
 By REV. A. (. DIXON, D. D., Pastor of the Chicago Ave. tMoodys) Church. Chicago.

Text: Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at Thy word I will let down the net" Luke 5:5.
 If you have ever climbed very high mountain you have for many
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
A knotty Problem.

There was a disputant named Knott Who claimed that a naught meant not
 nought;
 He would fly in a passion When asked in this fashion: Now, really. is naught not nought,
 Knott?"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-07
STRONG ON DREAMS
RAILROAD MEN FIRMLY BELIEVE
 IN THEM.
Especially Heeded When Conveying Premonton of Coming Disaster --How Maple Leaf Came
 Near Causing Wreck.

Railroad men are strong on dreams. One morning an engineer came down
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
RAIL ROADS WIN
BIG RATE FIGHT
Permanent Injunction Against
Interstate Commerce Conn
mission Granted.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-The permanent
Injunction sought by Western railways
against the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the famous Missouri river
rate case was granted here today by
Judges Grosscup, Baker and Kohlsaat,
of the United States Circuit Court.
Judge Grosscup delivered the opinion
of the court, Judge Kohlsaat concurr-
ing, while Judge Baker delivered a dis
senting opinion
The commission, thus defeated in its
first attempt to bring about what is al
legged to be a new system, or principle
Of rate making, will. it is asserted,
carry the case to the Supreme Court of
the United States.
The petitioners for the injunction
Were the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific Railroad Company, the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
pany, the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway Company, the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company
and the receivers of the Chicago, Great
Western Railway Company ct AL The
Illinois Central, the Sante F'e, the AL
ton, the Missouri Pacific, the Frisco
Railroad Companies and number of
important shipping interests inter-
vened as accomplishments
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
BLER|OT, IN SPEEDY
FLIGHT SKATERS
CURTIsS RECORD
Makes Circuit of Six and a Fifth
Mile Course in 5 Min
utes, IS Seconds.
FRENCH PRESIDENT SEES
HIS REMARKABLE FLIGHT
Braving Death in Stiff Breeze,
Daring Aviator Gives
Crowds a Thrill.

BETHENY AVIATION FIELD,
Rheims, Aug. PAN. Bleriot covered a
lap in his monoplane this afternoon in
minutes 42-5 seconds. The distance
is 1-5 miles. The best record hereto
fore was that made yesterday by Cur
tiss, s minutes 35 2-5 seconds.
During President Fallieres's tour of
the field the wind subsidized slightly and
half dozen pilots brought out their
machines.
Young Bunau-Varilla was the first to
ascend, and he treated the crowd to a
thrilling sight. The breeze was still
over fifteen miles an hour, and the BIZ
plane rocked like ship in heavy sea.
Every moment the spectators thought
the airship would eapsize, but the dar-
ing aviator continued his flight. man.
aging to round the first turn and come
back to the tribune.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
FINED FOR CALLING
ON GIRL BRIDE
Widowed Mother Arraigned in
Court on Son=in-Law's
Complaint.

Mrs. Alice Kelsey, widow of Arr
whose troubles with her son-in-
law, William Allen, of 354 Belleville
avenue, have been aired before Judge
Herr, was again the defendant today
when a charge of disorderly conduct
was preferred by her sonrin-law. Her
sole offense, the woman said was in
calling on her daughter, Aliens wife,
who is only II years old.
Allen reminded Judge Herr that hS
had written to. the woman warning her
to keep away from her son-inl laws s
home The woman pleaded that she
was a widow and had one other child
and her only desire was to see her
daughter, who was married when she
was Is years old. The woman almost
swooned when the judge ordered .her
to pay a fine of $40 or go to Jail for
thirty days.
''Oh, Judge she pleaded, II am only
a poor widow" She was led away to
cell weeping
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
RUSSELL LEADsIN
SURROGATE RACE
Has Strong Backing for Another
Term-Regulars Will Have
a Complete Slate.

That the Regular Republicans viii
have complete county and city prim-
ary ticket in the field before many days,
with the $500 year Office of surrogate
the fact that Chairman Alfred n. Dali
rymple, of the Essex County Repuhli =
can Committee, has issued call for a
meeting of the executive committee in
party headquarters Thursday afternoon.
This will be followed by the regular
monthly meeting of the county COM
mittee Friday night.
Surrogate George E. Russell. the
present incumbent of that office. appa =
rently has the strongest backing for an
other term. while Scott German, lawyer
and president of the Lincoln Club, ol
Roseville. has also placed himself in
line. Mr.. RusseHs chances are consid
cred of the best. His record is decared
by his friends TO be of such high char
ecter as to entitle him to another nom
ination. They putting forth every effort
in his favor and declare he will win.
Walter F. Simpson is the New Idea
candidate.
Former Assemblyman William Mum
gle, of the Fifteenth ward, Freeholder
Harry B. O'Connell, of the Sixteenth
ward, and Frank H. Parker, of the Sec
ond ward, are among the candidates for
Board of Works A new dear' is
promised for the assembly slate.
When Surrogate Russell was asked
today as TO the rumor that the real
fight for the office lay between Mr.
German, backed solely by the Regulars
and Mr.. Simpson. ne said emphatically
Nonsense. There is not a word OF
truth in it, While it is true that Scott
German has some friends who are ad-
vocating his nomination for surrogate
1t is absolutely untrue that he has the
backing of TIE entire organization"
When he was asked whether he was
a candidate for denomination, Mr.. Rus
sell replied energetically:
Most emphatically. 1 am! have
been induced to permit my name TO be
used in connection with the renomina-
tion for surrogate by great many
Republican leaders. as we'll as a vast
majority of the lawyers of Essex coun-
ty, who know the work l have done
during my incumbency of the office
and If the Republican party of this
county desires me to run for reelection
on my record, l am willing to do so"
Mr.. Russell added that while he was
on the subject of surrogateship he
might as we'll refute the impression
prevalent in certain quarters that nc
surrogate of Essex county had ever
been reelected. AS a matter of fact, he
said, several have been, the last being
George G. d. Moore. who was elected
for three terms. while in most of the
other counties 1t is the regular practise
to reflect surrogates. Eight of the sur
rogates in the State. Mr.. Russell con-
cluded, are serving their second term
one his third. one his fourth, and two
their fifth terms.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
100 LOST WHEN
STEAMERS CRASH
Pleasure Craft Collide in Monte
videO Harbor and One
Sinks.

BUENOS AIRES. Aug. PA colli-
sion today between the Argentine ex-
cursion steamer Colombia and the North
German Lloyd steamer Schlesien at the
entrance of Montevideo harbor resulted
in the drowning of from $50 to 800 per-
sons mostly women and children.
The Columbia was carrying excur-
sionists from Buenos Aires to the festi-
val at Mpntevideo while the Schlesien
was outward bound fro Bremen.
The Colombia went down so quickly
that all attempts at rescue were practi-
cally hopeless. The Schlesien was
damaged and is leaking.
1t is said that the captain of the Co.
lombia and a few of the passengers
We're saved. The captain had to be re-
strained from committing suicide
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
MRS. F. ]. GOULD
WINS DIVORCE
Final Decree Divides Custody OF
New York Milli0naire's
Children.

NEW YORK, Aug 24.-Mrs Helen
Kelly Gould obtained her final decree
of divorce from Frank j Gould today,
The interlocutory decree was signed on
May 20 of this year. There was no OPP
position today when Mrs. Gould's at
torney made formal application to
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich for
the final papers.
The decree gives the custody of the
two children, Helen and Dorothy. to
each parent for six months in each year
Mr.. Gould is not permitted to remarry
ir this State until after the death OF
his wife. The papers do not mention
alimony.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
PICK ANOTHER MAID
FOR QUEEN T|IAN|A
Miss Mae Elizabeth Crombie
Will Grace Court in Asbury
Parks Carnival.
Especial to the Newark star.l

ASBURY PARK, Aug. 24-With only
two days intervening before the begin
ming of the baby parade carnival, ar
unprecedented amount of interest in
thu great event Is being shown. Hotel
proprietors find the resort already
thronged to the utmost and are con-
fronting a problem in seeking to get
accommodations for the great extra
crush that will finish the week here
The Deal Lake boat parade on Thurs
day night will be the initial event, and
the next will come on Saturday after
noon and night, when there will be 9
festival of music in the amphitheatre
now in process of erection at Ocean and
Sixth avenues.
Miss Henrietta Eiker, formerly OF
carnival, will greet her subjects from q
barge. The carnival will be directed
by Major General P. Farmer Wanser
who will have nearly full regiment OF
National Guardsmen under his COM
mand to help him move all divisions OF
the parade with military precision.
One of the prettiest girls in Asbury
Parks baby parade and children's
carnival, which begins this week. has
just been selected in Miss Mae Eliza
beth Crombie, the 1S-year-old daughter
of George T. Crombie, cottager sum
mering at 500 Munroe avenue. She will
be ore of the six maids of honor Miss
Crombie is an accomplished young
woman She has recently finished a
course in preparatory school and at the
conclusion of the carnival festivities
will enter the Sacred Heart, Convent
She has studied at a conservatory OF
music, taking high honors as a pianist
Her devotion to outdoor sports is most
pronounced, especially swimming and
aUtomobiling. For the past fifteen
years Miss Crombie has been a visitor
to Asbury Park In New York her
home is at 24OO Seventh avenue
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
MOVE TO CLAMP
ATLANTIC CITY LID
City Recorder Must Show Cause
Why He Does Not Enter
tain Complaint.
Especial to the Newark star.l

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 24.-The re-
formers made their second move today
when they served upon City Recorder
Mertin E. Keffer a rule to show caeuse
why he should not receive the COM
plant of E. John Ham. who wanted
to inform against Walter Martin, who
conducted moving picture show con-
trary to provisions of section of an
ordinance for the suppression of vice
and immortality passed by City Council
on August u, 1901. The rule is signed
by Charles G. Garrison, one of the JUS
tices of the Supreme Court of New Jer-
sey, and is returnable at the State
House in Trenton on September Is.
The action was taken by E. J. Ham,
of Camden, of the State Law and Order
League, when Recorder Keffer refused
to entertain the complaint Ham and
his followers against the moving pic
ture shows, which are run here in con-
nection with some of the Sunday aft
ernoon and evening concerts and upon
the piers.
The information was offered Mr.. Kef-
fer by Charles E. Sheppard, a Bridge
ton attorney, who is the attorney for
the relator in the rule to show cause
obtained from the Supreme Court He
was told by the recorder that 10 COM
plant would be received from him, and
that if warrants were issued they would
be served upon the request of the chief
of police.
Sheppard demurred at the time, and
then took his complaint to Chief of
Police Woodruff. who declined to make
any move in the matter. He told his
visitors, largely preachers. that he had
sent men to all the places which they
had mentioned, that he considered they
were being run quietly and orderly and
that they were not serious violation
of the Sabbath.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
WOMAN WHO LOST
$4,000 POSED As
POOR WIDOW HERE
Mrs. Jane Lucas Lived in Small
Furnished Room and Kept
to Herself.
LIVED ON TOMATOES;
BONDS STILL MISSING
Left at $50 A. M. Today in
Search of Valuables-SOn
Hastens to Her Aid.

Much mystery and unusual circum-
stances are connected with the reported
loss of savings bank books and securi-
ties aggrcgating $4,000 by Mrs. Jane
Lucas, living in small furnished room
at p Richmond street Mrs. Lucas, it
Is said, posed as poor widow, and at
times denied herself the necessities of
life. According to her landlady Mrs
Nelson Bardo, she frequently purchased
one tomato for her dinner. Mrs. Bardo
often offered her food, but she refused
it.
Mrs. Lucas Is the widow of Samuel
Lucas. real estate man of Paterson,
who died twelve years ago. 1t has
been her custom 10 make yearly pill
grimages to her home in Sheffield, Eng
land. She was preparing to sail to Eu-
rope shortly. Why she chose to live
here under the circumstances indicated
is not known.
Ii was through her reported loss that
her real financial condition became
known.
had of Mrs. Lucas's financial condition
was when the latter paid her board a
week in advance. Mrs. Lucas called
her into the room, and. according to
Mrs. Bardo, the bed was covered with
money. Small piles of paper money
were on chairs.
Il have just come into little money"
explained Mrs Lucas. When urged to
be careful, she picked the money up
hurriedly, tucked 1t in her bosom and
left the house.
Mrs. Lucass son called twice to see
her today. He was much worried at
not finding his mother at her board
ing house.
II cautioned her." he said, ito put
| the money and securities in a safe de-
posit vault, but she said she was able
TO take care of them herself"
Mrs. Lucas reported her loss at police
headquarters in this city. She said
there were twelve bank books ON finan-
cial institutions in Manhattan, Pater-
son and England; bonds of the city of
Manchester. England, worth 10000, and
Bank of England notes amounting to
$1,000. According to the story Mrs.
Lucas told Mrs. Bardo, she had the
money and bonds sewed to her corset
She said she believed the thread gave
way and that the packages slipped out.
Mrs. Lucas met her son Samuel, of
Paterson, in New York to aid her in
preparing for a trip to Europe. Later
she visited storehouse at Rivington
street and took Plank road trolley
car to Newark. After her arrival here
she discovered her loss. Until recently
she kept the articles in a safe deposit
vault in Paterson, where she formerly
lived. Her son called at the Richmond
street house today and was disappoint-
ed when told his mother was out
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
FOWLER A JOKE,
CANNON DECLARES
Beneath My Contempt or Dig
nifty to Notice Any State
ment of His," He Says.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich, Aug. "a.
why should I answer him. He's a
joke. All of Congress knows he's q
joke
In this way Speaker Cannon, of the
House of Representatives, dismissed
those charges and attacks made against
him in an open letter from Congress
man Fowler And the speaker did not
seem to be perturbed in the least over
the letter. Apparently he was sincere
iii believing the attacks did not war;
rant a reply. When pressed to make a
statement he dictated the following:
Il have glanced at Representative
Fowler's letter. To those who have the
patience to read his letter, if any such
there be, it will appear that when in
the exercise of the duties thrown upon
me as Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives failed to make him chair
man of the committee on banking and
currency, to his mind I became thor
oughly selfish, and generally a bad citi-
zen and representative.
Il am perfectly willing that my ac-
ton in not appointing him chairman
shall be indorsed or condemned by our
colleagues in the House."
Asked about Fowler's charge that
Cannon and Aldrich had packed the
tariff conference committee in the in
terest of higher rates, the speaker
said:
1T is beneath my contempt or dig
nifty to notice any statement made by
Fowler that there was any sort of an
agreement by which the House tariff
conferees We're named"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
G. v. WE|DENMAYER.
CRITICALLY ILL
Newark Brewery Heads Phy-
sicians Admit His Condi-
ton Is Very Serious.
Especial to the Newark star.l

TOMS RIVERA 24.-There is no
improvement today in the condition of
George w. Wiedenmayer, president of
the Newark Brewing Company which
bears his name, and owner of the New
ark Eastern League baseball park, In
that city, who is i'll in his summer
home here. 1t is feared by his physi-
clans that his condition is critical
In response to telegram requesting
his immediate presence at his father
bedside, George C. Wiedenmayer came
her from Newark yesterday. Othet
relatives are also here
Mr.. Wiedenmayer has been i'll for two
months. Following a course in New
ark hospital he came here to his sum-
mer home in an effort to regain his
health
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
DEATH CLAIMS
MAN At WORK
Carl Foedrisch Fatally Stricken
With Apoplexy in
Factory.

Carl Foedrisch. 60 years old. of 20
Florence avenue. Irvington. while at
work today in the Whitehead & Hoag
Company factory, in 161 Washington
street, dropped dead.
Foedrisch had been working most of
the forenoon and had not complained
of feeling i'll. While lifting box from
a shelf he suddenly stepped backward
and fell He died before assistance ar
rived.
County Physician Mckenzie examined
the body and said death was due to
apoplexy.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
PLAYGROUND CHILDREN
in BIG ATHLETIC MEET

Perfect weather brought "a large
crowd to Widenmaysr's Park this
afternoon to witness the events In the
first annual athletic meet of the public
school Fairgrounds children. Hundreds
of entries had been received, and seem-
ingly all of those sending them in were
on the ground. There were about 500
contestants among the boys present and
( 250 of the girls.
< 1t was about 2:3O before the games
were started, but they were run off
Igdpidly after that time. They included
field and track events and endurance
contests. Prizes Of silver and bronze
medals for the boys and silver and
bronze belt buckles for the girls are to
be .w6rded.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-24
WRIGHT BROTHERS TO FLY
IN HUDSON-FULTON FETE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Both the
Wright and the Curtiss aeroplanes will
be seen here during the Hudson Fulton
celebration, according to Chairman
Beck. in charge of the aviation pro-
gram. Mr.. Beck in making the an
nouncement said: Il received the con-
tract which Wilbur Wright signed last
Saturday with the Hudson Fulton Com
mission, to give series of flights with
his aeroplane during the celebration"