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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
COOK FEARED PEARY
WOULD SNATCH HONOR.

COPENHAGEN Sept ts--Severai
Coponhag gen newspapers publish letters
from Greenland today. in Which II is
stated Or. Cook. While awaiting tbs
coming of the steamer Hans Egede, vas
in an extreme state Of nervousness and
anxiety. He was DESTROYS of returning
to civilization as quickly as possiifls.
tecause he had heard the report that
Poary had re cached the pole and wanted
his own announcements TO be made
first. DIR. Norinann Hansen. who was
with Cook for six weeks on board thu
Hans Egede, said today that the ex-
p~lorer's nervousness disappeared when
he came on board the steamer. Asked
Whether reports were current IN Greeh.'
lard that Dr. Cook had not rsseised the
pole. lof. Hansen repHeas ofNDi's but
he explained that it was easily possible
for the versions OF the trip given by the
Esduimatix to vary and reach civiliza-
tlon in a distorted state. z
Regarding the various versions OF the
story n about DIR. Cock having used COM
mander Peary's Esquimaux ana sitp-
plies. and Commander Peary having
made 'use2of the stores and Esaiimaux
held by pr. Cook. DR. Hansen conidf
only say tha Z DR.: Took had INFORMED
him that Pearv had used his tCooR's)i
provisions. y,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
CHEST SPRINGS. Pa, CLAIMS
PEARY AS NATIVE son.

ALTOONA. Pa. Sept. s.-Altoona is
interested in the success of Commander
Peary because he Is almost a native
son, having been born In Chest Springs,
Pa, II miles directly west of here, May
6, 1856. Some encyclopedias give Cres-
son, Pa, as his birthplace, but this Is
improbable, for the reaso that the
place known as Cresson was uninhabit-
ed, and without name at the time of the
explorers birth. Peary's father n
uhcles came from Maine to Cambria
and Blair counties in the early fifties
and engaged in the numbering business
which they had followed in Maine. At
first they split barrel slaves and hoops
from white oak and hickory. which
then abounded in the mountains, but
they afterward followed a general lun-
Der and sawmin trade. becoming pros
Their descendants are numer-
Gus in northern Cambria county. but
are generally known by the name of
Perry. While James Perry was operat-
ing a shook factory at Chest Springs,
Robert Edwin was born. - a.e
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
ROTTERDAM CASE
UP FOR ARGUMENT
From . stan corr.spend.nt.l

TRENTON, Sept. S.-The application
Of Forrest A. Meath and Thomas Halt
gan for a writ of mandamus to compel
the election on September 2s of an, en-
tireiyq new Republican county commit
tee in Hudson county, in which John
Rotherham, chairman Of the commit
tee, IS defendant, Is being considered
today in a special branch of the SUI
preme Court, In which Justices Swayze,
Minturn and T%renehard are sitting.
MERIT Lane appears for the COM
plalnants, with George l.. Record as
associate counsel. Mr.. Rotterdam is
represented by Alexander simpson. of
Jersey City. and Alan H. Strong, of
New Brunswick.
Mr.. Lane. in his argument, Held that
each ward of Jersey City Is entitled to
MS many members on the committee as
there are hundreds of Republican yot-
ers. The election district Is not recog-
nized except as a means to determine
how many members a ward is actually
entitled to.
% NANOlN sH baAt 49, ~
aRotherham in December, 1908, caused
to be issued a call for the, election Of
to a convention, which CON
vention was neither Il city. county, dis
triet, town, township or borough ON
mating convention, 10 was it one rec
ognized by the county committee con-
stitutlon. r0 ym
at is impossible TO determine" said
Mr.. Lane. who are at the present
time members of the Hudson County
Committee M
In conclusion, Mir. Lame held that
there must be an election Of an entire
new committee. because 1t the tDtal
membership CT the new committee Il
fixed according TO the new constitution
tiierei will be found numerous wards
and election districts in which there
are some holdovers. 81
Mr.. Strong ard MIR. Simpson spoke for
Mr.. Rotherham's side OF the case.
Mr.. strong said that the Requirement
that members of city. or county com
nnittees Shall he elected at primary cleo
tons is unconstitutional, was contrary
to,the principle ef legislation that cyery
lawi shall embrace but one object, and
that shalt be expressed in the title
Upon this point he Claimed that the re-
vision 81, 1895 and sher supnlement dn
not expresse the object af providing 10,
the election of memhers OF a, comnait-
tee of a political rarty. S# .sbss.
he heid that the method of voting
at primary elections, and which Il
sought by the act Of 1909 to be applied
to the selection Of members II county
committees. Is especially objectionable
III that It permits anyone to vote who
will make path that he Is 9 member OF
the political party and Intends to sup
port the candidates OF the said party
at the ensuing election. Na 3
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
''P|A||R||ALNI'IG STROKE
RESULTS FATALLY
= ffff mn
Mrs. Augusta Hartang Suddenly,
Stricken Expires at Hef
Home, Aged "A Years.

Z Stricken suddenly yesterday with
paralysis. Mrs, Augusta Hartnng, 7s
years ola. passed AWAY IN the after
moor at her home. 331s North. Fifth
street. She was born on July IL, 1885,
in Letauser. Germany where her par
ents were sprominently known, Soon
after her arrival In this country. in
1854. she came to Newark In 1856 she.
was married to the late Charles Her.
tung, who was a machinist on the
D.. L. and w. r. r. for forty years. and
who disdseleyensWears ago.
The deceased, who was a member Of
the German Pioneer Frauen verein,
is survived by three sons. Louis. Fred
and Frank. all or whom are the owners
of O. paper-bo3 fectory, and va married
daughter, Mrs. Frank F. Smith.
The Rev. William Ii Sfebert, pastor
of the German Lutheran Church. will
ofiiciate at the ceremony, which will
take place tomorrow afternoon. eInter-
mentTawill abs In 1.-The family pilot at
Woodland Cemetery. ggsea II tst;"5zEASaf
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
BRITISH IGNORE COOK
TO CONGRATULATE PEARY,

80 - AH fA Ef Ft -#H raM az
LONDON, Sept s,-The most strik-
ing feature in the editorial opinion Of
the English newspapers Is the strong
contrast between the u~nwavering con-
fidence in Peary's good faith and the
attitude OF suspicion toward Cook.
This attitude besins to SAVIOR almosE
Of unfairness toward Or. Cook and II
Is safe to Say that his records when
published will be subjected, In this
country, to far more critical scrutiny.
than will be given to Peary's.
The same distinction seems to have
been drawn officially, for 8 while the
Royal Typographical Society FASTENED 20
send congratulations to Commander
Peary and decided TO invite him to
England to read a paper before the So
ciety, no such message OF gcongratula-
ton or invitation has been sent to DR..
MNt f44
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
ALPINE SOCIETY g: :
RETURNS TO CITY
Tired but Happy After .Four.day
Trip to Niagara Falls
and Toronto. 4 Ss /.

Members or the swiss Alpine sing
Ing Society, with wives inc friends to
the number or forty eight, returned 70
this city last night, tired but happy.
after a four days trip to. Buffalo, M
agara Falls and Toronto. = ~ iz.sss ~
The party left this city Friday night,
boarding d Lehigh Valley trainss 1t arr
rived at Buffalo at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning, o ana after breakfast were
taken In automobiles to Niagara Falls.'
The day was spent In viewing the
fails and rapids by way of the gorge
route. q l@l=' pe' --ta FA"
The committee having the outinsc In
charge consisted Of John Ambos, John
G. Moeri and Charles Sonfher. n they
were assisted by Fred Kittlef, OF the
Length Valley railroad. @ ~
The following Is a list of the persons
Who attended the outing: MIR. and Mrs,
Charles Wuhschieger and son, Mr. and
Mrs. John Schildknecht, Mr.. and Mrs
John L. Ambos,s' Jacob Dfcker, Henry
Woerner, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ON
mer. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sohoenbergef, Mr.
and Mrs, Albert Erb; George Neff. Emil
kecfitsteincr, Mr.. and Mrs. y. J.. MoeriB
Robert Goidiser, Fred Hanhart, Hulal
reich Luessi, Herman .Wisert, Charles
Bauder, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wetze1, Mr.
ard Mrs. Arnold Scherer, Ernest Rieth-
mann, Mrs. Mathiida' M. Rauscher, the
Misses Johanna and Hattie Solder
Ada Gutter, Elsie Keppier, Emma
| Kuhnle, Bertha sKuhhle, Lena Kuhhle
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Spring. Leopold
ma s~sfnr4 r. Haas p Reilly. A. BiIiand
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08

mo, she is not" was the answer,a II
cannot make public where Mrs. Cook
and her children are staying. She is
seeking as little publicity as possible
and has requested that I tell no one
her address,
Mrs. Cook and her children formerly
made their home with Mrs. Davidson.
DR., Cook sent his telegram telling OF
his discovery of the pole TO his wife In
eare-os Mrs. Davidson. The telegram
was then forwarded to Mrs. Cook at
Portland.
DIR. Cook has not seer his wife for
more than two years, and had not been
In communication With her sine the
fall of 1907.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
FUNERAL
SET FOR FRIDAY
Noted Drug Specialist Descend
ant Of Fifth Colonial Gov.
efnor 81 Jersey.

The funeral OF DR.. James Brown Bur
net, who died yesterday in his home, II
Chestnut street. where he had lived
thIrty-slsht years. viii take place at 2
O'Clock On Friday afternoon at the
house.
The Rev. Robert Scott 1nglis. pastor
Of the Third Presbyterian Church, in
which DIR. Burnet was an elder. will
o~fficlate. Interment will be in Ever
green Cemetery ~
The honorary pslfbearers win be.
Robert s. Grummon, DR.. James T.
WrIghtson. DR.. Charles Young, Theo-
tpholis Z. Dunn. George w. Smile and
T%heodorus B., Haschall.
DIR. Burnet is survived by a. widew.sa
daughter, Mrs. Mildred Refnold,. OF
Philadelphia. and a son, James Brown
Burnet, jr, assistant civil engineer for
the city. He also leaves two sisters,
MISS Theresa T. Burnet and Mrs. Erne
. L. wv, pQlUt VI lAUScVilltt. anu oIlt
brother, Halsted.C. Burnet, Of Orange.
DR.. Burnet gave up the active prac-
tise Of medicine a dozen years ago.
His, speciality vas the treatment OF
thrdat and lung diseases.
DR.. Burnett was born in Newark on
December q, 1912. His parents were
Jacob Halsted Burnet and Charlotte
Augusta Coe. Headwas, a descendant
of William Burnet, the fifth colonial
Governor Of New Jersey. After attend
Ing a Newark public school he was pre-.
pared for college at the school of the
Rev. DR.. John r. Pipgry, in Roseviile.
In 1858 DR.. Burnet was graduated
from the New York University and en-
tered the medical, department OF the
institution the same year. Three years
afterward he graduated. While he was
studying medicine he served as a medl-
cal cadet In the old Ward Army Hos
pital In this city during the Civil War.
In 1857 he was ifouse physician at
Bellevue Hospital, New York, and In
1858 he opened an office In Newark for
the general practise of medicine .fa
After q few years he gave all his time
and ability to the investigation. study
and treatment OF throat and lung
troubles. He gave a great many suft
ferers relief and cured many more,
He had been for years a member Oh
the New Jersey State Medical Society
n the Essex County Medical Society,
and was also a Visiting physician at
st. Barnabas's Hospital, He MAS a
member OF the Son Of the Revolution
and the New Jersey Historical Society.
He was for years active In religious
and charitable work. rT3
DIR. Burnet's widow. who was Maria
Lanin Brewster, is direct descendant
OF Elder, Brewster. of the Mayfioycr.
His mother was the daughter of Her.
bert coe, who, when a boy "a years
old, fought in the battle of stony Point
against the, British. He shot one OF
the enemy With an old mnt-lock mas
ket. or blunderbuss,. which is treasured
by James Brown Burnet.l II.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
LIGHT REGISTRATION DAY.

The registration yesterday in News
ark for the special election 10 be held
on Tuesday next on the proposed con-
stitutional amendments was very light
In many election districts. Union Ia b
men registered, for the unions have de.
ciared against the an,endments. Any
a who voted " tbs. general elscticn
last year can vote Tuesday without
registered YESTERDAY Tts,sr
WHO registered yesterday must restster
again N order TO vote at the primaries
Oh stpf9fibef y Aski1F = a'st TT
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
l4TH WARD HARRlGAN. = as 80
CLUB TO OPEN CAMPAIGN.

The Fourteenth Ward Harrisan Dem.
ocratic Club will open Its. campaign to-
morrow night IN it's hail. 25s Spring
field avenue Among the speakers viii
be William T. Gregory, candidate for
the nomination for Board 81 Works
Commissioner; Philip Able. candidate
for Alderman. and Frank A. Boettner,
candidate for Assembly nomination;
Alderman James A. Bray and Henry b,
Tower, candidate, for the nomination of
Justice Of the peace in the sixteenth
Ward. 1890 $50
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
WORRY ABOUT COOK
PEARY'S MESSAGE TO WIFE.

SOUTH HARPswELL. Me. Sept s.
Mrs. r. E.. Peary received a second
message carly today from Commander
Peafy, stating that he had been de-
layed in Indian Harbor, and that she
need not worry about DR.. Cook.
The text of Peary's message I'd his
wife was later made public as follows,
Delayed by gale. Don't worry about
Cook. Esquiniaux say Cook never left
sight of, land. Tribe confirms. Meet
me at Sydney. ia ;
s(Signed,) 1t BERT"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
!. Z. sHeyLIN FUNERAL.

The funeral of John r. Sheviin. who
on Sunday after a brtef illness
at his home. e Essex street. was held
today atyst. PatrfcksssCaenedrai. where
q high requIvm mass, for the repose Of
his soul, was sung. The dead man, who
vas IS years old, Is survived BY his
father, Michael Shields. and an aunt
Miss Anna Shevlin. =
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
YOUNG ATHLETE SAVED GIRL.

MILLVILLE. Sept. S.-Waiter De-
Hart. a young athlete, saved Miss Fres-
tina Smith. of Philadelphia. Miss
Smith was boating withsa number Of
companisns on Union lake, when the
bpat sstailekre log and the girl was pre-
cfbitatedl Into The washr. +
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
MRS. LENA MILFORD.

Mrs. Lena Milford. wife Of Oscar
Mihore, and widely known among res
idents of the "Hill', section of the city,
died in her home. So Barclay street,
yesterday, Her husband returned from
a trip to Germany late last week. She
was IS years old n several children
survive.
THE funeral services win be held on
Friday AFTERNOON, followed by inter-
ment In Woodland Cemetery. Among
the many organizations TO which her
husband belongs and which will be
represented at the services are the
NJ. G. v. Liberty, the M. c. Y. Harf-
monte, Lincoln Company No. 8, U. g.
s, b.: tho Newark Tarnl iverein, the
German Pioneer Society, the German
Horticultural Society and the German
Central Alliance. I 4fffTet s@t7
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
1904 NNTlF14q HNI7. lNH NH. lHsIf
MRS. COOK IN NEW YORK
AWAITING HER HUSBAND.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-Mrs, Frederick
A. Cook, wife Of The explorer, and her
two children, arrived here late last
night from Portland. Me. She was met
at the Grand Contra, station by Mrs.
r, 2. Davidson, Of 6ss Bushwick ave
nue.. BROOKLYN and went at once to q
new YORK hptfi.44r6-r ags Is aIesa4 81.
rs Mrs. Cook s0sng to be your
guest was asked of MEse Dsviasep'
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
MRS. powELls FUNERAL

After but a few hours illness. Mis-.
Catherine Frances Powell, a grand
daughter or Jonathan Dickinson,
Prineeton's frst president. died yester-
day at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Anna Kip. of 40 fwakeman VI
nue., A brother, of the deceased Is John
c. Ford. ~ Harrison. The funeral
VIII be held from the Wakeman ave-
nue, residence tomorrow afternoon at
9.3e. Ihtorment VIII be In Arlington. J
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
Louis WHITE.

The funeral OF Louis wttte. who
died on Monday in his home 2bss Eliza
beth avenue. was held this afternoon.
he was 81 years cldsand ID survived by
his widow PAuiina. The ipterment
was In w~ocdiehd. csmettry. 4
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08

AZ tho most popular BASEBALL
PLAYER ON THE NEWARK
TEAM and the Tiger whose work
has done most In the hght TO
bring the pennant to Newark.
A hanssome diamond-studded
gold medal WILLIS presented by
the STAR 20 the pisysr receiving
the largest number uf votes.
Send, mall or BRING votes IN
person TO IA eball Contest Editor
of the STAR, 74 Broad street.
Newark.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
STARS BASEBALL
CONTEST COUPON

l vote for .......................
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

Wala Walla is host this week to
hundreds Of Sunday school workers
from all parts Of eastern Washington
eastern Oregon and Idaho, who are
here to attend the fourth annual con-
vention of the inland Empire Sunday
School association which convened
this afternoon in the Central Christian
church. All interests of the city
should cooperate with the local
churches in welcoming the delegates
and making their stay here pleasant as
well as profitable.
That the delegates here this week
as well as teachers in the local Sun
dav schools, by the nature of their
work. merit the encoura cement not
only Of the ministery but also of the
Law interests, goes without saying.
Probably no other institution has done
or is doing. more to turn the youth
of the land toward high ideals or is
a greater factor in intoxicating the
principles of honest manhood and pure
womanhoOd on the receptive minds Oh
the rising generation than is the Sun
dav school. conducted along non-sec-
tartan lines of broad and basal truths
OF Christianity.
With the teaching of arithmetic,
geography, secular history and what
not in our public schools, there seems
to be no time left for biblical literature
and to supply this void the Sunday
school has grown in comparatively
few years. from a small adjunct TO
the church. into a great international
institution where once a week thou
sands of adults and other thousands
of children learn from competent
teachers the wonderful stories of the
Old and New Testaments and are led
to an appreciation of their application
to the problems of every day life.
Though there are no salaries, nor
permits or certificates in the Sunday
school system the need of competency
and thorough training among teachers
has been recognized by church leaders
the civilized world over. 1t is to slim
uIate interest. formulate plans and
work out the best and most effective
methods of presenting the lesson each
sabbath that conventions such as is
now in session here, are held. What
the institute is to the public school
the convention is to the Sunday schooL
The function in each instance is the
same and the importance of one in
its respective sphere is as great as
the other Walla Walla will do well
to appreciate the significance of the
fourth annual convention of the In
land Empire Sunday School assocla-
ton and volunteer its hearty support
in making the meeting a success In
every particular.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
NEW MUSIC HOUSE eTARTED
ABSORBING EiLERS STORES
Papers Have Been Filed in Olympia
incorporating New Firm OF
Music Dealers.

Papers have been filed in Olympia
with the secretary of state certifying
to change in the corporate name of
a number of piano and music stores
of the west, heretofore known as the
D. S. Johnston company. to be known
thereafter as the "Elilers Music House.
This is preliminary step toward the
cOnSumation of what is said to be not
only the largest, but financially the
strongest wholesale and retail music
concerns in the United States, involv-
ing millions of dollars.
Headed by the veteran Pacific coast
piano dealer, D. S. Johnston, as presi-
dent, and absorbing the numerous
Eilers interests along the Pacific
coast, the company will employ a cap
ital of $3,000000 of which $2,00O,000
will be in common stock, fully paid
in and $1,00OO0O will be in preferred
stock
No change in policy or management
is anticipated, and the advantages ac-
cruing to so gigantic an organization
by virtue of increased capital aug
umented buying power and financial
strength, will prove a most important
factor in the further development and
advancement of music in western
America. Several interests, however
are to be retired, and this, together
with the necessary legal formalities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-11
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION:"

Again is the cOuntry's attention d1-
rected to the lengthy hypothetlcal
question. This time it has come up
in the case of Peter c. Hams, on trial
at Flushing, y. Y, for the murder
of William Z. Annis. For nearly an
entire dav an attorney for the defense
held the jury while he read the hypo-
thetical question, which contained
more than 10000 words. For long,
weary hours he reeled off this absurd
and mystifying question which COW
cred the whole aspect of the murder
and sought to show that his client
was insane" at the time of the deed,
but has rapidly improved since"
There was one thing that our faith
ers did better than we can do. That
is irving men for murder. But with
in recent years we have fallen upon
the "unwritten law" the "dementia
Americana" the brain storm" and
the interminable Hypothetical ques-
ton" wherewith to cloud the real is
sue and secure acquittal or asylum
sentences for murderers. Recently
an attorney for an accused person
brought in an insanity expert and
proposed to put to him a hypothetical
question of 5000 words. This was
in New Jersey. For a whole day the
attorneys on both sides quibbled over
the wording of the question and at
last it was pronounced to the Eek
pert" Witness 1t was not fifteen sec
onds after the long question was fin
ished until the obliging witness an
severed Yes" OF course, the wit
ness was perfectly familiar with the
question which. no doubt, he had
helped to prepare, and the entire
matter was such a palpable fraud
that even the court thought it neces-
sary to administer a sharp reprimand
In the Hams case there is plenty
of money and consequently no lack
of expert testimony of high priced
witnesses who deliver sage observa-
tions on the various phases of in
sanity. from the "stuporous melan-
cholia" TO violent maniacal out
bursts" and back to manic depres-
sive insanity But we have always
Observed that the expert" is quite
careful to leave the accused in a pres
ent hopeful" condition which argues
that he will be well again just as
soon as the jury brings in a verdict
of not guilty" The whole process
of such trial is farcical and forces
the conclusion that the experts
make accommodating witnesses in di.
rect proportion to the size of theil
fees. Such procedure is reproach t
intelligence and an outrage upon jus.
tice