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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
GIRL IS FOUND
IN PARK, DYING
OF ACID POISON
Policeman Discovers Body in
South Orange Reservation
This Afternoon.
EMPTY CARBOLIc
BOTTLE IS NEAR
Is Removed to Hospital After
First Aid Treatment
Fails.

| with an empty bottle of carbolic acid
by her side, well-dressed girl, about
18 years old, was found unconscious
this afternoon in the South Orange
Reservation, by Policeman Drodesser
At the Orange Memorial Hospital,
where. she was removed, 1t was said
late this afternoon that she had but
little chance to recover. Nothing was
| found III the clothing of the girl by
which she could be identified
The policeman happened upon the
girl while on his regular round through
the park. At first he thought she was
asleep, but the empty bottle by her side
told what had happened. Calling an
employee of the reservation, Brodesser
had the girl removed to the Lackawan|
ma station. when an emetic Of whiskey
and milk was given here.
The treatment failed to restore her to
consciousness. and she was taken to the
Memorial Hospital.
The girl was attired in deep mourn
ing and the police are of the belief
that grief over the death of some rela-
tive or q sweetheart led her to attempt
her self destruction. She was seen
reading book by several passersby,
and her sorrowful appearance was
commented on.
The girl wore a black skirt and coat
and white shirtwaist. Her features
were regular and comely and her iTair
Of a light shade. The clothing was
made Of good material.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
SAVED FROM FIRE
BY THEIR NEIGHBOR
WITH MEGAPH0NE
Arthur 7. Shand and Family Es-
cape Thinly Clad from Burn-
ing Montclair House.
HENRY DR0UET, AROUSED
BY DOG, GIVES WARNING
Victims of Blaze Grope Their
Way to Street Through
Binding Smoke.

A fire which caused a loss of $4,000
occurred in Montclair at a. m. today,
when the handsome home of Arthur T.
Shand, at 157 Orange road, that town,
was almost totally destroyed Had il
not been for neighbor waking up and
giving the alarm, Mr.. and Mrs. Shand
and their three children would probably
have been burned to death. AS it was
they got out barefooted and with moth
ing on but their night clothes.
Henry Drouet, who lives in Haw-
thorne place. just around the corner
from the Shand home, was awakened
by little pet dog, which jumped up
ON his bed and barked. Mr. Drouet
saw bright light, shining in his bed
room window, which is situated in the
rear portion of the house. He arose
from bed and looking out saw flames
leapng from the back portion of the
Shand home. Mr.. Drouet had a mega
phone which he intends to use at the
fair of the New England owmen to be
held in Club Hall tomorrow night, and
through it he shouted "Shand! fire!"
several times.
This awoke Mr.. and Mrs. Shand, and
also Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Elliot
who live on the corner of Orange road
and Hawthorne place, and who own the
Shand house. Mrs Elliot, on looking
saw the fire and she telephoned to po-
lice headquarters to send in an alarm
Mr. Elliot places the loss on building,
which is completely gutted inside, at
$1,000, and Mr.. Shand's loss on furni-
ture will reach at least $4,000.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
Stricken Suddenly in His Liz
brary Late Yesterday While
Reading a Newspaper.
STROKE AFFECTS THROAT
AND HE CANNOT SPEAK
Is in His Eighty-third Year and
Lived in Newark for Sew
enty.five Years.

Former Judge Michael j. Ledwith
one of the best known of the older resi-
dents of the county, was stricken with
paralysis yesterday in his home, 1Sl
Clinton avenue, and is today in a criti-
cal condition. He is in his SD year,
and up to yesterday enjoyed almost
perfect health.
Judge Ledwith was sitting in. his H.
brary reading newspaper when seized
with the attack. DIR. Charles Bennett
was called and did everything possible
for him. The stroke affected the throat
and the judge is unable today to speak,
although he is conscious. A member
of the family said today that the doc
tor could not say whether the stroke
would prove fatal or not
The stricken man was judge of the
Court of Common Pleas for fifteen
years, leaving the bench about twelve
years ago. He has lived here seventy
five years. Besides his wife, he has
four daughters and one son,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
BLAST PLEADS
!. GUILTY TO HAVING
STARTED FIRES
Set Blazes In Garden Street
Dwelling Where He.
Lived.
UNABLE TO GIVE BAIL, is
REMANDED FOR SENTENCE
List of Pleas Entered in Court
of Quarter Sessions
Today.

Joseph Blasi, a firebug, pleaded guilty
before Judge Ten Eyck in the Court OF
Quarter Sessions today. and as he was
unable to furnish the $500 bail demand.
ed he was returned for sentence or
Monday.
Police Captain Peter J. Christie, OF
the third precinct station, made the
complaint of arson against the man
whose az est was the outcome of two
mysterious fires at IS Garden street
where he. lived. One occurred March 25
last and the other three days later.
Other pleas of guilty were made by
minor offenders. They included Arthur
II. Davis, who worked for the Newark
Electric Motor and Equipment Com
pany, of 234 Market street, and embez-
zled $3.50 March 20 last. He was also
held for sentence Monday.
These pleaders of guilty also ap-
peared:
Thomas B. Bell, breaking and enter
ing Charles j. McGuirk's saloon, 42s
Broad street. and stealing 500; George
Hartman, breaking and entering Fred
erick Staab's store, 261k Market street,
and stealing $27 worth of revoivers:
Herbert o. Lange, who robbed Harry
Simon, of 296 Warwick street of s65
worth of revolyers and rings; George
McElrose, assault and battery on Ida
Weitzel, of 275 Oraton street, and Rob-
ert nj. Van Ness, entering with intent to
steal from Samuel Kantor, 81 Ward
street.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
TARIFF BILL SURE
TO PASS APRIL !,
REPUBLICANS SAY
House to Decide Monday on Rule
Fixing Day for the Final
Contest.
HIDES AND LUMBER TO
BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY
Young, of New York, Declares
Duty on Former Has Hurt
the Tanneries.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Repub-
hcan leaders of the House today as the
result of a careful canvass, expressed
absolute confidence in their ability to
pass the tariff bill whenever they de-
eide to put it upon it's passage. The
decision now is to put the bill on its
assage next Wednesday. The Repub-
lican leaders insist they will have
sufficient strength to vote down a mo-
tlon. by the Democrats. to. recommit the
bill with instructions, which will be
the test.
Notices are being sent out by the Re-
publican whip, Mr.. Dwight for every
Republican member of the House to be
in his seat Monday to vote on a rule
looking to the early passage of the bill.
The understanding is that the rule will
provide for separate vote in the House
on the lumber and hide schedules. The
ways and means committee will amend
the bill so as to strike off the proposed
counteryailing duty on coffee and the
duty on tea and to restore a. duty of
twenty-five cents a bushel on barley
The interests which demand that the
duty be taken off petroleum and the
duty. on beer increased are continuing
their fight for n separate vote. II is
probable that the rule will permit q
vote on the coal and iron ore schedules.
In the debate on the bill today Mr.
Young (New York;. urged the placing
of hides on the free list "The duty
has been a. handicap on our industry
for twelve years" he said Before the
passage of the Dingiey bill the tanning
business of this country was in a
healthy condition, but since the i'm
position of the duty the Independent
tanners, who were dependent on the
home trade. have become discouraged.
any many of them have simply become
workmen FOR the monopoly which the
duty created"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02

Table dhote lunch, 4oc; dinner, 81 Finest
dining room In the State. KOCH'S HOTEL ssl
Broad st. Music sveninEs.-Adv.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
TO ASSESS ALL
UNION MEN TO
HELP RAI1ERS

An official appeal has been issued by
The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor for a 10-cent as
sessn1ent on every organ;zed labor man
in the country on Saturday, April IT..
for the benefit of the United Batteis
and Trimmers unions. The assessment
would realize at least $175,000
The appeal urges sll international
unions to donate the sum equal to the
assessment, and forward 1t Immediate
ly to the Hatters' Union. The 1o-cent
contributions are to be made to the
secretaries of the local unions, and by
them forwarded to their International
AZ like assessment is to be made on
May 15. and each month thereafter un-
til the hattters trouble is settled.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02

CurHt, sure cure for rheum mntisap. Look
for star essels on ldrusgists' counters.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
EARTHQUAKES IN
SOUTHERN STATES
SPREAD TERROR

wINCHEsTER, va, April 1.-TWO
separate and distinct shocks Of earth
quake were felt here about 2:2O a. m.
today While no reports of damage
have been received many residents
were awakened and considerable alarm
WAS felt.
CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, April r.
A heavy earthquake shock, followed by
a light one, occurred early today.
Houses were shaken and pictures fell
off the walls
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
SAYS DR.. ELIOT
HAS POSITIVELY
REFUSED POST

WASHINGTON, April 2.--oficiai con -
firmation was given at the State De-
partment today of the announcements
made yesterday that DIR. Charles W
Eliot, the retiring president OF Harvard
University, had declined a tender of sn
ambassadorship to Great Britain.
1t was said at the State Department
today that DR.. Eliots declination was
regarded as final.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
AUTOISTS FIGHT SPEED MANAGES.

NEW YORK. April 2.-The manning
of four more victims yesterday by reck-
less automobile drivers has stirred the
Automobile Club of America to re-
newed efforts in behalf of the restric-
tive measures introduced by it in
Albany for the curbing of speed-mad
chauffeurs
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
JOKE BIZ COLLEGE GIRLS.

ATLANTA, Ga April 2.--The 800
girls who attend Agnes Scott College,
in a suburb. deserted Yesterday and
spent the. time in Atlanta patronizins
the ice cream palaces and the moving
picture shows When members of the
faculty entered the cIassrooms they saw
this sign.
April /; Is this your birthday p
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
RYAN IN MILLIONAIRE ROW

NEW YORK. April 2.-Thomas r.
Ryan will leave his old home. at Fifth
avenue and Twelfth street, for a
mansion in Millionaires' Row, He has
paid ss45.ooo for s5S Fifth avenue
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
Advertisers Tell Of Great
Offerings for the
Season.
- - >
CREATIONS DESCRIBED
IN STAR COLUMNS
Scores Of Retail Firms Take OPP
portunity to. Reach Buy-
ing Public.
THOUSANDS WILL BE
ATTRACTED BY SALES
Read the List Of Advertisers
Then Go and Look at =.
Their Stocks.


taking advantage of the opportunities
thousands of men. women and children
in Essex county who are planning tt
make their annual Easter and spring
purchases. The largest as well as the
smaller firms in the city are represent.
ed in the STAR, and to those who are
contemplating shopping in the neal
future the advertisements will no doubt
be as interesting reading as the news.
The following is the list of the busi-
ness men who tell the people of ESSEX
Of their spring bargains through the
columns of the STAR:
IIAHNE & co.
L. BAMBERGER & CO..
L. S. PLAUT & CO.,
DAVID STRAUS.
w. " SNYDER COMPANY.
MULLINS & SONS.
AliACY,s
CoWPERTEWAIT & VAN HORN
MARSHALL. & BALL
J. WI1S q SON,
IsISSNEF's. ",
THE B-ARNEa CO.
KINGS
BAuMANN- FRO CEHLICH.
]. w. GREENE & co.
JEAN f. TACK.
& EI,NBERCs & co.
LEES CLOTHING PARLORS.
GEO. WATSON & co.
KOELLHOFFER BROS. & co.
AIATHuSHEN & SON.
EsRADBURY.
STOUTENBURGH'S
VAN .ORDEN CORSET co.
+. GUMPEL & SON.
THE -CuRAT co.
BUERMANN'S .FABIoHs
M. HERTzMAiilS
COM RESI- 81 N@GUM
CLEANING co.
PRUDENTIAL 20.
ANKER.
IF. ADAMS .e't,
JAYS. =
HOTEL BROAD.
Fl. e. BENEDICT.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE.
FRoEHLICH & NEWARK.
sEMPLINER.
MULLER'S.
FISCHEL BROS.
PETTY'S.
JAMES VAN DYK co.
KRUEGER'S BEER.
CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT FURNI-
TURE Co
S. TRIMMER & co.
THE BON TON.
CHRISTIAN FLOUR.
PETER HAUcK & co.
NEWARK VELODROME,
MENKS PHARMACY.
]. c. BOICE co.
MUNYON Il. III. r. co.
McGREGOR q co.
r. r. BRANT.
MUTUAL REALTY CORPORATION.
EISELE & KING.
BYRNB & MCDONNELL.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-04-02
MESSINA QUAKE DENIED.

ROME, April 2.--There is no truth
in the report that another earth shock
has been experienced at Messina
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27

som did not catcn, put chair ca,l-
tiously before tnn door-it was not
necessary to rouse Liddy--and climb.
ing up put on the ledge of the tran.
som a small dressing miro" SO that
any movement of the frame would
send it crashing down. Then, secure
in my precautions, | went 10 bed
/ did not go to sleep at once. Liddy
disturbed me just as l was growing
drowsy, by coming in and peering I'M
der the bed. She was afraid to speak,
however. because Of her previous
snubbing, and went back, Stopping in
the doorway to sigh dismally.
Somewhere down stairs clock
with a chime sang away the hours
eleven-thirty, forty-f1ve, twelve. AMI
then the lights went out to stay. The
Casanova Electric company shuts UP
shop and goes home to bed at mid.
night when one has party believe
it is customary to fee the company
which will drink hot coffee and keep
awake couple of hours longer, But
the lights were gone for coed that
night. Liddy had gone to sleep, as
knew she would. She was very un,
reliable person; always awake and
ready to talk when she wasn't wanted
and doing off 10 sleep when she was
I called her once or twice, the only
result being an explosive snore that
threatened her very windpipe-then
got up and lighted bedroom candle
ITO be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27

died, leaving me his two children.
Halsey was eleven then, and Gertrude
was seven. All the responsibilities
of maternity were thrust upon me
suddenly; to perfect the profession of
maternity requires precisely as
many years as the child has lived, like
the man who started to carry the calf
and ended by walking along with the
bull on his shoulders. However, | did
the best could When Gertrude got
past the hair.ribbon age, and Halsey
asked for scarf-pin and put on long
trousers--and wonderful help that
was to the darning!-I sent them away
to good schools. After that my re.
sponsibility was chiefly postal, with
three months every summer in which
to replenish their wardrobes, look
over their lists of acquaintances and
generally to take my foster-mother-
hood out of it's nine months retire
ment in camphor,
| missed the summers with them
when, somewhat later at boarding
school and college, the children spent
much of their vacations with friends.
Gradually | found that my name
signed to check was even more wei
come than when signed to a letter,
| though | wrote them at stated inter-
walls. But when Halsey had finished
| his electrical course and Gertrude
| her boarding-school, and both came
home to stay, things were suddenly
changed The winter Gertrude came
out was nothing but succession of
sitting up late at night to bring her
home from things, taking her to the
dressmakers between maps the next
day, and discouraging ineligible
youths with either more money than
! brains, or more brains than money
Also, acquired a great many things
to say lingerie for undergarments
| ''frocks" and gowns instead oi
dresses. and that beardless sopho
mores are not college boys but college
men Halsey required less personal
supervision and as they both got theil
mothers fortune that winter my re
4 sponsibility became purely moral
Halsey bought a car, of course, and
learned how to tie over my bonnet
gray baize veil, and. after time
never to stop to look at the dogs one
has run down. People are apt TO bt
so unpleasant about their dogs
d The additions to my education made
me properly equipped maiden aunt
: and by spring was quite tractable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27
CHAPT ER II.
a Link Cuff-Button.

Liddy's knees seemed to give away
under her. Without sound she sank
down, leaving me staring at the win
dow in pertified amazement. Liddy
began to moan under her breath, and
in my excitement l react ed down and
shook her.
stop it, I whispered Its only
woman-maybe maid of the Arm.
strongs'. Get up and i.elp me find
the door" She groaned again. Very
WELL I said, thea I'll have to leave
you here. I'm going"
She moved at that. and holding to
my sleeve, we felt our way, with nu-
merous collisions, L, the hiliiard-room,
and from there to the drawing room
The lights came on then, and with the
long French windows ,nsEuttered.
had a creepy feeling that each one
sheltered peering face. In fact, IN
the light of what happened afterward
! am pretty certain we we're under
surveillance during rhe entire ghostly
evening. Ne hurried over the rest
of the loeking-up and got upstairs as
quickly as we could. left the lights
all on, and our footsteps echoed cav.
ernously. Liddy had stiff neck the
aext morning, from looking back over
her shoulder and she refused to so tc
| bed.
let me stay in YOUR dressing room
Miss Rachel" sha begged. 'If yor
don't I'll sit in the hal. outside TIT
door. I'm not go.ng to be murdered
with my eyes shut
IF you're going to be murdered"
retorted, ST won't make any differ
ence whether they are shut OF open
But You may stay in tie dresplEs
room, if yYl will lie on the couch;
when you sleep in a chai. you snore.'
She was 10 far gone 10 be indig
nSnt, but after a while She came L
the door and locke in to where l wa'
composing myself for sleep with Drum
mond's Spiritual Life
4 THAT wasn't a woman Miss Rach
ell" she said, with her shoes in he
hand. II WIS man in Q long coat.
What woman was MANI" I dis
couraged her without looking UP, an
she went back to the couch.
1t was eleven o'clock whss7 | finall
prepared for ed. In spite OF my as
sumption of Indifference, 7 locked tn
door into the hall, and finding the trar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27

So when Halsey suggested camping
in the Adirondacks and Gertrude
wanted Bar Harbor, we compromised
on a good country house with links
near, within motor distance of town
and telephone distance OF the doctor.
That was how we went to Sunnyside.
We went out to inspect the prop
erty, and it seemed to deserve its
name. Its cheerful appearance gave
no indication whatever of anything
out of the ordinary. Only one thing
seemed unusual to me: the house
keeper, who had been left in charge
had moved from the house to the gar.
dener's lodge few days before. AS
the lodge was far enough away from
the house, it seemed to me that either
fire or thieves could complete their
work of destruction undisturbed. The
property was an extensive one: the
house on the top of a hill which sloped
away In great stretches of green lawn
and clipped hedges to the road; and
across the valley, perhaps couple
of miles away, was the Greenwood
club house. Gertrude and Halsey
were infatuated.
why, IL SRSI yIuihsS sou "rhS,
Halsey said View, air, good water
and good roads. AS for the house
it's big enough for a hospital, if 1t
has Queen Anne front and Mary
Anne back" which was ridiculous: II
was pure Elizabethan.
OF course we took the place; it WIS
not my idea of comfort being much
too large and sufficiently isolated tc
make the servant question serious
But give myself credit for this: what
ever has happened since, never
blamed Halsey and Gertrude for talk
| ing me there. And another thing:
if the series of catastrophes there die
nothing else. it taught me one thing
that somehow, somewhere, form per
| haps half-civilized ancestor who
wore sheepskin garment and trailet
his food or his prey, have in me the
instinct of the chase. Were maI
! / should be a trapper of criminals
| trailing them as relentlessly as n:
doubt my sheepckin ancestor did hi:
wild boar. But being an unmarried
woman, with the handicap of my sex
my first acquaintance with crime vii
probably be my last. Indeed, it came
near enough to being my last &C
quaintance with anything.
The property was owned by Pau
Armstrong, the president Of the Trad
ers' hank. who at the time we tool
the house was in he west with hi
wife and daughter, and Docto
Walker, the Armstrong family physi
clan Halsey knew Louise A1mstront
had been rather attentive to he
the winter before but as Halsey VIZ.
always attentive to somebody, ha'
not thought of it seriously, althoug;
she was a charming girl. knew Q
Mr.. Armstrong only through his COZ
nection with the Lank, where the chi
dren's money was largely invested
and through an ugly story about tn
, son, Arnold Armstrong, who was re
, ported TO have forged his father
name, for considerable amount,
, Esome bank paper. However, the stos
had had no interest for me.
Il | cleared Halsey and Gertrude ava
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27

Tuesday evening for trip to Inde-
pendence and Keota, Ia,
Nh. and Mrs. Roy Little and son left
Tuesday evening for their home in
Quincy, after an extended visit at the
home of VIM, Brocknlan.
Mrs. Henry Maiboerger and child
rem of Ft. Madison arrived Tuesday for
a visit at the home of Henry Leute-
kahns south of town.
c. G. Nacke and wife and daughter
Aims, Mrs. F. ]. Pogge and Juletta and
H. f. Pogge of Neola were Ft. Madi-
son visitors Tuesday.
Herman Brandt left Tuesday even
ing for Iowa City. where he will en-
ter Mercy hospital and be operated on
for appendicitis from which he has
been suffering more or less the past
year.
Barney Mertens shipped a car load
of cattle to Chicago Tuesday.
Avis and Mertens shipped car load
of hogs to Ft. Madison Tuesday.
]. w. Entler and r. A. GardNer at
tended the ball game at 'Keokuk on
Tuesday.
Rev. Father Jacoby was the guest OF
Rev. Peter Kern at FIT. Madison Tues
day.
JOS. Kottensette of Ft. Madison was
a visitor here Wednesday.
Mrs. Barney krueger and Children
spent Wednesday with Geo. Hellman.
and family at Pilot Grove.
Miss Millie Pogge and Miss Eliza
beth Nacke returned "Wednesday from
a two weeks visit at Ft. Madison and
Burlington.
Mrs. Christina Carstens returned
Wednesday from a three weeks visit
with relatives and friends at Ft. Mad
ison and Burlington.
Jos. Keiner visited his children in
Ft. Madison few days the past
week.
NJ. L. Garvey left Wednesday for
Rochester. Mimi. where she Will
make a short visit before his return
to Tacoma.
John yantiger left Wednesday for
visit with her brother Henry Gross
enkempker in F-t. Madison.
/ Miss Angela Witte of near st. Paul
returned Wednesday morning from a
visit at Wausau, Wis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Dierker,
of Lawrence. Neb., Sunday, July IS, a
| daughter.
Jos. snaadt is putting new roof
on the light plant.
/ The Ladies' Aid society met with
/ Mrs. Albert Parker Friday.
i Mrs. Frank Troja of FIT Madison is
Visiting her father John Stuck who is
on the sick list.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27
WEST POINT.

West Point.--Ben Fullenkamp was a
FIT. Madison visitor Monday,
Jos Bergthold and wife and daugf-
ter of Fort Madison spent Monday
here with relatives.
Oscar Pogee and Glen Nacke spent
few days with relatives in TT. Madi-
son this week.
Henrietta, Irene and Hedwig Pogge
left Monday for a visit with relatives
at Ft. Madison
his sister Mrs. David Klopfenstein of
this place.
A. o. Halliwell left Tuesday evening
for southern Kansas and Missouri
where he is looking after land
Miss Mary Gutekunst of Burlington
returned home Tuesday after visit
here.
J. A. Kreikenbaum and family left