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MRS. PERKINS WINS.
Her Hus band Sued Her for Divorce ON
asss ~ Story Twelve Years Old.

Her Hus band sued Her for Divorce ON q
s,,s u Story Twelve Years Old.
5supreme Court Justice Davis signed
yesterday decree of divorce for Nellie
r. Perkins against Frank W. Perkins.
The case was undefended and it's trial
was twice adjourned because Mrs. Perkins
was taken III in the court room.
1iperkins brought suit for divorce him
nelk in the fall of 1908. and named the
Eev.gs Thomas Newton Owen. pastor
Of the First Congregational Church at
Bristol, = r. L.. as correspondent. He
alleged that fifteen years previous while
the. clergyman was divinity student
and was boarding with the Perkins family
&C Aryerne he had been guilty OF mis-
conduct with Mrs. Perkins.
,E5ward j. Remington was appointed
feferee In the case, and the TESTIMONY v
against Mrs. Perkins was given chiefly
py Guy G. Dempsey, then a deputy tax
ssid OF lcokins, through q. keyhole. The
fhs case came before Justice Dayton
sop-. confirmation in October. 1908, he
Tidiculed Dempseys story. not only as
u,zcorroborated. but improbable, and
Esked how IL was that Dempsey had not
told his friend until twelve years after
ward what he saw. The Court awarded
ecgts 70 Mrs. Perkins at that time.
Not long afterward the clergyman
moved to be made q party to the suit
hear IL anew. The referee dismissed
sEe complaint as TO the clergyman and
Mrs Perkins then brought suit OF her
own.
The sun., 1909-12-29
Nor WAITING FOE HER.
Mrs. Henderson Couldn't stand seeing
Husband Meet Another woman.

Husband Meet Another woman.
A big crowd OF spectators shortly before
noon yesterday saw the pummeiIing of q
middle aged man and woman by the wife
OF the former in front OF the Atlantic
avenue station OF the Long Island Rail-
road in Brooklyn. The enraged wife
after punching and scratching her
husband and his companion seized the
latter's big fur hat with it's entire outfit
OF wells. red rose pufs and hsirpins
and disappeared from the scene in tri-
umph.
James Henderson OF 28s Eleventh street
who Is the owner OF a seltzer bottling con-
cern and the father of four children
whose ages range from to IL years,
was the mauled husband, and the woman
who lost her headgear in the episode
is the wife OF one OF his neighbors. Mrs.
Henderson hurried away with the hat
which she had torn from the head OF the
other woman, and later che had this to
say:
Il was going downtown on Fifth
avenue trolley car to do some shopping
when l saw my husband wslking up and
down in front Of the Atlantic avenue
station as though he was waiting for some
one. wanted to speak with him, so
got OF at the next block and walked back.
Before could get to him saw woman
with whom he has been acquainted for
four years. icould not stand seeing them
together. 90 rushed forward and attacked
them both. and seizing the woman's hat
wont away. told her husband all about
the affair before got home"
Mrs. Henderson says that a year ago
her husband had promised to cut of his
association with the woman and she was
under the impression that he had done so
until she saw them together yesterday.
Beyond admitting that he had had some
trouble with his wife Mr.. Henderson
would have nothing to say. A few months
ago he was rather severly injured in an
accident.
The sun., 1909-12-29
JotaIs.,

Only sRbout IS per cent. Of the registered
voters took the trouble to go to the polls.
hkd TWO or more contiguous munich
pa5itiess among them having the larger
pcpulation voted in favor Of consolida-
tian they would have been reorganized
pu5pr q city form Of government. The
falling through OF the city scheme was a
Usqk nappointment to many who had
wGffed hard IN carrying on the campaign
hGxDr. .of the new ciS,.
Charles Singer Of Union Hill said last
night thAt next year three new petitios
viii befSled for the. consolidation of West
Hobokef. Union Hill and weehawken.
Ths hotoagh Of Secaucus. which Ia chiefly
conspicuous Tor it's truck farms, swiIl
nongers' plants and smells. was the only
North Hudson municipality not included
"a The act passed by the Legislature pro-
Wiling for consolidation with the approval
6SSch place.
The poIls were opened at 8 A. NJ. and
MsS 1losed at q p. NJ. Although a lively
campaign was conducted by the advo-
cates OF the new city idea for nearly
0ree mouths the voters in the six munich
p4lst1es did not wax very enthusiastic
Tile and become city folks. Very little
tnterert was shown IN the election during
the day and the officers at the polls had
lots or time on their hands for friendly
games of pinochIe.
Along toward nightfall. when the
With voters employed in New York city,
taae halloting was quite brisk. In the out
lying districts OF West New York and
North Bergen many residents excused
themselves from stirring out. because
paths had not been broken through the
u11f NJ xrna ali lhra g. -
In most OF the towns the politicians
did not take kindly TO the consolidation
proposition and they quietly worked
Aazfnst II. Some OF these men have sup
ported their families for years and have
day y, serving their respective hailiwicIts
n omciaf capacities or otherwise and
thny didn't think it was good business to
vote Tor new form Of government that
would do away with six sets OF officials
n Mvor OF a single set. They made no
Uure thing IN the town political pie line
NAs better than possible political Oblivion
N big city"
In weehawxen a band OF prominent
citisens made strenuous fight against
cons4aasion fSs osahs Ssesuss s they Pr1rss:ed to
at the hands OF the other municipa lities
unrier consolidation. The township grew
t1p eotne years ago and all it's territory is
Improved with paved streets. a complete
sewerage system. &c.
= The residents Of the upper Weehawken
stcti6sf on the hilltop are comparatiyely
wen on and all are more or less OF the
opinion that the township is about the
nicest little place on the Jersey map.
eyen though it has the highest tax rate
qE any -of the North Hudson towns. The
that the time for consolidation wouldn't
ha ripe until the other Municipalities were
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MARRIED IN A TAXICAB.
Lawyer Just From Bellevue CouIdn' Z
Risk stepping Out.

Charles H. Smith, a lawyer living at 542
West Fiftieth street. and Mrs. L. r. Rot
zell we're married In tsxicab on Monday
afternoon in the yard of Bellevue Hos
pital. s.
Smith. who was a patient at the hos
pital suffering from gout and arterio-
selerosis, and Mrs. RotZell decided some
time ago upon Monday as the date for their
wedding. When Smith was discharged
from the hospital Monday noon they
went to the City Hall in taxicab and got
the license
1t had been arranged that the ceremony
should be performed by the Rev. Henry
c. Dyer, chaplain of Bellevue. in the
hospital. When the couple returned from
downtown. however. the trip had so tired
the recent patient that il was thought
best that he stay in the taxicab.
MIR. Dyer and two witnesses crowded
into the taxicab and the clergyman read
the marriage service, bent from lack OF
room but still standing in accordance
with the rules of the Church. Then Mr..
and Mrs Smith drove of Together.
Mr.. Smith is widower "a years old.
The sun., 1909-12-29
MODERNIzED NsW MEXICO.
Delegate Andrews Voices the Demand OF
the People for statehood

tne People Tor stntenOOu
William H. Andrews. who has a seat
but no vote in Congress. because he rep
resents the Territory of New Mexico. Is
at the Waldorf trying to make the Christ
mas holidays pass. He says that the peo-
Pile OF his bailiwick are thinking. wishing
and expecting Statehood. and there is
no other topic under discussion out there.
Mr.. Andrews says there 10 local confidence
that the New Mexicans will get what they
want during the present session Of
Congress.
Mr.. Andrews became a resident Of New
Mexico almost by accident. He spent
the first fifty years Of his life in western
Pennsylvania. was at one time chairman
OF the Republican State committee. sew
eral times a member OF the lower house OF
the Legislature and for three years a
Senator. Then in 1892 he went out TO New
Mexico to look at some property he had
bought. and when he had taken a look
around he sent back for his trunk and
stayed there until they sent him to Con-
gress the first time. four years ago.
New Mexioo is prosperlng. said MT.
grafton into the Territory during the last
few years, and believe a census would
show US to have population OF half
million.
The Government. private individuals
and the Territory itself under the Cary
act are doing much in the way OF irrtga-
ton. The railroads are prosperous. and
new construction is going on. In Albu-
querque, where l live, and IN the other
towns we get the fashions in womens
dress from Paris. just as you do in New
York The cowboy still exists. but he Ia
fast disappearing. though we do a great
deal of cattle raising.
There is one OF the resources OF New
Mexico that Is little known in the East,
and that is our coal. In big area in the
northern part OF the Territory there are
hundreds OF thousands OF tons OF II, but
the railroads have not got to 1t as yet:
New Mexico is very well pleased with
the tariff. principally on account OF our
wool interests We have 5000, 900 sheep
in the State, and they produce 80 1000 900
pounds of wool annually. The Territory
ranks next to Wyoming as wool pro-
ducer.-
The sun., 1909-12-29
FORT BOOHS JERSEY COAST.
Speaks for Inland Waterway and the
Ocean Boulevard.

ATLANTIC CRY. N. j.. Dec. 2s.-Gov.
Fort. addressing 500 cheering yachtsmen
OF the New Jersey coast resorts at the
Marlborough -Blenheim tonight. de-
clared his intention of insisting upon a
legislative appropriation sufficient TO
complete the projected inside waterway
from Long Branch to Cape May. a dis
tance Of ia miles. The Governor ex-
pressed the belief that the proposed in
terresort channel would add $40. geo 900
TO coast valuations and increase the craft
plying in coast waters from $4,000 TO
$1,000.
The Governor also reiterated his decla-
ration in favor of an ocean boulevard for
automobilists from Sandy Hook 10 the
southernmost point in the State. saying
that such highway lined with magnifi-
cent residential sites would attract tens
OF thousands OF New Workers TO invest in
homes.
Congressman John J. Gardner and Sen
ators Robert Hand, Griffith Lewis and
Oliver II. Brown were among the other
speakers.
The sun., 1909-12-29
TARMs THE WORLDS WONDER.
go. .OOO. .OOO. 600 the Eliminated value
rsl,- Of Agricultural Plants In the US.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.--"Farms OF the
United States, with their buildings, imple-
nnents and live stock, are to-day worth
almost $40 ZOO, ,Oo0 900. This is ~ per
cent. more than in 1900. No such increase
in agricultural values was ever before
known in the history OF the world in any
country. The farm product OF the year
Just closed was worth almost four times
as much as the product Of 1882
These statements are contained in a
bulletin sent out by the Orange Judd Far
Uley telling OF the census of American
agriculture TO be published in it's January
number The figures compiled show that
the number Of farms has grown from
1000. 600 in 1880 to nearly 900 900 in 1909
The western section. including New Mex
lco. Colorado, Wyoming and other States.
according TO the census, has shown an
increase Of farms of 100 per cent. in the
hast decade. an increase OF eS per cent. in
value and 2ll per cent. in products.
The figures show that there were 200, 900
farms in Illinois, which gave t567 900. 900
lgpfth OF PRODUCTS. Only Texas and Iowa
Ssxceed Illinois in production.
The sun., 1909-12-29
Court Calendars This Day.

Supreme Court--Appellate Division. Recess.
,sSuDsyIho CSSiis s-JDee;si 'Ttfs1, -.Fass I.-As-
ton calendar called az 1870 a; N. Part LEX
SurrogAte's Court-Chambers.--For probate
Wills OF Peter Tucker. Edward p, Mckeevcr,
Fischer, Rachael Marks. Daniel Veteran. Helena
n. y. Carpenter, Edwin Gomez, John Wash
Trial Term .--Ad iourned for the term. -
Ciy Court Special Term.--court opens st 10
The sun., 1909-12-29
Business Troubles.

The Bohemian Publishing Company.
publisher of the Bohsmidn Magazine at 20
West Thirty-third street. has made an
assignment to G. d. Francis. The company
was Incorporated on September last with
ca pital stock OF s225. 600
Creditors petitions in bankruptcy. have
been fled against William lP. Andrews,
Charles karpas, dress trimmings. 327
Church street. and Meyer Simon, mems
furnishing goods. 2o35 Third avenue. and
A RoWary
The sun., 1909-12-29

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES.
Sealed estimates for reconstructinR and ex.
tending Pier q. Notrh River Contract Ilsel win
Pier 4. Battery Place. until u O'Clock noon.
Monday, January io.,i9io dor particulars ses
City Record)
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U. s. ENGINEER OFFICE. Room 7io,
Army Building. New York. n. Y. Dec. "a. 1909,
sealed proposals for repairing and extending
jettles and constructing dixie At Mattituck Harbor
". ", viii be received At this once until ~ NJ
tion ON aPpncatlon. wyM BLACK. Col. Engl.
neers. u. 8. Army.
The sun., 1909-12-29
TOURS.
Oliday Tours
Atlantic City, Washington, Old Point Comfort,
FRANK rouRisr z % to.. o. "a. Broadway.
PROPOSALS.

Department OF Water supply. Gas and Elec
tricity room 1890. Nos. IL 10 q Park row. Borough
OF Manhattan. City OF New York.
SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES viii be re.
ceived by the Commissioner OF Water supply
Gas and Electricity at the above Cf1ce until
o'clock i. NJ. .
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY N, 1919
Borough OF Richmond,
For furnishing, delivering and laying water
mains and sppurtenances and removing existing
water mains and appuItenances In Westervclt.
Becchwood, Bismsrk. Madison. Monroe. Tomp-
kins, Hamilton. Second Third. Fourth. Firth.
Sixth. Seventh. Crescent and 81. Pauls avenues;
Jersey. Henry, Belmont. Church. Nicholas Vine.
Fifth and Wall streets: Carroll. St. Marks, Eg-
mont Holland tCurtis) aud Fort Places: Rich
mond road, Daniel Low terrace. Daniel Low
circle and Richmond turnpike.
For full particulars City Record.
JOHN II. OBRIEN. Commissioner
OF Water supply. Gas and Electricity. ,
Dated December -. 1909
The sun., 1909-12-29
North German lloyd

Large. Fast and Luxurioas Twin Screw
Express and Passenger steam ships.
Equipped with Wireless and Submarine Signals
fLrMOUTH-CHERBOU .
Express Sallings Tuesdays at 10 A. NJ.
Kaiser VIM. III Jan krorprinz VIM. Jan. .
PrinZ Fried b Mmyan "a Kaiser Nm de Gr Feb. 9
BREMEN DIRECT.
Twin Screw Sallings Thursdays at 10 A. NJ.
p Irene. Dec. No Zieten .,....,.... Jan. n
Room. b.. .-...., .. Jan 8 Room ,... Feb 10
GIBRALTAR-NAPIE PIEs-GENOA IERs
Mediterranean Sailings Saturday at II A. NJ
BArbarossa.. Jan. 5 tCiT. kurfuerst. Feb.
Berlin new Jan. ~ X. Albert Feb 1.
sOmts Algiers. 'Ortent Cruise.
Independent Around the world Tours
Travellers Checks good all over the World
Apply OELRICHS n CO, General Agents
BROADWAY. NEW YORK
The sun., 1909-12-29

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES.
Sealed bids for repairing the Municipal ferry
boats or other floating ferry properly OF the De
pArtment Contract No. 1910 will be received by
the Commissioner OF Docks At Pier A. North River
until IL O'Clock noon. Friday. january 7. 1910.
For particulars see City Record.
The sun., 1909-12-29
SITUATIONS wANrED-FEMALE.

COOKS Lexington av.: a lady wishes 10 piacc
good plain cook who has been nve summers 10 her
town house. Apply X. H.. care OF Mrs. MURPHY.
The sun., 1909-12-29
BUSINESS CHANCES.

sg BUSINESS for sale. established - years.
making net pront o. $1,000 yearly: experienec un,
cation invited; owner retiring. IT K
kcDONALD-WIGGINS CO., SS1 Broadway. n. Y
UNEXcELLED business opportunity for tho,s
having little reserve cash. PORTER. so z.
Congress St. Detroit. Mich. t-l--'s . -
The sun., 1909-12-29
CITY KNOCKED In THE HEAD
S0RTH HUDsON PLACES DECIDE
AGAINST CONSOLIDATION.
Mo New City just Now Or 10000 PopuIa-
4 tion Across the North River OF
!, the SIX Municipalities Vote In Oppose
" ton 10 the Scheme-Another Plan.

The proposition to consolidate the
towns Of West Hoboken. Union Hill.
West New York and Gutenberg and the
townships Of Weehawken and North
Bergen in the northern part Of Hudson
county. New Jersey. into a second class
city Of s0,o0o population was voted down
w each Of the six municipalities at
ananial. election yesterday. The vote was
The sun., 1909-12-29
HELP WANTED MAZE.

AMBrTIous young man Cor once position Of
trust. fair salary. permanent; ~ 800 invrstmens
necessary. y. A C.. bon 100 sun ofnes. NJ W -
The sun., 1909-12-29

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES.
Sealed bids or estimates for dredging on the
North River IN the Borough OF Manhattan Con
tract no. I2i1 will be received By the Commits
sioner OF Docks a. Pier A. Battery Place. North
River. until II O'Clock noon. Thursday. December
So 1900.
tFor particulars see city RecordJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
CHURCH IN TOWN OF 1900
Hawthorn, New, to Have First Chris
tan House of Worship.

Hawthorne, New, May 26.-The
laying of the corner stone of the
Methodist church here today marked
the invasion for the first time of this
towns precincts by Christian place
of worship. A town of 1 800 popula-
ton, prosperous, formerly the coun-
ty seat and in the heart of a rich
mining district. Hawthorne has new
er yet boosted n church. The only
religious edifice has been a Chinese
joss house, which was practically
abandoned more than a year ago
Several years ago Goldfield succeeded
| in taking the county seat away from
lHawthorne-one of the arguments
being that Hawthorne did not ever
have church."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
The Worlds Best climate.

is not entirely free from disease, on
the high elevations fevers prevail,
while on the lower levels malaria is
encountered to a greater or less ex-
tent, according to altitude. To over
come climatic affections lassitude, ma
laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague, and general debility, the most
effective remedy is Electric Bitters,
the great alternative for every form
of bodily weakness, nervousness and
insomnia Sold under guarantee at
all druggists. Price soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
COLUMBIA is In
SERVICE AGAIN
Steamer Resumes Operations by TAX
ing Out Moonlight Trip-SO0n
in Packet Run.

The steamer Columbia which has
been lying at the Davenport levee for
the past week receiving a general over
hauling before returning to the trade
between this city and Burlington, will
commence active operations again by
taking out a moonlight excursion to-
morrow evening. The Delta Theta
Sigma fraternity of Davenport is giving
the excursion and a. large number OF
local high school Students are sx-
pected to be along. s
Saturday afternoon the. steamer will
take the senior class of the Moline
high school ON a special outing trip
to Muscatine and on the day following
the boat will bring an excursion from
Muscatine to this city. On the return
to Muscatine Sunday evening, the boat
will go on through to Burlington and
begin its regular duties running in al
formation with the Helen Blair which
has been at work since it returned
from the trip to the southland in the
early part of this month. The Colum
bia will be back from Burlington or
Tuesday and it will leave in the future
lon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days. while the Helen Blair will leave
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
On June 5 the Columbia will com
mence it's popular Saturday Afternoon
trips to Muscatine and the next da!
the Helen Blair will run its first Sun
day evening Monday morning trip t.
Muscatne. After returning, the boat
will leave on their regular runs littl
| later than usual
! The Ruth was north and south an,
the Helen Blair was in port on it
regular trip.
The stage of water was go at
a. m. and 9.15 at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
Graduates Of Conservatory.
The first commencement exer

The first commencement exercises
of the week at Augustana college We're
held last night when diplomas were
conferred upon the graduates of the
conservatory department. A good aud
ience was present. at the exercises,
despite the rainy weather, and the ex-
cellent program which was rendered
amply repaid ali who braved the storm
TO hear it. All the graduates except
one appeared in individual numbers on
the program.
Those who received graduate diplo-
mas were: Miss Edith Johnston in
voice; Ethel M. Wade in violin, and
Philip Ekblad in elocution. Teachers
certificates in piano were granted to
the Misses Florence M. Johnson, Beda
III. Jacobson. Ellen l.. Freeman and
Anna Fern Wood, and teachers certifi-
Gates in pipe organ to the Misses
Edith e. Thulin and Pansy Blakemore.
The program was uniformly good
! throughout, but especially enjoyable
were the numbers by Miss Johnston
, and Miss Wade. The former sang an
aria from .'Des Freishutz," by Weber.
in a manner that ELECTED much APP
plause. The selection was aptly suit
ed to Miss Johnston's voice, which, al
though not strong, is sweet and lyrical.
1t also gave her opportunity to display
her excellent technique. Miss Wade's
violin selection was the Allegro move,
ment from Concerto OPP. "a, by Men
delssohn. She played with exact pre-.
cision and still with such delicate ex
ipression that her listeners were charm.
ed. Her ease of manner and graceful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26

also made an excellent inn
preston
The Program.
The program in full follows:
DelDfucR .-.....,. i....-...' BerceaSe
w iuoi -..-.. $500.
Finale from the 4th Organ Symphony
Edith Thulin.
Raft, OPP. 70. Caehoncha ... Caprice
Ellen Freeman.
... .....
:. ...... Allegro from Concerto OPP. GA
Ethyl NJ. Wade.
Victor Hugo (Reading) ..........
49,. Jean Vatican and the Bishop"
Philip Richard Ekblad.
Sinding ......... Fruhlingsrauschen
Beda NJ Jacobson.
Weber -. Aria from Der Freischutz"
Edith Johnston.
Verdi-Liszt ................ Rigoletto
Florence NJ. Johnson.
Batiste .......... Andante in G Major
Guilmant -. Grand Chorus in d Major
Pansy Blakemore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
BIG PACKING PLANT

Chicago, May pa general alarm
of fire has been turned in from the
Schwartchild e Sulzberger Packing
company plant at the stock yards. The
building covers two blocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26
Given Honorable Mention.

Given Honorable Mention.
At the conclusion of the program DR..
Andreen conferred the diplomas. In
doing so, he made a short address to
the graduates in which he spoke of
the powers of music and the influence
for good which it exercised in the
world.
DR.. Andreen also announced that five
students of the art department were
entitled to honorable mention. They
are: Miss Margaret Wadsworth in
caste drawings, Miss Esther Knutson
in life sketching. Miss Victoria Norr-
bonn and Miss Theresa Alexis in still
life work, and Miss Effie Ekeberg in
class work.
Picnic of Alumni.
The annual picnic of the Augustana
| Alumni association was held this af-
ternoon at the home OF Mrs. Una Ber-
sell on Thirty-eighth street. A large
number of former students of the
college, as well as members of the
present graduating class and friends,
attended the celebration. Music was
furnished by the college band. Lunch
| was served at o'clock. The business
session of the association will be held
tomorrow afternoon at the college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-26

year much to the regret of the many
who have enjoyed their excursions in
the past. The girls had planned on
having one June %, but a misunder-
standing arose and the date has fin
ally been given to the Moline hello
girls, The Davenport girls will give
an excursion July 25.