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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
Sneeze More Than Anywhere
in Town at Miner; s Empire

Is that some gallery spectator who is
bltghted with a distorted sense of
humor threw some snuff on the audi
ence below. The other is--but let us
repeat the speech of our friend Evans,
which speech was made last night
when the sgeezing became SO loud that
neither the actor nor the audience knew
what was doing. The show is stopped,
n Mr.. evans steps out.
Ladies and gentlem-m-aa-choo4
As | was going to say gesture with
the right hand), in some way pepper
has been thrown about the stage and in
The side windows of the-the-A-Chooi
the theatre There Is a political meet.
ing going on outside, a Socialist meet
ing. and in order-in-A-Choo! IN or
der to break it up, snuff has been
thrown. For some unknown reason
this snuff was thrown in the theatre
also, and as the intermission comes IL
q few minutes, we will make every eff.
tort to thoroughly air the theatre, ano
we hope that the rest of the perform
ance will be given in perfec-c-aa1a
-choo, comfort. I thank you for youI
kind attention"
And then the comedian came on
with a sneeze.
But the audience believes that 1t was
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
MATRIMONIAL BONDS TOO
HEAVY, SHE is DIVORCED,
Decree Nisi in Suit Against Mrs,
Jennie Zeh.

Edward s. Black. as counsel for John
A. Zeh, of 260 South Tenth street, today
received from the Court of Chancery a
decree nisi in the divorce proceedings
brought by Zeh against his wife Jennie
on the ground of desertion.
The testimony, which was taken be-
fore g special master, developed the fact
that the couple had not lived together
for three years after their marriage, on
September 10. 1902, the affair being kept
secret at that time.
On September s. 1905. they went TO
live at the home of the husbands
father. but the matrimonial bonds
weighed too heavily on the young bride,
with the result that on December I of
that year. just before the husband came
home from work, it is said, she threw
up her hands and declared:
81 don't care about living with John
any longer" and straightway left. A
few days later she appeared with her
mother and a small brother and carried
away her clothes in a basket. Since
then she has persisted in staying away.
The wife is living with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Plumbley. of 100 Four
teenth avenue,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
7 ORPHANS DIE As
NUNS SAVE MANY
Heroic Sisters, at Head of Drill,
March $50 Out OF Fire
Peril.

NEW YORK. Aug. S1.-The bodies OF
eve children were found early today
in the ruins of St. Malachy's Home, a
Roman Catholic institution for the
summer care OF orphan children. N
Rockaway Park, which was destroyed
by fire. They were huJdled together
in one room on the second floor, having
been overlooked in the struggle to
escape.
The little bodies we're burned beyond
recognition.
The firernen and police are continu-
ing the search, and it is expected that
more bodies will be found.
Until the hremen began the search
among the ruins. it was believed that
all of The $50 children had been saved
through thu heroic work of Father
Kivloy and the nuns, who formed the
fire drill and marched the boys and
girls out of the building to the beach.
Eight hundred other children were
marched out of the Andrew Sanitarium
and St. Georges Episcopal Home, near
by, which was threatened by the blaze.
The fire started while 500 children
were asleep in their dormitories and a
hundred more were kneeling at prayer
in the chapel.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
GAS SNUFS OUT
ADVENTURES LIFE
Milton j. Kent, Killed by Roach
Exterminator's Fumes, Had
Been Soldier of Fortune.

It developed today that Milton J..
Kent, the insect specialist, who was
killed yesterday by the fumes of a
Notwithstanding machine he had
set up at 454 Fourth avenue had a
most remarkable career. He belonged
to a good Southern family, and 1t is
known that his mother Is living in At
lanta, Ca, u the street number has
not been found. kent's desk in the
Office of the Pyrethro Company, 104
Market street, was broken into today,
but it yielded nothing hat might aid
in the search for his relatives.
1t was found out that Kent was a
reporter on the Atlanta Constitution
and later made one of the desperate
crew OF the Three Friends under
Dynamite jim" O'Brien in a filibus-
tering expedition during the Spanish
American war. He was later corre-
spondent for a New York newspaper
during the war. He helped clean up
Havana under General Fitzhugh Lee,
and it was at that time that he learned
the business of insect determination.
Kent health was broker by the
hardships of the war, and he gave up
newspaper. work and started up the
Amazon river on a Journey with his
wife. She died before a return to civil
lization was begun, His father was
killed in battle during the Civil War,
and the family. which had been
wealthy. was impoverished by the war.
When Kent failed To return to the
Office Yesterday James f. Forlong went
out to look for him. He finally went
to the Fourth avenue house but was
unable to enter it for a time. because
of the gas which was escaping. When
he manag ed to get in he found Kent ly-
ing in the dining-room dead beside the
gas generating machine. He had left
the window closed and had been over
come while he was investigating the
progress of the work.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
DEAD NOW
1000, LIST CROWS
RICH GO HUNGRY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

now the estimated number of foo VIC
tins throughout the valley of the Santa
Catarina River. The number of home
less, many of whom are destitute, is
placed at between 15,0 and 10000.
Reports from down the river state
that many bodies nav been recovered
but there are many hat will never he
accounted for, as the Santa 1Catarina
bed is filled with quicksands and many
of those lost have no doubt disappeared
in the sands.
Thus far no Americans have been re-
ported lost I'M it is not expected that
any of them are missing, as few foreign
families reside in the district.
The railroad property loss is esti-
mated by officials of the lines, at ST.
000, 1000. which. added to the loss in this
city, makes nearly $21. DOC, 900 of prop
erty damaged here and in the vicinity.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31.-Monterey
was still III darkness last night. The
bursted water main had not been re-
paired, but officers of the company ex-
pected to offer a partial water supply
today. Indications are that railway
traffic win be impeded until Thursday
or Friday.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
SHADE TREE COMMISSION
PREPARES FOR PLANTING.
Will Begin Its Fall Campaign in
Next Two Weeks.

Within the next two weeks the fall
campaign of the Shade Tree Commits
sion will begin. No actual planting
will be done for another month, but in
the meantime the work of excavation
will be gotten under way in preparation
for the time when the trees will be set
in the ground.
The members of the commission are
trying to find the best place for the
work to be done before the cold wealth
err sets in. They are taking up the city
street by street and designating what
trees shall be planted. They are anx-
ious, however, that those interested in
having shade trees placed in front of
their homes shall be given an o%pportuni-
ty to get them and accordingly an
nounced through Secretary Carl Bann-
wart today that the commissioners
would be glald to get suggestions as to
where trees could be placed to the best
advantage.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
ELECTION CLERKS FAIL.
TO CALL FOR STATIONERY
Office Is Open Daily from 9 A. M
TO a p. M.

Forty clerks of election throughout
the county have failed to call at the
county clerks Office for the stationery
which they must use for the coming
special, primary and general elections.
OF these thirty are from the city, n
from East Orange and nine from other
parts of the county. Thu office is open
daily from 8 a. m. to 4 p. M. and the
stationery is dealt out for the battles
of the ballots during these hours
The ballots for use at the special
election September I, when the consti-
tutional amendments are to be voted
on, will be delivered to the several poll
ing places on Thursday night by a
force from the county clerks Office,
which will use an automobile for that
purpose.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
Some Miscfievous Little Gallery
God Blamed for Theatre
Epidemic.

"Tra-la-la. A-choo!"
Twas neither a hooking bird with
the ~w.oGping cough nor Postmaster
Hays trying to sneeZe. II you had been
in Miners Empire Theatre last night
Q would have k~nown-and with the
truth of experience is that said. The
above sound. as nearly as can be rep
resented with cold type. was the sound
made al intervals of d fifth of a SECOND
by members of the chorus of the En-
pre- Theatre as they sang their ditties
to the accompaniment Of a continual
sneeeze from the audience. The cause
pepper The cause. of the pepper!
The question that had several police
men from the First guessing and that
had poor, sneezing Leon. of managerial
fame. rampasing around and then max
ing one of the neatest little speeche;
that was ever ''spoked" from the iool
of the Empire.
AS they say in the murder stories,
"a .-e .-- tt-~-trs To r = e-st
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
YANKEES WIN AGAIN IN
SENDER BOAT RACES,
The Ellen Victor in Second Race
of Series.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Aug. 3t.-The
second race IN the series between Ger
mar and American boats for the Taft
and Draper cups was won by the Ellen,
owned and sailed by Charles P. Curtiss,
jr., of the Boston Yacht Club. The Wolf
was second. Joyette third, Havelia
fourth, and Margarine fifth. The Ellen,
beat the Wolf by IS seconds.
The Seehand III. fouled two German
boats at the first turning mark and i'm
mediately disqualified herself and with
drew from the race.
In the beat to the outer mark, second
time, all the boats held well up The
bav for the lee low tide. The wind
freshened considerably as THE yauehts
reared the outer mark. 1t was a grand
fight among the three American boats
ALI trr ": -,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
WIFE GR|NNEO At
HIS FAKE SUICIDE
%karhowsky Arraigned il Court
for Trying to Brighten
Spouse.

g" only dip it to scare my wife,
judge" said Joseph Karhowsky in the
Fourth Precinct Court today. when
the strap frightened around my throat
| took it off. [ saw my wife was glad
L was doing it and stopped. There is
fothins in the suicide business"
All right" said Judge Herr. You
may go this time, but don't let me see
you here again"
In celebrating on how it feels to COM
NIT suicide, or how 1t feels to give one
the impression that you are committing
suicide, karhowsky said to Judge Herr:
I put the belt around my neck and
tied 1t to the door. l did not let 1t
squeeze me. Then 1 made faces to
brighten my wife. She acted as If she
was glad so 1 got mad and took off the
belt. She waited for me to die, and in
stead of being sorry, she smiled.
Did you abandon the attempt to take
your life when you saw your wife was
SO glad?" questioned the court.
I do not know what you mean,' re-
piled karhowsky. Il was not going to
XIII myself. 1t hurts too much. l
wanted to scarce my wife, but she only
laughed at me-"
Louis Worjeik, of so Livingston
street, notified the police of Karhow-
skys attempted suicide. He told Ser
geant McGovern that a man had hung
himself, and Patrolnen Liable ard
Lang were hurried to the house. They
found Warhowsky asleep in bed. He
became indignant when the police
questioned him, and declared that a
mar has a perfect right to brighten his
wife by attempting suicide if h.
wants to.
However, as K~arhowsky seemed re-
pentant for attempting to AXE his life,
Judge Herr dismissed the complaint.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
COMMITS SUICIDE
ON EVE Of WIFE'S
RETURN FROM TRIP

clared that he would not talk about it
at this time. Brigham was an insurance
solicitor, with offices at Broadway and
Liberty streets, New York. He was AZ
years old. For several years he had
lived at II Homestead Park with his
wife and six children. When he reached
the house last night ne had already
had his dinner in a He
stayed about a half hour and then went
out at $50 p. m. Mrs. Brigham and
some of the younger children We're x
pected at 8 p. m.
II was Mr.. B%righam's custom to take
long walks. and it was believed that he
left the house for that purpose. At the
house today 1t was said that business
roubles had nothing to do with his
death.
When Brigham's body was found a
roll of cotton saturated with chloroform
was found neal it. The razor lay close
by. The suicides pockets were
empty of everything save the TICKET by
which he was identified.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
LOOT 3 CANADIAN
DIMES AND 10 PENNIES.

Thieves entered the delicatessen store
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Dolhoff, at 6SS
Springfield avenue, some time last night
through a rear door. AS the cash reg
lister had been %recently emptied the
thieves obtained only three Canadian
dimes and ten cents in pennies.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
BAN ON "OH, YOU KIDD"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-"You look
good to me- and "Oh, you kid" are
phrases that are now under the judicia'
ban In the District of Columbia. A
firter. who was fined s25. directed
these epigrams at a pretty stenog-
rapher.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
CHARLES ROWELL, MAKER OF
WORLDS RECORDS, DIES.

CAMBRIDGE. Aug. 31.-The death
is announced of Charles Rowell, a one
time famous runner who created many
worlds records in America.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
WOMAN ROBBED OF JEWELRY
WORTH $4,000 In HOTEL.

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Detectives are
today looking for diamonds valued at
tl2. 900 which were stolen from Mrs.
Adolph Hirsch In the Vendome Hotel
dning-room yesterday. They were in
4 black handbag which she placed on
. vacant chair at her table. She went
TO her room and on returning to the
dfning-room the bag was gone.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
DIsoRDERLy. HE GETS NINETY DAYS.
Steamer MAJESTIC, the Safest, FINES
and Fastest Excursion steamer .Atioat

Mortimer Walmob, As years old, of
S05 East 112th street, New York, who
was arrested at Broad and Market
streets for being disorderly and using
abusive language when told. to keep
quiet, was arraigned today in the First
Precinct Court before Judge Hahn ard
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
STARS BASEBALL
CONTEST COUPON

I vote for ...,,...,..'..........'
as the most popular BASEBALL
PLAYER ON THE NEWARK
TEAM and the Tiger whose worH
has done most in the fight to
Bring the pennant to Newark.
A handsome diamcnd-studded
gold medal win be presented by
the STAR to the player receiving
the largest number of votes,
Send. mail or bring votes In
person to Baseball Contest Editor
of the STAR, 1914 Broad street,
Newark.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31

of dynamite between the tracks at the
point where the cap exploded. This is
accepted as evidence that 1t was the
intention of the robber to blow up the
train.
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II IS to your ADVANTAGE to read STARS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

least interested in your affairs 1 shall
not trouble you for your credentials;
but as the hour is late and l hope I
nave satisfied you hat we have no
acquaintances in common, 1 will bid
you good night. If you care for a boat
to carry you home"
Thank you, MOI" I jerked.
He bowed with slightly exaggerated
courtesy, walked to the door and
threw it open. He asked where I had
left my horse, wished me a pleasant
ride home, and I was striding up the
highway in no agreeable frame Of
mind before l quite realized that after
narrowly escaping death on his house
boat at the hands of his enemies,
Henry Holbrook had not only sent
me away as ignorant as l had come,
but had added considerably to my per-
plexities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
NapoIeon and the Canal.

The steadily increasing estimates
as to the final cost of the Panama
canal serves to keep that projected
waterway very much in the public
eye. But probably very few know
that if an ambition which had been
cherished by the late Emperor Napo-
leon III. had ever reached fruition,
there probably would never have been
any attempt to cut a canal across the
Panama fsthmus.
It was after Prussia had defeated
France hat Napoleon conceived the
project of opening q canal through the
Nicaraguan route. 1t seems that the
idea first occurred to Napoleon while
he was a prisoner in the fortress of
Ham,. At that period he filled his
time with schemes for great under
takings, and to a friendly navy Off
Ger who visited him in his cell he re-
vealed his plan for a Nicaragua
canal. On reaching England after his
release he printed his plans, calcula-
tons, and surveys, together with a
map, which eventually came into the
possession of a Mr.. Haynes of Man
chester street, Manchester square.
Jerrold's Life of Napoleon" makes
brief reference to this ambition of Ma
poleon, and says that political events
put a stop to the enterprise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
At the MiIIiner's.

An Atchison woman who has a sim
cere desire to the economical, says the
Kansas City Journal, took a blue
feather, some velvet, n a rose to a
milliner, asking the milliner to fur
nish the shape and trim it. The
woman was proud of the feather, the
velvet, and the rose, as they were as
good as new, but the milliner- cast Just
one glance at them, and then the wOm-
an began to apologize. Apologies
are not necessary" said the milliner
icily. You surely don't expect me to
use anything like that" And the wom-
an didn't. Another woman said to
her milliner, bravely: q want a hat
that doesn't cost a GER over five dol
lars" WHEAT" screamed the mil.
liner. "I mean" stammered the wom-
an" chat doesn't cost e SIS" ooh,
we'll, that's better" said the miIlineF.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
ALWAYS OPEN
ONE MANS SOMEWHAT GREW.
SOME VIEW OF LIFE.
With What He Supposed Was Dose
of Deadly Poison in His Pocket,
the World Took On a
Rosy Hue.

Every man should have a hobby"
said the fat man. Nov, mines sui
eide"
The thin man nearly swallowed his
cigarette.
Suicide? You? Well, of all the
freaks l ever heard of"
Certainly" continued the fat one,
placidly, as he munched his chicken
croquette. THAT is h makes me
so happy and take SO cheerful a view
of life. You have no idea what a
comfort it is to me. 1 used to be thin,
you know, like you, and could never
eat chicken c~roquettes or s~ouerkraut
and frankfurters-they gave me a
fearful indigestion. That was because
/ was always worrying about some
thing. Then all of a sudden, this idea
occurred to me about suicide. l de-
cided to commit it. l forget now
whether it was a business trouble or
a girl think it vas a girl. l asked
a medical student friend of mine
what was the surest n neatest way
to croak and he said cyanide of pO-
tassium.' l asked him would he give
me a little hunk and he promised to
steal it out of the laboratory first
chance he got.
Nov, you may not believe 1t, but
Just as soon as l had that piece of
white crystal in my pocket, l began
to be a different man. Instead of
taking it hat night, as l had intend
ed to, l just wrapped it W in a piece
of tissue paper and put it in my peck
ct to use next day. 1 wrote a parting
letter to the girl-yes, I'm sure now
it was a girI-and decided to have
one good nights rest, anyway. Well,
the next morning it was a beautiful,
sunshiny day and everything looked
kind Of different. My mood had
changed and l decided to wait a little
while and see if anything came of the
letter. Nothing at all happened and
then 1 found I'd forgotten to mail it.
so l let it go. Things kind of straight
ened themselves out and 1 was real
glad 1 hadn't wasted the cyanide.
81 hadn't carried the thing around
with me more han two weeks before
I began to get fat. You see, nothing
bothered me. Wherever l felt real
down and out all ] had to do was
make up my mimi to swallow the
crystal and 70 take it out of my
pocket and have a took at it and put
IT, back again till tomorrow. 1t was
the open door to cFdom-the escape.
1t made me independent of every
thing and everybody It's really a
marvel for chirkinE = fellow up"
The thin man laid down his knife
and fork.
well, I'll be - Say! Have you
got it with you now"
Sure! may use it tonight if this
deal with Skrubbs doesn't go through.
Here it is" And he held out in his
hand a nice little piece of washing
soda. "My friend the medical stu
dent" he added hastily, replacing the
crystal in his pocket, told me to be
awfully careful and not show it to
any one"
Il don't wonder" said the thin man
without a smile. ut might cost him
his reputation as a chemist"
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CHAPTER vi.
A Sundays Mixed Affairs,

A Sundays Mixed Affairs.
The faithful lima opened the door
Of Glenarm House, and after 1 had
swallowed the supper he always had
ready for nre when l kept late hours,
l established myself in comfort on the
terrace and studied the affairs of the
house of Holbrook until the robins
rang up the dawn. On their hint
went to bed and slept until Lima
came in at ten o'clock with my coffee.
An old hymn chimed by the chapel
bells reminded me that it was Sunday.
Services were held during the sum-
mer, SC the house servants informed
me, for the benefit of the cottagers at
Port Annandale; and walking to our
pier | soon saw a fotilla of launches
and canoes steering for st. Agatha's.
l entered the school grounds by the
Glenarm gate and watched several
smart traps approach by the lake
road, depositing other devout folk at
the chapel.
The sight of bright parasols and
modish gowns, the semi-urban Sunday
that had fallen in this quiet corner of
the world, is though out of the bright
OAuO oOONC1 L1dOS oil InS n1OI0 u1I0dl
my experiences of the night. And
just then the door of the main hall of
st. Agatha's opened and forth came
Miss Pat, Helen Holbrook and Sister
Margaret and walked toward the
chapel.
1t was Helen who greeted me first.
Aunt Pat can't withstand the temp
tations of a day like this. We're
chagrined to think we never knew
this part of the world before!"
In sure there is no danger said
Miss Pat, smiling at her own timidity
as she gave me her hand. I thought
that she wished to speak to me alone,
but Helen fingered at her side, and
it was she who asked the question
that was on her aunt's lips.
I'VE are undiscovered? You have
heard nothing, Mr.. Donovan?"
Nothing, Miss Holbrook," I said;
and 1 turned away from Miss Pat
whose eyes made lying dif1cult-to
Helen, who met my gaze with charm.
ing candor.
And 1 took account OF the girl anew
as / walked between her and Miss Pat,
A1OuS0 d GCAAAS0U 1du0 IudI dlCSF'
mated crimson ramblers and purple
clematis, to the chapel, Sister Marga.
ret's brown-robed figure preceding us,
The open sky, the fresh airs of morn
ing, the bird-song and the smell OF
verduous earth in themselves gave
Sabbath benediction. l challenged all
my senses as / heard Helen's deer
voice running on in light banter with
her aunt. 1t was not possible that
had seen her through the dusk only
the day before. tr~aitorously meetin,