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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-20
VIM. A. Pearson
EVERYTHING NEW IN
HA
All sales slips goodfor votes.
One vote for every cent purchase.
N u 7 LET
Peanut Butter Cuts Meat Bill in Half
1oc size, 10 votes; 1bc size. 10 votes; 25c size,
25 votes.
Trade mark from front OF cartons


receiving the highest number of Votes
in the contest will be declared winner
of prize No. 2, and the School receiv-
ing the highest number of votes in the
contest will be declared winner of prize
No. 3.
4-Care must be given to filling out
blank ballots correctly, so as to leave
no doubt for what organization they
are intended. Do not vote simply Pub
lie School," Catholic Church. Wood
men Lodge or knights Of Pythias."
Such ballots cannot be counted. as
they are too indefinite.
5-The coun showing the standing Of
all organizations will be published
every Saturday in the EVENING
STAR. Ballots will be collected from
the ballot-boxes on Wednesday after
the third count.
6-votes cannot be transferred from
one organization TO another after they
are cast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-20

Tin the event of two or more or
CARNATIONS receiving the same number
of votes, in a winning place, the prize
to be awarded will be equally divided
between the organizations receiving
such equal number of votes.
S-There are Three Principal Prizes
to be awarded at the Close of Cam
paign, while Special Prizes will be
given during the time of voting as re-
wards for heaviest voting. Many Of the
Special Prizes will be of coniderable
value md any organization winning a
Special Prize will be barred from COM
peting for all other Special Prizes. ex-
cept hat the winners of Special Prizes
Nos. !. 2 and 3. offered for heaviest
voting in first count, will not be barred
from competing for one other Special
Prize. All votes cast by any organiza-
ton before and after the winning Of
a Special Prize VIII be credited for the
Principal Prizes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-20

Special prize No. 4 as above announced is a speciei prize TO be given as
a reward for the heaviest voting between the frs. and fifth counts, in the contest
for the libraries, announced in connection with this a. The Stger & Sons piano
is we'll known and recognized by everybody as piano of high Class and standard
Value, and is made by one of the largest piano makers in the world. Established
in 1879. All great Piano Artists have Endorsed this piano. In addition to the
piano, discount checks on the price Of any new Piano will be issued to the mem
brs of the Lodge, Church or School polling second third and fourth largest mum
Der of votes in the time stated above.
If YOU are thinking of a piano for now, or for the Holidays why not select
a Seger & Sons Piano NOW? No matter what priced piano you select the num-
Der of votes represented by that prce,may be given by you to your favorte Lodge,
School or Church. For instance:
The purchase of $425 Steger & SonsPiano. like the above, which is being
given away this voting contest, w1sgve you A. 800 votes.
Steger & Sons Sales Slips Good for Votes
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
IoWA'S GOVERNOR GETS
RELIC OF GEN. U. S. GRANT
Cane 10 Made From rec Under Which
Military Hero Slept On the
Shiloh Battlefield.

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb IA stick
OF wood from the oak tree under
which Gen. u s. Grant spent the night
In the lull between the two days bat
tie Of Shiloh has been received by
Gov. Carroll from the custodian of the
National cemetery at Shiloh.
This oak tree stood at the edge of
the battle-ground in what is now the
National cemetery. The tree was
blown down during a destructive hur-
ricane last fall This stick Is just
long enough for cane, but is In the
rought, being left that way so that
Gov. Carroll can have II carved In
any way he sees At. The stick is
somewhat decayed. but when finished
will make a handsome cane.
The story Of the tree Is that after
the first days battle Gen. Grant went
to an old brick house with the in
tention of making 1t his headquarters
It had been converted into hos
pital, and the groans Of the injured
and dying were too much for the gem
eral. so he went out under the old
oak tree, and with his back to the
trunk Of the tree. passed the night
there. sleeping in a sitting position.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
EVERY OFFICIAL SAVE ONE
A STANDARD OIL EMPLOYE
The Exception, a Carpenter, Gets
Plenty Of Work From the
Oil Refinery

ST. LOUIS, Feb. An oil can,
rampant, will adorn the coat OF arms
of East Wood River, H., when the
new officials of that thriving village,
who were elected, get down to the
business Of selecting an Official en-
blem.
The motto OF the village, which Il
expected TO grow rapidly to q city,
will be: "In John ID. We Trust" and
references to rebating and $29,0O0,0 900
fines will be bad form, and win per-
haps be officially treated as INSIDE
mcanors.
Every man but one on the roster
of newly elected village officials is
an employee OF the Standard OIL COM
pany. The solitary exception, one
member OF the board OF six trustees,
is classed as an outsider" but the
greater part of his work as car
penter is said to come from the big
establishment within the
corporate limits of the village.
East Wood River, with a population
of $50. cast as votes. The only con-
test was for school director. F. M.
Brett was elected. getting 43 votes,
while Wiley Ford got Ave. The re-
mainder OF the official roster follows:
President of the board. s. A. beach;
clerk, George Lang; trustees. James
Louis Roenneker, P. l.. Sta
hovik, A. X. Whitelaw, w. d. Deaver
and Dan Halter; police magistrate,
T. Tldd.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
WOMAN 5 SILENCE
COST HIM FORTUNE
Charles L.Warriner Testifes He Paid
Mrs. Ford $4,000 Year for
Nearly Seven Years.

CINCINNATI, Feb. Mrs. Jean
cite Ford asked me for $4,000 as the
price OF silence. paid her $3.50 and
she agreed not to reveal the fact that
/ was short"
Thus Charles L. Warmer, default
ing local treasurer OF the Big Four
railroad, presented the burden OF
charges against Mrs. Ford when he
testified yesterday for the state. at
Mrs. Fords trial on the charge OF at.
tempting 80 bIaekmaii syarriner..
4 He said he met Mrs. FeEd In the
fall of 1902 after she had introduced
herself by telephone.
She informed him that Edgar S.
Cooke, OF Chicago, formerly employed
in WARMERS office. had spurned her
affections and implored Warmer 10
induce Cooke to return to her.
Warmer refused to aid her and she
said she knew he and others had
taken funds belonging to the railroad.
The compromise payment of $3.50
followed. he said.
"She took it and agreed to say moth
ing of the shortage" Warmer contin-
ued. after that her demands were
constant, She always came to me
asking for more money. The ultimate
act in her case was the surrender of
money by me- | gave her $4,000
year for nearly seven years. Finally
| grew tired OF II and proposed that
she go to New York to rent fat and
assured her that | would see she lived
comfortably II she would forget all
ahouf fha shortage
she agreed and went, but later she
came back She said she wanted to
send her son to school and obtained
81 900 from me for his expenses. Then
she had to have an operation perform
ed and furnished 81 200 for the sur
geons' fees. l paid the bills of her
daughter and a nurse staying at no.
tel in Chicago. There were so many
bills that l couldn't keep track OF
them"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
HOW SENATOR SMITH WON
TITLE OF ANCIENT HORATIUS
Human Moaasses Factory" Stands at
Bridge and Saves Water Power
for Mlchiqan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. L.

WASHINGTON, Feb. William
Alden Smith. United States senator
from Michigan, and better known as
the human molasses factory" is 1aud-
ed to the skies by Walter Wellman,
the washington correspondent for the
Chicago Record Herald, for his heroic
flight 20 Bar e water power for Michl.
gan in the formulation OF the water
ways treaty between the Bnited States
and Great Britain This document is
TO be validated by an exchange Of rati-
fcations at the state department In
few days.
When ages hence some poet sings
the epic songs or writes OF the sages
OF the American senate. he will fnd
no brighter story than that OF how
VIM. Alden Smith held the st. Mary's
river, much as Horatius Of old held
Theirs bridge says Correspondent
'Wellman.
When. this treaty was brought into
the senate only few days before the
adjournment of congress last March IL
contained a provision which, In the
opinion OF Senator Smith gave Canadn
the right TO one-half the water power
OF the st. Mary's river, although. the
boundary line is so fixed that about.
three-quarters OF the water Is on the
American side and one-quarter on the
Canadian side. Senator Smith at
once began to organize an opposition
1t was uphill work, because all the
leaders of the senate and all the
forces OF the administration were on
the other side.
AT 2 o'clock the morning OF March
the telephone in Senator Smiths
house rang. Senator Knox was at the
other end. The well-nigh exhausted
Michigan senator expected another
ITO HIS amazement he heard We
have decided TO accept your amend
ment. The treaty will be ratified
with your amendment this morning.
congratulate You on your success
and plucky fight
''Mr Smith almost tainted from Joy
He had saved to the United States
forever the rights to. $4,000 cubic feet
Of water per second with a fall OF
10 IL feet-25,000 available horse pow
ef. worth $40 per horse power per
year. a power which some day may
light the cities Of Chicago and De
truit."
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
MAY NOT VOTE ON OPTION.
Little Change Of Question Being De-
cided This Spring.

PORT HURON, Feb. despite tho
fact that more than 1000 voters OF st.
Clair county petitioned the board OF
supervisors to submit the question OF
local option to the people next April,
It Is now stated on good authority that
there is but little chance Of a vote on
the question here this year.
Prosecuting Attorney Brown re-
ceived word that II would be necessary
for a re-qrgument in the case of q.
Kern against the supervisors before
the supreme court on Jan. Z. Should
the higher court decide in favor OF
the drys It Will be necessary to man
damus the board before the question
can be submitted. Then another ap-
peal can be taken, and before de-
cision is made, 1t is said It will be too
late TO advertise the election three
weeks in advance. az required by law.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
Totals .1a,2O4.sOs rs 14,sO2.s41 Os


Commissioner Haarer asks 1924, 645
for resurfacing and repaving with
brick, $569.793 for creosoted wood
block, anG $492,743 for sheet asphalt.
This Is great increase in the use
OF cresoted block, and the commission
er asks $4,000 TO install a municipal
plant for creosoting wood as a meas
ure of economy in future years. For
repairing and replacing foundations
and paving along the three-cent car
lines, $3.50 is asked.
The estimate for white wing
service is increased $4,000 that for
flushing streets $4,000, and that for
cleaning streets and alleys $4,000.
This is largely due to the increase in
the area OF paving during the year.
The fire commission budget is ST.
p83,026 this year. as against $1,215,265
asked and 1872 39 allowed last year
Increases in pay form the largest item
of increase, the payroll estimates be-
ing SS1S,750 as against $690,O00 allow
ed last year.
The poor commission. asks 500 ,505,
an increase OF $9.055 ever the present
appropriations. About $4,000 in salary
increase is asked.
The new city plan and improvement
commission asks $4,000 to prepare
general plans for the extension OF
streets, avenues and boulevards, for
q lake and river boulevard and for ad-
ditto nto the park and playground sys-
tenn
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
ONE IMMIGRANT FAMILY
OUT OF 10 OWNS HOME
New Arrivals Are Not SO Badly
Crowded In Large Cities, Says
Report to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Immi.
grants are not as badly crowded In
the congested districts of large cities
as is popularity supposed and the COM
mon report OF bad living conditions is
much overdrawn. according 10 a re-
port to congress presented by the
immigration commission yesterday.
IL Is based upon study OF over
10000 homes in the most congested
districts OF New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, Boston. Cleveland, Buffalo
and Milwaukee.
The population of the congested dis
tricts, says the reports. is composed
mostly OF recent immigrants, one.
third Of the families canvassed hav-
ing been in the United States less
than five years and two-thirds less
than ten years.
In all the cities covered the aver
age number OF persons per hundred
rooms occupied, including Kitchens,
was 1874, and the average number per
hundred sleeping rooms, 232. The
number Of persons per hundred
rooms occupied in the different cities
was as follows:
Boston. 144: Philadelphia, 141;
New York and Cleveland. 1879; Buffalo
1873; Chicago, 1876, and Milwaukee lis.
One family out of every ten visited
owned its own home. In Milwaukee
the proportion of home-owners was
one in five: Chicago. Cleveland and
Buffalo, one in six; Philadelphia, one
in 49,. Boston. one in %, and New
York, one in 100.
So far as cleanliness is concerned
about five-sixths of all the houses In
vestigated were found to be In fairly
good, or good condition.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
PLYMOUTH ROCK ROOSTER
WHIPS THREE-F0OT SNAKE
Although Held BY the Comb, Wins
Out BY Succession Of Right
and Left Swings.

HEREFORD, Cal. Feb LIN Har-
ry Hiestand's chicken yard is a Ply
mouth Rock rooster with fighting
qualities In him that surprised HE
stan. who saw his fowl battle with a
three-foot snake.
The snake was holding the ROSTERS
comb with bulldog tenacity, but the
rooster was equal to the occasion. He
operated his wings like a flying ma
chine, and by the time Mr.. Hiestand
came upon the scene had the snake
stretched on the ground.
Hiestand jabbed down manure
fork and finished the snake.
The rooster is little the worst for
the fight, although his comb is swol-
len and he lost half of his wing
feathers in the setto.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
DIR. HYDE ENTERS THE SWOPE
CASE; ASKS 100000 DAMAGES

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. III
cannot and do not believe that any
person or fair mind could consider me
such monster as TO have even wished
the death OF any or both Of those un.
fortunate people who were near and
dear TO yme. much less TO have had .
hand in their Deaths says Or. b.
Clark Hyde. who has filed damage
suits against an attorney and two phy
sicians Connected with the investiga
ton OF the deaths OF Col Thomas IL.
aud Chrlsman Swope for 100000.
Statements were issued by DR..
Hyde and his wife. who is a niece OF
Col SwoDe. and a sister Of Chrisman
Swope, after the fling of the suits.
Mrs. Hyde expresses absolute conf
dence in hdC husband.
The first suit fled was against Al
torney John G. Paxton, executor OF the
Swope estate, who has been prominent
in the inquiry. SANDER is alleged. DIR,
Hyde charges that Paxton openly de-
clared the physician had poisoned
Thomas II. and Chrisman Swope, caus-
ing their deaths Actual damages or
$4,000 and punitive damages OF $780,
900 are asked In this suit
Paxton. DR.. Frank J. Hall, bacteri-
ologist, and DR.. Edward l.. Stewart are
named as defendants In the second
suit. which is for 100000 DR.. Hyde
alleges that these men made defama-
tory statements regarding him in con-
nection with the Swope deaths.
DR.. Hyde's statement continues
MY counsel and friends have urged
on tine county coroner during all these
days OF terrible suspense that justice
to me demanded fair and speedy in
vestigation. and We will gladly render
this oeicial all the assistance In our
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
INQUIRY into COL.
! sWQPE'S DEATH IS
BEGUN IN WEST
Investigation Into MilliOnaire's De-
mise Shifts To Kansas City Fol-
lowing Report That strychnine
Was Found in His viscera.
Prosecuting Attorney Conkling Says
Criminal Action Will Be
Taken Soon.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-The
scene OF the ofticial inquiry into the
death OF Col Thomas II. Swope. the
millionaire OF this city, shifted to
Kansas City from Chicago today, when
the inquest into Swope's death began
Prosecuting Virgil Conkling stated be
fore leaving Chicago yesterday after.
noon that criminal prosecution would
follow soon after his return TO Kan
sas City.
The report submitted by prs. Walter
s, Haines, Ludwig Hekton and Victor
G. Vaughan to John c. Paxton, ex-
eeutor Of the Swope estate, In Chica-
20. yesterday says that strychnine
was found throughout Swope's viscera.
The experts believe that the same
poison was found In the liver of Chris
man Swope. nephew OF Col. Swope,
bht II was announced that the exam
iIation of his organs had not been
completed TO the satisfaction Of the
tdxocologists and would be continued.
Those present at the conference held
nj the University club I'm Chicago, be-
Sides Paxton. Conkling and the three
doctors. were: Attorney James A.
Reed. an associate of Paxton in the
Swope estate Coroner r. F. Zwart
and Thomas II. Swope, nephew Of
tie dead millionaire
The conference lasted several hours
snd every biz OF the vidnc submitted
BY the Psychologists was carefully con-
shered before the statement concern
irg the inding Of poison was made
public. Each OF the three doctors de-
chred that he was satisfied beyond
any donbt that strychnine was pres
eat in various places In Col. Swope's
oIgans
While no one would make a state
nient that strychnine itself was ad-
ntnistered, Paxton said all were salts
ned that a drug containing strychnine
IN large quantities had been given the
dead man.
Paxton and Thomas Swope were
gteatly agitated by the report. Swope
wbuld make no statement concerning
hIs ssuspicions or future plans, but
PIxtnn was emphatic IN his predic-
tibns that criminal prosecution would
follow Immediately after the return of
tAe party TO Kansas City. When
ptessed TO name the person or persons
utder suspicion, Paxton absolutely re-
fused to name anyone.
The report OF the three doctors Is
the elimination OF an examination OF
the organs OF the two dead men, which
has lasted about three weeks. Drs.
Haines and HelSton started the inves-
tigation. but after It was well under
way they called in Or. Vaughan, dean
of the medical department OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan. AT the time DR..
Vaughan was called in. white pow
der had been found which was said to
be strychnine. but the two toxicolo-
gists did not care to report IL as such
without the oorroboration OF a third
person.
When told that Dr. B. c. Hyde. of
Kansas City, and has brought suit
against him to recover 100000 for
alleged Islander, Paxton refused to dis
|cuss the matter.
4 w. t. Johnson an attorney repre-
|bsnting Mrs. r. @ Hyde, was refused
admission to the conference. Johnson
came on with the pnrpose OF being
present when the report of the doc
tors was made.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
pAssEs Roous cAEcKs.

PORT HURON, Mich. Feb. IA
man attired in the clothing OF a paint
er appeared in two local business
houses and presented checks for fl4.65.
made out to Tom WEIGH and signed by
a well-known decorator. The propries
tors OF the firm cashed the checks.
An hour afterward It was learned that
the stranger had boarded q car for De-
troit and that the checks we're value
less. Chester r. Bricker, druggist,
and John G. Murta, a salocnkeeper'
WEIR the Yictima.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
.AP PAtLED At SIZE
o. BUDGET. MAYOR
CALLS HALT
Says Sewers Must Be Paid for By
Bond Issue and Advocates Slash
ing of Park Department
Estimates.
All City Departments Ask Larger APP
preparations Than Last Year, Total
Running Over $1S,ooO,OO0.

All estimates for the 1910 city bud
get are required, under the law, to
be In the hands of the controller,
Tuesday afternoon. II seems prob
able, from the slow progress made
by some OF the departments. that a
day or two of grace will have to be
given before all are in.
Early predictions OF a $13,000,000
budget are sure Of verification now.
and the figures seem due TO run far
over that mark. Already aldermen
and estimators are viewing the pros
pect with alarm and preparing for
the greatest slashing OF estimates
ever known. Mayor Breitmoyer is
also anxious to see appropriations re-
duced as far as is possible while pro-
viding for the really necessary i'm
provements and for the proper main
tenance of the city.
while | believe in building the
sewers that are needed, l am opposed
TO spreading their cost on the tax
roll" says the mayor. They must be
paid for bonds.
'I think the park department esti-
mates can also be cut. The enlarge
ment of the bath house can be de-
ferred o accommodate the public,
the machinery for washing and dry
ing bathing suits can be enlarged to
greater capacity. There is an esti-
mate in for that purpose, and, II that
is allowed, the additional rooms can
be added another year. The sewer
system for Belle Isle is very desir-
able thing, but we have managed to
do without It for years and we can
get along another year. We must
have clean, well-paved streets, how
ever"
The department Of public works
estimates, which were completed
Monday afternoon, show a remark
able increase over 1909. when $3,2O4,-
2OS was asked and $2,077,472 allow
ed; this year s4,9O2,s41 is asked. The
increase is almost entirely In the
sewer, paving and street and alley
cleaning divisions. The divisions OF
the D. p. ew. budget are as follows;
1909 1910.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01

power in such an inquiry; and | have
no doubt that the efforts put forth in
my own litigation Will be helpful in
arriving at truthful conclusion.
THE suits which have brought to-
day l expect will present the oppor-
tunity which l most earnestly crave
of making a searching investigation.
under oath, into every circumstance
surrounding these deplorable Illnesses
and deaths, 70 the end that / may be
completely indicated in the minds Of
my fcllow-men"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
Gives Own skin Crafts.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. The
recovery of Mrs Gordon Murray, who
gave 10 square inches Of skin from ner
own body for her wounded head, Is
now assured. The woman, who Is the
wife OF Nappanee editor, was almost
scalped at her husbands newspaper
plant several weeks ago when her hair
caught in revolving shaft.
The usual method of grating skin
from the bodies of other persons was
found unsuccessful in the case OF Mrs
Murray, and It was necessary to take
the skin from her own body. Her scalp
is growing on again and physicians are
hopeful of her complete recovery.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
GET WAGE INCREASE.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. l.
Plans for one of the most notable i'm
provements in years in the history OF
the Grand Rapids railway company
yesterday were recommended to the
board of directors by President and
General Manager Benjamin s. Han
chett and given official approval
These include a new theater at Ra-
mona park, new $4,000 car house
on Sourt-st., a 10 per cent increase In
the wages of conductors and motor
men, and tx,elve new pay-asDyou-en-
ter clrs.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
Ex-PoL1CE INSPECTOR IS
SENTENCED 10 JOfi
Counsel fors Edward Mccain: q AZ
vleted CRATER. Apply for Wrlk 81
Supersedeaa. ~.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.--Fofniaf R1i'<
inspector Edward AfcCann. oofivitI1
of accepting money fron resort y rftT
ers for police protection. Mab AID
fenced yesterday to serve q term,
from one to i've years IN TIE Joi' T.
penitentiary. .
He was at once committed to az
custody Of the ahefiff but WrIf
supersedeas was Immediately aek
suspending sentence pending the
come Of McCann's appeal to the IA
supreme court. ~
Prior to pronouncing seiife.
Judge Barnes. the trial Jhdg6 cora. .
ly denied the motion for an. arfeH,
sentences nIed 81 M es '|..
the time the court denied u new III 4
Today's proceedinkg revealed ti.@
fact that thre has been a disagroe.i
among McCann's counsel over a
grounds of which an appeal sl,o "a
be asked. AS a result. former 3nt'|
Nicely, who was MeCann's chief ei1ll',
sci, has Withdrawn from the seape 0I' n
]. Hamilton Lewis wjIl take scIlafl