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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
FATHER KILLS
TWO CHILDREN;
TRIES SUICIDE
E. R. French, Well-Kn0wn Pub.
lie Service Official, Insane
After Long Illness.
CALLS CHILDREN INTO
ROOM AND OPENS FIRE
Surgeons Declare That Father
Cannot Recover from Self
inflicted Wound.
Especial to the Newark star.1

ELIZABETH, Nov. BE. r. French.
of 407 Jersey avenue for sixteen years
the holder of a responsible position with
the Central division of the Public Serv-
ice here, today shot and killed his two
young daughters. Then turning the
revolver upon himself, inflicted wounds
from which he cannot recover Tenn
porary insanity, caused by an illness
ne believed incurable. is assigned as
the cause of the tragedy
The shooting occurred at the home
while French and his wife were maxi
ing preparations to spend the week.
end on Long Island. About 1890
o'clock this morning French called his
daughters Dora, aged 10 years. and
Reva, aged 12, TO a room in the upper
part of the house. Without a word Of
warning he whipped out q revolver he
had concealed in his pocket and
opened fire Before he had emptied
the chambers of the weapon both chill
dren fell screaming to the floor With
in five minutes both were dead.
Without moments hesitation the
mad man reloaded the pistol and press
ing 1t against his breast, drove several
bullets into his body. The shots
aroused his wife, who was busy on a
lower floor, and she ran 10 the apart
ment from whence the sounds came.
The sight that met her eyes, her two
daughters lying lifeless in big pools
l<,F - 1ot~ -t,-
has not yet recovered from the col
| lapse.
| Father Is Now Dying.
In the meantime persons living in
the neighborhood in the fashionable
| locality where the French home is
situated had heard the shots and hur-
ried to the house. When they entered
Mrs. French was lying beside the
bodies of her dead daughters and ner
dying husband French's condition was
SO precarious that it was found impos-
sible to remove him to a hospital. and
he is now dying in the room where the
/ triple crime was committed.
French, who is widely known in
Elizabeth. both in business and social
circles. has been connected with the
Public Service sixteen years, during
most of which he has been in charge of
the power station of the company in
Murray street. this city. About month
ago he suffered a nervous breakdown.
the manifestations of which completely
puzzled the physicians attending him.
For some time he was confined to
hts bed and later. upon the advice of
his doctors, went to Connecticut, re-
turning about week ago There was
no Improvement in his mental condi-
ton. end the family was preparing to
so South for the winter, in the hope
that the change of environment would
help toward his recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05

Call aud see Hustler Ash sitter.
Macknst Dorsmus CO.. 7as Broad strest. -AAs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
CRASH OF TRUCK AND
CAR CAUSES A PANIC

Roseville trolley car No. 2145, crowded
with young women en- route to their
work, coilided with heavy truck at Or
ange and burnett streets. The force of
the collision crashed the window glass
on one side of the car and several of
the women shrieked frantlcally Nobody
was injured.
The truck belonged to s. Z. Stout, a
Centre Market vsgetRhle dealer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
s. INDICTMENTS
CHARGE ILLEGAt
REGISTRATION
Essex Grand Jury Hands Batch
of True Bills Just Be-
fore Noon.
WARDS IN NEWARK ARE
REPORTED TO RE INVOLVED
Men Accused of Frauds Are
Each to Be Held in
$1,000 Bail.

The grand Jury today handed in
sixty-two indictments for Illegal regis
tration. 1t is understood that the
greater part of the number are for vio-
lations of the registration laws in the
First, Second, Fourth, Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth wards.
1t was expected that the grand jury
would hand in the indictments at 10
o'clock, but it was nearly noon before
they came in Every member of the
grand jury was present as they filed
into the courtroom with the exception
of Henry Heberfe, who had been ex-
cused.
Those Indicted.
Some of the men indicted, according
to information furnished at the county
clerks office, are: Walter Armstrong,
81 Front street, Sixth district, First
ward; John A. Butler, loo Front street,
Sixth district, First ward; Thomas
Boyden, 150 Front street, Sixth district,
First ward; o. W. Boyden, $50 Front
street, Sixth district. First ward
Thomas Brady, $50 Front street, Sixth
district, First ward; Joseph Brown, Ga
Front street, Sixth district, First ward
William Bowman, charged with pro-
curing the registry of Bernard Miller,
263 Halsey street, in the Sixth district
of the Second ward; Joseph Commas. 15O
Front street, Sixth district, First ward;
Edward Casloe. $50 Front stret. Sixth
.fo4 nd. Toh IS0
Front street, Sixth district. First ward;
Daniel Callahan, $50 Front street, Sixth
district, First ward.
Peter Coleman. for registering the
name of John Lewis, of "a East Me-
chanic street, in the First district Of
the Fifth ward Lewis did not reside
in the district; Edward Cook. Bloom
field avenue, First district, First ward.
Mathew Carroll, address not given in
the Ninth district of the Sixth ward
(swore that Patrick Walsh was entitled
to vote, knowing that Patrick Walsh
was dead. He was also indicted on
two other perjury charges) Joseph De-
vine, 150 Front street, Sixth district.
First ward: Raymond Donnelly 2S
Grant street. Third district, First
ward; Charles Elliott. 15s Mulberry
street, Third district. Fourth ward,
Joseph Eickenbush. SO Nicholson street
Fourth district, Second ward: Henry
Fitzsimmons. 262 Plane street, Third
district, Second ward.
John ]. Flynn, of the Sixth district
of the First ward. is indicted on ten
counts, charging perjury in connection
with the Illegal registration at 64 and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
STANDARD OIL GAS
KILLS WORKMAN
IN BAYONNE PLAN

BAYoNNE. Nov. Escaping gas
from an oil extracting machine flooded
a small room at the Standard Oil plant
here today. suffocating one workman
and prostrating another
A third, discoveringethe plight of his
two comrades. attempted to rescue
them, but he also was overcome.
Considerable time elapsed before
other employees came to the room and
dragged the three men into the open
air.
The dead man was Joseph Gayliard,
the foreman of the room. The other
men are not expected to live.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
POLICE ARE ASKED TO
LOOK FOR MISSING MAN.

The Fourth Precinct police were noti-
fed today that Magnus Stecklina, 43
years old of 576 South Twelfth street.
has been missing from his home since
last Monday.
Stecklina left the house at noon to
go back to work on a house he was
painting. He has not been seen since.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05

USE STAR WANT ADS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
FIND GAS NEAR HAMBURG.

HAMBURG, Nov. 5.-Natural gas has
been discovered at depth of $50 feet
hear Bergedorf, ten miles east of this
city.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
EPWoRTH LEAGUE RALLY.
State Secretary viii Address Big
Meeting in Calumet. Saturday.

Arrangements have been made for a
big rally and banquet Of the members
of the various branches of the Epworth
League Of the Methodist Episcopal
church OF the copper country to be
held at the Calumet NJ f. church par
lors, Saturday evening. commencing at
80 o'clock. DR.. Edwin NJ. Randall OF
Chicago. state secretary of the Ep-
worth League. will visit the workers
at this time and will probably give an
address. DIR. Randall has been max
ing a tour of the various towns in the
upper peninsula during the last few
weeks in an effort to arouse interest i'm
the Epworth League work. and II is
expected that his visit to Calumet will
be very successful. Members of the
various leagues in the county will be
the guests of the Calumet members on
this occasion.
A sunrise prayer meeting will be
at the Calumet NJ f. church
under the auspices OF the league. Sun
day morning at s: 30 o'clock. Dr. Ran
dall will probably conduct the evening
service at the Calumet church on Sun
day. He will also address a meeting
of the Ministerial association. Inter
denominational. at the Calumet Y. NJ.
c. A. on Monday afternoon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
AER0NAUTS UP 2O,6OO FT.,
BREAK ALL ASCENT RECORDS

L rsecave, KY. May 12.-That
fight for the worlds distance record
by Aeronauts Forbes and Yates which
began at quincy, ILL.,, Monday evening,
terminating late Tuesday in disaster.
was not Without it's compensation wa
indicated by a statemel.t made ~
Forbes last night. The balloon broke
the ascent record. IL is declared, ard
some valuable photogr,. ls Of tue COM
ct were secured at an elevation of 49,
900 feet. Tuesday morning the Viking
passed through a snowstorm at an ell
ovation OF 10000 feet An hour later
they passed through a second furry at
height of 16.400 feet At ? o'clock
Tuesday afternoon the balloon reached
an altitude of 06OO feet. two thousand
feet higher than any authorized record
ever made in America.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12

hOUGHTON COUNTY Will GET
Sl73,O75.5O SCHOOL MONEY
This is Its Share of the Primary
School Fund on Basis of
$3.50 Per Capita
rs, ,627 CHILDREN SCHOOL AGE

on a basis of $3.50 for every child
of school age I'm the state there has
been apportioned to the school dis
tricts of the state by the superinten-
dent of public instruction, the sum of
$4,901,533. OF this amount Houghton
county will receive $173.075.5O, on a
basis of 2c,627 children of school age.
In connection with the distribution
of this big sum of money state officers
comment on the condition in some
counties where il will simply be added
to useless boards of primary school
funds sent I'm TO the districts in pre-
vious years and not expended because
there is more than enough to pay
teachers wages. 1t is the largest May
apportionment in four years and prob
ably 81 more per capita will be added
I'm the November apportionment. In
May. 1909. the aportionment was $3,-
1885; in 1908 the amount was $4,-
S16.sS3.5O and in 1907 it was $746,91O,
What Counties Draw.
The aggregate number of children
i'm the state as shown by the census
figures is 754,0S2. Comparing some of
the big and little counties shows how
the present plan of apportionment
works out. Roscommon county is
credited with GAG children and draws
$4,199. while Allegan county. in which
there are districts with an overabund
ance of this fund is credited with H.
3S2 children and draws s73.9S3 Some
of the other big counties of the state
will draw funds as follows: Bay with
22,276 children, receives s144,794: CAL
houn with 1905 children, draws $S4.-
children. draws $74,41s.50: Houghton,
26,627 children. draws $173,075.50: HUI
ron, 1887 children. s77.265.50 Ing
ham. 11.O9s children. s72,137; Ionia, s.
0S1 children. $52,526.50; Jackson, H.
597 children, $753S050; Kalamazoo,
1926 children. $S6.417.50; Kent. 4O,294
children. $261 091: Lenawee. 1895 chill
dren. $76,S69; Muskegon, 11.4S4 chill
dren, $74,646; Oakland, 11.013 chill
dren, $71.5s4.50; ottawa. 1875 chill
dren, ss01S7.5O; Saginaw. 25,9Ss chill
dren, s16S.922; st. Clair 15.040 chill
dren. $97,760: Shiawassee. S.033 chill
dren. s52.21450: Tuscola. 10.131 chill
dren. s65,s51.50; Wayne, 1898 chill
dren, $779,694.5O: Clinton. 6.254 chill
dren, s40,651; Eaton. 7,107 children.
$46,195.5O; Livingston. 4,471 children,
$29, ,O61.5O.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
THIRTEEN LOSE
LIVES IN RIVER
Steamboat Disaster in the Miss
issippi at Glen Park, Mo-,
Last Night
CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN TRAP
Packet, City Of saltillo, Founders
Without Warning to Passengers in
Cabins-Carried 27 Psssen-
gers, Crew of 80.

st. Louis No. May 12.-Eleven per-
sons, seven of them passengers. lost
their lives in the Mississippi river
when the packet City Of Saltillo struck
a rock and foundered in reach of
shore at Glen Park. "a miles south of
St. Louis. last night.
The dead
Rhea, Mrs. Isaac T., and daughter,
Nashville, Tenn.
Baker. S. c., first clerk of steamer.
Harris, Mrs. Joseph. Nashville. Tenn
Patterson, Mrs. Archie, and SON
Savannah, Tenn.
Pickett. William j.. salesman, st.
Louis. Mo.
Post, Fowler. clerk.
Wall, Miss Lena, Nashville, Tenn.
Four steamboat hands, names un-
known
The body of Mrs. Rhea was the only
one recovered.
The boat carried twenty pas
sengers and a crew of thirty Shortly
before reaching Glen Park the Sal
tillo encountered the shoreward draw
and all effects to prevent collision
were unavailing and the vessel struck
rock and sank in twenty feet OF wa
ter The passengers and crew clung
to the broken timbers. while those able
to do so lent their aid to rescue the
helpless.
The majority of the passengers were
i'm the cabins and the collision came
80 suddenly they were plunged into
the water before they knew what had
happened. As fast as the occupants
Of the steamer were dragged to shore
they were taken TO the Glencoe COM
pany's boarding house where they
were cared for A telephone message
brought relief from st. Louis and De
Soto.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
HOSPITAL LIST HEAVY
Several of Detroit Players Are Not
in Best Possible Condition

Detroit, Mich. May 12:-Neal Vance,
the right handed pitcher who made
the spring training trip with the De-
troit Tigers this year has been sold to
Arbarv. n. Y When waivers were
asked on Vance at the opening of the
season all clubs waived save Cleveland.
Vance went to the Maps but Cleveland
orfereG only s300 for him. The local
clrN asked $1,000, and Vance returned
to Detroit.
When the Tigers left for the east
this week. willett was left behind.
corfined to his he'd with an abscess of
the ear The following players ac-
ccmnaried the team. in more or less
cripnled conditions: Mcintyre. badly
snrained wrist: Moriarity. ankle strain
ed and swollen; Crawford. ankle
.er~o 1ed: Tom Jones. still suffering
with broken nose; Tv Cobb. legs cut
and bruised. In addition to Willett,
Lelivelt, Works and Casey were left
at home for batting and fielding prac-
tice. willett will probably join the
team next week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
HEROINE OF THE CRIMEA
NINETY YEARS OLD TODAY
Miss Florence Nightingale Weak
Physically but Mentally
Alert
KNOWN AS CANCEL OF MERCY"

London, May PA steady line OF
messengers called at a little house
near Park Lane today TO leave mes
sages OF congratulations and great
boxes cf flowers for Miss Florence
Nightingale, whose nintieth birthday
it was. For more than fifteen years
Miss Nightingale has never been able
to come outside her dwelling and Of
late she has been confined to her bed
most of the time. Though her body
is weak her mind is still alert and ac-
tive. She expressed her thanks for
the countless good wishes sent her to-
day from far ard near.
Miss Nightingale, whom all the
world knows as THE angel OF mercy"
will always be remembered as the
greatest nurse i'm history. When the
brilliant articles OF the late Sir Will
liam Howard Russell, the great war
correspondent, fired all England with
indignation at the sufferings OF the
sick ard wounded soldiers in the Cri-
mea i'm 1854, she wrote the historic
note to Mr.. Sidney Herbert, the Min
lister OF War. Offering to organize and
take out band OF trained nurses to
the Crimea. With thirty-eight nurses
she reached Scutari on Nov. a 1854.
the day before Inkeman. There she
faced the greatest problem that has
ever confronted a nurse. The wound
ed were poured by shiploads into the
great barrack hospita until there
were four miles of beds not eighteen
inches apart. filed with men as they
came from the battlefield.
The commissariat had broken down.
and there was neither proper food nor
changes Of clothing. nor medical COM
forts, nor hospital necessities. How
Miss Nightingale changed all this. and
extended her supervision to the other
hospitals of the East. is a matter of
history. She broke through red tape.
de1ed the constituted authorities. and
gained for herself an imperishable
name I'm the annals of the army. Last
year King Edward bestowed upon her
the order of Merit, which was the
first case OF a woman having been ap-
pointed a member OF the order.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
PRIESTS TO oFFIcIATE.
Made for Dedication of
Statues at Cemetery.

Sunday, June g. has been decided
upon as the date for the dedication of
the group statues erected i'm Lake
View. marking the Catholic portion of
the cemetery. through the efforts of
Homer Beauchaine of Red Jacket. The
work of erecting the statues was COM
pleted by Contractor Paul p. Roehm.
cation ceremony Invitations have
been extended the 80 Catholic frater-
nal and other societies located in Cal
umet and vicinity, and it is expected
that all will be largely represented.
Owing to the visit of Right Re 4.
Frederick Els, bishop of the diocese of
Marquette. to Rome and other Euro
pean points, Rev. FIR. Herculan, o.
T. NJ. of the Sacred Heart church, and
Rev. FIR. Boissonault. of the French
the exercises. The former will De the
speaker, while FIR. Boissonault
will bless the statues Members of the
local Catholic societies. who will take
part in the dedication exercises. will
meet at l. 80 p. m. at st. Anne's church.,
and will parade to the cemetery, head
ed by several bands. 1t is expected
that the services will be of a very inn
pressive nature.
The group of statues, which we're
imported from Germany. include a life
size figure of Christ on the Cross, sig
nifying the Crucifixion. and grouped
around the foot Of the cross are fig
ures of Mary, mother of Jesus Mary
Magdalene and St John. his favorite
disciple.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
PAYNE VIGOROUSLY DEFENDS
The NEW TARIFF LAW TODAY
Author of the Measure Declares
Republicans Have Fulfilled
Their Pledges
COUNTRY PROSPEROUS

Washington, ID. c.. May 12.-Sereno
r. Payne, author of TN tariff law. en-
tered into a vigorous defense OF that
measure in the House today. He de-
clared the Republican partyIs pledge
to reverse the tariff downward has
been fulfilled and that from what ever
viewpoint you look at il the law shows
q reduction i'm rates: there were some
increases for which no apologies are
made; they were necessary for rev.
enue; the commodities on which rates
were reduced represent ten times the
value of the Injuries on which the
rates were increased: it was true
downward revision but the law has
been mis- represented, he said, by pol
iticians with campaign capital to make
and by tradesmen grasping for pelf.
High cost of living, he declared, is
due to over production of gold and ex-
tends throughout Europe ais well as
the United States. He declared the
law has brought prosperity to the
farmer. to the manufacturer. to the
merchant and to the whole country.
A speech by Fordney (Mich) in de-
tense of the tariff was intended as
reply to Beverdges Indianapolis
speech against the law. He declared
the reasons for Boveridge's opposition
were frivolous. unfounded and in no
way justifable." In conclusion Ford
ney declared himself unalterably op-
posed to a tariff commission. declar-
ing it could not possibly be non-par-
tisan and maintained Congress itself
framing the tariff
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
SENATOR LODGE is SIXTY
Receives Congratulations from COL
leagues and Friends

Washington. d. c.. May 12:-Sena-
tor Lodge OF Massachusetts, was sixty
years old today and for good part OF
the day he was kept busy parrying
colleagues who wanted to know IL he
did not think IL time to follow the ex-
ample of his neighbors. Aldrich of
Rhode Island arr Hale OF Mime. In re-
firing TO private life Though younger
in years than many OF his fellow mem
bers, the Massachusetts senator Is a
veteran in the public service. having
first come 10 the senate in 1893 after
an Apprenticeship of six years in the
lower house.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12

the upper belt reachhed from the for
ward to the after turret.
To Hevo Heavy Guns.
A single broadside from the Florida
will be almost twice as heavy as that
of the entire fleet Dewey commanded
at Manila bay. Her main batteries
will consist Of ten 1O-inch guns mount
ed in pairs in balanced turrets Each of
these guns weighs so tons. In addition
to these big guns the battleship viii
have a secondary battery of fourteen
5-inch rapid fire guns, four 3-pound-
ers. four 1-pounders, two machine
guns. two field guns and two submerg-
ed torpedo tubes.
Another Destroyer Launched
Quincy. Mass. May 12:-The torpe-
do boat destroyer SterretL Nuilt for
the United States Navy. was less
fully launched from the Fore liver
shpyards today The Sterrett Is
sister ship of the Perkins, launched
here a few weeks ago.
The Sterrett is nf led for one OF the
conspicous officers or the oiu navy
Commodore Andrew Sterrett, who was
born in baltimore in 1860. He Joined
the navy i'm 1898 and was executive Of
ficer of the Constellation when she
captured the French frigate L1nsur-
gente I'm 1899. In 1900 he commanded
the Enterprise. and with that snip
captured the French frigate I'Amour
de Ia Patrie. The following year he
won n brilliant victory over Tripoli-
tan pirate cruiser. killing fifty of the
latter's crew without losing n man. In
recognition OF this feat Commodore
sterrett was given vote OF thanKs
by Congress. and on Feb. B. 1So2' ne
was prcsented with a sword by the
same BODY. He died five years later In
Lima, Peru.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
NAY REPAIR OLD ROAD.
caiu et Township Board Likely to
Improve Much Used Highway.

1t is likely that at the next meeting
Of the Calumet township board. ~
llestion of improving a piece of road,
about two miles in length, from Sec
don 16. just below the Gardner Farm,
TO the northwest corner of Section Is,
for the benefit OF the farmers i'm that
section, win come up for discussion.
II is believed that favorable action will
be taken.
Members of the township board. ac-
'ompanied by Engineer Grierson and
Highway Commissioner Mugford in
spected the road in question this week.
They found it in bad condition. cover
ed with brush in some parts. while a
creek running through the road at one
point is almost impossible.
it is the intention. II is said. OF put
ting a force OF men at work on the
road this summer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
wADDELL's ARM INJURED

Boston. mass. May 12:--1n his first
appearance In Boston In n game in
three years. "Rube" Waddelrs pitch
ing arm was crippled by pitched ball
in the third inning of the bame Tues
day. forcing him to retire.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
Patriotism is Essential.

FINALLY, this world movement Of
civilization. this movement which is
now felt throbblng in every corner Of
the globe. should bind the nations of
the world together while yet leaving
unimpaired that love of country in the
individual citizen which In the present
stage OF the worlds progress is essen
tial to the worlds wellbeing. You, my
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12

vorced from false sentimentality and
from the rancorous and evil passions
which, curiously enough, so often ac-
company prof, ssions of sentimental
attachment to the rights of man; in
which a high material development in
things of the body shall be achieved
without subordination of the things Of
the soul. in which there shall he
genuine desire for peace and justice
without loss Of those virile qualities
without which no love of peace or jus
tice shall avail any race; in which the
fullest development of scientific ie-
search. the great distinguishing fea-
ture of our present civilization. shall
yet not imply belief that intellect can
ever take the place OF character-for,
from the standpoint Of the nation as Of
the individual IL is character that is
the one vital possession.